sorry - didn't mean to scare you....
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| { Martha Stewart } |
happy halloween !!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Fall in Chicago
We spent Columbus Day weekend with a trip to Chicago and Notre Dame. It was an absolutely beautiful weekend and we had a lot of fun exploring the city, eating lots of food and seeing some good friends. This was my first trip to Chicago and I feel like we really were able to see a lot of the city. Our days included a trip to the top of the John Hancock Center, a stroll down the Magnificent Mile, visits to the Bean in Millennium Park at night and in the day, and taking in the fresh air at the end of Navy Pier. Hope you enjoy some photos from our trip.
Come back later to see what we ate in Chicago :)
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| The "L" at O'Hare |
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| Top of the John Hancock Center |
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| Cloud Gate aka "The Bean" |
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| Navy Pier |
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| Riding the "L" around the Loop |
Come back later to see what we ate in Chicago :)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Our Wedding... The Website
We started designing our wedding website using standard websites and discovered many limitations of those sites. We wanted our website to be able to share all our wedding information and share details of our planning with those who were interested all in one easily accessible location. We had seen wedding websites that did just that using the Blogger interface. We found it incredibly customizable and super easy to use.
We created pages for important guest, travel, events, and registry information...
We created a guestbook for our friends and family to leave notes...
We posted updates on how our planning was going...
We shared pictures of the proposal, our engagement, our family, and of bridal showers...
We introduced our vendors to give little sneak peaks for the day...
We created pages for important guest, travel, events, and registry information...
We created a guestbook for our friends and family to leave notes...
We posted updates on how our planning was going...
We shared pictures of the proposal, our engagement, our family, and of bridal showers...
We introduced our vendors to give little sneak peaks for the day...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Adorable Bookworm Baby Shower
Our friends Emily and Barrett are going to have something extra special to be thankful for this Thanksgiving... their first child!
A few weekends ago, some friends (Kristin, Samantha, and Aly) hosted the most adorable bookworm themed baby shower for Emily. It all started with these invitations...
And a request to bring a book instead of a card. Such a great idea! One thing to note though, when buying baby books, most of them are created so that if a baby chews on them, they don't fall apart and therefore, you can't really write a note in them either. I ended up bringing a small card and I heard some of the other girls say the taped notes or used Post-Its to put a note in their books.
Being a doofenshmirtz, I forgot my camera... But Samantha grabbed some awesome pictures of all of the shower festivities! Here are some photos of some of the delicious lunch, very cute decor, fun games, and the glowing mama-to-be!
A few weekends ago, some friends (Kristin, Samantha, and Aly) hosted the most adorable bookworm themed baby shower for Emily. It all started with these invitations...
And a request to bring a book instead of a card. Such a great idea! One thing to note though, when buying baby books, most of them are created so that if a baby chews on them, they don't fall apart and therefore, you can't really write a note in them either. I ended up bringing a small card and I heard some of the other girls say the taped notes or used Post-Its to put a note in their books.
Being a doofenshmirtz, I forgot my camera... But Samantha grabbed some awesome pictures of all of the shower festivities! Here are some photos of some of the delicious lunch, very cute decor, fun games, and the glowing mama-to-be!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
View from our window... #5
i really love pictures out a plane window...
and october seems to be our month for doing a lot of air travel....
I was sitting on the wrong side of the plane for getting a cityscape shot... but how about last weekend, can you tell from this picture where I went?
and october seems to be our month for doing a lot of air travel....
I was sitting on the wrong side of the plane for getting a cityscape shot... but how about last weekend, can you tell from this picture where I went?
Thursday, October 20, 2011
A Curly "W" - Washington Nationals
So Let's Root, Root, Root for the Home Team...
The Yankees will forever be John's baseball team, and Sarah will forever love going to games at Fenway, but we both have adopted the Washington Nationals as our Home Team during our time living in DC. We enjoy having the game on TV at home during the summer, but really enjoy leaving work and walking a few blocks down the street to the now four-year-old stadium. Nationals Park is wonderfully designed with great walking spaces, views of the Capitol Building and Washington Monument, delicious food, and barely a bad seat in the house (believe us, we've tried just about everywhere but behind homeplate!). It's no "Cathedral", but with it's relaxed atmosphere and relatively inexpensive price of admission, it's a great place to spend a summer day or night.
We set a new personal record this year, going 8-1 in the nine home games we attended. We managed to see a game in each month of the season including back-to-back shutouts against the Giants and back-to-back wins against the Orioles during the annual "Battle of the Beltway" in June. We look forward to another season next year and are working on our pitch to the Nationals front office for free season tickets since our winning percentage this year translates to a 72-9 home record (all logical probability aside, of course). We also like introducing new folks to the ballpark, so if you ever find yourself down in the DC area during the summer months and are interested, let us know!
Father's Day Baseball Game with the Maryland Haases! It was the Battle of the Beltway and we had 3 Nats fans and 3 O's fans....
Last home game of 2011!
The Yankees will forever be John's baseball team, and Sarah will forever love going to games at Fenway, but we both have adopted the Washington Nationals as our Home Team during our time living in DC. We enjoy having the game on TV at home during the summer, but really enjoy leaving work and walking a few blocks down the street to the now four-year-old stadium. Nationals Park is wonderfully designed with great walking spaces, views of the Capitol Building and Washington Monument, delicious food, and barely a bad seat in the house (believe us, we've tried just about everywhere but behind homeplate!). It's no "Cathedral", but with it's relaxed atmosphere and relatively inexpensive price of admission, it's a great place to spend a summer day or night.
We set a new personal record this year, going 8-1 in the nine home games we attended. We managed to see a game in each month of the season including back-to-back shutouts against the Giants and back-to-back wins against the Orioles during the annual "Battle of the Beltway" in June. We look forward to another season next year and are working on our pitch to the Nationals front office for free season tickets since our winning percentage this year translates to a 72-9 home record (all logical probability aside, of course). We also like introducing new folks to the ballpark, so if you ever find yourself down in the DC area during the summer months and are interested, let us know!
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| YUM! Sweet Potato Fries |
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| I was playing with the settings on John's phone - this is the vintage look... |
Father's Day Baseball Game with the Maryland Haases! It was the Battle of the Beltway and we had 3 Nats fans and 3 O's fans....
Last home game of 2011!
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| View from the Red Porch |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Our Wedding... Will you be my bridesmaid?
First, who doesn't like getting a real card in the mail? It seems the airlines and credit card companies have joined forces to drown my tiny apartment-sized mail slot with applications for credit cards and frequent flyer mile promotions... Between that and catalogs from what seems like every clothing and furniture store (including some I've never heard of...), our little mailbox is usually quite filled. So when we get "real" mail, I can barely wait until I get into the elevator before I've opened the envelop.
So after asking my awesome bridesmaids, I thought it would be nice to follow up with a little note... or maybe a card... and maybe some information about the wedding... This started as a simple idea and due to the influence of blogs and other people's adorable ideas, it grew into a full on DIY craft project. I don't consider myself particularly crafty, but I do think that these turned out really nicely.
I sent out "Will you be my Bridesmaid?" cards to introduce the girls to one another and to share some of our initial plans. I included each of their email addresses so that they could be in contact with each other, which they soon were!
Here are some pictures of the cards that I made and sent to them.
So after asking my awesome bridesmaids, I thought it would be nice to follow up with a little note... or maybe a card... and maybe some information about the wedding... This started as a simple idea and due to the influence of blogs and other people's adorable ideas, it grew into a full on DIY craft project. I don't consider myself particularly crafty, but I do think that these turned out really nicely.
I sent out "Will you be my Bridesmaid?" cards to introduce the girls to one another and to share some of our initial plans. I included each of their email addresses so that they could be in contact with each other, which they soon were!
Here are some pictures of the cards that I made and sent to them.
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Paper: Paper-Source - enclosures in night, A7 envelopes in paper bag, A7 notecards in sunshine, 4 bar notecards in plum
Twine: Lemon Divine Twine
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