Wednesday, January 16th 
This weekend we headed down south to Florida to celebrate our sweet niece’s very first birthday! They only get the first one once, right? So we packed up the cars, those two crazy pups(aka our children) and drove on down to the sunshine state. Our dogs are super photogenic in the car. I’m saying the cutest poses ever while they practically cuddled each other. I posted a picture or two on Instagram, but decided to save a few just for the blog.
I’m just saying.
Saturday was Lucy’s day! Prepare for sweet baby photos. There are plenty of them. We hung out at the house, the guys grilled up some burgers and we munched before letting Lucy dig into her funfetti birthday cake. She won’t remember this day, but we certainly will. Get ready for the sweetest photos and I’m not just talking about the one with the slice of cake.
It was so cute to watch her enjoy her cake and while she ended up messier than these photos suggest, she came away fairly unscathed by cake pieces and thick frosting. A little in the hair for good measure, but that was about it.
We’re probably still a ways away from having little ones of our own so for now, I will take plenty of opportunity to love on my sweet niece and nephews. My sister is expecting her first babe and I CAN’T WAIT! A sweet little boy. Keep those babies coming, siblings! We’ll just be living vicariously through you for now.
Friday, December 28th 
 
My Christmas? Absolutely wonderful. Stressless Christmas was a complete success! We drove up to the mountains on Saturday. On Sunday, my mom, sister and I spent the day in Asheville and visited family that were staying there. On Monday we dropped the dogs off at a wonderful dog daycare, so they could spend a few days in puppy Disney World and we could enjoy a little bit of a break. But the highlight of my week? My dad surprising my sister and I in front of 15 people at Christmas Eve dinner. He usually works on Christmas and lives in Atlanta, so this was our first Christmas with him in six years. It was so special to feel like Christmas was finally complete. We relaxed all day at my mom and step-dad’s house, watched Christmas movies and ate way too many carbs. Or maybe that was just me.
I’m so thankful for the time I got to spend with my family and the fact that we could really, truly relax this Christmas. We had to head home on Wednesday, since Adam had to work. Just as it was starting to snow, of course. Adam had one free vacation day he had to use up, so he just took two half-days. Right now we’re relaxing at home and are about to embark on a four day weekend. We haven’t had that much time off since moving here. It’s bound to be a lovely, restful weekend just in time for the new year. I am wishing you the very same. Happy weekend, friends!
Tuesday, November 1st 
I hope you had a wonderful Halloween, no matter how you celebrated. It’s our first time living in a real neighborhood, since we’ve been married and I had visions of tons of kids walking around in cute costumes coming to collect candy. We had a little set-up outside for the occasion and brough out our grill, chairs and our pumpkin.
We had three. They got generous helpings of candy, but we still have plenty more. Luckily, we had fun just hanging out, playing with the pup-kin, and taking pictures.
I made sure to bundle up, it was pretty chilly out last night!
 
{ I love layers. }
 
My costume? Ummm…warm. I represented warmth and comfiness. Yep, that was me. Only kidding. We didn’t really dress up this year, although we did dress-up as Ross & Rachel for a party the other night. I wore a mustache and Adam wore cat whiskers with “Ross” on his forehead. Remember the Vegas episode? That’s what we were going for. It’s my favorite show and I was lucky that Adam is such a good sport and doesn’t mind being goofy with me.
I must say, I loved Nola’s costume much more than ours!
We weren’t going to get her a costume, but they were 75% off at PetSmart yesterday. I can handle a $5 costume and I could not resist buying her that when I put it on her. Too cute!
When I was a kid, my first costume was a pumpkin. I thought I’d pass that tradition along, especially since we didn’t carve one this year. Sad. But, I must say, she’s definitely my favorite pumpkin ever!
Friday, September 30th 
{ Nola back on the road. Why yes, I do realize that I post too many pictures of my dog. But she’s cute…I can’t help it! Okay, okay, I’m working on it. }
It’s FRIDAY! Anyone else absolutely thrilled? I know I am! We just arrived back to the sunshine state for my little cousin’s wedding tomorrow afternoon. I remember babysitting Michael(the groom) and his little brother, Daniel when I was in middle school. I constantly find myself thinking, “Is he really getting married?!” I remember when he was three-years-old. I really can’t fathom it, but I’m SO happy for him and his fiance, Meghan, whom I adore!
We just arrived after a 6-hour drive. I spent most of the drive watching Felicity on Netflix streaming. I was too young to really get it as a kid, but I’m LOVING it! I love finding new shows.
We’re at the hotel right now, about to head to the rehearsal dinner. I’m excited to see my family that’s come up from Ft. Lauderdale and it should be a wonderful weekend.
Wishing you a wonderful and happy weekend as well!
Monday, July 11th Hello, friends. I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that Monday is treating you well! We had a great weekend over here and Monday is a bit bittersweet for us. Though, isn’t it always?
Sigh.
Let’s move along to the sweeter things in life, shall we?
I’ve decided to try and do more Nola updates since baby girl is growing up SO fast!
Remember when she was this little?
She’s doing very well and has settled in here in Charlotte faster than we have! She’s super playful and bitey at this point(aka a typical puppy). She destroyed the wooden leg of a side table we have, but luckily it was just about $10 from ikea. I love her this size and we don’t mind her energy at all, but we’re definitely looking forward to when she eases up on the biting stage. It’s not fun and I have the scratches and bruises to prove it! Other than being in that stage, she’s the sweetest and I am head-over-heels for Nola-bear.
This weekend was wonderful. Adam’s parents came into town, met their grandfurchild and got to see our home here in Charlotte. It’s hard living so far away from them now so to have them in our new home and new life just made it all the more real. It was especially nice to have extra space for them. We LOVE having people stay at our place now! Saturday we headed to my mom and step-dad’s place in the mountains so they could see their property since we’ve talked about it for so long. On the way there we stopped at a small town to get lunch and we could not walk a few seconds without someone stopping to greet our girl. We don’t mind in the least, she loves people!
The area was so dog friendly that I was able to bring her into a boutique, which was a new experience for me. We also visited a winery that let her in the tasting room. I love dog-friendly establishments! She also got to play with her brother yesterday. Our friends adopted him so we make sure they get some play time every time we visit the mountains. She’s pretty wiped.
My in-laws are on their annual vacation and we’ll be meeting up with them again this weekend in Virginia for a wine festival that my father-in-law is performing at. We’re taking Nola on our little road trip as well. She’s going to be a great traveling dog, that is for certain. I can’t wait for another long weekend with Adam, some family and our pup.
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hello there. i'm kathryn, but you can call me katy. i live in north carolina with my husband and two pups. this is my place to share my life with you, a journal of sorts. it's also a place for me to share what inspires me, my personal style and my love for music. thank you for visiting.
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