The water’s running in the kitchen.   “Come on! Gogogogogogo!” The water stops. “Dang it!”  A few seconds later: ”Let’s go! Thank goodness.”   The water turns back on. It’s moments like these when I love being married.  The sun is pouring in the window, making a winter Sunday ridiculously warm in our small apartment.  Matt’s watching […]

Fripp Island, South Carolina “Okay, does everyone have something blue?” Matt and I knew that his family wanted to do portraits while on vacation, but with the focus being on getting to the beach house there was minimal outfit planning before leaving Ohio.  Because Matt’s family is low key, they weren’t concerned about it, but […]

Fripp Island, South Carolina After late nights of games and excited squeals from Matt’s little sisters, the quiet of the morning is so welcome.  I’m a bit of an introvert in the first place, but sometimes it makes me feel like the uncool adult.  Still, the morning is my favorite part of the day…especially here. […]

One morning I found a beautiful piece of driftwood–large enough for a mantle but not overbearing, slightly curved, textured…it had it all!  I picked it up to discover it was quite heavy, and Matt was sleeping in that morning.  I went into Crossfit/Wonder Woman mode (seriously, I pictured myself being strong and awesome and then […]

Charleston, SC Charleston is one of those places we’d heard lovely things about, but had never visited.  Luckily, it was only about an hour from where we were vacationing with family, so we made the trip up to see it for ourselves.  While not every corner of the South contains southern charm, Charleston is overflowing […]

Cincinnati, OH There’s nothing like seeing a place with new eyes.  Amanda’s been to Cincinnati a few times in her life, as a few of her family members live there, but she hadn’t been to visit for a few years. She knew it was a pretty place overall, with tall buildings and amiable light play, […]