March 2015

SPRING!

Well, mostly. As usuall, Michigan has decided to just throw around the idea of spring while not fully allowing us to enjoy it. This morning we woke up to snow that only lasted a few hours, but it was snow none the less!

This month was crazy packed and crazy awesome!

February 2015

FINALLY! February is officially over and spring is nearly here! This is the time of the winter season where I really start to hate it and wish it away! This year is no different what so ever! February was pretty low key which was really nice! Here are some highlights!

SNOW DAY!!!!

[ S N O W D A Y ]

January 2015

So far, 2015 is turning out to be pretty good!

welcome back

I changed the URL - now that I have been on my new site for a year now, I have come to realize that I have really missed blogging for fun. I used to live on this space and I want to come back. Not everyday, or even every week or month. Just when ever I feel like it. I had a once a day journal for when we got married, I was good with it for a few months and even that got to be challenging. Its been months since I have filled that out. I don't journal anymore, behind me I have all my previous books filled with words I will never read, but that is how I like it.

I have this place though. I read this place, often. I come back here and see all the posts I've made with my friends and muses. So I am going to bring it back. I have never had an issue with sharing my life with this place, or any place for that matter.

(I am laughing at how rusty I am at writing, personally. So please bear with me.)

A lot has happened since I last posted here. I don't even know where to begin to explain. For now, I will leave you with a few photos from recent. Ill think of a better post next time.

I am going to be blogging a bit and back dating them. So far be sure to check out:

• Chicago (iPhone) 
• Chicago (Nikon)
• Year Round Up

2014 Year Round Up

The photos are not in order but this list is! Thank you 2014 for being full of ups and downs. Full of trips and weddings. Full of baby Willow. Family. Friends. Thank you for bringing 1989 into my life!

January: Georgia Trip; snow storm after snow storm; Frankenmuth Snowfest with the Neals; Yellowcard Concert in Grand Rapids;

February: Willow Baby Shower; Blake and Kale engaged!!!;

March: House floods; move in to parents house; Florida for Mason wedding with Kale;

April: WILLOW MAE; Patricks first Memorial Talk; Ingrid Michaelson in Royal Oak with Patrick; Zoo with Kale and Blake;

May: 1st year wedding anniversary; Detroit trip!; Madeleine & Bryans wedding!!!!!; Toronto/Niagara Falls;

June: 1st International Convention at Ford Field; Kale and Blake wedding shower; move in to new place!!!;

July: our International Convention at Ford Field;

August: Kale & Blake wedding in Charlevoix!!!; SHAKE IT OFF; Caseville trip;

September: Charlevoix with Rula; Ethan & Marisa wedding!!; first Wings game for us!;

October: Willow 6 months!; first Georgia trip with Bryan; Alexa and Colton come home for a visit!!!; 1989 release!;

November: Lights concert in Detroit with Alexa; 2nd Wings game; Chicago;

December: 3rd Wings game;

More happened, I just included a few of the highlights!

Chicago 2014 (according to Nikon)

Well I shared my iPhone photos here and I wanted to share a few of our favorites we took with our big girl camera! I was so incredibly inspired all week and had so much fun taking photos non stop! Enjoy!

Chicago 2014 (according to iPhone)

I am a little bit surprised I never got around to adding our Chicago trip over to my other blog. I figured I might as well share them here. This way, I wont feel too bad about how many selfies I am about to share. Also, there is a lot of words.

It started with an idea to take the train! I had never taken the train, anywhere, and neither had Patrick. We were both super excited to not have to drive there ourselves and to worry about parking downtown. That idea was destroyed when Amtrak never sent the train Sunday night and left 20+ passengers stranded, telling everyone that we can not be refunded. However, after a whole night of trying to talk with Amtrak, they reluctantly gave us a refund (that I am still waiting on..) and we decided to just leave Monday morning, and drive ourselves.

happiness is..

my favorite littles + my favorite guy = happiness

took these rascalls to a cider mill a few weeks back and we had so much fun! 

our first home.

in the middle of the street.

we rent a cute and tiny house in ferndale and it is pretty great. 

i thought i would take photos of it. to share but also selfishly. i have always photographed my rooms because i change them around and paint often, i like to have documentaion of what they used to look like! its fun to have! 

i should note that we didn't paint any of the rooms. the color was neutral enough and for just renting, i didn't know how much fun it would be to have to repaint the walls back when we were to move out.