During our anniversary ‘staycation’, Dave and I drove over to Great Falls National Park for some afternoon walks. We were pleasantly surprised at how close this beautiful park is to Washington DC – it only took us a half hour to drive there! We went to the park with idea that we would just stroll and explore the park, but after spending time there we decided we would love to come back …
We moved into our apartment almost two years ago but I really had a hard time finding the right decor for our mantle. The house we live in is over 100 years old and I absolutely love the history and the character in the architecture. This fireplace is the center of our living room and one of my favorite features on the house, but unfortunately the fireplace has never been …
Spring was pretty good to my little iphone camera – here are a few of my favorite phone shots from the past few months (except for Colombia and Plane shots because they got their own posts) Want to follow long with my little iphone in real time? You can follow me on instagram!
June! Both Dave and my birthday month and the beginning of summer! We officially have no trips planned this month so it’s time to get things done!! A few of my June goals… A few of this month’s personal goals: Do something active every day Keep up with Bible reading Clean out my closet – How has this not happened yet? Someone intervene please! Sand and Stain the table Dave built – We …
While waiting for Dave to shoot a video time lapse by this beautiful, old church on our last night in Colombia, I decided to wander around the neighborhood. As I was walking I heard the sound of horses and looked up to see a group of Colombian cowboys thundering up the street on their way to a local bar. The way the Colombian cowboys move with their horses as they ride is …
Four years ago today we were married. Where has time gone? I feel so unbelievably blessed to have you in my life, Dave. To be loved so deeply by the person who knows me best is such a gift. I feel just as happy about the decision to marry you today as I did in this photo. Sure, you drive me a little crazy and we don’t always have things figured …
Dave and I are trying to spend more time being tourists in our own city, so we have been trying to make a trip out to Mount Vernon for some time now. We found out that during Memorial Day weekend Mount Vernon opens in the evening for a sunset celebration and since Memorial Day weekend is also our anniversary weekend, we thought it would be the perfect time to check …
In the past five weeks I have slept in 3 different countries and 11 different beds. I set foot in 10 states and 9 air planes. I spent 12 nights at home and 19 nights someplace else. For some of you, these statements might seem normal, for some it sounds like a dream, for others of you this sounds like a nightmare. If you know me well, you are guessing …
I wanted to take a minute to introduce you to Assateague Island. I posted a lot of family photos from our recent trip to the island, but I also wanted to tell those of you who have never heard of the island about how cool it is. The island is off the coast of Maryland and on either side it boasts both a beautiful beach and a bay view of …
Dave and I spent a large part of our weekend on Assateague Island with Dave’s extended family. Dave has been camping on the island with his family his entire life – his family has been camping there each year since before he was born! They have all kinds of stories about camping on the beach with wind and wild horses – but I will get into that later in the week. …