Before + After

Here are some pics of our living room. No, this is not an April Fool's joke, our entryway really was that dark magenta color :) It was fun for a while but it just didn't go with any of our Christmas decorations! That said, we've moved on to a more classic look of red... I picked up these adorable red pillows at C+B on clearance a while back and based the room on those. I love how the color really pops in the otherwise black and cream room. I'm still looking for the perfect piece to go in the corner underneath the double shelves...Leah, notice the framed greeting card on the top right :)I know I have an empty picture frame but that will be a pic of a lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard, just need to get it printed. Anyway, still a work in progress but does it really ever end??

Before

After

Lazy Sunday...

It's noon and I'm still rocking my bathrobe and slippers..It's one of "those" Sundays :) Yesterday was beautiful, 65 and sunny. Today, rain, rain and more rain. Good news: Kev took advantage of the weather yesterday and planted our new grass seed so this rain is actually going to help our pathetic looking lawn! I bought a bunch of bulbs and flower seed and will plant them next weekend. Today we're FINALLY painting our entryway to match the living room accent color: red! (Pics to come!) Phew, this has been on the list of "to do" for way too long, I'm glad we're finally doing it. Here's a picture of Peenie, doing what she does best...She's so lucky she gets to lay around all day! And yes, Peen is getting gray but not showing her age a bit, yesterday she got four "is she a puppy??" comments on our walk. That's my girl!! :) Enjoy your Sunday!

The Kiddos

Here are a few recent pictures of our nieces and nephews from a few weeks ago. Ms. Eliza is almost 10 months old and about to start walking, Holly is in dance class and finishing up preschool for the year, Brady just turned 6 (whoa!) and starts T-ball soon, and Mr. Ryan turns 2 in June and has recently learned how to unplug all of the cables to the DVR :) Happy Friday!!

Happy Anniversary!

To Travis and Katie Kalamakis! They were married three years ago today and I was lucky to be part of their beautiful wedding. Love you guys, here's to many more years to come!!!! XOXO

Weekend...

The weather was relatively nice for this time of year so we decided to take advantage of it and drive down to our beach house and Cape Cod. Saturday afternoon we headed to Dennis to Kev's boss Rich's beach house. They just finished putting on a second floor complete with two more beds and baths and a spacious loft overlooking a new family room with 20 ft. ceilings. The house was spectacular, I didn't want to leave! Rich loves taking his old Jeep Wrangler out on the local beaches to go clamming, so we hopped in with him and his wife and braffed over sand dunes to a beautiful beach lined with seagrass and sand for miles. I've honestly never seen such big seashells!! We were pretty much the only ones out there and it was so serene. We drove up to the waters edge and took pictures for a few minutes. Although the sun was out, it was pretty cold with the wind coming off the water. Here are a few pictures of the day:

After leaving Dennis, we headed for our beach house to meet up with Kev's parents and my grampa at our favorite local seafood restaurant. It was a long, fun day and we hit the hay shortly after getting home from dinner. This morning we took a leisurely walk up to the beach, watched some brave surfers and played with the dogs. It was the perfect day to just relax and take it all in. Hope you all had a great weekend as well!

Maui'ed

...Okay, I'm FINALLY getting to my Hawaii re-cap! Well, the wedding portion at least. I'm learning new photo editing programs which is super time consuming and in turn cutting into my blogging time! Argh! Oh well, I'm learning a lot and having fun doing it! We've also had a busy few weeks with family get togethers so I have lots to post (hopefully this weekend!)

Moving on...The wedding!! Erin and Steve chose one of the most beautiful locations you could imagine. Olowalu Plantation was breathtaking and everything they could've hoped for, including whales breaching during the ceremony!! They had a performer playing while guests arrived as well as during the ceremony; he was amazing and really set the tone of the island/laidback feel of the wedding. She kept the details clean and simple with pineapple lined aisles and native white flowers strewn across the grass. The ceremony took place just before sunset and was just gorgeous. Erin and Steve both looked amazing and SO happy and excited! After a few smooches to make it official, the party began!

While they finished up with pictures, guests enjoyed cocktails and I manned the guestbook which was full of Polaroids and notes from friends and family. Such a unique and special way to remember your day. Dinner was a buffet of tons of yummy food (I had seconds)! I think the pulled pork sandys were my fave! :) Our good friend Jamie made the most delicious cupcakes for dessert and they were amazing. C'mon, coconut and kahlua flavored...yes please!!

The speeches were all heartfelt and sweet and the couple's first dance to Jason Mraz's acoustic version of "I'm Yours" was so fitting. The dancing was just as I expected it to be: outstanding!! Bridey has a thing for Steve Nicks and anything 80's and she didn't disappoint. Her signature Journey sing along with my husband was hilarious! Using pineapples as guitars was definitely the highlight!

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. - thank you for meeting in an airport security line, falling in love and allowing us all to be a part of one of the most beautiful weddings yet! Here are some of my fave pictures of the day!

Happy Birthday!!!

...to my wonderful and beautiful friend Margie AKA Lisa!! Even though she's not Irish, this girl loves a nice cold pint of ale any day! Wish we could've been there for Marge Madness, we were thinking of you! I hope you have a good birthday, can't wait to see you soon!! LOVE YOU! XOXOXO

Congratulations!!

To my friends Zach and Emily who just got engaged! You two are a perfect match;

can't wait for the wedding!!! XOXOXO

Love

Happy Birthday!!

...to my wonderful mommy! I love you very much and miss you everyday! I hope you have a wonderful day doing the things you love. I hope we'll be home in May for a visit! XOXOX

*Taken January 2009

Caution: Cuteness Straight Ahead!!

On Sunday, 2/22, we headed over to Katie and Trav's house to visit with friends and babies for tacos before heading off to Maui the next day. It was great to see everyone, especially the little ones!! Here are some of my fave pictures of the night. Miss you all and can't wait to see you again soon! XO

Featuring:

Cohen, Payton, Isabel, Tristan and Maddy

More to Come...

But for now, enjoy my one edited picture from Coffey and Steve's wedding... I'm devoting tomorrow afternoon to really sitting down and getting to work on these, along with my recap of the week. Check out Shelby's blog soon for her pictures from the wedding, she and her hubby were the official photographers!! Have a great rest of your weekend!

The Newlyweds

We're Back....

After I got over the initial shock of how freaking cold it is at home, the tiredness set in... Work is less than fun right now, but I have to say that I do honestly feel a little better than I thought I would - considering my body still thinks it's in Maui, 5 hours behind.

We had an AMAZING time in Hawaii, what I wouldn't give to be back in the sun and sand! A week of friends, sun, the wedding and waaaay too many Lava Flow drinks and I couldn't have asked for more!! I started editing photos on the trip back so hopefully I'll have them up sooner than later. I'll do a recap then as well! Hope everyone is well, I can't wait to catch up on all of my fave blogs!