Snacks and the City

I was inspired yesterday by a dear friend (and bridesmaid) Leandra. I checked out her blog and wound up logging some serious time on it checking out all of her incredible posts. Her blog is appropriately named Snacks and the City and it is so great because she writes exactly the way she speaks - which is quite simply, hilarious. Leandra and her twin sister Giavanna are by far and away the two funniest people I know. But I digress... You should really check out her blog about dining in NYC. She's a foodie from wayy back... growing up she could literally rattle off the top of her head all of the contents of my pantry at home and somehow scrape together a delicious snack to enjoy over a bad (but sooo good) Lifetime movie.  She has always been my Go-To gal when it comes to finding great treats and fabulous restaurants in the big apple and now she is spreading her wisdom to the public. She is pictured below with some Asian candy...

Anyway... her blog is so friggin good that it is actually motivating me to spruce up this here blog (hence the new tree picture).

Planning Ahead...

I'm getting very excited about moving to San Diego (if you couldn't tell). One of my oldest and bestest friends, Kellyann, gave me a very thoughtful and practical gift for my birthday on Tuesday and I have read it everyday on my commute since. It's a guide book to San Diego! I have literally marked down on the map in my book where my new office is, where Kevin's "office" is, where are current apartment is... and then options for our future apartment. I know. I'm sure if my cousin, Jacqueline, is reading this she literally just thought to herself, "get a life!" In my defense... it's been hard to focus on anything else these days. Soo I'm doing lots of research for my new city. Check out my work below...

If anyone is from - or very familiar - with the San Diego area I would LOVE your advice!

Tory and John

This past weekend I was in a my friend, Tory's wedding in my hometown of Huntington, NY. Tory and John currently live in St. Louis but came back to Long Island to throw their beautiful wedding. Some highlights from the wedding: Tory's beautiful dress, the lovely flowers, the Hurricane that never happened, and the best maid of honor speech I've ever heard (way to go Kelly!). Enjoy the pictures!

The Today Show Wedding

I used to watch the Today Show Wedding with my mom every summer... religiously. Unfortunately, having a job has put an end to this summer ritual so I haven't been able to keep up with it. However, I recently read an article about the couple that was chosen and thought I would share.
They are a couple from Missouri who have been separated for years because of the groom being in the Air Force and on tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Viewers get to choose everything about their big day - rings, wedding dress, tux, reception site, bridesmaid dresses, cake and honeymoon destination. Right now you can vote for the wedding dress/tux. I think I love them all!

Lots of changes...

Big news! I'm moving to San Diego! In 10 days!
SO...  Obviously lots has happened since I last posted... let's see... I found out I got a job, I found out I only had a day off in between my jobs, bought a car (and a very necessary Garmin), Kevin found out he'll be getting deployed this winter, and we realized we needed a new wedding date! Welcome to the Navy!
This is truly a lesson of learning to rollllll with the punches. No matter what though... I am truly excited for this new adventure I'm about to set out on with Kevin. Wish us luck! and I promise I'll do my best to keep everyone informed and entertained on this little blog.

Paper

I have been having such a fun experience coming up with my and Kevin's Save the Date cards. That's probably because I've been working with a gal by the name of Katie Jensen. She is so creative and has done an incredible job of taking my scatterbrain ideas and creating something so beautiful but most importantly... something that is a reflection of me and Kevin. Here are a few sample invites that she has done which I love...

Videographer

My apologies for my serious lack of posts... but it's been a crazy two weeks (I'll share more details on that soon!) Anyway, Kevin and I have recently made some progress on the wedding planning front. We hired a husband/wife videographer team that is awesome! They were recommended to us by Kevin's cousin, Aly, and after seeing the videos they made from her and Sam's big day - I was sold! They're called MoHo Creative and they're videos will make you cry over a complete strangers wedding (that Laura and Ben video was adorable!) I can't wait to see what they come up with for me and Kevin.