a marriage + lifestyle blog
When we found I was pregnant, there was one thing I knew I had to sacrifice—my office. We have a three bedroom house, and one of our spare bedrooms had been our guest bedroom and the other my home office. So, something had to give […]
When my husband and I decided we were ready to stop preventing pregnancy, we had high hopes I’d get pregnant fast. We stopped preventing pregnancy in November and hoped to be pregnant by Christmastime. This was ambitious and possibly even impossible, depending on a few […]
They say you’re never ready for kids, that if you wait until you’re ready, you’ll be waiting forever. But, that wasn’t the case for my husband and I. There was time in our relationship when we knew we were ready to expand our family. My […]
It’s the tiny romantic gestures that are essential to keeping us happy, fulfilled and passionate in marriage.
The day I found out I was pregnant was the same day I shared the news with my husband – Valentine’s Day. It was a work-from-home day for me, and I had planned on booking my flight to Vegas for my girlfriend’s bachelorette party, which […]
My husband and I recently celebrated my thirtieth birthday in New York City in late January/early February. While this was his first time and my third in NYC, it certainly wasn’t our first rodeo sightseeing somewhere cold. But it was a little colder than expected—the […]
I’ve been extra nostalgic with the end of my twenties around the corner. During my twenties, I found my feet. I discovered who I am, who I’m not and who I want to be. I realized what I’m passionate about and what I’m good at, […]
This year was the first year I considered putting my Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving. I had two opposing thoughts: I don’t want regular fall décor up because November feels like “the holidays” to me, and I don’t want Christmas décor up because I don’t […]
I told you that fall is for lovers, so you know I’m ready for holiday-themed dates with mine! Every year, my husband and I have a Christmas date night in and a Christmas date night out. The date night out is usually to a local […]
I love spending time at home. Date nights in, doggy snuggles, movie nights on the couch – some of my favorite things happen right at home, often in my living room. I’ll be honest though; I never really liked my living room layout or living […]
