the lesser of two evils

to say that i throw 100% of my support behind either of these men would be a far cry from the truth. 

but i still voted. and so should you.

c'mon virginia.

a mother's love

"you have a blog?!?!?! oh my goodness, why does anyone care?!??!?!"

-eileen gallegos-lewis, 10/27/12

signature cocktails

one of the things at the top of our list was making sure to have an open bar. we drink, our friends drink, and contrary to popular belief, most of our family members drink as well. had we gotten married five years ago i would have thought, "ok open bar equals a heavy beer, a light beer, maybe a random white wine, and liquor." but now, in my old age, my taste in alcoholic beverages has changed. however it is quite different than my beloved's. i love chardonnay, he loves full flavored brews. he doesn't like liquor, i order gin and tonics with three limes like my two feet are still at highlawn and they cost $1.

like all things with our wedding, we want the choices of adult beverages to reflect us as a couple. so in order to satisfy each other and ourselves we are looking into offering a variety of beers and wines, but nixing the full selection of liquor. my parents were shocked when i told them this, and who knows if we will change our minds, but there is something that i absolutely love about having a "signature cocktail." i have been perusing the internet for a few weeks now, finding different ideas, and so far these two are my favorite:

apple cider sangria

whiskey punch

don't they look delicious??

if you have any ideas, leave a comment below! 

any and all suggestions are much appreciated. 

oh, sandy!

i hope your lights stay lit and your heads stay dry, friends! 

patrick, polly and i are thinking about you while we enjoy the first week of fall here in florida. 

week in snapshots

one year, love. just one year!

my fiance isn't only handsome and smart, he is an artist!

the cutest little jail bird i ever did see

we find the defendant guilty! of being toooooooo cute!

one of my beautiful bridesmaids in the loveliest of dresses

polly and her most favorite toy

c/o ashley sansing

so it's a little bit more than a week's worth, my apologies. we have somehow been extremely busy doing absolutely, positively nothing. no trips, no visitors, nothing huge going on at work...we've been blissfully content with catching up on our dvr, starting homeland, and taking polly for extra long walks in this gorgeous 80 degree late october weather. 

hope all is well in your little corner of the world!