1095 days ago...

Three years ago today Jake and I got married.

We still like to hold hands when we drive. :) 

Here's our {love} story 

One Sunday, my roommates and I decided we wanted to have an apartment of boys over for dinner.

We decided this was the best method to chose.

The flying pen landed on Jake's apartment. 

They came over and Jake started to try and ask me out. 

I didn't like the way Jake dressed (yes, I was a snob) so I didn't make it a priority to go out with him.

He kept asking me what it would take to go out with him and so I told him I wanted an anteater. 

????

I know. 

So he searched for a toy anteater, stuffed one, and even looked into renting one from a petting zoo. 

He ended up sewing me one. 

Aww right?!

So after a little flirting and lunches together we started dating. 

We got engaged in Oregon

and got married

We adjusted to married life. 

                         The manly husband                                                    and the little wife. 

We started a family 

and had little Rhett.

We graduated college, Jake got a job with Edward Jones and we moved to Arizona. 

And honestly we feel SO happy, and blessed and grateful for the past 3 years! 

Happy anniversary Jake!

Thank you for being my best friend and the best husband I could have ever hoped for.

Love, your little wife 

2011 Kitchen of the year

If you’re unfamiliar with the project, House Beautiful and its sponsors collaborate with a celebrity each year to design a dream kitchen in Rockefeller Plaza New York. This year, House Beautiful Magazine chose celebrity chef and TV host Tyler Florence to design its ultimate kitchen and the results do not dissatisfy The kitchen’s design is just what you might expect from a renowned chef: beautiful and thoroughly functional. The rustic, yet sophisticated kitchen features dark cabinetry, hi-tech appliances and sophisticated outdoor kitchen elements. Here are some attractions from this year’s design.

I love the hanging pots, sky light and beam in the ceiling. I also like how they brought the outside indoors. You usually don't see so many plants inside of a kitchen

Wouldn't be nice to just grab a pot without bending over and looking for one in a cabinet below. I love the hanging pot. 

 I think that the floors with the large planks are amazing and the rustic look makes for a charming in warm space

 Just Beautiful

I love the house beautiful kitchen of the year is this a kitchen, you can see yourself cooking in?

House Beautiful Kitchen of the year 2011