ice bucket round-up

Now that we have our bar cart and glassware we're on the hunt for a few more small additions to make it complete. I would like a colored glass decanter, preferably blue, teal, or green decanter. I...

summer entertaining: tips & tricks

For the first Summer Entertaining post I shared some essentials. Today I wanted to discuss some tips and tricks for avoiding stress the day of your event. When you're hosting there is always plenty...

DIY bar cart renovation!

I have been so excited to share this post - WE FOUND A BAR CART! Okay, now that I got that out there let me regain my composure and start at the beginning... After endless hours scouring Ebay,...

summer entertaining: the essentials

We're not fans of the heat and humidity that summer brings, but we live in Kentucky and that's just part of it. I could whine for days about how unpleasant it is, but I won't. Instead, I'll tell...

cocktails anyone? the search for a bar cart begins...

If you've ever lived in a townhouse you know that you can end up with awkward, empty spaces and even fewer options to fill them. Additionally, you will run out of space in areas you need it most....

dates and activities to do with your significant other (that won't make you want to kill each other)

After seeing endless lists of "fun things to do" with your significant other being shared I finally decided to check some of them out, see what all the fuss was about. I'm not sure if anyone...

a bookcase for everything

I am dying to get back to IKEA so we can pick up our Expedit bookcase and desk. We've been talking about making this happen for far too long, and since we're not willing to pay the cost of shipping...

friday thoughts.

I haven't just written a post on a whim in a while, and with this Friday dragging on and my refusal to go out into the monsoon for lunch, I'm taking that break to step away from my tasks briefly...

Wait, I turned 26?

Last Thursday I turned 26 and somehow a birthday that thought would be rather uneventful, especially in comparison to turning 25, was very much the opposite. After spending the early part of my...

Derby week, traditions, and mint juleps - I love you Kentucky!

It's Derby week here in Kentucky and while Derby Festival activities technically kicked off with Thunder Over Louisville a couple of weekends ago, this week is certainly the week to be in...

new layout for spring!

As of late I have been getting tired of visiting our blog page and seeing the black, white, and gold tones. The color scheme was fine for winter, but it was dragging me down. So, when we don't like...

a quiet weekend at home... and foreign horror films.

After endless weeks of plans and running around non-stop I put my foot down as far as plans for this weekend went - I wanted some time spent doing nothing, at home. We've spent so many weekends...

exploring the flea off market

Other than booking our venue, we spent that same Saturday checking out booths at The Flea Off Market. If you're from the Louisville area you may have heard of it, if not - it's essentially an...

our wedding: we booked our venue!

We have officially set a date and booked our venue for September of 2014! We looked online for almost a year and contacted several places in hopes of hosting our ceremony and reception at the same...

and we waited.

After the Boston Marathon tragedy last week it just didn't feel right to go on and on here on the blog about anything from the weekend prior. While we did have a fun time and we did make one big...

Go, go go!

I can't believe it's already Tuesday (at least, it was when I wrote this) and I'm just now getting on my laptop for the first time since well, last week some time. (Discounting the organization of...

Bloglovin' appears to be taking over!

If you are following the blog via Google Reader it's no secret at this point that it's going away. (Boo to that inconvenience Google!) If you're on the fence about an alternative I've been using...

st. patrick's day weekend

It's already Monday again, which stinks. We has a really strange weekend, weather wise anyway... Saturday was 70 degrees and sunny. Jason shot some photos for Creative Sweet and we spent the windy...

Happy Birthday to Jason!

This weekend we celebrated Jason's birthday! I surprised him with an ice cream cake on Friday and hockey tickets on his actual birthday, Saturday. We had a lovely dinner with his parents that night...

new things are happening!

I'm not sure how many of you have clicked-through to the blog since the most recent set of updates have been made, but we have a brand new look. A little black, white, and gold - plus a much more...

via.We spent our Friday evening with friends - drinking wine, selecting paint colors for their home, and playing Trivial Pursuit. I think we got our best sleep in more than a week last night too....

the Radiant series + writing

Today I am participating in the Radiant series over on Oh Hello Love. Emily, the blogger behind Oh Hello Loved, reached out to me earlier in the year for participants and I was thrilled with the...

a valentine's post

Jason is busy working I have the day off and nothing important to do, so this seemed like a good time to put a post together and share a little about our Valentine's Day. We realized a few weeks...

happy valentine's day!

via.I wanted to put together all kinds of posts this week -crafts, a book list, movies- all related to love in the spirit of Valentine's Day. I managed to not complete my heart wreath at all. I...

weekend plans, beauty products, and baby news!

After spending last Saturday in my hometown for my grandmother's birthday and some exciting baby news (more on that in a minute,) Sunday preparing for and hosting our Super Bowl party, and then...

a valentine's day playlist

I had fun putting together a Valentine's playlist last year for the lifestyle/fashion blog I was working on at the time. For some reason I didn't realize that such a playlist would be more than...

{sponsored} caroline g. + a discount code

I recently became a brand ambassador for Caroline G. and wanted to share one of the big perks here on the blog - my discount code! If you're a fan of the trendy jewelry, accessories, and hair...

a little pink for valentine's day

I know February is a short month, and Valentine's Day is only one day, but I don't think that makes it any less special. I finally packed all of my ornaments and Christmas holiday decorations away...

Super Bowl XLVII {the ads}

Jason and I both share a love of advertising (as well as football) so the Super Bowl is one of those "must see" events for both of us. A lot of commercials released online days and weeks prior to...

Super Bowl XLVII {our party}

A few months ago when I was looking for party appetizers I ran across a chili bar themed event and couldn't get the idea out of my head. The more I thought about it the more a chili bar seemed like...