Master Bedroom Before the Remodel
November 22, 2015
A few years ago, our Saint Bernard puppy was in our room during the day and we thought he was old enough and would be fine. We thought wrong. He chewed every piece of trim and door casing in our room and we had three doors. He also straight up chewed the panel wall. You […]
Football Engagement Photos
November 15, 2015
Since it’s football season, and I haven’t shared these on the blog yet, here are our football engagement photos. We had these taken in the spring of 2014 after the Seahawks won the NFC Championship, but before the Superbowl. We didn’t plan our photos around football season, or else we probably would have taken them […]
We rescued a Great Pyreness dog
October 12, 2015
We got a second dog! And he’s big. Like 100-pounds-but-still-underweight big. Sherman loves his new brother and we love him just as much. We debated for a few days about what to name him and finally decided over a few IPAs to name him Newman. I kept calling him the “new guy” and we love […]
Great Grandma’s Refrigerator Pickles Recipe
August 6, 2015
We grew pickling cucumbers in our garden this year. We should have picked them a lot earlier, but they still taste good. Since they grew so big, I decided to make refrigerator pickles, rather than canning them. I remember my mom making these when I was a kid from my dad’s grandma’s recipe. I love […]
Self-catered Wedding Menu and Timeline
August 4, 2015
For my wedding, I was extremely fortunate to have my mom head up the catering. In our family it is sort of a tradition to serve our own food. At least that’s what happened at 3 of my cousins’ and my brother’s weddings. I helped prepare food at most of these because they’re family and […]
The Nautical Wedding I Would Have Had
July 19, 2015
I helped my grandma, mom, aunt, and cousin cater a wedding in my parents’ hometown. I was delightfully surprised to find it was a nautical themed wedding, just like mine was last year. I loved all the decorations and casual feel. Basically, if I would have been married in a cow pasture, this would have […]
Mobile Phone Photography with Light
July 15, 2015
I’m traveling for work, so this week has been difficult to make time for the photography challenge. The plus side is I had a new area to photograph. Day 2 of the SITS Girls photography challenge was to use your mobile phone to tell a story and experiment with light. I am in the California […]
Rule of Thirds Photography
July 13, 2015
I’ve always been a good writer, but I have SO much to learn about photography. I received an email from the SITS Girls about their photography challenge and thought it would be a perfect way for me to improve. The first challenge is about the Rule of Thirds. So, I took two photos: one using […]
Nautical Bedroom Home Decor
July 2, 2015
It took a long time, but I finally have the nautical guest room finished! I love the nautical theme because Tyler and I grew up on the coast of Washington and got married this summer on the Tacoma waterfront. Lots of the home decor in this room was from the wedding. I made the valances […]
How to Make a Raised Garden Bed
May 2, 2015
Our house had a garden before we moved in, but it was only about 8″ tall. This is fine if you don’t have a dog. So last year after we remodeled our kitchen, I used the old kitchen drawers to plant vegetables and give the garden some character. The post on how to build a […]
