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The many adventures of a cute husband and wife photography team!
This photo was taken 6.5 years ago. Two months before we shot our first wedding, a year before he asked me to marry him, three before we hopped a plane and eloped. I was working at a little soap store, while Nate had recently started assisting a local wedding photographer.
Thank you, Brian Adams, for capturing the first chapter of the rest of my life.
Continuing with holiday week- On to Christmas! :)
We spent Christmas at Nate’s grandparent’s home in Indiana. I didn’t grow up visiting grandparents, so I find the idea completely wonderful. I always feel like I’m on some Lifetime holiday movie set when we go visit- From their dreamlike comfy living room rockers, Nate’s grandfather’s sweet comments, to his grandmother’s cookies baking in the oven! One of the best perks of marrying Nate was finally getting a dream grandma and grandpa out of the deal… Just like in the movies! :)
As I mentioned yesterday when I wrote about our 2011 holiday card, Huck received a couple hippos for Christmas. <3
Meet Girl, a real life “Tramp”- She showed up on their porch one day and now a neighbor feeds her. Nate was in love, and if I wasn’t worried about Girl eating all of our furniture and well, Huck… She probably would have come home with us!
Always gotta be the center of attention!
Favorite. :)
With Nate’s family, you literally never know what you’re getting for Christmas. Maybe it’s a box of books with a gift card at the bottom, maybe it’s an empty box with “This will have something in it soon” if your gift didn’t arrive in time. ;)
It’s tradition for Santa to bring everyone a Whitman’s chocolate candy. Nate got some Buckyballs for Christmas- Something I gave him a hard time about asking for because I thought they were pointless. Once he opened them, though, I think I played with them more than him. So addictive! :)
Nate’s sister and her adorable fella. :)
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Yes, I’m just now getting around to blogging our Thanksgiving adventure. Give a girl a break! :)
It all started with a simple text from Lisa. We were on our way to Taylor and Micheal’s engagement session, when she asked if we’d be open to a cabin trip over Thanksgiving. Obviously, we were all in. Huck Finn, too. :)
Huck’s favorite part of the trip? Family cuddle time in bed. :)
In a cabin full of girls, this was bound to happen. ;)
This was my first Thanksgiving to ever help with the turkey. Thank God Lisa had the foresight to bring gloves!
Oh, and it was bacon covered… Thank goodness for Lisa Stoner.
The original plan was for Nate and Jeffrey to bring in a picnic table from out back and eat in the kitchen. Somewhere between them realizing a solid oak picnic table isn’t the easiest thing to bring up hill and Lisa and I realizing how romantic a Thanksgiving dinner via fireside would be, we moved our meal outside. Lisa, being the amazing wedding planner she is, thought of so many charming details to bring to the dinner, including a clothesline of photos. <3
The view of our dinner set up from our cabin. :)
Carolina brought her own charms to the table. :)
Huck slept.
Us, Thanksgiving dinner 2011. <3
Favorite.
On our last night, we explored downtown Helen, Georgia, where Jeffrey proved he can make anything look good.
Helen, Georgia had it all!
We ended the evening with a rousing game of Disney Monopoly. Huck called banker.
First time to win AND my first time to not cheat. Lesson learned. :)
*happy sigh.*
Lisa and Jeffrey hammock-ing before heading home.
Looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove!
The drive home was gorgeous! The scenery wasn’t too bad, either. ;)
So ready to rinse and repeat next year! :)
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