Monday, March 19, 2012

UncommonGoods Product Review

A few weeks ago UncommonGoods contacted me asking if I would be interested in a product review for their company. Um...of course! I absolutely LOVE their website and unique and funny gifts. It took me a while (seriously hours) to finally decide on a few products to review, mostly because I wanted everything. Here is what I eventually decided on:


How fun are these? Jeff and I have boring salt and pepper shakers that we registered for so we thought this could spice things up a bit on our kitchen table! They seem to look much bigger in the picture below, but are the perfect size. UncommonGoods has tons of other beautiful wine glasses, but since jeff and I don't drink much we figured a wine shaped salt and pepper shaker was best ;) Made out of glass, dainty, fun and most of all...anything but ordinary.

I also could't resist this beautiful frame. You all know I love pictures. I love a good picture frame even more. I mean...pictures aren't that cool unless they have a cool frame to be displayed in. This frame is made of reclaimed wood and fits perfectly in with the decor of our home!


A picture of Wyatt fits perfectly :)


Need fun items to entertain with, beautiful home decor or gifts for one of the girls in your life? This is the website for you! I promise you won't be disappointed and neither will your guests when they see all of the fun and uncommon things you accumulate from this site!

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Nikki's Bachelorette Party

In two weeks my best friend will marry the man of her dreams. So of course, this past weekend...we celebrated her last weekend as a single lady! We headed to OCMD (she lives about 20 minutes from there in Salisbury) and celebrated with a night out on the town. We started off at her fiancés grandparent's condo-snacking on candy and other appetizers. Here was a little mini candy bar I set up...


Fruit & Veggies so we could be somewhat healthy over the weekend...


We bought the girls coral necklaces to wear out since Nikki's wedding colors are coral & navy blue :)


Nikki had to complete a scavenger hunt throughout the night. After presents & appetizers we went out to dinner and then to a club/bar (the infamous Seacrets). For every once she completes, she got a pair of undies! She did almost all of them :) Let's just say #4 was her favorite. After a few drinks, she realized that she could make a lot of money with this one...and she did.


No bachelorette party is complete without "pin the junk on the hunk" (or brandon).


College roommates and best friends.


Competing #2..."kiss a bald guy's head."


Competing #3..."have a guy serenade you."


I wish I had more pictures from the bar after dinner...however my camera would not have survived there. At least we have these to remember this incredibly fun night!


Check back tomorrow for a product review from one of my favorite websites...Uncommon Goods!


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Moving on to bigger & better things...

One thing you might not know about me is that I stress...a lot. I also worry...a lot. It runs in the family, I think. My mom, sister and I are all this way. And as hard as I try to not stress or worry about anything, I always seem to find something to worry about.

I thought moving to PA would cause all of the stress in my life (wh
ich was mostly being away from my family and traveling so much) to go away. Unfortunately I was wrong. So what am I stressing about? Our business. Jeff and I honestly could never have imagined our life where it is today. Our business is thriving more than we ever dreamed. We have booked well over 20 weddings for this upcoming season and realized that we may be in over our heads. So, I guess at least it was a good thing to stress about?

With working over 40 hours a week nannying, we realized that we had zero time to edit the engagement shoots we have had and definitely wouldn't have time for all of these weddings this spring/summer/fall. So, we took a leap of faith and I left my nannying job to focus on our business. Scary? Yes. But exciting. Yes!

I am still working part-time (from home) as a personal assistant for a friend that sells insurance but it really gives me time to focus on our clients and their pictures. I started my new life yesterday and can honestly say that I feel a weight lifted off of me. I am able to enjoy photography now, rather than feeling pressured to edit. I am able to go for a run in the morning and still have time to complete all of my work. I have time to visit my grandmother who is very sick every few days. Most importantly, I have time to do this...BLOG :)

Here is a picture of us from this past weekend. We visited friends in one of our favorite towns, Annapolis, MD!


 
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