So, I forgot how much I enjoyed living like a normal person and having a weekend off! I haven’t had one in a long while so I sort of forgot how much fun they are…and why people like them soo much! HA! It was seriously such a fantastic weekend…I feel soo rejunenated and happy! I actually got to spend the entire weekend with Mark and that alone made it awesome!! The weekend started off with a super fun surprise 30th birthday party for a friend of ours! We were in on the surprise and he was well…a little shocked! He got over it, though and we had a blast!

Then, on Saturday, we did what we do to celebrate….which is go to Bob Evans for breakfast and sit at the bar…and stay for a long time enjoying our breakfast & coffee and just chill! It was great! We followed that up with some shopping (something I’m pretty good at) and then just took a casual drive, looking at homes that we can’t afford. Ha! It’s fun…but after a while, it’s annoying! I mean, really…how many people can afford 1.5 million dollar homes? There are soo many around here….where on earth are all these people coming from that can afford these? Richville??

Anyway….we got Starbucks and just sort of wasted some time…which I usually am very much against doing….but on Saturday…it felt great!! We ended our day by having a great sushi dinner with a huge group of friends! Super fun! On Sunday, we just enjoyed our day and relaxed! We got to a fantastic Church (it’s where we met, as funny and completely non normal as that sounds!)

so we love starting our Sunday that way! Then, we had a super fun lunch and took advantage of free shake day at Steak & Shake with Mark’s sister & herhusband…(as did the rest of Indianapolis, fully decked out in Colts blue!!!) We then ran a few erronds and came home to relax and watch the game.(and work a little….I can’t go a full day without some work, I got three hours in on Saturday in the wee hours before Mark woke up…and got two hours in Sunday morning! Yes, I’m sick…and I know it!)

All and all…it was just a really wonderful, good for the soul kind of weekend and I really loved it soo much! We are really looking forward to this week & weekend…we both love the holidays SOO much and love starting out the season with Thanksgiving! We have many yummy meals planned, the downtown tree lighting to go to, a great wedding this coming weekend and then we get to put our tree up and decorate our house! Sooo fun! Then, the following week is a super special week for Mark and I and we’re really reeally looking forward to it….it’s our anniversary week!!!!

I have a small surprise planned for him during the week, then we have our actual anniversary…and then, Mark is taking me away for a suprise weekend that I know nothing about…and am on the EDGE of my seat waiting to find out about!! It’s going to be soo great (and you know I’ll follow it all up with pictures on the blog)!! I absolutely cannot wait! This weekend was the perfect way to start a really awesome couple of weeks! Thanks for listening…hope you had a fantastic weekend too!

This wedding is one I have anticipated for a very long time! 11 years, to be exact! (dj is sighing right now, so sick of hearing the 11 year bit!) Kara & DJ have both been friends of mine for really long time! I think soo highly of both of them, I have a hard time finding adequate words for it really! They have been together for 11 years, which is just soo amazing & wonderful! We went to middle & high school together, were in the same youth group, attended Prom together once upon a time and have shared some incredible memories! They are soo special….as is their love! It’s one of a kind, truly! For them to be married after 11 years is just perfect for them…they do all things with a certain appropriateness and know themselves and their relationship soo well. Their wedding was perfect! They were both beaming with joy…for good reason! It was a cold, gray November day….but honestly, I love those kinds of days! I really do….and yes, I know it’s weird. I like when it’s kind of dreary…but mostly just gray and the sky seems soo close…it sort of encapsulates you and makes it feel sort of romantic outside. It makes you want to get Starbucks and light a fire. It makes you want to be go inside somewhere warm and be with people you love and cuddle up with a warm cozy blanket. I love that feeling. I also really love shooting in black & white and browntone on these kinds of days! Sorry…I’m getting sidetracked. DJ & Kara had the perfect, romantic kind of day for their wedding and it was a completely wonderful day! I’m soo happy for you guys….I can’t even tell you how much! I wish you every good thing in your life together and thank you for allowing me to share in the immense joy that your wedding day brought!