Hi everyone! Today’s post is three months in the making, well more like three years in the making – Darren and I moved in in mid-December and we are FINALLY feeling so settled. Moving in together has been a dream for years – one that we’re finally living and we’ve honestly just been soaking it…
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Getting into Graduate School, It’s Almost Christmas, and Everything Else
I feel like I’ve been sporadically giving you guys life updates, and a few exciting things have happened recently that I wanted to keep you up to date on… I Got into Grad School Even though I thought I Wouldn’t First things first, I got into grad school! I can’t actually describe my anticipation when…
One Last Christmas
When I was little, my mom would set up a Christmas village every year. In the dining room, on top of a table, I would find myself lost for hours looking at that little village. Tea light candles filled perfect Christmas houses, with perfect Christmas wreaths, and perfect Christmas people. There was a girl with…
Moving In – The Ultimate Furniture And Housewares Wish List
Okay, it’s probably the question that you’ve all been asking, “When are Stephanie and Darren moving in?” I get it, I get it, we feel the same way, it’s been four whole years of love, and as I told Darren only the other day, I’m feeling all of 25 and oh so ready to build…
Cooking With Chrissy – Cooking My Way Through Cravings: Red Chicken Curry, Chicken & Dumplings, and Broken Lasagna
When a coworker told me that I had somehow walked through Target and missed the shipper with the Chrissy Teigen cookbook, and the too-small section of her housewares, well, honestly, I didn’t believe her – that just sounded like something I wouldn’t miss, so next time I walked through, you better believe it all found…
Fall Favorites – Candles, Beauty, and Lifestyle
Hello everyone, can you believe October is almost over and it’s officially almost the holiday season?! Honestly – these are my absolute favorite posts to write and take pictures for! I love sharing with you guys all of my favorite things, and since it’s my favorite season, I’ve got a lot of love this October….
An Interview With Darren – 36 Questions That Lead to Love
I’ve had a plan to interview Darren for the blog for a really long time; I always get such sweet feedback whenever I write about us and our love story and I wanted you guys to meet him, but on his terms, and in his words. Recently, I was listening to a Podcast where they…
Life Update – Taking a Break From Work, Going Back To School, and Other Writing
Hi all – and happy fall! I have been noticeably absent as of late, and I know it was only recently that I promised I was back and back for good, but life got in the way, as it always has a tendency to do. So, today, I am officially back and I hope for…
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
If you haven’t watched To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix, you’re seriously missing out; you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll remember what it feels like to have never been kissed. Spoiler alert – it’s the coming of age story of Lara Jean, a high school junior and middle sister, who is in love…
Fear and Falling
On Saturday, when my mom shook me awake, I didn’t have time to think, it was fight or flight, and I flew down the stairs before she finished saying that he had fallen. I don’t remember which stairs I skipped with my too long legs, or which ones groaned underneath my too big feet. As…
Hudson Valley Dog Mom 