2 years already

what a weird looking picture of us! i am determined to take a photo on this day every year but man was i tempted to delete this one! 

i just can't believe it has been two years since we tied the knot. time really does fly when you're having fun! i love this man beyond words and i can't even explain how lucky i feel that we found each other. 

two years married, almost seven years together, three cities, and a little baby due any day now. life is good. 

we celebrated with a relaxing dinner date at moonshine bar and grill and a barefoot kitchen dance to our wedding song. it was simple and sweet. 

remember last year, we were supposed to do this but instead we celebrated like this! 

to many, many more! 

anniversi-caine

we spent all of saturday preparing for, and anticipating this category 1 storm with a bit of excitement and a tinge of apprehension. most businesses and all public transportation were closed and the neighborhood was abuzz. everyone was talking about irene. we stocked up on water, batteries, and canned goods, filled our tub with water and had flashlights and candles within reach.

after dinner with andrea and pat, we played poker with our neighbor and watched more coverage of the storm. get this thing over with already. andrea slept on our couch (which was moved far from the window).

luckily, the storm was extremely anticlimactic here in park slope. we are thankful to have no downed trees, flooding, or power outages here at our apartment.  

today has been a memorable anniversary sunday for us. we took a walk through prospect park to survey the damage, did some major gardening, and have been cozy in the apartment cooking dinner. currently, we are hoping the transit system is not up and running for the monday commute while enjoying the final breezy wind gusts and watching blue skies move our way.  

our lovely (chef) neighbors made us a delicious tart made with the figs from the tree in our backyard! what a cozy anniversi-caine!
we are hearing reports from our home in ohio that the weather is much like that of our wedding day, 77 degrees, sunny, and breezy. what great memories!

LOVE.LOVE.LOVE

in love with love...

love my husband

he is the kindest person i know and inspires me every day. he still gives me butterflies.

love my parents

they are always there for me and i'm super excited for mom's upcoming visit!

love my friends

i have the best of them and i know i can depend on them for anything.

love sisters

i can't even explain how happy i am to live so close to my sis and best friend. i am such a lucky girl to have an awesome and inspiring sis-in-law.

love my in-laws

thank you for raising the best person in the world and for loving me like your own daughter.

love family

when the going gets tough you can always turn to family.

i love new york

new york is the most amazing city in the world and i'm excited to call it mine!

love sweets

who doesn't though...am i right?

love hearing, reading, and watching love stories

personal accounts are the best...especially 'how we met and fell in love' stories

i love my life

"my sister even said i'm a life lover"

oh yeah...i love this 'made in brooklyn' chocolate we bought at the flea market over the weekend...the packaging is so appropriate for the holiday.

date day!

things that make me terribly happy

walking in sync

cuddling on escalators

no words necessary

hand holding

husband home from a business trip to London

life in nyc

tourist in my own town

eataly

dreaming of italy

"duckworth"

39 degree high!

not being a hermit because of the rain

cusie cheese!

moma

water lilies

43 days till spring!

union market

things I could do without   

cold rain!

camera running out of battery at the beginning of the day

bonfire leather coat

slow F train

carrying groceries and an umbrella

Then Comes Marriage...

August 28th was a gorgeous day in Dayton, Ohio. I woke up a bit dehydrated from the night before but bursting with excitement and a sense of calm all wrapped inside! The weather could not have been better for an outdoor wedding. Low humidity, sunny skies, and high of 78 degrees was more than we could have hoped for in the Ohio valley. I felt so lucky to be marrying my best friend and the greatest man I have ever known.

Everything turned out perfectly. I had spent months obsessing about every detail and planning from NY was not always easy! I had to find all the vendors and commit mostly sight unseen! In hindsight I definitely would have put up the money for a planner but I'm proud to have done it all myself!

Even though most of my time spent went to looking at ideas for decor and atmosphere of the reception on oncewed.com and other bridal websites and magazines my favorite part of the entire day was the ceremony. I originally wanted to elope because I thought it would be impossible for me (very shy) and Rob (also hates the spotlight) to be ourselves and show our affection and love for each other with all eyes on us. But in that moment it was as if no one else was around...like we were in a little bubble of bliss (I know it sounds cheesy but it's true).

  

I Carry your Heart with me

E.E. Cummings

I carry your heart with me, I carry it in
my heart

I am never without it

anywhere you go I go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing

I fear no fate for you are my fate, my sweet

I want no world for beautiful you are my world, my true
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart i carry it in my heart

First Comes Love...

after almost five years...i still love him so much...

He loves me so much.
He is kind to other people and always puts others before himself.
He wakes up on Saturday mornings to make me coffee (while I sleep).
The crazy leg dance gets me every time!
He is good with kids.
He makes me want to be a better person.
Never grumpy in the morning (but understands that I am).
Doesn't judge my faults...in fact helps me forget them.
Doesn't call me out when I "can't work" the DVD player.
Always signs the check for me.
"Robbie's famous ___"
Smiling eyes.
Motivator.
He actually knows the best way.

So much more...