Hello August!

Enter cliche saying about how the year has flown by and I can't believe it is already August. But seriously, August already? Really?

If you remember, this past winter was brutal to say the least and I feel like this summer hasn't been fully taken advantage of. I feel like things just kept popping up and we didn't get to do half the things we wanted to do, oh well. Next year I suppose.

Anyway, here is to kicking August off with a bang and squeezing as much fun in as possible before it gets too cold again.

Things happening in August that I'm looking forward to:

1. Seeing my best friend from high school for the first time in what feels like forever.
2. Celebrating an engagement with another friend - another engagement basket to make HOORAY!
3. Helping two of our friends celebrate their marriage, and getting to dress up for the wedding.
4. Seeing my college friends and going to a vineyard to get some quality time in - while acting classy tasting wine.

Goals for August

Blog:

1. Post at least 3 times a week, REGULARLY
2. Do at least one outfit post - and get the hubs to photograph it
3. Get all of my social media connected to my blog and public worthy

Home:

1. Decorate my living room walls - they are so bare!
2. Organize the cabinet in my bathroom - it is ridiculous right now.

Fitness:

1. Run 20 miles over the course of the month
2. Lift at the gym at least twice a week

Life:

1. Plan at least two date-nights for Nate and I
2. Work on how personally I take things sometimes
3. Stay better connected to my sister as she starts her first year of college

That is what I have planned for the next 31 days! Hopefully I am successful in my goals and all of my fun plans work out!

xo,

KatiAnne

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An engagement & a basket

Recently my best friend got engaged and  I was lucky enough that her now-fiance invited us to come and be a part of it. I was the hidden photographer and some how I held it together. While I was shooting though I realized I love taking pictures and am considering pursuing it as a hobby. My mom was a photographer, so I grew up in the business and am used to everything. Unfortunately I missed out on all of her equipment when she closed shop a few years ago. Guess I know what I will be asking for for gifts for the next year or so!

Since I am in an engagement mood I figured it would be a good time to tell the story of our engagement. Ever since Nate and I realized that we both wanted to spend the rest of our lives together we had a little joke about my engagement ring. As poor college students who mutually hated debt, I knew that he wasn't going to get a diamond from him any time soon - or so I thought - so I always said that I would say yes even if he proposed with a sparkly spider ring. By my senior year, he had graduated and started working as an Athletic Trainer, and we were coming up on our three year anniversary. We wouldn't be able to celebrate on our actual anniversary due to his work schedule so we celebrated a month early and went out to dinner. As we were getting our dessert, he asked if I was ready to exchange cards and I of course said yes not knowing that anything was going on. As I opened mine I noticed something fall out - a spider ring covered in rhinestones - and he opened the blinds of the window next to us to reveal both of our families standing outside. I lost it, I am a very emotional person and I really just lost it and started crying my eyes out realizing what was going on. I couldn't tell you what he said as he was proposing, thankfully I have the card which basically said everything he said then. Of course I said yes and that was the beginning of our lovely little life together. 

Funny enough,  the secret photographer for our engagement was my friend I took pictures for also. She was a crying mess at my engagement too so our pictures were a little blurry but they perfectly capture the moment.

Don't mind the guy in the corner.

Blurry

The ring was/is absolutely perfect.

Anyway, below are a few pictures of us and the happy couple as well as a few detail shots from the day. I also listed out what I included in a gift basket that I made for her.

The engagement basket I made was kind of last minute but I really enjoyed making it and I think it would be something I would love to make again sometime and see what else I could do to get even more creative and fun with it. For this basket I included:

• a wedding magazine
• his and hers champagne glasses
• Hershey kisses
• thank you cards
• a note pad
• the new initial for her soon-to-be last name
• a frame for a picture of the moment
• a bottle of champs (not pictured)

What else would you put in a engagement gift basket?

xo,
KatiAnne

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Weekend Wrap-Up

This past week has been a surreal time - my best friend got engaged - but let's start with last weekend.

My dad and brother came up to visit this past weekend and we all took advantage of all that our lovely town has to offer and went to a baseball game. The Tin Caps are the feeder team for the Padres and they are a really fun team to watch. The stadium is spectacular and the atmosphere is exactly what you want to experience at a minor league game. I love it, everything about it. We were lucky enough to hang out in the 400 Club with some of our friends at this game. This meant food and drinks while sitting in the air conditioning. I felt bad for my dad and brother who were outside on the lawn, but then I realized my brother was still having a blast and could care less where he sat. After the game we watched the fireworks and headed home. Living so far away from my family is hard at times, but I am lucky that they love to visit - especially now that I have my puppy!

The whole week kind of drug on. I am one of the only one's in my "department" at work that wasn't traveling all week and so it was really quiet. A Starbucks run felt necessary (there is no shame in it) and I drank a lot of coffee to keep myself focused. I have noticed a great hike in my coffee in-take lately - not mad about it either. Not only did the quietness of the office make the week drag, but the anticipation of all that was to happen this weekend made it seem like the week lasted forever. My best friend got engaged on Saturday and her fiance was kind enough to include my husband and I. It was the sweetest thing ever and I captured some great moments.

I am making an effort to really start capturing the moments in our lives with our friends and family and I am hoping these weekly reviews of sorts will help me document everything. I want to have pictures of our lives together and pictures are meant to be shared.

xo,
KatiAnne

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