we were welcomed to utah with lots of snow! we had a great time visiting friends and family in the area. i love having married friends to visit and go on dates with, especially when they have a cute little baby to cuddle and hold! babies of our own are not to be expected in the near future. we also got to meet our new little nephew for the first time. i'm glad i got to marry into a family with nieces and nephews!

being severely deprived of shopping in this little town we live in, i was itching to buy some new clothes this weekend (i just couldn't wait for black friday)

new favorite article of clothing: my black and white cardigan sweater (sneak peek of it in the photo above) i'm pretty sure i'll be living in this and my black pants all winter... and i'm totally okay with that.

the weather forecast is predicting snow this weekend... remember how much it snowed just a few weeks ago? well it's all melted now and i wouldn't have a problem with it staying that way for a little longer, at least until after thanksgiving when we can officially start listening to christmas songs.

we're heading to utah for a weekend getaway to hang out with college friends and hopefully go shopping (crossing my fingers!)


if it snows, you better believe that i'll be making myself a big cup of hot chocolate and snuggling with my husband. an ideal way to end a long week.

kev and i met last fall semester (2012) up at school. it's been a little over a year now and i can't believe how time has flown by! i was looking at old photos of us together when we just started dating to when we took our engagement photos and how much we have changed. my hair has definitely grown since last thanksgiving when i chopped it all off (for no apparent reason really...)

last year at this time is when i decided to ask kev to come to seattle for thanksgiving and meet my family. we had only been dating for a few weeks since then. for a while, he really didn't want to go (which i found out later) but last minute he came along. he was afraid things would get too serious... and it did. my family fell in love with him and i did too.

we've known each other for 14 months, and in those months we met, fell in love, and got hitched.
the best choice i've ever made in picking my best friend to marry.

funny how things work out the way you least expect it. 

i saw this quote and thought it fit perfectly with this photo i took today. the bright colored leaves are almost all on the ground and winter is just around the corner... and so is thanksgiving (!!!) we're going to seattle to celebrate with my family and friends. can it come any sooner?!

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