flies and fishing.

Fly Fishing: Contemplative Recreation from Brian Wilcox on Vimeo.

this video makes my heart melt into a puddle.
let me tell you, nothing makes trevin happier than a perfect fall day spent on a river with a fly rod in his hands, and a cigar in his mouth.  this video, sans cigar, completely captures trevin in his element. plus it was shot in the peak of our maryland fall explosion.
so i may be a tiny bit biased since the main character is my soon to be hubby, and the creator, brian, is a dear friend of ours. but really, the video. wowzers.
and getting that furry thing growing on trevin's face in real time action? priceless. if you didn't get the hint boat load of sarcasm. go back and re read that. 
brian is a.maaazing behind the camera, illustrating, video-ing, and animating.
seriously. he's genius, people.
brian also took our engagement photos, annnd is creating our save-the-dates for our wedding.  i can't wait to see how they turn out!
i guess what i'm trying to say is...
we are so blessed to have such talented friends.
and i hope you enjoyed the video :)

currently, brian's website is under construction. but when it's finished, if you're a betting person, you can bet it will be right *here*. for now you can click the link on the video to see his other vimeo videos.

he's home. he's home. he's hoooommmmeeeeee!

“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” ― Emily Brontë

thrifty.

up the street and around the corner there lies a quaint little, brightly colored, antique fair. Chartreuse & Co.  i fell in love with all of the treasures packed in there.  with coffee in our hands we navigated the rows and took in all of these treasures...

this weekend we might go back, and take grandma along with us!  yaaaaay. this little treasure only comes out to play once a month.  i can't wait to play there again! 

the lost pictures.

ah. at last... i remembered to get my camera out of boyfriend's glove box!

  a couple of weeks ago boyfriend knew that i needed some "us" time. time to talk, hold hands, and plain ol' enjoy each other's company.

so he showed up to my house un-announced, gave me instructions to "wear warm things that you can walk in, and maybe get dirty" and took me out.  

 (before he can take me anywhere i usually stand in front of my closet wondering what he possibly has in store, and how i should dress. what does "warm" mean anyway?! )

well i didn't spend too much time, because i was dying to go on an adventure with my man.

and adventure we did.

peaceful pathway to the patapsco river.

that blue sky!  it was deceptive though, because it happened to be freezing!!

...the only picture of me... ha. 

he's my favorite :)

this is what he does when i say "don't pose"

do you love surprises, or are you a planner and need every detail before hand??

me: BOTH!
 i always bug him for as many deets as possible without giving anything away. i like to be prepared, but i L.O.V.E. the thought he puts into surprising me. it is hands down the best. ever.

have a beautiful saturday!

XO 

Watch out India: Here we come!!!

Some background info:

One of my closest girlfriends, Laura Wilson called me one rainy afternoon with a wild idea... her first words were "ok, is this a good time?" "uh..I'm driving. whats up?" "lets go to India this summer! Seriously. Wanna go?" Yeah, talk about surprise!! I told her that in fact it was not a good time and I would have to call her back. Two days later she was at my house with a spread sheet of all the info plus some! From that point, we had only one day to decide before air fare went up! The next afternoon we sat down and bought our plane tickets exactly one month before we would leave. I couldn't believe this was happening!

Laura's Grandfather is the founder of an organization called World Class Cities Ministries, and one of their closest family friends is the India Field Director. His name: Jaideep Jesudoss. Location: Bangalore, India. We would be staying with Jaideep, his wife Yamena, and their daughter Aiyana for one week while we toured India, and were involved in their thriving, God glorifying ministry.

Over the next month, we mailed support letters, gathered travel-sized everythings, got our shots(4!!) and did everything else required before traveling to the other side of the world. Before we knew it, it was time to pack our bags, and say good bye to our comfortable homes, and familiar faces.

So, with bags packed, and passports in hand, we said our last goodbyes. Both of us being SO excited, the goodbyes weren't all that difficult.(dont tell my parents!) Standing in Dulles International air port, it finally hit me. We were on an adventure of a lifetime! So excited to see what God had in store for us there was little room for doubts or second thoughts. We were going to INDIA!

Our first leg of the trip took us to Frankfurt, Germany where we had our first taste of international airports, broken English, and unusual smells. Our first priority, to find a bathroom, where we could brush our teeth, and freshen up!
It took us a while to get checked in, through security, and to our next gate but once we got there we had time to relax and write in our journals a little bit. It was there, at the gate that it hit me. We were the only 2 fair skinned, blond haired, blue eyed girls in sight, and this is how it would be for the next 8 days. I knew we would be, but when I actually realized it, "oh my gosh, what are we doing???" ran through my head over and over again. There was no turning back! The plane parked out side was there to take us to Bangalore, and I couldn't do anything to change that. Little did I know, this wouldn't be my last mini-panic attack!


More to come... Finally in Bangalore!