by jenn_davis | personal
He said the fact I wasn’t impressed that he was a musician made him know I was the one.
Having given out CDs to our entire class, he asked me what I thought (I later learned he gave out CDs to everyone just so I could have one). I was honest, “the first few songs sounded messed up but it got better as it went on.” Not the response he had hoped for, I left him standing in the door way of our art studio completely speechless.
I was no fool. It was going to take much more than a tall, handsome boy (with a guitar and too many layers of clothes) to swoon me.
He was relentless and I was intrigued. We had been hanging out for several weeks when I agreed to accompany him on a road trip to Raleigh and watch him perform. It was that weekend two kids in an old jeep traveling north on 85, windows down and the crisp October air filling their lungs…. fell in love.
We were in a parking lot, stretched out on the hood of his jeep with the sun beating down on our faces as we talked about the past and what we wanted for the future. He jumped up and grabbed my hand, pulled me off the hood and knelt down in front of me as he slipped a silver band off his finger and placed it on mine.
“This is my promise to you, that if you will let me, I will love you forever, and this won’t be the last ring I put on your finger.”
Today we have been married for three years and together for seven, and though I may love October for the crisp air and seasonal coffee….I love it most because each year it brings back memories of new love that continues to surprise me.
Year after year.
by heather | creative tips, personal
October is here! And here are my top ten reasons to love October…
- Halloween – I love costumes. I actually have a box of props that I keep handy in my house all year round to bust out impromptu for any occasion. No need to only do this once a year for Halloween! But at least for this holiday people don’t think I’m crazy for doing so.
- Football – Goooooooo Dawgs! Football is in full swing now and the weather is perfect for tailgating, which is almost just as fun as going to the game.
- S’mores – The chilly evenings are perfect for a fire and nothing makes a fire better than s’mores! Check out these 10 Creative Twists on S’mores Recipes. Enjoy these last weeks of daylight in the evenings before we turn our clocks back on Nov. 4.
- Carving Pumpkins – Who knew you could have so much fun with a fruit and a knife?
- More Pumpkin! – Is it just me or does everyone seem to go pumpkin crazy this month? Pumpkin pies, pumpkin beer, pumpkin bread, pumpkin spiced lattes. Jenn and Steph are obsessed with pumpkin spiced lattes.
- Leaves – I know. I know. Raking up those piles of leaves that fall is a pain in the butt, but isn’t the leaves changing is one of the most beautiful things you have ever seen? Time to take a drive to the mountains and check out nature’s beautiful display of colors. Check out this map to see when the peak times are in all of the states.
- Camping – Perfect weather, the last weeks of evening light, leaves in bright colors, campfires and s’mores…this all sounds like a perfect camping trip!
- Sweaters and Scarfs – It’s time to break out your sweaters and scarfs that have been packed away for all of those months – it feels like a whole new wardrobe!
- Candy – It’s impossible to not eat candy in the month of October. It is everywhere you look and normally on sale enticing buyers to stock up for those trick-or-treaters. It is hard to resist those mini bite-size candy bars! Candy corn? Yes, please.
- Oktoberfest! – I almost love beer as much as I love candy. And in the month of October there are beer festivals everywhere. Want to find one? Check out beerfestivals.org for the world’s largest list of beer tastings around the world.
Hey, speaking of Pumpkin Spiced Lattes, be sure to enter in this week’s giveaway for a $20 Starbucks card! Click here to enter.
by Mandi | personal
As long as I can remember, I have been going to football games. In the south there are two things every fan knows how to do on game day: tailgate and dress for the occasion.
I was raised a NC State fan – so as long as I could remember, I was wearing red, cheering for the pack. But… then it was time for me to go to school and I chose, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL… Can you tell I am a fan? Go Heels! A few years later my sister followed my dad’s foot steps and headed to Raleigh, so you can only imagine it was quite the house divided.
As college began, I found myself wearing more and more light blue and less red – but it is hard to turn your back on that team you were raised on. These days you can find me wearing a little bit of both!
GO HEELS
Go Pack
But the best day of the year is when UNC plays NC State… I LOVE it!! – and just to clear the air, you can see I do wear blue!
These colors are near and dear to my heart. They are the two colors I chose for my personal company’s brand… Blue and Red!!
What colors do you wear on game day? Ladies, if you need help, check out Vestique! They seperate their clothes out by school! Game-day shopping made easy!
