A few months ago Henry told me to take off work the Friday after Thanksgiving because we were going on a trip, BUT he wouldn’t for the life of him tell me anything about it.  I figured he just wanted to do something special for our 2 year anniversary, so I went ahead and asked off and didn’t think too much more about it.  Well, the Friday after Thanksgiving rolled around, our alarms went off at 5 a.m., we packed the car and Henry handed me a few sheets of paper.

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He gave me about 5 at a time and told me they were my clues as to where we were going.  I was pretty pumped because who doesn’t like a good scavenger hunt?!  A few hours in to our trip we arrived in Bryson City, NC.  I thought this was the end of our adventure… nope.  Henry surprised me with train tickets for the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad!  The tickets included lunch and a 1 ½ hour layover in Dillsboro for passengers to shop and enjoy the little town.  It was so much fun, and the sites we saw along the way were SO beautiful!

 When we got back from the train ride, Henry handed me my last set of directions that lead us to a few wrong turns and this teeny winding road on the side of a mountain….

Fortunately, we made the right turn and found our precious cabin in Black Mountain, NC.

The weather started getting bad, so we enjoyed a nice dinner in together.  Henry told me to give him a minute to do a few things, so I stepped into the bedroom to unpack… honestly, I had no idea what was about to happen.  When he gave me the okay, I walked into a candle-filled living room with a bottle of champagne…

He handed me a glass of champagne, we sat down on the couch and he told me things I only ever dreamed about.  Slowly, he dropped to one knee and asked me to marry him!

It was the most amazing, unforgettable night of my life, and I still can’t believe I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend!  The rest of the weekend was just as amazing.  Saturday, we spent the entire day at the Biltmore!  It is sooo unbelievably gorgeous!!  If you’ve never been and are ever in the area, GO VISIT!

Ok.. thank you for letting me ramble about my super sappy engagement weekend!! I hope everyone had an absolutely wonderful holiday!  XO – M

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Hello hello!!  First things first – I got a new job, {Woohoo!} which explains my absence.. kind of.  I’ve been a busy little bee working my old job, new job AND traveling on business with my mom.  I love staying busy, but I’m one of those people who HAS to write everything down, as well as have 589206030 different colored pens & markers to make everything I write super neat and color-coded.   And this leads me to my link-up with Becky from The Java Mama!  After anxiously waiting {like any & everyone else who has purchased one}, I finally received my latest MUST-HAVE-WITH-ME-AT-ALL-TIMES love list item…

My monthly calendar from the oh so lovely Mica May, owner & creator of

For those of you who aren’t aware of these wonderful little beauties, you need to go ahead & click that image above {in a new tab, of course}.  What makes these gems so unique and fabulous?!  YOU customize EVERYTHING.  The options are endless.. like seriously.  I may or may not have sat at my computer and created a dozen, put them all in my cart, then picked from there.  They can pretty much be anything you want them to be: an academic agenda, a monthly agenda, a meal planner, a wedding diary, a pregnancy diary, notebooks.. the list goes on.  And on.  Plus, it’s small enough to throw in my purse and not make me feel like I’m carrying around a small child!  Here’s mine:

What’s the point of making the inside all colorful & fun if the outside doesn’t match?!  Thank you Maybooks for making this possible  :)  Have you ordered yours yet?!  If not… you’ve got some customizing to do!

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ipad case // sunnies // ellie // flamingo // candle // cuff

A few pretty goodies I’ve got my eye on that I thought may brighten up this gloomy Monday!  xo

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