When Matthew and I first started dating we were iphone selfie wizards, snapping away at every big event or silly car drive we took. When we got engaged we only had a nine month engagement and we had hired Shalyn Nelson from Love, The Nelsons Photography and she is based out of Austin; so unfortunately engagement pictures were kind of out of the question with her. We never got around to taking some with any other photographer and before we knew it, it was wedding time. We are so in love with our wedding pictures and at some point I plan on blogging stuff from our wedding to showcase the amazing work Shalyn and her husband Drew captured. As we approached our one year anniversary I knew I wanted to take annual pictures to document our life as we transitioned from newlyweds, a few years together “husband and wife,” and EVENTUALLY mom and dad.

One day I am scrolling on Instagram, as everyone does, and I stumble upon some of the most beautiful images and instantly followed Jodi, from J.Anne Photography. I knew right away that she was the one for me, to take pictures of us I mean. I met her casually at a Layers of Lovely Floral Class and slightly fan girl’d. I almost scared her off, but thankfully she gave me a second chance to slow my roll and talk like a normal human being. We laughed and talked about some of our common interest, she made some jokes, and we exchanged instagram handles…I guess you could say it was serious. A few months went by and we finally scheduled pictures for our first anniversary, I was pumped to say the least. I signed the contract late at night while walking on the treadmill, again…I couldn’t wait!

The day came, I got my hair done by Amelia from Amelia & Co., I received a beautiful bouquet from Catherine at Layers of Lovely, and then the whole taking pictures thing happened. Jodi reassured me over and over about how great we looked, how gorgeous the pictures were turning out, and how fantastic we were. The true magic came through when she started sending me sneak peeks and then finally the full gallery, I will let the images speak for themselves:

 

 

Surprise! A post during the week, thank goodness for Spring Break.

Over the weekend, I was walking through Trader Joe’s thinking “wow, I look like I have my life together! I am wearing a trendy vest, lululemon pants, and my produce to junk food ratio is like 5:1…that’s a huge deal.”  What I was really thinking about is, how much I want a doughnut and that I can’t believe I just spent $40 at Bath & Body Works when I have a huge drawer of candles at home..BUT THEY HAD A SALE!

At this moment, between the freeze dried strawberries and the green tea mochi, my phone reminded me that one year ago today I was preparing for Matthew’s Easter basket…and it hit me, I have not done a damn thing for Easter this year. I was so preoccupied with the fact that I NEEDED Spring Break that I totally forgot that Easter was next weekend! I used this as an excuse to go to Target, because Target is everything.

I picked up a few things that Matthew has been needing/wanting to create the perfect “Easter Basket for him.”

When I was aimlessly walking down all the aisles of Target, as every girl does, I kept in mind that I wanted to keep the cost on the lower side. Matthew’s birthday is next month so I didn’t want to go too crazy on the basket.

Firstly, Red Bull is Matthew’s love language so I couldn’t leave that one out! He is also a baseball coach so I couldn’t go wrong with getting him another  Gatorade water bottle. Since he is a baseball coach, his car can get very messy/dusty-so I picked up some Armor All wipes and a Glade air freshener. Some of his hobbies include drawing, working out, and golfing; so he definitely needed Sharpies, Men’s Fitness Magazine, Callaway Golf Tees, and Yurbuds Headphones (there is a cartwheel for these!) Lastly, the candy, his favorite gum is Big League Chew and his favorite candy is anything sour so I got him Sour Patch Jelly Beans.

 

What do you put in your Easter Basket? Do you include gifts in your Easter Basket, or just candy?