CUATRO

this journey started, not four years ago today, but rather almost ten years ago. it started as simply having a shared office space with summer colleagues. these colleagues blossomed into friends. one friend in particular was always a bit special. he always made my heart flutter and my stomach dance. even when i wasn't always in tune to it. i tend to wear my emotions on my face, and whether i liked it or not, it was very apparent to him how i felt.

the summer came and went with nothing more than butterflies and weak knees. several months went by that lead to many random interactions with this sweet soul. it wasn't until december that we actually were able to spend time together.

our journey together began at a hockey game. this memory can only be described as one of the sweetest memories i'll ever have. i was so consumed by this person, that i was seemingly unaware of the things around me. i took in everything about him. his beautiful hair. his gorgeous smile. how tall and muscular he was. his warmth. he made me laugh and i felt comfortable around him instantly.

for it was this night i knew.

i knew i had met the man that i was going to marry.

four years ago today, i married that man. our special day was so thoughtful, intimate, relaxed, simple, and so much freaking fun! there is not much [if anything] i would change about our wedding day. i loved doing the "first look" before the ceremony to spend a quiet few moments with my life-long sweetie. i loved the ceremony on the beach [including the dog!]. i loved the "secret" moments with our bridal party. i loved the all night dancing and photobooth. and i especially loved ending the night by jumping in the pool!!!

i really could go on all day about why this day was so awesome. keith and i committed our lives to each other in front of the people we love most in the world and then celebrated that with a kick-ass party. what's not to love about that? our wedding day [and week] will always be so special and memorable to us. simply reminiscing about it makes me smile.

it makes my heart flutter. it makes my stomach dance.

all those feelings that started ten years ago, they are still a part of the magic today. those feelings of love, happiness, joy and excitement are why our special day is so magical. they are why our journey together is so damn awesome.



and now, some wedding pictures. there are a bunch of kissing pictures. [sorry. not sorry.]

doesn't this dog look a bit like our newest family member? so wild.

happy anniversary, keith. i love you more than you'll ever know. thank you for sharing this life with me. i love who we are individually, but i love who are together even more. i love every bit of wild and crazy adventure. i wouldn't have any other way.

all my love,
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and today is just a little bit more magical than a regular old, smelly anniversary. it is 5.15.15. and if you remember, we got married at 5:15pm. so, today, our day is just little extra special because it is all 5's and 15's. so, let's toast to 5.15.15 at 5:15pm. because this will never happen again in our lifetime. pretty amazing stuff, huh?

xoxo,
ks

K2 wedding memory: the broken glass

i have a favorite wedding memory that i would love to share with you all. as i was looking through our wedding pictures i was reminded of this very funny moment.
these pictures and this moment are forever hilarious to those who participated and witnessed the event. and what's more, our photographers caught it all on film. whether they meant to our not, it is still awesome.

they show one of our funniest and most favorite wedding memory. however, to fully understand what is happening in the pictures, it definitely requires a back story. the house that we had our reception at had an outdoor cabana [bar + patio + seating area]. and on top of the cabana is a sunbathing deck. now obviously for a wedding reception a sunbathing deck was not used for such. we used it for our dance floor!
the way that we "started" off our reception was that after all the dances [first dance, mother/son, father/daughter], the last dance [father/daughter] was "interrupted" by the black eyed peas song "i gotta feeling". once this song started playing all members of the wedding party started dancing with us. this created quite a bit of excitement. so much excitement that dan dropped the glass he was holding. and it proceeded to roll off the top of the cabana and drop the 10-12 feet to the ground and nearly hitting the groom's grandmother.
i'll explain more as we look through the pictures. but for now, let's get started.

we're gonna have a good night! yay!!

 dan just realized he dropped the glass. oops.

 dan telling keith what just happened. "dude, i just dropped a glass on your grandma."

meanwhile, laura already knows what happened and is beside herself about it.

 look at laura's face. it is this way throughout all these pictures.

 discussion ensues. and it is hilarious.

 very hilarious.

there is a lot of laughter and some confusion.

 all of this excitement causes ryan to jump in the middle of everything.

 keith is finally explaining to me exactly what happened.

teehee.

now, all of this may not seem so silly or funny to an outsider, but if you were there and experienced this moment with us, it was beyond hysterical. and what makes it a thousand times more memorable is that it is all captured on film [thank you jamie!].

there are many silly moments like this that happened throughout our wedding that we are so lucky to have them all captured by way of photographs. 

thank you, again, to everyone who made this day so wonderful, so special, and so memorable for us. we love you all!

xoxo,

ks

3 years later

to my sweet love,

three years have gone by. time flies when memories are being made and life is being lived. three years ago today we vowed to commit our lives to each other. to share our lives together. our marriage has been nothing short of that. words will never be able to express my love, passion, and commitment for you. you are my everything. you are my best friend and my favorite person.

i love our love.

i love the ridiculousness. i love the struggles. i love our deep conversations. i love our stupid jokes that no one else understands. i love our constant support of each others dreams and ambitions [even if they seem too lofty]. i love the zoo that lives with us. i love our constant need for travel. i love our hand holding and snuggles. i love all the "i love yous". i growing with you. i love every single bit of us.

i love our love.

[because, lets face it, me and you together is pretty damn awesome. ;) ]

our life, our journey and our adventure has been extraordinary. you make it all worth the while. i am so lucky to have you standing by my side each day as we conquer and cherish this life....together.

i love you so very much.

always and forever.


xoxoxo,
ks

sealing the deal ;)

OBX recap

two weeks ago we spent a glorious vacation with our family on the outer banks. the weather could not have been better if it had tried. we did a family reunion type trip with my mom's side of the family. as we say with all of our family, we really never see them enough. it was wonderful to spend an entire week with them to actually get to know them as the awesome people they are, share in many laughs, memories, and bottles of champagne.

as you know [or should know by now] keith and i have quite the love affair with OBX. we were almost overwhelmed with the thought of spending an entire week there [are you kidding?!] we didn't know what do with all of that time.

some of the things we did were old favorites...

• outer banks brewing station [surprisingly we only stopped in once. i am disappointed in us.]
• currituck beach lighthouse

• the good life [x3] [it's our favorite place to get breakfast.]
• trio [beer, wine, and cheese shop. it's too good not to go.]
• manteo/elizabethan gardens

• poor richards [yummy sandwich shop/bar in manteo]
• mini golf/pamlico jack's for painkillers afterward [we did this during our wedding week. we had to continue on with the tradition.]

some of the things we did were new adventures...

• weeping radish [GO THERE NOW. the food is amazing. the beer was pretty good too. all made in house. it is definitely my kind of place.]
• avalon fishing pier [scariest pier i've ever been on.]

  

 

• tommy's natural market "sip and sample"/waterfront shopping [all of this was in duck. tommy's is a great little natural food market. however, the free "sip and sample" left us desiring more. there was plenty of food to sample, but the sipping portions were for that of a very small child, if that. oh well. you don't know unless you go. and now we know.]
• duck donuts [OHMIGOSH. that is all i am going to say about that. and that they have FOUR locations on OBX!]

 

• full moon brewery [it is located in manteo and was much better than we expected. we've tried the restaurant and didn't care for it much, but i kept seeing ads for the brewery, which is only 2 years old. so i was like, "let's just try it out." and we were glad we did. we will definitely be back.]

some of the things we did were in celebration...

• ryan and stephen got married! so we had a small "surprise" reception for them when the returned from maryland on tuesday night. it was very sweet and lots of fun. it included our signature drink, the painkiller, food, cake, and you guessed it...champagne!

• on friday it was my cousin, erin's, birthday. we had cookies, cake, and of course, champagne!
• we toasted to and celebrated vacation and our family...A LOT.

now that we have been home for almost 2 weeks, i still really miss the beach. a lot. it gets harder and harder to leave OBX each time. our hearts are there. in due time, our lives will be there too.


til next time, OBX.....

xoxo,
ks

whirlwind

keith and i had a bit of a whirlwind weekend. well, really, whirlwind day and a half.

my oldest friend, carly, was on the outer banks with her family and friends. a couple of weeks ago she asked me if we wanted to come out to visit them during their trip. umm. a visit to OBX and i get to see an old friend?! we quickly responded, "hell yes." we ended up going out friday night and staying until saturday. we left greenville on friday afternoon earlier than we expected, so we thought we'd stop at our most favorite place, outer banks brewing station [OBBS], for a beer and some grub. this worked out kind of perfectly as carly and co. were busy getting ready [showers, etc] to head out for dinner themselves. after our separate meals, we met them back at the house they had been staying at in corolla. it was wonderful to spend the night catching up with carly [and sean], meeting and hanging out with their friends, and just relaxing at the beach.

Us at OBBS. yummm.

we slept in on saturday before heading out to the beach around lunchtime. it was a warm and sunny day. the water was chilly, but felt great on a warm day. there was a slight breeze. it was restorative to the soul.

unfortunately we could not stay all day, as we had to get back to greenville. [we had tickets to ECU's first football game of the season.] on our way off the island, we made two quick stops at a couple of other favorite spots, the good life and trio. we crammed in as much as we could in 20 hours at the OBX. even though we will be back in 2 weeks [fucking yay!]. we got back to greenville kind of late due to our stops, but we did make it to the football game! ECU played old dominion in a night game and won our home opener. it was an offensive battle and a very good game to watch. our seats were amazing and there is something spectacular about a night game. the atmosphere is electric.

go pirates!!! ARRRGGH.

come sunday, we were exhausted. we slept wayyyy in. i had a migraine [ugh]. so, i guess that was my body's way of letting me know she was very tired. i listened and rested all yesterday. why not?

having an extra day off was welcomed and much needed. we took care of business around the house and for work. and now, this long weekend has come to an end. rest and relaxation never seem long enough.

i hope you all had a wonderful last weekend of summer! i hope you enjoyed time with your family and friends.

xoxo,
ks

p.s. bring on fall! i am so ready for cooler temps, pumpkin beer, and hockey.

adventures

our next adventure.

it's what gets keith and i excited. we make plans all the time for our next adventure. we love adventures. just at dinner tonight we were planning two trips we must take this summer. both to the beach, of course. one trip to wilmington, the other to the outer banks [did you seriously have any doubt?].

what's life without adventure? keith and i thrive on going to the places we love and visiting the people we love. i am not sure we could go very long without taking a trip. even if that means just a quick trip home [raleigh] for the weekend.

and while we are planning very simple and cheap trips in our immediate future. we have some bigger plans for 2014. a very close family friend is getting married in indianapolis. i've never been there so i really know nothing about the city. actually, i know absolutely nothing other than it is the home of two professional sports teams [pacers and colts]. we are excited to learn and explore a new city. plus once the wedding festivities are over, we are going to stick around for awhile to learn and explore another new city [chicago]. we've never been to chicago, but have really only heard amazing things about it. we are still up in the air of how long we'll stay there. mainly because we are toying with the idea of heading to toronto [our newest favorite city].

so, we get to spend the next 11 months saving money and planning. it will be like our hockeymoon all over again, minus the hockey. well, unless those blackhawks make another deep playoff run [they are currently in the stanley cup finals]. it's a little overwhelming to think about a trip that is 11 months away. however it is something we can't forget about so that we can head up north to those new cities and really get to enjoy them.

adventures.

we are constantly planning for, dreaming about and stashing away for our next big trip.

adventures.

we can't live without them. our life just wouldn't be the same without them.

what is your adventure? is it travel? or is it something else? raising your kids? your career? share in the comments!

xoxo,
ks

OUR WEDDING ♥

we did it. we tied the knot. we got MARRIED!!!

it was the best day of my life. so far. and the best week of my life.

it was so amazing that there are really no words to describe it. our family and friends made our day and week soooo incredibly amazing. we could not have done it without them.
it all began with the help of my parents with our engagement. they helped keith be sooo sneaky to completely surprise me with his proposal.

and from there we planned our "perfect dream" wedding. it was everything i every imagined it to be!!

we were at a special place to us: the outer banks.

we were on the beach....

 

we had a dog run through our ceremony....

 

and as keith said that would happen to "only us."

we represented our pirate nation and pirate hearts well...purple and gold were everywhere...even on our feet!

we danced the night away...

and did the "best exit eva"....or so i'm told ;)

yes, i jumped in the pool in my wedding dress :)

it was all we every could have asked for! we had the greatest time with everyone who was there. and like all brides and grooms say, we wish we could have had more time with everyone. it all went by soooooo fast. we tried to just enjoy each moment and live in and relish each moment. but it still just flies by.

after our wedding day we spent the week at the beach with our family and friends who stayed with us. it was a wonderful week of relaxing, sight seeing, eating out, staying up late, and "vinsonalizing". it was AWESOME.  

i miss it all. i told keith the other day that i miss our wedding. i would live every week of my life just like our wedding week if i could :)

it was a fairy tale.

xoxo,
Mrs. Sales :)