Hey... It's me!

Hey there... It's been a while!  Here is a recap of what I've been up to this past year. 

We went to Jamaica for my cousin's wedding.  Did lots of snorkeling and got to take my picture with this awesome puffer fish! (highlight of my trip)

Adopted these two gems, Roxie and Riley.  

Roxie (white) is a shih-tzu/pug and Riley (black) is a Shih--tzu/pug/maltese.  

They are so loved!

HIKING!  lots and lots of hiking (I even bought shoes just for hiking) I snapped this picture while on a hike here in Northern Idaho.

I took a flower hanging basket class and made this gorgeous yard accessory!  Begonias are my new favorite flower

I bought an old dresser, then re-finished it.  It looks Amazing!  I'll post pictures soon.

went to the badlands in South Dakota for a short but amazing family vacation!  It is beautiful there and if you have a chance, please visit.  go hike through the badlands national park, go say high to 4 of our presidents, buy some cheesy key-chain at Wall Drug(and take your picture on the giant jackalope), drive by crazy horse monument and hike Harney's peak! 

Trust me, you won't regret it!

Oh, and did I mention we moved from NYC to Northern Idaho?  Yup!  I took a job and relocated us out to this small town on this beautiful lake.  We are completely surrounded by mountains, trees and every once in a while in the winter you might see Molly the Moose meander through town.  

And yes, we love it all!

xoxo

Kirby

wedding Plans: Honeymoon Decisions

T and I are headed for a cruise stopping in Greece and Turkey for our honeymoon.  We extended our trip a few days past the end of the cruise so we could further explore the area.  the problem, we have no idea where our last 3 nights should best be spent!  Ruelala has some great deals in 4 different, beautiful, cities in Greece and I thought I would get  your opinion!  So tell me, have you even been?  If so, which of these four cities would you recommend more time in to explore or relax (besides the 12 hours or so while the cruise is at port). 

The cities of choice are

Athens

Crete

Mykonos

Santorini

Personally I've heard Santorini would be the place to go, but I also feel like there would be some beautiful sites to visit in Athens as well!  I'll give a more detailed recap of our honeymoon plans another time, so don't you worry! 

And yes, we will stop in all of these cities during our cruise.

VW Campers!

I have been craving for a road trip. When I saw this little post over on the blog, Ruffled, I about fell off my chair! There are companies where you can rent VW campers from and road trip around. Wouldn't this be a great honeymoon alternative to those couples needing to save and budget? (which is most of us I'm assuming)

Actually when I was younger, I told my mom that I wanted to take a year off after high school, buy a VW van and travel around the USA.

Click here for rentals in California, Washington, Hawaii and the UK

{Pictures Via Ruffled)

I'm back!

I had a wonderful and relaxing vacation with my fiance and family. We snorkled, kayaked, hiked and much much more! My favorite thing I spotted was the Sloth! they are such interested creatures! I walked out of my room one day, looked up and started yelling sloth!

Isn't he cute!

So As this is my first post of the new year I want to look forward into 2010 at things I would like to do and accomplish. I call them goals.

Kirby Margaret - I would like to get a good jump in designing wedding gowns this year and get a start up business off the ground by the end of 2011!

Wedding Planning - Continue the planning of our wedding. Even though we have decided to have a long engagment that doesn't mean I can't start planning. I want to get a jump start on DIY projects to save on cost and time. I also plan on helpping my best friend back in MN plan her summer wedding as well as making her wedding gown!

Travel - Traveling is very important to me. it brings you back to reality. We would like to do some camping when the weather gets warmer and some long weekends touring some cities on the east coast.

DIY crafts - I have been so inspired lately, that I really want to do my best this year to make

What are your goals for 2010?

Happy New Years Eve!!!

My bags are packed! I'm off for a much needed vacation in the Caribbean! I'll be heading south with my Fiance and we will be meeting up with my sister and parents.

Whoo hoo!!

I'll be back 01/11/10

Welcome to the Jungle!

I am so excited about an upcoming vacation that I have to share with you all where my family, fiance and I will be staying for a couple of nights. Doesn't this place look Beautiful, Amazing, Breathtaking and Peaceful!?

{check out this ecolodge here}

Surf Lodge: Montauk, NY

I've always had an interest in finding more out about beach town and summer getaway, Montauk on Long Island, NY. Oh Joy posted about this way cool Surf Lodge there and now I'm really dying to go! I will definitely be planning a long weekend there next summer.

Each Suite includes a sundeck and water views, an ipod dock, and wireless Internet access, along with all the other hotel amenities. To add to the wonderful views, the Surf Lodge offers on site rentals of boards, kayaks, bikes and more, and then there is the Surf Lodge Boot Camp every Saturday and Sunday with celebrity fitness trainer Rebecca Kordecki. Once you are done surfing, biking and working out you can head back to your room for a scheduled massage and finish your day horseback riding down the beach.

Dreaming of Maine

Maine has been on my mind for a while. I've never been but one day I saw a post over at A Cup of Jo and I immediately wanted to start planning a trip. More recently my BF and I were talking about taking a trip together and he mentioned going to Maine. We haven't made any plans yet, but I'm really interested in going on a windjammer tour. also, Travel + Leisure rated Bar Harbor, Maine one of the 50 most romantic getaways.

Get away this year!

(Pictures via Cup of Joe and Travel + leisure)