oh, how time flies

today is a very special day, its our 11 year anniversary! also 3 years today we were married and it was one of the best moments of our lives. so many exciting things have happened over the years that we have been together. so many changes, pretty much all of them good. we have laughed, we have cried but most of all we have stuck together when times were tough. that is what relationships are all about. being there for each other when the other needs you, when you need that special hug to get you through the day or those encouraging words to know you are on the right path.

i remember the first time we went surfing together and how hard we laughed that day. the night he told me he loved me. the day we both thought it would be a good idea to skateboard down a hill on the same board and me, wearing a tight denim skirt (not our greatest idea, hey, we were young!). i remember catching our first wave together, looking over at him seeing the love of my life. i remember sneaking into his bedroom and sleeping over his house for the first time. living on our own in the big bad city and overcoming so much. i know together we can conquer anything. thank you tom for the most wonderful ride of my life, i couldn't ask for a more perfect person to share my life with. thank you for being my everything.

xo,
cb

happy little things #2

 oh man i had a hard time sleeping last night because today is my TATTOO appointment, yay!! today at 3pm pacific standard time i will be getting inked and i couldn't be more happy.

well what could also make my heart swell is tom and his amazing thoughtfulness. for our 10 year anniversary he got me a ring i had been lusting over for sooooo long.  he got it from here, colby june, a wonderful little etsy shop and her jewelry is AMAZING! when we were getting married i was looking for something different and wasn't sure what i wanted, until i found this 1940's aquamarine ring from a vintage stall at the vintage expo, i died when i tried it and i think my new little addition works really really well with it.

he has my hand and my heart.

enjoy your weekend everyone! can't wait to share my newest addition!
xo,
cb

our little getaway

happy monday! hope you all had a lovely weekend! tom and i had the best little getaway, really just what we needed.  we are waiting for another roll of film and will share that when it is ready but for now here are some snippets of our weekend.

of course we rode gilbert out to point reyes but had to go through sf to get there...on the way to the golden gate bridge we spotted the banana guy from jamba juice, poor guy...i hope he gets paid more then minimum wage to strut around in that get up and i am sure he was less then please to have me take a picture of him while we flew by on gilbert.

we stopped in the redwoods to catch a break and drink some water, man the weather was AMAZING and it was hot as hell too! could not resist taking a picture of the moss, soo cool!!!!!!

this was a our case for the next two days, isnt it adorable?!?!? we had a hard time leaving, the little back yard was awesome! we hung out there alot, drank wine while listening to npr and tried not to get poked in the face from the hummingbirds that were chasing each other in the yard.

we spotted so much wild life, this little guy being one of them. i am so curious as to what he is gonna look like when he comes out of his cocoon! we also ran into 4 snakes, one being dead, thank goodness, sorry not a huge snake fan, 1 sad little bat that was dead on the side of the road and 1 hawk, a swarm of quials and countless deer. this time of year is deer mating season so there were tons of them everywhere! oh and don't forget the cute little hummingbirds!

we went on a "hike" which ended up being the worst idea possible. it was HOT, no shade and tom was inappropriately dressed for hiking, long pants, thermal AND flannel, in the hot weather. he ended having to buy a t-shirt at the store. we sat, drank a shit ton of water and stuffed ourselves, well actually speak tom did, hehe.

found some awesome wood teepee's and then headed right to the local saloon to grab some much needed cold beers to wipe away the "hike" from hell. hehe

 we ate out both nights, heaven, drank local beers and downed some local oysters, my favorite! the first night we had brick oven pizza while enjoying the awesome backyard of the restaurant. the view from our table was amazing, i actually took several of these shots because i was obsessed with the little vignette.

 point reyes station is tiny but lucky enough to have the yummiest CUTEST dinner EVER! we ate there twice. it was a yummy farewell. we headed out early friday morning and enjoyed awesome weather on the ride back home.

we are planning our next trip back. it was just a great place to really get away from everything and spend quality time with each other but sometimes i wish that we could just escape from everything and live out in the hills in a tiny little town with the hills and ocean as our backyard...***sigh***

oh and don't forget 15% off in my little store, sale ends november 1st, use SOINLOVE code at check out!


xo,
cb

10 loving years, our anniversary!

this was my senior prom, the oldest picture i had, we are both 18 in this picture!

yup, today is tom and my 10 year anniversary and also our wedding anniversary! i can't believe it has been 10 years, feels like yesterday we met <3 we are celebrating with a nice dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and then later in the month we are going to escape to point reyes and stay in this super cute little cottage for a few days, i can't wait!

it is amazing to me how much i love him and how much he loves him. the best part of our relationship and he may say otherwise, is the way he loves me and how it just exudes from him. i have never had something like this and feel so lucky that i do.

 i am very blessed to have him in my life. to be able to walk this life hand in hand with the person i hold so dear to my heart. to have someone who truly knows who i am,  who sees the worst of me but still loves me ever bit as much and more. to be able to see the way he loves me just by looking in his eyes or being in his arms, i think is a rare thing and i am one lucky lady.

thanks tom for the most amazing 10 years of my life. my life couldn't be any more perfect and i have you to thank for it. you have opened my eyes to so many things, helped me see the beauty when i am blind and encourage me to be the person that i am. i can't wait for more adventures together and many many many more loving years with you.

cheers baby!

i also wanted to extend the love to you guys too! for the entire month of october get 15% off anything in the shop using the code, SOINLOVE. enjoy everyone!

xo,

cb

holiday craft fair!

happy friday! i am torn...i am happy it is friday but it will be a long night tonight. i still have lots to do and on top of that it might rain on saturday...please rain gods be good to us hard working crafters and don't rain!!

i want to thank the mister for being the best ever! he has been so awesome this week while i freak out and run around like a crazy trying to wrap everything up. loves you to pieces my sweet!

so for you bay area peeps, come check out the CCA holiday craft fair. there are some amazing artists and one of a kind crafts.  the mister and i will be there with lots of bike embroideries, chickie paintings, owl earrings and fabric necklaces. the fun starts at 11 and ends at 3, there is live jazz music and great food. hope to see some of you out there!

the rest of my weekend is pretty packed too....after the fair we are going hunting for a christmas cactus!!!!!!! we have been talking about getting one for years and this year we really want to get one...so...we are! can't wait to show you pictures :) saturday night we are making a favorite dish...argentina beef stew....SOOOOOOOOOOOO yummy! and then on sunday it is my grandparents 60th anniversary! i can't wait to celebrate with them!

hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!

xoxoxoxoxo,
cb