this weekend i was in madison for my friend alexis’ bachelorette party. alexis and i lived together for a year in madison and then two years in chicago. needless to say, she is one of my very greatest friends. i was so honored to have her in our wedding in june, and i am so excited to see her get married in january! she and her groom gordy are such a perfect couple. they met on valentine’s day in 2013 when she and i were living together in chicago. it was really fun to watch them fall in ... View the Post

madison will always be special for us. we met here in march of 2012. my life hasn’t been the same since. we went back for the weekend to get away just the two of us and watch the badger game. even though the badgers lost, we still had the best time in the city where we first fell in love. we wrote our names in this kk booth back in 2012. we always sit there when we go back and visit. here are the highlights. most of it involves food. ate chicken tenders at the kk did lots of ... View the Post

on my final day, we spent some time in the city as we hadn’t done much of that yet. we started off on foot toward the mission. we ran into minnesota street just a few blocks from my sister's apartment. i of course had to get a few photos. its nice to think mallory has a little bit of home not that far away. mallory's neighborhood is just the cutest. there is this community garden where anyone in the neighborhood can plants flowers and vegetables. i just can't get over how cool this ... View the Post

on our second day we went hiking in muir woods. this is the national monument near san francisco that has all the giant redwoods. i had seen so many photos of muir woods and told mallory that this was on the top of my list for the trip. let me tell you, it was breathtaking. also, somehow we ended up going on a free admission day (score!) it was pretty crowded but still amaze! these trees you guys. so. tall. tree huggers. after we finished the hike, we sat ... View the Post

my sister mallory just moved to san francisco to start her first job. i decided to plan a little 3 day trip to visit her before she started work. tony decided not to come, which turned out for the best because it gave us sister time alone. i think she was worried now that i’m married we won’t spend a lot of time just the two of us. (boy is she wrong!) i got in very early on friday morning. mallory picked me up at the airport and we went straight to her place. she lives in this really cute ... View the Post