…It’s been 2 months.

Justin and I got married 2 months ago today! Sadly he is not here with me to celebrate this however… he did write me TWO letters that I received today! I got my first one on the 4th and then 2 today…
What’s that? You want an update? OK…
The first letter was a little sad, he said it was pretty hard and that they yell at him to get up at 5 am, only to have to go out in the 40 degree Cape May weather in shorts and t-shirts! However the next letters were on a much better note… he has taken on some extra responsibility as the co-organizer of the recruit’s watch schedule. He also said that he is getting more used to the schedule, and weather. However… despite the efforts of both his mother and I, he had yet to get any of our letters :( (well as of the 7th) mail is SUPER SLOW!
We are closing in on the amount of time he will be away, and I am packing our things for the big move… to who knows where.

I will post pictures of the painting projects later.
Another reason that today was FANTASTIC… we got our wedding photo proofs!
We have almost 500 pictures and I get to go through them all and pick out favorites for our book… but I will probably wait for Justin to get home to make final decisions. If you haven’t seen April’s work at Once in Every Life, you absolutely should. She does GREAT work and is SO fun to work with.

That’s probably all for now… Happy 2 months to Us! What a great day!!

…I basically LOVE this magazine!

If you don’t read Real Simple you totally should! I LOVE it! There are TONS of simple solutions to organize and “pretty up” your whole life. This post will lay out some of my favorites from the recent issues…
1. Do you save all your ticket stubs from dates and girls night out etc.? Do you know what to do with them??? I sure don’t… Until now.

This Ticket Stub Diary will keep all your mementos in order… for only $10!

2.  How many surge protectors do you have lying about because you can only use half of the plugs on it… you know with the iHome and camera charger etc. etc.

Well you should pick up one of these… Socket Sense only $19.99

3. Love personalized cards, stationary, and calendars?

Shop at MINTED.com and use a discount on your order (Real) special for Real Simple readers.

4. Have a ton of t-shirts you only keep for the memory?

Make them into a quilt so you can really appreciate them! Can’t sew/don’t want to?? Send your collection into Campus Quilt…

5. For the women… Hate rumaging through your makeup bag for the 1000s of different eye shadows you use?

Organize them in this… for less than $30! You can pick your color too!!!

These are just a few of my favorite items… these along with the millions of organization solutions… you can’t go wrong! My OCD type A LOVES this!!!

…I’m craving these dresses.

Ok I don’t know if you have ever heard of this website… but if you have just humor me.

Rent the Runway
Ok so here’s the deal… you go to this website… and sign up (yes you have to log in… but it’s worth it!) And you can RENT dresses straight from designers in New York… for a mere fraction of what it’s worth!
Sweet Jamie told me about this… and then a week later I read about it in Real Simple Magazine… It’s awesome!
Here’s an example…

How much would you LOVE to look like this at your next big event?! Well guess what from RTR, you can!!! For the low low price of $135!!! That’s right, less than $200 for an entire outfit that is worth $1090!
So how does it work?

• You tell them your size
  • and they send you 2 dresses (just to make sure it fits)
• You tell them the day of your event
  • and they send it 2-3 days in advance
• You’re having RED WINE?
  • don’t worry you can get $5 insurance to cover your butt ;)
• Event over? You pack it up and send it back…
  • WITH THE INCLUDED RETURN SHIPPING!

You cannot go wrong! This will allow you to look like you have spent a fortune on yourself, and really you have spent less than you would at a local department store. AND let’s be honest, how many times would you EVER wear it again?!
Get shopping!