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Mint to be....

Hey Friends! Happy Wednesday!

Anyone like me and still wishing it was the weekend?! We had the BEST weekend of not doing much and I wish it could go on and on and on! We filled our time by hanging out with friends and family, eating WAY too much, and taking afternoon naps like it's our job.

My neighbor, who is the sweetest person in the entire world, planted a bunch of herbs (rosemary, cilantro, mint, lavender and basil) in my yard a few weeks ago and I have been dying to make something with them. Last night as we were closing out our weekend I told Lee that we should try to make Mojitos with the mint she planted! So I looked up a recipe, we invited the neighbors in, ordered some pizza and whipped up some mojitos with fresh mint! YUMMM

I love mint and want to use it more but I just can't think of ways to use it! Do you have any ideas? One of my friends said to freeze some in ice cubes and then put them in your water or tea throughout the summer... definitely going to do that but do you have any other ways?! I'm all ears!

Hope you guys have a great Wednesday!! And if you're in the mood for a mojito here is the recipe that we used (although I would probably only put 1/2 oz of simple syrup instead of a full oz.)

xoxo

Justine

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Bucket List

Summer 2017 Bucket List

It's finally SUMMER!!!

Bring on all the warm days spent in the pool, eating all the watermelon on the driveway, and filling our neighborhood with all of the bubbles!

This summer is special because it's Levi's first summer!! He has a super chill personality but the kid is always on the move so I think summers will be right up his alley! I can't wait to watch as the two bond over the best parts of life... running through sprinklers and ice-cream trucks.... obviously.

To kick off our summer we made a bucket list (which was really me naming off things that we could do and Charlee saying either "yaaaa" or "ohhhh" (aka no). So without further ado here are the things that Charlee approves of. ;)

And, for those wondering what she said "ohhhh" too....

1. Take lots of Naps

2. Become fully Potty Trained

3. Give her Pacis away

Little does she know, at least 2 of the 3 things on that list are for sure happening! :)

xoxo,

Justine

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It's been a minute...

Hi Friends!!

Whew... where have the last 7-8 months gone?!?! The end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017 has been a whirlwind for our family which has kept me from having time to connect on here! But... I'm back!!

So much has changed for us - like Lee being Graduated (ALL THE PRAISE HANDS), we've moved into our house (!!!) and Levi is crawling (almost walking) so we are busy busy busy!

I will go into more detail, at a later date, about what life is like for us right now but I wanted to share some pictures from a couple days ago! I may be biased but y'all. Seriously. My babies are stinkin' beautiful.

What are your plans for Memorial Day Weekend?! I hope they are full of family, relaxation and fun!

xoxo

Justine

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Lifestyle

I love, love...

It's true... I love, love! And I love these two newlywed lovebirds more than anything!! I am so grateful to them for letting me take their pictures and get more experience with photography- practice makes perfect... right?!

When I asked if I could take their pictures I knew that I wanted to do a shoot that represented everyday life... not so much posed but just candid shots that captured raw emotion. After talking with Cass we both agreed that the best place to do that would be at their house with a "lifestyle photoshoot." And, goodness, I am so glad we did that! It was so special for soooo many different reasons but one of the top ones being that they will always have pictures of them in their first house together. And, friends, it just doesn't get much sweeter than that.

The love these two share for each other is really something special. It's inspiring and challenging. It's beautiful and real. It's simple and so pure. If the first 6 months of their marriage is a foreshadow of what's to come, then they are in for a lifetime of magic. That is for sure.