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Happy Birthday Rupe

happy birthday rupeRupert doesn’t get much face time on the blog but he is a huge help around here and basically in all aspects of my life in general. Rupe is my best friend, my husband, seriously constant entertainment, the perfect travel companion, and my rock. I’m not sure how I snagged this guy, but count me as the fortunate one.

Happy Birthday Rupe.

heading out

new-zealandWe’re off to New Zealand today! I have a few fun things planned over here while I am away… including the announcement of a charity pet project that I’m working on with Sarah Yates (she mentioned it in her Lovely Lady interview over on Emmadime).

As for now, I have a loooong flight ahead of me and I can’t wait to be road tripping around the north island of NZ! Thanks to everyone for all of the great recommendations!

Image by Sarah Sherman Samuel

new zealand here we come

smitten studio sheep new zealandLast anniversary Rupert surprised me with tickets to Auckland! New Zealand has always been on the top of my list of places to go and I can not wait to head over there and explore. While he took care of the flights, we still have not booked all of our lodging or planned much of anything for the trip, which is now coming up very soon! So today my mind is in the green hills of the New Zealand countryside while I plan our adventure.

Any Kiwi’s out there with tips or must see sights? Or have you been? …any recommendations on things to see, places to eat, shops to be visited?

Image by sarah sherman samuel

two weeks is too long

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Yippee! Rupert is back from London and I am one very happy wife. He was shooting a TV spot for Toshiba and the absence was elongated by my work trip to Minneapolis so we haven’t both been home at the same time for a while! Two weeks may sound like nothing but I was soo ready for him to be home. I don’t know how people can do long distance, I really missed having my mister around! Everything is definitely better when we are together.

No more sleeping in the middle of the bed with a dog on each side or leaving my dirty dishes scattered about, but that is a sacrifice I’m more then willing to make. Welcome back Rupe.

Thirty

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annnnd…I’m 30! Over the weekend, along with my mister and a group of my closest friends, I celebrated the big 3-0! This photo was taken at 12:01 AM making it officially my thirtieth year. Here’s to hoping it’s another good one.

A huge thank you to everyone that was part of it.

BACK FROM PARIS

Paris
After ten days in France, I am back, refreshed, and seriously inspired. Here is a photo that I took off of the balcony of our last hotel in Paris.

Image taken by Me