Photos

Our very first picture together! This was the trip when he brought me home for Thanksgiving to meet the fam. He would meet my family the next month at Christmas, when we rescued Lola!

The moment we rescued Lola and took her the vet to start her furever life with us!

Double Date! The next day we traveled to DC and met up with Aileen and Brandon. This was the night I found out Aileen was pregnant with Valerie! (even thought she didn't tell me for a few more weeks)

Fast forward 3 years and we're playing with their second sweet baby, Valentine! Traveled back to DC for Valerie's 3rd birthday. We love seeing our peeps! We're family, for real.

Getting back to Lola, the center of our life. Immediately upon arrival, she took over our lives. She loves LOVES cuddles.

Cuddles with Dad

Cuddles with Mom

And her favorite: cuddles with us both. This photo is what every night looks like in our home. No matter how late it is or what we've been up to, we always end our day on the couch with family cuddles

She LOVES going into the office to cuddle and play with all her friends.

We do costumes at Halloween

And dress up at Christmas

I love when I'm the base of the cuddle puddle! It's like having two heated, weighted blankets. It's the best.

Our first (of many) fort nights as a family!

So of course, being the center of our lives, she was the one to announce our engagement!

My first (of many MANY) bridal boxes! I wasted no time getting my box subscriptions.

Alllll the engaged sway a girl could ask for, delivered right to my doorstep twice a month for a full year lol.

I was too excited to tell the world that this man was officially officially off the market and all mine.

The month after our engagement, we were hired by Elliot and Barbara to cater their daughter's bat mitzvah, our first catering event together! After that day, we knew we could do this for real.

The moment was not only invited to the cookout, but was asked to cook at the cookout! Here he is with my cousins, the usual grill masters at these events.

And he really did cook pretty much everything. And it was delicious, per usual.

Our engagement shoot! (that technically happened the week after our surprise wedding)

And through our whole journey together, starting in Sept 2017, one thing that has remained constant is that we love traveling and adventuring together. Here we are in New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2023.

After a hike on a new trail in New York

Taking a break from all of the eating in New Orleans!

After a friendsgiving with Keyvious, Michael surprised me with a trip to NYC! He took care of everything. The hotel, parking, driving, tickets. Everything.

And tickets to the Rockettes! I was over the moon excited to see these women live for the first time after years of idolizing them. And it was more magical than I could have ever imagined.

Driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, we had to stop and take a photo. It was too gorgeous there.

Michael surprised me yet again with whale watching tickets. If you know me, you know I love whales. I legit cried when he told me. And he handled all the logistics again, including Lola's sitter.

Out for a casual Rhode Island stroll and we stumbled on a water fall. Photo op for sure.

Another thing about us, we love a picnic in the park.

And we love dressing up! (Javon and Claire's wedding in Boston)

We celebrated one year of marriage in San Francisco, my favorite US city.

We saw the sites

Took the pics

And went out with friends

A magical trip for sure.

We love exploring and it was so great to be in my favorite city with my favorite person.

And, of course, we handled all the logistics. Checking out the best routes to get from point A to B.

Just being the Mom and Dad on trips, like we usually are, planning our next moves.

Day one of Cali! That was a trip for the books. What was meant to be our bachelor/bachelorette weekend ended up being a mix of that and celebrating a year of marriage. We do things our way. Period.

Love. Love. Love.

Another tradition we have: Michael's birthday dinner. 2023 birthday dinner, perhaps the most delicious one to date!