The Nottingham Home

Last month we stumbled upon our dream rental on Craigslist and knew we HAD to scoop it up before someone else did. Decorating is definitely a work in progress, but we are taking our time. We are using several pieces of furniture we already own and will slowly replace with new pieces as time and money allows. Here's a little sneak peak at our living room, since it is the most "put together" room at this time!

There's a healthy mix of new and thrifted items in our space, which I love!

Shout out to my Grammy who gifted us our first house plant :)

We absolutely love the lighting and just about everything about our little place. We will remember our time here for the rest of our lives!

 

xo-M&K

Couple Style

One thing is for sure: Kyle and I have no shame in our outfit game. Below are some of our recent "fits". PS: We have the same days off now...BEST THING EVER.

Also, please note how out of control Kyle's hand gestures are :)

-M

What We've Been Up To

We've really let the last few months slip away from us! Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years breezed by. I think time slips away with both of us working 40 hours a week (40+ for K).

I wish we had hundreds of fancy pictures of us doing amazingly fun things. Sadly, we've been sticking close to home and spending our free time relaxing. Kyle had his wisdom teeth out a couple of weeks ago, so we're just now bouncing back from that! We have celebrated the new year, our niece's first birthday, my sister's 26th birthday, the removal of Kyle's wisdom, and a Raven's victory. Kyle bought a new bike. The bridesmaid's dresses will be in this week. We saw a hockey game. We've watched Pitch Perfect about 6 times. And that's about all that's been going on over here. My schedule at work will be changing soon, so hopefully that means more time to snap pictures and spend time together, enjoying our engagement before it's over (110 days to go...)!

We hope your holiday was merry & bright, and we hope the beginning of this new year has been successful :) 

xo- M

SIX

Yesterday marks 6 years together for us. Most people can't believe we've never broken up, and I'm so proud of how our relationship has grown. I figured I'd share a little Kyle+Meg history:

It was the beginning of my Junior year of high school. I walked into Culinary Arts class and remember texting my best friend immediately to tell her, "that cute boy is in my class!". I was a relatively shy girl in high school so it took some time for us to become friends. I had a major crush on him and one day he even brought me Colstone and a dozen roses to school. It was sweet and I felt so special :)We started chatting here and there and one chilly night in November, he asked me to be his girlfriend.

We conquered our final high school years (year for him) together. We grew and learned a lot through college. I was there when he graduated from Culinary school and he was there for me when I received my diploma. I can't imagine my life without him! He's my motivation and my best friend. We are SO ready to spend the rest of our lives together!

We had a little anniversary eve coffee date on Saturday, and snapped some outfit pictures:

details: Old Navy dress, Madewell Sweater, handmade scarf, F21 boots.

details: Ssur Hat, Dearly Departed shirt and dogtag, h&m pants and jacket, vans

We both worked all day yesterday, but planned a late night dinner for when we both got done with work. It was our first time trying Maynard's Market & Kitchen and we were incredibly impressed. The restaurant is inside an old train station downtown, and the ambiance was so romantic. They played amazing jazz while we munched our 'amuse bouche' and appetizer.  I ordered the Bullionaise Supreme (OMG) and Kyle had the Pork shank. My favorite part was dessert by far--rosemary goat cheese cheesecake and creme brulee. It was a PERFECT evening.

Thanks for the last 6 years, Kyle. Looking forward to 80 more :)

xo-M

Another Phoenix Weekend!

This past weekend we kicked off the Halloween festivities early! On Friday, Kyle and I packed up our car, picked up my brother-in-law's little bro, and made our way to Phoenix. It was a crazy weekend jam-packed with zombies, shopping (shocking..), cooking, eating, a haunted house adventure, and scary movies. Spending time with my sis and B-I-L is always fun, and this weekend was no exception.

We kicked things off at a Zombie Walk in downtown Phoenix. Last year, we attended as spectators, but this year we went all out.

If you've seen Say Anything, then you deeply appreciate my brother-in-law's costume ;)

 That night, we washed up and went to The 13th Floor (a local haunted house). It was terrifying but we wanted more, so we ended the night watching Paranormal Activity 4.

Sunday morning we headed to our favorite Phoenix breakfast spot, Matt's Big Breakfast. Matt's has incredibly fresh ingredients and their coffee is SO delicious. I really enjoyed spending a morning with coffee and my favorite people. 

 We planned on staying most of that day, even though Kyle had to work the next morning. We got ALL caught up on The Walking Dead (!!!) and the boys cooked a fancy seafood dinner! It always makes me smile to see Kyle in the kitchen. He makes THE best food, and he does an amazing job teaching anyone who wants to learn from him.

It's safe to say this weekend was a blast! Can't wait to see them all again soon <3

xo- M

A Very Disney Week

This weekend we loaded up a rental car and made our way out to Anaheim, CA. We unfortunately had to put one of my dogs to sleep this past week, and getting out of town was exactly what we needed. Our group of 5 consisted of my mom, my brother, my brother's friend Jordan, Kyle, and myself. We had three amazing days park hopping between Disneyland and California Adventure. Our first day at Disney was a special Halloween event, where we dressed up in costumes and trick-or-treated! If you've never been to Disneyland during a holiday, I highly recommend trying it!

Treats, fireworks, a visit from my bestie Lindy, posing in photos, and family time. Dad, Ashley, and Christian...we missed you guys!!!!

xo-Meg