OBX Bound!!!

I've waited 4 long years to say those words. We are FINALLY going to Nags Head. After three years of telling Nick all about OBX, I get to show him!

We are headed to the beach for a whole week. It was very nice of my sister and brother-in-law to ask us to join them this year. There will definitely be some quality time with the family. My parents are heading down a few days too. We are finally getting that family picture. The lovely Maggie Stoup of Homeworks Video Productions will be photographing the Edwards/Cox/Larsen clan.

So I sign off for now because I'm beach bound tomorrow!!!

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Year One Anniversary

As many of you read previously, Nick and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary this past june. As well as the anniversary of our first date, three years ago. For the weeks leading up to the weekend I spent a lot of time on Nick's present. He only had one request and that was it must be paper related. I obliged. On the weekend of our anniversary I presented to him his gift. I was anxious to see his reaction, because I knew he would LOVE it. I was right (as usual) ;)

I used my talented design skills to create a one of a kind image of a rocket ship shooting to the moon (if you know Nick, you will understand the connection). The rocket was formed using the words from his vows and the moon from mine. In the background are stars with the subtle touch of our first dance lyrics (Bob Marley's Is This Love). I framed it and we hung it by his desk as a constant reminder of our marriage.

The entire weekend was amazing! Since the move to NYC was pretty taxing on us financially we opted to have a stay-cation this year. We hope to celebrate our 2nd anniversary in Scotland!

On our actual anniversary, Sunday June 12th, Nick woke up early and cooked us breakfast. It was delicious :) then later that evening I choose to make our favorite recipe (and the one we choose to give out as our favors) Chesapeake Bay crab pasta. I set the table with our fine china and we toasted our first year with a legitimate bottle of champagne from Champagne, France.

Oh and if anyone cares to know the second best part about the weekend (the first was spending quality time with my beloved) was my new 21.5" iMac. (ahhhhhhh... And the heavens sing) I was WAY overdue for a new Mac, so I was thrilled to open this puppy. Not going to lie... It's the best gift ever. I knew it was coming because I chipped in for it, but he still made me wait to open it!

Totally Tybee!!

Nick and I packed up the car on the Friday before Labor Day weekend and headed to Tybee Island, GA with 8 other friends. Right around Memorial Day weekend I had this idea that once the wedding was over and the summer had passed, we would all be in need of a great trip. BOY WAS I RIGHT! I can definitely say that I have never laughed so hard on a single vacation. We were able to enjoy the beach, some good food, a hot tub, fireworks, beer (lots of it), and The Crab Shack. Here are a few pictures of the weekend.

Best moment of the weekend was during our game of Kings. John pulled a card for "categories" while the rule was set that everyone must speak like a gay man. John said "Reasons Why I'm Fabulous" without skipping a beat, and we were all out of our chairs laughing for 10 minutes.

I hope to make this an annual thing. We rented The Love Shack off of 14th Street and it was gorgeous!! I was so impressed with Tybee Vacation Rentals and how easy it was to work with them. We had a 10 sleeper that was pet friendly with a hot tub in the back. Labor Day weekend has never been sweeter.