Instagram. It's pretty much my favorite thing since color-coded stores and gluten free macaroni and cheese! I've been using it daily for over a year now and love the opportunity to capture and share little bits of my life seamlessly and quickly. 

Like that one time I spilled raw chicken juice all over myself.  It was a brilliant move. But don't worry - National Free Donut Day makes up for it.

Or the one time I finished my lunch date and got back to my car with only 1 minute left on the parking meter? That was almost as good as the one time I beat my husband in cribbage by 53 points.

Or the memories of carrying 6 people's luggage through the airport - just the two of us. And that really awesome time we actually went to a wedding and I wasn't working - it was just the two of us.

But sometimes Instagram is a place to make a public confession. Like, I'm obsessed with Lord of the Rings and I love Legos so much wish I could collect them. So my husband bought me this! (He knows me so well...)

Either way... if you're on Instagram, check out my page! Or just follow along on my Facebook page as I share my gluten free mac and cheese, brilliant chicken juice moves, overwhelming Lego victories...

And just my life. In a snapshot. :)

Happy Friday!!

Sometimes when I sit down to write a blog post, the words just don't come. But as I stare at the pictures, emotions well up and feelings push to become words...  

Words that I want to say about that one night on the beach in Maine when we lit a Chinese lantern together.

The moment: well, it was hurried. I was the photographer, you were the assistant, and we wanted photos of us actually enjoying being guests for 2 minutes.

We were exhausted, but overwhelmed with the beautiful day, the beautiful ocean, the beautiful bride and groom, and the beautiful lanterns.

But when I reminisce, I wish I would've been more in the moment. Less the photographer and more the guest. Less the planner and more along for the ride. Less the I-want-this-photo-to-be-perfect-so-I'll-smile-and-stand-like-this and more just being.

Because as much as I really do want the beautiful photos of us... a beautiful photo means absolutely nothing without a beautiful memory.

And beautiful memories are only made by being all there. Enjoying every moment. 

So please... Enjoy your Friday and have a lovely weekend. :)