boots & a dress

oh my gosh...love, love, love. {it's in the fall, the leaves and the {to die for} boots}

these pictures make me not care as much if it rains on our wedding night.

see more here [& u should]

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secrets to a happy marriage

"Last word to the wise--everything is a negotiation and agreement. Remember that there are two parties in the relationship, and together you're so much greater than the sum of your parts. When you're headed out to see District 9 instead of Julie & Julia, you may just find that the action flick is exactly what the doctor ordered."

- Brooke Williams and Josh Liberson

"When you're married, your partner's pain becomes your pain. You long to carry the weight of the world for each other. When he has a tough day at work, I want to march down to his office and battle his demons. When I would rather jump off a cliff than compose yet another blog post, he wishes he could write in my stead. But you can't do everything for your partner, nor should you diminish each other's self-sufficiency.

So, instead, we find small ways to lighten the other's load. I can't sit through his boring five-hour conference call but I can pick him up at the train station and give him a big hug. He can't scour the web for the ten best ottomans, but he can bring me a mug of hot tea and some fuzzy socks. Small tokens of unsolicited support make a big impact and say, 'I love you, I'm proud of you, I think you're doing a great job.' At the end of the day, isn't that all we want to hear anyway?"

- Anne Sage

"Take a mini-moon. Frequently. Mini-moons originated with my parents who were married between the fall and winter break in college, and so didn't have time for a proper honeymoon. To make up for it, they took little vacations they called "mini-moons," where they would leave their six kids in the hands of a capable babysitter and spend a weekend away."

- Brooke Reynolds

"My husband and I have been married for only four months, but before we were married we took a nearly four-month backpacking trip to Thailand. Even though we had been together for years, we learned so much from the experience. So my advice is: Take adventures! No matter how big or small your adventure, you'll plan together, be spontaneous together, and create wonderful memories from the ups and downs."

- Ellie

""Love your other how they need to be loved, not how you need to be." A friend told me this simple mantra, saying that it had transformed his parents' marriage. It has stuck with me ever since. It makes so much sense and yet is so easy to forget because I think by nature we tend to be pretty selfish. Love is selfless, though, and what truly makes me happy is when my husband is happy. So, a key to a good marriage is trying your best to focus on what your significant other needs you to be to him, instead of what you want him to be to you."

- Anna Bond

*these are all {advice&pic} via cup of joe

muoosh, guoosh, love quotes

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

-judy garland

Love is saying 'I feel differently' instead of 'You're wrong.

- unkown

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option

-unknown (not a muoosh guoosh, but a goody)

The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves and to all their circle of acquaintance and of activity; but for this type of friendship both a rare man and a rare woman are needed. Perhaps it should be added that either the man or the woman thus deeply bound in lifelong friendship who seeks marriage must find a still rarer man or woman to wed, to make such a three cornered comradeship a permanent success.

- amy garlin spencer

The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again -- and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.

- barbara de angelis

For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked.

- bill crosby

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

-mignon mclaughlin

shhh....

something big is about to happen and r doesn't know yet. after knowing him for over 9 years and being with him for a little over two years, i am ready to take the next step and propose. i'm sure many of you traditionalists, friends and family are thinking i'm crazy for wanting to do this... but what can i say, when i want something, i'll work at making it happen. my heart is beating so fast just writing this... ha ha... and guess what.. he's laying right next to me asleep. i just found the perfect ring for him at sea babe jewelry. not only does it fit the criteria of being a simple gold band made from a local vendor but it is also made by a vendor that is based out of my second hometown, the north shore. i just emailed them tonight about getting it by this christmas eve. i hope it all works out and i can purchase it by then. please keep your fingers crossed for me.

oh.. before i forget...



we are RandR!