Last year at this time...

...WE WERE IN ITALY (sigh)

The other night Austin and I spent the evening reminiscing about our trip to Italy over a bottle of wine. We looked through pictures reliving the memories and I even pulled out my food journal (I kept a detailed account of every meal I ate in Italy). Talk about nostalgia. One of our favorite meals was pasta bolognese. We decided to try our hand at homemade bolognese here in North Carolina...here's how it turned out! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We followed this recipe making a few changes based on the comments. It turned out AMAZING :)

Wedding Weekend

This past weekend we spent in Ohio at my cousin's wedding. Lindsey and Steve had a lovely outdoor ceremony followed by a reception in a rustic barn-turned-banquet hall. 

The wedding had a vintage country feel to it. Lindsey put a lot of thought into the details. Some of my favorites were the antique car the bride was brought to the ceremony in, the wooden hand crafted sign, the bridal party in their cowgirl boots (including the bride!), the gigantic colorful flowers, and the home made beer and wine the couple spent months preparing!

Another great moment was when the couple sang this song to each other towards the end of the night <3