Five Brown Kids

Last year I helped Mark, at his request, update his living space a little bit.  I thought you would love to see the before and after.  I loved seeing his boys just lounge in this space all Christmas break. Win! After I think the green bookcases are stunning.  And I gathered up all of  Mark's books from all over the house and put them all in one spot organized by topic of course. Getting him to buy curtains that skimmed the floor and were the right color was a challenge but I did it! The plant does have a basket now. Before

Mark and I celebrated our six month anniversary! I headed to his place for the weekend. We did a four mile paddle down the Dan river, stopped for a swim half way down and then a lovely end of paddle float in the middle of the river to cool off.  Went out for a dinner with his son who is home for the summer.  And then had a six month check in.  His spreadsheet shows that since we started dating back in December we have been together on 52.2 percent of all the following days.  His consensus... more please! The next day we toured through the Reynolda House and Gardens in Winston Salem.  Lovely afternoon.  I feel so lucky to be in a relationship where I am loved and adored and cared for.  Mark enjoys spending time with me.  We like the same activities.  The first six months felt like what I always imagined marriage would feel like.  Yes, more please.