A Bike Ride and a Party

I'm not one of those girls who has always daydreamed about her wedding day, planning everything from the dress to the entertainment. I'm sure I'll have ideas about what I want when the time comes, The only thing I'm sure about right now is that I don't want a huge, long ceremony. Maybe when I get married someday I'll not be nervous to stand for a long time, and I'll have more stamina when I am anxious, or maybe I won't be anxious at all!

My issues aside, this cute wedding caught my eye. In fact what a cool idea for any kind of party!! They rented bikes for all of their guests to ride to the reception picnic at a park, then to an ice cream shop for desert, and later on to a botanical garden for the final toast.

I love her dress! tiers of ruffles with a yellow sash

Her bouquet is made out of enamel broaches and pins

The bride and groom rode a tandem bike

The guests decorated their bikes before the reception

Vintage sheets were the picnic seating

What a causal and fun reception!!

Yum!

So cute.

 All pictures from Martha Stewart Weddings

Addison's Life

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 I've been so grateful over the last year and a half to be a part of several Addison's Disease forums and boards. Having a rare chronic illness means that I don't know anyone in real life that has Addison's. So connecting with people over the internet who do has been so valuble. Yes, I have a great doctor. Yes, I have amazing family and friends. But nothing beats getting first hand advice from someone who has already been down the path I'm on.

I've really been loving what Lana's been writing on her blog FindingLana. (Hi Lana!) She is a blessing and a resource for me. I want to also be a blogger who shares my experience with Addison's in a way that is helpful to others. Last winter was a rough time for me, and what I blogged about was my perspective during the yuck of figuring out how to live with Addison's. It was still so new to me. This winter has been so incredibly different and my experience with this disease have become more positive than before. I want to share that side of Addison's too.

I would never choose this disease. I still hate that I have it, but it doesn't make me mad like it did before. I like where I am today, and a lot of what I've learned in the past two years is because of Addison's. I'm grateful for the opportunities it has brought into my life. It's weird that I can hate something but be grateful for what it has brought to my life- but it's true.

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Happy Friday!

Another Friday... it seems like I was just writing a post like this last week.

On my list for this weekend:
Finish unpacking my car
Get rid of half of my belongings
Take brod for a long walk
Get a part time job
And finally... sleep in.

Stopped me in my tracks...

I am in love with this bed frame! 

These pics stopped me in my tracks- and I wondered if I could spray paint my metal bed frame to look like this? I'm seriously thinking about it...  

To see more go here to Apartment Therapy.

light and bright

light and bright... yes this apartment is light and bright! I've seen the living area posted on a lot of different blogs, but this is the first time I've seen the whole apartment featured. It's probably one of my favorite spaces, because of the high ceilings, white walls, and turquoise and pink color scheme. Come, see for yourself!

to see more of this aqua, pink and beautiful apartment go to freshome.com

Shoe lovin' Saturday

These little gold wedges look so classy. See more pictures, here.

Thank goodness for cute puppies and Fridays!

I am so glad it's Friday- but now that it's here the afternoon is dragging by slowly...

My sweet friend Brooke sent me this picture she took last week. Not sure what I was laughing about, but I'm pretty sure Brody was watching Belle, my roommate's dog. Brody is getting along great with Belle, but they're both still so aware of the other one right now. Last night they chased and played a little bit, and I think they'll be best friends before too long.

Now if it could only be 5 o'clock so I can get on with the weekend! Come on clock, I have people to see and places to go!

A new book on my Amazon Wishlist

I ran accross this book recently and I am really excited to read it.

Here is a short promo video:

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