First Stop: Beyond

Seth and I were hanging out last weekend and we had a free afternoon with not much to do, so I thought, "Hey let's go down to Bed, Bath & Beyond and register!" Surprisingly (because he's a guy) and unsurprisingly (because he loves me) he agreed and along we went for a little afternoon adventure...

To put it lightly... Seth and I completely underestimated what sort of adventure this was! FOUR hours later, we had barely put a dent in what the lovely registry lady told us was a good 'goal' for our guests! It wasn't even that it took too long to decide on things, we had just never realized how vast "Beyond" really was. So we left the store, legs sore, incredibly hungry, and definitely shopped out, to find that the parking lot was dark and we were late to dinner with friends. Don't get me wrong though, we had a lot of fun shooting UPC codes and dreaming of our future, beautiful and very colorful home together.

If you want the link to see what we've got so far:
Bed, Bath & Beyond Registry

Next time we have another day free, we'll add some more!

- Tessa

'Tis the Season of Love

The Mr. and I had a wonderful Christmas! These were our thoughts going into this holiday, and I'm pretty sure they played out really well!

Christmas day we celebrated by volunteering through the Lion's Club, we helped package more than 1200 meals to be delivered to home-bound seniors (that typically don't see anyone Christmas Day!) Seth and I were pros at the 'crimping machine' that sealed all the meals at the end of the assembly line of volunteers!
We had a lot of fun, and even though we had to wake up really early, it was worth it to start out our day with some generous love.

We then went home to my parent's house and shared gifts and a really delicious meal. Seth and I decided our 'rule' was to give each other only homemade presents this year to save on some money and place less focus on consumerism.

I custom designed Seth a guitar pick made out of copper:

"I will always *pick* you"

And Seth lovingly handmade a coupon, colorfully written and decorated, for a pair of Vibram Five Finger Shoes! It was a very sneaky way to give something handmade, but I didn't complain :)

As for the presents we made to give to our friends and family, we saved a lot of money (and had a LOT of fun!) handstitching Christmas Stockings! And then filling them up with goodies!!

The stitching took FOREVER as neither of us own a sewing machine :) But it turns out Seth is a really awesome crafter! And so we cranked them out in a couple of days! :)

 Mmmmm, so yummy!! (not to mention the pile of candy next to him!)

We are both very happy and I am even more so looking forward to our first Christmas as a married couple :) We're still thinking of some nice traditions to carry on when we have our own home, but if this holiday is an indicator, we're in for some very Merry Christmases to come :)

How did your Christmases go?

-Tessa & Seth