Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Merry Christmahanukwanzakkah to you, dear readers! Maria and I were a little too late to get Christmas cards out this year, but that didn't stop us from having a quick shoot for our first Christmas together as a married … [Read more...]
To My Wife, On Her Birthday
Today is Maria’s birthday. It also marks 171 days since our wedding, 584 days since Maria said yes, and 1060 days since we went on our first date. That time has seemed to flow by so ridiculously fast that it shocks me to look at those numbers. It almost feels like we just met for … [Read more...]
Our Budget After Going Debt Free
Let me tell you something: paying off my student loans was a huge weight off of Maria's and my shoulders. It was our overriding financial goal for almost our entire relationship. We weren't saving any money and we kept our discretionary expenses in our monthly budget to a … [Read more...]
Our Grand Hotel Halloween Adventure
You probably already knew how excited Maria and I were for the Grand Hotel's first ever Halloween Weekend up on Mackinac Island. Well, we took so many pictures that it took us two weeks to sort through them all. Thanks so much for waiting for us. Believe me, we have a lot to … [Read more...]
Crazy for Photography: How to Shoot in Manual Mode
As long as I've known her, Maria has been quite the shutterbug. It always blew me away at how beautiful the pictures she takes turn out. I mean, look at some of these: Maria wasn't always such an amazing photographer. She learned her skills to improve her photography as … [Read more...]
How to Support Your Partner on the Whole30
Maria recently completed the Whole30 for a second time. With the stress of the wedding, then eating out a ton on our honeymoon, then relying on quick take-out meals when getting her classroom set up, Maria felt like she'd really fallen off the wagon of eating well and taking care … [Read more...]
Eyeglasses Delivered: David Kind Review and Giveaway
In case you haven't sensed it yet, Maria and I are quite busy. So we love it when companies we like try to make our lives easier. That's why Maria loves Stitch Fix so much and why I love to shop online (sometimes ruining surprises). One thing that both of us have needed for quite … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday to Crazy Together!
Today is the first birthday of Crazy Together! We sat down together and held our collective breaths as we published our very first blog post on October 12, 2014. (It's not much of a post; really just a welcome and brief introduction, but it was the start of something wonderful!) … [Read more...]
What We Watch: Our Top 6 TV Shows
Now that the wedding is behind us; Maria and I are slowly getting into a routine and we're starting to have time for TV again! (Although, with two blogs and Maria going back to school last month, it hasn't been a ton of time.) Maria and I have a lot of different shows that we are … [Read more...]
