the cat's out of the bag...

i've come to realize that my blog has been a bit neglected.  (haha) like exactly a full calendar year, neglected. it's safe to say its been a really hectic year and blogging wasn't a part of it.  we've had lots of excitement, stress, change and accomplishments for us both, and now we have even bigger things ahead of us...

here's the summary:

we saw the ocean for the first time together.

we set our wedding date of 09/12/15.

we celebrated our 4 year anniversary.

WE BECAME A FIRST TIME AUNT & UNCLE!

i set a company record for a 26 month sales streak.

mark earned his bachelors degree from ohio university. (!)

we endured crazy amounts of work stress.

we saw the ocean for the second time together.
i met my idol Tori Amos.

we were lucky to spend our summer feeding rhinos & giraffes. 

and now...

MARK & I ARE MOVING TO FLORIDA (in 6 months)!

we are ecstatic to have the love and support from our family & friends and are so excited to start a new life in a (tropical) new place.

we're able to finish up all obligations here in the next six months and hope to see as many people and do as many things in ohio as possible before we go.  of course we are nervous, and excited and NERVOUS, and did i mention we are EXCITED!!!  our florida wedding just became a lot less destination for us.  we look forward to this fresh start together!

you can follow us as we share our experience along the way.

http://fromohiotoflorida.blogspot.com (check back)

for now you can enjoy these images from the past year that lead to this new adventure!

it's been an amazing year!  

we hope to see as many of you as we can before we head south and we REALLY hope to have you all visit once we get settled!  more details to come so stay tuned and wish us luck!  

peace & love

brittany & mark

the streets with brotherly love. day one.

mark & i have been together since 2009 and have never left our great state of Ohio as a couple. Don't get me wrong, we have gone a lot of places and probably seen every corner of this silly state...but never really outside of its borders together. (unless you count our day at the newport ky aquarium, but come on...you could see the cincinnati bengals stadium. so it doesn't count.)


anyway, we recently planned an adventure to Philadelphia PA to see my most favorite lady in the world... Tori Amos. We spent an extra day in a lovely and historical hotel amidst the art and shopping district of downtown.  it was truly amazing and a wonderful way to start our third winter together.

                         

it was an evening with all of my favorite things that i wont soon forget.

the academy of music was one of the single most gorgeous venues i have ever seen....and i have seen a ton of different concert venues.

i have seen her three times and this one was by far my most favorite.

after the show we took a brisk walk (in our dress clothes so we would feel fancy) and came across a beautiful park.  it was rittenhouse square at night, all decorated for christmas.  such a lovely find.

so naturally we took pictures of each other in front of their giant tree!  it was a very very happy december 1st and our 1st night in philadelphia.

peace & love~