Adam and I are blessed to have connected to the most amazing photographer for our wedding, Nathan Russell. We admired Nathan’s work on my friend Kathryn Hutchison’s blog, and we were thrilled that Nathan and his wife Amy agreed to capture our wedding celebration on Oct. 6.
An “engagement shoot” was part of our photography package, and I was relieved that we would have the chance to get to know Nathan and Amy before the big day, and also get some practice in posing for photos together. We got together after …

A couple weeks ago, Adam and I had the opportunity to stay in a hotel in our own city, something I always enjoy. You get all the benefits of a vacation without the stress and hassle of getting in a car or on a plane.
Austin’s downtown Omni Hotel recently invested millions of dollars  in a reconstruction and created “Get Fit” that include a workout nook stocked with a treadmill, yoga mats, P90X videos, medicine balls and bands.
I love that they targeted people who love to eat — food bloggers — in …