Shenandoah: Camping + Engaged

13 October, 201413 October, 2014 oursweetsomewhere2 Comments

This past weekend, Scott and I went on our annual camping trip to Shenandoah National Park to celebrate our 7 year anniversary and enjoyed a wonderful two days together up in the mountains. If you follow me on Instagram, then you also know that we are now engaged! He caught me by surprise, and got down on one knee to propose while we were taking pictures for our upcoming Christmas card (or so I thought at the time)! I am still in absolute awe over how much thought he put into this moment. Below is a round-up of some of my favorite snapshots from our mini-weekend getaway:

Oh by the way, that was definitely a peanut butter cup smore that you saw up there…and it was flippin’ amazing! I highly recommend subbing these bad boys in from time to time.

I am so ready to go on my next adventure/mini-getaway trip; if all works out with our schedules, Kate and I are hoping to make this happen for the both of us soon!

xo,

Jamie

Kate visits Alaska

9 October, 201410 October, 2014 oursweetsomewhereLeave a comment

As I mentioned in our instameet post, I was in Alaska not that long ago. Beyond the amazing time I had hiking and meeting new people, the main reason I went was to visit my brother, his wife, and their three beautiful girls who had recently moved there. Here is a round-up of the amazing time I had with them. (p.s. there was feeding a baby Musk Ox involved! eek!)

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I miss these girls with my whole heart, but I know I will be back soon to visit!

xo,
Kate

Double the Instafun!

30 September, 201430 September, 2014 oursweetsomewhere2 Comments

Our lives were paralleled last week as Jamie was invited to explore the U.S. Capitol with several other D.C. grammers, and I ventured out to meet some locals in Anchorage, Alaska. We both went on instameets that took place only one day a part from each other but on opposite ends of the country! Even with the distance, we still kept each other posted throughout the day by sending snapshots and text messages of what we were up to! We decided to share of few of those snapshots below:

Jamie’s Meet-Up | #capitolmorning

[ Pictured above: @justin11511 + @phil.martin ]

Kate’s Meet-Up | #walkalaska

[ Pictured above: @theyoungkiimosabe, @mikeyhuff, @williedalton, @patrickroman, @jayguzman, @jovell ]

Be sure to check out more photos posted from both of these instameets by searching for the hashtags #capitolmorning and #walkalaska. If you ever get the chance to attend one near you, you’re in for treat! Not only will you have the opportunity to fill up your camera roll, but you’ll also meet some pretty amazing people. This really is a perfect example of why Instagram is such a wonderful community!

xo,

J&K

P.S. If you are interested in going to an Instagram meet up soon, there is one coming up on October 5th! Where? All over the WORLD! Be sure to check out the hashtag #WWIM10 to find one near you!

Adventures in Columbus

31 May, 201430 September, 2014 oursweetsomewhereLeave a comment

Last weekend was an absolute blast; my boyfriend Scott and I traveled to the wonderful city of Columbus to visit our dear friends, Kate and her hubby Anthony during the holiday weekend for a much-needed reunion. And although it did not last as long as we’d hoped for (when does it ever?), we enjoyed every second of it.

Mind you, my boyfriend is from Michigan and he has only thought of Ohio as a next-door-neighbor state with not much more to do, especially since it’s missing our favorite Great Lake (Michigan). But I can assure you that his thoughts have changed for the better after this visit, thanks to Kate and Anthony! They took us everywhere. By bike, car, and foot…and yet I feel like there is still so much more to see!

Let me save you from some more of my blabbing and just start sharing with you some Instagram snapshots from our mini four-day adventure!