Leo and Jen: A Blog

A family in Raleigh, NC and random things they do

Month: September 2010

  • Let the Planning Begin!

    Wedding? Who’s thinking about the wedding? I’ve been swamped with work and out of town on various trips (see Leo’s side blog for details). Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a planner. I LOVE to plan. Calendars, lists, phone calls, maps. I jump up and down just thinking about it. But a wedding?…

  • Lighthouse Tour

    Seven lighthouses. Four days. Leo and I visited North Carolina’s core and outer banks for (my) first time last weekend. I’d write about it, but he did such a great job on his blog, I’ll just send you over there. If you live in North Carolina, you should definitely give this a try sometime.

  • North Carolina Lighthouse Roadtrip

    Jen and I went on a roadtrip recently to the North Carolina coast. Our mission was to see all the lighthouses and climb as many as we possibly could. With a little research to prepare ourselves and a map with the locations of all seven lighthouses, we hit the road with four days to get…

  • Ring Bling Distract-ing

    There is something on my left finger. It’s sparkly and gorgeous and very impressive considering I didn’t give the boy any hints. But wow, is it weird. I never wear rings on that finger. Even the rings I wear on other fingers come off at the end of the day. Sometimes I don’t put them…

  • The First Question

    “Will You Marry Me?” No, not that question. I’m talking about the torrent of other questions that follow it — about the proposal, the ring and most of all, the Wedding. Dum, da dum dum. No, that’s not the wedding march. Dirge is more like it. “Have you set a date?” That’s the first question…

  • We’re Engaged

    This picture was taken in April, just a few days before we started dating. I didn’t know then that Leo was the love of my life, but sticking my tongue out at him seemed to prove to both of us that maybe our friendship could be something more. Apparently, we were right. On Saturday, Sept.…