Just a picture

Just a little picture, not much to update you with... the sky is BLUE today!! And I'm going to lay on the roof and I dont care if it's 34 degrees! Its sunny!

2 week update..

I've been here so long that I'm.... I'm... I'm.... becoming domestic!! This is just not okay. Although, my teapot is adorable. (Thanks Megs!)

My wonderful "window to home" from my friends... thanks lovebugs! I look in it all the time. One time, I think I even tried to step through it.

Matt and I in our new home... first date in cleveland

Look closely... see all of those little white specs? Nope, you don't have double vision.. its BIRDS! Right outside our window, there are thousands of birds all the time sitting on the frozen river/lake erie. And sometimes, when they get scared, they fly the coop. And this is what it happens to look like... it's actually really pretty. I have to admit.

Guess what???

It's still snowing... a few little photos from right outside our window...!!

Mrs. Kassouf(s)

Both of the Mrs. Kassoufs had a shopping day all day in cleveland yesterday! Mama K showed me around the best shopping areas in cleveland. We ate lunch, got chai tea lattes (sorry Jen)... and guess what? She got me a welcome to cleveland/valentines day/best daughter-in-law ever gift of some new snow boots! What a sweetie pie! And if that wasn't enough we ended the night with dinner at the Kassouf residence... I'm a lucky daughter in law!

First week...

Well, it's official... we've been here for one week. We did it! We made it through the first week.. The weirdest thing about it is that I keep thinking that I'm about to go home from this little escapade since that's what we usually do after we visit Matt's family... but no more! This is our home away from home for now. Above is a photo taken from our lofts rooftop.. pretty cool skyline actually. I really miss home and can't wait to come back... but we're embracing Cleveland at the same time! Matt has been working on putting up track lights in our kitchen, and don't you worry... I'll put up some pictures soon. Our condo is really different- it was originally a warehouse, so the rooms and ceilings are so much bigger than we are used to. Also, I think I made a friend today. She works in the coffee shop below us and I told her I liked her dread locks. She then told me she liked my orange coat. That makes us friends... right?!

Okay, that's all for now... we miss everyone lots!

SNOW

It hasn't stopped snowing here since we got here. This is the kind of stuff we run into on a regular basis... totally normal. A few minutes before I saw this, a few people were jogging past me as if it was 75 and sunny. Who are these people?!

The Big Move...

Well, we did it. It's our first day in Cleveland! We drove 8 1/2 hours in the car yesterday and after a lot of sun ships, cherry pepsi's, and tears (ok ok, mostly from me)... we made it. We even got Big Macs, and didn't even care! So far, it has been pretty bittersweet. I already miss NC- I'm just a homegirl at heart! But, our condo is AMAZING and the area we live is really "big city" and has a lot of fun places... it's pretty hip! So, that makes things better... we live on one of the Great Lakes... Lake Erie... its literally our backyard. and right now, its frozen. Yes, it's that cold. (See picture). I realize I look like an eskimo in the picture, get used to it. Other details... We live on top of a fresh food market, a coffee shop and a few trendy restaurants... which is pretty awesome. oh and before i forget- you can stop holding your breath now... Brutus and Maximus (our frogs) survived the big move! I'm not sure I could have handled a death in the family, thank goodness they made it.
We miss everyone already and will be back home soon! I personally would NOT make it through without my dear friends and fams letters, calls, gifts... even a phone call from a certain someone's honeymoon! !! I'm a lucky, lucky girl. Love you all so much! xoxxoo

More Honeymoon...

I wanted to post these because A.) They are awesome and B.) They are proof of how we really fell into the "honeymooners" trap... we took different pictures with different creatures every day! I think we even went looking for the paparazzi one day...

Hello World!

Greetings to all "Kassoufs Greatest Hits" fans and followers. The new Kassouf family has finally arrived on the blog scene so everybody can calm down now and just relax. I know it took us some time and many of you have been waiting patiently to get updated on all of our already existing married life greatest hits. It has only been three months so far since the big day but already a lot has happened since we last saw many of you. So for our first ever post I am going to give you a quick update of what has been happening with Sarah and I during our first months of marriage.

1. Wedding- This was simply the best day of our lives. Everyone says that- but it really was. We really couldnt imagine a better wedding for us. Thank you to all of you who helped to make it everything that it was... our family and bridal party deserve some serious props!































2. Honeymoon- somehow we were upgradeed to the master suite of the entire resort, we had our own butler named Donicio, a balcony the size of our current apartment that overlooked nothing but beach and ocean, and two (thats right I said two) hottubs in the honeymoon suite. Sarah and I spent every day in complete relaxation either sleeping at the beach, by the pool or on our balcony. We cant wait to go back one day. Lots of Pictures below...









3. Thanksgiving- Sarah and I spent Thanksgiving in Ohio with my family for our first Holiday as a married couple. This was a much bigger deal then you may realize cause it was Sarahs first officialy holiday away from her family. As sad as she was to be away from home she handled it like a champ and fit right in with all the Kassouf family holiday traditions. Sarah became the first person who is not of full Kassouf family origins to help put up and decorate the family Christmas tree.

Well that is just a little update on what we have been doing so far since the wedding day. Sarah and I just passed our big three month aniversary while her grandparents Papa and Mama-Lou celebrated about there 55th year (I think they have almost lost count by now and for some reason they didnt think our three month was a big deal). We are only a few days away from our first Christmas together and anyone who knows me knows that Christmas is definitely a greatest hit.