I said YES!

  I AM ENGAGED, to be married to the man of my dreams. It is hard to put into words how amazing my engagement was, but I'm going to give it a shot. To start off, Cody spent the entire month of May in California with his company, and flew me out to San Francisco for a little vacation on his final weekend on the west coast. On Friday, I knew we were heading out to Napa Valley, but wasn't sure exactly what wineries we were going to because Cody said that he wanted to do all the planning for this trip. So we called for our car, got dressed, and got on the road. Cody didn't tell me where we were going to whole car ride until we pulled into the parking lot.... Castello di Amorosa. This winery is a castle... yes, literally a castle... a traditionally designed and built castle with underground tunnels, dungeons, and torture chambers all while being a fully-functioning Napa Valley wine producer.

Towards the end of our winery tour, during the tasting portion, a guy (Jose) from the hospitality department walked up to our group and announced Cody and I had "won" an extended tour of the castle after we finished out tasting! So we finished up our last glass, and followed Jose up to the North Tower, which just happened to be the tallest tower at the castle with spectacular views of Napa's vineyards for miles. We walked up four flights of stairs to get to the top of the tower were a table was setup with a bottle of wine, and plate of fruit and cheese was waiting for us. All I remember from that point on was watching Cody drop down on one knee, and say "Alexandra Marie Young, will you marry me?"

And I said yes.

Easter

White Dress Watch Sunglasses Ring Earrings 

The best thing the Easter bunny could have brought me this year was my boyfriend. He recently moved to Atlanta for work, and long distance really is not wonderful! We are making the best of it and see each other as often as we can. Easter marks the end of my spring break and it is back to reality tomorrow when I have to go back to work. This dress is one of the most comfortable dresses I own. I bought it because I think that lace is so flattering on everyone including myself.  The best part of the dress is the scallop detail at the bottom. 

The Florida Keys

For a week every year for the past three years I go to the Florida Keys with my boyfriend, Cody, and his family. His whole family is super adventurous and love to be in the water. They are super stars at fishing, spear fishing, lobstering, and scuba diving... its hard to keep up with the Adams boys, but I'm able to do it AND get a nice tan in the process. This year was definitely my favorite trip because I went snorkeling twice and scuba diving twice! (I am not certified in scuba diving yet, but I'm planning on taking the courses this year!) 

Welcome to New York.

 I feel like I fall in love with new places so easily. Every time I step foot into a new city I’m in awe. New York City is an incredible place there are so many things to do and to see and experience I feel like I could go there every year and still find a new place to explore. This was my first time in the city and I wanted to do a lot in a short amount of time. I really just wanted to be a super tourist. I explored New York for a couple of days with my good friend, Laura, who I lived with in Kappa Delta for a year! She now has an apartment in the right in the city and is basically living out her Laura and the City dreams. My boyfriend joined me for the rest of my stay and we tried to conquer the subway system and see the famous landmarks.

Panama City Beach *4th of July*

Another weekend, another road trip! For the fourth of July me and some friends went to Panama City Beach. The beaches are so beautiful up there and everyone is so southern and sweet. We also got a stick which I was so obsessed with I went and bought myself one! 

St. Pete Beach

I've been very lucky this summer because it seems like almost every weekend I've been able to go on a new adventure. I went to St. Pete Beach and a Tampa Bay Rays game (to see the Red Sox of course) with my boyfriend, Cody, and my family. I grew up on the east coast of Florida so I LOVE the west coast beaches they are so much prettier! Cody has been so busy lately with his new job I was thrilled that he was able to spend the weekend with me and my family!

Hard Rock Hotel

There is nothing I love more than celebrating birthdays! Me and my girlfriends celebrated my friend, Amanda's, 21st birthday at the Hard Rock Hotel. We went to an awesome Mexican Restaurant and a karaoke bar the first night and the next day we went and hung out by the pool. It was a much needed girls weekend!