Love The One You're With- Chic Coles

Today's Love The One You're With comes from one creative family! I am happy to welcome the lovely ladies from

This Mother/Daughters team is so fun to follow along it is easy to forget you are not actually part of the family.....

We are thrilled to be here to today to share our "Love the one You're with" post! The first few images that came to mind were from a house we own in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I lived in this house until I was five and ever since then, we have all gathered in this home to celebrate Christmas. The pictures below are summer pictures (hence the greenery outside) but none the less, it is the house that I really do love. The house is old...not like some old houses that were built in the early 1600's but it is still an antique house that has some history.

This room is my room (it used to be the master bedroom with the two beds pushed together) but has since become mine when we stay in the house. There are two windows on the adjacent wall and look out at the large porch and mountains. There is nothing better than waking up to that view. (for photography sake, we used my moms zebra pillows that have been repeated a few times...)

This is my bathroom. It still has the old style sink which makes it very difficult to wash your face when you have hot and cold water coming out of two separate faucets, but I like the charm it holds and i'm glad we kept the original.

The kitchen is one of my favorite places in the whole house. Aside from the many memories it evokes whenever I think about it (from playing restaurant out of that window to making apple sauce in the fall) it is the place where everyone gathers while making dinner and spending time together.

All in all, I think the reason I "Love the one I'm with" with this home, is because it holds some really great memories! Thats what having a home is all about right?

-Melissa from Chic Coles

Thank you again Marianne, we wish you the best of luck with you new office, and your new baby!

Thank you Melissa and the rest of the gang, that was a great post. As I was reading it I couldn't help picture Christmas in that house- waking up to snow on the mountains and a warm kitchen filled with family, just perfect!

Quiet Time- The Prettiest Prayer

I posted this prayer at this time last year. To me it the prettiest prayer.

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury,pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

and where there is sadness, joy.



O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

-Prayer of St. Francis

Morning Snack-A Little Bit of Everything

Whew, it's Friday, what a week. The race to the finish is in full swing and I am almost out of gas so today I am going to keep it light. Abode Love posted this picture last week and I have not been able to get it out of my mind since.

Sure I was initially drawn in by the nail details around the room, but if you look there is so much more to love. The floor, see the pattern? Orange lacquer ceiling? Love the sofa upholstery fabric and plaid pillows, have I ever mentioned how much I love plaid?

Then there are the leather side chairs and gorgeous secretary. I also love the little gold side table in the right corner and full urns in the back. This room teeters on being guilty of having too much going on but somehow it all works.

Today

Happy Anniversary to the best husband a girl could ask for.

It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating with friends and family on one of the hottest days ever recorded in Nashville, apparently we prefer the milestones in our lives to be when it is toasty.

The picture above is from our rehearsal dinner and there is a great story behind my dress, but I need one more picture to fully tell it so I will try to share soon.

First image via Sweet Nothings

Blog Interruption- Opinions on Strollers

I have to break for a moment from things I love to things I need, like a stroller. We have been all over the world and back again. I would love opinions on what you have used and like/don't like, I am overwhelmed trying to make this decision!

Here are the models we are currently debating:

1. Uppababy Vista- We love the bassinet feature, several different seating options including an option for baby #2 (one day), large basket and great features like screens and you can exercise with it. I plan to walk a lot although I don't run so it should work for that. Love everything about it so far. Cons: $$$2. Bumbleride Indie- To be honest I don't know a lot about these but it came highly recommended so I thought I would throw it out there.

3. The Bob Revolution- It seems everyone in Birmingham owns this stroller and raves about it so it comes with a lot of positive feedback. My concern is the size since this baby will be going everywhere with me if possible, he will be working on my "off" days eventually.Help please! I am looking for something that is functional enough to be used on an everyday basis, can take miles of walking for exercise, will hold up and is really a one stop shop- we don't have room for several strollers.

A Tale of Two Sofas

New catalogs mean new inspiration and I am loving both of these sofas....

Although something about the middle leg above on the Ballard Griffin Sofa is bothering me.Tufted gray perfection from Anthropologie's Ditte Sofa.

Dining Delight

This weekend was spent working on the nursery (updates coming), but I did carve out 30 minutes to catch an old (although new to me) episode of Sarah 101. I was glad I did because I think this dining room is a-mazing.Images and sources HERE.