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Welcome to our little slice of internet! The place where I love documenting, photographing, story-telling…basically just sharing our wonderful life!

A little bit about us. | We met at work in 2006. We started dating in 2007.  Adopted Oliver, our awesome poodle mix in 2010. Bought our first sailboat in 2013, without any real sailing experience, and quit our jobs in early 2014 to set sail in the adventure of a lifetime! We spent 57 weeks cruising the Bahamas + Caribbean…where we even got engaged!!!…but now we are back home in beautiful Naples, Florida ready to plan a wedding. One chapter of our grand adventure at life may have ended, but there are plenty of exciting ones about to begin! We’d love for you to stick around as we share bits and pieces of our little world.

^^Photo Credit: Pink Sky Photography^^

Jereme | Your typical engineer. Loves projects. Loves DIY. Ice cream aficionado. Would eat sandwiches at every meal if possible. Pretty much lives in Columbia fishing shirts and flipflops. You get the picture. The boring stuff…Born in Canada (eh?!), moved to Ohio in elementary school.  Middle child. Jereme attended Ohio University (go bobcats) and earned a Bachelors in Civil Engineering.  Moved to Naples, Florida after graduating college. He’s now a licensed professional engineer (PE) and project management professional (PMP). And most recently, became a United States citizen in 2012. Woot woot!

Kim | Photographer (kimberlyjoyphoto.com). foodie. wannabe farmer. cheese lover. animal adoption advocate. Beyond photography, I’m also madly in love with food. I haven’t met a cheese I don’t like…still cannot find a decent garlic knot in Naples to save my life…could eat hush puppies everyday…LOVE anything homemade…and have an unnatural obsession with diet coke (and Burt’s Bees lip balm). Some of my favorite things in this world are my boys Jereme and Oliver, my fun-loving nieces and nephews, farmhouse everything, biking to the beach, the smell of clean sheets, vacuumming, spending the day in pajamas, and antiquing/exploring. The boring stuff…Born and raised in sunny South Florida. The youngest of 3 sisters.  Attended the University of Florida (go gators) and earned a Bachelors in Business Administration and a Masters in Marketing. For the past few years, I’ve balanced a day job as Director of Brand Management, owned/operated my photography biz, and volunteered weekly taking photos at the Humane Society Naples.

Oliver | This dog is da bomb dot com. We don’t know much of his back story since we adopted this lovable, furry face in July 2010, but what we do know for sure is that he is one awesome poodle mix. Loves…(in no particular order) treats, barking at the tv when any animal appears on screen, other dogs (+ people), long walks, and cuddling. Hates…taking his monthly flea/tick medication, going to the groomers, and thunder/fireworks/loud booms. We have an entire page dedicated to his awesome (former boat dog) lifestyle. Check it out here.

^^Photo credit: Pink Sky Photography^^

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