Last week Brad and I just came home from a fantastic trip to Italy-(see travels) a trip that we had been planning together since March. Upon coming home I looked around to find snippets of ideas of where to go and especially where to EAT! I was thinking about how different the two of us are when it comes to planning things. Two years ago when we were planning our wedding Brad had everything organized into a spreadsheet that he updated accordingly- no pictures, but practical information organized in a neat orderly fashion (even his notes were typed in a "notes" column in the spreadsheet). My planning consisted of vision boards with colors, pinned flowers and pages cut from bridal magazines. I had watercolor paper with color schemes and themes, and scattered notes on whatever random legal pad I could find when I had a spark of inspiration. The same went for our planning of the Italy trip- he opened up Excel and I opened up my sketchbook. Planning in this way helps me to get excited about something that is about to happen, and for him having the piece of mind of a document with all the accessible information is what makes him feel happy and in control. We make a perfect travel pair because he can deal with the nitty-gritty train schedules and I can find off-the beaten path places to eat or see! (atlasobscura.com is my go-to for the wonderfully weird)