Hey there, remember me?

If you’re reading this post you might notice the SIGNIFICANT amount of time that has passed since I created this blog… time in which I have not posted a single thing. As luck would have it, my gratuitous amounts of free time suddenly disappeared when I accepted a fellowship position as a Photo Stylist at the cookbook publisher, Oxmoor House. If that wasn’t enough, Eric and I decided to adopt a dog! It’s funny how life is sometimes interrupted by more life.

Our sweet dog, Lucy (aka the great white goose)

No matter how busy these past few months have been, however, they have been some of the best months of my life. Being a newlywed accounts for most of that. It’s certainly an adjustment at times, but for the most part Eric and I have found marriage to be a huge blessing. Having an equal to share in the struggles and successes of daily life is so freeing. I know now more than ever that I got a good one. Eric has only proven to be kinder, more loving, and more caring in our time as husband and wife.

God also blessed me with a wonderful job right when we were starting to worry about how we would pay for food when Eric started school. I’ve been given a great opportunity to work with photo stylists at Oxmoor House, the cookbook publisher for big name brands such as Southern Living, Cooking Light, and Gooseberry Patch. We essentially select all the props that go into food shots for the cookbooks, i.e. the surfaces, linens, plates, flatware, glasses, background objects, etc. It has been incredibly rewarding and I am learning so much about photography and production. I would say this dream opportunity was definitely a God thing. I was desperately looking for a job, praying I’d find one at least remotely interesting, and all of a sudden this fell in my lap. I still can’t believe how blessed I am sometimes.

So amidst all these wonderful, busy months I have severely neglected this blog. Now that my dear husband has turned into a library rat for school I’m hoping I can put to practice some of the things I’m learning at work with some great new, easy recipes as well as some more musings on the life of a young newlywed. So stick with me, and maybe I’ll put my next post up before Christmas… (kidding.. I hope)

Meet the Pozzos

Welcome to Love Grace and Food! I decided to start this blog because I realized that the life of a newlywed is one full of learning and re-learning. Not only do you have to learn about your new spouse, but yourself as a part of a new partnership. While I plan to focus on the everyday aspects of our life, such as budget friendly food and helpful tricks I learn along the way, I won't stray from a few musings on the beauty and lessons of marriage.

Now to who we are! My name, my NEW name, is Madison Pozzo and I'm a writer (that's what you call your profession when you don't quite have a real job yet and you graduated with a degree in Journalism). I hail from Georgia, but I've had the pleasure of living in five different states before I turned 20. With this blog I'm combining three things I love: writing, cooking, and my husband, but I have many different passions. To save you a long drawn-out ballad about each, I'll give you the short list. Photography, animals, reading, dance, drawing, country music, the outdoors, Pinterest, my family, and Jesus. I'm sure each of these will be discussed in the future on this blog, so I thought I'd give you a little heads up.

I met my husband, Eric Pozzo, my junior year at Samford University. I needed a good date to a sorority party and a couple of my friends suggested Eric! It was by far the best date I had ever had, and we haven't been apart since. Eric is from St. Louis and attending college in Alabama was a bit of culture shock for him. I could empathize a little because I had lived in the "North" for 12 years before my junior year of high school. Eric is incredibly kind and has melded into my slightly crazy family perfectly. At our rehearsal dinner my sister and cousin even concluded their toast with a jovial "We get to keep Eric!" (they threatened disowning me if I ever broke up with him). He is set to attend the Physician Assistant graduate program at University of Alabama - Birmingham this fall.

Together Eric and I are excited about what God has in store for us. We both put our trust in Him a long time ago, and He hasn't failed us once. As newlywed's we're learning to live on a new budget, but adjusting is a fun and new challenge for us. This season of our lives will only be strengthened as we learn together, and what better to learn about than Love, Grace, and Food.