Jess Arminoei

My name is Jess and I am the owner of wander + bloom. I am a 28-year-old 9 to 5′er, part-time grad student and newlywed. I reside in Charlotte, North Carolina (born and raised) with my Persian hubby, Shahin (better known as Sean), and our two crazy, little fur babies (who happen to be litter mates), Duke + Carolina. If you are familiar with the rivalry between Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill, you will understand the comedy behind their names. When NCAA basketball time rolls around, we are most definitely a house divided.

I met my husband in English class during our Junior year of high school. Although we were just friends and didn’t start actually dating until the last year of college, the journey we had embarked on leading up to this was almost straight out of a romantic novel. Reader’s Digest Version: It was the classic tale of boy meets girl, they become friends, fall for each other, he moves away while she fears that she’s lost him forever, they do some growing up and find themselves and finally, each other (many years later). Sean is my other half, my biggest cheerleader and as cliche’ as it sounds, he is my best friend. Sometimes when we’re just sitting around, laughing at our inside jokes, reminiscing and goofing off…I take a moment to just look at him, take it all in and bask in the beauty that is our love. It’s unreal.

I am girly-girl through and through. I take joy in cooking, shopping, baking, dressing up and getting beautified. I don’t do bugs, anything that involves being outdoors for an extended period of time (unless it involves being at the beach, of course) or sports. I wish I could lie and say I am athletic because I’ve honestly always wanted to be. I had a brief stint on my high school lacrosse team and am currently part of a flag football team (Blondes vs. Brunettes Charlotte) that raises money for the Alzheimer’s Association, however, that is the extent of my athletic career.