Anniversary blogged

Our anniversary was much like any other day and that's how we like it. We were going to go to the place where we ate on our honeymoon, but we just weren't feeling it so we picked a local burger place, Bad Daddy's. {And I saw Caitlin there, too! :) Hi Cait!} It was a good choice as dinner was quite yummy.

I came home to find paper flowers that Andrew had made! {Thanks to Brian Parker for the inspiration!} So sweet.

After dinner we went to the top of the Target parking deck to enjoy black & white cookies and the setting sun.

Took a couple pictures. Talked about this past year and the ones to come.

And couldn't believe it's been ONE year.

Since the first anniversary gift is paper, we went to Paper Source on Sunday to get a journal where we'll write a letter to each other on our anniversary. I think it will be so sweet to read them over the years.

Here's to many more!

First thoughts on our first anniversary

Well. Our anniversary started like this: my alarm goes off at 5am. I go into the kitchen... and there is a cockroach on top of the microwave. I don't scream (which is great progress on my part) and run back to wake Andrew up. "Andrew, come quick there's a cockroach I need you to kill." What a way to wake up. Poor guy.

Of my own initiative, I grab my big hunka snow boots, put them on and then get the vacuum cleaner ready to go as it's now under the fridge. We have to pull out the fridge and while I never scream, I'm a bit more panicked than Andrew. Will we find it? Will it sneak into other parts of the apartment? I mean, once I see it I don't feel peace until I know the thing is being flushed away.

Andrew saves the day! He kills it!

I then think and say, "Oh maybe this is a bad sign! Like our 2nd year of marriage will be like a circus." Andrew rolls his eyes.

And then I conclude that this is perhaps the ending of an eventful year. {Think flood/fire 2012 and our lost luggage adventure.} Never a dull moment!

Goodbye, Gigi

I got a call from my Mama this morning that our dear Gigi went to be with Jesus. I found this really old picture of us and it makes my heart happy.

Weekend Update

This is what I did for most of the weekend...

But first, last week we had a small birthday party for a friend. I love impromptu get-togethers.

We had a shower last week for a colleague at school who is getting married.

It was so fun to celebrate.

This past weekend we had a baby shower for Michelle! Here we are getting ready.

Oh it looked adorable. Allison did such a great job with the decorations!

All the food! All the color!

Michelle gave us a bottle of wine as a hostess gift.

Here we are at the party.

Me & Malart {& Reagan}!

Wish I had a garden so I could just go pick some peonies.

Whew. Ok, so most of my weekend was spent with sweet Gigi! So many of our family members drove in to sit with her as she waits for heaven.

Even though it is agonizing watching our dear Gigi like this, it was good to be with my sisters, Mama, aunts & others.

We found this in her Bible. What a wonderful morning resolve.

Life lately

Oh my. I can't believe it's already Sunday night. These weekends go by too fast.

Last weekend I went to a student's birthday party at a strawberry farm.

So fun (and a bit strange) to see students outside of school. They loved picking strawberries.

Last week we went to visit sweet Gigi. It felt so good to sit next to her and hold her hand.

Becca & Brian came this weekend. So great to have them here! Becca and I went to Cocktail Club on Friday night and I introduced her as "my friend since we were 3 years old". There are few people you can say that about. :)

I've been wanting to do something with this space in our apartment, and preferably have something that can double as a buffet table for appetizers, etc. A couple weeks ago I found this table at Sleepy Poet and hauled it home after weeks of looking for something. Maybe I'll get the energy to paint it this summer, or just wait til we move into a place where we can paint the walls so there's not so much white/cream going on.

Have a great week!

I'm an AUNT!!!

to a kitty!!!

That's right, Lucy got a dittlewittlekitty. Her name is Phoebe.

Last night Lucy and her friend came over for dinner after a quick trip to Ikea and Trader Joe's. It was so great having her here. {Ginna, sorry your "invitation" got lost in the mail.}

It's the most happiest day ever. I love to travel to different cities {and countries} but there's nothing like a Saturday at home.

Weekend Update

We left Japan Friday morning.

We stopped to get lunch.

On the way home it went so much faster than our trip to Japan. We flew over Alaska! It was breathtaking!

We came back to Oak Ridge to help Lucy Goosey move into her new apartment, then we went to see Gigi before heading back to the QC. Andrew read her the Easter story.

I loved making this unconventional Easter basket for Andrew. Why buy a chocolate bunny if he wouldn't eat it?

Easter dinner was my favorite. I made deviled eggs and after church we went to our friend's house along with about 5 other families for a feast. It was so relaxing and there were like 16 kids running around in their sweet, smocked outfits. We sat outside and as one friend put it, it was a taste of heaven.