The Verdict is In

Thanks to all of you who helped me to pick out the headboard that suits us best!! Here is the beautiful winner! Now, I just need to find time to get it done! Until I do, though, at least I have something to day dream about!!

Cry?

Okay, first of all, I realize that the caption on my picture is only funny if you are a FRIENDS fanatic, such as myself (and my two best girlfriends who shall at this point remain nameless - but nameless 1 and nameless 2 - you'd better have giggled a little).

As I have said, many a time before, I am not a cook! No justification - just a fact! I have chopped onions before - many times, but none of them have ever made me "cry" like this onion did! I kid you not, before I took this picture I had tears rolling down my face...

My tater tot casserole was yummy - so yummy I was sad when I finished it the next day, but I'm wondering if it was worth it? Several tissues and a headache later (because I get headaches when I cry - weird eh?), was the tater tot casserole worth it?

I'm not really sure I have an answer to this question - and I'm not really sure if this post has a point... if this post touched you in some way... great! If not... oh well! That's the chance you take when you read our blog!!

Awwww....

In our new apartment, we have a screen door. When I am home alone, I lock the screen door. Last Saturday morning (NOT Valentine's Day - you will see why this is important in a minute) Nate had a work meeting. He left. I locked the door. He called me on his way home. I heard him pull up. I meet him at the door. This is what he hands me:


Awwww... I know! A beautiful bouquet of red carnations - and again, NOT on Valentines Day! This is important. I don't like flowers on Valentine's Day! I LOVE to be surprised with flowers any other day of the year, because they're not expected. And on that day, these definitely weren't expected!

The fact that he knows me so well just makes me love him all the more!!

My New Favorite Store

Nate & I headed to Cartridge World tonight to check out their toner prices - because with both of us in school, we are going through paper and toner like crazy! We were able to get toner for our printer for half of what it would be at a store like... ahem... Staples... (Nate said we weren't allowed to discuss our purchase inside Staples - it would a little uncomfortable for him), but seriously, it was a way good deal and it works so perfectly that I wanted to spread the joy - you should all shop there - we don't want them going out of business!

Winter Blues

I'm putting this picture on my blog for two reasons:
1 - I am in love with Ansel Adams! Not his person, but his ability for taking such beautiful pictures. Looking at and studying his work makes me dream big and really appreciate life.
2 - The snow this morning has pushed me a little further to the edge. I love the first, second, third and maybe even fourth snow... I hate the cold, the inversion, the constant looking for gloves and scarves, the wind blowing out of the Canyon when I'm trying to get to class, the obstructed view of the Wellsville's on dark days... Pretty much I've decided this: I hate Winter. I am not a Winter person. Our goal is to move somewhere that has mild temperatures all year round (and I've tacked on somewhere with minimal lightening and snakes as a prerequisite - I'm not asking for too much am I?)I'm not surprised that I feel this way - I grew up here and am used to winters like this - but that doesn't mean that I have to like them...

On a happier note - I've been munching on chocolate covered pretzels all morning - they are sure tasty!

Is it just me, or does thinking of a title for your post take up half of your posting time? I have some pictures to post, and I've been sitting at my laptop for about 15 minutes trying to come up with a stupid title for the post... and this is what I've decided:

Tonight... I'm boycotting Post Titles! No perfect title for this post! And guess what, I don't even feel a little bad! Enjoy the pictures!!


I was going for sassy with this pose, but it sure didn't work! So, ignore the silliness and look at the hat! My mom crocheted and and I had to snatch it up!! I'm not sure I'm a hat girl, but I'm sure going to try to wear it, because it's adorable!


My dad drives truck for a living and it's hard to keep in touch with him! I've been BEGGING him to start up a truckin' blog for the past couple of months, and tonight, he did it! We'll see how often he posts, but for the sake of his kids and grandkids (all who live far away from him but me), I think his truckin' blog will be a hit!


Look at his adorable cheesy grin! Oh how I love my guy!!

Our Happy {Heart} Day

 

We hope that your day is as happy as ours!

Headboards!

I'm torn - which of these looks (headboards only) do you all like the best?

Let's Talk Beds...

I LOVE canopy beds... when I was a little girl I wanted a canopy bed so badly. I was doing some wishful thinking this morning and I found this bed... I love it... I love the color, the simpleness, the romanticness (yes, it's a word)... I love it all!

So - a note to my sweet husband (who does, believe it or not, read this blog on occasion) - this is my dream bed... not bedroom - just bed! It is SO beautiful, simple & would look AWESOME in a room with dark walls - so, when we are done with school, live somewhere with more than one bedroom and are finally ready to commit to a furniture set - don't let me forget how excited I was when I found this! Also - I love you - even more than I love this bed!

Commercials

In honor of the Super Bowl that I am not watching, I wanted to post this video that was done for a previous Super Bowl... I find this commercial very entertaining! So, without further adieu, here is: "Bob's House!" Enjoy!!

Superbowl Sunday

It's the big day! The big day when men everywhere conspire to get together and watch teams that they don't really care about and, in my husbands case, drink fake beer (yes, I said fake)... all in the name of football! Nate is hanging out and watching the game with Joe and I am spending time with my parents! Being at different houses on Sunday nights isn't ideal, but on Superbowl Sunday, we'll make an exception!! Go team!!

I am Happy it's Friday?

Why? Here are some reasons...

- It has been a REALLY long week.
- Nate downloaded The SIMS on the laptop and I am having to physically stop myself from playing because I'm at the library... after 3:00 this afternoon, I can play! Yay!
- I'm catching a cold or something and I'm ready to rest and see if I can shake it off... that's hard to do for the week...
- I'm planning on spending a few hours at my parent's house - hangin' out with my mom!
- We're making our first appearance at our new Ward...
- We're buying a few more totes to make our end of unpacking official!
- I'll have a nice, clean apartment by the end of tomorrow!
- Friday is our date night... but since Nate has to study tonight, I'm going to surprise him with lunch!
- My Friday work day lasts 2.5ish hours.
- I've survived another week of school!

Yup... Sure do love my Friday's... and Saturday's... and Sunday's...

Disconnected

We have been without the Internet and Cable at home for over a week now - and we are still alive... I must say, I'm quite shocked! It's a good thing I'm going to school (which is where I'm posting from now) and get free access to the internet, because I've been going pretty crazy without it at night! We are getting a lot done though! We have made dinner every night this week (yes, homemade meals - quite a shock), we have read a couple of books between the two of us, and we are spending SO much time together! The only problem with this scenario is that I feel so disconnected!

Those of you who know me well know that I really don't enjoy talking on the phone and that e-mail is the way to go when you are trying to get in touch with me! On the nights that my phone doesn't ring at all, I itch for some connection to the web, just to make sure I'm not "ignoring" anyone... I'm not sure when I made the change to being a big e-mail user, but I can't seem to live without it...

Just another couple of weeks - I think I can... I think I can... I think I can...

Interesting Info...

So, I'm taking an Infancy class this semester and I've learned a couple of things that I thought were interesting that I wanted to share with you all... mostly because I'm listening to an on-line lecture and I'm bored, but also because it is interesting...


This is a picture of a baby sucking it's thumb in the womb - I learned that when you are pregnant, the tastes of what you eat are carried over into the amniotic fluid (the fluid that surrounds the baby in the womb) - so as the babies suck their thumbs and take in the amniotic fluid (which is a good thing), they are tasting what you eat... do any of you have kids out there that love, or hate, something that you ate a lot of during pregnancy? (I'm just curious)

We also talked about the "Mozart Effect" in our class! Playing babies Mozart in the womb does not make them smarter, however, it may have a calming effect on them... my Professor, when her first child was born, played Pachabel's Cannon in D with head phones on her belly for her child... after he was born, if he was upset and she couldn't think of any other way to calm him down, she would play Cannon in D and he would calm right down. He is 12 now, and she still uses Cannon in D to help calm him when he is stressed. It's like giving your child a security blanket before they're even born. I don't know if this would work with every baby, but you can be sure that when the day comes for us, I'll be giving it a whirl!

Anyway, just thought it was interesting - maybe you've heard it before, maybe it's brand new to you... doesn't matter because I'm posting about it anyway :)

All Settled In

Well, we made it! We survived the weekend of packing, lifting, cleaning, unpacking and box collapsing! We are so, so, so grateful to those of you who took time out of your lives to help us do all of the above - you know who you are! We love the "lil place" and the fact that it is starting to take on our personalities!! We have pictures up on the wall, soap in the shower and we even made our first big meal last night... it kind of feels like we are newlyweds all over again! That's funny... I was just thinking of us as newlyweds and because I'm in public, I'll refrain from laughing out loud to smiling nostalgically!

On a different note, I was able to watch and witness the historical event that occurred today... (for those of you who don't keep up, the Inauguration of President Obama)- it kind of feels funny for me to say that - I am excited to witness history and cautiously optimistic about the future!

On that different note, I'll end as I have homework to get to!!