some pics of the kids

all taken with my iPhone:

such a big boy!

watching tv:
giving me the "side-eye":

in his doggy jail: (normally he has a big fluffy blanket in there, I'm not a mean mom!)


Pinkie was annoyed while we were packing for our last trip:


she demands to sit in Mike's lap while he plays xBox:

random-ness

I haven't blogged much lately. I'm having a hard time focusing on writing a post when I'd much rather be outside enjoying this awesome weather! So here are a few random things that are on my mind:

Mike and I worked all day in the yard. I love living here- our backyard is so pretty and I can't wait to continue all the improvements we're working on.

I planted my first flowers ever the other day! It was so fun- I loved playing in the dirt. :-)

I turn 30 on Friday. Whoa.

I miss my little brother and can't wait to see him at his Marine MP graduation.

I'm addicted to hummus. I could eat it at every meal.

I can't wait for the New Moon trailer to air tomorrow!!! SO excited.

Hobby Lobby is having an awesome sale right now- I bought a few things yesterday but I'm holding out to buy more on my birthday. It will be like a birthday present to myself! LOL!

that's all I've got! We're about to play some xBox together, hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

Ready for this weekend

I'm really looking forward to a nice long weekend with the family. I get to see Connor for the first time since January! He was granted his request to leave his Marine tech school and come visit us for the weekend. I am so excited to see him and spend some time together. Hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

Not Guilty Your Honor

is the best sandwich EVER! I may have blogged about this before but I can't remember. I know the name is super weird (it's actually from a restaurant called First Watch) but it is so so so good! Mike loves these and requests it all the time.

It is so easy- stuff a whole wheat pita with: sauteed mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, spinach leaves and hummus. That's it! Yum.

So Gorgeous

Finally posting some vaca pics:

The reason we made the trip- Rob's law school graduation:

the family:

The first group of pictures are from the Pisgah National Forest. Such a gorgeous place!
Looking Glass Falls:


we're dressed like bums because we're about to hike! (and I'm not as tall as Mike, I'm standing on a huge rock)



Mike & Rob- that pose was not planned- they are identical!


on the hike:


Natalie getting some pictures of the mushrooms:

the payoff at the end of the hike! I believe these are called the Twin Falls.




I'll post the rest later this week. I have to say that the Lake Lure area is one of the prettiest places I've ever been. I hope we can go back someday!

We're Home!

We're home from our North Carolina/Tennessee adventure and man are we tired! I think Mike needs a vacation after his vacation. :-)



We had an absolute blast- tons of driving, sight seeing, hiking, picture-taking, vegan food eating, gps-using, World War Z audio book listening and laughing. Being stuck in a car with my dear husband for 32 hours (yes 16 hours each way!) just reminds me how much I love him and what a lucky girl I am. Pictures to follow, probably tomorrow!

heading home!

We're somewhere between Nashville & Memphis right now- I am so ready to be out of this damn car!! We've had a fantastic trip and I can't wait to go through all of the pictures. :-)

Mobile Blogging from here.

[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Damn you, Alex Karev!!

omg, totally bawling tonight at Grey's Anatomy!! When Alex said his vows I lost it. This show gets me every time!

It's Road Trip Time!

This time tomorrow I'll be dropping off Jack Bauer & Ellie at their kennel and Mike and I will be hitting the road! We're headed to North Carolina for a nice vacation. :-) Mike's brother Rob is graduating from the UNC School of Law on Sunday and we're so excited to be there to celebrate with him. We'll be staying a few days in Chapel Hill and we always have such a nice time there. We don't get to see mike's family enough so this should be a great visit. After the graduation we're headed to Lake Lure to this lake house for some nice time on the water!



I've been to North Carolina a few times since we've been married, but I've never driven there- I'll be traveling through parts of the country I've never seen. Definitely looking forward to traveling through Nashville and Kentucky, I've heard it's very pretty! So we'll be gone but I'll take tons of pictures (as usual) and may even blog while we're away.

America, you failed me!

Effing Gokey didn't go home. *sigh*

GTFO Gokey

I'm running around today trying to get a million things accomplished before we head out for our vacation. More on the vaca tomorrow- but first I HAVE TO SAY: GTFO Danny Gokey. Yes, I'm talking about American Idol, and yes I admit that I watch religiously, and yes I admit that I vote for my favorite, and yes I'm even admitting to attending all the American Idol concerts! I love AI, it's my thing.

With that said WHY WHY WHY is Danny Gokey still there?? He is atrocious. He is cheesy. He is irrelevant. He wore an effing preacher's vest ensemble last night to sing Aerosmith... seriously. You do not sing Aerosmith in a vest unless you're shirtless and wearing super tight leather pants. Ugh.

So please, if you watch AI, for the love of all that is good and holy PLEASE do not vote for Gokey.



and to prove my point on how Karaoke Gokey needs to be sent packing:

dinner is served...

on our new dining room table! We started looking for some new dining room furniture a couple of weeks ago. I loved the table we were using, but it was just in rough shape. It needs to be refinished badly and the quotes I got for the work were astronomical. So we found one at a local furniture store that we loved and it was delivered last Friday!

the old table:


the empty space waiting for the delivery:

and the new set!

the table expands to seat 8, so we;ll be buying 2 more chairs in the near future. The bench is my favorite part. :-)