MMMMM Yummy.

Today is a marvelous day. Since it is the weekend, I am not working! Yayyyyy.

This is because I got a promotion a few weeks ago. So now I work Monday through Friday 4:45am to 1:15pm. Kind of hard getting used to waking up so dang early. . . but I'm getting used to it.

Now---today is marvelous because:

1. I got out of bed whenever I wanted to this morning---10:30am
2. Opened the curtains to be greeted by happy crisp blue skies.
3. Got dressed---didn't put on make-up or a uniform!
4. Drove into town and picked up a (free) delicious cappuccino from good ol' SBux
5. Picked up 3 movies from Redbox
6. Drove to Trader Joes to pick up ingredients for French Toast.
7. Walked over to Lowes to pickup some plants for the humble abode.
8. Came home and made a DELICIOUS brunch.
9. Talked to Chase online.
10. I have absolutely NO pressing plans today!!!!





Also---our porch is looking cozier and cozier. Which makes me super happy.


One day our house plants will be able to move outside!


Scooby is having a good day too.

Love you and miss you all.

Snowed In!

Starbucks was closed today. We don't close on Christmas or anything like that----just when it's snowing like 80,000 feet. And that is what happend today. I exagerate a bit yes, but it did snow do dang much. In fact, it is still snowing. Zach and I made the best snowman. His name is Chester: Step one:

Step two:

Chester is born!:


He has a really great smiley face:

We are very proud of our Chester.



Then we walked around to meet all of Chester's neighborhood friends.


This is the view from our apartment. . . .


Still love you and miss you all.

Taking the time to sit down and blog takes many many attempts and so many willful thoughts. Once I have a blog posted it's great, but the bazillion attempts it takes to get to that posted blog tire me out. So this attempt I decided to just sit down and start typing.

Today I have the day off of work! Yay! I slowly got out of bed this morning, got dressed and make an omelet. yum yum. I opened all the curtains to brighten up out place a bit and bring some of the outside goodness inside. Why? Because there was no way in hell I was going outside today unless I had to. It's like 20 degrees outside and the ground is still very much covered with snow. (picture courtesy Rae)


Last Saturday we got about a foot and a half! That day was no good---even though we were in the middle of being buried by the first blizzard I still made it to work by 6:30am. Boooo. I did get sent home early though. So that was fantastic. The whole time I was at work I just kept thinking about Zach still all cozy and warm in bed. There I was---putting pastries in the case and making mocha for the 8 customers that came in that morning. Finally though---at about 9:45---I was back in bed and so so happy to be there.

Last week I was in Tampa. It was a wonderful time filled with family and friends. I got to see Cally--which is always so much fun. Probably because we are always content doing the same thing and we laugh so dang much when we hang out. I was soooo beyond excited to finally get to hang out with her. (But now I miss you Cally so please leave your job and house sit for us while I work and Zach studies.) I also got to spend some time with my wonderful momma in a new environment. Which---as some of you know---was very very exciting for me. Chase was also in town so that was a treat. I very much miss my family and I know that Zach feels the same way. I was very upset to leave Tampa but very excited to get back to Zach and our home. But with that said, we both decided that after Zach graduates we will be heading down South. We love our families too much to live so far far away.



Before Tampa our good buddy Josh was in town. It's wonderful when people from our old home come to visit us. They bring so much coziness with them. The first day that Josh was here Christina came to visit! That evening we went to PJ's Pancakes in Princeton, Winberries Bar, and then back to the house to drink and play a wonderful game of Phase 10! (obviously) It was very surreal sitting around our dinner table with friends from Saint Augustine. But I loved it so much. Christina had to go back home because she was getting her wisdom teeth out the next day. :( But Josh, Zach, and I went to NYC! We------saw the Statue of Liberty from the ferry, played in the Sony place, walked around Central Park, ate yummy foods, Zach got to pose with his hero, hung out with our friend Lauren from back home, hung out with our friend Blake, had guacamole with him in his sweet apartment, and ventured into Times Square. It was a great trip.










Now Zach is back to his studying and classes and I am back to work. But it is supposed to snow tonight....and we are supposed to get another foot and a half. Which means there is a chance that I might be snowed in tomorrow morning.

We love and miss you all so dang much.

Can't believe it!

Tomorrow is our one year anniversary. Husband and Wife for one whole year. I cannot believe it. In some ways it seems like we have been married for a long time. . . way more than one year. But in other ways. . . .it seems like our wedding was just last weekend and we are still honeymooning our way through happiness.

In the past year we have. . . .gotten married,


moved into our first apartment,


both waited tables,


laughed a whole lot,


gone to lots of pretty weddings,


floated down a river,


adopted 2 cats,


sang out loud and a lot,


driven through 8 or 9 states to the far away land of New Joyzee,


moved into our second apartment,

started at a new Big Boy School,


started a new job at some coffee shop,


rode on a train together,


gone to New York City way more than every before,

missed the old friends (a lot),


seen a ton of movies, and have shared so many moments of sadness and happiness (more of the latter) it's impossible to list them all.


I am still perfectly in love and can not imagine life without my Zach. He is beyond perfect for me. We all know there are only so many people who can love someone with a stubborn unfiltered personality like mine---Zach is perfect at it.

Love you and miss you all.

Pretty Faces

Finally, the time has come! I feel like sitting down and posting a blog. I have been putting it off because there is SO MUCH to talk about and that is overwhelming. So. . .I will just start at the beginning. Which is. . . the first --worth talking about-- snow of 2009. Man, it was beautiful. I loved every bit of it. It started the night of December 19th and didn't let up until the next afternoon. After some 20 inches had fallen people finally got the nerve to step outside their warm homes and shovel their driveways and sidewalks. It was a true winter wonderland. Right before my family got here it rained. Note for people who don't live in snow. . . rain washes away snow if it's warmer than 32 degrees outside. Bye bye snow piles.


Also---this happened. I took pictures because I knew that if I did then Zach would shave.

So Christmas '09 here we go! Me, Zach, and the McNeals went to the Christmas Eve service at our church. It was really beautiful. We all held lit candles, sang Christmas carols and hymns, the kids even had little jingle bells. I loved it.


After working at Starbucks 9 days straight. . .including Christmas morning, I headed home to make Christmas dinner for Zach and the McNeals. I was really excited about it though because it was our first Christmas being married! For dinner I made green bean casserole, stuffing, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, dinner roles, and a honey baked ham! Rae and Kevin brought over homemade cherry pie (thanks Rae). We had a wonderful dinner!


After Christmas life was perfect for a good week and a half. And by perfect I mean that I didn't work, my family was here, and Zach and I got to spend so much time together. The morning of the 26th we all opened presents at the apartment and then went exploring around Princeton.

While everyone was here we also went to New York City!!!! Sooo fun. My amazing Grandmother Carlie walked around with us all day. She is 79 years old.

After trekking around the city we all ate at the A&B in Princeton. So delicious. For the rest of their time here we walked around in Lambertville, PA and New Hope, PA. Both very cozy cute towns. They are along the Delaware River which is also very gorgeous.


We also did this:

We kicked off the new year by playing games and drinking sangria and cider. I love my family and we had a wonderful time spending the holidays together.

Love and miss you all. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!