Whoa

We have already been living in Princeton, NJ for EIGHT WHOLE MONTHS.

That's dang crazy.

on another note. . . I like this:

Flash Mob

Sooo since my last post. . .. I have. . . .participated in Communiversity (I made cotton candy for the Princeton Arts Council), I went to IKEA with Rae, went to Pats with Rae and Kevin, saw some movies, worked, visited Kersteenuh Jangles Congi in NY. . .and did some other things that are just not very exciting at all.

Christina and I had such a fantastic time together this past weekend. Right when I got there we went to this amazing Mexican restaurant called Cafe Maya. I had Sangria, oysters, chips and dip and Christina had fajitas. . .yum yum. We sat in the bar area and listened to the singer guitar guy and enjoyed the festive atmosphere. After dinner we relaxed on Christinas porch and talked for the rest of the night. Saturday was such a girly day(which was great). It included pedicures, lots of shopping, sushi, watching a bit of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a surprise party, and a chick-flick. Sunday we went to church and then I headed back to my wonderful Zach in Princeton. Yay for good and much needed time with "homey" friends.

And now I am back to another week at good ol' Sbux. Who knows what the week will bring. Zach is out of town for the week at a retreat for his class. Which is mostly sad but also kinda like a fun little alone time vacation for me. But like 98% of me will be missing him a whole lot. Knowing that the house will be exactly the way I left it at when I left will be nice though!

. . .but I miss him already. . .

So that's the scoop. Nothing too crazy.

Love you and miss you all!

Simply Fantastic

This evening Zach and I decided to catch the 4:40 showing of Date Night. It was hilarious.


We laughed and held hands the whole time (makes me real cozy in my heart). On our way out I asked Zach if he wanted to race. . . (arcade game racing) but he laughed and said, "nahh." Then we saw one of those old school photo booths. . we opted for that and it was totally worth it.


Love you and miss you all.

Oh what a wonderful whirlwind of a weekend we just had! Thursday around 3pm Zach, Christina, and I got cozy in the car for our upcoming 15 hour drive. It was long, but we were all so incredibly excited to surprise our friends in Saint Augustine that we didn't care about the time spent driving. We spent the weekend eating at our favorite spots, relaxing at the beach, going to Cellar 6 and Stogies, and we saw Zeke in a play! Oh and laughing a ton with friends who we miss soooo dang much. It was also really great to see some of Zachs family--and my family. After this trip there is definitely a part of me that feels the need to check with Zach everyday to make sure he really really wants/needs to be up here for school. And if he does I will completely support him and make a happy little life up here in P-town. But the second he changes his mind, I will happily make all the arrangements for moving. Hopefully after this summer I will have bonded a bit more with Princeton, however, it does have extremely big shoes to fill. And now a photo montage of our trip:

So incredibly blessed.

Though sometimes I forget. . . I know it is the truth.

I have a job. I am married to my best friend. I live in a very cozy home that we have made our very own. Zach attends a very prestigious school where he is doing exceptionally well. We have made new friends and become closer with old ones. It is a beautiful day outside. We are loved by a very funny interesting family.

So thank you Lord for all that you have blessed us with.


Love you and miss you all.

But I Am Le Tired

Boy oh boy. . .this past week has been crazy. Not really, but it seems like it! This past Saturday I met Nicole and Christina in N.Y.C for a fun day of running around. It was full of laughter, but it did prove to me even more how important it is to have somewhat of a plan when heading into the Big City. There's just sooo much to see and trains cost money and my feet get tired and wah wah wah. Perhaps three years ago I would have absolutely loved just running around without an agenda. . . but the older more schedule-minded 24 year old me needs structure. . .at least a little bit. Once I have structure it's much easier for me to break the guidelines that I have setup for myself. But I do need those once feared guides. . . .they help my mind feel at ease.

Moving on. . .For the first time ever, I traveled all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC from my humble abode in Princeton, NJ. I successfully arrived with no U-turns (well subway U-turns) and only 2 questions/answers from strangers (a very nice police man and a Jamaican woman). Even though it was quite straight forward I still felt very grown-up and accomplished (doesn't take much). After zipping through the Met. .. . that's right. . . we hunted down some pizza and continued exploring. NBC building, 30 Rock Plaza, Anthropologie, some random cute stores, subway subway subway, Times Square with Starbucks drinks in hand, and Sephora. Good times had by all.

After a very long day I headed back home via NJ Transit. My wonderful husband, clad in lumberjack plaid board shorts, a blue homemade t-shirt, and a pair of Converse Shoes, picked me up and took me to Fridays for a quick dinner (40 degree weather). Gotta love him.

Sunday was fantastically relaxing. Zach--guiltlessly----let me sleep in while he went to church. While he was away I slowly emerged from my wonderful lazy slumber and got dressed. Eventually I walked over to Whole Foods and picked up some milk, OJ, Strawberries, 2 sticky buns, and 2 apple turnovers. When Zach returned we enjoyed are sinfully delicious breakfast. It was wonderful and so easy. Eventually our friend Kevin came over. He spontaneously trained Zach for a good 15 minutes (push ups, pull ups, stairs, hand squeezy thing, dips. . . etc). For relaxation time they watched Tombstone (Zachs favorite movie) while I made really cute and simple Easter cards and painted a picture for our balcony. Around 7 that evening Zach and I headed to the Seminary with the McNeals for the Palm Sunday service. It was a choral presentation. Very pretty----but very long. I spliced my palm---much to Zachs dismay--- and made it into a pretty braid. I gave it to a little girl who sat through the whole service way more maturely than I did. After the service we headed to Twist. Delicious as always.

Right now I am typing from the front desk at the Princeton Arts Council. I started volunteering here last week. I can be found here at the front desk on Mondays 1-4pm. It's easy and I love the being here. I answer the very few phone calls. . transfer them to someone who knows an answer. . . greet people. . .it's pretty basic work. Plus--every hour I volunteer I get a $5.00 credit towards an art class or an event! I am very excited about that. I am also going to be volunteering as an assistant in a sculpture class for kids this Summer. YAY! I couldn't be more pumped! So that pretty much covers everything.

Miss you and love you all.

Here are a few . . .

. . . things I love from this past week. . .


Painting time.


Cheech-Chee Mon


Pretty roses.



The robot that protects our microwave.


Basil plant.


Our new rug that --unlike our last one-- does not make the kitchen look dirty.


Zach, for working so dang hard this past week.

Love you and miss you all.