Nostalgia

 

 

The county fair is such the place for nostalgia. Even though I don’t recall ever going to the county fair as a child, going to a fair makes you feel like a child again. Plus, I got to go on a date with my husband. And that right there makes me feel like a giddy school girl. To make it even more nostalgic, and to use that word in a sentence again, BlackHawk was playing at the county fair. A free concert. It’s as if it was meant for us. We saw BlackHawk play a few years ago at another local fair so we knew that we couldn’t pass up getting to see them live again. My love for BlackHawk runs deep into my childhood. My sister, our across the street neighbor friend Brooke, and I would sit on the floor in Brooke’s bedroom and sing the day away to her dad’s BlackHawk cassette tapes. We knew every word. And I don’t know about Brooke and my sister, but I still know every word. And I probably own a greatest hits CD too. So there Mike and I sat, on the bleachers at the fairgrounds, tapping our toes and slapping our thighs to some of the greatest tunes that BlackHawk has ever produced. Mostly I hate when I go to a concert and people sing along. But last night, I was my own personal pet peeve. I just couldn’t help belting it out right along with my favorite old country band.

 

There are so many things about this man that I love, that face being one of them. The fact that he will eat funnel cake with me at 9:30 at night is another. After the concert we wandered the fair with funnel cake in hand. Word to the wise: eating powdered sugar while walking creates a powdery effect all down the front of you. I was wearing white. Mike didn’t get so lucky.

Cube

Things that I do not approve of in a cubicle environment:

Finger Nail Clipping
Nose Blowing
Gum Popping
Loud Phone Conversations

All of which have happened in the last hour.

Pretty much I just don't even want to know that you are there. Stay home if you can't remember your manners.

The House That We Built

Living in the home that we built is such a blessing. It is exactly what we wanted. We are still putting things together as we slowly get rid of some older pieces and replace them with newer pieces. But I realized that we have lived in our home now for two months and I haven't posted any pictures of it now that it is complete. So here you have it, a very, very small home tour.

Disney

The last week of May, Mike and I and his whole family went to Disneyland. Mike had a niece that was going to be dancing in the park so my inlaws decided we should all go to Disneyland and support her. I didn’t put up a fight.

 

 

 



 

 

 

I hadn’t been to Disneyland since 2004 and Mike hadn’t been since he was a kid. We had such a good time watching the kids get so excited about each of the rides. And it was fun to finally go to Disneyland with my sweetheart! Mike was a good sport, but still wonders why people who don’t have kids would go to Disneyland. I guess he’s just outgrown all the magic. He needs some pixie dust or something.  

27

I lay in bed this morning contemplating my 27^th year while I waited for the sun to rise over the mountains and shine its warmth into my bedroom window. It was quiet. Mike was out in the kitchen making the birthday girl her favorite breakfast of French toast. And I wondered. I wondered what this year would be like. I wondered what I would do this year. I wondered what God would have me do this year. I wondered what events would cause me to remember my 27^th year; a whole year of possibilities just waiting to be had. I think it will be a good year. I think 27 will fit me nicely. I think that I will be sad to move on to my 28^th year. Look at me, thinking about 28 when I just turned 27.

And isn't it quite sinister to blog about your own birthday?

May Days

Happy weekend! The girls are doing a spa day and the boys are out treasure hunting. We close on our house on Tuesday and we leave for Disneyland on Memorial Day!

Oh and our washer and dryer still works after being stored in the garage for a year. {Yes we did run a load in the driveway with hose water...} Yay for saving $1,000.

In Two Short Weeks...

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 Home Sweet Home.



2,192 Days

Look at us. Babies.

Six years. You have made me happier than I ever knew I could be. Thank you for awakening a spirit in me that I never knew I possessed. You are my best friend. My confidant. My hero. And I love you for everything you bring into my life. Happy Anniversary.

A Wedding for the Baby Girl

Once upon a time last December on the 27th, my twin sister that is approximately 6 years younger than I am was married. It was a cold, wintry day, however, if its going to snow, lets make it a pretty snow, eh? Here is a plethora of pictures from the lovely day.

 

See, what did I tell you! Pretty snow.

 

 My eyes went Chinese in this picture? And the white in my eye? Gone.

Oh nephew, I love you so.

 

Home

Light fixtures are expensive. And I think that home builders are out to suck every living penny out of us. Its an epidemic. In other news, we have bath tubs, and a fireplace insert and our furnace. Oh and in other other news, a couple of pigeons have taken up residence before we even got the chance. Those workers like to leave the windows open resulting in white and brown spotted nastiness spread throughout the house. They better figure it out soon or I'm canceling my order. Jokes. However, I am pretty worried about them sheet rocking one of those birds in and then I'll have a dead, rotting bird in my walls. And then I really will cancel my order.

 

Look, our house has a shape!

Look, we have a roof!

Look, we have electrical!

Look, we have a bathtub!