excitement!

well, we are excited to announce that as of last thursday we are homeowners!!! it took us pretty much the entire four days i was off of work to move in, but we are home! we still have some boxes to sort through and there are still more decisons to be made regarding what we actually keep. our donation pile continues to grow and it feels wonderful! there are lots of projects on the horizon and we hope to get everything organized by the end of this next weekend so that we can get started on them! i will share more as things come together!

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and the windows are open!

today was a beautiful day! temperatures reached the 60s! crazy! i even opened the windows to soak in all the beautiful. and, of course, it made me super excited for spring. i am excited for the colors, new plants, hummingbirds and driving around with the top off.

and this lookbook video doesnt help my spring craving. i love ruche.

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one more!

only one month left! handsome is scheduled to be home at the beginning of march!!! finally!!!!! until then, we have been filling the weekends, the ones that i dont work that is, with skiing and fun activities at the frozen lake. i love our little town!

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pining

super excited! i have been anxiously awaiting a fine frenzy's new album for a year now and it will finally be here in the next few weeks! here is the story of pines from alison sudol. very beautiful.

home is wherever im with you

happy two months! and what better way to celebrate than to announce that we got our wedding photo package in the mail!!! and i may be a bit biased, but i definitely think our photos and video are the best ever! whitney and bethany seriously did the most amazing job! i definitely recommend glass jar photography to everyone for any occasion you can think of. there will be no disappointments! here is a link to their site as well as a link to their vimeo where they post videos they create. take a look and be awed!

and now for the exciting part, here are some of my favorite photos! and yes, it was terribly difficult to narrow down. in fact, it may not seem like i narrowed it down at all, but i did! and because of that, i apologize if you think there are way too many photos in this post.

one of the happiest days i could have ever imagined :) thanks to all of our amazing friends and family who were able to make the trip and celebrate with us!

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what a find!

i highly recommend that you go to target if you have not been recently. mainly because i found these little guys in celebration of andy warhol!

arent they wonderful?! they were a great surprise find while walking to the checkout line. definitely a wonderful marketing idea to catch the warhol enthusiasts! i had to limit myself to only buying one of each color. 

and now for the hard part. deciding if i should eat the soup or not!

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cheese coma filled with spicy excitement

so, i guess i lied in my previous macaroni post because the first mac and cheese i actually made was a spicy one! not spinach and artichoke. and let me tell you, it was the most amazing thing ever! and so far, it has provided me 4 meals! with at least 3 more! as long as im not a pig that is.


i ate four plates when i made it the other night because i just could not refrain no matter how hard i tried! but dont worry, the only cheese i used that wasnt 2% was the pepper jack, and that was only because it is impossible to find.


i WILL be making this again. im a bit afraid that i wont try any of the other ones that i want to try because i will just keep making this one over and over again.


the next time i make it, i will use 2-3 jalapenos (i only used 1 this time), a bit more onion, and much more roasted red peppers. i cant wait! and yes, if you cant tell, i do recommend you try it soon. you wont be disappointed!


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for the love of cheese!

i have an extreme love for cheese. and by extreme love, i mean that the word extreme just may be an understatement. so imagine how i felt when i found a food blog dedicated to 30 days of macaroni and cheese?! basically, i fell in love and tried to decide how i can eat all of them! unfortunately, i cant make one everyday, so i am going to try to make at least one a month, hopefully more. IM SO EXCITED!

sorry diabetes class, it looks as though my diet will now consist of way more than 50% of my calories coming from fat. at least for the next 30 months or so.....

congrats brad, you only thought the amount of cookies and candy i consumed was absurd. i have truly become the most unhealthy person ever and wont ever tell you to not eat a 900 calorie sandwich from subway again.


and the first one on the list is.........

Spinach Artichoke Macaroni & Cheese!

i seriously cannot wait!!!!

alright, my mouth is watering way too much to keep talking about this amazing cheese adventure. i will keep you posted!

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