5 Years and Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday was our 5th Wedding Anniversary.

To celebrate five years as husband and wife, Matt and I both woke up at six am. This was totally unplanned and very uncommon, but also super fun. We made coffee and enjoyed breakfast on the patio, admiring the grass that Matt had laid the night before. Since the little one didn't wake up until almost nine, we were able to have a nice long uninterrupted date in the comfort of our own home.  

When Addy did finally wake from her slumber, she was thrilled to play outside in her new backyard.

"I so cited have grass like Carcar!"

We've exchanged the traditional anniversary gifts every year and this year's gift was to be made out of wood. Since neither of us had time to carve up a piece of furniture, we stretched the wood perimeter a little; two bushes for Matt (the roots are made of wood right?) and a bird feeder that attracts Woodpeckers for me.

That night, we continued our anniversary celebration with "gourmet" hotdogs complete with homemade chipotle sauce on the patio. It was the perfect way to spend our special day, nothing fancy, super laid back and just our style.

The rest of the weekend was mostly spent in the backyard or at the pool. 

After asking to go over to Granmarie's house for weeks, Addy finally got to show off her moves from swim lessons in Granmarie's "big pool."

She also did a little golfing,

hosted a picnic,

and played and played and played, as she would say.

Who doesn't love a three day weekend spent with family and celebrating five years of love?

How did you spend the long weekend?

Six for Saturday {Anniversary Edition}

You can go here to check out the last Five for Friday Anniversary Edition.

1. You were worried that I had a secret boyfriend when you received a text from me meant for someone else. Even in my large pregnant state, you think I could attract another man
2. I never have to guess what you're thinking or feeling. You always tell me, we always talk things out, and I'm learning that that's not all that common.
3. We've managed to do fun takes on the traditional anniversary gifts for five years, even though we might not remember what we got each other last year.
4. We both randomly woke up at 6 this morning. Coffee on the patio, admiring our new grass, while it was still cold out was better than going to a movie.
5. While laying sod last night, the song "I'm Proud of the House we Built" was stuck in your head.
6. I'm proud of the hard work we've put into our house too but even more proud of the work we've put into our relationship and our marriage.

Happy 5 Years! I love you :)

3 Years

May 25th, 2008

Matt and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last night.

Guess what we got each other.....

The exact same card! 

"You're the one who...

knows my stories

gets my jokes

warms my feet

takes my side

ignores my quirk

finishes my sentences

soothes my worries

You're the one who

makes all days better

and even makes me

a better me."

Isn't that sweet? 

I was even thinking as I was signing his that the colors looked a little girly and maybe it was meant to be given to a girl. Matt was thinking along the same lines because he thought some of the wording sounded weird coming from a man. I guess we really can finish each other's sentences.

Besides getting a good laugh from our card exchange, we enjoyed a nice dinner at the Taj Mahal Indian restaurant followed by a treat at Coldstone while Addy stayed home with Grandma. 

2 Years Ago Today.....

We said "I do"

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

Under beautiful blue skies

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

There was practically a tornado in my hometown the day before, but our day was perfect.

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

Just perfect

(Photo by Visionyard Studios Photography)

Two years ago today, our adventure began.

All photos were taken by Visionyard Studios Photography. www.thevisionyard.com

The Best Laid Plans...

Well today was a gloomy day here in the 505, perfect weather for cuddling up with a good book. Since Matt had big plans to study all afternoon, I made plans to cross another item off my list.

90) Spend an afternoon at a book store

I had visions of sipping a Starbucks chai and thumbing through fun magazines all afternoon at Barnes and Noble, but Matt had something else in mind. "What does Barnes and Noble have that we don't have," he asked. "We have books, magazines, snacks and coffee and it's all free."

So, instead of driving all the way to the other side of town and spending $3 on a drink, I threw on my pj's, Matt made me a yummy cappuccino and I settled in for a relaxing afternoon. You can't beat a rainy day spent reading a book (I am currently reading Water for Elephants, a V-Day gift from Matt), curled up next to your hubby.

It wasn't the afternoon I had planned; it was better! I am learning, after a month of the 101, that things rarely go exactly as planned. That's true with this list as it is with almost everything in life. And as much fun as it is to plan and to cross items off my list, sometimes it's just better to go with the flow and let things happen. Some of the best times I've had have been spontaneous and some of the best things in my life have been unplanned and unexpected. After all, I'm really not in control. God has a plan for my life and it's much bigger than the 101! For now, I am excited to accomplish goals and cross items off my list keeping in mind that "The best schemes of mice and men go often askew." (from To a Mouse, by Robert Burns)

A Case of the Mondays

On Sunday afternoon, I was feeling a little under the weather. Although I didn't really want to get sick, it seemed like this might be a great excuse to stay home the next day and sleep in. After I attempted to take a nap and failed, I decided to make hummus for my lunch the next day, secretely crossing my fingers that I wouldn't get to eat it at work. I made the hummus and everything went pretty smoothly.

41) Make Hummus

The next day started off like any other Monday. I woke up a little disappointed that I was feeling great and the reality set in that I would be eating hummus at work instead of on the couch watching re-runs of Saved by the Bell.

The first low point came when a potential client hung up on me because of a mistake I had made. When I called back to apologize, she hung up on me again, not a good way to start off the week, but at least I had a good lunch to look forward to.

When it was finally lunch time, I took my lunch box out of the fridge. I opened the container I had packed and what did I find inside where I thought my hummus was? Black Espresso Beans!!!! I had grabbed the wrong container! Even though I LOVE coffee, I didn't think it would go with the whole wheat tortillas I had packed.

After lunch at Subway, I was back to work. The day seemed to be getting better until I somehow managed to download a virus, a nasty, nasty virus that managed to shut down my computer. Even after my boss, who just returned from vacation (Welcome back!) spent two hours on it, it still wouldn't work.

At five to five I declared that I had had it with Monday and left.

I came home crying and Matt assured me that the next day would be a new day, and it was! My computer got fixed and I came home to beautiful flowers from my loving hubby and a delicious meal!