Lately our dog of two has been doing something he's never done before, which is rare, we pretty much know all that goes on in that mischievous little head of his. We bought him a pack of rawhide bones to busy himself with (instead of ransacking the bathroom trash bin for the tenth time each day, yeah lots of fun cleaning that up- no thank you, or bringing us countless squeaky toys one after the other wanting to play a two hour game of fetch- again, no thank you. One hour, yes. Two hours, no.) and they work like a charm! why we haven't bought them before, I don't know. But now he's hiding the little bits and pieces under various blankets throughout the house, using his nose to bury them and pat the invisible dirt over in weird shovel-like motions, which, doesn't work with blankets if there are still people trying to keep warm under them. So he digs furiously with his two front paws like cute little doggies do, and does the weird shovel thing with his nose. If it were real dirt it would be pretty effective, but since it's just air.. and not really even blanket, it's so hard not to laugh out loud when he obviously gets frustrated (and sometimes sneezes in disdain) that it doesn't work (we even try to help him). Sweet Wesley, maybe in the future B and I will buy a sandbox for you in the backyard of our future home (where the neighbors will ask us about our kids and we'll say oh, no.. the sandbox is for our dog and they'll give us a weird look and we'll have to switch wards in order to avoid weird confrontations in the future [of our future]).

our valentine's day weekend plans

2.13  We just got finished eating our pre-valentine's day dinner at home. I made pot roast, crispy roasted potatoes, and honey mustard glazed carrots and B made a salad (mm.. and we had Meier's sparkling burgundy). I also made part of his v-day present (a white chocolate, toffee, and cashew brittle) and baked & frosted valentine's cupcakes (devils food cake cupcake and strawberry cream cheese frosting).

2.14  Braden got me some flowers and a cute nighty set from VS and I got him some David Beckham cologne (the same one I gave him our first Christmas together, but he ran out) and the white chocolate candy. He also got some Panda Express for dinner (I had an exam late today) and arranged it fancily on dinner plates. We had the most amazing homemade chocolate fondue (all the handiwork of B) and sparkling Meier's- our favorite! while watching chick flicks (Four Weddings and a Funeral-  love Hugh Grant).

2.15 We had dinner at Le Nonne and it was really good. We had the bruschetta (Maggiano's bruschetta is better) and I had the Pollo ai Funghi (chicken with mushrooms) and Braden had the Ravioli di Pollo alla Marinara (chicken ravioli in tomato sauce). They were both delicious but I loved the complimentary sourdough bread with olive tapenade the best! So good I could (and did) eat it by the spoonfuls.

All in all, what a wonderful Valentine's day. I'd say it was our best one yet.

alaska alaska alaska

Well, it's settled. We are officially working in Ketchikan, Alaska this summer. While I'm not super psyched about going to a super rainy and chilly location to spend a beloved summer in, (I'll take Seattle though! I loved living in Seattle), Braden's super excited to be able to travel to Alaska. I'd personally prefer to spend another summer in Austin, TX (but I wouldn't go near summer sales again with a mile-long stick- in this case, we're distancing ourselves a couple hundred miles). We'll see how it goes I guess. We're off to have another summer of unknowns!

It's Christmastime in the City

We're sitting here in Georgia, playing games with my brothers and eating chocolate chip brownies my mom made and I couldn't be more content. The next few days are filled with shopping, eating, and everything and absolutely nothing. It's nice to be out of our chilly house in Utah and be in this nice, cozy house with people around and always food made in our two fridges (one filled with korean food, the other with american). 

Our two Christmases were pretty awesome (I'd even say best Christmas yet) and I got everything I wanted! I do realize not everyone gets that privilege and feel very grateful that my hubby listens up throughout the year and the couple weeks before Christmas when I drop the serious hints about the stuff I kinda sorta would really like to have. {sigh} I love love love being home. Definitely not missing our cold little house in Logan right now.

christmasized. christmassed. christmorphasis.

10 minutes ago: listening to my La Roux playlist on Grooveshark, prancing around, taking photos for the blog.

currently: singing along in falsetto to La Roux and posting aforementioned photos, what else?

Once hubby realized I was working on the blog, he perked up and ventured, "So since you're updating the blog, I can play Grand Theft Auto..." He was playing it all last night as I was slaving away on our popcorn string for the tree, but I guess he misses his one player games.

grand theft auto.

you can see the popcorn string in action here, along with some hidden presents.

braden's mom brought this over yesterday. our first ornament and xmas gift! what a nice lady.

our christmas tree, not totally complete, and looking meh by daytime.

glass nativity set, stocking and such.

pretty cute, huh?

braden's mom made this for me two years ago. it's so stinking adorable!

our new rug and headboard, brought up yesterday.

our coffee table. Braden bought me a food network magazine sub and my first issue was the Christmas one!

Wesley working on detaching his porcupine's nose. I do agree, it doesn't really have to be so big.

Still singing in falsetto. I'm really good though, you should hear this.