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.

sudden snow makes us hibernate

With the weather so cold, we've been staying in all week aside from working or going over to Braden's parents for Thanksgiving. Since all our Christmas shopping is done (thanks to who? oh yeah, me) it's been luxuriously lazy mornings and days consisting of going out to eat and watching movies at home with hot chocolate.


We made a trio of cheesecakes for Thanksgiving at Braden's house. Cranberry cheesecake, apple pie cheesecake, and a pumpkin pie cheesecake. Good grief, I love Thanksgiving.


It sucks going outside to take Wesley out to the bathroom only to be ignored by a frolicking, snow-loving dog that hops about like a retarded rabbit and refuses to come when called.

he looooves the snow! he'll eat it, prance and skip in it, and pee in it.

look at him dive in headfirst.

he looks like a horse fording a river.

no animals were harmed?

snow dog!

I am so excited for Christmas.
I'm currently decorating the shiz out of our new home.

Latest new thing: http://www.sporcle.com

Awesome site to pass time and make you smarter. I even made some quizzes.  So nerdy, you might say. So what?