October Highlights

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! What a fun holiday. We trick or treated with our friends and their fun-filled 4 year old and played some Clue, which seemed like a fitting game for the day. I wish I had tons of adorable pictures of children and babies in cute costumes like everyone else's blogs, the closest thing I have to post is how much fun my little sister had on Halloween....as a Mad Scientist!

Very Mad! Very Awesome!

A few other highlights of October:

*Learning how to Knit (sort of) with Kate! That was certainly kneat!

*Celebrating the birth of my dear sister Heidi & my fantastic husband!

(sporting his new gifts) (Dinner at Cheesecake Factory) (Delicious & Pretty Dessert)

*Brandon experimenting with his facial hair.

*Discovering this song and video by Oren Lavie. It just a makes me happy, and makes me think I might do this in my dreams once in a while, by the looks of my bed in the morning some days.

*This random email that made me giggle a little

And lastly, a random persistent thought....Everyone is getting sick around me. I feel bad for them, but I also feel bad for me...well mostly jealous. I just really, really want to lose my voice. Is that so bad? Is that too much to ask? I never ever have....I've even tried getting sick sometimes so I could......but it never happens. I have gotten sick, but just never lost my voice. I don't know why it sounds so fun to try to say something and mostly raspy squeaks come out. But alas, all I can do is continue to hope!

Did I mention that I happen to love my life? Because I do!

There are also some VERY exciting things happening in November.....I will report on those before the month's out.

Time to post something...

I know it's been a month, and I know I should post something - so the best I can come up with is what has been on my mind lately....

* I put socks on for the first time today in 3 months or more. I love wearing flip flops with everything, but I am in no way against crisp weather that some shoes and socks and a light jacket or hoodie can't fix. I just hope it stays just like this for a LONG time!

* We can officially talk about the fact that my brother and his wife are having a baby! I am so excited to be an official aunt!

* Whether you are obsessed with the Twilight series or not - why is everyone posting trailers on their blogs - we've seen them! We get it....you love it!

* I missed yoga tonight and wished I hadn't - but it was fun to watch our cousins baseball game

* I have a long list of friends that I love and love to talk to, and am not sure why I wait so long in between calls, and why am I blogging right now when I should be talking to them?

* There is a part of me that is solid in who I am and loves me unconditionally - and a part of me that always wants to be like other people...more stylish, more granola, cared more, cared less, crafty, spiffy, higherly educated, has a career, is a stay at home mom.....why do I think I can be all of these things mixed into one person? How boring would this world be if we all were?

* I eat WAY more fruit and vegetables these days - and my body is happy about it. I know it likes it, and I like making my body happy.

* I want a garden someday- I want to eat food that I planted and grew all by myself.

* The best part of my day today was when I commented at breakfast with my husband that I can't believe it's already the end of September. His response was, "Time flies when you're married to your soul mate!" I guess it does........Love that man I married!

Anniversary Numero Uno

Brandon and I just got back from celebrating our 1st anniversary together on a fabulous Mexican cruise! We road tripped it to Vegas, Palm Springs to visit family (LOVED IT! Thanks again for everything!) and then off to San Diego to get on a cruise for 5 days. We loved relaxing, reading, eating delicious food and having lots of fun together.

Before and After a 16" Burrito

I love my husband so much and feel so grateful he is a part of my life. This has definitely been the best year of my life. Everyday is an adventure with him and I'm so glad he asked me to marry him so we could have this fabulously happy life together.

We got an awesome gift for our wedding that explains how I feel exactly...

"They could not remember a time until now that forever didn't seem long enough"