In case any of you were wondering about this, FYI we got it taken care of! I know Father's Day was a long time ago but I thought you all might want a little update! Since my parents have become such good regifters, we thought we would return the favor! This was the very end of a three part scavenger hunt to find his Father's Day gifts!
Happy Father's Day Dad! We sure love you! ;)
(Oh and Mom tells me Arnold is doing just great for any who might be concerned with his extensive travel in the first year of his life! Seems like that little swimmer was born to be a traveling fish! Way to go Arnie!)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Story Time!
Time for a story! Rewind about a year! Broc and I were preparing to move down to D.C.! We had loaded my parents Expedition up with all our prized possessions and were ready to make the trek down! My mom, being the loving mother that she is, packed us a lunch for our journey down! One of the things my dear mother sent with us was Pub Mix! Now for those of you who do not know what Pub Mix is...let your life be changed right now (see photo below)! It is a scrumptious mixture of crunchy little goodies that relieve that certain salty craving we all get from time to time! Broc had never before experienced Pub Mix so this was quite the discovery for him! He fell in love! Well, Broc and I made a deal right then and there! We shook hands on it and decided that the first time he got a raise we would splurge and buy ourselves a container of Pub Mix!
Well all, I am proud to say that my hard working husband has done it again! YES! He has blown me away with his ability to go above and beyond in all that he does! That is right, he got a raise! And not just a mediocre raise, I'm talking a really, really outstanding raise! Pretty much he was told that he is doing an awesome job and to keep up the good work because it will take him far! How can I not sing his praises right now and brag a little right?!?
So tonight in attempts to let that wonderful man of mine know just how proud I am of him, I went for the splurge! I got the Pub Mix! And let me just say, his beaming face upon receipt of the beloved Pub Mix was totally worth it in so many ways! I love that husband of mine and I am so proud of all his hard work! Here's to a year of hard work and a lot of fun too! Can't wait to shake again on something else to treat ourselves to next raise! ;) Any suggestions?
Oh and P.S. In case any were worried...we did survive the earthquake and the hurricane without major damage! Phew! Who knew Northern Virginia would be so exciting!? :)
Well all, I am proud to say that my hard working husband has done it again! YES! He has blown me away with his ability to go above and beyond in all that he does! That is right, he got a raise! And not just a mediocre raise, I'm talking a really, really outstanding raise! Pretty much he was told that he is doing an awesome job and to keep up the good work because it will take him far! How can I not sing his praises right now and brag a little right?!?
So tonight in attempts to let that wonderful man of mine know just how proud I am of him, I went for the splurge! I got the Pub Mix! And let me just say, his beaming face upon receipt of the beloved Pub Mix was totally worth it in so many ways! I love that husband of mine and I am so proud of all his hard work! Here's to a year of hard work and a lot of fun too! Can't wait to shake again on something else to treat ourselves to next raise! ;) Any suggestions?
Oh and P.S. In case any were worried...we did survive the earthquake and the hurricane without major damage! Phew! Who knew Northern Virginia would be so exciting!? :)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
My Four Leaf Clover!
You know those times in life when you just feel blessed to be alive and well? I guess you could say now is one of those times! Life is happy and I am content with all the excitement and joy life brings me!
One such excitement came this weekend as one of my best friends, Aubrey Potter, came to visit! Even more exciting, her freshmen roommate and let's face it, pretty much my freshman roommate too was also in town! Well, clearly a reunion of sorts was in need! Aubs arrived Friday night and we hurried over to one of our favorite restaurants to meet up with Bean! Dinner Friday night was so awesome! We laughed and laughed and laughed some more! It was so great to just remember the good old days, the crazyness of freshmen year and the strong bonds we three created! I feel like Broc got a good glimpse into what my first year of college was all about thanks to this little rendezvous!
The weekend excitement did not end there! After enjoying dinner, we got to bring Bean and Aubs home with us! I've found it to be one of my favorite things to bring good friends into our home! Although we only had an air mattress to offer my wonderful friends, it seemed quite fitting and appropriate considering the freshmen year set up! ;) All three of us piled into the bed to reminisce of Chipman Hall funness!
Saturday morning we started the day right with some yummy waffles and then hit it hard in the city with some touring! Broc and I had never been to the Old Post Office so it seemed only fitting that we start the day with a beautiful view of the city! It was an awesome view from the top of the bell tower and certainly a new favorite! After the bell towers, milkduds, 133 steps, meeting Obama and more we set out to see the Constitution and other important documents at the National Archives! Although the Archives were busy we were able to get in to see the documents relatively quickly which was nice!
Post archives, right as Bean was getting ready to leave us it started to downpour! We deemed it as divine intervention because it meant we got to spend more time with Bean! We hung out in the cafeteria at the Archives complete with cold, leftover pasta (whoops...sorry I forgot the granola bars and apples!)plus cell phone games, girl talk and of course more laughter! When the rain finally dried up we said our goodbyes to Beanie and continued our touring ways!
We took Aubrey to see the National Museum of American History, the Washington Monument, the White House, the WWII monument and the Lincoln monument! Although we could have kept on going, we all decided that this should only be the first of many visits from Aubrey! Therefore, in order to save some sights for her next visit, we called it a day and returned home!
Let's just say it was such a perfect night! We ate some Maggiano's leftovers and then took a little drive around our parts of town! We gave Aubrey the grand tour complete with a drive by the tennis courts, down 23rd street, past Fort Scott Park and last but certainly not least we made a quick stop at Giant to grab a redbox! We then returned home for a quick nap, a pool dip (Broc got all the way in while Aubs and I just dipped in our feet), cake making in honor of my father and Betsy's birthdays as well as movie watching! Can I just say I love miss Aubrey Potter! It was just like having another family member along for the weekend! Love it!
Sunday after church and yet another round of Maggiano's leftovers we had to drive Aubrey back to Union Station to catch her bus home! :( I've always known that I love Aubrey but this weekend reminded me just how special our friendship is to me! I guess you could say... "A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have"! Thanks for being my four leaf clover Aubrey! Please come back soon! We miss you loads already!
One such excitement came this weekend as one of my best friends, Aubrey Potter, came to visit! Even more exciting, her freshmen roommate and let's face it, pretty much my freshman roommate too was also in town! Well, clearly a reunion of sorts was in need! Aubs arrived Friday night and we hurried over to one of our favorite restaurants to meet up with Bean! Dinner Friday night was so awesome! We laughed and laughed and laughed some more! It was so great to just remember the good old days, the crazyness of freshmen year and the strong bonds we three created! I feel like Broc got a good glimpse into what my first year of college was all about thanks to this little rendezvous!
The weekend excitement did not end there! After enjoying dinner, we got to bring Bean and Aubs home with us! I've found it to be one of my favorite things to bring good friends into our home! Although we only had an air mattress to offer my wonderful friends, it seemed quite fitting and appropriate considering the freshmen year set up! ;) All three of us piled into the bed to reminisce of Chipman Hall funness!
Saturday morning we started the day right with some yummy waffles and then hit it hard in the city with some touring! Broc and I had never been to the Old Post Office so it seemed only fitting that we start the day with a beautiful view of the city! It was an awesome view from the top of the bell tower and certainly a new favorite! After the bell towers, milkduds, 133 steps, meeting Obama and more we set out to see the Constitution and other important documents at the National Archives! Although the Archives were busy we were able to get in to see the documents relatively quickly which was nice!
Post archives, right as Bean was getting ready to leave us it started to downpour! We deemed it as divine intervention because it meant we got to spend more time with Bean! We hung out in the cafeteria at the Archives complete with cold, leftover pasta (whoops...sorry I forgot the granola bars and apples!)plus cell phone games, girl talk and of course more laughter! When the rain finally dried up we said our goodbyes to Beanie and continued our touring ways!
We took Aubrey to see the National Museum of American History, the Washington Monument, the White House, the WWII monument and the Lincoln monument! Although we could have kept on going, we all decided that this should only be the first of many visits from Aubrey! Therefore, in order to save some sights for her next visit, we called it a day and returned home!
Let's just say it was such a perfect night! We ate some Maggiano's leftovers and then took a little drive around our parts of town! We gave Aubrey the grand tour complete with a drive by the tennis courts, down 23rd street, past Fort Scott Park and last but certainly not least we made a quick stop at Giant to grab a redbox! We then returned home for a quick nap, a pool dip (Broc got all the way in while Aubs and I just dipped in our feet), cake making in honor of my father and Betsy's birthdays as well as movie watching! Can I just say I love miss Aubrey Potter! It was just like having another family member along for the weekend! Love it!
Sunday after church and yet another round of Maggiano's leftovers we had to drive Aubrey back to Union Station to catch her bus home! :( I've always known that I love Aubrey but this weekend reminded me just how special our friendship is to me! I guess you could say... "A best friend is like a four leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have"! Thanks for being my four leaf clover Aubrey! Please come back soon! We miss you loads already!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Roses, Pizza and Carillon Bells!
Since I have been slacking in the blogging world these past few weeks, I am going to try hard to stay on top of things! Hence the mismatched post that follows! Let it be known....my dear, caring husband loves me! For absolutely no reason at all he surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of roses one night after work last week! This was quite the pleasant surprise! Sometimes I am still amazed that I somehow wooed that man into marrying me! He is just something else! And of course, the lovely roses became the perfect centerpiece for my dinner group!
And this month for dinner group with the wonderful ladies we made homemade pizza! We attempted a barbecue chicken pizza which wasn't all that bad as well as a yummy summer salad with strawberries, feta cheese and pecans! YUM! I wish I could say we mastered pizza dough tossing but that skill may take a little time to perfect! Talk about an easy month but a delicious month! And I must admit, we have lots of good plans for cooking in the next few months that I am so excited about!
And last but certainly not least, we went with our good friends Amy and Billy to hear the Netherlands Carillon Bells this past weekend! It turned out to be quite the little adventure! Of course it was perfectly beautiful all day Saturday until 10 minutes before we planned to leave for the concert! When I called, the park ranger said the show would go on as long as there was no lightning! Long story short, even with a few claps of lightning, the show went on for us! We were the only true blue Carilloning fans who stuck out the entire 2 hour performance in the rain! We even became best friends with the Carillonneur who let us take a picture with him after! We love our Dutch heritage and of course loved the performance as well! As the saying goes, "You ain't much if you ain't Dutch!" Certainly a great memory made! Thanks Amy and Billy for sticking out the stormy weather with us! :)
The whole gang with our new best friend! Haha! We are seriously thinking about showing up at his next performance on Labor Day just to see if he remembers us! Maybe Broc will sport the Netherlands shirt again to see if we can get special treatment next time too!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Celebrate!
As you all know my birthday is in the wonderful month of July! It happened to be the longest birthday celebration of my life this year mostly due to the fact that I got to celebrate my birthday multiple times over a 2 week period!
The celebrating started off right on my actual day of birth! I got to spend my entire birthday with my dear mother! We spent the day in Brooklyn and made the most of the time we had to be together! It was such a nice day, full of relaxing, talking, eating, walking, appreciating and more! It was so great to have some quality time with my mom seeing as we don't get time like that too often anymore!
Then over the weekend I got to celebrate with yummy cake and ice cream! This time the whole family was there including Uncle Dave's family! It was even Edwin's 6 month birthday! How appropriate! Of course my mother made my favorite chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting! It was divine, as always!
Not only was it great having so much family around to celebrate, but Broc even got to be there! He was my favorite birthday gift the whole week! :) His project at work took on an assignment that kept him traveling the whole month of July! After 2 longs weeks of traveling, he got to be there when we had cake and ice cream! Talk about a great treat!
Upon my return to D.C., despite the fact that I was coming home to an empty apartment, there was still reason to celebrate! My wonderful neighbor and dear friend Emily surprised me with a little birthday gift as well! We have become quite the running pair and as a little boost to my running abilities she got me some intense, but oh-so-comfortable running socks! Even though she insisted it was a small gift, she doesn't even know just how much this gift meant to me! (P.S. Notice the little L and R indicating left and right foot! That's my favorite part of these socks by far!)
As mentioned before since Broc was a traveling man, he wasn't home to give me my presents until the very last weekend in July! So to finally wrap up the 2 week celebration, I got to open some of the bests gifts a gal like me could ask for! He got me a mini tripod for my camera so when I want to take pictures we don't have to constantly ask people to take them or balance the camera in precarious spots with the hope that a perfect picture will be the end result! He also got me a running pack for my up-and-coming running escapades and a garlic press! But the real celebrating started when Broc informed me that since my mom had already gotten me a garlic press for my bday, we were going to exchange it for a full length mirror! Talk about the best way to end my 2 week birthday celebrations!
And did I mention that all throughout this 2 week period of celebrating my birthday, my dear, sweet mother-in-law, who knows me all too well, sent numerous cards? I got a card a day for at least a solid week if not more! Each card was thoughtful and caring and made my day! Anyone who knows anything about me knows I love mail, so getting it for 2 weeks straight was seriously the best birthday gift to keep me celebrating each and every day!
So in the end, I guess what I am really trying to say here is thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who make it worth celebrating! I'm not the type to make a big hullabaloo about my birthday but one thing I do know...the celebration wouldn't be half as fun without each and every one of you! Love to you all!
The celebrating started off right on my actual day of birth! I got to spend my entire birthday with my dear mother! We spent the day in Brooklyn and made the most of the time we had to be together! It was such a nice day, full of relaxing, talking, eating, walking, appreciating and more! It was so great to have some quality time with my mom seeing as we don't get time like that too often anymore!
Then over the weekend I got to celebrate with yummy cake and ice cream! This time the whole family was there including Uncle Dave's family! It was even Edwin's 6 month birthday! How appropriate! Of course my mother made my favorite chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting! It was divine, as always!
Not only was it great having so much family around to celebrate, but Broc even got to be there! He was my favorite birthday gift the whole week! :) His project at work took on an assignment that kept him traveling the whole month of July! After 2 longs weeks of traveling, he got to be there when we had cake and ice cream! Talk about a great treat!
Upon my return to D.C., despite the fact that I was coming home to an empty apartment, there was still reason to celebrate! My wonderful neighbor and dear friend Emily surprised me with a little birthday gift as well! We have become quite the running pair and as a little boost to my running abilities she got me some intense, but oh-so-comfortable running socks! Even though she insisted it was a small gift, she doesn't even know just how much this gift meant to me! (P.S. Notice the little L and R indicating left and right foot! That's my favorite part of these socks by far!)
As mentioned before since Broc was a traveling man, he wasn't home to give me my presents until the very last weekend in July! So to finally wrap up the 2 week celebration, I got to open some of the bests gifts a gal like me could ask for! He got me a mini tripod for my camera so when I want to take pictures we don't have to constantly ask people to take them or balance the camera in precarious spots with the hope that a perfect picture will be the end result! He also got me a running pack for my up-and-coming running escapades and a garlic press! But the real celebrating started when Broc informed me that since my mom had already gotten me a garlic press for my bday, we were going to exchange it for a full length mirror! Talk about the best way to end my 2 week birthday celebrations!
And did I mention that all throughout this 2 week period of celebrating my birthday, my dear, sweet mother-in-law, who knows me all too well, sent numerous cards? I got a card a day for at least a solid week if not more! Each card was thoughtful and caring and made my day! Anyone who knows anything about me knows I love mail, so getting it for 2 weeks straight was seriously the best birthday gift to keep me celebrating each and every day!
So in the end, I guess what I am really trying to say here is thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who make it worth celebrating! I'm not the type to make a big hullabaloo about my birthday but one thing I do know...the celebration wouldn't be half as fun without each and every one of you! Love to you all!
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