Snow Day

This post is a little delayed, but I forgot that I took pictures on our snow days! So, here they are!

Valentine's Day!

This is what I walked into on Valentine's Day. All I asked for were flowers and chocolate. But, I also found a gift certificate for a mani and pedi, and a REALLY CLEAN apartment! Nothing says love like a clean home :) Thanks, Matt!!

We enjoyed our Valentine's Day working out at the gym and then using our gift card at California Pizza Kitchen

We had to include Beacon, of course! (His fur is getting a little out of control.)

Thanks, Natalie and Stratton for the cute valentines!!

I love January!

False! I do not love January at all. However, the reality is that this is life in the midwest, so I decided that I need to remind myself of all that I am thankful for (even in the bitter cold of winter)...

1.) Satin Hands by Mary Kay (thanks, Dad)-say goodbye to dry, almost raw hands

2.) The sunny skies in Chicago

3.) Friends that I have made (thank you, Lord!)

4.) Uggs and North Face

5.) My bite guard-cost a fortune but working wonders!

I am tempted to write about all of the things that I am looking forward to, but I am trying to focus on the blessings of each day :) I think that is a good challenge.

One Year Anniversary!

One year ago today we were getting married! We have done a lot in this first year of marriage. We reminisced over dinner at Sullivan's downtown. (Sullivan's was where we ate dinner after our engagement.) We then spent the night in a fancy hotel downtown! Today, we ate some of our wedding cake. The Amway makes the top of your cake for your one year anniversary. Mmmmmm. So thankful to be blessed with such a loving husband :) He's quite a guy.

White cake with french vanilla buttercream frosting and raspberries :)

P.S. Here is our Christmas card. We kind of ran out of cards and were unable to send them to everyone we wanted to. Please do not be offended if you did not receive one. Most likely we wanted to but ran out. We didn't realize how much family we had. By the time we got to close friends, we were almost out! Tragic, I know! I guess you could call us rookies with the hold Christmas card thing. hah!