Snap shots right before Christmas

 You can see the progression of our tree and other fun moments caught this season!

yes Tux climbed our fake tree... 

Merry Christmas!!

Up Dog

What's Up Dog?

Not much how 'bout you!!!
*wailing fits of laughter*

Well this is what I've been up to:

Taking pictures with my new phone

Even though it is
below freezing, yes its still sunny

Getting out the Christmas decorations

He is king of the decorating committee

 Lounging about, because its cold

He looks so big here!

Playing ONE MASSIVE game of Bananagrams 

using all the pieces

Tux Just had to be in this picture too.

Yup. That is it! But I hope to show you what I am working on soon!

<3

The Ride of Shame

 It was a blustery day... shown by the dust being tormented in the wind above. I have fallen in love with riding my bike everywhere, so I just couldn't bare to drive to the grocery store even in the forceful blows. BUt... then... my back tire deflated. Perfect timing too! Just far enough away from my house that it would be so horrible and probably impossible to carry back my bike.  So...

I locked my bike to the stop sign and went for... ugh, yes, my car. 

The storm billows within 5 minutes dried my wet hair. See for yourself.

 

Then it took me 10 minutes to unlock the bike lock. And there was a mean little dog barking, and maybe it was the dust in my eyes kicked up by the wind, maybe it was the frustrating, maybe it was the constant barking, or having no one really to call (because it was just a stupid bike lock) but I cried. I cried a lot. Finally, it opened as if it had always wanted to. I tried my best to get my bike in the back of the jeep. The people who live by the stop sign helped me. They were so nice.

This is my jeep with the bike and the groceries I bought.

I don't know why this happened. I don't know what I am suppose to learn.
But maybe it will come to me.

Oh yes, ride of shame? Yes, I rode past the same guy within 60 seconds...
sure, i can be the weird bike lady.

Bits and Peace s

 Here are some silly updates! I will have to pass

on a couple of recipes to you soon, 

but today, oh today

I saved some pictures that sum up my days of recent:

Math Movie Mondays - the first went well!
We got a lot of math done...
even despite distractions

I blew up all these by myself at work no doubt!

Yes, I added crab to my mac and cheese...
and then I felt very fancy

I have biked every day to work save one....

<3 Him! Peter's first  day of school.

Math Movie Monday

 Actually it hasn't started yet...

We've decided that on Mondays we will correct math papers (Peter being a math guy and all) and watch a movie together. 

So until then Tux and I are just hanging out... 

But it will begin soon! Just waiting the excitement to start! 

Cat on the Moon!

Peter is studying ( I hope to get some studying done for an upcoming sermon too!). He is in this mad craze to get all his homework done.right.now. which is good since its due soon.
I am so proud of him! He made a little calendar and everything!
But all this studying makes it so I don't get to see him very much.

So we decided to have a kind of routine.

1)We eat dinner a little after he gets home.

2) Then he goes to our office and works his little behind off!

3) Right before I am ready to go to bed we hang out for about 40 minutes. We try to do something insanely wacky....

Just like this:

We had a green screen and everything!

A Beard Story

His Beard Straightened

 

Then he shaved on the sides

then in the middle

exactly.

then he shaved the lower part

He shaved it all!

:) I loved everything except the mustache and the two worm beard part.... but everything else!

The Sickness moves to my Brain

Still feeling Blah.

It is like a pit in my upper stomach. ICk! But amid the ache I have made some important discoveries.  I have come to realize that the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast) prescribed to me by my doctor although probably effective drives peope, mainly me, insane. 

The evidence is clear: after watching countless episodes of Next Top Model in Britain and Mexico (although I do not speak Spanish... yet) I became utterly and obsessively concerned with exactly what was in those little suckers. I am referring to of course the chocolates inside the heart shaped box that I received for Valentine's Day. Restrained from eating them, they took up all of my thoughts. How could I make a choice (when I got the a-okay) that was both delicious and speedy? Ah ha! I got out a knife and surgically split all the chocolates left in half.

But if you are still not convinced: Then, seeing the board game Clue already out on the dining room table, I began to play by myself with two friendly teddy bears. 

Notice how they are sitting on couch, chair and walking in?
I love rearranging the people in all the rooms!

tux wanted to play, but when he plays he ends up eating
the people and weapons, so he has been forever banned.

Oh and could I mention a few other things? 

I do not have bananas or any made rice so I am more on the AT diet.

I had a horrible dream a night or two ago about a large meatball of death and then woke up with a stomach ache. 

The same night I had another dream where a 2nd grade teacher forced her students to eat huge disgusting bowls of ice cream, they begged me to help them. But when I did.... you guessed it... I woke up with a horrible stomach ache.

Tux won't go outside, because I think he is more of the quiet poetic type then the fighting type and I saw another cat out there. Plus its below freezing

I lost at the Clue game I played against those teddy bears. - please don't rub it in... I am very sensitive about it. 

Chow

Weekend: Cat and Peter Edition

From the weekend To Seattle:

the classic "we're driving" pic

Tux chooses to sleep in the midst of this mess...

but we totally have this whole seat over here clear for him!

crazy kitties playing

The Weekend: Family edition

Again this LAST weekend.
Here are some pictures of my family:

he is pretending to be sleeping...

Bwahahahahaha!!!

rings

Well, this of course is photobooth photo, but it shows my rings semi well so...

TADA-

You can barely see my wedding ring or my nose for that matter, but that is on the left (not my nose, the ring). On the right you see my poppy ring, made by the perfect pear!

short but sweet post!

Christmas time Belated, but finally here!

 My computer was making a terrible beeping noise so... I wasn't able to tell you about my 2nd honeymoon, the space needle or really Christmas either! SO here you go some highlights!

we played a lot of games

We played a lot of games and Tux LOVED them

Puppets were among the Christmas gifts

my sister came to visit

My dad and the tree

tux LOVED having Christmas at my parents
He especially loved the lighted dinosaur!

One Year

Its almost been one year of marriage! 

Peter and I are calling it our 2nd honeymoon. ;) 

This is what I am wearing for our dinner at the Space Needle in Seattle:

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Still having computer problems!

Scattered Random Mess!

That is my brain right now. Lots, Lots to do!!!!

But because I hate NOT posting anything ever, since this is a blog and that's what blogs are for:

 this is my husband... he is just like our cat

Men and Teacups *not posed*

To keep the drink warm a mini straw
I call it "Duck Cup"