Lately...

So last Saturday we celebrated Peter's grandparents 70th wedding anniversary. Yes, 70th. Pretty amazing. Both sides of his family enjoy major longevity. Let's just say I'm hoping to reach my 70th birthday, let alone anniversary!


Here is our cute niece Olivia and her bro Miles. He is enjoying one of the cupcakes that I made. He's looking a little shocked that I'm taking a picture of him stuffing his face like this. I guess I'm kind of a mean Aunt to embarass him this way.



Today we celebrated the Babe's 12th B-Day at Flowrider. I still have technical difficulties rotating my photos when using the Mac. Someday people, someday.



And the best news of all is that I think we may have reached a crucial crossroads in our marriage. I'm not entirely positive, but I think Peter may have figured out that when in doubt as far as gifts go, he should just buy shoes. Here is the sweet pair I got for Valentine's Day.



Rome Dog hasn't been making many appearances as of late. Here she is enjoying her favorite pastime of laying on her back and having someone scratch her belly. She would let someone do this all day long if they wanted to.

Dear Prudence

Maybe I'm the last person to see it, but I kind of loved Across the Universe. It helps to be a Beatles fan, but I wouldn't say it's necessary. Watching this movie without any prior Beatles knowledge would be like going to a concert and not knowing any of the songs; and yet, it's still possible to totally enjoy it.

Since being married to Peter, I've become indoctrinated to his belief that the Beatles are the best band of all time. It also helps that the main leads in this movie are super cute. Who doesn't like a skinny, hippie guy with a British accent? The choreography is really cool and the quality of the singing is great, plus the singing is an extension of all of the dialogue. It's not like most musicals where all of the sudden the characters burst into these over-the-top theatrical musical numbers.

I will say that some of the psychadelic stuff gets to be a little much, but the bottom line is, you should see it. Tonight. Here's one of my faves.

What I Know

Due to being confined to the couch the last few days for unspecified reasons, I came to realize a few essential truths; the least of which being that I miss looking at other people's blogs. Furthermore, here are a few other things that I discovered:

1. Rob & Big is a seriously funny show. (I had watched before, but not, say, upwards of 3 episodes at once)

2. There are a serious lack of good, new DVD releases right now...Sydney White anyone?

3. Showering every day is certainly not necessary and definitely over-rated. (I know Melissa would agree with me on this one)

4. Reading for pleasure is more of an indulgence when you don't have very much time...as opposed to when you have nothing BUT time.

5. Dogs really are man's best friend.

6. Humans are a close 2nd. No joke... I was literally home alone, laying on the couch thinking of how much I wanted a brownie shake when the phone rang and my friend Heidi was driving to Hires and wanted to know if she could get me anything. Divine intervention!

7. And lastly, while my husband is certainly willing to wait on me hand and foot, my sweet Mom actually makes it seem like she is enjoying every second of it and that there is no place that she would rather be. That is a feat in and of itself!

I Heart Joel McHale