Thursday, May 28, 2009
National Zoo
I got to spend yesterday morning at the National Zoo with my visiting teacher and her cute girls. (Much better than this morning, when I spent all morning at the DMV :)). I've been to the zoo a few times, but it was extra fun to be with a three year old who was sooooooooo excited about everything (I think she liked the statues and interactive displays even more than the animals :)). Cute little Megan.
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Our Little English Garden
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Time flies when you're having fun...
My parents and Meg came for a visit this last week, and boy did it FLY by. I loved every minute of their stay, but hated how crazy fast the week went!
Here's some more of my favorite photos!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Hopin for lots more like the first!!
What a great first year! We celebrated yesterday with a delish dinner at PF Changs (gluten-free even!). Then we came home and watched one of our favorite TV shows on Hulu (Bones...hilarious). We'd said no gifts because of the cruise... Brian apparently didn't think he had to stick to that. Punk. :) Seriously, this picture doesn't do these flowers justice...one of the prettiest arrangements I've seen!! What a sweet husband I found!
Luckily, I at least thought to make Bri a homemade cake. I was a little nervous; my first gluten-free cake. I was scared it would be more of a surprise for him than he bargained for. :) But it actually turned out pretty scrumptious, if I do say so myself. (Yummy Lion House recipe...they know their stuff!)
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Monday, May 11, 2009
When...when...when?
Well...it's official. On Wednesday we will hit the one year mark, and we've officially hit the stage where everyone and anyone is asking us when we're thinking about having kids. (It gets kinda weird coming from the cashier at the grocery store, and the mailman...but...whatever... :) Ok...so that's a joke. Not a funny one, but a joke just the same.)
So, since inquiring minds want to know, we thought we'd post about it. When do we plan on having kids? Well, it depends on who's asking. If it's Brian's parents, then the answer is that we tried to bring in some tropical parrots from Belize and Nassau, but the custom signs at the port scared us off... so, accquiring some now is going to demand a lot of time and research and probably smuggling at some point. So, it could be awhile. :) If you're Amber's family, just remember that Amber and Brian are competing for the LAST grandchild, and since Meg's not even married yet...well...it could be awhile. :) If you're anyone else, for the moment we've decided to spare you the trauma of having little Ambris running loose in the world...but when we change our minds, you'll be the first to know (well...ok...so WE'LL probably be the first, unless we somehow COMPLETELY miss the growing stomach and moodiness thing...hmmm...well...the moodiness thing might actually be kinda hard to detect with me, but the stomach thing, THAT we should catch).
He he he...all joking aside, we love that people want us to have kids. It's kinda flattering. And we don't mind the questions--we think it's funny, actually. But know for now...no itch. No immediate plans. No babies on the way. I mean, really, after seeing this, can you blame us? Maybe reproducing isn't such a great idea... :)
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Monday, May 4, 2009
Kinsey's Baby Blessing
This weekend we got to go to Elkin, North Carolina for my newest niece's baby blessing. Despite the 6 hour drive each way, it was really really fun to get to be there for the special moment. And meeting cute little Kinsey...so fun. She's adorable, and tiny, and looks just like her daddy (Brian's brother Scott).
Being the dorks that we are, me and Brian got home and realized we hadn't pulled our camera out once! So...no pictures. Booooooooooooooo! Except for this one from my camera phone where you can't really see her, and Brian's head looks distorted (he he he...sorry sweetie, but you agree, right? :)) Sigh. I can't believe I didn't get one of her in her cute little blessing dress. I'll do better next time--promise.
A big thanks to Scott and Alisa for letting us be there (and for making such a yummy gluten-free dinner!) and to Brian's parents for putting us up in a "swanky" hotel. :) And lots of kisses to cute little Kinsey!!
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