breaking dawn

i loved it. better than i expected actually. what did yall think??

....and even though the last page very clearly said "the end", im really hoping she surprises us all with another book. or the continued story of bellas daughter and jacob would do.

i have stephanie meyers other book the host, but in the beginning she starts going on about some guy named glowing river or something, and i have just not been able to get into yet. i say that as if a guy named 'glowing river' is just too sci-fi or unrealistic for me.... while for the past month i have suggested to anyone who will listen that they should read this "really good series about vampires". haha.

anyway, i finished this book a few weeks ago:

and it was really interesting. the author believes that we each have a "private logic" we use, and it effects the way we view ourselves, the world around us, why we do things, what choices we make, ect. he says that generally our private logic is formed between the ages of 6 and 7. normally people dont have a lot of memories before the age of 8, so the ones we do have, we probably have them for a specific reason..... the reason being that at the time of that memory our psyche was trying to figure something out, and the you experience you remember answered that question in one way or another. so basically, by looking at those older memories we have, we can figure out why our personal logic is the way it is, and be able to start changing those things that were formed on illogical reasoning.

anyway, i really enjoyed it. im not saying its all fact or that it will be life changing if you read it, but the author has a lot of interesting points and views in it. bj even picked it up and read it for a little while. which is a miracle bc he does NOT read for fun. ever.

fun in the mud

with all of this rain, everything is getting pretty muddy... so naturally, we decided to go outside and have a mud fight. we are pretty scary if you ask me.

babysitting fun

a boring afternoon + a box + virg+ a four year old = a very entertaining time.

i am going to miss this little guy!!!!!

better late than never....happy anniversary!

june 1st marked our first wedding anniversary, and it has been such a great year! not every moment this past year has been pure bliss (shocking, i know), but marriage really is the best. i love that it provides us with experiences to learn and grow from, on so many different levels. maybe im just slow in life, but i feel like i am continually being stretched and (almost by default) progressing each day. and i love it. it really gives us the opportunity to try and become our best selves, plus we get help from a hottie along the way ;)

on the 1st bj called me at work and told me to be at the house at 4:30p.m. when i got there, there was a note on our bedroom door that said

"go to the mall and find a pretty dress. be back by 6:45 SHARP. when you get back, look for your next clue in the top dresser drawer".

so, i went to the mall and found a pretty dress. surprisingly, i was back on time. the next note said

"Now, take a shower and get ready in your new dress. i know you, so i have given you until 8:00pm to get ready. at 8:00 get in the car and put the address at the bottom in the GPS. pack an overnight back for both of us and bring it with you."

i followed the instructions, and the GPS took me to a restaurant in down town dallas, where bj was waiting in a suit and tie. we both ended up not liking the restaurant very much though. it was referred to bj from a friend who said it was amazing. however, after eating there we came to the conclusion that people really only eat there because it is expensive and "hip", or something. there was a live band playing REALLY loud , and we literally couldnt hear each other talk over the music. they brought out our food, and it was a little like that credit card commercial where the guy asks if they brought him elf food. haha. im sure tons of people love that restaurant, but its not not really our type of thing.

after dinner bj gave me another address to go to, and said he would meet me there. the address took me to the hotel we stayed at our first few nights as newlyweds. in the room there were rose petals on the floor, and the bj had put the top layer of our wedding on the table. i was very excited about that because while i am a lover of any tradition, bj thinks it is a little odd to voluntarily eat cake that is a year old. haha.

the evening was really great, and it was nice to get out and just be with each other. i loved the thought and surprise he put into each part of the night....bj youre the best and i love you!!!!!

congrats al and perry!

okay, i have seriously neglected blogging this summer. shame on me. so first up, i need to congratulate alayna mulkey on her engagement!


alayna is one of my closest friends from high school. despite the fact that we rarely see each other, we have remained close over the years. i love her and am so excited for her and perry!!

the two love-birds on al's graduation day from unt

i just thought id throw this one in for good measure- us playing dress up in high school. or maybe freshman year in college? hhmm. ill stick with the high school story. haha.

i am so excited for you and perry. you are going to be a such a beautiful bride! AND despite your fears of being bridezilla, everything is going to be perfect:) i am so excited to be part of your special day, and cannot wait to help you plan. i love you two!!

table dancer

todays a saturday, which equals a long day in the office. i went to the bathroom, and came back to this....

hahahhaa.

im pretty sure he was going for the chocolate covered pretzels next to my phone. seriously. he steals food off of our desks all of the time. and the worst part is, he is sneaky about it.

one day i had some breakfast on my desk, and noticed part of my muffin was missing. i noticed, but i really just assumed that my admin got hungry and ate half of it (sorry kendra haha). later on when i was the only one in the office (with moose of course), i went into the other room to do some inventory stuff and came back to the rest of my muffin AND all of my donut holes missing!!! moose was also pacing around my desk giving me a guilty look. haha.

oh geeze. my last two posts have been about moose.

maybe this is what my in-laws were talking about when they suggested we have kids soon......lol.

Moose

this is how our little moose takes his afternoon naps in the office.

haha so funny. he is seriously cute.