Books to Movies

One thing that Andy and I enjoy doing together is reading. We've read two books together already and are now on our third. We read Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen (my pick) and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (Andy's pick.) We saw Angels and Demons, the movie, about a month ago.

We are currently reading The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger together. We are loving it. You should check it out. The movie comes out August 14 staring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana. I'm really looking forward to it!

Official Trailer:

I need a wig and a really short skirt to make it today...

I guess you have to look like Barbie and ask stupid questions (that an 8 year old would know the answer to, I might add) to get any service from the Geek Squad at Best Buy today. Oh and I guess you have to batt your eyelashes and giggle obnoxiously too.

Last time I checked I was neither blonde nor stupid, I have no idea how to batt my eyelashes and yes, I can laugh, but only when something is actually funny.

I guess I'll just try going back tomorrow. Maybe it will be 'Smart-Brunette-Librarian Day' and I'll be able to find out what's going on with my laptop.

Until then, I guess I should get in some "Look at me! Look at me! I'm lame and ditzy cause I'm trying to look cute!" Practice Time, so this won't happen again.

But kudo's to Subway who's employee not only treated me like a human being but was pleasant and friendly. Now if only Subway would realize the extreme importance of sprouts and avocados.

Still Love It...

Everybody's got one. That song that you will always love. The one that you never get tired of, no matter how old it is. I have quite a few of these songs. One in particular, that I still frequently listen to on my Ipod, is this one:




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifev6GR6KKs&feature=player_embedded

I've been listening to it more and more often the past few weeks as Andy constantly does those little things that remind me why I love him so much.

~I am such an 80s girl. This still makes me want to get up and dance.~

What we've been up to...

Meant to put all our happenings into separate posts as they happened but sometimes life gets ahead of you. So here's a few pictures from the last month.

Here's the dog run that Andy put together for Ash. She hasn't used it yet though because we still need to find her a dog house.

We've also been remodelling the kitchen. So far Andy, his brothers and his dad have taken out the drop ceiling, rewired the room, installed can lights, and cut a hole in the wall to join the living room with the kitchen. Next up is more mudding, then cabinets, paint, and flooring. I'll be so glad when this is done.

And of course...gardening!! My favorite thing ever right now! Look at all the new stuff that has shown up in the last week.

And good golly miss molly, look at this broccolli taking over the world!!

And our beautimous flowers! Look at that pink lily. We got that purdy little thing just this morning. Totally made my day!

A couple of weeks back we decided to start training the cats.use the cat door. We thought it would be so nice if they could let themselves in and out of the house. Henry started to figure it out and Mauney figured out how to let herself back in when she didn't want to be out. We thought all was going well until Ash mysteriously began to appear in the living room without anyone knowing who let her in. Turns out she also figured out how to let herself in. Surprised the hell out of us that she could actually fit through the door! Not sure what we're going to do about that just yet.

Sorry the picture is not that great. It's hard to spy on her and take pictures at the same time.

Lastly, some pictures of mine and Andy's camping trip and time in Jackson Hole, Wy.

Sorry about the sideways pic. I'm just too lazy to fix it right now. Have a great day!

The List...

Found this list I created awhile back. I think I'm well on my way.

Things I want to accomplish in my life... It was really interesting to do and fun. It made me think.

Educational -->

1. I want to get my bachelor's degree and my master's degree
2. I want to get straight A's at least one semester (*almost did that this spring but I ended up with 5 A's and 1 B- dang Prof. Ibarguen)
3. I want to actually use the degree I get
4. I want to work in a library, museum, or archive
5. I want to go to the school of my choice for my master's degree

Occupational -->

1. I want to love what I do so much that I would do it for free
2. I want to only work with people who share my vision and passion
3. I want to earn enough to take care of my family
4. I want to earn enough to have a substantial savings account in case of emergency
5. I want to use my career to help someone or something

Dreams -->

1. I want to travel to as many places around the world as I can
2. I want to raise kids who believe in themselves and never settle
3. I want to marry the man of my dreams who believes in me
4. I want to help design my own home and see it built
5. I want to believe in myself and have confidence in my abilities

Dating -->

1. I want to be myself and not feel insecure
2. I want to have fun and laugh
3. I want to be able to relate intellectually and emotionally
4. I want to have amazing chemistry
5. I want to enjoy the journey

In a Man -->

1. I want someone who believes in me and tells me so
2. I want someone who loves me through good and bad times and that I can talk to openly and equally
3. I want someone who is smart and works to better themselves and their life
4. I want someone who will be a great father and husband
5. I want someone who is kind to others, honest, hardworking, and faithful

In a Home Environment-->

1. I want to feel at home, comfortable and at peace
2. I want to feel welcome and loved when I come in the door
3. I want to build or buy a home WITH my spouse
4. I want to turn my home into a reflection of my family, where everyone feels like it's their sanctuary
5. I want to have a beautiful yard and a clean home where others feel welcome and comfortable

Me -->

1. I want to be happy and always appreciate life's blessings
2. I want to love my life and myself
3. I want to always work to be better inside and out
4. I want to have true friends I can count on and share life with
5. I want to be the best me I can be and never settle for less

I want to say -->

1. “I love you more today than I did when I first fell in love with you."
2. “It was hard but it was worth it."
3. “I love everything about my life."
4. “I do!"
5. “I've never been happier"

New life in the front yard...

My cute little hostas have flowered!





And my daylillies have buds on them. Yay!



This makes me happy because my Peony flowers have bit the dust, so I was missing the added color and now these new flowers can take their place!

Wow- this gardening stuff is fun!

Couldn't have said it better myself...