nothing too exciting going on lately. and maybe that's why i haven't blogged, but it also might be because of jeff daniels, seeing as how we'e become mildly obsessed with "Newsroom" ever since our apple TV update revealed HBO GO to us! It's pretty fantastic.
though, not exciting, we are still insanely busy. summer camps are in full swing at the gym, so that means my youth program director husband spends long afternoons facilitating cute kids, playing games, experimenting with a GoPro (he's convinced we need one now!) and throwing birthday parties. what a hard life, huh! ;)
aside from being particularly busy at work, i've also been trying to focus more on my etsy shop. a lot of my listings are getting close to expiring so i've been relisting and redesigning some new items! i am so, so excited for the lineup i have for the next few months and hope to be able to add a new line of prints every single month! i also have some great ideas for some new products that i hope will find there way in there soon too.
other things keeping us busy... our sweet pup turns ONE this month, so i've spent a lot of time being blown away by how fast this year has gone by... we've been planning our big annual camping trip to wyoming, and also making plans for my birthday that same weekend... we've been dying of heat!...
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okay so maybe now that i've uploaded all of the photos on my phone, i realize we have actually done quite a bit lately! oops... oh well. here's a photo dump for you..
< remember that time i almost had to get my wedding ring cut off? i got so paranoid, i decided to just have it resized, and while the goldsmith had it, they re-plated it and now it's so shiny and sparkly and i love it
> a wedding outfit (don't be fooled, i'm not really that tan. tgff - thank goodnesss for filters)
> we could play with little ben all day long! even though he projectile vomited directly down the front of my shirt, i still love him more than practically anything and he was so dang cute that i didn't even care!
is this handsome guy going to be a great dad or what? he looks like a natural! i seriously can't wait to see what the mini version of devin looks like :)
last saturday, we offered to help some friends with some yard work at their new house, and be "we", i mean devin and christian slaved away in the hot sun and sarah and i colored with their cute little girls in the a/c! after we finished up yard work and ate some lunch with them, we took cooper up to our favorite spot for a swim so he could cool off. that dog is a little fish! i can't wait to take him in the river at grey's this year!
after cooper's swim session, we decided to spend the rest of our saturday finally making the coffee table we've been talking about for months! i've become so familiar with the lumber sections of home improvement stores that it's almost embarrassing.
this is the table right before we stained it! devin used hsi new electric sander on it in the garage and everything in there got entirely covered in sawdust! oops.
the table turned out perfect. it's exactly what i had pictured in my head. the stain is so pretty, it's chunky but not overdone, it's sturdy and the perfect size. i'm mildly obsessed and now i want devin to build us a kitchen table that is similar!
the disney movies on netflix lately? genius. we've watched basically all of them. i even remembered most of the songs in hercules. i forgot how much i love old school disney. (did you know snow white came out in 1937??? NINETEEN THIRTY SEVEN!!!!!)
< HOA planted a giant, giant daffodil bush in our front yard, so... they wanted me to pick them, right? same with our neighbor's shasta daisies, i'm sure.
> on tuesday, our old friend, Cory Mon, who also happens to be a very talented local musician, got married! i can't even begin to explain the kind of happiness on his face this day. Cory is such an incredible friend and we were so happy to support and celebrate with him on this day! he married the cutest girl who's perfect for him, and their reception was to die for gorgeous. these italian sodas were just one of the many delicious food options! i got strawberry and devin got mango. so delicious!
< the details and decorations were absolutely amazing, and i think they fit cory and mandy's personality so well. right when we walked in, we got our picture taken in a "face-in-hole" board that was a bride riding on a centar... i mean... that's cory to a T! but the table centerpieces were my favorite part. i loved all the flower arrangements.
>best. idea. ever. so delicious.
let me talk to you about this stuff for a second. and let me start out by saying that if i wasn't raised the way i was and with the beliefs that i believe, i would probably be the biggest coffee drinker ever. it has always appealed to me. enter crio bru. so this stuff can be substituted into any kind of coffee drink. instead of brewing coffee beans, it's brewed cocoa beans! and let me just tell you. it is incredible. i new cafe/doughnut shop opened next door to us (almost literally. so that's dangerous), and they serve this stuff. and i'm hooooooked. it's amazing.
fwew. that's all for now, i think! we are officially caught up.
