Check These Out

Boston.com's Big Picture has done it again. They currently have up one of the most amazing collections of photos I've seen in a long time. Go here to check it out. This one is my favorite:

irrevocably happy

have you ever had a moment when you look back on something that you thought you wanted

and then you look in front of you at what you actually received

and realized how irrevocably happy you are now

compared to how "irrevocably" happy you thought you would be

had you just gotten what you thought you wanted

in the first place?

i just had one of those moments

and he-that-i-received is sitting in front of me

on a chair

playing a video game.

and i am irrevocably happy.

Because They Did It

Andrea posted about her favorite flowers and Emily followed suit. And I truly feels as though if I will Spring to arrive soon, she will in all her splendor! What better way than to blog about flowers? So I will too! Here is a photo-list of my favorite flowers, in no particular order.

Cherry Blossom: Technically this is a bloom I guess, but I like them regardless!

Hydrangea: Oh my gosh I LOVE hydrangeas! I love the clean, crisp value they add to any room or arrangement.


Lilac: So my parents have two huge lilac bushes on either side of the walkway to their front porch and they emit the most heavenly smell I've ever encountered. Mmmmm...


Ranunculus: These flowers would be fairies' favorites is fairies existed. But since they don't, I'll claim them as one of my favorites.


Poppies: Poppies are the ultimate, "Hey I'm here and I'm having fun!" flower. Love 'em!

Peony: Do you want to know what I love about these flowers? They are large and in charge!

Baby Mac

We introduced Gabby to the new computer (still needs a name... any suggestions?) and I don't think she really knew what to do when we started playing with the camera.

Oh can you imagine when we actually have kids of our own?!

Poor things. They don't stand a chance.

(They're going to be awesome.)

Because You Asked

It has been a little over 9 months since Dusty and I tied the knot. And we had a cute, cozy little apartment in Campbellsville.

It's pretty cool where the Lord will take you in such a short amount of time. And now we have a cute, cozy little house in the country. Wanna see? Let's take a tour together shall we?

This is a pretty hurried shot because I was cold. It's actually about half the house but you get the idea. White with black shutters.

Ahlan wa sahlan! Bienvenidos! Welcome!


Come have a seat in our living room, play some Wii, and watch TV. (No, Mother, I did not intentionally take a picture with Barak on the screen.)

Wondering where those doors lead? This is as close to a hallway as we're going to get! The door on the left leads to our bedroom which is not pictured because, hey, a girl's gotta have some mystique right?


This is our ugly spare bedroom. I don't like the bedspread, but I can't find my other one. It is down filled though so when you come to visit you'll sleep like a baby.


This is our tiny yet functional bathroom. I dig the shower curtain. I've also yet to find the best way to get into the shower once the water's running; either way you're running into fixtures. Any suggestions? And admit it, you want a yellow toilet.

Walk back into the living room and you'll pass by the office. You'd pass by there if you walked back into the "hallway" but I'm doing things in a weird order. Mwah! There is another bookshelf next to the door where I was standing. Don't panic. (Not that you would.)


Outside the office door you'll see a cute little table with a fountain and stuff. I just really like it. But I don't collect Willow Trees so don't go getting any ideas.


The dining room is monstrous and yellow. I'd like to do something about the latter. For now though, my table is still a super star!


This is half of my wonderful kitchen. Behind me would be a microwave stand and cookbooks. To my right is the laundry room which is not pictured because it's boring, cluttered, and not pretty. Nor will I show the garage because it's also boring and not pretty, though it's pretty clean. And my kitchen looks really cluttered. But it's not, really, it's not.

So I guess since you've seen my house I need to invite you over to dinner. But here's fair warning: I did just get a Thai cookbook and have yet to use it. Come at your own risk!

DSR-- Duffy Street Reunion

Last week (was it last week? It feels like a month ago!) I met with Devon, Ebert, and Charity for a Duffy Street Reunion.

Our little home on Duffy Street is where many of my most cherished memories from the past four years were housed. (Literally, figuratively, you get the point.)

We had some hard times, we had a lot of good times, we had a crummy landlord, and we had creepy crawly things in the basement. It's where Dusty and I fell in love, where we watched the Colts win the Super Bowl, and where we hosted many many game nights for our friends.

Mistakes were made in that house, friendships were strengthened in that house, and a lot of homework was avoided in that house!

If the walls could talk they would tell about the girls who were late to class, planning a wedding, watching LOST, and drinking Jones Soda. They would tell about all the instruments that called that house home, about the Hummer parked in the driveway for a week, and about the wild parties we witnessed our neighbors have from the kitchen window. (Trash cans as a beer cooler anyone?)

And all those memories were made for only, (insert Dewayne Squires voice here): "One eighty-seven fifty!"

It's Here!

Actually, It's been here for a while. But what with a little move we just made and all, I've only just now uploaded pictures to my computer. But this one is classic Dusty.

(he's so cute...!)