happy birthday

to me!

delicious treats

fact: i can attend a birthday party or wedding and easily forget that cake will be served. i then pass on said cake

fact: i could devour 6 bags of trader joe's peppermint pretzel slims in an hour and still want more.

this delicious treat can be found in the middle of the photograph below:

courtesy of: Jane Maynard

days 4-7 of thanks

day 4 - i was thankful to have parents that instilled the value of traveling. and have gone to great lengths, and invested quite a bit of money, into showing their children the world.

day 5 - i was thankful to live in a country where no matter how terrible the economy is, people will wake up before dawn to stand in line, to make sure there are christmas presents underneath their tree.

day 6 - i was thankful for tylenol and taco bell. as i had a huge hangover.


and today, i am thankful for the future. and the promise that it holds for me, my nugget, and everyone in our lives.

day 3 of thanks

i am thankful to have had these books land in my lap and change the way i look at the world

1. the glass castle
2. eat pray love
3. the last american man
4. the forever war
5. anna karenina

day 2 of thanks

today i am thankful for the boyfriend that in 7 months of sharing a nest, has never once said, "maybe we don't need any more ball jars."