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Happy Leap Day, everyone!

Four years ago today the bridal party was gathered and rehearsal was in full swing!  The eve of our wedding day!  After rehearsal, we enjoyed a fun dinner at Biaggi's in Cary.

Fun memories and exciting times!  I also think it's fun that our rehearsal dinner invitations said, February 29th!  It's not every year you get to write that. Literally. :)

What hoppy things do you have going on today?  Anyone throwing a leap year/day party?





Also!  A shout-out to my sister Tracy and her husband Rob!  Happy 3 years of marriage!!  They got married exactly 364 days after we did on February 28, 2009!  Love you guys!

It's Coming Along

Our bedroom, that is.

In other news: Brian and I celebrate 4 years of marriage this week!  Whoa!  Exciting!  God is good.  He's brought us through a lot these last 4 years and I can honestly say the things we've experienced in our short time as a married couple are more than I ever expected to go through, ever.  Through it all, our Lord has remained faithful, even when we aren't.  Couldn't have done it without Him!

As part of our 4 year anniversary celebration, Brian and I decided to do a bedroom make over.  The make over includes: new bed sheets, new duvet, new art on the walls (new, considering we haven't put anything on the walls yet), a fun, spruced up set of blinds, new table and chair, new accent lamps, and new bathroom towels & floor mats. 

We  haven't finished it all yet so no pictures.  But we did spend a little time this weekend working towards our end goal.  We also hit the American Tobacco Trail with our friend, Seth.  It was our first run in about 3 weeks or so.  Although it wasn't in the 70's like it had been the day before, the weather was clear, brisk and windy, it was definitely ideal for a jog!

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Looking forward to a relaxing, meeting-less week this week!

Dancing Across State Lines

If you haven’t seen this video by Rhett & Link you need to.  Here is Brian & Becky’s rendition.  Makes me laugh every time.  I love how Becky continues dancing several seconds after Brian gives up! 

Haha, I love you two!  Thanks for the good times.

32 days

…until spring!

I’m not sure why I’m looking forward to spring so much this year.  It’s not like it’s been a brutally cold winter or anything.  I think I’m just really looking forward to wearing some girlie dresses, basking in the warm sun and getting back to some fun outdoor activities.

My hubby is good to me.  He brought some spring inside for me!

He said the orange roses reminded him of our wedding flowers.  I’m enjoying the pops of color throughout the house.

Oh, and that white lamp…that’s kind of a sneak peek of some additions we’ve been making in our bedroom!

I Heart You

Valentine's Day has never been one of those holidays where i NEEEEDED to get flowers, or chocolate or whatever.  But I won't deny that it makes you feel special when you do.  And my husband is good at making me feel special.

Woke up to breakfast in bed:

And I have some pretty flowers to keep me company at work:




















Thanks, sweetie!

Sneak Peak-Snowboarding Edition

(Pun intended)

I’m working on a montage that will hopefully be done by…well, I’m not going to make any promises.  Editing 62 videos + perfectionist/not having a great editing program = I have no idea when I’ll actually get it finished.

Because there won’t be any commentary on the montage (most likely) here’s a brief rundown of our trip to CO.

A few months back Becky and I, bemoaning the fact that we’ll be turning 30 soon (as in today-if you’re reading this on Feb. 5th, eek!), decided we needed to do it up big.  Unlike our older sister who celebrated her 30th on her own on a solo trip to the beach, I think subconsciously I wanted to remind myself that you’re only as old as you feel.  So we started brainstorming what kind of fun things we could get into. 

We threw out ideas of going to Lake Tahoe but decided that heading somewhere closer to where Jack & Becky live would ultimate be cheaper and just as adventurous!  We planned to go to NM and then trek up to CO and hit the slopes at Wolf Creek for a little snowboarding.  Only problem?  Brian and I didn’t have any gear nor had we ever tried snowboarding (unless you count the one or two times I went my senior year in college where I mastered getting down the hill in once piece, annnnnd that’s about it). 

So, we bit the bullet and got our own gear!  I mean, doesn’t everyone go all out and buy all the bells and whistles of a new sport they’re getting into?  OK, maybe not.  But after borrowing friends’ gear we decided, why not?

Two practice rounds in Boone later we were ready to head out to the big guns. 
Once we decided to go to Wolf Creek in Pagosa Springs we were on the hunt for a nice VRBO (which I highly recommend over staying in a hotel if you’re going somewhere for several days).  We found the perfect cabin called the Lazy Bear.  It had everything we wanted: enough beds for everyone, a fireplace, a full kitchen, multiple bathrooms AND a hot tub!!
We had 4 nights 5 days in Pagosa and got in 4 days of snowboarding and a day of sledding.  We had a great time, great weather and no one go seriously injured. Except Jack broke his tailbone sledding!  Anyway, here are a few pictures.  Gorgeous views from the top of one of the lifts.