Sunday is for Snails

There are hundreds of snails in our backyard. Little snails, big snails, striped snails, solid snails. I guess the rainy weather brought them out? I don't know much about snails so who knows. I think they are breeding and plotting to envelop our house.

 Sunday is also for:

 do you spy the bird in its nest up there?

 Kyle found a snake in the garage

Lately in a Bunch of Photos

banana bread on Easter

Darwin looking out the window

Words with Friends with husband. I never do too well. 

Shepherd's pie!

Wedding things

pretty packaging

this snail got to the top of the garage door. what a champ.

stuffed animals

D gets really cuddly sometimes

lunch!

Hux's new favorite chill spot

grilled chicken recipe from The Pioneer Woman

Hux loves squishing himself in and napping in this box

My dress arrived!

D took to sleeping on Kyle's Army clothes

Hux in the window

D in the chair

turtle guarding my post-its

sending some postcards out

some wedding decor 

pasta salad

Kyle's rock.

new wine to try!

I hope you had a good week, and an even better one to come.

A Promotion and a Rock

Kyle has been promoted to Specialist!

He also got in trouble for forgetting his new ID the other day. So they drew him an ID on a rock and made him carry it around. hehe. This is not the first time he has been assigned a rock as punishment, but I think the drawing is particularly clever. 

I am certainly proud of my husband, rock and all. :)

Lounging

Alternate titles for this post:

"I should have called my blog I Take Pictures of Cats."

"That's right, we haven't fully unpacked yet. What. "

"Why is there a car parked in front of our house?"

"Long cat is long."

"Cats and Blinds: a modern day at-home war."

"Army Stuff. On the floor. All around. Always. <3"

"Lounging, or, the opposite of what happens when you drink a 5 Hour Energy before working out."

Thursday Thoughts (3)

{one} Looking for a replacement for Picnik, closing on the 19th? I know I was. Enter PicMonkey. Created by some of the same people, it has many of the same features and runs similarly to Picnik. No collage feature yet, but it is coming soon (along with other features)!

{two} Wedding things have arrived! My earrings and dress and hairpin. My dress is presently in a a dress bag in a box in Kyle's closet, as that was the only closet with room for it out of cat reach. I doubt he is curious enough about what it looks like to try and sneak a peek, and I would certainly notice were he to try. :)

{three} How do you feel about beets? I love beets. It is because of Finland. Beets + potatoes = the taste of Finland. Well, one of the tastes of Finland (in my Finnish experience), but certainly one that can most easily be recreated back here in the States. 

{four} Our cats are cute. 

{five} I am really trying to drink more water. I think I "really try to drink more water" several times through the year. Eight glasses a day, right? I just don't get thirsty much and don't drink if I'm not thirsty.

{six} I got my swap gifts sent out (to Meghan and Caty) on Monday! But apparently nail polish is a hazard and I had to take that out. So, when they're asking what's in your package, forget to mention certain items. Or just get the guy that let Kyle send a bunch of booze out at Christmas. That works too. And then, we pulled out of our parking spot, and the guy in the car next to us pulled out before we could head forward and out, and he didn't see us and bumped into the front of our car. No damage, but really guy? He must not have looked at all because we were right behind him/next to him.

{seven} My sister got an ipod touch for her birthday earlier this month, which means... we can text! After graduating from Georgetown, she moved to Doha, Qatar to work at Georgetown's campus there for two years, so texting hasn't happened for a while. Exciting!

{eight} Latest addition to my Pinterest "I want" board. My board is not called that but that's what it pretty much is.

{nine} I made this for dinner last night.  And, it was delicious. Kyle was a huge huge, fan as I knew he would be. Sweet and spicy and bacon. Yum. Thanks again, Pioneer Woman!

{ten} There seems to be a curse that involves the Pens, Kyle and I watching their games, and Texas. Last night was the first playoff game, against the Flyers, and they were up 2-0 when we realized we got the channel and turned it on. The first game we watched a few weeks ago, we started watching the game the same way. The second game, they weren't 2 up yet, but were well on their way to winning. All three times, the Flyers swooped in to beat them. So, we are pretty sure we are not meant to watch the Pens down here. It is sad. 

{eleven} Two very different upcoming movies I want to see. Well, I want to see the first, and Kyle wants to see the second because it is a Joss Whedon film. But, I like a good scary movie, so I'm up for it. 

 

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Wednesday Wedding: Silver and Gold

How many of you are singing (humming something that vaguely sounds like) that silver and gold song from the old Rudolph Christmas movie? Just me? Because it's April, not December? Oh, ok.

Anyway, I'm definitely on a silver and gold kick for our wedding, since I've been working more on the little details and accessories. I wrote a bit about how our wedding color palette developed here. I especially like mixing metals, using both gold and silver in the same visual plane. They can be glittery and shiny, or subtle and muted; I plan on working them in both ways. With our wedding, at an old farm, it will add a touch of glam, shine, and modernity to our rustic, natural setting. The colors also transition well from day to night; they will look great in the (hopefully) sun shine for the late afternoon ceremony, and stand out when the night lights hit them.

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My ivory dress has some touches of silver (if I recall; I haven't seen it since October), and my accessories are gold-based. Kyle found these awesome regimental ties (8) for he and his groomsmen- gold, with black and silver stripes, and they will be wearing grey or black suits/tuxes. The ladies all picked different dresses in the sangria color, and they will wear any kind of silver or gold shoe.

dress. tux. earrings. tie. shoes. pin.

Linking up with Joelle at Something Charming! 

You can find our proposal story here. 

Blog Birthday

I just realized it was sometime in April last year that I started this blog! Looking back, my first post was on April 7, 2011. So, happy belated birthday, blog! It's been swell.

Thanks for reading!

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