Be Miner

Aw, Valentines Day. Such a consumeristic holiday. But let's just get down to the nitty gritty.

I went to a Christian college, and in order to make every girl feel good about themselves, we created 2 categories: Daters, and Waiters. I'm sure these are pretty self-explanatory, but daters were always with a guy, trying to whittle them all down until they found the perfect one. Waiters watched from afar; learned from other people's mistakes. It wasn't that they couldn't date, it was that they just hadn't found the one.

I, my friends, was a Waiter. To those of you that know me, (ahem, and my independent, stubborn tendencies, ahem...excuse me), this is probably not a surprise. I dated a little here and there, but could always tell very quickly when there was no potential. Which brings us back to Valentines Day.

Last year, Scott was my first Valentine EVER.

Which means this year, he's my second. So even though I know it's so cliche, the novelty has not yet worn off. I WANT to do something special and have a day filled with hearts and the colors pink and red. I'm so thrilled to have a Valentine - I can't let the holiday pass me over!!

So last year, we went here.


And feasted on things like this:




But this year, we want to do something different. We eat really well, and while we love eating, we don't necessarily want to just have dinner at a restaurant. Our plan as of now is to make dinner at home, light some candles, and eat at the table instead of on the couch. But we're open to ideas.

So....what do you think? What are you doing for Valentines Day? Do you think it's overrated?

The Circus!!

This weekend we are going to the circus for a friend's birthday! I'm a little skeptical, but excited at the same time. I have only been to the circus one time in my entire life....and I think i was about 4.....but I do have one VERY vivid memory. I remember i went with my cousins and my uncle ron, and he bought all of us girls those wonderfully tacky light up roses!!!!

I can only hope I get that lucky the 2nd time around!!!! My goal is to actually start using the camera again.....this is such an exciting time in our lives and i want to have pictures to document it. So...hopefully I will return with wonderful fun-filled circus pictures!!!!

Honeymoonin'

Ah the bliss of wedding planning. Not so blissful. BUT....most of the big decisions have been made. First, feast your eyes on this stunning inspiration board my MOH made for me:

This is what my bridesmaids will be wearing:

We've decided the location and time. Everything has been rented. The rehearsal dinner is booked. My dress is off in wedding dress land being made. Almost ALL of the big decisions have been made.........except for one major one. we STILL have not booked our honeymoon. We just can't decide where to go!!!! i'm totally into the whole bed draped with gauzy white fabric thing, with a total tahitian feel....without the super long flight.

So come on......give us some suggestions!!!! where did you go? where have your friends gone??? and it does NOT need to be all inclusive - we want to explore the culture!!!!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Today at work we're having a cubicle decorating contest, and though I don't have a cubicle I wanted to join in anyways....in hopes of winning a brand, spankin' new iPod touch.

It was a little harder since I had so MUCH space to work with....but here's how it went.....

First I made 3 of these little guys...plus a lot of normal snowflakes!!

Then I "trimmed" and "cheered" my desk plant.

Added some Christmas cheer to the Office Logo above my head!

Added one creepy Santa courtesy of my fiance....

And the final product......

Additionally, I fell and hurt my knee.

I don't think I'll win...but it was fun anyways!!!!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!

Write up!!!!

check it out:

http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/bites/2008/12/artisan_chocolate-maker_coming.php

so proud!!!!!!

So this is Christmas.

Last week Scott and I put up our Christmas tree at his house and, if I do say so myself, it is quite magnificent. Scott's mom told us that every couple needs a new Christmas tradition so for us, it's all in the Christmas tree.

First we went to this great Christmas tree lot in front of a high school - the money benefits the students, though I'm pretty sure they took us for nice, non-confrontational people and charged us more than anyone else. This is us after we picked our tree out:

It was rainy and cold!!!! We got the tree home and we (and by we I mean Scott) hauled it into the living room in all of it's wetness and glory. We didn't want to get electrecuted so we let it dry over night and settled down to enjoy a nice cozy little dinner.

Tuesday night, the decorating began. Here's Scott showing the Christmas tree who's boss and "wrastling" it into shape. Feast your eyes on those muscles!!!

(Quick insert. Note the tv. It looks new. It IS new. Yet is has an old fashioned antenna. Scott just couldn't bear to have anything that new in his living room so he had to add a little old fashioned flair)

Then we set to decorating with our new tradition together! We strung lights and garland, and then instead of any normal ornaments, we took clothes pins and clipped old photographs of our ancestors, family members, friends and loved ones all over the tree. In this delightful picture, you can not only see our lovely Christmas tree, but also us trying to figure out how to use the automatic timer.

Please note not only my awkward smile and stance, but also how the picture totally captured Scott in mid run.

Finally we got it figured out, but Scott thought it would be better if we crouched a little bit, which for me, turned into hunching.

And lastly, I will leave you with a little bit of Christmas cheer....window art courtesy of Reda (Scott's mom).