things.

1. We just finished the last season of The Office, I loved season 9. It was very sentimental and I'm very sentimental. Good fit. I thought the last episode was the greatest, the cast talked about how great it was to have their life documented for 9 years and it really made me appreciate my journal and my life and changing and growing, etc.

2. I witnessed a baptism on Saturday of one of the coolest people ever and I sat next to Ben underwood, who will be a special person to me through all of my days and after...both of those things made my day

3. I have a new sister, her name is Brooklyn, adopted by my dad and his wonderful wife.  I'm so happy for everyone involved, my dad and katelyn were very diligent and faithful in their journey to adopt. Also, they are currently fostering another beautiful baby girl and I gave her a bottle and put her to bed tonight. i loved it a lot.

4. Exercise has become a regular part of my life again and I ride my bike to the gym( and will continue To do so as long as its warm) It's good to be active!

5.i always thought tuna melts were a less than desirable sandwich but I've eaten three of them in the past few weeks from Stevens and Stevens. It's so silly not to like something you've never tried. Although I did pass on some bologna the other day, but I used to eat it when I was a kid, so...I've paid  my dues.

6. I'm reading a book about a mormon sociopath. Verrrrryyyy interesting.

7. The slow cooker has become my best friend. I just can't work, come home , and then spend the time it takes to cook and not starve. Just not possible.

8. If you love anthropologie but hate the prices, I suggest the effortlessly anthropologie blog and Facebook page. It's more risky than ebay(which can also be great for deals but some people are delusional with their prices) because you perform the transaction with no one to back you up. However, I've had great luck and I've picked up some great pieces for low prices.

9. sometimes people do stupid things while they drive and i am no exception, but when it is really lame i like to give a thumbs down instead of the finger. i have never liked that gesture anyway, and i must be a lady so the thumbs down works for me!
 
10. i have been thinking of going back to blonde....
just kidding. never.

5 on a joyride.

jonas brought home a scooter- yay! we took it on a sunday joyride from our home to river road to locust grove and back again. it was a little cold and a lot of fun. i like holding onto my man so tight and enjoying the seasons in transition(even though i wish so much that summer would stay). i hope to have many more this season and then...next summer.

finally- a date!

i never get to see my husband. well, maybe on tuesdays and every other sunday. but the rest of the week we work opposite schedules and see each other only at my bedtime. although, the other night we stayed up a little later laughing at translations between german and english on a hilarious app for ipad. i am a very serious person and really never laugh at juvenile things like that, but it was amazing.
.. anywayyyy, several months ago, i heard North Side Gal by JD Mcpherson(look it up!). jonas and i have danced to his songs several times since, and we purchased tickets for his concert as soon as they were on sale! we went to dinner and then to headliners on a friday night. it was excellent. although, we wish we could have danced to the rockabilly music a bit more at headliners, but there was no room. guess we'll save it for the living room :)
 we loved the seeing them live though- the saxophone player was awesome and the standing bass player was our favorite. the whole band had some serious style. here is a concert photo and mirror pics we took before we went out:

photos.

here are some random photos from random moments lately. my favorite is that beautiful spider- i just had to pull over on my bike and stare for a while. have you ever thrown other insects into a spider's web. i love to do that...

good advice.

i found this via.
it could not be more true.

some photos of us.

we had some photos taken earlier in the summer and i am just getting around to sharing some of them. taken by http://www.ourlifeinbalance.com/

the baptism of ava minx.

 here are some photos from the baptism of my niece, Ava Minx Hamilton. it was a very happy baptism and i think Ava felt super special. we are so proud of little ava and i cannot believe she is eight.