A Birthday Celebration

26 years ago the most wonderful person entered the world. As you can guess, that person is my hubby. We celebrated in style. As much style as you can get with the both of us couching non-stop and snot running down our noses. We still had fun, and that is all that matters.
The weather has been beautiful this weekend so we took full advantage of it. We went to one of our favorite places and walked along the river path.  The top photos are a couple snapshots from our walk. In the evening we went out to eat at Chutney Mary. A wonderful Indian food restaurant. We splurges and ate way too much. We waddled out of the restaurant laughing at how much we actually were able to eat. When we got home it was time for singing, presents, and a little pin the tail on the donkey.  Needless to say we ate no cake but it looked pretty and Bear got to make a wish and blow out his candles. Here's to another year of wonderful celebrations, parties, romance, and laughter. I love you hubby.

A Trip to Philadelphia

You have the kind of friends that you say hi to at work, & then you have good friends, like the kind you talk to on the phone at least once a week or the kind that you call or see on special occasions but it seems like you had just seen each other yesterday. You start off exactly where you left off.  I have a couple of these friends, one happens to be Lindsay. 

We met in high school and have been friends ever since. She is a shining example and always has been in my life. We use to have sleep overs almost every single night during summers, we would stay up late and talk about boys and our big plans of traveling the world together. Our big plans got ruined by husband, that we are so very grateful for. As our lives went on and we drifted in and out of contact for a couple years. Only calling or texting when something 'special' was happening. I regret that time and not making a better effort to be a better friend. 

Anyways, last spring I got a phone call from Lindsay saying that they are packing their bags and heading to the East Coast. Casey, her husband, got into dental school! I was ecstatic, jumping up and down to be exact. This past week was my first trip to Philadelphia to visit and it was wonderful. I had such a great time just hanging out and talking, playing with Jack, and being around some of my favorite people. I can't wait for the next visit. 

While I was there we took a trip to the reading terminal market and walked around looking at all the yummy food. I also got the opportunity to take some family pics for them. Go visit my photo blog to see more. They are an adorable family.  

P.S I was to busy talking and enjoying my time. I forgot to take pictures. Oh well, there is next time. 

He is...

AMAZING!!

Step one.. Check

The proposal is complete... Printed, emailed, stapled, signed, stamped, and on its merry way to New York. What a relief. Yesterday morning Bear had to email it and then go print it off (7 copies) and post mark it and mail it that day. I pushed the send button on the email because he was so nervous. He drove like a crazy person to the school and was in a panic most of the morning. I tried calming his nerves but to be honest, I think I felt just as nervous. We acted like lunatics at the post office asking all types of questions that we normally would know the answers to. We checked and double checked all that needed to be complete. I silently said a little prayer as Bear handed the post-worker the package that contained so much time, effort, emotions, and hard work. What a relief... Now all we have to do it wait...

We went out to lunch, hugged each other for a long time in the middle of campus, and Bear could not wipe a smile off of his face.. I am so proud of him and all of his hard work. Bear is the most dedicated student and works extremely hard. This proposal was challenging and he faced it head on. Never giving up or getting a bad attitude. I am a very proud wife!!

I will tell you more about our evening celebration later. As of right now, I am off to sit on the couch with Bear and watch Toy Story 3.

The Pumpkin Patch

Happy Halloween

We had to continue the tradition of dressing up (poor) Shento for Halloween. This years costume started out going to be a clown but turned into multiple things (use your imagination) such as a leprechaun, a munchkin, a present, or a head of lettuce. We are grateful for a patient puppy that lets us dress him up for our entertainment. The trick or treaters loved him, but who wouldn't love a dressed up doggy who greets them when they come looking for candy.

Chit-Chat

Saturday morning we got to sleep in together and when we woke up Bear decided that he would take half of the day off to hang out. It was wonderful! We started the day with a walk on the river path. It is so disappointing because the leaves never got to be the really bright colors that the east coats is use to seeing. It was still pretty and the cool air is so refreshing. Every time we go on walks Bear and I get chit-chatting. It is our uninterrupted time that we can dive deep into serious conversations or not so serious, whatever we choose. It is our time when we find out how we are doing and what we are feeling about certain things. This particular walk we talked a lot about school and Bears proposal (which will be completed and turned in tomorrow..yeah) and how time is going really fast. This season has gone by so quickly. I remember putting Halloween decorations up and thinking that I was jumping ahead a little with putting Pumpkins up at the end of September. That seems like yesterday and it feels like we have not enjoyed those pumpkins enough. I hope that time will slow down. Although, I am getting really excited for the Christmas season.

Today

I want to be here

Drinking one of these 

and sitting and chatting with her. 

Oh how I miss my bestest friend in the whole world, more like a sister really. 

She is my rock, my family, my constant listener and advice giver and my own personal comedian. 

She is my everything, and I am so lucky to be able to call her my best sister/friend... 

A walk into the woods

One of our favorite places here in New Jersey is Rutgers Gardens. It is 50 acres divided into maintained gardens and untouched woods.  It is beautiful, quiet, and an ideal place to bring the puppy for a morning walk. Before we started our hectic week of running here and there, we started it off Monday morning with a peaceful journey into the woods. There is something about the atmosphere of these woods that makes me feel like a kid in an imaginary world. Running from bad guys, hiding under huge tree stumps, and of course, the prince charming by my-side to guide and protect me. Yes, these woods have a magical feeling to them. If you ever come to visit, I will prove it to you.  The walk curves along the river and over streams, eventually leading you into a tree forest. The trees are so tall they cover the sky above, making it dark and cool. The puppy is quite found of playing hid and seek here in this forest of trees. One of us will tell him to sit and we stay with him. The other will go and hide behind a tree. After a couple second we tell the puppy to go find "insert name". He starts to search, then panic, then search some more until he finds us. We (meaning Bear and I) start to laugh and we do the game again. I find that the simple things entertain all three of us :) This was a wonderful way to start our week. Thanks to the woods for being so magical and thank you to "my" prince charming for coming along.

Fire, Love and Cards

Date Night... Last Wednesday we reinstated our date nights. The nights have been getting colder and the fall air has been nippy.  I have even started to wear my scarfs and hats. This particular weeknight was very chilly.  This meant two thing. Homemade stew and a fire. We pilled the blankets in front of our fire and  played cards (Bear won), ate homemade green chili chicken stew, and cuddled the night away. It was very romantic, and a lot of fun too!