Scenes from life lately....

Beers.Beets.BattlestarGalactica. 

For reals, that has been my snowday lifestyle as of late. 

Which is pretty rad. 

We just finished the Battlestar Galactica series. 

OMG, take my advice and dooooo it. 

The perfect snowday combo. 

Ellie's Brown Ale out of Boulder & Justin's Dark Chocolate peanut butter cups. 

....or Dogfish Head 75 min IPA...

I wasn't lying about my new found love for beets either. 

I'm starting to feel like an extra for Dexter. 

Also, other than my love for Anth and Jax, 

I've entered into a serious relationship with my pizza stone. 

There may need to be an intervention soon. 

....and some from Jax too...

Loving those Rocky stairs as always. 

After about 6 months of disinterest, 

Jax suddenly decided to try his snout at being a mouser. 

He's got a lot of room for improvement. 

50 degree temps just days after snow and ice

mean frequent dog baths. 

Blerg. 

Jax wanted to do his part at the Q. 

and finally, my 5th grade sense of humor couldn't resist. 

 hehehe. 

How about you? 

How have you been handling the Polar Vortex? 

Holiday Hangover

 

Now that the Christmas holiday season has passed,

I'm feeling the back-to-work-blues.

(yes, that is a legit thing)

To add some cheer back into my grumples,

I've been looking through pictures of the happiness and laughter 

from the last couple of weeks.

 

 

I was lucky to be able to take a week off,

so we packed up the wagon

and headed to the midwest for the week.

(a lot of caffiene was consumed)

 

 

And now, prepare for a giant picture dump, friends.

It's a big one ;-)

 

We went to Posey County first

because my grandpa was getting married.

It was great to be part of the celebration!

 

 

My other grandpa, Bob,

is pretty famous around town

for his peanut brittle.

He makes upwards of 100 lbs of peanuts for the holidays,

and tins of it at local auctions

even went for 36 bucks a piece this year!

 

 

One morning we were lucky to spend it with him,

learning the fine art and drinking out of frosty mugs.

 

 

The peanut gallery enjoyed telling us what to do.

Har Har ;-)

 

 

 

 

Very serious operation over here.

 

 

We also made the mandatory Turoni's stop.

Thankfully my family still indulges me in this request.

 

 

Jax also enjoyed the always filled food buffet at my parents house...

 

 

....and the constant acess to all outside goings on.  

 

 

To combat all of the treats,

we also did a lot of running while we were home.

 

 

 Southern Indiana is truely one of my favorite places to run.

 

 

 Before we knew it though,

it was time to say good-bye and head north.

 

 

 Oh Indiana,

you sure do know how to make pollution beautiful.

 

We also downloaded one giant book for the trip.

Because well, 30 hours of driving can get boring.  

(thanks Game of Thrones!)

 

I'm not as good at paying attention as Anth,

so I had to put my Education Degree to good use

and create a giant character map.

 

 

It got pretty out of hand,

but was totally useful.

 

In no time at all (thanks book!),

we had made it to Michigan just in time for fondue!

 

 

And although he hates cold weather running,

(I happen to looooove it)

I convinced Anth to go on a run Christmas morning.

 

As we left, it immediately started snowing.

I took that as a cue to blare Christmas music.

We even passed a guy in a truck dressed as Santa!

 

 

Seriously, it could not have been a more perfect morning

with my two favorite guys.

(yes, Jax is hidden in there)

 

The rest of the week was spent

playing games, clowning around and cooking with family.

So blessed to have joined these monkeys. :-)

 

 

 

 

 The kids sure do love their Poppa Bear.

 

 

As you can tell, the lake house in Michigan

is one of his favorite places too.

 

 

He snuggled in his bed with anyone who would indulge him.

 

 

...even his human friends ;-)

 

 

And again, time sped up and it was time to head back East.

 

And although it's hard to see,

here are even more great pics from our trip,

plus one oldie but a fav of mine -

(our first photo together at camp catching crawdads).

 

In which, Anthony looks normal

and I like an idiot. hahaha

 

 

Kara got me this great camera for my bday,

and Anth and I have been toting it around wherever we go.  

 

Cheers to great trips and two awesome families that we love dearly.



Scenes from the weekend...

....two weekends actually :-) 

I've been so busy with work and fam, 

I haven't had time to blog! 

Well, more accurately, 

I've spent my spare time 

hanging with the hubs, pup and a Manhattan. 

Either way, 

here's what we've been up to lately! 

Halloween! 

I went as Dora the Explorer, 

and Tony was a cowboy

(two years in a row) 

I have to admit, 

Anth looks pretty great as a cowboy. 

So much so it made me want to run down 

to Texas and buy a farm. 

Oh, and the green lighting

and random farm gear? 

File under #thingsfoundatanartparty :-)

Also, this past weekend, 

my parents came to Philly for a visit. 

It was so great to see their smiling faces! 

We took a tour of my new jobby job. 

Mom wasn't excited at all ;-) 

Dad on the other hand? 

Super pumped. 

hahahaha. 

 Mom and I took the pup up the Rocky steps. 

He obviously sees another dog in this shot....

We stopped by our fav local bar to watch the ND game. 

 My dad, the waiter. 

And mom with the photobomb win. 

(can you tell how happy I am about shake shack?!)

Yay family! 

Yay costumes! 

Yay yay! 

Scenes from life lately...

Being that it's summer 

and our time in Chicago is winding down, 

we've been super busy with 

friends, family, and fun. 

Here are some pics to prove it! :-) 

 

 Anth and I at Ruxbin. 

Maybe my favorite meal I've had in Chicago. 

For reals.

 

And it's a BYOB. 

One of the things I'll really miss about Chicago.

It was our official 

"we bought a house!" dinner. 

Gules and I at the Shedd.

We went for the Jazz, 

but stayed for the toys. 

hahahahaha. 

Somethings don't change.

*****

We also recently went home to my parents house. 

This gorgeous view is the sky 

outside my friend Lindsay's house. 

 

I wasn't jealous at all. 

I swear ;-)

While there, we stopped by 

my brother and sis's yard sale. 

Not sure why no one was buying this bean bag chair. 

It would have been perfect for gaming. 

 

 

Anthony tried on most of the clothes. 

At once.

He might have 4 shirts on in this picture. 

hahahaha.  

 

 My grandparents farm.

Lunch at the Gerst Haus

with my grandpa, aunt and mom! 

Easily one of my fav Evansville spots. 

Summer in the south

means 48 ears of sweet corn. 

And finally, some champagne to celebrate 

the official take over of the entire house!