Mr & Mrs Smith

I have to admit, it's weird living in an apartment, a temporary space. We have all this mix-matchy stuff due to only beginning with what we had that got us by thus far. So it came down to craiglist to help us fill our temporary home, or not letting go of the mix-matchy stuff because hey, beggars can't be choosers, and we won't be beggars for long, or will we? hmmmm So we've finally pieced a few things together and will share our home, with you, our friends, who are always welcome, but will never come because we live so far and have only one bathroom and one real bed. It's expensive to visit DC, we know. Trust me, we know . It's not just a tourist trap. They trap tenants as well. Mr Smith is amazing and put up my frames for me . . . I know they are crooked, I fixed them after the photo This is on the left right when you walk in and before you hit the kitchen table.  Mr Smith loves the decor and thinks it really has a good purpose. We ...

I have the best husband. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. yes, yes I do =) He's not perfect mind you. I probably get upset with him once a day, but mostly more. Sometimes it's me having expectations, being dramatic just for the sake of extra energy or insecure, but regardless we just get each other and love each other and it's amazing and I don't think it's something you can understand in words. You have to have your heart experience the smile that just appears from thinking of them. Honeymoon phase or not, we're holding on tight forever.

I've really wanted an all-in-one Mac for forever. Well, I always wanted a Mac and then I realized they have these all-in-ones now, so I now want that. Any way, it's hard though to justify the major MAJOR expense. Yeah, I have a significant amount of photos and I do a significant amount of edits, most of which I actually get paid for, yet it's still hard. Especially if Eric and I have different needs. We went to the store today and our experience didn't help the Mac cause. You know how they always have 50 employees on staff when you go in there? I always get overwhelmed with that stuff. Mac has a good thing with their image. Of course I know/have been programmed to think it's the most reliable and highest quality, but we asked the same question to three different people and we still didn't walk away with the correct answer. I don't even know what I want anymore. I don't think affording things will get easier. Maybe give us 20 years, but do I want to wai...

Because I'm a girl and I cared and thought about everything up until it was time to see it. It's just the general experience once it comes. I love how pinterest helped me plan my 3 month budget wedding. Molly Bowie is the best cake maker I know (seriously, exactly like the picture I sent her! and the custard cake part was sooo good! I mean, from my tiny bite. I so wish I could go back and have a piece!) I couldn't believe it turned out like I had envisioned. Everyone did such a great job at bringing everything together! Heather Loveland and Alycen King put together this wonderful menu and tons of people from the ward helped set things up. I owe them so much for making everything look and taste so wonderful! I of course didn't really get any of it, which makes me so sad. Isn't that the whole point of going to weddings? sigh. I did get the yummy chicken salad croissants! I made these for every table.  It gave us something to read o...

I wish I could explain it in words. Do you ever do that thing where you're listening to your ipod and you're surrounded by strangers and you're walking slow or standing still, so it seems, the world is just passing you by or is frozen. Again, my words may be failing me, but for a second, or a minute you're perfectly fine knowing you are found by everything that matters, but shadowed by bodies who know you no different than a blue pea coat and Sperry shoes.  I still remember sneaking out of our hotel that night in Geneva and taking my walk to the docks. It was near sun down and I was a little anxious due to the vulnerable position I could easily find myself in, a single young lady in a country foreign to her natural language, but I reveled in the thought that I was alone, yet I didn't have the feeling of loneliness. It was exciting to sit on the closed cafe steps and watch the street walkers pass me by. They didn't know I was a Mormon college student on tour...

courtesy of Caitlyn Haines I finished the temple photo edits! and so I share

This came on the radio this morning and is exactly how I felt bumper to bumper 5 miles out from my work

Seriously, shoot-me-in-the-face kind of story. And of course it's when Mr Smith leaves and I am left to assess and handle the situation all by myself. No he didn't marry me for my independence! So back to the story . . . {it's not even that good or important} It was just about 8:30 and he was so kind and willing to take the laundry down with me to start a couple of loads. all was great UNTIL THE WRATH OF HATES decided to poke it's little finger on my last nerve. I go down to put the laundry in the dryer - I know I was already late to switch out - just to find that the washer still looks full "don't the clothes typically shrink and shrivel up along the sides?" I say to myself. OH MY GOSH THERE IS A POOL OF WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WASHER. Except for at this point  I still wasn't freaking out. "Oh somehow the electric got tripped and everything is turned off." I am thinking my-life-is-wonderful at this point. Then I remember Mr S...

What reminds me that we live in an apartment and not a house?  1. The steps on our "roof." 2. The baby cries that remind me I don't have a baby. 3. A key to our mailbox 4. The money we throw away once a month 5. The hammering on our walls, at bedtime 6. A water efficient shower head 7. Pink tile 8. Storage that takes an appointment to access 9. Smokers on my front porch Any way, Thanksgiving is a time for appreciating what we have and realizing how lucky we are. And although that doesn't sound very appreciative, we are. We can't wait to move and save money, but right now, this is where we should be. We were able to go to Looper Rd for Thanksgiving. Of course I forgot to take all the pictures I wanted to, but we'll be back (whether Eric realizes that or not). I love good country cooking and the relaxing feeling that being there has on my soul. I am grateful 1. to be married to my best friend 2. for pizza 3. my legs 4. my eyes and camera 5. t...