2.19.11

The whole fam at the protest

7.23.10

Leaving all these pictures to post so far after the date is making for some bland recaps. I think this one should make up for that though! This is a hilarious story...at least to me...and probably to anyone who knows my mom.

A couple weeks ago, we stayed at their house while they were out of town. It was right before we were expected to get a lot of rain and flooding, so I talked on the phone with them about what kinds of things we might need to do while we are at their house. When we were done with our conversation, I said to my mom, "ok, now you dont need to leave a note about this or anything because we already talked about it. We got it covered." When we walked in the door, we were greeted with this gem.

5.23.10

The fam on day 2 at the Blue Harbor resort. This place is awesome, btw. It is less than an hour from Milwaukee and about 2 from Madison, but once you get there, you kind of feel like you are at an coastal town in Massachusetts or something. It is gorgeous!

5.9.10

My mom and dad came up to Madison to spend Mother's Day with us! We went out for pizza, got some half priced frappuccinos at Starbucks and went for a walk along the lakeshore path. Great day!

12.30.09

My mom came up yesterday for the day. You see, we looooove Dexter in our family, but my parents' got rid of their premium channels and my mom wasn't able to watch this season. Travesty! I think she would get extra annoyed/jealous/anxious when Gina and I would talk about it and how good it was.

There was an easy solution though. She had a long Christmas break, so she took one day to come to our apartment and watch the entire 4th season on demand. We thought it would probably take her 2 days, but she was a trooper and finished it all in 1. I think it was a mixture of the episodes only really being about 45 mins long and not being able to stop watching when it was so good! It worked out well too because we were at work all day and she had work to do, so she could multitask.

Have any of you started watching it yet?? I think it is about time. Just think, you could watch all 4 seasons in just 4 days! :)

12.25.09

Coop and Mom in their Christmas outfits! We had a pretty low key christmas this year actually. Instead of driving all over the state making it to every Christmas celebration, we took our time getting ready on Christmas morning, and then made our way back to Madison and celebrated with Jon's family. It was niiiice.

9.20.09

On Sunday, Mom, Gina, Cooper and I went to the big American Science and Surplus tent sale. Haven't been? Check it out. It is such a crazy store. Gina and Mom got a lot of doodads and thingamajiggies for next to no money...and I got a new tripod for $15! yipeeee!

5.10.09

For Mother's day, I met my mom and dad in Johnson Creek for brunch and some shopping. I told my mom I'd get her something and she decided she wanted a summer purse. We found this cute one at the new Coach outlet for a steal! Yay! It was fun.

Happy Mother's Day!

3.27.09

Happy Birthday to me! Friday was my 28th birthday. Mom, Dad, Gina, Todd, Jon and I went to PF Chang's for dinner, then they all came back to our apartment for dirt cake, some tournament action and a few rounds of Mario Kart.

I got some good stuff too: the last season of Six Feet Under (my homework assignment is for everyone to find a way to watch this show from the beginning, if you have never seen it. It is a fantastic series!), some Tastefully Simple stuff, an electric can opener (ours is dull and doesn't work) and a bunch of fun camera goodies! I think I'll be set for a while with the camera stuff I got actually, which is awesome because that stuff is expensivo!

As a side note: as I was going through pictures from this day, at first I thought it would be appropriate to use a picture of myself since it was my bday...but I had to stand firm on the unofficial rules I made for myself that the picture of the day must be taken by me. However, I still thought I'd throw this one in the mix anyway...as a representation of me at 28 :)

Side note #2 - I made another unofficial rule for myself a while ago that I would only have 1 picture on these daily posts - so that I am forced to really decide which is my favorite. This will be the only day I break this rule. Maybe. Hopefully. Unless I change my mind and change the rules.

3.1.09

Mom.

9.17.08

Birthday shout outs go out today to:

my mom

my hubby

love you both!

HOLLA!

(pictures by Beyond the Booth)

9.15.08

One of the coolest gifts we got for the wedding was from my parents (as if they didn't get us enough). Early in the summer, they came up to Madison for the annual Art Fair on the Square. We visited many artists, but one in particular caught our eye. His name is Geoffrey Aaron Harris and his pieces were mostly renderings of vintage toys, advertisements, games, etc. The quality of his pieces were amazing and I couldn't stop staring at them. I was attracted to one image in particular though. I chatted with him for a short while, got his business card and decided to think about it.

Fast forward a month later....

I woke up on the day of our wedding, went to the bathroom, and when I returned to my bedroom there was a gift on my bed from my mom and dad...and guess what it was???

Yup, it was the print that I loved! (along with a super nice card that made me cry) It was so thoughtful...and now when I look at it, I will always think of: my parents, our amazing wedding, and of course our awesome Vegas honeymoon.