pineapples, limes, and love

april was for...

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:45:36 -0400

a new car!! our first, BIG, adult purchase as a two-some… a Chevy Cruze. It’s sweet and has great gas mileage (driving over 100 miles a day takes a serious toll ppl!). on second thought, that long drive is probably the only reason i get to drive the new car! name of new car undetermined.

true confession: one of my favorite things to do in the whole wide world is pick up sticks. I love to pick up sticks from the yard, in the woods, off the trails. I can’t really describe it because it’s kinda weird to say. but i love it… almost as much as what i can do with the sticks once i pick them up… a bonfire!! the nostalgia of fires at home in the pit by the barn brings much joy (cue tear here).

easter at home. i don’t know if anyone loves their parent’s home as much as i do. seriously.

it’s Oz!! the first time i’ve seen her since Christmas. jeez! long distance is terrible! and i won’t see her again till this summer in europe. (she is a smart cookie. she is studying abroad this summer in Barca. lucky duck.) lucky for me, mr.g and i are headed across the ponds ourselves to visit! we’re going to take her to london. hopefully she can show me some of her sweet dance moves at the cluuubbbsss.

friends in michigan. drinking and cards. such fun weekends!

cheers to you!

march 2012

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:22:11 -0400

March was for…

strange, August like weather. thanks for the flowers mrg :-)

an awesome weekend in Chicago with the KD Ladies. no pictures, not sure why? must be due to the endless laughter, stories, games, sangria. friends are pure joy, especially when you can sing songs together and hold hands and it’s fine. aot.

St Patty’s day! no caption required

mrg’s birthday!! presents, dinner with family, night with friends, one of the best jenga games. thanks C for the pizza :-)

please don’t judge the newspaper… what i may have lacked in wrapping skills i WAY made up for with the cake…

see tuxedo cake recipe here

and that was march

it’s already April! bring on the spring!

wedding of a sister in law

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:53:34 -0400

one of mrg’s sisters got married at the end of February. We got to take a 4 day vacay to Islamorada, FL, a sexy, nice island in the FLorida Keys. The weather was awesome, obviously better than MI at the end of Feb. The beach wedding was lovely and lots of fun with a poolside reception, dancing, and a bridal party pool jump to cap the night!

rehearsal dinner on the beach

pretty sunset

mrg’s dad, a sweet mamaw, and mrg

motivation

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:58:01 -0400

motivation

Happy St. Patty’s Day! Green beer all around!!

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:13:08 -0400

Happy St. Patty’s Day! Green beer all around!!

cooking up a storm

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:05 -0400

as some of you know, I love to cook and bake. I am not a creator of recipes, but I do love to find a good one and give it a try. Obviously MRG has no objections :-) thought I would share two of my faves from the month of February.

for the Super Bowl we had ribs and potatoes. super easy and oh. so. good.

“healthy” pesto pizza (no link as lots of my recipes come from magazines or my mom) however it’s easy…

- 1 premade pizza crust (boboli wheat thin crust is what i used)

- pesto spread on the bottom

- little ricotta cheese, little mozzarella cheese (or whatever’s in the fridge)

- fresh basil and sliced tomatoes

- heat in oven 350 until bubbly probably 15-20 min

yum. i think i’m getting hungry again! will take more pictures to share what’s happening in my kitchen in the month of march

gorgeous flowers! thank you mrg for bringing a little bit of...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 11:30:04 -0500

gorgeous flowers! thank you mrg for bringing a little bit of spring to our home

January was for… - celebrating our 7 month anniversary!...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:06:33 -0500

January was for…

- celebrating our 7 month anniversary! Random month you may be thinking, however one of our very wonderful friends gave us a bottle of wine on our wedding day with a sweet note to keep it until our 7 month anniversary. So there we were!

- seeing my speechie friends for a very special weekend in Indy! I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time.

- lots of working. Michael is taking on a new business on the side of his already 50 hour+ work week. needless to say, I am finding ways to keep myself busy!

- a new haircut for both of us. mine just a trim, Michael’s, well, he’s got it short once again!

- finding out that DAVE has his own wine label! yeeks! it’s delicious! (found at Meijer for other winos)

- and best of all…. A VISIT from our wonderful friends!! They came and stayed in our extra room one night. We went to Boyne Mountain for a whole day of skiing action! Such a fun weekend! Thank you C and C for your visit to Michigan!

Merry Christmas! Wishing you lots of love and happiness in the...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:26:05 -0500

Merry Christmas! Wishing you lots of love and happiness in the new year! Love, us

Christmas came early for us! We celebrated last night by...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:21:05 -0500

Christmas came early for us! We celebrated last night by exchanging stocking stuffers. Thank you for the awesome makeup :-) we also are buying a new computer! An apple!!! Shwing!!!! We are excited!

Duck and goose calls for Christmas = one happy mrg! Love you!

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:21:05 -0500

Duck and goose calls for Christmas = one happy mrg! Love you!

Presents! We are excited to go home with all these gifts!

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:15:57 -0500

Presents! We are excited to go home with all these gifts!

Hmm how does this happen? Perfect break!

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:03:39 -0500

Hmm how does this happen? Perfect break!

we decorated for Christmas… it’s awesome!! overdone?...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:16:37 -0500

we decorated for Christmas… it’s awesome!! overdone? really is that possible?

hello! it’s been a busy fall… want a recap? I sure...

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:09:38 -0500

baking in our bread machine

Bloomington for tailgate and football

wedding at the Shedd Aquarium

beautiful city of Chicago

Wizarding World of Harry Potter

wedding in Orlando

Bronner's!

Michigan St vs IU football

hello! it’s been a busy fall… want a recap? I sure do!

Go Colts!! (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:10:38 -0400

Go Colts!! (Taken with instagram)

Watching sailboats on Lake Michigan. Great weekend in Chicago...

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:56:57 -0400

Watching sailboats on Lake Michigan. Great weekend in Chicago already! (Taken with instagram)

Arts and Apples festival this weekend in the park near our home...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:28:10 -0400

Arts and Apples festival this weekend in the park near our home (Taken with instagram)

fun weekend with Duck. Thanks for staying with us on your trip...

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:45:00 -0400

fun weekend with Duck. Thanks for staying with us on your trip to Detroit

Taken with instagram Just trying out the new phone!!

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:35:42 -0400

Taken with instagram
Just trying out the new phone!!