Winter wonderland, psych...

... so the weather man predicted 6 to 8 inches?? Pshawwww... this is all we got and probably all we'll get this year. Oh well.

Yipee....

... my wedding photographer just posted the link to his blog highlighting my wedding. Its so nice to go back and revisit that day. Go check it out!

Update: My photographer, Cox Photography, just won "Best Photographer" by the Knot!

Goodbye...

... remember my dear, sweet, precious kitty? Well, that dear, sweet, precious kitty didn't turn out to be so dear, sweet, or precious. She was more along the lines of crazy, fiesty, and pyscho! She didn't like to be held or petted. She ran around the apartment like she had lost her mind. She liked to bite and scratch. I tried my hardest to nurture her, be sweet, and teach her how to be sweet... but she didn't like to listen to me.

So, my love and I decided she would be better suited to be an outdoor cat and took her to my mom's friend's farm. The first time I saw my mom's friend after dropping her off, she said, "Your cat is CRAZY!"

Uh, yeah. I know. That's why I passed her off to you.

I feel bad because I feel like I failed at my first attempt to be a "mommy." But I feel like we made the decision in her best interest... right? She's much happier running around a farm and climbing trees all day... right??

Some affirmation would be much appreciated. Thanks.

So long Stevie... its just not the same around here without you!

Oh yes it's ladies night...

... I went to dinner last night with two of my favorite gal pals! See? I'm officially working on my resolutions! Which means I also took pictures of us, but you can definitely tell I'm a little out of practice.

When its too cold outside to re-take photos you get this...

A shaky, creepy ghost-face picture...

More shakiness and Carie's "hump-butt" due to her purse, hahaha.

And Lena closing her eyes.

Oh well, we'll get it right next time!

Be still my heart...

... if photography makes your heart go pitter-patter, especially wedding photography, go visit this site highlighting the best wedding photographs of 2009. They will make you melt.

I resolve...

… many a’ things this year. Some meaningful, some not so much.

1. I resolve to spend more quiet time with my Lord. Sometimes, I think I’m too busy or am just too lazy to spend time with him… me = lame. I really want to spend time in the mornings… my love gets up first to shower, and I think I’m going to spend the time that I would normally lay in bed waiting for him to get me up, with God. {Fingers crossed I can pull myself out of bed!}
2. I resolve to be a better wife, daughter, sister and friend…. especially the friend part – It’s hard for me to pull myself away from my husband on the weekends because we’re so busy during the week – but that’s not fair to my friends. I need to be better for them.
3. I resolve to lose 10 pounds! Isn’t this on everyone’s list? Maybe. I’m officially fed up with this post wedding weight and I’m ending it right now. I’m not sure what I will do differently because I feel like I’ve been doing everything right – watching what I eat, working out 2-3 times a week… still no weight loss. But I’m really going to focus and really count calories {even though I abhor counting calories}.
4. I {we} resolve to buy a house!! We really want to cash in on the $8,000 tax credit – now if we can just find a house to our liking {apparently we’re picky}.
5. I resolve to take more pictures this year! I have a pretty nice point and shoot that my love gave me, and I need to put it to more use! I took pictures all the time in college, and I don’t know what’s happened since. I need to better document these first years of me and my love and all my other loved ones {and another’s arrival}.
6. I resolve to use my sewing machine! I used it a few times last year {wedding programs, a disaster costume…} but I really want to create things like clothes, curtains, and such…
7. And last but definitely not least {especially by my husband’s opinion}, I need to organize our second bedroom! It really is a mess, but has such potential.

And here’s a smaller list: drink more water, be mindful, learn something new, laugh more, be me, and finish what I start.

We wish you a happy twenty-ten...

Our New Year's Eve was spent eating a fancy dinner and then watching Carson on Rockin' New Year's Eve. Party animals, I tell you. My year started out with a bang - literally... I got bangs!

This picture was accidentally taken while I was trying to set the timer, but you get a close up of one of my Christmas presents - a Tiffany key necklace! Woohoo!

And I have loved reading all of your resolutions, and I've gotten some great inspiration for my own - thanks! I hope to have a compiled list soon.