and in other news...

i wasted no time making this a part of my movie collection.

we had an adventure

for our spring break, husband and i went to san francisco.  we had so much fun!

and here is what i learned from our adventure:

-it is a long drive to san francisco.

-when i drive for a long time, my second to last toe on my left foot falls asleep.  it's totally weird.

-traffic in big cities is insane.  i am so lucky husband didn't mind driving all week.  related, we couldn't have done it without a gps.

(view from the temple terrace)

-going to the temple is a really good way to start an adventure.

-we are hopeless.  trying to catch a bus was a huge ordeal.  we couldn't figure it out.  so we walked back to the bay from chinatown.

-san francisco has some of the coolest stores!  the san francisco sock market? definitely bought myself a pair of these.

(they are sharks.  eating my feet.  just in case you couldn't tell.)

there was also a left-handed store.  so a store for me and one for my sweet lefty husband.  i wanted him to get a left-handed notebook or something, but he did not.

-san francisco clearly does not believe in parking lots.  parking lanes on the road?  super, super weird.

-i love the ocean.

this was the first time i ever saw the ocean.  it was the first time i ever put my feeties in it.  and i just think that's really cool.  on the other side of that water is japan.

-when you lose your phone in the ocean (husband) it won't break.  but it will get a superpower and you will never need a phone charger again.

(how pretty is this?)

-adventures with my sweetheart are my favorite.  we'll have many 

more someday.

(the golden gate bridge.  because san francisco.)

first day of spring break.

last week i made these curtains for our kitchen.  they were much needed.

one window let the sun shine right in my eyes when i made dinner.

another had an old t-shirt as a makeshift shade (left by the previous tenant.)

i am loving them.

no school means time to work on this little stitchery thing ridiculously cool ex-boyfriend's mom taught me how to do.  hopefully i will get better at it soon!

husband has a new job where he works some nights.

it isn't my favorite.

but spending the evening with some lovely lemon scones and a good book helps a bit.

the origin of love.

guess who is going to see mika next month?!

you best believe i'll be wearing my mika shoes.

an abundance of wedding pictures.

pinky promises are serious business.

instead of a cake, we had red velvet and chocolate cupcakes

our rings must have disappeared for a bit.

we got pictures back and had a ton of cool shots of them.

but i don't remember them leaving for so long.

this was another.  it's our rings in my bouquet, which was supposed to be just red roses.

but we couldn't find enough red ones.

so we got sparkly ones too.  which i was excited about.

we had a hot chocolate bar.

it went perfectly with the cupcakes and turned out so cute!

it took me forever to get hot chocolate though,

luckily i had some pretty awesome bridesmaids who stood in line for my hot chocolate.

centerpieces were christmas ornaments, pictures of us and mints.

i was excited in the first place, but they turned out so much better than i expected.

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things i love and things i don't love

things i love:
-husband.
-stormy days.  all day at school you can look forward to snuggling to a movie and hot chocolate.
-getting packages in the mail.  so much better than getting letters.
-rose and nine/ten.  mostly rose.
-new followers
-orange juice and juju hearts.
-our wedding pictures!  which we finally got!

things i don't love:

-when the hot water runs out before you

get a chance to shave your prickly cactus-legs.

-when you go to the library and absolutely everything

on your to-read list is checked out.

-people who don't use right words.  this has been

on my rant list for awhile.  You don't take things for granite.

granite is a rock.  you take them for granted.

also, why does everyone say/write "without further adieu..."?

adieu is a french word for goodbye.

you actually mean "without further ado...."

ado.  as in much about nothing.
-unpacking. we visited husband's family last weekend.  he
unpacked, but you better believe my still-packed bag is still
sitting on our bedroom floor.

I'm having a super productive day.

And I'm feeling awesome about it.

I don't have classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I usually sleep pretty late.  Which I did today because these days 8:30 is late.  But when I woke up, I went right to making my bed and got ready and washed some dishes.......

Grandma sent us a package.  She sent us Pocahontas.  Pocahontas is my favorite movie, don't judge.  And my grandma is the best.

I was able to get reading done for my English class at work, and write a response to it at home on my lunch break.  I took a quiz for my independent study course, which I'm never motivated to be very productive in.

And I just started another paper for English.  My paper is on Tangled.  And I think that's really cool.  Last night I watched Tangled and called it research.

After dinner, I'll stop by two art exhibitions and get two days worth of credit for art insights........

and after that husband and I will have a much-earned date night and go see one of our friends perform in Chicago (The musical.  We aren't actually going to Chicago.)

All in all I think this is shaping up to be a rather splendid day.

I might have cried at this scene last night.  I'm overly emotional. It's fine.