monday morsels

I can't say enough good things about this weekend.  It was lovely.  If you haven't been following, then let me catch you up to speed.  It was our one year anniversary yesterday and my husband is the best.  I've been whining lately about his lack of romantic skills and boy did he kill it this weekend.  Sweets, treats and surprises reminded me how lucky I am.  Friday and Saturday were just for husband and I, but Sunday was shared with friends.  The weather was incredible.  I told my un-wed girlfriends to take note that this weekend seems to be the most gorgeous weekend for weather in the fall. 

1 down 100 to go

 I'm thrilled to be happily married still after one year.  I think it is such an accomplishment with how short people's marriages are these days.  I definitely believe that the first year is the toughest and with all the changes that my hubby and I had I think that we can say with out a shadow of a doubt that we had a tough first year.  However, we went through it and came out stronger, happier and more in love than ever before.  Yesterday DJ said to me, "I can honestly say that I love you more today than I did one year ago, and last year I didn't even think that would be possible."  (I melted)  The thing is that I know exactly what he means.  I feel the same way.  He has never failed me.  In seven years he continues to make my life better on a daily basis.  I'm not saying we have a perfect marriage, but I am saying that it's pretty great.

Penn Bar with friends before the Chili Cookoff

loves

 

time for a love story

SHE was a hopeless romantic, waiting for her prince charming to sweep her off her feet.  HE was a wild card that had no plans of settling down...until he met her.  They were the definition of opposites, but in the best of ways.  She kept him grounded and he helped her let loose.  And over the course of many years she and he grew in many ways, but the most important way was from boyfriend and girlfriend to husband and wife. 

Today, October 9, 2011, marks she and he's one year anniversary of marriage.  A small but significant mile marker in a long and blissful life together.

gunning for ya

I'm sick this week.  Like real sick.  Went to the hospital kind of sick.  So all I have to say is, since it's Thursday, my favorite tv show day...
 

 

I love me some Project Runway.  Happy Friday Eve!

dally in the alley

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This past Saturday DJ and I went to Dally in the Alley which is a street fair in downtown Detroit that features local vendors and music.  It's a great way to open your ears to new up and coming bands and musicians, uncover lots of vintage treasures and find some rad custom "Detroit" paraphernalia.

snake wrangler

LPs $1

we came to see The Hounds Below

we came...we saw...we conquered

Until next year Dally.

"When I saw you I fell in love and you smiled because you knew." William Shakespeare

that's amore

We reflected on our first eleven months of marriage on Friday night at dinner at our favorite little Italian place in downtown Plymouth, Nico and Vali.  At this point we visit them so regularly they know us by name.  We ran through the rain drops and sat at our favorite high top table and talked about how much can change in one year, how much we've been through and best yet, how much we've accomplished.  I've said from the beginning that marriage is team work and I swear I found the best team mate possible. 

THE BEST MEATBALLS OF YOUR LIFE!

 

 

more rain...

It was just the start to a busy weekend and today marks the start of a busy week.  Happy Monday suckas!

"Let your past make you better not bitter."

eleven

It's been eleven months since David James and I tied the knot.  Holy moly.  I can't believe how quickly the first year is going by.  I have been married to my best friend for almost one year and I still feel just as lucky as I did last year on that beautiful day.  I'm forever grateful for him.

photo by: marianne worlow photography

"I'll be there for you to wish, to want, to wander, to find the sun through rain and thunder. - Jasmin (Aladdin)

under my umbrella

It's raining, it's pouring and this old man is snoring.

 Hehe!

The rain has a way of washing all my motivation away.  Everything is gray and it makes me feel blue, but not a pretty blue, more like a washed out faded blue. 

Boogie and I fell asleep last night around 9pm.  No one feels like playing.  So, we called it a night early but not  before making a little comfort food. 

I made delicious chocolate chip cookies while DJ made dinner.  Sometimes I feel guilty when leaving my house messy including dishes in the sink, eating "bad" food, not taking the dogs for a walk and getting into bed before 8pm, but this was not one of those times.  Rain, rain, go away and come back never.

"Everybody wants happiness, nobody wants pain, but you can't have a rainbow without a little rain."