three

yesterday was our third anniversary! we spent the day home sick and had to postpone our date plans, but at least we got to spend the day together! the last three years have gone by SO fast, but I'm grateful for every moment, we're crazy blessed!

and I proud to announce that we made it three years without breaking a single plate (pretty impressive for me). we did not however make it three years and one day:


bad iPhone throw/catch, oops! didn't seem to bother our dog friend Chloe.

happy holidays

we just had the most wonderful week in kansas! merry Christmas and happy new year to all!

christmas crazyyyy

i forgot how CRAZY this time of the year can get! i was just telling a friend that i don't remember it being so busy last year...oh wait...my sister/best friend got married last december! so i guess i only remember how awesome it was (dance party anyone?), not how busy/stressful december was.

the past few weeks have been a blur of christmas parties, freezing temps, a never ending cold, meetings, tutoring, bleeding money christmas shopping, and more christmas parties!

and bowling my first turkey!! total freak accident, but awesome! as you can see, jeff totally upstaged me by bowling a turkey and scoring 196, but that's okay because i think it's probably more embarrassing to be really good at bowling than to be really bad at it...

we are four days and two fun christmas parties away from KANSAS!! can't wait to be back in the heartland with the bram fam and my besties!!!! wishing we could bring this little buddy, but both pups are going to have a great christmas with their bff chloe!

christmas sneak peek

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better than black friday!

if you have embraced the glory that is google reader, then SURELY you have heard about Shutterfly's brilliant Christmas card promotion for bloggers everywhere. we were going to skip Christmas cards this year, but Shutterfly is giving us an offer we can't refuse! and yes, 50 free Christmas cards is way better than black friday! and yes, black friday on the couch is way better than black friday in the stores. never again.


plus, on libby and ruffin's tour de thanksgiving, she managed to capture our whole family of four looking at the camera...that is a big deal and i can't let it go to waste! here are the best FAILs:

shutterfly has so many cards to choose from, here are a few i happen to love:

lancelot family...hilarious! i think this one is so interesting & modern. and all lowercase letters? even better!

i'm a sucker for stripes, what can i say?! love the colors, too.

love the cute little tree and the plaid, classic but updated at the same time.

looking for a gift idea? personalized calendars are always a win...especially with the princess golfers (hey mom!)

and a wedding idea i wish i would have thought of, so much better than plain old thank you's! several of our friends have done these and they're always adorable!

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can't wait to make our final selections and get the cards in the mail! i LOVE christmas cards, can't wait to fill up our fridge with loved ones!