Mystic and a Sun Burn Later...

This is my favorite of my few pics from Mystic Aquarium... Yup - we went there Sunday. Just part of our wonderful Anniversary weekend. It was so nice to have a 3-day weekend - I haven't had one in so long I almost forgot how wonderful they were! Saturday was our one year anniversary - I can't even believe that its already been a year! We spent the day sleeping and eating. Then Sunday we went down to Mystic Aquarium. Obviously, I didn't really realize how sunny it was - such a nice sunburn I have! :) We spent the rest of the day at Hammonasset State Park on the beach. We've decided that we LOVE CT beach! If we had any plans to move that area would be high on our list. Don't worry - we aren't going anywhere! Monday we spent at picnics and visiting people - all in all a very nice weekend.

Yah - this is about the most boring blog yet... go check out the rest of my pictures over on www.shutupmilo.com instead of anymore reading. :)

From my Honey...

...from my Honey - on our Anniversary...

(i don’t like cards, i never have. i don’t need hallmark to decide how i’m going to say something or what words i’m going to use …. so this is my card)
Simply put, this last year has been the absolute greatest of my life. I can’t think of a time when I’ve enjoyed being around a person as much as I enjoy being around you. You’re patience, your kindness, your love for me is never ending. I’m sorry for the times I become difficult to be around, it’s never my intent to hurt you.
We’ve learned to live together, to talk together, to enjoy one another. We’ve learn to argue respectfully, we’ve learned to be honest about how we feel, we’ve learned to allow the other to be mad from time to time. Most importantly, we’ve always been a team. I love you more than I can express.
I pray that the next year of our marraige will be exactly like the first. It was perfect. I’m sad for the people who have warned us that the first year is always the toughest. Or rather, I hope they’re right, because that means the coming years will be nothing short of heaven on earth. God has blessed me more than I could have ever imagined.
I love you, pro …. happy anniversary

Photography Day

Sometimes when we go out to take pictures... ...we only find gross things!
And then - sometimes we find really cool things.
I almost stepped on this guy before I knew he was there!
And... my wonderful husband :) (a.k.a. partner in crime!)

So very quick...

Sun April 24th: We start to seriously (and for the very first time) think about selling our house.
Wed April 27th: We are in the middle of redoing our bathroom and a realtor stops by to "take a look" at the house and tell us what they think.
Thurs April 28th: We agree to put our house on the market the following Monday... And realizing that there are already people who want to see the house say that they can look as long as they understand that the house is not yetready. (The bathroom is not finished etc) We then spend 3 frantic days finishing the bathroom, putting a railing on the stairs, and doing minor repairs here and there.
Sun April 30th: Our house has its first showing - even though it is not yet on the market.
Mon May 1st: Our house is officially on the market, but not for showings until Thursday so that we can get some things done.
Thurs May 4th: Our house is open for showing - we can't come home from work until 8pm because there are people looking at our house all day...
...and for the next 3 days.
Mon May 8th: We sign papers accepting the best offer - OUR HOUSE IS SOLD!
Thurs May 18th: House inspection is scheduled, and yes we are nervous and praying that all goes well! I can't wait until that is done!!!

...We did get an apartment finalized today - we'll be moving to Heritage Village in Guilderland on Sat the 24th of June for all you strong, willing people who are looking for something fun to do that day!!!!!! :)

Big Changes...

Well, the long and the short of it is... We're selling our lovely little home! Probably will come as a shock to most of you... (it's kind of a shock to us too.) We weren't planning to sell it for a couple years, but have recently learned that we should be able to sell it for enough to pay off all our debts. We're planning (if it sells as planned) to live in an apartment for a year. If we are able to pay off our debts, then we'll just save up for a year and plan to buy a new (bigger) house next year. We're excited, nervous, happy, a little sad, and very VERY tired. The house goes on the market officially tomorrow with showings starting on Thursday. Can't wait to see what happens!!

busy - ever so busy...

haven't posted in a while and this is why... the back yard! When Kris bought the house there were tons of huge overgrown bushes all around the yard. Last year we cut them all down and this year we are digging out the stumps. Hopefully we'll have grass planted soon and a flower garden. One of Kris' buddies from work came over tonight with his truck to help us pull out a punch of stumps. What a blessing! I had no idea what a pain it is to dig all that junk up!

Gettin Ready...

Now, not only are we boaters... we're getting ready to be campers. We actually went to Walmart to get our fishing liscenses for the year and just happened to find this tent on sale - muchly marked down. And, yes, like all mature adults we couldn't wait for a good warm day to try to set it up outside. But, we learned something - the floor space in our living room is not 9' x 9'. The tent really won't be this tall by the time its all spread out. So - looking forward to a bro and sis camping trip!

Fun Times!

Hehehe... good for a few laughs :) We went down to the Corning Preserve over the weekend to take some pictures. One of the challenges for this week was "yellow" so Kris was taking some pics of me with this wig on. (You can see it on our website.) So I got him to put it on just before we left. The funniest part was that there was a guy out jogging and he was afraid to go by - as he put it "I definitely can't get in the way of this one!" Slightly even more humorous the very next day when I was walking at the Y with Jessica and the very same guy went jogging past me. Don't you ever wonder just what must go through other people's heads when they see you? Or is that just me?

There is a mini challenge going on (starting Saturday) at DPC. A bunch of people are going to try to do 30 self-portraits in 30 day. Kris and I are both going to try to do it so we are both creating additional photologs to post them to. I'll be putting links to the left of my page if you want to go check them out. Probably won't post them every day, but will post a few a time. We'll see.

Spring has Sprung

We went for a little photo shoot in Washington Park last weekend... Here is a picture of the first flower I saw this year! I can drive Kris crazy by telling him every little flower I find blooming in the yard each day, but I think its one of the things that I get most excited about in the spring. It was so beautiful this week. I'm sure that we will still have a few cooler days this year, but it was 75 degrees and so sunny Friday. So what did I do on my lovely day off? Plant some flowers and rake the lawn... I was trying to get a sun burn, but it didn't work.

We took our boat out on the water Friday afternoon. Now we are officially boaters. There was some fear that the canoe might be a little "tippy" but it wasn't. Its so nice - nothing quite like taking a canoe out on some peaceful water near sunset! We saw a few painted turtles sunning themselves on dead logs. Can't wait for the next warm day.

Day Trip!!!

So umm... Not really much to be said for this picture! :) Today was one of those days when we woke up and had nothing planned for the day, so we randomly decided to drive to Mass. We spent some time at the Clark Art Institute and then went over to Mass MOCA (Its a modern art museum - hence the lovely picture.) We were a little disappointed at Mass MOCA this time, but this dog was the favorite of the day! We usually try to go every year as their exhibits are always changing. We have always loved them in the past so hopefully next time will be better. We had a lot of fun today though. My honey is starting to feel better, but we still got home around 3 in the afternoon and went right to bed for a nap!!! Naps - how is it that we hate them as children?