iPhones

Guess what?  Jesse and I just picked up snazzy new iPhones today.  Yes, I finally caved and got a slick, pretty apple product.  Poor Jesse will have to deal with my "wait, how do you do x?" questions for months to come!

Oh, and for all of you who have been avoiding texting us, you can feel free to do so now.  We finally got a plan with unlimited texting!

Pastel loves

I love the soft colors and pretty prints of My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Happy collection, and I thought it was perfect for a two-page layout of our dear friends.  The layout on the left hand side is inspired by MME's love challenge and based off of Blue Fern's sketch challenge (I turned the sketch on its side). The layout on the right hand side of the page is based on this month's C'est Magnifique's sketch and Scrap Around the World's mood board.  I loved the gold and pink combination in the mood board, the general love theme, and the idea of white space.

Apple Pie is Delicious

Jesse and I don't usually make a big deal out of Valentines Day.  This year, I baked Jesse an apple pie, which is significant because, despite the fact that Jesse loves pies, I have not baked him one in 3 years!  (Yikes!)  Pictures (proof) below, and I promise that it tastes better than it looks.  For his part, Jesse did buy me a couple presents for Valentines Day, so don't think that I good the short end of the stick!

My car is old!

I can hardly believe that my car is almost 5 years old!  Jesse and I were in the car when we noticed that my car was almost and then exactly at 50,000 miles!  Crazy -- I feel like I just got it!

Indoor Soccer

Jesse's indoor soccer team had a reasonably-timed game this week (i.e. not 10pm) so I attended and snapped some shots.  Unfortunately, Jesse's team lost, but he played well and looked good doing it!

First Layouts of 2014

I made up for last month and created three double-page layouts in January -- the first of 2014!  I am hoping to get 50 single-page layouts done this year.  This first layout that I completed shows off cute (though staged) pictures of our walks around our neighborhood.  The layout on the right is inspired by Blue Fern Studios's January sketch and features their beautiful page chains chipboard that I decorated with Perfect Pearls.  The layout on the left is based off of C'est Magnifique's January sketch.  

My second layout shows off the last pictures from my trip to Chicago with Rachel.  This layout is inspired by Scrap Around the World's mood board (below).  I love the pastel colors and how it feels so soft and beautiful, so I tried to re-create that feel in this layout. 

Last but not least, this third layout chronicles pictures of Jesse and I from our 10 years of marriage. Awww.  I took cues from CSI's case file 106 and used their colors, a grid design, numbers, and chose a background paper with pre-printed journaling of something good -- how adorable we are!

Howdy Partner!

I made partner!  Woo hoo!  Here are picture pictures of us anxiously awaiting the good news while the partners were voting.

Christmas Pictures

We spent Christmas at my mom's this year.  Because Christmas was in the middle of the week, we had a few days just to hang out, play board games, build gingerbread houses, and go see a pirates exhibit.  If you look closely at this first picture, you might wonder how I have 4 legs.  I don't (at least not yet), I am merely sitting on Jesse who is mostly hidden in this picture!

For Christmas itself, we followed our traditions and enjoyed our time together!

December Recap

The holidays are over and life is getting back to normal, which means I have a little time to blog.  This was the second Christmas that we got a live Christmas tree.  We almost didn't do a tree at all because by the time we had time to get one it would only be up for a week, but Jesse insisted, claiming that you absolutely had to get a tree or else that means you have given up on life (and that's a no-no).  We got a very pretty and fat little tree and a new Frosty Friends ornament that reminded us of Olaf from Frozen.

We spent Christmas with my side of the family (more on that later when I get pictures together) and then went to Indiana.  We stayed with Jesse's dad in their new house, which was very pretty.  We played music, watched movies, rock climbed, and tried out new restaurants.  It was great to see everyone!

It's Winter

It's December, and here in Albuquerque winter weather is well underway.  This picture was taken out of my office window just last week.  As you can see, there is nothing but white (and reflections of my office) past the ledge.

This is what I can usually see past the ledge!  Despite all that white, we only got a few inches here and there and now it is almost all melted.  A little snow is still big news in Albuquerque!