Playing Catch-Up

Well, it's been forever since I've updated - woops! I haven't been in the mood to write about anything, not to mention the lack of time...

Anyway, This semester has been pretty intense. One more week until classes are done, and then all I have to worry about is finals. And after the semester Ive had, finals are very welcome! Though I NEVER thought I would say that! lol. Between all of the papers, projects, and presentations I've had this past month, I'm pretty worn out. And brain fried! :)

I turned in and presented my senior paper today! I am so glad it's OVER! I enjoyed the process, but the deadlines were pretty horrible. And it figures, it rains the day I have to dress nice and wear heals...haha. That's my luck on display for you :) Oh, and I had to print off a total of 97 pages today in the library, and 27 yesterday for various copies and handouts.

Peter and I got a gym membership at Gold's in Staunton. It's so nice to be able to go and work out! Not that I've had time to use my membership lately, but I definitely love it. They have a ladies only section that has a variety of machines and free weights to use. It's nice when the gym is packed and you need some personal space. the hydromassage machine is my favorite, though! I get a nice workout and spend a few mins on the hydro bed and I'm not sore the next day!

Peter went to Mexico on business for 4ish days a few weeks ago! I enjoyed having the house to myself, though I did miss him. I only got to talk to him for a few mins a day when he was there, so it was really weird. Hopefully he'll get a promotion out of it :)

Thanksgiving was nice and quiet. We went to Peter's parents house, and it was just his parents and little brother. Not too crazy. Sunday we went to the Cheesecake Factory with his parents, which was amazing! I love that place...not to mention that I love Short Pump.

Peter's parents gave us a Christmas themed night light, and Samantha is trying to eat it.

That's our recently updated life. Tonight is my first night without having to work on a paper, presentation, or project. I don't know what to do with myself!

The Crazy Life We Lead...

Or does it lead us????

I know it has been forever since the last time I blogged...woops! There has been a lot going on lately...

I drove to Austin, TX with my sister in law, Katrina and spent a couple of days hanging around there. It was a blast! I really got to know Katrina during the 20 some hour packed in a car. It was a much needed break from the craziness that has consumed us. Being hubbyless was a first, and it was weird. Austin, as I discovered, is a really cool place! We had so much fun exploring and eating, two of my favorite things. :)

My lovely cousin, Robyn, came to DC to visit one of her friends and I got to meet up with her for a few short hours. I hadn't seen her since my wedding over a year ago, so it was nice to finally catch up in person.


Other than that, I've just been working and keeping busy. I'm not excited for school to start...at all. I have certainly enjoyed my summer.

My 21st Birthday

I have the most wonderful hubby ever! Because he couldnt take yesterday, the actual day of my birthday, off, he made plans for the weekend!

We went to Maddie's 1st birthday party at Norfolk, which was a ton of fun! Maddie is so cute, I cant believe its already been a year! I even got to decorate her cake, but was stupid and didnt take any pics of it. Woops!

From the party, we drove to Williamsburg and stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge. Its an indoor water park/resort. It was a blast! There were so many things to do that we ran out of time. I loved the raft slide and the wave pool the most, and Peter made me go on the Tornado slide thing a couple of times. I liked the outdoor pool as well, and it wasnt as crowded.

This is one of the kids areas...

They had a create your own slush station, which made Peter very happy...he LOVES slushes!

I convinced Peter to take this picture...it took a lot of convincing!

After we left the water park, we went to Historic Williamsburg.

Peter made me a confetti birthday cake!

Since yesterday was my actual birthday, we went to this bistro that Ive really been wanting to go to in Staunton. I would really recommend it if I could remember the name...haha. I also got to go on a shopping spree at Short Pump! This was definitely my best birthday yet! Thank you baby!

P.S. Blogger is being a pain downloading pictures, so the rest will be on my facebook.

And So Fourth....

I know this is a little late, but Happy 4th of July! I love BBQing and watching the fireworks! This year we didnt go see any fireworks, instead we watched Peter's brother, Brandon, lite some off after a BBQ. They got some really cool fire works, so it was fun - minus the bugs. Overall it was a good day, and I know Peter enjoys spending time with his fam damily.

Other than the 4th, life has been full of working. The kids I nanny have had swimming lessons, so its nice to get to hang out at the pool for awhile. Even with screaming, splashing kids, its pretty relaxing! Who would have thought? haha. Peter has been working an insane amount, but what can I say, hes good at what he does :) He'll be going to Mexico in a few weeks to meet with some high ranking officials of the Mexican Government, which, needless to say is pretty cool. This is an unbelievable opportunity, and I'm sooo proud of him! I know I sound like Im bragging, but I'm allowed to brag about my awesome hubby every once in a while, right? hehe.

Anyone have any dinner ideas for this week? We need some new ideas - Im in the mood for a change :)

This was a really random post, but it's all what's on my - very - disorganized mind! I'll try to be more organized next time.

45 Lessons

This was emailed to me, and I thought it would be cute to share.

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Congrats, Angie!

The lady that I nanny for, Angie, was featured on the news yesterday! NBC 29! She's a local photographer in Crozet, and was interviewed for cvilleentremom! Congrats!

And the kids I nanny are beyond adorable! Just to stick that in there...hehe :)

Another Week Gone By...

I love meeting up with the hubby for lunch! It makes my week. We had Panera, which is one of my favorites, and then Cold Stone, which I havent had since I worked there 2 years ago. It definitely tastes better when I get a 50% employee discount, lol. Anyway, I love getting to see Peter for an hour or so during the day.

The puppy decided to eat a pair of my wedges this week. I'm still not speaking to her.
I'll have more updates later...

Soaring, Flying!

Peter and I struggle trying to find new things to do together that we are both interested in. Yesterday, we met up with our friends Ben and Laura in Charlottesville for some wings (yum!). On our way home, Peter decided to stop by the small hobby airport in Waynesboro because we've always wanted to go on glider rides - you know, the planes that get towed up in the air and you fly around for awhile and then land in the grass. It was really expensive to go on a ride, but you can take lessons, get a pilots license, and do it yourself, which in the long run is a lot cheaper. So, we decided to take flying lessons together! There are commercial pilots who just do this on the side for fun, and they said that all Air Force pilots are required to learn to fly on a glider first. Im interested in getting my glider license, and then going on to a commercial pilots license so I can fly other planes.

We're sooo excited!

I stopped taking the cake decorating classes after the first course was finished. I realized that I already knew how to do the majority of what they were teaching, and it was kind of expensive to not really be learning anything. It was a lot of fun, though! And, Im excited because I get to make the cake for Maddie's first birthday in July! Yay for princess cakes! It's going to be a lot of fun!

I guess thats about it for now. I've gotta get some stuff done around the house before work tomorrow.

My Sicky

I'm pretty sure that if Peter didn't have bad luck, he would have no luck at all!

He has been hit with just about everything in the past week; as in cold shivers, cold sweats, nausea, shakiness, sore throat, exhaustion, and a few other things. The past week has been spent in bed, for the most part. He thought he was getting better until he noticed his eye turning red, which he assumed was pink eye. There was also a rash near the outside corner, which I thought looked like the shingles. Yesterday, he decided if he had pink eye, he finally needed to go to the doctor since that is so contagious. We went to the only clinic open on Sunday, in Charlottesville, of course, and spent a good 3.5 hours there. Besides the initial waiting, Peter was sent to a room, was looked at, they started freaking out, almost sending him to the ER, then sent him to another waiting room, and then had to have several tests run.

He for sure has the shingles on the outside, but they weren't sure if it was in his eye. This meant a couple of tests. If it had attacked his cornea, he could end up blind in that eye. Good news, it wasn't. They ended up giving him both pink eye meds and meds for the shingles to be safe. Yay for health insurance! lol. I dont know what we would have done without it!

Luckily for me, I didn't get sick from any of this. Let's just hope it stays that way...I hope this is the end of his sickness for a while.

Rain Drops Fallin' on my Head...

I dont know why, but whenever there's a holiday or something that involves being outside and BBQing, it rains. It's getting really old. Really.

Anyway, on Sunday, one of my friends from high school came to visit for and early Memorial Day! She's stationed at Norfolk in the Navy, and I love getting together with her. She brought her incredibly cute baby, Maddie, her hubby, Jacob, and their puppy, Daisy. It was great to have some much needed girl time, and Peter got some man time also. It was really crappy weather-wise, but we were still able to have a lot of fun!

Yesterday was Memorial Day, which is one of my favorite holidays. Since my dad was a Marine, patriotic holidays were always a lot of fun on base. There were always BBQ's honoring those who have served, and the base always did something special. Plus, I love watching all the war movies on TV. It's great to think about those who have given their lives so that we could enjoy the freedom that we have today. I am so grateful to them.

Today, I had the last class of the first course of my Wilton cake decorating. I love these classes! I love making roses out of frosting, and have learned some neat techniques. Hopefully I can take the next course in June. I haven't taken any pictures of any of my 'projects' because I generally don't finish them. That, and I'm a perfectionist when it comes to decorating...so I haven't really liked any of my run-throughs. It's hard to color coordinate everything that we have to do. But, I did take a picture of my final project.


Here are the roses we had to work on...

Our New Couch!

Our new chocolate brown faux suede sectional that we designed ourselves arrived yesterday! We designed it a couple of weeks ago on homereserve.com. It's a really cool website, because you can literally design each piece of your couch! They have a bunch of different options for arm rests and the back pillows etc, and hundreds of fabrics to choose from! Were planning on ordering a couple pillows from there in a few weeks - once again, TONS of options. You can design sectionals, couches, chairs, 1.5 chairs, armiors, wall art to match, automans, etc. They have example ideas that are really cool too. And, you can always send any of it back if its not what you expected.

But anyway, we designed a sectional with an automan attached to one end. All the setions have storage under the cushions, which will come in handy at one point or another. I love the chocolate brown, though its not quite as dark as i had thought it would be. The only catch is that it comes completely unassembled. They literally send you the pieces of wood, the pillows, cusions, and fabric in stacks in the boxes. It only took us 3.5 hours to put together though, which was impressive.

We LOVE it!

Before...

...after.

Our First Anniversary!

One year ago today, Peter and I were married in the San Diego Temple. I cant believe how fast time has gone by! So much has happened in the past year. I love spending time with my awesome hubby, and I'm so glad we had today together

Peter took the day off from work so we could spend the day together without any distractions, which is very uncommon. Peter made an awesome breakfast of bacon, eggs, hash browns, and English muffins! YUM! After breakfast, we folded a mountain of laundry together. Not too exciting, but we got to talk some more, and I always like it when he helps. Shortly after, UPS dropped off our new couch! Ill have to write more about that later when we have more pictures. This couch came - literally - in 5 boxes and we had to completely assemble it on our own. But we had fun doing it. Great anniversary gift! Though it wasn't really intended to be lol.

We went to an AMAZING restaurant in Charlottesville called Cassies. It has a fine dining atmosphere, and because the weather was great, we sat on the patio. The dishes come in smaller portions so you can pick 2 or 3, and the prices range from $10-15 each portion. I loved this because I can never pick just one dish! I chose the pesto salmon with a wonderful citrus orange sauce, and mussels with English peas in a garlic butter sauce. Peter chose a garden salad with roasted pistaschios, goat cheese and balsamic dressing, and a duck breast in an amazing sauce (he doesnt remember what it was called). For dessert, I had an apple tart with homemade ice cream and carmel sauce, and Peter had cream brulee. All in all the food was absolutely wonderfull. You could tell everything was made from scratch, the service was great, and they paid attention to us, bringing our food when we were ready for it. We cant wait to go back again! After dinner, we walked around the downtown mall for awhile. During the summer, there is a lot of nightlife - unlike the winter completely - so its a lot of fun to walk around and 'people watch.' Everyone brings their dogs too, which is always fun to watch. I love going out at night; it was a lot of fun!

Im so glad that I married Peter, and it has been a great - yet trying - year! We have learned so much from each other. I cant wait to see what the future has in store for us!

Fresh Cut Grass

It just doesn't feel like summer until you can smell the aroma of fresh cut grass in the air! Living here is great for that, because the gardeners come here pretty often. Combine that with sunshine, and it's a perfect day!

I've started taking a Wilton Cake Decorating course, which I absolutely LOVE! The instructor is wonderful! So far we have learned how to make frosting into different consistencies, and what techniques use each consistency. I will never use store bought frosting ever again! We have also learned different techniques to frost a cake - most of which I already knew from Cold Stone. My project that was due yesterday was a standard tort cake - which means it has a filling - and we had to use a star technique, choosing from 2 options in the book. I did the rainbow option - lame, I know - and it turned out pretty well!

It was Samantha's first birthday on Sunday. We took her to Petsmart to buy treats and puppy food. When we were checking out, there was a cardboard picture of a puppy against the window and Sam was afraid of it. She barked at it and it was pretty amusing. She's pretty much nuts.

Hopefully we'll have a few more updates later this week!

Summer To-Do List

So, every summer I make a list of goals/things I want to do over the summer and even though I'm not done with all my finals yet (2 down, 2 to go!) I decided to make the list now.

In no specific order...

1. Take cake decorating classes
2. Keep up with going running
3. Take the philosophy course online
4. Go to Busch Gardens a bunch (We got season passes, I wanna use them!)
5. Spend tons of time with the hubby
6. Get a summer job...
7. Go on a couple day/weekend trips to DC
8. Eat LOTS of gelato!
9. Go on a mini vacation (or 2 hehe)
10. Go somewhere nice for our anniversary
11. Go on a picnic
12. Figure out what I want to do with my life, and how to do it
13. Go swimming
14. Take Sam to the lake
15. Go to the Holocaust Museum again
16. Get a mani/pedi or 2 hehe
17. Get a much needed massage
18. Get a new couch
19. Watch all of my favorite movies
20. Do something fun for my birthday

At the end of the summer I'll try to remember to send out an update of how many of these things I actually got done, lol.

Home Stretch

Its finally the home stretch with classes. Next week is finals week, which I am very much not excited for at all, but Im excited for summer. Still looking for a summer job, but not having much luck. Any suggestions? Im going to take a cake decorating course, which is great. I Loved decorating cakes when I worked at Cold Stone, so this should (hopefully) be fun!

The puppy has a new hobby: taking her giant raw hides (the ones that are 3 feet long), chewing them in half, and rolling each half down the stairs, which then hits the hall door. After sending them both down, she runs down full speed and brings them both back up. Repeat. She's a crazy one.

Rosetta Stone went public last week, which was exciting for Peter. He was given some pretty sweet company stock, which is really nice. It's had a really great response! He's waiting to see what stock options Rosetta Stone is going to offer employees, and will most likely buy some more stock. He's pretty happy with that.

That's about all that's been going on lately. Pretty boring, I know.

Through the Eyes of Kids

A friend emailed this to me and I though it was really cute! Ive seen these types of things before and theyre so much fun to read!

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with...
-- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough...
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure?)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10 (isn't he ready for the world of dating?)

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
-- Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them... It's the right thing to do..
-- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8 (I like this kid)

And the #1 Favorite is ....

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
-- Ricky, age 10 (He'll be married forever)

YUMMMMM!!!!!

Tonight, Peter and I made angel food cake and homemade whipped cream with fresh strawberries! It was so amazingly good! Its one of my favorite desserts! We used the castle shaped bunt cake pan that we got for our wedding, and it turned out pretty well. I think that it would work better if we used a cake that wasn't so sticky though. We discovered tonight that Peter is excellent at making whipped cream! We will have to make it more often for sure! I also made puppy chow as a snack for us tomorrow. Puppy chow makes me feel like I'm a little kid again, I love it! It was great to spend the time with Peter tonight, we had so much fun.

About a week ago, Peter ordered a waffle iron for me and it arrived this weekend! I LOVE waffles! So I'm planning on using some of the left over strawberries and whipped cream for a waffle tomorrow. I can't wait! I feel bad, but every time that I have made waffles, Peter hasn't been around, so we might do that for dinner or something so he can have some. Sometimes the most simplistic things make me incredibly happy! Plus, they're a lot of fun to make! Gotta love it!

I know, I'm such a dork for writing a blog about it, but it is, after all, totally amazing! haha!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!!!!

Happy St. Patty's Day!!! It's one of my favorite holidays of the year! I could eat corned beef and cabbage EVERY day, seriously. Plus, I think I look pretty good in green, not that I actually wore it today, lol.

It's not much of a stretch to say that I miss spring break! No matter how boring it may have been. The puppy is pretty upset that she has to stay at home alone all day while we're gone. Our front door is the type that has a giant window in it that we cover up with a curtain...well, she's been sticking her head in the window and jumping up on it while barking. I'm pretty sure that she is going to rip the curtain down one of these days, lol. Her new game that she likes to play, and shes getting pretty good at, is where she goes to the top of the stairs and I throw the ball up so she can catch it. If she misses it, she pushes the ball down the stairs, with her with her paw or her nose (it's very cute), so I can throw it again. If she catches it, she runs down the stairs and does a victory dance. I know, I talk about my dog like she's a kid...but she kind of is, right? Just a hairy version...

I am very excited to only have a month and a half left of this semester! I enjoy most of my classes, but I'm completely lacking motivation. Plus, I'm kind of excited for a few classes next semester (no, I'm not a nerd, lol.) I'm trying to figure out what I should do this summer job wise, but I'm not really sure. I might get my notory license and do that, but it's just something I'm considering at this point. Any recommendations would be nice :)

Just a little note...

I am so happy that it is finally spring break! Spring semester always seems to take forever, and spring break means that its closer to being over. I don't have any plans for the week, but I'm thinking about going on a few day trips, along with the mountains of homework that needs to be done. I don't understand why professors think that spring break is an excuse to assign more work... I'm sad that Peter doesn't get any days off work, though. It would be so much more fun with him around.

Yesterday Peter played paintball for a few hours and I hung around the house. I contemplated seeing a movie while he was gone, but it's no fun by yourself :( When Peter got home we went to a BBQ with the guys he played paintball with and their wives. It was okay, but my favorite part was the banana split I got after. We found this cute gelato shop in Staunton that makes really good banana splits, so we've been going there a lot lately. It's all so good!

I always feel so much better when the house is clean, so I'm happy that I was able to get the house clean, or at least the downstairs, lol.

We've gotten a few requests for updated pics of the puppy, who isn't so little anymore, lol. So here you go! :)

She's big on comfort, lol

She likes to sit in front of the oven until we give her a treat...

Though I LOVE weekends, I am definitely glad that this one is over! Life is pretty stressful right now: Peter with work, and me with school. Friday night we were able to get out and socialize by going out to Massaki's for dinner with some of our friends. I love Teppanyaki (sp?)!!! It's fun to watch the tricks they do with the food! And the sushi at Massaki's is so fresh that it's really good!

Anyway, Saturday Peter went to play paintball, and Sam got sick. We ended up having to take her to the vet for the second time in two weeks. I am getting soooo tired of cleaning up dog poop in the house. I do give her credit for going on the tile instead of the carpet though. Now she is on medication to clear it up, and hopefully she will get better and stay that way for while. The medication does make her tired and somewhat loopy, but its cute (Im sure thats not what she thinks of it though!).

Today we slept in and took it easy. We really needed it. I hope this week is less stressful!

A Little Piece of Heaven

Today was amazing! I have wanted a waffle for over a month now, and frozen waffles don't count! No, I am NOT pregnant, I just go through phases where I want something...Anyway, I got my waffle today! It was no less than heaven! Thank you Sarah!

I am so glad it's the weekend, because this week seemed to drag on forever! And I am very excited for Valentines Day with Peter. He already gave me my Valentines Day candy and I cant wait for tomorrow! It's one of my favorite holidays because I am hopelessly romantic, and everything is pink!

Happy Weekend!

House HUnting and Other Adventures...

Peter and I looked at a couple of houses today. Though he is more excited about buying a house than I am, it was nice to spend some time together. The houses we looked at today aren't going to work for us, but they were both nice. Hopefully we'll be able to find something we like sooner than later, because Peter is going nuts here. Whenever we tell anyone we rent from PPM, they all respond with "Oh, I'm sorry!" and a rather amusing facial expression.

On another note, Peter was a great husband last night and went to the store at 1am to get me sparkling grape juice (because he drank the sparkling pear juice I really like). It made me happy and I have quite enjoyed it. :)

We (mainly me, Ashley) set this up months ago, but never really used it. So, I figured it would be a good thing to keep up with this year, I guess a New Year's resolution. I got an email this week listing 50 things you did in the last year, so I thought it would be a good way to start...

1. Got married
2. Peter Graduated
3. Got a puppy
4. Got our first apartment together
5. Went to California
6. Went to Minnesota (twice)
7. Played video games (Peter)
8. Got a job (Peter)
9. Bought a Christmas tree
10. Carved pumpkins
11. Had a computer hard drive crash (Ashley)
12. Went on a picnic
13. Got new cell phones
14. Drove through the parkway
15. Hiked up Humpback Rock (Ashley)
16. Went to a movie
17. Went to the beach
18. Body surfed
19. Had wallet stolen (Peter)
20. Had a flat tire (Peter)
21. Gone to D.C (Ashley)
22. Been pulled over and accused of smuggling drugs (Peter)
23. Had baggage lost by the airline, both ways (thank you, United)
24. Went to school (Ashley)
25. Went to Disneyland
26. Ate Mickey shaped pretzels
27. Ate a smoked turkey leg, a personal favorite (Ashley)
28. Went to Bush Garden's Halloscream
29. Went shopping at Short Pump (Ashley)
30. Went to Trader Joe's :)
31. Taken an art class (Ashley)
32. Visited Kami, Spencer, and James
33. Went to the homecoming football game
34. Went to IHOP!
35. Stayed at a beachfront hotel
36. Ate REAL Mexican food
37. Watched the Inaguration of the first Black President
38. Went to the Holocaust Museum (Ashley)
39. Gotten a speeding ticket (Both...)
40. Seen a sunset over the ocean
41. Had a pillow fight
42. Spent time with family
43. Tackled the puppy
44. Made/decorated cupcakes (Ashley, though Peter did eat them)
45. Made a gingerbread house
45. Built a snowman
46. Had a snowball fight
47. Went on Lacrosse trips to NC and TN
48. Been stuck in an airport
49. Bought a wedding dress (Ashley)
50. Got a grill (For both of us...Peters favorite)