Thanks to those of you who left encouraging comments on my last post. I thought that I would let you know that the birthday dessert worked out in the end 🙂 This, my friends, is a chocolate caramel slice on steroids. It has a layer of shortbread-style crust (with coconut), a caramel layer, and is… Read More Birthday Chocolate Caramel Slice Success
Wind Tree Sculpture, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland, 20th April 2013
It seemed as though something like an 8th wedding anniversary was a long ways away back when we got married in 2004. And now it’s here – 8 wonderful years have flown by in such a short time, and I’m already looking forward to the next 18 years… the next 25 years… and so on… Read More Eight Years
Here’s my “funny husband moments” for the week (and yes, I realize this is Tuesday, but they were too good to let linger!)… On Movies We were trying to decide if we wanted to watch movie, which one, etc. etc. Chris was happy to watch one and I was naming off some options… Me: “There’s… Read More Husband Funny of the Week
This past week has been full of birthdays and parties and celebrations! Chris turned 31 on Tuesday. I’m so happy that he was born and wanted to make sure that his day was still separate and special despite it being only 2 days ahead of Joe’s birthday. We celebrated with one of the desserts that… Read More Birthday Week
There’s a reason why I shouldn’t wait to blog until the end of the day. The reason is that, after making dinner, feeding Joe, putting him to bed, cleaning up the kitchen, putting away the toys, adding the day’s expenses and earnings into the budget spreadsheet, answering and sending emails, and any other things that… Read More My Funny Mother’s Day
Joe and I have been home alone for the past several days while Chris traveled to… Virginia! Yes, we were just in the States but Chris headed back over there for work-related travels. We really missed him! Having him gone made me realize a few things, probably the least-important of which was this: Chris is… Read More Chris is Back!
Chris doesn’t wear a wedding ring. Some wives might find that weird or be intimidated by it, but not me. I’ve learned my lesson. When Chris and I got married, I bought his wedding ring. He had it for about a year and a half but was always fiddling with it. Chris likes to fiddle. … Read More “Something Lost” or “Why My Husband Doesn’t Wear a Wedding Ring”
We go through at least 4 books with Joe every day. Thank goodness the library is nearby. Chris was reading to Joe one evening, and they looked so cute and precious that I had to take photos. I hope that as Joe grows older, he’ll continue to enjoy reading books with his daddy as much… Read More Storytime
Well, Mom is on her way back to the States. For several days, as evening would turn to night, I’d get really sad because it meant I was 1 day closer to Mom leaving. I chalked it up to pregnancy hormones and just let myself be sad for a bit. I’m doing better now. And… Read More More Photos
My handsome hubby, Chris, modeling the Baby Bjorn “Air” Carrier that I got on eBay {for $11.00 – oh, yeah!}. To say that he was reluctant to put this thing on (let alone pose for pictures) is an understatement! A little blurry, but I can’t help it – he makes me laugh and I can’t… Read More Did I Marry a Good-Looking Guy or What?
Chris was in the States for about 10 days and recently returned. I am so glad to have him back home! He had a good visit. It’s been planned practically since before we moved over here. We knew that SIL Nicki would (most likely) be getting married while we were overseas, and I promised her… Read More Back from America, or “Why My Husband Shouldn’t Take Wedding Photos”
My husband has been great throughout this pregnancy. Actually, he’s been fabulous. But he’s still a guy, and we all know that, typically, guys aren’t quite as good as girls when it comes to sensitivity. Chris is no different from the rest of his fellow man in this area. A few examples: – Asking me… Read More Stuff My Sweetie Says, or, “That Time My Husband Referred to me as an RV”
Chris has been really cute throughout the pregnancy. He has wanted to start a family since back when we were in Massachusetts. The first time he suggested it {on the drive home from grocery shopping one night}, I kinda/sorta/maybe/totally flipped out. We knew that we were moving to South Bend in a few months and… Read More Chris + Pregnancy
Remember yesterday how I told you we’d be having Southwest Pasta Bake on Monday night? I generally try to make stuff in advance when I’m working, so I was planning to make this Sunday afternoon. However, I was volunteering on Sunday morning and Chris had said he’d be happy to cook a meal sometime. So… Read More Why Absent-Minded Professors Shouldn’t Cook
Before we moved to New Zealand, I wrangled a promise out of Chris that he would take me to Australia. I even videotaped it so that he couldn’t renege, and I was very specific. And then I lost the video. Darn it. So, guess who’s going to Australia?! Not me 🙁 That would be my… Read More Australia!
In honor of Chris’ 29th birthday {which was Saturday!}, I thought that I would share an in-no-way-complete pictorial chronicle of his life. It’s so fun to see what Chris looked like before we met, and to notice things about him in his childhood pictures that he still does now – the eyebrow waggle, his characteristic… Read More Happy Birthday, Chris!
Chris and I did some more walking about town on Saturday. We’ve walked all over the place! This time, we cut through the park across from our hotel. We had a general destination of Auckland Domain, but no set route on how to get there. Here’s a photo that I snapped of Chris along the… Read More Auckland Domain
Hello, my lovely readers! All of our things have been boxed up and are on their way to California, where they’ll be loaded into a shipping container and sent across the big, blue ocean. We should see them again in about, oh, 8 – 10 weeks! In the midst of packing, I’ve found that organization… Read More Conversations Between Me + Chris
