Just Because

I always thought I was a really nice person, until I met Michael. My boyfriend is the most generous and genuine person I have ever met, and if you have ever met him, you would immediately know it too. So I am still nice, but nothing approaching how he is.

Case in point. This weekend I was visiting him in Virginia Beach, and he complimented my shirt, almost as if he had never seen it before. Offhandedly I thanked him and said to myself, "He doesn't even remember that he was with me when I bought it." In fact, he picked it out!! Then he says but I think it would look better with a necklace or something. So out of his pocket comes this!

Oh he was so cute and so very pleased with himself! I thought he did a great job. Then he says something like, and "I think you need this to go with it!"

This is the only time I have ever received jewelry from a man except for the wonderful string of pearls my dad gave me for my 21st birthday.So needless to say this was very exciting. And what might you ask, was the occasion? Just because! :)

Beatle/RockBand Mania

I heard the exciting news the other day that Rock Band is coming out with a new edition featuring the ENTIRE Beatles catalogue "before the end of 2009!" This takes my new found Guitar Hero talent to other worldly levels - so excited! Michael and I will surely be adding to our, well his, 2 guitar collection so that we can rock out to Abbey Road!

Beautiful Blue Lamps!

When I make a purchase that is not on sale (this is rare), it has got to be something that I LOVE. I was perusing Pier 1 right at about Christmas time and I found this gorgeous blue silk shade lamp - and I paid full price for it. Is $60 too much for a lamp? I didn't think so but then Michael told me he paid 12 bucks for the one on his nightstand - oh well! I loved this lamp so much that I then dragged my good friend Kate to another Pier 1 in Richmond to pick up the other one that I had called around searching for.

So now I have one on each side of my bed. The color French blue, the drum shape of the lamp shade, the silver shiny bubbly contour of the base - oh they are great! My problem is, the bed doesn't have a headboard so something must go on the wall between the lamp shades. I was thinking two small shelves, side by side with fun things on them? Or 3 matching picture frames with different photos? I just don't know - suggestions please!

Breed of the Week!

If you know me at all, you know that I love puppies more than most other things in the world. Hence, the Breed of the Week post! For the first post of it's kind, I am featuring - what else? The Dachshund! The dogbreedinfo.com website lists them as "Lively and affectionate; proud, bold, and clownish. Curious and clever, can appear to be mischievous."

Our family loves dachshunds - my mother grew up with them, and then my parents adopted their oldest Tina from my mother's mother. Their brood has now stretched to 3 with the addition of Lola who we adopted as a puppy, and Hannah who we rescued as a stray. They are full of personality, each with their own distinct one. See their portraits below.

Blog Envy, and the Weekend.

I have blog-envy. All of my friends have an interesting reason why they have a blog - they have children, or they live in an exotic locale. I don't really have a great reason but so be it. Also, Melissa's blogs have really fun creative names, so I am going to work towards that as well.

This weekend was completely full, as most are. Friday began with work running until 8:30 PM. A friend at work at his first art show at First Friday's in Richmond, and I was so sad to miss it! Michael and I tried this new BBQ spot called Sibley's in Chester, which we will definitely revisit - we are trying all the local spots, and we have strong opinions of each :). More on that later. Saturday began with manicures and pedicures with Vanessa, momma to be. We had a lovely lunch with her husband's aunt. Then Michael and I attended an engagement party of two good friends and work folks, Melanie and Michael. We spent an evening at a smoky bar to see one of my college friends. It vastly increased my appreciation of the newly signed smoking bill here in Virginia! Sunday was lots of family time. We (being Michael and I) began with church at St. Paul's Episcopalian Church in Petersburg, lunch with my parents and my aunt who was in town, bike riding, and dinner again with my parents. Thats the quick version, with no fun photos! With so many weekends like this we are vowing to take it a little easier:)

Post Numero Uno

I have succumbed to the world of blogging :) My sister's is so much fun, I thought I would try it. I do not fancy myself a fantastic writer, but I will try to update it with lots of pictures, travel stories, and day to day ponderings. That is all I hope to achieve with my blog - if you set the bar low, you can't fail!