My Birthday cake!

Mr. L and Miss S hard at work on my cake. I was banished from the kitchen while they worked on it.
Finishing touches...
First preview of the inspiration-- me, the horrible skiier :)
Ta Da!
The inside frosting was peppermint and the outside was buttercream with a touch of almond, which was to die for. I told Mr. L he's using that recipe from now on... it was so good!

Christmas!

Mommy and Bo wait to go see what Santa brought!
We had to wake up the others of course...
Hung by the chimney with care :)
Opening gifts
It looks like I'm buried in presents! Don't worry, they aren't all mine :)
Bo enjoying what Santa brought :)

Mr. L, Bo, and I spent Christmas in Virginia this year! Yay!! We were close enough to make the drive, so Mr. L was sweet enough to let me spend two whole weeks with family! It was quite the Christmas gift!

Traveling and Moving!

So I know I've not blogged much lately, and I'm afraid I don't have too many pictures either. This is all I have to show for another trip to Houston and a move across the country! The good news is that I'm closer to Virginia :) Mr. L and I packed up his truck, my car, and with the help of his mom, who flew out to help us make the trip, we made it! Our place is a complete mess right now with boxes everywhere so I don't have any photos but maybe soon... We went from a 3 bedroom house to a two bedroom apartment so we are getting good at organizing and figuring out what goes to storage and what stays.

Our shipment of household goods had to go into overflow because we were the last house on a truck filled with 4 other deliveries. So because the overflow was just a few odds and ends it's looking like we will have to wait until after the holidays to get our stuff delivered. It's not anything essential, except our bed frames and our beloved trash can. It is really annoying to keep using a bag on the floor :(

The only casualties from the move (so far) were two of Mr. L's picture frames. One was his diploma frame and one was a custom framed piece that a corner of the glass broke. He's busy today in-processing so he'll have to make claims on those items.

Bo is not doing so well adjusting to apartment life. I think he really misses his big yard. For the past 5 or so days he's just paced around the apartment in the morning and barked at every noise. He's still barking a lot but he made a new friend last night named Sadie so I think today he was just worn out. The good news is that our complex has a "Bark Park" with a large dog park area where he can run and play. We've been good about taking him out every day to let him play. I hope he adjusts soon!

Those are my main updates for now. Hopefully in the next few days we'll get settled enough to get some photos of our new digs!

Go Blue!!!

Mr. L being squirrly... Somebody's excited about his team!
Mr. L and I at the Big House in Ann Arbor, MI.
Sarah and I. Love her new hat :)
New box seats... actually buffered the wind a bit so the "45 degrees, feels like 34" day we had in Michigan wasn't too bad... But it was pretty stinking cold.
An hour before kickoff. The stadium was packed and we were packed in like sardines!
Mr. L... This is just how he looked when Michigan won in triple overtime against Illinois!!!
We flew into Chicago and spent some time with family before making the trip up to Ann Arbor. Mr. L was in nirvana, and I was well, cold :) Despite the cold (and the snow the day before), it was still a great trip.

Top of the Rock

After dinner of some amazing Sushi at Yama, followed by some famous cupcakes from Buttercup Bake Shop, Mr. L and I took a long elevator ride to the top of the Rockefeller Center.
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Mr. L and I at the top... it was so windy we could barely keep our eyes open!
That lit up part in the center is Times Square.
Amazing views from the top. There were 3 observation decks and I'm so glad we went at night!
Even though there were glass barriers it was still hart to get close to the edge.
Safe and sound at the bottom! You can't see it very well but that's the ice rink behind us where they put up the famous Christmas tree.

WICKED!!!

Mr. L took me on a trip to New York to see Wicked on Broadway! It was his one year anniversary gift to me. We'd talked about wanting to try to see it in Denver but it was gone before we could. So we had a fantastic trip to New York!
At dinner before the show...
In the throne, where I belong.
The stage before the show.
Sneaking in a photo :) It was so good-- I love the story behind the Wicked Witch, and how she really got to be "wicked." Or did she?

Trip to Texas

Mr. L, Bo, and I made the trip down to Houston to visit Mr. L's family. It was a long drive. Really long. Crazy long. Did I mention it was long? It was 16 hours long to be exact. I didn't take many pictures because we were mainly just lazy and spending lots of family time but I did capture Bo's funny positions in the car :)

The Royal Gorge Bridge

Mr. L's best man Jeff, his wife Ashley, and their daughter Alexis, and I all took a trip to the Royal Gorge Bridge. The bridge itself is 2100 feet x 18 feet wide and as you can see on some of the photos, the part you walk on is made of wood!! It was built in 1929 and it's breathtaking! You can find more fun stats about it here: http://www.royalgorgebridge.com/FactSheet.aspx.

This is sort of backwards because this shot is us at the bottom of the canyon :)
Amazing! None of my pictures really do it justice or really show just how deep the gorge was.
View from the cable tram that goes across the gorge.
Explanation. They have this attraction called the skycoaster, which cranks you back and lets you fly out over the gorge superman style. After Jeff and Mr. L tried it, I decided to go too. These photos are of Mr. L and Jeff "flying" out over the gorge. Let me just tell you it was a huge rush!
This is the best shot of looking down into the gorge... it's one of those places you don't lean too far over the edge!
Crazy!
Of course, had to pose with the Virginia sign ;)
The little box on the upper left is the tram you can ride across the gorge. Pretty crazy and a long, long, long way down!
Jeff, Ashley, and Alexis!
Amazing views. It was so beautiful and so quiet you just had to stand there and take it all in.
From about half way across the bridge.
All of us!

Homecoming

Waiting for him to walk through the doors
Finally!
On the way down the escalator...
Bliss.


Heading out

Love him.