What we've been up to...

I realize it has been much to long, but I promise I haven't forgotten my blog! My attention starved blog is always looming in the back of my head as one of the many things I'd really like to do once I find some free time. I also realized that if I blog about daily life, rather than the house and house projects, I'd be much more likely to to have something to say. House projects are few and far between (Maybe not for Joe, but for me). So here's a little catch up.
We had our first Christmas together as a married couple:
I got Joe a riffle, for fun and for home protection. And look what he got me!!



















A brand new hobby! Now all I have to do is learn how to sew. Lucky for me, I have a knowledgeable mother, mother-in-law, and my good friend who knows all sorts of great tricks, and have way more experience. I'm really looking forward to learning and putting my sewing machine to good use. The sewing machine itself is just amazing! Joe found it in great condition on Craig's List for $15 and after a bit of tweaking, it runs perfectly! I love how older generations keep their belongings in such good condition. They don't "upgrade" like people today, but keep their belongings until it is run into the dirt, and are forced to replace it. This machine has the original 1961 manual and all its extra pieces and it is all so well kept. I admire the previous owner and hope to fallow in her footsteps.

After Christmas Joe and I celebrated our 1 Year Anniversary. We had our own Atlanta weekend retreat. We stayed in The Four Seasons and got a great anniversary deal, since we had our wedding there. This is what welcomed us to our room Friday night:
This is one of MANY reasons I love the 4 Seasons. YUMMY! We spent our weekend eating good food (My favorite was Thai food at Nan), watched some good movies, and visited some great Atlanta tourists sites that we had been wanting to see. We took a tour of the Fox Theater, saw the terracotta soldiers at The High, had a relaxing couples message at Spa Sidell and went swimming several times at the hotel pool. We went all out for the 1st year, I'm sure it'll be different in the future. (At least until we reach one of those more impressive years, like 10)

We finished our holiday season with tickets to Cirque du Soleil. As soon as we saw the tent go up we were trying to figure out a way into it. It was wonderful! It is a rare occasion, I'm sad to say, when I feel the awe and wonderment of a child, and Cirque most certainly does that for me. I think it's a beautiful thing.

Now we are back to the grindstone. Work, school, house cleaning, and other daily tasks. Our holiday season was a GREAT break from life's responsibilities and the daily grind. We were quick, of course, to give ourselves something else to look forward to. So now we have a spring break trip planned to visit my sister in PA and to see my new nephew, who was born over Christmas!!! Then we'll spend a couple days with my cousin and visit NYC!!! It'll be Joe's first time to the Big Apple and I'm so excited to see him experience it all. He LOVES cities and he LOVES sky scrapers, so I just can't imagine a better place for him to visit. Have any good NYC recommendations???

There is more to come soon! Joe and I had a few little projects during my long absence from the blog world. I'm looking forward to showing off our handy work.