30 Day challenge...

One of the blogs I've followed for a while is doing a 30 day challenge and I thought it would be fun. So I googled it and put together a list of the ones that I though would be fun. I'll do my best to keep on track, but lets face it with my blogging record, its very possible this is going to take more than 30 days! Here is the list I put together:


Day 01- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 02- Favorite TV shows
Day 03- A picture of you and your friends
Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 06- Favorite super hero and why
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- 10 things you are thankful for
Day 13- Places you want to visit before you die
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16- Something you won't leave the house without
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Favorite Movie/ song
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave
Day 24- A letter to someone you love
Day 25- What someone would find in your bag
Day 26- Something you miss
Day 27- Picture of a hobby you have
Day 28- What is your dream house like
Day 29- Something you are looking forward to
Day 30- What have you learned in the past month


Let the fun begin! Oh, and happy Friday :)

Exciting News!!!!

Remember how I told you we had bought some pepper plants......?????? PEPPERS ARE ACTUALLY STARTING TO GROW!!!! I just found them while I was watering the plants. I'm soooooo excited! Take a look at these beauties!

Aren't they beautiful! I can't wait til they are big enough to eat! I also can't wait until I can have an actual garden! I never thought I'd be the gardening type, but there is something about growing your own food that really appeals to me. Its really satisfying to be able to pick a few basil leaves and add them to whatever I'm making, I'm sure it will be the same with the peppers. This was definitely a happy Monday moment for me! I hope you all found something happy about your Monday too!

A couple of my favorite summer things!

 My first favorite summer thing is cucumber water. You wouldn't think putting a few slices of cucumber in a pitcher of water would really do much, but it really does. It is so refreshing! The veggies leave just a hint of cucumber taste that really make plain boring water a little more refreshing. You really could go crazy with "flavoring" your water, add a little lemon juice, mint, and or stevia leaf with the cucumbers and you'd have a completely different taste. If you have trouble drinking your 8 glasses a day, you should really try this. Its helped me, plus if one of the cucumber slices ends up in your glass, its like a little snack after you finish your water :)                                    
               

My second favorite summer thing would probably have be black bean salad. It doesn't require cooking of any kind, which is fantastic when its 95 degrees with no breeze and you don't have air conditioning! Every time I make it it's a little different, because I just use what I have on hand. I always have a can of black beans(washed and drained), a can of corn (drained), a Tomato, an onion, olive oil, and salt and pepper. If thats all I have on hand thats all that gets added. And its delicious. Sometimes I add all or a few of the following: avocado, lemon juice, cilantro, jalapeño, green bell pepper, dill weed, instead of oil I'll use a little Italian dressing. Really you can't go wrong. Its simple and easy, perfect for summer. Pair it with some tortilla chips or eat it plain and you've got lunch. It also goes well with tacos, enchiladas, pasta, or salad. I think you should try it out, you'll love it!




There are other things I love about summer time, but they will have to wait for another post! Have a good weekend!

Aaron's 25th Birthday!

First off I want to thank all of you for sending cards! It was really a lot of fun. He ended up with 26 cards!!! So bravo to you guys for helping me with the cards! I wish you all could have come over to help us celebrate! We ended up going out for dinner and a for a few drinks. Here are some birthday pictures...However I forgot to actually take pictures while we were out...oops!

I decorated :) Super easy if you want to re-create this just cut out a bunch of circles and sew them together. I actually still have them up, its just fun to look at and really brings a lot of color to the hall way!

It would have been fun to have a little get together, it was festive!

Meeka wanted to play ball instead of decorate.

 Notice how the dogs are a complete blur. They get sooooo excited when Aaron gets home.

Opening cards! 

I guess this is excited.... He's pretty special ;)

He had fun reading all the cards and seeing who they were from.

You guys sent some really great ones.

We laughed a lot!

Meeka was not having as much fun as we were.

Then there was this.....

Chocolate cake with chopped up peanut butter cups in the batter slathered in peanut butter buttercream frosting covered with chopped up peanut butter cups....DROOL!

Aaron LOVED it.

Another reason I wish all of you could have come here- to help eat this cake!

26 Birthday cards!

You guys rock. We are so lucky to have friends and family like you. Thank you again for all your help!

Home improvements

Just some new things around the house I wanted to share.

 Our peep hole needed some sprucing up. We love "Friends" so this is our tribute to the show! 

 This is in the hallway leading to the kitchen and the bedroom.

The quote says "Life isn't about the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away"

I love our apartment! It makes me happy!