let's go hawks!

Last Friday, I had a surprise date in the works for my awesome husband.  It's been a hard few weeks, months, year and I wanted to thank him for all his support!  I took him to this delicious barbecue place in the West Loop, Porkchop.  It was featured on Chicago's Best and it was yummy!  Fried chicken, pulled pork, YUM!  At dinner, I gave him a card with instructions for the night. 

Instructions were:

Step 1: Check trunk...I packed something for you.  (I packed his Blackhawks hoodie, shirt and hat).

Step 2: Drive down Madison Ave. (The suspense is killing me!)

Step 3: Park at the United Center.....

We're going to the HAWKS game!!!!

Dan was so surprised and so excited! So was I!  Here's some great pictures from our amazing surprise date! Hawks whooped it up, beating the Flames 4-1.  We got to do the goal dance 4 times! YEA!

it's that time of year AGAIN!

I'm already thinking about Christmas cards!  I'm crazy!  I love doing holiday cards and love receiving new photos from family and friends each season.  I save every one and love looking back over the years.  Here's a few Shutterfly cards that I love:

I can't choose!  Head on over to www.shutterfly.com to check out their amazing holiday card selection!

happy anniversary to my handsome groom

Four years ago today, I married my best friend.  My whole world.  It was a perfectly bright, sunny, HOT day much like today.  I am mindful of what a blessing our marriage is and how lucky we are to have one another.  I pray this year is filled with strength, connection, renewed faith and love in one another.

I love you!  You are the wonder that is keeping the stars apart.....

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
                                  i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

e.e. cummings

mr & mrs jason fuller!!!! woobity woo!

This weekend was absolutely legendary...a total blast.  My feet are aching from breakin it down on the dance floor.  We had too too much fun.  We spent the weekend with our best and oldest friends and were blessed to make brand new friends in the process.  We could not be happier for Jason and Heidi.  Heidi was an absolutely stunning bride.  So naturally beautiful, so laid back and her beaming smile never left her face all day.  Jason is a brother to me and it melts my heart to know they have found love and forever friendship in each other.

Jason and Heidi, we love you so much.  We're looking forward to a lifetime of shenanigans together and can't wait til our little ones can grow up as best friends too.  Woo WOO!!

kyle & alisha get hitched!

Kyle and Alisha, our darling best friends, were married 8.6.11.  What a joyful day!!!  We look forward to watching them grow in love and marriage together.

Congratulations!!!!!

whitney 1st bday

This is a month late, but this cuteness doesn't go out of style!!!

summer blog catch up time!

I am a blog slacker.  Sorry!  We had a crazy busy summer, but had a ton of fun!  I'll start off with our Colorado trip in the end of June (which sadly feels like lightyears ago...)  I miss the mountains!

Some pics from our first moments seeing the splendor of Rocky Mountain National Park.  The snowy peaks took the words right outta your mouth.  The air was fresh, the mountains many, we didn't know where to look, everything was so lovely.

L to R first row: the Aspens waving their 'spirit fingers' with each breeze, Dan lifting off of a mountain, our obligatory Chaco pic (we had shorts on but snowwas on the ground...)

L to R second row: friends we met along the trail, beautiful lake, me lifting off our trail! Zoom!

L to R third row:  self portrait on one of our last nights in RMNP,  my Chaco tan, cute pic in downtown Boulder

L to R first row: sunny goodness of Chautauqua in Boulder, CO,  more Rockies

L to R second row: RMNP entrance sign, another great shot of Chautauqua

We loved our hotel, it was right on the Fall River, which was ice cold and raging!  The nights were crisp and lovely, the days were hot and bright.  We explored downtown Boulder, Ft Collins and visited old pals the Joneses in Co. Springs.  We got to meet the Reener Beaner, Irene and see our favorite little dude, Clare again.

We loved our roadtrip and can't wait to venture West again.