this time around

jackson and I have been trying our best to recall what we did last year for our 3rd anniversary....to no avail. sad, but true. (poor-graduate students don't go out to fancy dinners, can you tell??)
i'm sure whatever it was, we had fun :)

(this year, we had sushi, the largest piece of chocolate cake in birmingham, and laughed. official celebration via the beach to follow this summer.)
ATTN: jackson is now a "real" engineer. for real. he will now be wearing his hard-hat at all times. so proud of him.

the back porch redo is almost complete, and dining and lounging outside is now much more fun. we still have the classic butterfly chair which needs a new cover. so 70's- i love those!


i have been pure barre-ing lately, and it has been amazing. basically, a mix of pilates, yoga and ballet but way more ass-kicking! wish i could afford the classes- so i do the DVD's in my living room with lola and mia. my work-out club.

lately:
nearly finished with another semester (with a 4.0 to boot)
working diligently on lola's training- (for anyone who thinks we let her get away with everything- we don't- and we want her to have proper manners)
praying, hard for the best opportunities for my engineer
planning a ladies vacation!!!
going blonde-ish a la manana!
ordered this after hearing so much uproar over it's amazing powers. should have done so sooner!

Family Wagon

Big weekend! For the last 6 months Jackson and I have just been waiting for one of our vehicles to die. It happened. RIP Donna the Mazda. We already knew what we were going to replace her with :)




2009 Subaru Forester
Can't wait to plan our first road trip and camping weekend! It fits all of us: Moi, Jackson, Lola and Mia.

Suzani

I came home from an uneventful trip to my favorite thrift shop and saw a burlap sack laying by the door. I was so confused and kicked it around trying to read the address (um, wrong house?) but suddenly realized what it was! I have never seen a package wrapped so primitively!

Our mailman thinks we are strange.

sewn and sealed


the other side




it's HUGE. apparently i didn't pay attention to the measurements.
for now, it stinks and is airing out on the sleeping porch until i can employ (convince) Jackson to hang it for moi ;)

2/22/2010

originally uploaded by Ibai Acevedo

Dear today,

Please be kind. I am overwhelmed with responsibilities.

Longest Married

Sweetest ever: The longest married couple (85 years....85 years people!) Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher are going to reveal the secrets of love via twitter. I'm not even sure what I would ask- other than, do you even know what twitter is? I can only imagine someone is tweeting on their behalf!

They will be answering questions on, of course, February 14th: http://twitter.com/longestmarried

after school special

our holiday mantel- can't believe it's the new year. where have i been!?

it's hard to know what kind of teacher i am going to be- everyone is my program is so supportive and kind- i dress like a journalist (i am told)- and FYI learning a new career in one year is no less than life-altering. hard to imagine myself running a classroom- but i am on my way!

so inspired lately by Sister Mary Corita- she was so ahead of her time.I love the way she incorporates other works- lots of e.e. cummings and walt whitman



Lately, in our house:

- revamping the back porch (Jackson's participation not required- AKA don't consult him before you buy a patio set)
- kitchen chalkboard configuration (almost done)!
- rude neighbors posting rude signs
- pilates - never knew how much calm and relaxation i could find though this (cancels out rude neighbors)
- keeping friends close to our hearts as they travel to fight for our country
- snuggling with a little lovey dovey puppy
-looking forward to trying out the Diana F+ in the warm and sunny weather (can you hear me up there??)
- waiting impatiently for the newest joanna newsom as my anthem for Spring!

i feel more blogging coming :)

Years in the making!

My best friend's wedding was magical, lovely, classic and she looked breathtaking.







I hope it was everything she imagined the day would be. The incredible amount of work and planning she put into the day payed off. I don't think I could have pulled off such a special event and still be standing there (and looking fabulous to boot). Total. complete. love.


<3<3<3<3

It's so festive at the mansion! We have never had a proper tree, so we finally indulged and now I am surrounded by soft, glowing lights. Lola enjoys wiping her face on it.

Time off from school means small home renovations (read: hours of painting textured walls), making holiday gifts and squeezing as much time out of the weekends as we can. I hope there will be a good shindig or two thrown in there :) I can't wait to have everyone in our home, drinks in hand!

ggggggghjdj : Mia just typed that!