Connected by Hashbrowns

Jared and I want the same things out of life. We have the same goals, ambitions and even like the same movies. This is why we are best friends and amazing lovers. For instance, when we got married I owned the first two movies in the Borne series. I had never bought the third. Jared just happened to own only the third. Throughout our marriage little things like this continually happen.

Last night Jared had an hour for dinner break and was able to come home for dinner. It makes my lonely evenings almost bearable. As I was deciding what to cook I thought hashbrowns, pancakes and fried eggs sounded like heaven. So naturally that is what I made. When Jared walked in the door and smelled dinner he just started grinning. He then told me that he had been craving hashbrowns all day (and yes, he does get sympathy pregnancy cravings). He just hadn't been able to get away from work to call me and tell me. Lucky for him our telepathic phone line was open and he got his grandest wish. I am such a good little wife.

Lucky Me

I consider myself a very lucky woman. Jared knows how much I love to take pictures of flowers. In fact, the summer that we met I took exponentially more pictures of flowers than I did of us. Jared also drives around in circles in his bus daily. Last week he noticed a random field of wildflowers along his bus route. When I got off of work, he picked me up and had my camera with him. He then drove me directly to this random field of wildflowers in the middle of the industrial part of town. We walked around taking pictures of every flower at every angle. It was a perfect evening. It is these small acts that he does for me daily that keep my love and my passion for him growing. Jared, I love you!


P.S. Pictures of the new apartment are coming soon. We only have one more box to unpack!

National Donut Day!

Happy National Donut Day! Jared called me a few minutes ago from work telling me that we HAD to celebrate National Donut Day. If it wasn't for him I would have missed this phenomenal holiday. I did a little background research and found out that "National Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year and follows on the Donut Day event created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a "donut") — an edible, torus-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened" (Wikipedia, 2010). I have also always been curious on whether doughnut should be spelled donut or doughnut. According to Yahoo Answers "both spellings are acceptable here in the United States." To celebrate this holiday both Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Donuts are giving away free donuts. For a random piece of trivia, according to Google "national doughnut day" is the 54th most popular search in the last hour (5:00 pm). For dessert tonight we are going to go find somewhere to get a tasty donut. I hope you do the same.

The Wonders of Chocolate Milk

When I first got married I received some amazing advice; if I ever want to make Jared happy buy him chocolate milk. This advice seemed trivial and almost comical. A couple months ago I found a good sale for chocolate milk. I decided to test out this advice. When I got home from grocery shopping I put the gallon of chocolate milk on the top shelf in the fridge so Jared could not miss it. When he got home I was in the office working on the computer. A few minutes later I heard Jared open the fridge, gasp and run in the office to give me the biggest kiss. He has never been so instantaneously happy. This happiness lasted until that gallon of chocolate milk was gone.

Today I had a grueling day of training at work. (This summer I am teaching a public speaking lab for freshman students). I came home grumpy and tired. As I opened the cupboard looking for a snack I saw the can of Nesquick that we have had for a while. I decided to make myself a cup of chocolate milk. After my first sip I couldn't help but smile, halfway through the cup I felt motivated to take on the world and by the time I finished the cup of chocolate milk I was on cloud nine. I have now experienced a glimpse of the wonders of chocolate milk. I am a believer that chocolate milk has the power to heal a relationship, bring a instantaneous smile to a face and make the world a better place. Ladies: I am now passing this advice on to you - buy the men in your lives chocolate milk.

Lakes and Legos

Wow. We have been out of school for almost a week! I have been so busy with trying to catch up from the semester that it feels like forever since I was in school. So far this week I have managed to organize our apartment, clean out the cupboards, lounge around on our giant love sac and bake some delicacies. I am happy to note that after organizing the apartment our rouge brownie has not been so treasonist. It must be happy with the acknowledgment from my last blog entry and the extra space I was able to find for it.

Sunday Jared and I actually had time to go on a scenic drive without feeling guilty. We headed out to Lake Mary (which is just outside of town). After sitting along the banks of Lake Mary for a while we starting getting frustrated because there were no rocks to skip. We then decided to head up the road to Marshall Lake The views of the San Fransisco Peaks were heavenly from there.

Marshall Lake & the San Fransisco Peaks

The rest of the week consisted of working random hours, enjoying the beautiful chilly weather and socializing with the outside world. Wednesday night a friend asked us to watch her two year old son. Immediately Jared saw this as a opportunity to dig out his tub of Legos. I think Jared had more fun than the kid we were watching, but that is why I love my husband.

Our next adventure will begin in a few minutes when Jared finally gets off of work. We are heading to the Frisbee golf course to perfect our Frisbee throwing skills. You never know when skills like that might come in handy. Wish me luck.

A quick glimpse of my sexy husband

Chocolate Falls, AZ

Jared and I are on a continual quest for adventure in our lives. With the new addition to our family (the amazing Canon EOS Rebel) we feel that we need to capture the beauty surrounding our lives. Last week Jared had some down time at work and was leafing through some magazines. In a nature magazine he read about Grand Falls which is about 45 minutes east of Flagstaff on the Navajo Reservation. To get to the falls you drive on unmarked, unpaved roads. This sounded like a perfect Saturday afternoon activity and so we convinced some friends to come with us and we went.

Before we left I preformed some scholarly research on the these falls. We discovered that the rock face of these falls is 185 feet. This is higher than Niagara Falls. Grand Falls feeds from the Little Colorado River which is fed from snow melt and rain. This is why the water is so muddy. With all the snow this last winter Grand Falls is flowing quite heavily but during the summer months the falls dry up to solely a trickle. My reliable internet sources tell me that it is also called Chocolate Falls, Mud Fall or the Niagara Falls of Arizona. These falls are absolutely stunning. I tried to capture the magnificence with my camera but that was near impossible.

The Progress of Life

As this semester quickly comes to a close I am amazed on how time truly flies. Two years ago I was just getting ready to go to Alaska for the summer. I had no idea that there I would meet the sexiest man alive and marry him. Now as life progresses I look back on everything Jared and I have gone through together and realize how truly lucky I am. Without Jared in my life I would not be nearly as happy as I am today. I have him to thank for everything. I love you Jared!!!

The night we got engaged.

For those of you who have never seen the potential of Jared's beard.