denial.

I don't believe that it's almost been a month since I had something interesting to blog about.  But the internet doesn't lie.  Since February, John and I have not changed one bit.  We're still super boring.

But that's all going to change when we go to MEXICO in April.  Yep.  That's right.  We're ditching this ridiculous place with it's freak snow storms and 35mph speed limit for a week on the pool deck of a cruise ship and some nice warm Mexican sunshine.

Once we get back from Mexico we'll be brand new people.  And by 'brand new people' I mean we'll be a little more tan.  At least, I will.  John will come out of his sunburn even more white - it's a scientific anomaly. 

The best part about going to Mexico is that I'll get to buy myself a luchadore mask to match John's so when he teaches me wrestling maneuvers we'll look legit.  I love Nacho Libre.  There.  I said it. 

As soon as I figure out how my Google+ account and this blog link together I post some pictures... but until then just know that I'm getting too lazy to upload them through bluetooth.

mug shot.

Why won't they let you smile for a passport photo??

 

John looks like he held-up a gas station. 
And I look like I just got busted for drugs.

But at least it's not as bad as my last passport photo...  thank heaven for name changes.  :)

Now we're one step closer to our honeymoon-iversary cruise!! Any donations?  We accept all major credit cards.

slacker-face.

There are about eighty-seven other things I should be doing right now.  Instead, I'm snuggled on the couch watching Phineas and Ferb and surfing Pinterest for more craft projects to start and then never finish.

I tried working out last night and now my butt is sore.  That's pathetic, isn't it?  And probably more than you wanted to know.  But John and I are planning to go on a cruise for our honeymoon-iversary and I don't want to be self-conscious of anything other than my Idaho-induced transparent skin.  So I downloaded a demo version of some exercise games and finally tried them out.  I discovered that Zumba and I are not meant for each other... [[I mean, stepping and punching and kicking and turning and shakin' my booty all at the same time?  Let's just say things got a little ugly.]]  But the Your Shape: Fitness Evolved game looks promising.  Or, the dance moves seemed a lot easier for my rhythm-challenged body to figure out.  And it has jump rope.  I can totally jump rope, no problem.

It still counts as exercise if I stay in my pajamas and barely move a foot away from my couch, right?!

too bored.

Tonight I'm too bored for my own good.  It's a serious epidemic - sweeping the nation, and all that.  But honestly, I need to organize my sewing table so I can get back into those crafty hobbies that I love so much.  Tonight though, I'll just infect you with this case of super-bored-itis that I just can't shake...

I made this the other night.  It was delicious.  I made it with every intention of eating it all by myself.  I got about three bites in.  Even after John came home and I enlisted his help we could barely make a dent.  It's that amazing.  Next time I think I'll add almonds and marshmallows.

We vacuumed the other day.  We vacuum on a regular basis - don't get me wrong.  But this time I'm much more convinced that it worked and there's less dirt on the floor.  So I've been spending a lot of time laying in the middle of the living room.  It's not strange.

I'm hooked on anything and everything related to Mr. Darcy.  It's almost as bad as being bored out of my mind.  I've read three "sequels" to Pride and Prejudice it about as many weeks.  Good thing there are plenty more crazed people out there to supply me with such books.  Seriously, put in a search for book titles with Mr. Darcy or Pemberley.  You'll be surprised.

I've found a new kind of puppy that I want.  It's a sharpug.  Shar Pei + Pug = mine.  I like these smooshy-snuggly-furry ones the best.  His face reminds me of Eeyore.  So sad and pathetic that it's disgustingly adorable.  :)

I've decided that 65% of the people I meet are either preggers or have a brand new adorable little smoochy-faced baby.  We really need to move.  It's just too dangerous here.  I think it's in the water.

I have officially gone an entire MONTH without drinking caffeine.  I would say that I haven't had any soda at all, but I did cheat three times.  Once was John's fault.  The second time I mixed fruit punch with 7Up, so it only kind of counts.  And I just couldn't resist having something fizzy with Taco Bell the other day.  My goal is to go six months, and by then I won't be so addicted anymore and I can have an occasional Pepsi when we go out to eat.

Are you sufficiently bored now??  Good.  I'm going to bed.

photo overload.

I went through my phone today and found a bunch of pictures to share.  Mostly I want to post them for the day I [inevitably] destroy this phone and lose everything again.

our Thanksgiving table setting [remember my tablecloth?]

the feast!!

John carved the turkey... it was a MESS.

I made my family's Christmas pj's this year.  They turned out more like potato sacs :/

It SNOWED!!  Once, and that was it.

John had to wear my sunglasses... so sexy, right?!!

Zombie gas station!!

Chocolatey peanut-buttery marshmallowy deliciousness.

Have you seen the Jumbaco commercial??

That's our holiday season in a nutshell.  Although, it hasn't really felt like winter yet this year.  It's only snowed a handful of times, and while the mornings and nights are freezing the days are actually pretty nice.  I just have this sinking feeling that it's not going to last much longer.

resolutions schmesolutions.

John and I are failing miserably at our New Year's resolutions.  We should have resolved to take more naps together - because we're totally kicking butt at that one!!  Hopefully we'll get better as the year progresses.  January is just a practice month anyway, right?!

One of my personal resolutions was to be better at keeping a journal.  But since I'm the laziest person on the planet - I decided to do one of these instead:

Design Sponge via Pinterest

 Mine's a lot less adorable.  And unfinished.  I told John to buy me these for Valentine's Day, so I can complete the project to my nerdy specifications:

Anthropologie.com - not available in stores

 Well, not those exact stamps... I found a better/cheaper set on Etsy, but their website is down.  But you get the idea.

We've also decided on what we want to do for our first anniversary in April!  I'm in the process of making one of these to help fund it:

Uncommon Goods via Pinterest

[Paris is not our plan...just the picture.] Hopefully we'll be able to fill it up with spare change and end up paying a lot less out of pocket!  That's pretty much everything I've got on my mind right now.  My toes are freezing, so I think I'll go snuggle with John to warm them up!

happy happy joy joy.

Happy New Year!!  I know, I'm a little late.  But John's gone to work and I figured tonight's the best chance I'll have at trying to finish our holiday post.  Bear with me.

I left off after Christmas...  So here's a better break down for ya!  On the 26th [Boxing Day - why we don't celebrate it in America, I have NO idea!] we went to the movies.  I saw Hugo with my mom and some friends.  John saw the new Mission: Impossible movie, by himself.  I think he'd just about had it with girly activities and needed some action and explosions to even things out.  After the movie we had lunch at Cafe Rio [yummm!] and then John and I headed to the mall.

You heard me.  The mall.  On the day after Christmas.  It was PACKED.  But we managed to get John a bunch of clothes he really liked.  I actually did buy some shoes when we first got there, but by the time we were leaving I decided I wanted to return them.  So I did.  And it was really awkward.

Then, on Tuesday, my mother didn't have a birthday.  She refused to acknowledge it.  She did, however, treat ME to a manicure, a gourmet hot-dog, and an eyebrow threading.  We went to see my lovely friend Julia - who is adorably preggo - at her dad's jewelry store so my mom could add some charms to her bracelet.  Which sort of qualifies as a birthday present to herself... so I guess we did celebrate it, after all.  I love spending time with my momma.  And as much as we both complain about it every year, having our birthdays so close to Christmas is really a blessing in disguise since it means we get to spend them together.

I also got to see my bestest friend Stephanie on Tuesday night!  We met down at the Forum Shops and had delicious chocolate treats at Max Brenner.  And then she gave me the world's most amazing boots.  I'm not even exaggerating.  If you were 'the old lady who lives in a shoe' these would be the ones you wanted to make you home in.

On Wednesday we headed back to Idaho.  And it might have been a longer trip then when we drove up in a U-Haul.  Instead of waking up at eight and leaving by nine-thirty, we woke up around ten and left closer to eleven-thirty.  Then we made pit stops in Mesquite for drinks, St. George for In 'n Out, Cedar City to see my grandparents, Fillmore to switch places, Scipio to go to the bathroom, Provo for gas, and Salt Lake to go to the mall.  After eating dinner with John's bff, Garrett, we were finally on the road home.  And then we stopped for a bathroom break in Pocatello.  It took a good FOURTEEN HOURS for us to get home.  We were pooped, to say the least. 

Oh, did I mention that we did all this driving with the seats pushed almost all the way forward?  Yeah.  While we were in SD we bought a new dresser at Ikea that just barely fit inside the backseat of our car.  I'm surprised none of the pieces were cracked, to be honest.  It was jammed in there SO tightly.

Once we were home life went back to normal pretty quickly.  Work, grocery shopping, laundry, and school have once again swallowed us whole.  This semester looks like it's going to be a busy one for John, so I'm going to try and be as helpful and supportive as I can. 

Wish us luck  :)