Earthquake

I hate earthquakes. But then, who doesn't? No matter where you live, it seems that you can't escape natural disasters. Tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis... it's just too scary. Last night during Easter dinner, an earthquake hit. This one was different than most earthquakes I've been in. It seems like the house was a big boat just swaying back and fourth. It was almost hypnotic. As we sat around the table staring at each other and rocking back and fourth, my mom said, "If it keeps shaking like this, get down on the ground." And yet we continued to sit. It's almost comical, if it wasn't so terrifying. Finally after a few seconds the shaking stopped, my heart rate went down, and we went back to normal life.

Earthquake safety has changed so much since we were kids. We were always told to stand in doorways, or duck under tables and beds. Finally they realized that swinging doors broke limbs, and doorways collapse with the rest of the house. If you crawled under a desk or bed, you were flattened. Now the thing to do is duck NEXT TO a tall piece of furniture like a couch or bed. That way when the ceiling collapses, it creates on open triangle for you to be in when the debris leans across the couch and onto the ground.

Be safe everyone!

Easter

Mmm... Easter. It wasn't always my favorite holiday, but lately it's moved up the ranking as one of my favorites. I remember waking up as a kid on Easter morning and following the trail of chewed up carrots to the small pile of rabbit poop at the bottom of the stairs. From there I began the hunt for my easter basket which was filled with goodies and candies. From there, we did the Easter Egg hunt where I always found more eggs than my brother. Now I'm older, and things have changed. The best thing about Easter today other than family? The food. Deviled Eggs: They're a new obsession of mine, and since making them for the first time for a picnic with the soon to be husband, they've been on my mind quite a bit. I'm totally making them this weekend. Strawberries: They are hands down my favorite fruit. When I was little, it was all I ever ate. Well, that and pizza. Every year my grandma would buy me a flat of strawberries and chocolate donuts, and that was all I would eat for a week. Cadbury Creme Eggs: I look forward to these all year. These sweet pieces of heaven set my teeth on fire, but they are always worth it. Reeses Eggs: I actually ate an entire bag of these just the other day! These are the only Reeses that I really truly enjoy. Someone just introduced me to the white chocolate ones... bliss. And there you have it! Hope you have an Easter just as special as you! (Exaggerated wink).

Maple

We are approaching the one year anniversary of the day we got our dog Maple. In honor of this historic occasion, we got her spayed. Finally.

Here she is in the car he moment we picked her up.


This may be TMI, but the three things in the world I can't stand are fish, boogers, and stitches. Caring for a dog filled with stitches has been an absolute nightmare. She stretches, rolls over on her back, and licks. SO GROSS. Anyway here are a couple cute pictures or her.

Mirrors

Registering

Yes, that is exactly what I looked like as Bryan and I registered at Macy's today! We already registered at Target a while back and it was no problem, but today was more of a challenge. I didn't realize how difficult it would be to pick out china, stemware, AND flatware. So much pressure! How many do I get? But I don't drink coffee, do I really need a sugar and creamer set? You need separate glasses for red wine and white wine? What if we don't drink wine at all?!?!

All in all, we registered for some awesome stuff. I actually carried around a couple of the china plates we picked so I could "bond" with them. I'm so excited!!

After registering, we went and saw Hot Tub Time Machine. I wish I had a hot tub time machine so I could travel back in time and NOT go to that movie. But it was nice to see John Cusack again. -swoon-

After the movie we can home, lit a million candles, and turned off the lights to celebrate Earth Hour. Nothing is more romantic than El Pollo Loco by candlelight.

The Cake

I had lunch with an old friend of mine today and just as I was going on and on about our wedding cake (not the one pictured above), my phone rang. It was our bakery! It turns out, they are shooting a TV reality show for TLC there, and they are filming on the day of our cake designing appointment!! The woman asked if I was ok with possibly being filmed, or if I would like to move my apoointment to another day. Uhhh... do I MIND?!?! NO WAY! I was on The Apprentice after all... (stuck somewhere in the backgroud.)

Our appointment/acting debut isn't until April so I'll keep ya'll posted.

Wedding Planning

Wow it's been a long time since I updated this thing!
So much has happened since the last time we spoke, and the major things is... I GOT ENGAGED!!!

See it happen here:




We've been knee deep in wedding planning until now, and it has been quite a ride. We got our venue, an AMAZING photographer, a great florist, and an awesome DJ. All we have to do now, is sit back and wait for September to roll around.

We've been in wedding diet mode, and it's been difficult since we've been tasting cakes, and sampling food to serve on the big day. None the less, the pounds are melting off of us, and the fridge is filled with veggies, and chicken. Yum.