2010 in Pictures

On Febuary 20th we got engaged!!!

(Ignore my no makeup and rosy cheeks, he must really love me).

We went to Washington state for an old car, stopped at Mt. Rushmore on the way and of course, saw Mt. Ranier. Oh, and fell in love with Washington, hello retirement.

By far my biggest challenge(having almost no contact for 8 1/2 weeks), Andrew says it was a piece of cake lol. Andrew graduated from Air Force Basic Training.

And then we got married...

We spent a whole bunch of time is Yosemite.

And then moved to Ohio.

Thanks, nataliedee.com for this awesome picture.

And now we're ready for the next year of our life, adventures and fun times.

Christmas

Being a few hundred miles away from family for the first time this Christmas was weird, to say the least. It didn't feel like Christmas, and it still doesn't feel like Christmas is over. I attribute that to not only being away from family but sleeping in a hotel with no Christmas tree. My mom and Andrew's parents did send us some presents to help it feel more Christmas-y. And, while we both love presents it didn't really help with the whole being away from family while celebrating. Which does help one realize that Christmas isn't about presents.
But anyway, to the presents. : )

From my mom, I got a Hat, Scarf and Mitten set. It's more russet than reddish like the picture would like you to believe. And, mom has my Paula Deen Teapot waiting for me at her house.

From Andrew's parents we got an REI Half Dome 4 tent and Footprint, along with extra REI Giftcard. And they got me a Barnes & Noble giftcard, which makes me a very happy person. I wasted no time going out yesterday and buying books! Andrew's mom also made me a blanket which is gorgeous and might not ever get used since all our good blankets were taken over by our dog and cat. I don't want this one to meet that fate.

And after all of that, Christmas is already over, New Year's is a few days away. At least we're going home for New Year's. I can't believe it's going to be 2011 already. We have done so much this year.

I'm a Planner

If you didn't know.

I use PowerPoint for fun in all my planning purposes. There's nothing better than being able to insert text, pictures, draw your own pictures and keep your info in one square.

No, Microsoft isn't paying me to sell you PPT (they should).

But, that folks is my vegetable garden. ETA: next spring/summer.

I think I have a pretty good start. The only vegetable Andrew won't eat is asparagus oh and onions, not technically a vegetable.

The last row is undecided, I'm playing around with berries. But, they can get out of hand and they attract gigantic spiders...And I have to be able to step foot in my garden in order to garden. So, if big yellow strawberry spiders are around.

Uh, no.

Several of these things will be planted in excess for my canning and preserving. I'm looking forward to making:

• Pickles
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Pickled Asparagus
• Pickled Beets

But, mostly everything will be used in our daily cooking. Yum, nothing beets(get it?) fresh produce with dinner.