andrew's birthday celebration

andrew's birthday was a lot of fun! i started out by wrapping all of his presents. i've become a better wrapper in the recent past, and i find i like looking at the gifts as much as watching them being opened...



i also cooked, which is pretty rare in our house. we ate our csa pork chops with homemade apple sauce, asparagus, hollandaise sauce, potatoes, and a delicious strawberry and romano salad. the pork chops were a bit dry, but everything else was delicious. andrew and i pretty much could spoon hollandaise sauce into our mouths and be happy.



andrew getting ready to dig in, below.



i also made some oreo/cookies and cream cupcakes. i figured i'd go the cupcake route b/c then i could control portions and how much was made better. these cupcakes were rich and creamy and delicious! frosting and oreos make anything taste good.




looks disgusting, right? not so, quite delicious, even though the cake was too moist. i am still looking for the perfect chocolate cake recipe that is idiot proof, so if anyone has suggestions, send them my way!!



after cupcakes, andrew opened gifts. it was basically a starcraft themed birthday for him. my brother adam and his wife alissa got him this super awesome terran old school t shirt, and i got him a gaming mouse and dual sided gaming pad. andrew says the difference is noticeable! although he has yet to break it in with some serious playing, i'm pretty sure his t shirt and gaming pad will bring him luck.



we also watched tangled for his birthday, which was cute but no lion king. the music was so stupid i wanted to stab elton john for not writing it.

all in all, i think it was pretty good. here's to more great birthdays!!

happy birthday, andrew!!

andrew is a quarter of a century today. half way to a midlife crisis and all the way to a quarter-life crisis ;)

since it's andrew's birthday, it is my duty to express my love for him semi-publicly, here on our blog. andrew, i love you!! thanks for being a great human being! you are truly a wonderful person and i am so happy i know you and that you are in my life. you've inspired me to do many things i never thought i would and you keep inspiring me with your perseverance and sense of humor.

although we are different, we are truly similar in many ways. i am lucky to have such a good friend for a spouse.

i have a song i often sing andrew on saturdays, when i'm feeling happy about two days of hang-out time. it goes something like this, "you are my best friend! you are my roommate! you are my husband!"and then repeats indefinitely (or until andrew starts up a starcraft game).

we are still very immature and i do not believe we've reached "adulthood" yet, but i know together someday we will be adults, or at least be better at pretending to be adults!

can't wait to be retired with you, andrew love!

calling all future apiarists!

if you are interested in keeping bees, you should check out this new facebook group:

Busy Beehives

my amazing brother builds beehives for folks. you can even keep these in your backyard! if you have cool neighbors, that is...

need some inspiration?

sick of mormon-mommy blogs (impossible!!)? check out andrew's cousin's blog:

http://cravingalife.wordpress.com

10:06PM on Friday Night

and then there were seven...

we have a new nephew.

welcome to the world

jacob berger

we can't wait to meet you.

my doppelganger

bonnie found these. i basically couldn't be more creeped out.