Countdown(s)

I have a lot of countdowns going on.  Thesis defense: 5 days.  Internship applications due: 12 days.  Moving to Denver: 15 days.  Wedding: 72 days.

In the 15 days I have until I leave for Denver I have a wedding dress fitting, have to finish and send wedding invitations, have to pack up all my crap, have hair and make-up trials for wedding, finish DIY decorations in addition to the aforementioned thesis defense (no big deal) and applications.

I'm panic-stricken.  Must.remember.to.breathe.  I will not worry.  Matthew 6:33-34: "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these other things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow..."

Day 3:

Shirt: Target, Jeans: Forever 21, Scarf: UO, Belt: Forever 21,
Boots: Macy's? (Honestly I don't remember, I've had them about 6 years)

Brrrrr.......Hat: UO

We applaud sleep...

Disclaimer: We are not lazy.  I promise.  TJ works incredibly hard and sometimes I do too. Also...I eat very healthy (most of the time).

TJ and I are weird.  We know that we are.  We think it makes us pretty cool.  When one of us sleeps for a long time or takes a long nap instead of doing something productive, we applaud each other.  Like we tell each other that we're awesome for sleeping.  We also do the same thing for eating.  If I eat large quantities of unhealthy foods (like the other day when I made 3 dozen cookies and ate 2 dozen), TJ gets really excited and tells me to go eat more.  He's the perfect man.

Day 2:

cardigan: Forever 21, yellow tank: H&M, skirt: American Apparel,
tights: Kohls, clogs (that you can't see): Kohls

Secret message for someone special.

Day 1 of 30/30

 This is a terrible, no good, very bad way to start this off!  Ice storm + thesis writing + no where to go = very little motivation to look cute.  You're lucky I even got dressed/put on a teensy bit of makeup/pulled my hair into a haphazard fishtail braid.  I promise this will get better.  Here's some pictures I literally just took.  Don't judge me.

Apparently this is what I look like when
 I set my camera timer for 2 seconds instead of 10.
I whip around and smile with a lot of teeth.  Awesome. 

Sweater: UO, Tank: Victoria Secret, Leggings: Target, Scarf: gift from China

P.S. I need to take some photography lessons or something...
My skillz are a little sub-par.

2011

Ok, so I know that it's almost February but I wanted to do a recap of 2010 (because it was such a great year) and resolutions for 2011.

2010:
- 3 weddings of some of TJ's best friends (and now dear friends of mine)
- Our first Valentine's day together
- Lots of dinner dates and movie nights in the Attic
- A new job for TJ and a move to Denver
- Drove from Ohio to Colorado together
- The beginning of a long-distance relationship: Lots of learning, tears and becoming a stronger couple
- Getting Engaged!
- Planning a wedding
- 2 Notre Dame Football games
- Spending Thanksgiving and Christmas together
- Learning how to be in a relationship when one person is a carnivore (TJ) and one is a vegan (me)
- Getting our first apartment together

Resolutions for 2011:
- Pray more frequently together
- Get baptized together
- Abandon my deeply-rooted career goals and be more open to something completely different
- Drink less Mountain Dew and more water (this one's for TJ)
- Write Thank You notes (and send in a timely manner)
- Learn to sew (a little; were on a budget!)
- Read more
- Grow herbs
- Make more memories

Whirlwind

On Tuesday last week my computer crashed. I rushed it to the Apple store in Cincinnati. They tried to resuscitate it but it did not work. They told me they would have to keep it to work on it. I finally got my computer back on Friday. I know that's only 4 days but it felt like a lot longer. In those 4 days I got 2 jobs. Babysitting 2 adorable yet very loud and energetic little boys (aged 2 and 3) and working part-time at an assisted living facility as a resident assistant. I also finished all 20 of the table numbers for the wedding and cut out and assembled approximately 25 feet of pennant flags (apparently that's the official name) for the wedding reception. It was a productive week. And now I have a cold. Here's some pictures from my weekend.

Bonfire at my Grandma's...I promise there was fire in there.

I carried all this wood.