Eat Cake and Be Married

I turned twenty something at the beginning of February, so I had my cake and ate.........all of it.

These two lovebirds got married a few days later. They had their cake and ate........a slice. Cheers to a happy marriage!

Eat, cake  Drink and be Married! 

September Recap and Welcoming October!

Happy October!!!! 

Here is a recap of what we did in September!
Chris had a birthday this month!! Here is my attempt at a Beautiful Pinterest inspired Birthday Cake.....Pinterest fail! Nonetheless the cake was still really good and Chris mostly cared about the thought of of a semi-homemade cake.

Chris chose Katie's Pizzeria for his birthday dinner.
It was seriously the most perfect night ever as far as weather goes. The pizza of course was also to die for. Please have Katie's Pizza before you die. You will thank me in heaven!

We took Charlie through the Loop for the first time. I have been taking him on longer walks and on different
routes so he can come out of his bubble. He still has a bit of puppy anxiety. So the Loop really put him on edge with the amount of chaos going on. He was a trooper though.

I finally had my very first adult party at my house. I have not had any kind of function at the house since moving in. First because the house was never presentable enough, second I have never thrown a party or hosted anything before on my own. lastly, the house was never presentable enough. So something possessed me to host Chris's birthday party at our house on Sunday. If you really want something to motivate you to get things done, schedule a party at your house with a 3 day window to get your crap together. I accomplished more in 3 days than I would have in a month and only because I was motivated. I painted a chalk wall in the nook. I finished painting the kitchen cabinets.I scrubbed the house from top to bottom and even washed the windows. Unfortunately I did not take any birthday pictures, but I did take pictures of some of my new Pumpkin decorations. I even received a pretty centerpiece from Chris's sister.

To kick off the beginning of October we went to a Sigur Ros concert last night. If you do not know who they are I suggest you Spotify them NOW!!! The venue was so fitting for them too since it was at the beautiful Fox Theater. I swear it was like heaven. Here are a few pictures from last night.

Best concert of 2013 so far!

One Year Older One Year Wiser

Another year older, another year wiser. I can't believe another birthday has gone by. I can't believe this is my second birthday here in Saint Louis!!!!!  I still pinch myself.

My birthday weekend was absolutely lovely. Started off with me time on Saturday, family time and Superbowl fun on Sunday and of course I took the day off from work Monday because who wants to work on their actual birthday??? Not me that's for sure!



I had the pleasure of enjoying a nice breakfast and coffee at the Mud House. I told Chris I wanted coffee in a mug with a fancy design on top! My one and only request for my birthday (I am so easy-going) haha. My coffee was delicious and I also had the Veggie Sandwich and that was delicious too!. This place is a true gem shining away on the corner on Cherokee Street! I am so happy we came here.  They have amazing reviews on Yelp, so add them to your "Places to drink fancy coffee" list.



BUTT WAIT THERE IS MORE!!!.....My big present for my birthday was ..........drum roll please..........A BIKE!!!!!!!!!! I wanted a bike for so long. I wanted a bike in CA, I wanted a bike when we moved here. I complained about not having a bike here and in CA.  I became pretty annoying about the bike thing. Why didn't I get onE? because I did not want to spend the money on one and I didn't know much about bikes either.

Welp my annoying-ness paid off and Chris got me a bike, better yet he got me the bike days before my birthday and put it together in the garage and gave it to me a day early and not several days. This was truly amazing because he can't keep a gift a secret and he always shops the day of or the day before NEVER several days before! Double score!

I am now the proud owner of a gorgeous white and teal Scott trail bike!!! I love her!



 

My seat still needs to be lowered a bit because my pudgy short legs still  tip toe  the floor. I am so excited to ride it around the neighborhood and to Forest Park! I am even more excited to get cute bike accessories!

Also a birthday weekend would not be complete if there wasn't magical snow flurries falling to the ground!



Just breathtaking. It gets me every time! I still think its unreal that I live in an area where it snows and it looks like this afterwards!

I will be calm

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480" caption="Luckiest Girl Alive"]Good morning Missouir! You have horrible roads downtown and your drivers out here SUCK!! Why would you drive 47 mph on the freeway in the fast lane? Why would you leave 300 car spaces in front of you causing the traffic jam at 5 to be aired on the news?

I will calm down I will calm down I will calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOWEVER Missouri you redeem yourself by showering the town with snow flurries and sprinkles of rain during a Micro Center and Target run. Makes running errands a little more magical! ALSO I really love my neighborhood because its a wonderland of charm! So much better than the cookie-cutter blah in newer areas.

Recap of my birthday! All I have to say is that it was sweet and amazing I will let the pictures tell the story

Press on Chicky Chicks

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22

I can smell retirement all ready guys and it smells great! I am turning 22 tomorrow and I am not excited about it. On a brighter note I did get this gorgeous baby early from Chris! Its so sophisticated an classy! Yay Happy birthday me!