MI RANCHITO tomorrow night
with Nicholas & Rachele!!
YEEEEEAHHHH!!!!!
(that is for you Nicholas....
Since Matt said it to you on the phone
last night that I would put it on here)

Well, not much has been going on with Matt & I. Last week, Matt was out of town for almost the whole week... so that wasn't too much fun, but now this week, I have been enjoying him being home every night! =)

Things I want to do & LEARN!

So, again, I'm bored here at work and I get to thinking about new things I want to do & LEARN!
So, in "Jenni-fashion" I am going to make a list! YES, can you believe it?
I'm going to make A LIST!!!

1. Learn how to sew again! Not just the proper way how to sew a button back on, but many more things than that.
2. I have some of the "tools" to learn how to decorate cakes! Now, I just need to learn how to use them...... and I would love to watch and learn from someone that knows what they are doing!
3. I want to go to Starved Rock and go hiking.
4. I want to type all my recipes into a word doc. Not just to have them on file, but for the possibility of making something fun with them! *(I had started that before I was married, but haven't kept up with it)*
5. I want to make a cookbook with Ashley again! (YOU UP FOR IT GIRL?) I had so much fun photographing all the food plus designing it. I think it's time for the 2nd Edition! =)
   
6. I want to get better at staying in contact people. I want to get used to talking on the phone and just catching up with people that I haven't talked to in awhile. Because I know that talking on the phone just is not something that I would call a strength of mine.
   
7. I found this ORGANIZER BINDER idea on the Executive Homemaker website of different ideas of how to keep your weekly tasks and future things that you want to do organized into one binder. This really appeals to me! (surprise, surprise!) I want to make one of my own!
8. I would love to take a Interior Decorating Class, a one night deal. Just to know the basics and learn some new things about Home Decor!

I'm sure I could think of more, but i think that's good for now!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

6 months of BLISS!

Well, this past weekend was our "6 month" anniversary! Yes, I know we are a little weird for making a bigger deal out that than most people do. But we're weird. And we like it that way.

I can't believe that it has been 6 months already. I mean, at some points, it feels like it's been almost a year already, but then it feels like just yesterday! I have learned some things about me and about matt during these past 6 months, but I will say we haven't had to do that much adjusting to living together. Definitely not nearly as much as I thought we would. I think it helped that Matt was living on his own already and I saw the way that he did things and as we were dating, I wanted to do it his way bc/ it was his house, so i just kinda adjusted to all of that because I didn't have my own place and my own way of doing things. Other than adjusting to living together, I think the most "difficult" thing has been the whole holiday issue and making it fair for both families. And I thinkthat those are decisions that many couples have to make!

But here are the Top 5 things I have learned these past 6 months about Matt (that i didn't know when we were dating - i'll warn you.... there aren't many, seriously, he's pretty much straight-forward...what you see is what you get!):

#5. Matt is a procrastinator!
#4. ok, i'm finding it really hard to think of something!
#3. maybe this was a bad idea... i can't really think of anything else...
#2. oh.... i never realized how much he REALLY hits his snooze in the morning.

and drumroll pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease....

#1. Matt REALLY likes to SLEEP... I mean I knew he could fall asleep anytime, anywhere, but it's definitely more than I ever realized! Put him in front of a tv and he's pretty much out by the time I'm on my second plate doing dishes! Haha....

(and now me putting this up, I kinda wonder what Matt would say that he has learned about me.... maybe I can get him to give me a couple and I can share those with you! Because I'm SURE that he has some!!!)

So, doing that little "exercise" just made me realize that we really HAVEN'T had to do too much adjusting. We definitely fit well and know what pushes the other person's buttons and how do deal with that. And for that, I am TRUELY grateful!!

New topic!
GO BLACKHAWKS! Matt has got me watching them.... even when he's out of town! Crazy... i never really watched hockey before, but I will say, I'm growing fond of it. But I will admit that I'm just joining the banwagon and watching hockey will probably end whenever the season ends for them!

Well, time to go edit some photos I shot today of my nephew Ian! They were pretty casual... just trying to get some pictures of him for his b'day photo. Check out my business blog for some new photos.

Have a great night!

Matt & Cassidy B'day + Easter BASH!

Here are some pictures from yesterday's BASH at my parents house!

Do you think they are going to be able to find the egg?

She's a monkey alright!

Mikayla finding an egg on top of daddy's head!


Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!

Look Mikayla found a dollar!

Grandma sorting out the eggs with the kids!

The BIG 3-0!

Matt opening presents

Matt and his super sweet cake! =) (It was for both Cassidy & Matt)

A visit to meet little Evan Levi Olthoff

So Precious!

Cutie!!

Father & Son (Eric & Evan)

Happy Easter
Everyone!

30... is that considered old?

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY MATTHEW!
(a small photo "tribute" to my dearest honey!)

(his official BIRTHday!)

(mmmm... CAKE!!!)

(awww... he made the newspaper with his puppy!)

(best friends forever! matt & "Q")

(a little something that I made when we were first dating...
he ALWAYS said that! and still does!)

(one way to describe matt! haha)

I love you so much honey! I hope you have a wonderful day!
You have brought me so much joy in the past 2 years that we have known each other and I look forward to many more birthdays to celebrate with you! MUAH MUAH MUAH!