A Very, Fun Day...

The first time N and I got pictures taken was before we got married for our engagement pictures. A sweet friend offered to take the pictures for us and we greatly appreciated it. They came out beautiful, but unfortunately my hubby accidently lost the cd that contained all the pictures before we were able to print off any of them. I was glad I was able to find four of our engagement pictures on her website.

When we got married I had hoped to have more pictures of our wedding, but all I got was an album and nothing else. Our photographers skipped town and didn't tell us and the people who took over just ignored our emails and phone calls. It sucked and there was more disappointment there.

I've always wanted us to go and take some fun and cute pictures, but it just never seemed to work out...until this year. My sister-in-law's best friend takes some pretty awesome photographs and after she did some family pictures for my in-laws I was hoping that she could help us out. So this week we headed downtown and she snapped away while N and I did our goofy, lovey-dovey thing. It was awesome and fun and she captured a lot of amazing moments between us.

In a funny way it kinda felt redemptive to get these pictures...

Love Story from Mal Arnold on Vimeo.

Universal Studios, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and more!

We left this past week to head over to Universal Studios for our first vacation since our honeymoon four years ago. Needless to say, it was absolutely wonderful!! I could not have asked for a more perfect vacation than this one. And we are already thinking of where we want to go next year! So awesome! 

The Harry Potter area was so breathtaking. I seriously would have just stayed there for the rest of my life! Haha! And the Butterbeer!! Oh Baby Jesus, it was divine! I wish they would sell it outside of the parks because I would live off of it. :-) 

We spent the first two days of vacation at Universal Studios and then on Thursday & Friday we spent the time sightseeing and even went to play Mini Golf. 

The weather was beautiful all week. The only time it rained was Friday morning and then it stopped and the sun came out shining with force! 

Oh...there are so many stories bubbling in my head. I don't even know where to start! So I'll just leave this video of our adventure...

Universal Studios, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and more! from Mal Arnold on Vimeo.

Easter Photo Shoot

Christmas Time!!

It's Christmas time!!

The tree and all the decorations are up...hot chocolate is my daily night-time drink...presents are already under the tree...there are still more presents to be bought...one kitty has already tried to get into her stocking...we've been to "Bethlehem" at Burnet and the Trail of Lights at Marble Falls...the Christmas movies (all VHS btw...well except for one...I'm old school haha) have been pulled out...we've hunted Christmas lights down, but sadly people don't seem too fond of lighting up their houses this year...we have our whole Christmas week planned out...sometime that week we'll be heading to the Riverwalk to freeze our butts off while looking at lights lol...there has been lots of snuggling under blankets...singing to Christmas music in the car...and lots of excitement about Santa coming (okay that last one is all me haha). I love Santa...nuff said.

I love Christmas time!

So Far This Month I've...

made a cute centerpiece basket for my new sister-in-law's baby shower!

made a Haunted House with my hubby!

carved my first pumpkin with my hubby! I love how even after 3 years we still have "our firsts"!

had to take a second glance to see that it wasn't real!

turned into a zombie!

fallen in love with an old school horsie that I couldn't ride because I was too big...

And have just had a lot of fun...

3 Years...

We knew each other for 8 years.
Pre-dated for 3 months.
Dated for 1 year.
Engaged for 6 months.
Married for 3 years.

There are so many stories and adventures to be told...

One thing is for certain I can't imagine life without him...



i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)
i am never without it
(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate
(for you are my fate,my sweet)
i want no world
(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

ee cummings


Now, Always, and Forever.

4 things I wanted to blog about...

So I couldn't figure out what I wanted to blog about today. So today's post is just some things I was trying to blog about and then couldn't think of anything else to go with it...fail. Haha.

1) I was walking over to the apartment office to pay the rent and listening to my ipod when I suddenly wanted an entourage of people behind me dancing to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl . I seriously think that if I had a few drinks in me then I would have just done it by myself, but I didn't so I just pretended to dance around all ghetto while singing "Let me hear you say this shit is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S!". I wonder if I ever did all my crazy things in real, real life if the magical reality show people would give me my own reality show.

(fyi, real real life is real life outside my house...i really do dance around "ghetto" in my house so therefore it doesn't count and it's not real, real life.)

2) My hubs and I were being real romantic (wink wink) and he totally ruined it with this conversation:

Nate: You're my angel
Me: You're my hero
(pause)
Nate: Hah. That's two of your shows that got canceled.
Me: Wha- Really?! Thanks, now I'm depressed!

Sigh. I get very close and involved with my favorite shows. I watch them over and over again. I cry at all the same emotional spots and laugh at all the same funny moments. I love my favorite characters with a passion and bitch at the others who fail to meet my expectations. Now I wasn't a huge fan of the show Angel, but I am a HUGE fan of Buffy and so therefore I love Angel. Heroes...sigh. I can't even began to tell you how happy this show made me. I literally cried when I heard that they were canceling the show. Rude. So if you like either show please join me in a moment of silence as we reminisce on their awesomeness... and if you don't know about them or don't care...well...skip the moment of silence.






3) I was watching Wipeout and one of the girls shouted out "I don't need to go to the zoo! My man is a beast!". I'm not really sure if she was meaning that as a compliment, but I'm gonna use it as one. My man is a beast...a sexy beast! I really should include a picture where he is looking all suave and Blue Steel (I heart Zoolander!!!), but I think that this shows how much fun we have together and I still think he's a sexy beast. Whoop-whoop! :-D

4) I think I am almost done refining my "celebration ink". I thought I had it figured out and then my tattoo guy pretty much told me that what I wanted I didn't really want. sigh. I hate when they are right. So I hit the drawing board again and now have three things I want and need quotes for... Actually it's only two things, but one of the them is a two-fold thing so that makes three things. Wow! Can you freakin believe how specific I am??!! Hahaha. Hopefully in the next week or two I will talk to him, figure out which one I'm gonna get, and schedule an appointment. Yes. I know. I don't have to schedule an appointment for a tattoo, but I'm very orderly (or weird whatever) like that. ;-P

Pictures and Words...

::Today's post is filled with pictures...I hope you enjoy.
I sure had a lot fun taking these and playing around with them ::

quote by Karen Rae Roberts

quote by Adam Duritz

Because I never want to "grow up"...

It's happening all the time
When I open my eyes
I'm still taken by surprise
I hold sunlight and swallow fireflies
And it makes me want to cry

I love you
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much too fun
Can we go far away to the humming meadow?

We were walking there
And I had tangles in my hair
But you make me feel so pretty
You have shining eyes
Yes like those forest lights
And it makes me want to cry

I love you
I shall never grow up
Make believe is much too fun
Can we go far away to the humming meadow?

I love you

I shall never grow up
Make believe is much too fun
Can we go far away to the humming meadow?

This place is so lovely
It kind of makes me very happy
Let's go far away to the humming meadow

Brightly Wound-Eisley

Now.Always.Forever.

My Husband.

He is my Knight in Shining Armor.
He is my Hero.
He is the face I see every morning and the body I snuggle up to every night.
He is the one who tries to redeem my inability to lose nicely at games.
He is the one who chases the "monsters" from my dreams.
He is the one who brings me water and a blanket any time I ask for it.
He is the one who provides with great strength and integrity.
He is the one who blows me kisses.
He is the one who wipes my tears away, laughs at my quirkiness, and plays hide and go seek with me in our small apartment.
He is the one whose arms are filled with safety and love.
He is the one whose hands are always reaching for mine.
He is the one who cuddles me on the couch.
He is the one who calls me angel.
He is the one who loves to just sit and talk.
He is the one who invites me to dream more, and more.
He is the one who chases after me with a mouthful of water after I've just dumped a glass on him.
He is the one who loves every dish I make.
He is the one and only person I allow to cook with me.
He is the one who brings me flowers.
He is the one who bought me two mice, then a hamster, and then a cat, and another cat and when that cat died, he went a got me another kitty.
He is the one who I know will never leave me.
He is the one who texts me sexy things all day.
He is the one who can argue with me and meet me in all my hugeness and still at the end of the day be there to love me.
He is the one who plays with me even when it's almost two in the morning and he has to get up early the next day.
He is the one who cheers me on as I find more of who I am.
He is the first one who ever held my story.
He is the one who made our first kiss memorable....and still sends shivers down my spine when his lips meet mine. :-)
He is the one who does the hated job of cleaning out the cat litter.
He is the one who is willing to wake up early in the morning on a weekend to go used book sales with me.
He is the one who takes me on dates and always kisses me goodnight.
He is the one who remembers to put the seat down and that the toilet paper goes over...not under.
He is the one who takes my breath away.
He is the one who nurses me back to health when I'm sick.
He is the one who throws his head back and laughs with all his heart.
He is the one who prays with me every morning before he goes to work.
He is the one who loves me.
He is the one I love so very much.
He is my husband. He is the one.
Now. Always. Forever.

It's almost 2010!!! :-D

Christmas...Oh Christmas... how beautiful are thy...umm...holidays?? Wow...lame. Haha. :-D I'm not so great making up lyrics.

Christmas has come and gone. My decorations are still up, but I feel that this holiday has been celebrated so well that I'm willing to put them away. N and I enjoyed a beautiful Christmas together. It felt so peaceful and loving and just...Christmasy. Even the kitties enjoyed Christmas! I think each Christmas that we share together gets more and more beautiful. N and I set up a we-don't-go-anywhere-on-Christmas-day rule and we are so glad we did. It lets us enjoy our day together and just relax and...play with our "toys". And when we have kids we can share that gift with them too. :-)

I don't really have much to blog here except that I can't wait to see what this new year brings. Next time I'll be blogging it'll be 2010. Wow! I feel old and sorta disappointed that we still don't have flying cars and cities under the sea. ;-P Happy New Year!

Our Presents!!