Finding Things To Do

    Well, it's been two weeks since we've moved here and I'm running out of things to do!

    Luckily, there are places close by I can play at and I can get creative around the apartment. 

    Sunday, Jared and I found a safe access way to the Chattahoochee River! It's so close to our apartment and it will be SO PRETTY when the trees are not quite so dead. And it's a work out climbing back up the hill and stairs. My legs will be in great shape if I go down there about once a week. 

 This is my favorite photo of us down by the river

 Jared took a few pictures of just me. Thought I'd put them on here because he's mentioned once or twice I hardly ever put pictures of me on the blog...which may be true :)

 So here's another photo of just me and the river

 And another one of just me and the river

    I interviewed at a Bank of America last week and discovered it's a pretty good walk! Not even a mile to get there and along the way are places to eat, get hot chocolate and there is a CVS. So if ever I am desperate, I can always walk to those places. I don't drink coffee, but it sure smells good when it's made the right way!!

    Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches don't make my tummy happy, but peanut butter cookies sure are yummy! So I made peanut butter cookies Tuesday and got to use my new mixer!

    For the past year, whenever I made cookies or anything, I had to use a spoon and mix everything by hand. Oh my goodness, it's so nice being able to use an electric mixer!

    Anyhow, it's just been fun trying to find things to do. Now that our apartment is pretty much done and everything is unpacked (everything that needs to be, that is) I'm left to my own devices!

Fun Weekend in Marietta!

    It was our first long weekend here in our new area of Marietta. We had a normal weekend, but Monday was the special part where my parents came to visit for a little bit! I've wanted to show off our apartment to someone for a while, and it was so fun showing my parents. They also came with great baby stuff! 

    My mom brought over blankets I used and that her grandparents and Mom made. She also brought lots of cute clothes, both new and a little older :) Some of the dresses I wore when I was little, there is a dress she wore as a baby. 

    And the extra fun bit was seeing the dress I got blessed in! What's fun about the blessing dress is that my Mom wore it, I wore it, and our little baby will probably wear it!

    Mom also brought some of those cute socks that look like shoes and some super cute onesies!

    As far as our apartment goes, we've gotten most everything all set up and ready to go! Jared put the curtains in our room up after we found the perfect ones to match our bed and pillows! I played with the second bathroom and it looks all pretty with the rug and shower curtain and little trash pail. We've hung up all the pictures we've cared to and we're still brainstorming of what to do with the huge wall in our living area. Everything we put on it looks too tiny. 

    I figured now would be a good time to post a few pictures of our new home. I wanted to show it off to my parents before putting up pictures :) Pictures don't always look good, and our apartment looks awesome!

 Our dining area

 Our living area with a peek into the sun room

A closer look into the sun room with the blinds kinda open. We have our patio furniture in there to make it look good, as well as a bouncy ball :)

 Our kitchen that leads out to the dining area

 The kitchen showing where the washer and dryer will eventually go when we get one. Also shows off our food storage :)

Our bedroom with awesome matching curtains

The other half of the bedroom showing off the other curtain :)

 Our awesome walk-in closet!

    Our apartment really does look better than this, my camera just can't take good pictures it seems...

    I'm still working on the baby's room. I don't want to show it until it is ready, or at least almost ready. 

Happy Birthday Jared!

    Today is Jared's birthday and he's a good worker, so he's not taking the day off. 

    Luckily, we have a long weekend coming up, so we'll find time to celebrate then! 

    Jared was making jokes last night about celebrating his Birthday Eve, but that was just silly :) He didn't realize I had cut out letters to hang up in the morning that spell out "Happy Birthday Jared!!"

I put the letters on the glass door to the sun room

    We bought orange rolls back in Nashville thinking we would use them for breakfast Jan 1. Without realizing it though, we packed up the pan we needed to cook them! But it worked out perfectly where we could use them today!

    I'm kinda awful and forgot to get cake stuff to make him something. I'll try and do better next year. I figure I have forever to get it right :)

    Good thing his work is getting him a little treat! He won't feel totally deprived on his birthday...

    This weekend of celebration will include a temple visit, maybe shopping for our apartment and I'll make carrot cake cupcakes. He hasn't had sushi for a while, so if we get a good recommendation, we might go there to eat...I'll have only egg rolls and non-fish stuff and he can eat all he wants :)

    This post was all in honor of my dear husband Jared. I love him tons and tons and I hope he has such a great birthday! He's so great and says he doesn't want anything for his birthday. Because he says that, I want to do everything I can for him! 


    HAPPY BIRTHDAY JARED!!