dogs on parade

enjoy my silly little video of us taking our dogs out for a run (while we are being lazy on our bikes). :)

namaste!

pittsburgh bound

by the time you are reading this ryan and i are probably already headed to this lovely old late 1800s house in the west end of pittsburgh for the night to celebrate our 5th year anniversary.

we had planned on going to frank lloyd wright's fallingwater home on saturday (technically our anniversary) since neither one of us has been there. but that will have to wait for another time.

we are cutting our trip short because ryan's dad is coming down to motown on saturday to help us get into the closed up fireplace in the house we are going to move into. why anyone would close a fireplace is beyond my imagination - they are so beautiful and add such an ambiance to the house!

i hope you all have a lovely weekend! hugs!!

tranquil tuesday

ryan and i spent a little time on the rock wall at the wvu rec center this weekend. this was the first time i had ever been on a rock wall. let me just say it can definitely be a workout! i had a good time playing around on the wall as i definitely didn't follow the rules as to solving problems, or some i'm told. i make my own rules!! ;)

i also participated in a yoga flash mob this weekend. if you haven't seen the video, you have to check it out!

keep in mind that there are only a few days left to sign up for the 2nd annual tea trade. with autumn rapidly approaching picture all curled up with a mug of hot tea and a good book (preferably in front of the fireplace!). in a beautiful space like this for example:

may your tuesday be a tranquil one! hugs!!

image credit moi & ici

happy birthday ryan

happy birthday ryan! today is the last time you turn 20-anything - just keep that in mind ;)

i love you more than anything. i am grateful that our relationship has blossomed the way that it has and i hope that it continues that way for a long time to come.

happy anniversary

photo march 2007 -seattle, wa

today is bitter sweet. we all know (and will never forget) what happened 8 years ago. but 4 years ago ryan and i started dating. as all couples do, we've had our ups and downs (thankfully mostly ups). in 4 years we've grown and matured as individuals and we've grown as a couple. i am grateful to have ryan in my life and wouldn't want it any other way. happy anniversary baby!!

happy birthday ryan

today is ryan's birthday!! happy birthday schweetheart - i love you!!

i can't tell you how lucky i am to have ryan in my life. we have been together almost 4 years. he has totally been supportive of whatever i decide i want to do with my life (and he's pretty excited about plan b as well). i couldn't have asked for a better companion. ~swoon :)

thoughts from a resting place

as i lay in bed this morning (instead of the usual off studying in a cafe) due to my sciatic nerve bothering me, i was pondering this and that. in the midst of all thing pondering i thought of a question to ask you.

when you post on your blog, do you have anyone else help?

for example, i will usually either read out loud to ryan my post or have him do a quick read before publishing. that way i avoid stupid mistakes and make sure i don't sound like a loon. :) now while this doesn't happen all of the time, as long as he is around, i put him to work!! and just an fyi, he isn't here right now so if there are any mistakes it's all on me. ;)

do you guys get any help from boyfriend/girlfriend/parents/siblings/friends, etc or am i the only one?

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my guys

i just had to snap this pic.

aren't they adorable?!














photo by moi

biking our way into summer

yesterday we decided to get off our butts and have a little fun. we went for a bike ride. i would love to have a cutey beach cruiser but the hills of morgantown kick my butt in the lowest gear on my schwinn. and yes, it is a boys bike but i for some reason like them better than girls bikes. ryan bought me my little basket so that i could throw all of my crap in it. and yes, like most girls, i have a lot of crap. :)



photos by moi

i'll still love you ny!!

i wanted to share a little of my nyc trip with all of my lovely readers. ryan and i had so much fun. i'll give you a little recap of the highlights.



we stayed in the latham hotel which was located on 28th street between 5th and madison. although it was a budget hotel it was in a wonderful location. only 5 blocks from the empire state building and the flatiron building.


friday after we checked in the hotel we headed uptown to go to the guggenheim. that was until we saw the line around the block to get in. we weren't excited about the prospects of waiting in line forever just to get in so we walked down to the metropolitan museum of art instead. (this is us in the japanese garden). we spent a couple of hours there. then we grabbed some coffee at starbucks and looked through our ny times. we decided to go watch the watchmen in imax. (my boyfriend is a comic book nut). i have to admit, the watchmen was really good. i enjoyed it very much.



both saturday and sunday morning we ate breakfast at one of my favorite places, zabars on the upper west side. absolutely love their nova bagel. i could start every morning in that place, and usually when i'm in ny, i do!


saturday after breakfast at zabars, we hopped on the subway and went to times square. we watched hedda gabler at the american airlines theatre. and let me just say, mary louise-parker was fantastic!!


after watching hedda gabler, we went back to the hotel room, changed clothes and headed downtown to find something to eat. we were wondering along and came across sushi ariyoshi in union square. both being huge fans of sushi, we looked at each other and we knew we'd found the place we wanted to have dinner. it was a lovely place and had amazing food. i got a green garden roll ( striped bass, kaiware & crunch wrapped w/ avocado) and a red dawn roll ( salmon roe wrapped w/ king salmon & tobiko). see pic below for mouth-watering goodness.


after dinner, we went to teany. we are both fans of tea, especially me. it's rare that a day goes by without me having some tea. i love them all! teany really was just that - teany. i had a wonderful time sitting there with my boyfriend, sharing a piece of red velvet cake, each with our own pot of tea (of course).



after teany we went to the sex in the city made famous magnolia bakery on bleaker street. we got a few cupcakes to take back with us. they were good, but i have to admit not as much as i was hoping for. there were definitely beautiful though.


we had such a fabulous weekend. i only wish that we could have spend more time there. and just to round everything out, i have ryan adams new york, new york for your listening pleasure.

thank you for taking the time to comment. i love reading your thoughts!

photos by little ol' me