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Luna
Andrew and I have a new addition to our family and her name is Lady. She is a miniature dapple dachshund and probably the prettiest one I have ever seen. She loves to sleep, play, and be on my lap. Even Andrew has warmed up to her!
After reflecting on this past year, it has been one of the best and learning experiences. I look at some of our wedding photos remembering that I just wanted to be married. I didn't think that I could love him when we were saying our vows, but I do. I love him more than the day we got married. He is my best friend and most favorite person to be around. We laugh, have fun, do nothing, read, and it is always the best part of my day. He challenges me to do and be better, and I thank God for him constantly. It amazes me how much God knows and loves me to have found Andrew for me.
"Matrimony came from paradise and leads to it. I need was half so happy, before I was married man, as I am now. When you are marred, your bliss begins. Let the husband love his wife's he loves himself, and a little better, for she is his better half. He should feel. 'if there is only one good wife in the whole world, I've got her.'"- Charles Spurgeon
I am probably Andrews biggest fan. Recently, he found out that our current town councilman in our district resigned two years into his term. Now, Andrew is running for town council representative for district 6. If you knew him you wouldn't be that surprised. He constantly has great ideas and maybe some not so great, but they are always thought out and he does his research. I really think Andrew has a shot. I will keep you guys posted about our government endeavors, but check out his campaign website: www.andrewnemeth.com.
Last weekend, Andrew and I visited dear friends of ours in Oregon. I absolutely love Colorado, but Oregon is another kind of beautiful. We visited to surprise my friend Brooke for her birthday. The moment she saw us she burst into tears, which of course made me cry.
I'm a crier, deal with it.
We went on a hike seeing beautiful trees and waterfalls. The trees just go on for days! We went to the Oregon coast and had the best seafood!
Since doing smoothies, I have started to consume a lot more food that I wouldn't normally eat. I'm not sure if you know this about me, but I am a picky particular eater. For example, I don't like strawberries, but I like the artificial taste of strawberries. I don't like bananas, raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries. Never have. Too many of those dumb seeds. But when I put them all in a blender and make a smoothie, I find that I love it! I'm eating things that I never would otherwise. This is seriously a game changer.
Strawberry-Blueberry Banana Smoothie:
- 1 cup almond milk (I used vanilla, but unsweetened works too)
- 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- Chia seeds (as desired)
- 1 1/2 cup strawberries
- 1/2 cup blueberries
- 1 banana
- 2-3 ice cubes
- 1 tbs coconut oil
- 3 tbs oats
The way I see it, it is very hard to screw up a smoothie. There always needs to be a base- almond milk or yogurt, or both! Put up to 3 different kinds a fruit, maybe add honey to sweeten the smoothie up if it is too tart, and and the "healthy stuff" like oats or chia seeds. Enjoy!
SInce being married, my new favorite hobby is decorating my house. I feel like I spend the majority of my extra free time looking up stuff on Pinterest to give me inspiration for decorating. I am trying to make my home Mid-century styled. Luckily, I found a local Estate Sale place in town that has THE BEST finds. It's super cheap too! If I was in Dallas, it would be double the price.
I'm OBSESSED. Completely obsessed.
