#46 Send Flowers to a Friend

My BFF SMD has been a bit down about the winter weather as of late. I think it was because she soaked up to much sun while on vacation in Mexico ;) I decided to send her a bright beautiful vase of tulips (her favorite flower) for Valentine's Day. She was surprised to have flowers show up at work. I hope they brightened her day.

#76 Make an apple pie

Back in Novemeber my BFF was in town for the whole week of Thanksgiving! SMD, hubby and I attended a cooking class at Whole Foods and made an apple pie and a chocolate pecan pie from scratch. Well, correction, we each made those pies. So 6 pies in total! We put in a lot of hard work and it paid off in delicious pie.

To find the recipe details, head over to the food blog: apple pie & chocolate pecan pie.

#85 Roast Marshmallows

When I put this on my list I kind of assumed it would be over a campfire or in the fire pit at my parents house. However it was in our fireplace in the apartment. One of the very chilly nights in Austin (below freezing) the apartment was very drafty. I blame this on the sliding glass door. So C decided to light a fire in the fireplace and while we were at it, we roasted marshmallows. It was fun and a very nice time spent cuddled in front of the fireplace.

#61 Taxes

Our W2's didn't arrive until the 3rd, so I sat down and did them last night on the 4th. I am so proud of myself for doing it all on my own. Granted I did have C go back and check my work, can't make mistakes with the Feds! I am so excited we will be getting money back. I can finally purchase a new desktop computer and it will contain a processor that C worked on!! Oh happy day :)

#22 Photos for the Bathroom

I decided about two years ago that I wanted to hang our initials in the bathroom. However I didn't want to buy the letters, I wanted to find them! The "C" was the first one to be found. There is a tree in Austin that we came across one day that was shaped perfectly. The "J" was next. We were at another park on a day when the clouds were fluffy and moving quickly. We decided to lay on a picnic table and hope for the best. It paid off when the perfect "J" formed! The heart is a red bud leaf. I am not entirely happy with it. I wanted a fall leaf or something else in the orangish realm. I will be keeping my eye out for a new heart. All in all though, I love them. They complete the bathroom because it had no art in there.