Snow my hail!

When it snows for the first time in over ten years, it's a big deal! We put on our snowboard jackets, woke up Ivy, and got outside before it all stopped..all while our lunch burned on the stove. 

If Ivy had a cartoon thought bubble it would read, "This is just hail you idiots." 

the evolution of steoffrey.

when a friend asked me the other day how geoff and I met and started dating, it dawned on me, our story is becoming foggy. I figured I should probably jot it down before I totally forget and have to make something up. (I do that sometimes.) So here goes, my first attempt at journal writing by memory. if you're going to take the time to read (though I would advise otherwise), you may want to grab a snack to get you through. Don't say I didn't warn you.

9 months old.

Nine month old V weighs more than you, likes to wave buh-bye, and most importantly, knows how to get down.

a clip of ivy dancing from a couple weekends ago. she toned it down for the camera though, something her old man has yet to learn.

gnomeo and steoffrey.

One time we stole a garden gnome and brought it to a friends wedding reception.

Just kidding guys, that's just Ivy.

 Have a good weekend, this might make it better.

Valentines Weekend.

Since Valentines Day fell on a Monday, we decided it would be best to just celebrate the entire weekend leading up to it. And by that I mean, we just wanted to open our presents on Friday morning. If you recall how competitive we get when it comes to gift-giving, you'll know that this holiday was no different. Unfortunately Geoff put my gift to shame and surprised me with better presents, C'mon Geoff.

Other V-weekend festivities included dinner with friends, Valentine-grams, heart-shaped everything, and binging on Reeses hearts and Thin mints. (We like to believe that there are no calories in seasonal treats.)

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On actual Valentines Day, Geoff surprised us by coming home from work early (the best gift of all!) with flowers in tow, ready for a lunch date. Flowers and jewelry are great, but I'm glad he knows the real way to my heart is bottomless baskets of chips & salsa for lunch, Well done Mr.

Happy Saint Valentines Day.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Valentines Day is the best!

And with two Valentines to love on now, I fear my eyes might just turn into big hearts, like on the old cartoons.

 Last Valentines Day (when V was still in my stomach) we got her this scarf, and now she's wearing it. What the?

#VeriPhones

It's about time Stevie J! 

In the first few hours of owning iPhones it helped us cook dinner, track the milage of a run, deposit a check (from our living room!), and it even got us some Facetime in with Jenna and Dustin! (In which Geoff took his shirt off and made creepster faces the whole time for some reason.) 

it won't happen again Roberts, I'm sorry.

Anyone have any go-to Apps they'd like to share with us newbies?

GNO @ LGO

Whenever Geoff sees "GNO" written on the calendar, he automatically thinks I have a Gynecologist appointment scheduled (at 8pm, really?), but when I see GNO written on the calendar I'm like, "GIRLS NIGHT OUT!"

(That's right Geoff, no pap smears over here.)

Every time a girl in my family has a birthday or a baby, or if it's been too long since someone has had a birthday or a baby, we go out. This time we were celebrating the bun in Lynsis oven. She has cute kiddies.

Our GNO's usually go something like this:

+show up late

+require 5 million refills 

+order the entire menu after much mulling

+get chatty and lethargic
+ask annoyed waiter to take our picture
+ask annoyed waiter to take our picture with a different camera

+stay till close

+get bummed when denied gelato and salted chocolate chip cookies from closed kitchen

+be forced to leave

If you are in the food industry and we come to your restaurant on a GNO, then I apologize. Last night their plan of attack was to turn the lights out on us, it got us as far as the parking lot where we crammed into my Moms car and talked and laughed for another hour or so.

Sisters are the best. Sometimes I think I'd be fine with only one girl and a boy, but then try to think what life would be like with no girls nights, and it's a life I don't like to think about.

1, 2, 3, 4 splendas in your coffee stanley.

 1. that's ice on our driveway that geoff is bambi-ing on.

 2. doesn't ivy look like a care bear? I don't think its coincidence that it's her all-time favorite show.

3. have you ever seen anyone look so cold and miserable and cute all at the same time?

 4. sporting our matching beanies that my Mother-in-law got for us.

(If we can't look alike, we can dress alike! Thanks Joni, it helps.)

We'll be trying to keep warm this weekend, we are so not cut out for this weather!