8 Wonderful Years!

Today is David's and my 8 year wedding anniversary.  It's kind of unreal.  The last 8 years have pretty much flown by.  I'm one lucky lady.  I have a husband who loves me, and has put up with me for the last 8 years.  I have to show off the pretties he surprised me with at work today:

Sweetie, thanks for putting up with me, and loving me, and being there for me!  You are my best friend and I would be lost without you!  Happy Anniversary! ;)

~Emily

The Bunnies are Eating Sand

So there is a funny story behind the title.  One of my friends back in High School would do whatever she could to get out of going to school.  One morning she deliriously (and I mean in the faking way) told her mom that "the bunnies are eating sand" and her mom let her stay home from school.  It has since been one of my favorite random phrases and I'm excited that it actually works as a title for todays activities.

David and I spent some quality time with some real beach bunnies this afternoon:

This is one of our favorite things to do when we visit the Inn at Cape Kiwanda.  They sell bags of bunny food and we go over to the camp ground behind the inn and feed the hungry bunnies.  They come out of nowhere when they hear the sound of the food bags.   We had fun walking around feeding different groups of round happy bunnies.

Pretty Bunny

This is the sweet bunny that let us pet him.

I look forward to next years bunny feeding frenzy! :)

~Emily

Contented

I am a happy lady.  I'm sitting in a lovely room at our favorite beach getaway (The Inn at Cape Kiwanda), hearing and smelling the ocean, watching "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and smelling the yummy coffee that David is brewing for me.  We had a lovely dinner.  We had a lovely drive.  We have a lovely internet connection.  It is a good day. :)

~Emily

M'kay...

I was watching the news this evening and they were running a story on McCain. McCain was at a rally and taking questions from the audience. He hands an older woman the microphone and she says something to effect that she doesn't trust Obama. Because he's an Arab. Um...


I was absolutely dumbstruck. I couldn't believe that it was possible for a person to be that stupid and out of touch; but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Afterall, all one has to do these days is turn on the television to see how far we have fallen as a nation. We have become a nation filled with stupid, lazy, arrogant, and self-serving people. It is very sad and I truly fear for our collective futures.

Our government, sadly, is the very reflection of its people. Government of the people, by the people, for the people; remember that? Well, forget about the "for the people" part, because that philosophy has gone the way of the Dodo bird; but of the people? That part is spot on.

I honestly don't know what our future portends. I do believe that we have it in us to pull ourselves out of this mess. It will take discipline and something Americans haven't experienced in a long time: personal sacrifice. I am willing to do my part. Are you willing to do yours?

~David

Ha ha!

Someone at the office forwarded this to me, and I just had to share!
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If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will have $49.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00 today.

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer, then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you will have received $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily & recycle. It is called the 401-Keg. A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that

Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon

Makes you proud to be an American.

Sunday :(

My lovely weekend is almost over.  I hate the end of the day Sunday.  It's depressing.  I did have a wonderful weekend with my sweetie.  It just went too fast.  Hopefully the coming work week will go fast, be productive, and be low key.  The last few weeks havev been sort of crazy.  I'm ready for things to be more mellow again.  I hope the last few hours of freedom don't fly by too fast.

~Emily

I Love October

I love this month for several reasons.  This is the month that starts feeling like fall.  Fall is my favorite time of year.  This is the month that the pumpkin patch is the weekend destination.  We have a local favorite, Bauman Farms, that we visit at least once between October and November.  This is also the month when the rain starts.  The sun and the heat do have their place, but I am a gray, rainy day kind of gal and I'm looking forward to that weather.  This is also the month David and I got married.  This year we have a cozy beach escape planned for our anniversary and I'm looking forward to it.  Two weeks from now we are going to be sitting in our room with a fire and listening to the sound of the ocean.  I can't wait.  It's been a strange sort of year, and the last few month have felt really long and draining.  I'm looking forward to some breathing room and down time and that always seems to come about this time of year.  Hopefully there will be some pumpkin patch stories one of these weekends soon!

~Emily

One Hundred Days and Counting

Today was our 100th day of daily exercise and eating sensibly. I am very proud of achieving this milestone and elated by the progress we have made.

I am ready for another one hundred days. Bring it!

~David