the adventure of 2014

Oops, looks like 2014 passed without a single update to this blog. Let's just go ahead and do a year in review. The most exciting news from 2014 had to be finding out we were going to have a baby in July of 2015!

The next most exciting news from 2014 was the addition of puppy Olive into our family in April! 

I started work as an attorney with Fidelity National Title

Our faithful Chrysler hit its last leg and so we got an awesome new Toyota! 

Oops, bad haircut on my part which led to a shaving of the head. Spence is lucky he can pull of the buzz cut!

We were able to go to some fun concerts! The Script and One Republic was awesome!

Julie and Scott were living in NYC, so of COURSE I had to go visit. It was the perfect trip, I just wished Spencer could have come!

We won lottery tickets to Matilda!! This was seriously the CUTEST show I have ever seen. Highly recommended!

Boating in Central Park.

Best Halal Truck around. Just look at that line. So worth it!

Mmm, pizza on the brooklyn promeade.

Seriously, is there a better view!

So NYC, was pretty much filled with amazing food. Levain cookies are NOT to be missed! We also went to shake shack, pop bar, magnolia bakery, sprinkles ice cream, eataly, and much more. I'm still craving all the food!

Just look at that awesome dentist in the making! So proud!

Nope, I wasn't nervous at all! Ok, maybe a little...

Next up, was a trip to San Diego...

which cannot be complete without a trip to Kono's. Sadly, Spence couldn't come yet again, but it was an awesome trip to the beach!

Puupy birthdays are the best!

Johnny boy left on his mission to serve the people of Thailand. He will be the best missionary ever! 

Trip to Utah for Brooke's wedding...yet again without Spencer! This year was a year of trips without the spouse! 9 total! Super crazy, but I think this should be the only year this happens thankfully!

Brooke was the perfect bride!

Not to be outdone by my solo trips, Spencer took a trip to Arizona to hang out with his buddies!

Happy Halloween! At chipotle...gotta love the free burritos!

Cutest friends around. Not sure what I'd do in Omaha without them!!

 Yay! First ultrasound of our little nugget. And hardest secret to keep until Christmas!

 Spencer's next solo trip to Utah for Dan's wedding. Leaving me by my lonesome for Thanksgiving.

Thankfully I got to spend Thanksgiving with my cute friend Aubrey and we had a full Thanksgiving feast!

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

the adventure of the not so sunshine state

Well I know its been a while since I've posted, but with school starting, life has been pretty crazy! Last month we went on our first road trip together to California. It was sure an adventure!

First we went to San Francisco and much to our surprise it was freezing (well like fifty degrees)!! Middle of August and we needed pants, and jackets, and of course, I was STILL freezing!! The night we got there, we drove over to the San Francisco Bridge...and almost got blown away!

My hair in this pic is fantastic!

We then drove over to Sausalito this charming little hillside town. We got there around 7 and literally EVERYTHING was closed!! All the darling little shops and cafes all closed...and of COURSE we were STARVING! So we ended up eating and this strange restaurant  with a bar and ice cream parlor in the front and a fake tree-filled restaurant in the back. Our waitress and the owner were eating ice cream in the table RIGHT next to us...totally awkward! All of the sea food was super expensive so we ordered the cheapest thing on the menu...burgers! And they were actually delicious!

We walked over to the marina and thought about how awesome it would be if we were actually members of the yacht club.

The next day we woke up early and took the train into San Francisco. Right after we got off, I spotted two guys with delicious looking waffles. I had to go ask them where they got them, because as we all know, I am in love with waffles!  They told us they were in the Ferry building and to just look for the line. And let me tell ya, they were DELICIOUS! We also got hot chocolate with a leaf design poured in with the cream...pretty dang awesome!

We spent the rest of the day walking around the city...Pier 39, Fisherman's wharf, Ghiradelli square, Boudin's, Russian Hill, China town, Union Square and an old fashioned cable car ride! Quite the day and filled with fun! I think Spencer's favorite part was the seals at fisherman's wharf. He started to narrate what they were doing as they tried to wrestle for space on the docks! It was pretty hilarious!

The next morning we took off for Carlsbad...just another 8 hour drive...no biggie :) The next week was spent chillaxing on the beach (good thing too because I had a terrible cold and was in need of serious relaxation.)

(Awesome video to come which sums up our week perfectly! Get excited...)

the adventure of the road trip

Tomorrow morning Spence and I will be leaving to go on our first road trip as a married couple! We are going to San Francisco and then Carlsbad/San Diego. Spencer has never been to San Fran or San Diego so I am super excited to take him around both of these cities.  I am in love with both of these cities so this will sure be an adventure.Originally we wanted to do a whole "west coast tour" where we started in Seattle and made our way down to San Diego. I've always wanted to make that trip, but we only have a week and want to make the best of our time! We are actually excited to drive all the way there because we just got two free audiobooks for our drive (thanks to a free trial membership at Audible.com), Ender's Shadow and Ender in Exile, two books that are a part of Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game Series. We will keep you posted on whether or not we would recommend them. We both love Ender's Game though and are excited to listen to these two books!

Of course, I had to wake up with a HORRIBLE cold yesterday so getting everything done before the trip has not been fun. Spence has been studying like a crazy person in order to take his finals today. This trip couldn't come at a better time for us and will give us a much needed rest before our crazy school starts up again. We will be sure to post pictures of our "adventure in the golden state."