Food Poison

Not literally, but Dylan and I have a big problem when it comes to food. It is impossible for us to eat at home. I go to the store, buy groceries, and then we eat out. We are so lame. I don't think we've gone an entire week of not eating out the entire time we've lived in Albuquerque. I love the grocery store, and especially COSTCO!!! I could name at least 10 things I love about Costco off the top of my head, yet I buy the food and then don't' eat it. We throw away a lot of groceries too, which makes me realize even more that we have a serious problem. We're wasters.

So, this is my pledge. In May (give me the rest of the week to ween ourselves) we will try to eat at home for 5 days in a row, M-F of every week. I'm not going to like it, but my wallet and belt will thank me for it.

Night with Nat (and Russ and Dylan)

The highlight of the month of April lasted for only 12 hours. I got to have Natalie and her brother Russ stay at our house when they were driving through Albuquerque. I'm so glad the Albuquerque is in the middle of 2 major highways, then people HAVE to stay at my house.

We started the night off with Dions pizza, of course. Then finished the night off with some Dunkin Donuts. It was the perfect night.

Natalie loved Barkley, so I hope she comes back to visit soon. It is so fun to catch up with old friends, and it's the best when it feels like you didn't even miss a beat. Natters is one of my dearest friends, and I love haging out with her. We started our love (or more like hate) for running together, love weight watchers, and love any and everything with desserts. I wish I lived closer to my BFF's, but then I probably would never want to hang out with my husband (no hard feelings Dylster).

The Lewis family is seriously one of the best families. I'm so lucky to have been an Eastsida with them (inside joke). And, I get to see more of the Lewis family in a few weeks when Russ and Camille drive through. I love having a guest bedroom.... hint hint (anyone, please come visit).

You've had a birthday, shout Ruff Ruff

It was Barkley's 2nd Birthday a few weeks ago. She's getting so big. We can't believe she is already 2 years old. She's hardly a toddler anymore. She's almost an adult dog which we can feed adult dog food too (there are all kinds of dog foods, it's ridiculous).

For her birthday we got her a birthday cake from this adorable dog bakery called 3 Dog Bakery. I got a groupon (holla) to spend $15 there for only $7. (love groupon). We got her a birthday cake, an eclair, and a cupcake. She was in doggy heaven. We had a little birthday party with her friend Sadie.

I'm the Baby, gotta love ME!!

(For Katie, this is our little townhome. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, way too much space for spoiled newlyweds)

Aren’t parents the best? Seriously. My parents live up to this reputation at all times, and so do their parents. This weekend was wonderful. We went to lunch at this super tasty burger joint, 5 Star Burgers, complementary of my Grandpa Lew, to find some wonderful news. Remember my dilemma below? Well, my parents are going to take over my sister’s house for her for the next few years until she is done with her PhD and let Dylan and I continue to live there for super cheap. Can you even believe these words are for real? My parents spoil me too much. We get to stay in the same house, with the same ward, and pay the same amount in rent J We are so lucky. Seriously. I was really stressing about finding a new place to live, and it’s amazing how things just always work out. We’ve been really lucky to be back in New Mexico close to our families. We love it here, and we love our families (yes, I’m cheesy). Now that we have the living situation figured out, I just need a job closer to home to save on gas money. That will be our new dilemma, any suggestions?