Amber and Kevin's 10th Anniversary

Wow. 10 years. I would say that it has gone by so fast, but that's always what we think when pondering the present. We wonder where the time went, and how quickly. But of course time has moved on in it's ever-steady pace. As I was pondering the present I was not thinking of how quickly time has gone by, but by how many things that have been accomplished and changed in this span of time.
(Okay, I don't know why there is a big gap here, but I can't fix it either. I don't have any extra breaks in my coding...)

What has changed/been accomplished?	What is still the same?
two bachelor's degrees have been earned	Still have the same kitties: Jewels & Max
two (in December for me) Master's degrees	I still play the trumpet, Kevin, everything else
I've donated my hair twice and grown(ing) it back out	I have my bedroom furniture set since I was 6 (in my office)
Kevin shaves his head	My love of roses
two professionals: a band teacher and a children's librarian	I am still in school. Ha!
Two beautiful, sweet, awkward, fast-growing identical twin boys	I've been using Elizabeth Arden moisturizer since I was in high school
OMG I can cook and bake now!	I still bite my nails when I read
Triathlons and running in competitive races!	Swimming
I've learned a little html, as you can see by this table :)	I still sing in the shower

There are SO many other things I can list here, but I'm going to stop because it's making me nostalgic. Anyway, I have some photos to share from the dinner we shared with family and friends at Louis Basque Corner:

Here are some photos of the guests-
More friends-
Jessica and Greg-
My Grandma, Aunt Linda and Uncle Paul-
Me and Ashton-
Me and Sean-

My brother Scott and his long time girlfriend Sara recently moved to Montana, so they were not able to share this evening with us. However, Sara's parents, Craig and Pam were able to come!

I did not get a good picture of either my or Kevin's parents, but they each took one of the boys and lavished attention on them during dinner. But Alice and I did get a really nice photo together-
This is my friend Sarah, who will be getting married next summer, and is going to let me plan her bachelorette party! Whoo-hoo! (Don't worry- we're going to have a ladies night of wine tasting, and then a full day at the spa in Genoa. Classy. :)
And the 4 of us~ Sean, me, Kevin and Ashton-
Of course I didn't forget the food, which was amazing! I had lamb, and it was incredibly tender, and the mussels were also very flavorful. Paired nicely with the house red wine traditionally served with dinner-
After that wonderful dinner, several followed us home, and the girls did some baking- a new recipe to me! Thanks Jess and Sarah for unwrapping all those kisses~
10 years. Kev, do you think it went by quickly? Love ya babe~

Summer Sunset

Did you catch this just a few minutes ago? I was busily typing away (working on an annotated bibliography for my web design class- I don't know why it's necessary either), when I glanced out the window. After a .05 second glimpse of the sunset in progress, I dashed outside, camera to capture this color and beauty before it was gone forever. Unless it's repeated tomorrow, since clouds and possible showers are forecasted. Let's hope so. Click on the photo and make it as big as your screen will let you! Do it now!

Okay... back to the grind~

A Hat Full of Sky

A Hat Full of Sky: A Discworld Novel by Terry Pratchett

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was hilarious! The narrator, Stephen Briggs, does excellent voices for all the witches, as he also did for "The Wintersmith." I am reading this series in reverse order, but not on purpose. But that's okay because I haven't missed out on the current story for not having read the previous ones. It's just like learning more history about Tiffany, our little protagonist, and how she became to be the strong confident person she is. On several occasions the little Wee Free Men (the title of the next previous book I'm going to listen to in this series) had me laughing so hard the other drivers on the road must have thought I was bonkers! :)


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Snow leopard cubs at 1 month old

Woodland Park Zoo Blog | Naturally Inspiring: Snow leopard cubs at 1 month old

Lots of new pictures of the one-month-old snow leopard kittens up! Check out the website, or their photo album on Facebook.

Yay! :)

The Supernaturalist

The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
I enjoyed Eoin Colfer's book "Airman" so much that I picked up the only other book of his that I hadn't read: The Supernaturalist. (How could I not with that cool cover?) It was not what I was expecting, but it was still a fun quick read. Very creative, with twist after twist that left me guessing who were the good guys and who were not.


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