tiny texas town

we heart old town bryan.

three wheelin'

allison came to visit this weekend!

we were back on the tricycle & rollin with our third wheel.

{miller, allison wants you to know that she know has a signifiant leg up in the third wheel competition-

mostly based on the fact that she lives in the same country as us, hehe}

good meals, a trip to messina hof, cowboys game,

scrabble and avatar.

2010 is off to a good start!

we like being here?

something happened this past weekend:

we had a beautiful, busy, and fun

weekend... and we weren't out of town!

we camped indoors with s'mores, 

tasted wine at messina hof, enjoyed dinner with our small group,

checked out a mixer, had an awesome picnic with friends & steaks,

cheered on the tigers, got margs with a fellow barista,

and got started on our christmas cards & movie marathon.

{white christmas, the santa clause 1 & 2}

would i rather be living in the south of france right now?

maybe. but we're really happy here, now.

this upcoming weekend:

baylor vs. aTm

come visit!

life here; an update

sarah called me today.  

just typing that i get a little choked up.  

she called right as i went on my ten minute break and it was so wonderful and refreshing to hear her voice, even if it was just a short tease.  it's hard when your friends are all far away; especially when your best friend chased down her dream of living in madrid. 

 i've been a little absent from the blogosphere (wow, that's really a word) lately and it's because sometimes talking about what's going on in your life is difficult when your heart is missing the things you aren't doing... namely, living with & close by best friends.  

i miss you so much it hurts, smiller.

  friends, i miss you so much that sometimes i feel like i can't breath.  

ok, enough of the emo drama queen bit.  

life here lately has been good.  we're young and we're just trying to have fun with the stage in our life... even though the transition had bee pretty touch & go.  

ross has been my rock. 

 my silly, cooking, dancing, singing, joking, snuggling, 

hard-working, rock.  

after a loooong day or work & studying, we actually went out

 and had good time.  

this past weekend was especially great, but for some reason i sadly did not take any pictures! chuval stayed with us for three nights, or in her words, "for like eighteen years."  

red beans and rice, tiger football, crafts, shopping, big, rainy weather and lattes made for a fantastic little bryan weekend.  

ross & i even celebrated our 3 month anniversary by seeing the bryan community theaters production of guys and dolls. sooooo good!

 {sit down, you're rockin', rockin' the boat}

it turns out the theatre is tucked right behind the 

golds gym, HEB, and joannes fabric which we always go.  who knew? hidden gems...

lots and lots of rain.  like, almost everyday.  so when it's sunny, and we're free, 

we take advantage by partaking in some poolside reading & studying.

and by that i of course mean napping. 

snapped this while driving to work the other day (not too safe).

i really do have a pretty commute. i'm thinking about video taping it or something, 

because it really is nice. 

and sometimes you just need to be really grateful about the little things 

that make you smile.  because even when i miss my friends, ross is here.

and when i miss my mom, she sends me a card in the mail.  

and when we're lonely, sad, or happy we have music. 

and when it rains we have blankets.

and when it's cloudy we know the sun is just waiting to come out,

to warm our skin again and kiss our cheeks. and because even when

 we feel hopeless we know that Jesus doesn't think so at all.

  and then life once again seems full and beautiful and precious. 

because it's all gift. even the hard parts. 

date night no.1

our first official date night consisted of 

pizza from antonio's (the best) 

and sixteen candles.  

oddly enough, the movie arrived in our mailbox from netflix 

on the same day John Hughes passed away. 

we may have to continue on with our commemoration of him

 via pretty in pink, vacation, the breakfast club, etc.  

{ross' 'artsy' pic of our evening}

warning: friends, when you come to visit, 

there is a very real possibility that ross and i will be 

forced to take you to eat this pizza. 

it's just too darn good. 

a good day

my friend carrie & i adventured over to

the cutest little fresh farmer's market just 5 min from my apt.

i had seen it one afternoon while i was 'lost' 

driving home from micheals. 

now that i'm living in a new city, i find that 'getting lost'

isn't that bad after all. in fact, it's the best way

to stumble upon these wonderfully unique & hidden places

which kindly turn mundane activities into tiny adventures.

sorry h.e.b., you've been replaced. 

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