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C + J | San Francisco | July 2010January 20 marked four months of marriage for us. 1/3 of a  year! Yeah!Just for the record, I love that boy dearly. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God for the...

Oh, how I really truly love Friday night. Friday night means:1) I can come home from work and take a nap. And not have to worry about not being able to fall asleep at an appropriate bedtime hour.2)...

Working away in our little house! Me doing homework in the office, Chris doing a painting job in the hall. Don't ask me what that face of his is about. Clearly the paint brush has been back talking...

January is every bit as crazy as I'd anticipated! Taking a quick homework break to write something on the blog- I hate the feeling of not recording the happenings for more than a week at a time. I...

Among other things, our fridge was broken. Chris and I went down and picked out a new one from Sears Scratch and Dent over the weekend. We were super excited about our selection, which has the much...

So we're in our new house, finally! It's pretty awesome... except for the parts that aren't. Like leaks from every possible spout. And the painted over cable cords. And the fridge that won't work....

First picture of the new year.Sometimes the change from one year to another really doesn't bring all that much change. This is not one of those years.1) We moved into our wonderful and splendid...

I've noticed a lot of people really seemed to hate this year. My facebook stream was filled with, "2010 was the worst, can't wait for a new year!" or "Good riddance, 2010!" or other not so nice...

True that.But packing means moving, and moving means living in our own little condo, and living in our own little condo means all by ourselves. As husbands and wives should.We (and by we, I mainly...

Step one: Develop a craving for chocolate covered pretzels from a co-workers' amazing baking contribution to the staff Christmas party. Step two: Decide you cannot live without more chocolate...

We got the official word that the bank has given the clear to close. Woo-hoo! Now we just have to wait for them to draw up the loan documents... surely that can't take too long......

Things that are happening:- We're on Christmas break. Chris' last day until after New Year's was today. Mine was Friday.- We were hoping to move into our new condo this past weekend.- That did not...

If you're seeing wacky things happening on my blog, maybe posts that seem to be not quite up to date or topical... I'm in the middle of transferring my other two blogs in so I have everything in one...

We've begun packing.While packing, I pulled out a stack of papers. Black papers. With ping gel ink writing. I am giving this stack of untitled papers the following name:Letters to My Future Husband:...

December 7 – Community. Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011?This one's easy. My...

Thank goodness.And that's all I have to say on the matter.Someone today said, "great! Now all the hard stuff's done!"Except for TPA 1. And TPA 2. And two classes crammed into one month in January....

I know I skipped number five. It's okay. (Says me to my inner OCD psycho.) I don't have to do every one. I even checked the rules. Look:What happens if I don’t answer EVERY prompt?You are turned...

The Prompt:December 4 – Wonder. How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?This is a tough one. And I really don't have an answer yet, but I don't want to get too far behind with...

But seriously, guys, we need some help.We need a cool photography business name. Our criteria:1) No use of our own names, first or last.2) This includes our initials. (No C&J Photography.)3)...

Today's Reverb 10 prompt: December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).This was an easy one....