Matt's birthday

Today is Matt's birthday! And not only is he a wonderful person; he is an incredible husband, a sincerely loyal friend, a God fearing soul, a loving son and brother, and a great pup-dad. Here are my favorite things about the notorious Matt Moore:

1) Ambitious: His one true ambition is to absolutely humiliate me in the grocery store.

2) Persistent: He'll find something that scares the begesus out of me, and chase me around the house with it for weeks!

3) Sentimental: He dotes over me, like he still thinks we just started dating. Don't tell him otherwise though, because I love it!

4) Protective: He always insists on sleeping on the side of the bed that's closest to the door, or walking on the sidewalk closest to the road, so that whatever comes at us would have to get through him first.

5) Chivalrous: He still opens doors for me and pumps my gas.

6) Enduring: He never grew out of the awkward teen phase.

inked

So a couple of weeks ago the fellows went to get tattoos to commemorate their birthdays. It was pretty fun to watch, I was there for moral support, and to make sure neither of them got anything ridiculous, but there was certainly pressure to get one myself! Jason got his much awaited Captain America shield and Matt got the Latin phrase "Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici"which means something along the lines of "I, while living, through truth have conquered the universe." Matt will have to explain to you what it means, its political for the most part. They were both very brave, but poor Matt had to stare into a bright light while Jason chilled and read a comic. I won't unveil the actual tattoos, I will leave that honor for the guys.

the band

This month I have been too busy to post because of the new band I've joined. I've spent a good month of 4 or 5am jam sessions. And let me tell you that this is just about the MOST talented band you could possibly fathom. One of our drummers, Chad, is also a lead singer. Our lead guitarist, Jason, broke his pinky and has had to learn to play left handed so that we wouldn't loose any scheduled gigs. Matt floats from one instrument to another...drums...bass...guitar...then drums again. Bethany and I are primarily lead singers, however lately we've been dabbling in drumming and bass playing. We also manage the band. So far the band is off to a great start, our fan base is growing exponentially, but we had a major hit last week when Matt tried a difficult drum solo and failed...the crowd ended up booing us off stage!!! And we lost about 2,000 fans. But we've got a new jet and have been traveling out of country a lot more lately! Montréal, London, Dublin, L.A. I love this life.

The bands name is the Riverbottom Nightmare Band, although after a glass of wine I tend to refer to us as the Soggy Bottom Band...hehehe.

Anninversary

So we celebrated our 3rd Wedding anniversary in Atlanta. Here is what we got into:

Lunch at the Buckhead Corner Café with Ted Turner

Shopping in Atlantic Station and Lenox

And Dinner and drinks at Chops Lobster Bar

Auld Lang Syne

This year, we brought in the New Year with our friends the Bozemans. We enjoyed many hors d'ourves as we played board games and sipped on sangria. Casey feel asleep on the sofa and I on the floor a little after midnight as we usually do. I love this picture of the old New York New Year's Eve ball! It's so retro!

My resolutions this year include:
Running on a consistent basis again
Spending more time with my mom
Reading the bible every day
and seriously organizing my closet

Noel

Christmas was great this year, filled with a lot of family, a lot of friends, and a lot of food! Here is a picture off our crooked little fir tree. And I wanted to give yáll a glimpse of a couple of my favorite ornaments: the christmas turtle and the infamous leg lamp!

I received a ton of books for Christmas, which I was totally stoked about! I told my students that most of what I got was books and that just further confirmed that I am the biggest nerd to ever live. Some notable ones were receiving the collector's edition of Beedle the Bard (a Harry Potter Book), a French copy of Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, and a passed down stack of my mom's favorite mysteries that she knew I would love! I also got Dewie the Library Cat which is an awesome novel about a cat who lived in a library and inspired hundreds to read!!!

throw in the truck while you're at it

Okay, so my family never owned trucks, it seems like something I would never be apart of. Not that I'm against trucks, in fact we have probably borrowed YOUR truck a time or two. However, this is something I may need some adjusting to.

Since Matt is already buying Keith's biz...he really needed a truck to complete the outfit. And so far, so good....I'm actually enjoying riding around in it....driving it on the other hand is a different story! The truck is a good 4 of my Scions and therefore I feel like some dragon on the road among mice. And parking it is something I will never master.

Here is Matt enjoying his new toy... I mean work expense.

shark attack

Fortunately for me, there are brief moments of humor while working in a bookstore. This greatly helps pass the time while shelving books and begging people to join the membership club. Last night was one of those nights.

I was working at the Info desk, as I often do, and we were pretty busy. Actually I was on the phone checking to see that we had a particular book in stock, when a 5 year old girl marched right up to the counter (that she could not see over) and tried to hold an open book into my face. I politely asked the woman on the phone to hold, knowing this should be good. Because when children come to the info desk, it usually is.

The girl was holding a small chapter book for boys about sharks and she loudly declared,

"Do you see what you keep in the children's department!!!???!!!"

While indicating an illustration of a shark biting a scuba diver. I seriously doubt I can give justice to the appaling nature of her voice, but I tried to keep a straight face as I described to her that even though she might find such an image disturbing, some people, {especially boys-yuck} actually enjoyed reading about shark attacks, and that's why we kept it here in the store. I apoligized if the picture frightened her, but showed her an area of the store where she could find something that was more to her liking and interests.

Here is the book that disturbed her so.