Bark for a Cure (woof!)

This morning our little family packed up bright and early to go to Bark for a Cure.

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Stella and I were participating in the walk with my grandma, my  cousin Kynleigh, and their dogs. My grandma was kind enough to supply Stella with plenty of pink gear. 

The Race for the Cure seemed to be a huge success this morning. It is so amazing to see so many people coming out to support such a wonderful cause.  Congratulations to all the survivors, especially to my aunt Shelly Skansen Turner and my best friend Jennifer's mom, Jan Lawmaster. You an inspiration to us all. We love you <3

I hope everyone else has had a wonderful Saturday!

tv addicts

I have recently noticed that since Ty and I have been together, we have gone through A LOT of TV series, most of which have been TV shows that air or have aired on HBO or Showtime. Some of our favorites are Weeds, Dexter, Flight of the Choncords, and True Blood. We also have a major thing for Arrested Development and Northern Exposure, but that is for another post. For two people who don't even have basic cable, the last year really has been characterized by a lot of TV! Recently, our obsession has been Six Feet Under. If you haven't seen this show, I highly recommend it. Allen Ball is a genious. Oh, and we are in love with all things Anthony Michael Hall (except maybe that Gamer movie... don't know what that was all about). My favorite characters are Ruth and David. Anyway, this show is such a perfect blend of dry and dark humor and raw emotion. Watch it... I know you'd love it (You've Got Mail reference anyone? Jennifer?)

I can't wait until Ty gets off work tonight, so we can cuddle up on the couch with the puppies and watch Season 4, Episode 2. What TV shows are you guys into right now? We are going to need some recommendations after this.

(photo courtesy of hbo)

Who has never heard of snow ice cream?!

My wonderful friend, Jennifer often blogs about the miscommunications and general confusions that come from dating someone from another country. (Jennifer is an American living in Europe, and her boyfriend is Polish). These posts are highly hilarious, and I recommend you take a look at them immediately.


Ty and I have never really had these sorts of misunderstandings or cultural barriers, as we were raised (mostly) in the same town. Until today, the biggest shock he had ever given me was that he didn't (and still doesn't, might I add) know who Rhianna is. I mean, I'm pretty sure Jennifer's Polish boyfriend even knows who Rhianna is. Jennifer, am I right?! Well, we still have a LOT of snow here, so today I casually suggested we make snow ice cream. To my shock and utter horror, Ty had no idea what I was talking about. He had never tasted nor heard of it. That depressed me so much that we rushed to the store immediately.


Needless to say, he is hooked, and we are making more tomorrow.