AJ in her birthday hat! And Justin enjoying the birthday cocktail.
I haven't forgotten! It's Feb 15th and I am blogging again- spectacular. What a full-on weekend we just finished. Well, maybe every weekend just seems that way. We had lots of amazing food with good friends this weekend- man we really do eat well; steak salad with all my favorite veggies, tarts, bread, wine, homemade pasta, pancakes, fruit pizza, & coffee-- delicious (not all in 1 meal, that's disgusting)!
Justin & I had our flat to ourselves this weekend- and I'm loving it. We didn't do dishes until Monday morning. And that was only b/c we were out of cooking utensils and bowls. Okay maybe that is disguisting. But I told Justin this weekend that maybe I do want to have a place for just us. Becasue there is a lot of responsibilty that you take on when you live with other people. It's rude to not do the dishes right away. I can't make noise in the kitchen whenever I want. I can't run the hot water when I want. I have 3 extra schedules to work around. I should do my chores each week b/c other people live here.
And then Justin reminded me that we don't have a lot of responsibility because we live with other people. We only have to make dinner 1-2 nights a week. We don't have to do all the dishes. And we only have 1 chore.
The trade-offs of life.
My boss and his wife came over for dinner this weekend and we really, really enjoyed their company. They have shared their home with more family than lives on my whole country block at home (seriously that's a lot). They still share their home with family. At one time this year their new baby grandson and elderly Mum lived in their home with them. I mean; lived in their home. Liked moved in. And that doesn't count the whole other family who lives upstairs. And I'm sure they don't get to do everything when they want to do it.
I really don't know what the future holds as far as our living situation. But I can tell you this; you don't get whatever you want even when you get whatever you want.
Off to work. Even though I kinda don't want to work today. - Lacey
Justin as smegel :) 
welli! 
looking a lil funny- but 2 hours & 7 minutes later- finishing my 1st half marathon!!! 
Italian food is always a good time!
Rockband- I was pretty bad- Lib you would have been proud though.
Shiana & Lace
Manna & Peter
Justin & Aaron- engineer nerds, I mean friends. 
Jamie is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If only you could see Boof's blue shoes!
