away we go.. November 11, 2009

Watched a movie last night called Away We Go. It was amazing..the story is all about a couple that is expecting their first baby and they don’t know where to live. They want to find the best place to start their family. The whole movie is their trip/adventure to find their special spot. I loved it so much. Highly recommend it.
I really hope I’m not living in Oxford or even Ohio when Alex and I have a baby. I want to live somewhere else. My top places are Washington state, anywhere in Canada, the Carolinas, or Colorado. This is way down the road..but it’s important to me because I don’t really like this place. The only thing at all that keeps me here is my family. That’s it. If it wasn’t for them I would have moved somewhere else ages ago. I hope they move too when/if we move.
Well I’m off to the gym for a bit! Enjoy your day..and if you’re a veteran or currently serving in the military–thank you!

EB

grandparents are a tough act to follow.. November 10, 2009

As expected, yesterday was great! We got our MAC at the bookstore on Campus…dropped it off at home and headed to Richmond. We ate at my favorite restaurant, Little Sheba’s. It’s even more special now, because we got married right down the street. After lunch we decided to peruse the mall. (Alex & I were both needing gym shorts) We found some nice ones; and Alex got some awesome work boots that look so good on him. We both got a new pair of tennis shoes too but mine had to be ordered because they didn’t have my size. I hate having big feet. haha
We got back home and played with the Mac for a second before heading to the rec center. We ran for a while and then got a basketball out. Oh my…it was sooo much fun! I haven’t really played basketball at all in ages. It feels so awkward when you haven’t played in a while..but we did alright. We played a game of Pig before playing one-on-one. I was sinking “NBA style” 3’s for a bit—as Alex put it. haha! Mostly it was just fun because I love basketball and never get to play anymore. I hope to play a lot more in the future. I love being married to someone who is so fun! We laughed the entire time

Today entails lots of laundry and errands. We ran out of a lot of things around the house…including contact solution…ouch! I’m hoping to get a ton of stuff done today and we might start painting a couple of rooms next week.  Alex was able to get Sunday off so we are for sure driving to Tennessee on Saturday! We’re really excited! Johnny & Olga (his grandparents) are the most loving, affectionate, and genuinely great people ever. They are so interesting! Both are from Russia. Johnny was a professional basketball player…I want to say he played for the 76ers? before they became that. Not positive about that one. He was also a teacher (and at one time a principle) for years. They lived in New York for most of that time I think before moving to Tennessee. Olga was the assistant to Ann Klein I believe. They are both so neat! Johnny is in his 80’s and can golf at or under his age. That’s amazing I think. He brought out a lot of good in my golf game the last time we visited. Well as you can tell I’m obviously in love with them and can’t wait to visit!

I’ll let you know soon what team it was that Johnny played for because I don’t know if that’s right. Or if it was Ann Klein that Olga worked for in the end it doesn’t matter..I just find them fascinating. I just love that they love Alex and their daughters so much.

The Big MAC day! November 9, 2009

Picking up our Mac Book Pro today!! Very exciting! Then heading out with Alex to hike/snap pictures for a while..then who knows what we’ll do.

More later!! :-]

snuggly sunday November 8, 2009

I woke up today as Alex was getting ready to leave for work. He put Bug (our chihuahua puppy) in bed with me. She snuggled under my chin and Harper (the pit bull) was sleeping by my legs. I felt so happy Nothing like feeling so loved by your doggies and getting lots of goodbye kisses from your man all at the same time..
Yesterday we went to Chris & Neil’s (in-law’s) house for dinner. We had ‘city chicken’ which was pork on a stick that is supposed to be like a drumstick of chicken. Everyone had their theories of why it’s called city chicken..I think it’s just because a drumstick of pork is slightly more classy than a drumstick of chicken. We’re talking about going to visit Alex’s grandparents next weekend. I hope we can go because I love them so much and we never get to see them. Alex’s birthday is a week from today. He’s going to be 27!! Wow! :-p I love him so much. I need to come up with something special for him..
Here in a bit I’m going to drive up to Eaton & visit my family. I wish I could see them more often. We don’t live very far away but it’s not an easy drive (or a cheap one). I’m going to bring my camera and take some pictures of my sister and their dogs. Should be a nice relaxing day!

tootles!

saturday morning November 7, 2009

I haven’t been sleeping well. I can’t figure out if it’s my pillow or my dreams. I feel rested when I wake up..but sore. The main problem is that I wake up a lot and feel restless. This morning I woke up and made breakfast for Alex. It was yummy. I watched a movie this morning with the dogs and now I’m starting my day. I’m thinking about going to the gym this morning before I do anything else..but I will probably wait til this evening.

Balcony uptown is getting tore down–today they are having bands play from noon til…night? I don’t know. My friend Bruce told me about it. I didn’t even know they were closing. Alex’s Dad’s friend used to own the bar downstairs..Ozzie’s. I never knew him or the bar..but it sounds like it was a great place and he was a really cool guy.

I need to read a good book. We just bought a bunch from the Valley Thrift in Hamilton. Oh.. and I got a bicycle for $9 bucks. It’s so cute Has a basket on the front and everything. I think I’m going to paint it white maybe..and get a tan seat. The seat on it right now is comfy but super used/ghetto looking. I’m hoping it turns out to be a good bike. I also got a camera bag for .99 cents. We already have a few but this one is nice and big enough for all of our lenses + the camera. yay!

more later..

blogging is hard November 6, 2009

I have the hardest time writing blogs. I wait too long to write, and then I have too much to write about. I guess I’ll just try to channel all of my topics into one semi-interesting post. Here it goes..

As you know, I got married in September. There’s not much to say about it…it was the perfect day. Everything worked out great and we’ve been pretty busy with ‘life’ ever since. We’ve lived together for some time now so there wasn’t anything to get used to. I love our life together though and luckily I’m married to my best friend so things are rarely dull. We spend most of our free time doing what we love. Lately we’ve been spending most of that time with our camera. Photography has been a hobby for both of us our whole lives but we are venturing towards making it into a business. I find myself getting bored with jobs easily. I think if I was doing something I actually enjoy then I would be much more happy with my work. It’s going to take a while to get things off the ground. I have lots more work to do experimenting with different lenses, editing, etc. Right now I’m obsessed with macro. I’ll have to post some of my favorites later.
Alex & I recently got memberships at the Rec center on campus. We got an awesome deal since Alex is full time staff for the University. We just started going the other day and it’s been really nice. I’m so out of shape though! When I was working at L.A. Fitness I was getting to be nice and healthy. As in…could run a pretty fair distance with out dying …and..could do most work outs comfortably with out any strain. Anyways…just in the last two nights I’ve just walked around the track and ran. No weights or anything. Last night I ran a little over a mile..and felt pretty good. It makes me sad that at one time in my life that was a warm up for track practice. :-p I must say though, it’s only been a couple of days but I’m already hooked. It feels so good to be active.
Some of you know that I have a slight obsession with animals. (especially my doggies) …at one point recently we were up to three. We’ve had Harper (the pit bull mix) for quite some time now and she is our baby. Then we got Maya, the lab. She was the prettiest dog ever…and very sweet but we couldn’t get her to open up with us. She was finally starting to come around though …but my parents loved her and asked if they could have her. She has some sort of obsession with my brother, Eli too. Next came Bug. My little tiny butt. haha She is a 2.5 pound chihuahua puppy. Pure fireball/snuggle bug. I love them so much! I’m soo happy that Maya is so happy with my family (parents house). She’s like a new dog!
Today looks like lots of cleaning ahead so I’d better get on it. Maybe I’ll finish quickly and get to take Harper for a walk/snap some pics in the woods. I’m going to try hard to write regularly with this because it’s soo hard to know what to write about when I have to cover alll the bases. Thanks for reading

mrs. bufler <3