Celebrate

oops. looks like blogging got away from me. 

I really need to find a more productive way to spend my days off instead of binge-watching episodes of Vampire Diaries and HGTV...

maybe next week I will be better. 

anyways

we have had lots to celebrate around these parts lately

mainly, we are just finding excuses to drink mass amounts of champagne

our newest addiction. 

first 

last week we got nearly 10 inches of snow 

needless to say I was not happy about that situation

risked life and limb to get to work to save people's lives [ironic]

but we are celebrating the snow being GONE and welcoming this nearly 70 degree weather! 

praise the lord Spring is right around the corner 

second

Jared and I celebrated our 6th Valentine's Day together!

we had our first date nearly 6 years ago 

[day before Valentine's Day back in 2008 to be exact]

and this year we got to celebrate the first one as husband and wife 

words cannot express how much I truly love this man

third 

we traveled to Raleigh last weekend to celebrate my sweet baby brother turning 21 (officially) 

he was born on Valentine's Day, but we all got together to celebrate on Saturday 

[yes his full name is Michael David Cupid]

we had a fabulous dinner in Durham at g2b gastro pub 

it was a little fancy for mine and Jared's taste but we found things we like 

hamburger and fries always win

after dinner we headed to downtown Raleigh for dancing and drinks 

we went to Neptunes first which is totally not our scene 

it was full of smelly, dirty, dancing, sweaty hippies--of course Michael loves this place 

after one drink there we quickly departed to Calavera, a tequila and empanada bar 

so good. 

speciality margaritas and tequila shots were the perfect ending to a wonderful birthday celebration

hard to believe my younger brother is 21 now...he seriously has grown up so fast 

I am so proud of the man he is becoming and feel lucky to have him as my little brother 

I mean, look at that handsome man. 

fourth 

Maverick was fixed and had his dewclaws removed this week 

we are so happy the surgery went smoothly and he is recovering nicely 

he absolutely hates his cone he has to wear  

he runs into nearly everything in the house

he has knocked over the trashcan roughly 15 times...

Beau is also terrified of the cone too, he will not go near Maverick and runs away from him 

I can't wait for my baby to be all healed and cone-free! 

fifth 

I have had a glorious three days off

doing nothing but relaxing, playing with the dogs, watching tv, drinking wine with co-workers

sadly, the fun must come to an end and I have to work this weekend. 

three days in a row.

when Jared has off.

boo-hoo!

but then we are headed back to Raleigh for a weekend of birthday fun 

celebrating my two very best friends, Caitlin and Layne, turning 25!