Oh Joy!

best. gift. ever.

Over the weekend, hubby threw me a surprise early birthday party to celebrate my upcoming 30th birthday next week. When I showed up to the restaurant and shocked to a see a bunch of my favorite people there, he pointed to my place setting which had THE bird vase from Saipua in Brooklyn! I have been in love with that birdy forever, and when Sarah blogged that she was selling them, I contacted her to try and buy one but it turns out they were all sold. The last one she sold went to my husband who had already been in touch with her to buy it for me. See noted bird above filled with an arrangement by a local Philly florist...{Thanks to my amazing husband and Sarah for the awesome covert operation!}
Best gift ever.

Happy Birthday Bob!

Happy Birthday Husband-to-Be! Here's my (now annual) kitchy custom wrapping paper for Bob's gift this year. Those of you who've been reading my blog since way back last year may remember last year's paper. This year, it says multiple statements like, "Bob can sing real good.", "Bob is a smart guy.", "Bob likes watches." "And I get to marry him. Happy Birthday Bob!"...etc...the grammar may be off, but he'll get the idea. It doesn't help that I made this after two glasses of wine!

happy friday...

Happy Friday Folks! I needed a new Spring makeover, thus the slight change to my header above...a more subtle Oh Joy, if you will... {check out my blog header archive here...}

This Friday, I am taking part in Hula Seventy and Poppy Talk's Photobooth Friday. Today, I leave you with this image of me and my soon-to-be husband...10 years ago. Yes, TEN years ago...we look really young and really tan for some reason. This is the summer we started dating. It was supposed to be a summer fling because he was leaving for college in the Fall. Who knew 10 years later we'd be getting married....

Here's to enjoying all the little surprises life has to offer you this weekend....

I Heart Bob...

...my valentine of 9 years...

Here's a polaroid of us from the Target Hampton's Party a couple years ago...I love this picture even though my eyes are almost closed...4 glasses of free wine will do that to you (or me, actually). Check out the cool graphics on the wall in the back designed by David Stark and Avi Adler...

I Heart Bob (multiple times over)

I just came across this photo that I just had to share with you all. Here is a photo of the pure craziness of wrapping paper I made for Bob's bday presents earlier this year. Totally campy & 80's style...he sure did pick up on the message I was trying to convey!

10 Reasons I Love Bob

10. Nine years ago, he asked me out on a date...even after Jim said I was bossy.

09. Most people complain about their job...they hate their boss, they hate what they do, they're not getting paid enough. Bob works 80-100 hours a week yet he hardly ever complains. He actually loves what he does.

08. Bob lives the baller lifestyle without the baller wallet yet he can be reasonable when reason is needed. That is why we are a good match...I lack reason.

07. Bob is a sophisticated dork. He has taught me to appreciate the finer things in life...like expensive earphones, flash memory, Belgian beer, and the difference between a merlot and a pinot noir.

06. He loves cats. And he's totally straight.

05. He is the disciplinarian of the household. The cats know who's boss.

04. Bob likes Thai food. (Or at least he pretends to so that I'll keep him around.)

03. He knows what's going on in my head before I know it myself. Just a few days before he proposed to me, I saw a picture of a bomb ass engagement ring in a magazine. I dog-earred the page for "future" reference..and hid the magazine at the bottom of the pile so he wouldn't see it and freak out. But, three days later--when he proposed, he gave me the very same ring I had dog-earred in the magazine. AND, he had purchased it three weeks prior...before I even knew it existed!

02. He is very good at random surprises. One morning (after being post-call and working 36 hours), he came home and made me Eggs Benedict before I even woke up.

01. He knows how crazy I can be, yet he wants to marry me anyway.

You Want to Marry ME?

Today is the ONE MONTH anniversary of being engaged. ( Don't worry, I will not bring this up EVERY month, but one month is a nice little landmark to celebrate!) Just one month ago, we were on vacation in Newport, Rhode Island and I got the surprise of a lifetime when Bob proposed to me on an expanse of rocks by the Atlantic Ocean. After tears of happiness and shock (and after saying YES!), I responding with, "You want to marry ME?" Yes, he does. Queen Dork has found her King after all.

So, here is an ode to being engaged to the love of my life...and today I feel justified to obnoxiously show off my BOMB ASS ring & my BOMB ASS fiancé. (Bomb ass = very very good)