it's been so long.

seriously, i used to post about david so often that i added a label for him {see below}. it's been too long! our cute little david's single, crush, debuted at #2 on the billboard charts this week! i like it. kind of more poppy than i usually like... but let's be serious, i love the kid. he could sing anything and i would love it.

finished... finally.

So I finally finished Breaking Dawn. Most of you probably read it the week it came out and this is old news to you, but I really want to know what everyone thought of it. Come visit the reading blog & post your thoughts!

dietary restrictions.

Today I thought I would give you a glimpse into the kitchen of Sean and Ariel. First of all, let me say that I love trying new foods. I love Mexican, American, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Greek, Japanese and on and on. I'm not a great cook, but I like to try new recipes. Now. Sean. Sometimes cooking for the two of us gets a little tricky. Here are some of Sean's self proclaimed dietary restrictions:

- no visible onions, peppers, tomatoes {ironically, he will eat taco soup... so long as all ingredients are chopped so finely that you can't see them}.
- no spaghetti sauce, spinach, lemon, lime, seafood, cucumbers, cilantro, asparagus, oranges, sausage, squash, avacados.
- no leftovers.
- no fruit in dinner-foods {pizza, salads, etc.}.
- no "healthy stuff" {low fat sour cream, light hot dogs, wheat bread/pasta/tortillas, non-sugar cereals}.
- nothing too spicy.
- no green/lima/kidney/garbonzo/black beans {pinto only}.
- no fruity desserts {chocolate only}.
- no salad dressing other than ranch.
- no rice as a side {unless it's from a restaurant}.

As you can see, this slightly hinders my ability to try out new, exciting recipes {unless I want to eat it all by myself and then regret the whole thing}! Usually when I decide to make something new, I can just assume that Sean will be making grilled cheese for himself. Anyway... I still love him {of course!!}. Even if he is set in his bland food ways :) And there is some good news. He does like SOME foods {pizza. hamburgers. meat & potatoes. grilled cheese. watermelon. turkey sandwiches. broccoli. vanilla pudding. alfredo. steak. corn. lasagne.}.

happy happy bday.

to my lovely mother.

i hope you have a wonderful day. i can't wait for you to open your present on sunday :)

{have some cake}

camping gear.

This weekend we are going camping, so we decided it was finally time to buy a tent and sleeping bags! hooray! Sean and I went shopping last night for some camping gear. My selections were all based on cute-ness. Sean kept asking questions like, "what temperature will those sleeping bags keep you warm in?" and "Ariel... do you really want a 2 man tent just because it's the cutest one...?". And speaking of 2 man tents... they should call those 2 midget tents. or 2 children tents. Because there is no way that 2 men are sleeping comfortably in one of those. Anyway... luckily we found a cute orange tent {4 man} that we agreed on. Last night I was so excited that I made Sean put up the tent in the backyard the second we got home. I wanted to hang out in it all night, but he wasn't as excited about it. Here she is, our first tent. Isn't she a beauty?