She's at it again.

I'd like to tell you about my day today.

Everything can be explained in one picture.  Here it is:

Ahhh, productivity.  

Siiike.  

Today was one of 3 full days I had staked out to work on my paper. But this day just got the best of me.  As in, I slept 'til 9 am, watched the Today Show, ate a real breakfast, went to the gym, cleaned, ate again, made some cookies...After all, it is technically my spring break.  I say technically because I've been working at the high school where I intern for the past 2 days because their spring break isn't until April.  When I will "technically" have another spring break.  1/2 spring break + 1/2 spring break ≠ 1 full spring break.

But, on the bright side, graduation is less than 2 months away [squeals with excitement].

Oh and yes, I've struck again and redesigned our blog.  But that was a part of yesterday's procrastination.  

Maybe it's because this was the weather forecast [squeals with excitement again]:

That's all from me.  The weather above calls.  And so does Zoe's Kitchen.  Nothing like a little Greek food on St. Patty's Day.  

Cheerio.

Hello, blog-world, nice to see you again!

I call this post: "things I'm excited about now that comps are over and I am able to redirect my energy towards having a zest for life again".

Thing I'm excited about #1: Reading whatever I want.  On this week's reading list I have Pioneer Woman's new love-story novel and mindless magazines on fashion and useless celeb gossip.  I didn't pick up the Clinical Management of Fluency or my Pediatric Language text all week.  It was beautiful.

Thing I'm excited about #2: Completing #1 on a rainy, gloomy day.  I love rainy days.  Especially the kind that afford you time to stay inside and curl up on the couch to read, nap, or daydream.  I miss the frequent thunderstorm-y afternoons in Florida.

The view from my bedroom window today.  

Thing I'm excited about #3: Time spent with great friends.  Now that I have re-acquired my social life, Aaron and I have been able to spend some quality time going out to lunch, having drinks, and just plain hanging with the friends we are so blessed to have.  And they all seem to still like me after being M.I.A. for the past 2 months.

Thing I'm excited about #4:  Completing #3 with friends who are visiting from out of town.  Megan and Joel came to DC from Ann Arbor, Michigan to visit Megan's family, and we got a chance to visit with them, too!  We had a fun lunch date at Uncle Julio's and got to catch up over some good quesadillas and with even better conversation!  Miss you guys but so glad we had a chance to catch up!

My dear friend Megan and moi.  College buddies.  Or most intense female Florida State football fans ever, if wish to be more accurate.

The Boss Family :)

Thing I'm excited about #5: Our sweet new ride!  After a whirlwind of a week - and to make a long story short - Aaron and I made our first new-car purchase together.  It was certainly a fun experience, and I was proud of our combined negotiation skills!  We said good-bye to my lovely 99' Toyota (Sydney the Solara) to make a sweet deal on our new Hyundai (Sadie the Sonata).

Saying adios to my trusty Solara :(

And hola to our new Sonata!

Interior, for those who are curious.

Sadie must still be said using a lateral lisp, of course.  In honor of the late Sydney the Solara.

And lastly but really first and foremost on the list of things that excite us...

#6:  Our new little niece or nephew!! In July, A.J. and Lianne will be welcoming into the world the newest member of our family.  Yahooooo for babies!!! (well, baby.)  We can't wait to meet our little walnut!!

That's all for now...lot's of fun stuff going on and more to come!  It's good to be back!

♥ ♥ ♥

Can I getta whomp whomp

This fingerprint-y computer, mug, and a stack of papers, books, and binders (not shown to improve morale) has been/will be my life for the next couple of weeks.  Don't be mad at me for not blogging, but I assure you that nothing too terribly exciting is going on in the world of Wilson.  Comprehensive exams in t-minus 2 weeks.

Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day :)

Love, us.

Positively scrumptious.

So the countdown begins.  Three weeks until my BIG TEST for grad school (more affectionately known as comps).  Feel free to start praying now if you haven't already.

But, in other news, I'd like to share, however briefly, about a new recipe I tried recently.  It's not for the faint of heart.

It all began here on Facebook.  

(This is what I get for perusing my news feed...)

Then I switched over to gmail to make this happen right away...  

(I guess considering Hallie's reply, she was feeling much better after wisdom teeth surgery!)

Then we ended up here with this deliciousness...

You must try it.  You must.  I mean my 2 favorite cookies in 1.  Why didn't I think of this??

Better go easy on them though, considering the Girl Scouts are out.  Here's the recipe if you want it:  

http://bunsinmyoven.com/2011/01/19/oreo-stuffed-chocolate-chip-cookies/ 

Enjoy your Friday!

Snow Day!

Well, today is officially a snow day.  A lovely snow storm swooped in yesterday afternoon and left us with about 8" of snow on the ground.  "Thundersnow" was what they called it because there was lightning and thunder at the same time as the snow.  It was pretty cool!

This morning I took Noa out for her morning walk.  The wet, heavy snow caused a lot of our trees and tree branches to relocate themselves, so we had to pave a new trail through the woods in the back.  Fun times with the boogie.

Aaron and I have been stuck inside for the past couple of days as we battle simultaneous sinus infections, so we decided that we would get outside for a little fun and fresh air.

So we built a snowman.

And then played dress-up with him...er...her.

The Floridian snow-woman!  

(Aaron confessed that this snowman is about as white as he would be in a bathing suit right now.)

And the SEMINOLE snowman!

Doing the warchant, of course.  I think our neighbors on the balcony nearby mighta thought we were a little crazy by now.  Probably just jealous gator fans.

And that was our time playing in the snow!  The rest of our time was spent outside shoveling out our cars.  Not all that exciting (although we do have a snow shovel this year to replace our baking sheet!), so you will note the lack of photos.  Thank goodness for neighbor Mike who likes to play with his four-wheeler and snow-plow attachment on days like these.  Took us about 1/3 the time.

Afterwards, we made our traditional walk to Fairfax Corner for a hearty lunch (this time at Uncle Julios!) after some hard work.  We do this because once we shovel our cars we feel extremely possessive of our parking spots and can't bear the thought of leaving them :) :)

That's all from us.  Hope you're staying warm.  We can't wait for a balmy 40 degree day to grace us with its presence.

And to the kids who knocked our snowman down before we returned from lunch:  I hope you sled through my dog's poop. 

Over & Out.

State of the Union

Well, it is a true story that Aaron and I have not had anything too exciting to blog about lately.  Here's the latest and greatest:

Aaron just recently returned from several business trips (one to Omaha, Nebraska and the other to Barcelona, Spain).  I was not envious of the former (because it was a whopping - 4 degrees!!), but the latter sure made me jealous!  School started back up a little too soon for me to join him, so since the start of the new year I've been studying like crazy for my upcoming comprehensive exams.  Which is why the blog posts will be few and far between (unless procrastination gets the best of me).

Tonight, our brains had had enough so we gave ourselves over to watching President Obama's State of the Union address.  It's a must-do as Americans, especially as residents of the DC Metro area!

But, you know, we Wilsons like to keep it interesting and provide our own (slightly sassy) commentary throughout.   And to make it even better, others even joined in via text message.  God bless DVR for allowing us to freeze-frame our TV's in order to get some excellent pictures!  Here's a little peak at how the commentary went:

Me: "Pretty good not to have Nancy Pe-lousy up there!"  (It's true, I can't deny the happiness I feel.  Although she was definitely better at smiling than John Boehner.)

Dad: [via picture text] "Just so you don't get too comfortable."

Me: [via picture text] Rubio knows the best way to get through this.  He's starting early on making big change like the rest of 'em!  And can you handle Bill Nelson's creeper facial expression?  

Dad: [also via picture text, obvi] "Sticky note on the TV to cover up Biden."

Me: After camera pans to an unknown figure...Who is the CEO of Corning, Inc.  and why does he get to be there?  Why can't I go?  'Laura Wilson, GW Graduate Student spending lots of money on higher education'  <-- that would be my title on the TV monitor when they pan over to me, of course."

Aaron: "Fat chance" (or something of that nature).

And then what. do. you. know.

WHO IS DIEGO and why does he get to go!?  Where is S Mountain Comm College?  I'm from right up the road!  Cheaper travel to pay for, I'm sure ($4.80 via metro to be exact, Mr. President.)

Oh, and as if I wasn't having enough fun: then Amanda chimed in [via text message]:  "Ohhhhhh bama!" she says.  "What a pep talk!  You can do ANYTHING in America!  Come on everyone!"

Have I mentioned I love the company I keep.  We're really patriotic, I promise.

Here's proof:

Miss America Pageant 2009 celebration/reenactment.

And, patriotism on a more serious level.  :)

That is all for now.  I hope I was able to make you smile.  And if I just made you mad because of my sarcasm, sorry.  I hope we can still be friends :)

Happy New Year!

Hello all!  It's that time again.  I've redesigned our blog.  Mostly because it's the new year and I was in the mood to make a change... and I like my hair the way it is.  Oh, and I'm attempting to study for my comprehensive exams.  Best time to redesign the blog.  Always.

Anywho,  for New Years Eve this year, Aaron and I met up with some friends in downtown DC to watch the 'Noles ring in the new year in style with a 26-17 win over South Carolina in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl.  Here we are parkin' it at our table at Old Dominion Brewhouse for a few hours.

Aaron ordered a lovely "manly" beverage to celebrate the New Year.  Pinkie up, dahling!

FSU Buddies Katie and David!

At halftime, we played a little Skee Ball.  Everyone's action shot to follow....

The only REAL action shot, the rest were posed.

After the win, Aaron and I made our way home via metro.  Where we were when the clock struck midnight.  How romantic.

And then the next day we took down our Christmas decorations and did a little errand-running and grocery shopping.  Later in the evening, we met back up with Katie and David and Paul and Christina to go to Good Stuff Eatery.  Only to find out it was closed.

But never fear, we ate some yummy pizza at matchbox instead and Paul made it up to us by making Paul-Brownies.  My FAVORITE!

How could I not take a picture of this experience?!

Me with my creeper "I heart Paul-Brownies" smile.

We played a little Settlers of Catan with Aaron's new expansion pack.  And by "a little" I mean it took forev.

And - that - ladies and gentlemen, was our New Years Celebration!  Now we are workin' on gettin' back into the swing of things with work and school.  ONE MORE SEMESTER!  I'm doin' a little dance to Praise the Lord!! :)

Over & Out.