Lessons Learned

... from the Capitals hockey game in DC:
1) Make sure to update your GPS regularly
    So that you don't have to miss the 3 turns she is telling you to make while you are on a straightaway through a tunnel UNDER all the roads you are supposed to be turning on. Recalculating.
2) Leave earlier
    We may have made it to the game JUST in time, but had to pay $27 to get into the closest parking garage we could find. It was also scary because they double parked everyone in and made you leave your keys in the car. Needless to say leaving that garage was a mess.
3) Take the metro
    And make sure to check the metro maintenance schedule before deciding to take it. Friends at the game did not check and they ended up getting let out of the metro at the last stop far from the verizon center and having to find a bus to get them the rest of the way there. We drove them back to their car after the game because they had no idea where to go to catch the metro again.
4) Get an end seat in your section in the verizon center
    I think I'd rather stand up to let people in 10 times over having to be the one to try and squeeze by everyone to get in and out of my seat. We were up in the 400 level which was a great view of the ice, but we sat in the middle of a row, and to squeeze through to your seat there is literally like 5 inches of room to scoot along (plus a dramatic incline from row to row) to get into a row when other people stand to let you in. All I could think was that drunk people must fall over onto the crowd below them regularly. We also saw a very elderly man having to be escorted by two younger men balancing him on each side to keep him from falling over while scooting through. It really is like walking a tight-rope!
5) Make a night of it
    Best idea would be to just stay in a nearby hotel. Coming from Southern Maryland, the drive there takes the same amount of time as the length of the game. Would have been nice to get there early, stay in a hotel, walk to the verizon center, and be able to drink and walk back afterwards. Would have to choose our hotel carefully though as I do not think it is in the best area- but at least at game-time the streets were packed with Caps fans.

I leave you with my latest fav song: Blink 182, 'After Midnight,' off their new CD...

I can’t get my feet up off the edge
I kinda like the little rush you get
when you’re standing close to death
and you’re driving me crazy
Hold on as we crash into the earth
a bit of pain will help you suffer when you’re hurt, for real
when you’re driving me crazy

From your lips, the word’s a robbery
Do you grin inside? You’re killing me
All along we talked of forever
I kinda think that we won’t get better
it’s the longest start, the end’s not too far away
did you know? I’m here to stay

We’ll stagger home after midnight
sleep arm in arm in the stairwell
We’ll fall apart on the weekends
these nights go on and on and on

Gone and Back Again...

Hi world... if there is anyone left who has not given up on me. One thing that annoys me about other bloggers is when they take long breaks from updating their site. I feel like if I am bored and want to stalk you, you better have some good and up-to-date content there for me to read! But since I can't seem to get a steady flow going myself (hello 6 month break!), I guess I should really be admiring that pretty much everyone else is way better at this than me.

Back to the Basics

What is this blog for? To document David and I's engagement and love story- including getting prepared for our wedding- and in the future hopefully sharing stories about becoming parents!
Why document and share in a blog? Because sometimes I feel so far away from a lot of my family and friends in Baltimore, and around the US- New Jersey, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, and Florida!
What do I want to blog about? My interests or significant events including: holidays, daily thoughts, pretty things I find in nature, my Cake, wedding planning, fitness, food and recipes, and hopefully condo makeovers if I ever get around to it.
When am I going to set aside time to blog? Hopefully at least once a week. Since I live by my planner I am going to have to make note of  it to make sure I do it until I can get the hang of it. Could be more or less depending on how busy I am at home and work, or if I'm on vacation.

So I'll stop boring you with my blog self pep talk and show some pics of the last 6-7 months in review!

May

Exploring the thrill of the gun range (never ever thought I would enjoy such a thing).

June

Me and Jules!

Her and AJ's wedding pictures are seriously so pretty, a classy southern style wedding at Sotterly.

Girls weekend in OC!

My first vacation to the FL Keys! David's parent's house was amazing, it will definitely be a yearly trip.

Dancing with all the local Jimmy Buffet's in the Keys :)

July

Taking Back Sunday concert in Baltimore- one of the most fun concerts ever- and so happy to go out with my sister and brother!

August

**Reserved the wedding date and bought my wedding dress!!!! ** No pics of course, but you can see overall wedding inspiration on my pinterest wedding board!

September

More beautiful weddings! We had David's cousin Brandon get married in VA, and our friends Alexandra and Matt... I LOVE her picture with the balloons!

October

No halloween this year for us (we were both sick), but we did celebrate the month with... another wedding! Another two great friends, Catie and Vince, that I have met here in Sounthern Maryland. They did an awesome purple and orange and black color scheme which worked perfect for being so close to Halloween.

Being sick didn't stop us from trying to have a great time at the local wedding! David stole the top hat and cane from one of the groomsmen. Of course he would then be innapropriate with the use of the cane all night.  Being sick did stop us however from a Halloween party in Baltimore the next day :(

Well that is not nearly everything, but about sums it up. I don't think you want to know all the details about the hours and hours of netflix or hours of working (or hours on pinterest) that took up probably the other 90% of my last 6 months! All I can say is... Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, Workaholics = Love, Love, Love