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I got up with M this morning for an early morning Starbucks date. Because M and I spent the weekend in Joshua Tree this past weekend, we're celebrating Valentine's day together next weekend here. I have the tent set up and some festive decorations set up all over the apartment.
Image credit.
It's still dark outside now, so that means that I get to go back to bed!
Have a lovely, romantic day!
[I really love that man standing next to me!]
The photo above was taken at an engagement shoot that a friend, Christy, and her husband did for us. I remember feeling so awkward in front of the camera. Can you tell by looking at the picture? Probably not at all, because Christy did such a great job at making me feel comfortable. I haven't pressured her for the photos since I know she has more pressing matters in her life. She has been really good about sending me photos every once and awhile with images from the shoot. She said that the next time I see her she'll give me a CD with all the photos. I'm so excited. I can't even remember what we wore or where we went, so it will be a nice surprise!
Christy and her husband are so cute when they shooting together. She's great at making people feel comfortable and getting their personality to shine. Her husband is the genius behind the camera. Christy also takes great photos with her own camera. She and her husband offered to let me join them on their next engagement shoot to practice taking photos with my camera. Christy knows that I really love photography and that I want to learn to be a better photographer. They're going to give me tips and pointers throught the shoot. I'm BEYOND EXCITED! It will definitely help me to cross off #16 from my list!
Excited and nervous. I think I will need to read my camera manual to brush up on all the features and buttons. (In all honesty, I only know what about 1/3 of them do!)
M was nice enough to let me go grocery shopping from his kitchen cupboards while I was there over this past weekend. Like I said before, I am trying to live off of the food that I already have in my cupboards and see if I can go without buying anything between now and when I have saved up and paid for my last quarter of tuition. M gave me some mayonnaise to go with the cans of tuna that I already have and some jelly to go with the jar of peanut butter and bread that I have. He even gave me some extra peanut butter just in case! Among the bag full of items are soup mix, cereal, candy, chocolate covered cherries and oranges just to name a few.
While I still have a lot of food in my cupboards, I was able to add a little variety to my current selection. I am pretty sure that I will not have to buy any groceries for at least a few weeks. I have some soy milk that will last me through the end of February, but my regular milk is almost empty and it expires on Sunday. It will be hard to go without milk. At least I have soy milk for my morning cereal!
I have pretty much eaten all of the fresh vegetables that I own. In regards to fruit, I only have a few apples and two oranges left. These probably wont last more than a week. Other than that, I have some frozen vegetables in my freezer. I hate frozen vegetables, but I can't really be picky right now. Food is food.
M and I had an early morning breakfast date together at Starbucks this morning. It reminded me of old times. After breakfast, I was able to get some planning done for teaching this week.
Today is going to be a busy day. I need to:
It's Tuesday and it feels like Monday. That always means it's going to be a good week!
Unless I randomly stumble upon a winning lottery ticket, this year's Valentine's Day is going to have to be on a budget of $0.00, so I have to start planning it now if I want it to be a good one.
Here is what I do know, I will need to use things that I already have and own. I still have the neon signs, decorations and fondue set from a couple of years ago, so I will definitely use those! Lucky for me, there is also an unopened bottle of champagne in my refrigerator (hopefully it doesn't go bad because it's been in there for a VERY LONG time!) I also have this tent in the back of my closet and these cute little cards in a drawer. Perhaps I can also combine elements from some our favorite memories together, like the scavenger hunt I did for his birthday or the proposal. I also have plenty of different kinds of paper, a collection of cards and notes, many different pens ands markers, stamps and stickers and other art supplies available at home. And through school, I have access to di-cuts and other fun things that I can use. I'll be sure to keep you updated as I plan a special day for us!
I start my student teaching today as well as my own graduate classes. One quarter of straight A's (and one A+) down, two more to go! Thankfully I don't have 7 classes like last quarter! This time it is only 4, but I heard that I have a ~100 page teaching portfolio to do this quarter!
This is the last photo that M and I took in 2010:
On my to-do list today:
Merry Christmas from M, Spunky and me to you and your family!
This is the photo M and I used for our Christmas cards this year: 
There was no way I was going to put Spunky through this again, but this photo is just too good not to post again.
Of course, no Christmas is not complete without this song:
M and I went to the lighting ceremony for The Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn in Riverside. M got these photos with my little point-and-shoot.
Unfortunately, there were too many people to walk around and enjoy it all. I'm hoping to make it back there again this year with M to walk around and explore like old times.
I spent all last week cooking and hanging out with M's family. It was great, except I didn't remember to take any photos of the food and I don't have a single photo of M and me. [I even brought out my nice camera to practice my photography!] I really have to remember to hand my camera to other people to get some photos of us. I have photos of everyone else and group photos that we're both in, but no photos of just the two of us. It's pretty sad actually, especially considering the fact that there are over 100 photos taken with my camera!
Of all the photos I took, this has to be my favorite. Aren't those two just adorable?! This next photo of M and his god-daughter is a second favorite:
On a sad note, I let the little boy pictured above play a game on my laptop. Some how he managed to ruin a couple of rows a pixels across my computer screen when I wasn't looking! I know that this laptop isn't going to last forever, but I was really hoping to have it last me through the teaching credential program!
M, Lex and I all went to The Grove last night for the tree lighting ceremony. We didn't get there early enough to all get great seats. (Although, Lex and I were able to sneak in to get right up next to the stage! We ended up giving up because M wasn't with us.)
I love the way it looks like Santa is flying past the Christmas tree on his sleigh!