Busy Little Lives

Grad school this semester has been a lot of work. So, here's just a quick recap of our last couple of months. 

First off, we had a  great Christmas and enjoyed having my mom and brother visit. Jared had to work most of the week, but the rest of us got to have some fun. It never fails though, that MJ got sick while they were here. MJ got everything she ever wanted for Christmas with the help of my mom's jam-packed Acadia teeming with presents. The separation definitely caused her to go extremely overboard!

Since Christmas, we've just been treading water trying to keep up with work, school and MJ. We did have a very large snow storm earlier this month that kept even this fearless driver from commuting into work. We made good use of the day and broke out the home brewing kit to start an IPA. It's been fermenting in the basement and we look forward to bottling it soon. 


Jared has competed in a few other races trying to keep motivated for the marathon in May. A few days before his latest race, a 10 mile, he unwisely went running in Vibram Five Finger shoes and had very sore calves. But, he still competed and finished well considering the field was comprised of Road Runners of America Championship competitors.

Dancing and playing tambourine at the DMNS.

Really digging her new tutu and sparkle shoes.

Jared's latest race- a 10 mile.

A rare photo of the two of us- Valentine's Day lunch.

Cooking up some strawberry cake.

Winner of Pretty Pretty Princess

14 inches of snow in about 24 hours. 

Really excited to plant a pansy at the Home & Garden Show.

Looking forward we have just two short months until MJ's 3rd birthday. We can't wait for the weather to warm up so we can start work on our landscaping. And, I can't wait for a break from school!