Photogenic

My cute niece, Bella, got a hold of my camera last week while we were in California for my grandpa's funeral. She is actually a pretty good photographer. She took countless closeup pictures of me (which I will spare everyone from seeing), and tons of pictures of Sarah with Violet and Josh and also a few pictures of random people... I then asked her to take some pictures of herself. Here are a few...

I told you she's talented.

Grandpa Bus

1924-2010

My grandpa Robert "Buster" Galbraith passed away last week after an excruciating 12 hour heart surgery. He was an incredible man and the best example. I never heard him complain or say a negative thing about anyone. He was always more concerned about other people than himself. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was always joking around with us. His funeral was a sad yet peaceful event. The church was filled with people he loved and who loved him. I am so glad to know that I will see him again one day. I know he's in a better place and that he will be rewarded for the way he lived his life on this earth. I am proud to say he was my grandfather.

Beep Beep

Bobby and I just made our biggest purchase ever last week. I am still feeling a little anxious about it, but we did get a very good deal. We bought a new Toyota Yaris! It gets very good gas mileage, (40+ on the freeway!) and with the Toyota deals going on right now, the new car ended up being cheaper than the certified pre owned car we were looking at. It has ZERO PERCENT INTEREST for 5 years! The only problem is that the car is a manual and I don't know how to drive it yet! I've been practicing a little bit and I always stall when I'm starting out from a stop. It's really stressful. Hopefully I'll be able to learn quickly!

For Brittany A. Barnes

Brittany,

This will waste a few minutes of your time.

I made a second attempt at making cookies last night and boy are they better than the first time!
I found the recipe here and they are quite tasty. Bobby has eaten a few, which is more than I can say about the last batch.


It was Violet's (my adorable, sweet, cuddly niece) baby blessing on Sunday. It was a beautiful blessing! We had a little get together at my sister's house after and she made these darling pom poms. I will make them for some occasion in my life.
Here is an example from Martha Stewart:


Bobby and I went went bowling tonight. He won both games, but it was really fun.
This is him after his first win!

Two Weeks

We've had a lot of fun these first two weeks of marriage.
We went to dinner with friends we haven't seen in MONTHS!
We enjoyed Easter with Bobby's family.
We ate a delicious dinner that my wonderful new sister in law made on Tuesday.
We went on a date last night with two other couples. Because of Bobby's suggestion, the guys saw Clash of the Titans while us girls cried our eyes out in Last Song.
I came home from a long day of work yesterday to the most beautiful bouquet of TULIPS (my favorite flower) and a very cute husband! I'm really loving married life, all two weeks of it.


Bobby's sister Martha gave us her old washer and dryer and we finally picked them up today! Poor Bobby cut his toe and bled all over the floor while we were hooking them up, but we got them up and running. I've been doing our laundry all day and could not be happier.

p.s.

One more thing...
I bought this today with our many gift cards to Williams-Sonoma!

1 Week

We have been married for one blissful week.
I'm also proud to say that I have successfully made two dinners!
Last night I made a breaded chicken with parmesan cheese, basil, parsley and green onions. Tonight I made taco soup. I'm turning into quite the housewife.
We'll see how long this lasts...