... sick = yucky non-fun ...

it's true.
i've been sick the last week 1/2.
and i'm so looking forward to having my life back.
it actually started about a month ago.
but it hit me full force last week.

it started with a sore throat.
losing my voice.
headaches.
chest pain.
plugging of the ears.
then once the painful cough started a day later.
i immediately went to the doctor.
the result?? walking pneumonia!!!
after i was diagnosed.
the chills. fever. cold sweats. fatigue. etc. all started.
and i was stuck in bed for a few days.

i'm starting to feel a whole lot better.
the only thing i'm really dealing with is chest pain.
when i do things such as running an errand, cleaning the house, etc.
i start to feel pressure on my chest. my throat flares up. and i get super duper tired and sweaty. blech.
for me - this sucks!
i keep wanting to get things done and do my normal life stuff.
but then i get a speech from daniel on how i'm trying to do too much.
bummer.

i attempted singing the other night while at home.
yeahhh.... not a good idea.
my heart started beating fast and my chest pain made a ridiculous return.
so i'm not going to sing for a bit and wait til this all passes.
(for those that know me. i sing on a regular basis).

anyways.
i'm getting better.
and i'm believing for a much quicker recovery. :)
of course.
i couldn't do a post without pictures.

(i did a lot of sleeping this last week. daniel graciously documented the event. check out the no makeup!! heh).

my lamp got booted to the floor to make room for the vaporizer and my lil' pharmacy.

thats right. i watched i love lucy and the waltons while in bed!!!

... daniel is twenty-two!!!! ...

i am SOOOO behind on blogging.
so sorry.

daniel had a birthday party last week.
a surprise party, actually.
but with a twist.

i planned a dinner with daniels favorite foods.
and invited some very close friends/family to be our guests.
i called the guests a week ahead of time and informed them on the festivities.
then did my shopping for daniels gift and for the food while he was out of town.
he had NO idea.

i started cooking that day and he was still clueless. :)
he thought we were having dinner with our best friends, sean & vanessa.
i made stuffed mushrooms, stuffing, green bean casserole and had a big crown roast pork in the oven. :)
again... daniel had no idea why i was cooking a ton of food.
i guess thats one good thing out of having a husband whom is so non-observant.
we even had a friend sneak over some food. he dropped off a bag of goodies at the door while daniel was sitting in the living room - and he didn't even notice.

the twist was.
instead of me taking him out and coming home to "surprise!"
our doorbell kept ringing after 7pm.
he was so confused in the beginning on why people kept showing up.
then i told him.
"they're here for you!!! surprise!!! happy birthday!!!"
he freaked out!!!
it was amazing.

here's some pics from the great night of good food and good friends.
thanks to those who brought the other side dishes, drinks, cake and ice cream. :)
we love you all and are so glad to have friends/family like you to share our special days with.










vanessa and sean got the cake. :)
(it's his new nickname. heheh).

... daniel and i ...

appreciate humor like this... :)

... click happy ...

i'm getting that feelin again.
i need to take pictures.
and pronto. :)

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give us a call.

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our blog has a new look.
hope you enjoy!!

... "top o' the mornin to ya lassie" ...

the decision is final.
and daniel and i are so incredibly excited.
our one year anniversary trip will be to... dublin ireland!!!
we'll be taking a few tours there... including a photography tour. :)
our tour guide will be a professional photographer that will be taking us to some photo hot spots and giving tips on how to take some sweet photos.
yeah.... needless to say... we're pretty stoked about that one.

it'll be nice to check out some of daniels roots there.
aaaaand it doesn't end there!!!
two of my dear friends live in germany at the moment.
not only are they good friends of mine... they are married and an amazing couple!!!
i've been friends with them both since high school.
i haven't seen them in a few years. at least three.
they were planning on doing a dublin trip this year anyways...
so we're gonna plan on meeting up and spending some time with them there.

all i can say at this point is... AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!
we are very blessed.
(oh yeah. so the baby plans. have obviously been put on hold... probably for a few years now).

i can't wait til we can post pictures that we ourselves have taken of ireland.
seven months... and counting. :)
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... it's about that time!!! ...

so.
it's already almost that time!!!
daniel and i are coming upon our halfway mark to our one anniversary!!!
it seems like i was walking down the aisle last week!!!

our one year anniversary trip plans have started.
we've been researching different locations.
italy. greece. ireland. prague. and of course, our beloved japan.

we're still making our decision.
and we're hoping to finalize the plans in the next couple months.
but i think we've narrowed it down to one of two locations.
1. a return trip to tokyo/kyoto (of course).
2. ireland (to daniels roots).

where do you think we should go??
i have a feeling ireland is gonna be the choice.
we shall see. :)

i'm giddy thinking about it all!!
the plan is to leave a couple weeks into september.
my bff/cousin/matron of honor is due with her first child around our anniversary.
and we definitely DO NOT want to miss that occassion!! :)
so exciting!!!

will it be...
tokyo??

OR
... ireland??

... m&mmmmmm goodness ...

first off... if you want to make me genuinely happy.
just give me a bag of peanut and/or almond m&m's... i LUUUUUURVE em!
stephy is a fan as well.

stephy and i are also pretty big fans of the recent m&m commercials.
they crack us up every time we watch em.
and we talk of how we want to be an m&m. heh.

soooo... naturally - i was completely thrilled to pieces when i saw these two pictures in my inbox from steph.
it totally made my day!!!!!

i love the detail steph did of my everyday white eyeshadow, camera and totem pole in what appears to look like japan! :)

and steph made herself in good ol' cali with her guitar.

we also joke around at how if we could be a color... i'd be hot pink and she'd be pale pink.
i love it!!!