life in grainy pictures...

I know that I did a post of cell phone pictures awhile back, but I can't recall the last time... since I hadn't uploaded pictures from my phone since July, I'm going to assume that it's been longer than that. So I thought it was about time.

First up, I texted this to Carson one night just before bed (sorry about no makeup) this summer... he hates the nightguard I have to wear because it's big and gross so I sent a picture because I'm mean. 

Here's a picture from our girl's night back in July: Izzy, me, Rach, Steph

A painting I did as a gift for Carson's mom's birthday

On the way to the airport after Carson broke his foot

Picture Carson texted from work when he was crippled and just sat in an office

The mail waiting for me after I returned from three weeks away (Naches, Olympia, Pennsylvania)
We NEVER get that much mail in a normal three weeks.

Turquoise nails

Teaching Rach how to sew buttons. A proud moment.

Ah, summer school!

...what we do during movies. I WOULD say that I took a picture of the board because I won, but that's so unlikely.

We got a dog! Okay, no. But she was super sweet and I would have kept her.

First day of Theology

We wore jackets on a cold and rainy day in AUGUST. 

Looks like a lonely party, but the rest of the people were just out of the picture

Fishtail braid first attempt... can't figure out how to keep my thick hair in it!

Winking owl 

It was a sewing weekend...

So I organized our cupboards and discovered that we overbuy salt. We might still have these in 25 years... 

Rach and I in class (on break)

The day I got my nose pierced

This was at 8:30 on a Thursday. Yep, he's really asleep... looks like he's trying that planking trend though.

Three days after I got my nose pierced, we were on retreat and I forgot about it and pulled it out with a towel and couldn't figure out how to screw it back in... so I used a regular stud. I was nicknamed "Diva" because of this stud.

Cleaning the church... I guess I just document everything

This was NOT our favorite Writing Class book so we're not sure why there's a movie, but we texted it to Emily anyway.

Joey the goat

Happy Reformation Day (Oct 31)

It's an owl... (I know... it doesn't look like an owl...)

Our wedding video came in the mail! (and I look five years old)

Molly's German Chocolate Cake that I was so worried about and turned out fine!

Texted to me from Carson's phone. What a stud.

My second Halloween costume. 1/3 Three Blind Mice

I won a giveaway from here and LOVE the cards!

Carson loves the perks of working at a supplement store...free or super cheap stuff!

I just love him.

Trying to get a decent picture of my nose ring.

What I was doing when I should have been taking notes in Sys Theo...

My first cold of the season

The Un-Surprise Party

Rachel's birthday was two weeks ago. 

Unfortunately, this has been a busy month, so we were unable to give her the surprise party we'd hoped. 

And then she made plans for the day we intended. 

So we told her about her surprise party and told her to plan on Sunday. 

The Reilly Building (minus one) met at the Hughes' pool for a party for Rachel. 

The only surprise was Dairy Queen ice cream cake - her favorite. 

Even without the big "surprise!" moment, the day was fun. Hot and sunny, just as it should have been for a pool party.

first anniversary

We have completed one year of marriage. Um, wow. 

We spent one night in a hotel downtown... it was easier + less travel time than going somewhere. Plus, we live in a really great place. 

We got this card from the Kipes... several people remembered our day and sent us cards! Thank you!

We went for a little stroll

Walking downtown from our hotel.
Right above my head, the top corner room, was where we stayed.

 We saw wildlife.

This is a Marmot. I'd never seen one before.

 We visited Spokane Falls.

You can tell he wanted me to take this picture...or not.

Powerful.

 We were excited to find that SPRING has come to Spokane at last! 

Ps - yes, it was warm enough to wear that dress. It was really hot!

 We enjoyed Carson's gift

(A preface: we decided to give each other "paper" gifts since it's our paper anniversary)

He got tickets to Wicked

Before the show

Not actually my picture. I google-imaged pictures of Wicked.

 After the show we walked through the park back to our hotel

Oh, and we stopped at a store to get random food. This guy came back with us. 

It turned out that we had neither fridge nor microwave so his life ended in the garbage. 

On another note, this wasn't mine. I don't like frozen burritos so much.

The next day we browsed shops downtown and then went to a pizza place for lunch. 

I suggested a self-timer picture. 

He wouldn't scoot over for me to get in.

We look like babies in this one.

Then we went home. 

Where we proceeded to cut a cake for our first anniversary.

A peanut butter chocolate cake.

With "1 Year" written on the top in yellow frosting. Can you see it?

We cut it together... and since it was super hard ice cream, one half went flying across the counter. 

We will eat it anyway.

Happy Anniversary to us!