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-mary

we were eating dinner friday night at Sitar (a super awesome indian restaurant in nashville) and looked over to see Barry Gibb (a Bee Gee) eating at the table next to us. Apparently it was a friends birthday because one of the Sitar staff brought out a serving of golab jamin (my favoriteist dessert) with a candle stuck in the middle of it… famous people are fun.
oh by the way, when you order your food “hot” at Sitar, they really mean it.

-mary

I have always known that aaron has a much easier time peeling himself out of bed in the morning than I do. It’s really a fantastic thing. He is super cool about being quiet so he won’t wake me up, takes out e.v., feeds our cats, and usually makes me breakfast and coffee. You really couldn’t ask for a better person to wake up with everyday. I dare you to find one.
I have also noticed that the earlier he wakes up, the more energy he has…this is usually accompanied by many many songs (made up on the spot…about how sleepy I look, what he’s cooking, how big e.v.’s poop was, etc.)
This morning was specifically fantastic. We had to drop e.v. off with someone for the weekend (see reason below) early this morning. By early I mean I had to wake up at about 7am…I like to pretend the world doesn’t exist before 8. I was trudging around like a troll and now that I think of it, e.v. was pretty sleepy too. So, we got in the car to drive to smithville, and the songs started. I am very used to this since we have made a bizillion early morning mini road trips together. This mornings songs…well I’m not brave enough to recite them for you…lets put it this way. I realized I would be very sad without his hilarious, disgusting, creative songs every morning.
here’s the below…
aaron is testing for his 4th dan/degree black belt tomorrow which basically kicks uber ass. Not a lot of people make it that high…we are pretty lucky to have as many as we do in our organization.
mmmkay, now for the capers.
this is a short story, well I intend it to be. I have twice ordered lox & cream cheese on a bagel. Each time at a different bagel shop. This breakfast creation usually comes sprinkled with capers…it says so on the menu. The first time, the employee who was destroying my breakfast said “uhhh, whuts a capper?”…(aaron and I now very often call capers, cappers). The second time, the very sweet employee behind the counter said something like “okay, so you are having the loxs & cream cheese with carp?” Lucky for her that was today, and I was a sleepy troll so I just replied “yes.”
What’s the deal?

-mary
p.s. happy friday the 13th.

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, the usps has put out a batch of R2-D2 mailboxes. I think there are about 50 of them…but I could be wrong. This one is on a corner in Hillsboro Village in Nashville. Aaron & I were super excited when we spotted this one. Luckily I had my camera and jumped out of the car in time to snap a picture (or 5). Annndddd! If you go to uspsjedimaster.com you can vote on your favorite Star Wars stamp! Yay usps!

i heart patagonia.

…and does anyone have any suggestions of where we should go backpacking this weekend? (no place that’s too far away)

today e.v. is 1 year old! i see an especially stinky yummy bone in her future…

things that are different about e.v. today from a year ago:
she…
1. is bigger….a lot lot bigger.
2. has lost those super sharp puppy teeth and now has big and strong teeth.
3. understands a few commands.
4. sleeps all night long without whining! (yea!)
5. doesn’t pee in the house (unless it’s the piepmeier’s house and then she poops)
6. can walk on a leash.
7. knows her name.
8. eats.
9. is okay being in the car by herself…well mostly.
10. has more toys.

things that are the same:
she…
1. prefers water over food.
2. runs around and barks with toys in her mouth.
3. chases her tail.
4. thinks the cats are for biting.
5. reaaallllllyyyyy likes wet puppy food on top of her dry food
6. hates having her nails cut.
7. likes cat food more than hers
8. has the same leash
9. is still white
10. loves to lay all stretched out on the couch.

grrrrr I hate it! we went to crawdaddy’s last night to celebrate mardi gras (whooo!). it was all fun and happy till everyone started puffing away. yes, it’s a bar and yes people typically smoke at them but GAWD! there was a lot more than usual last night. today, i cannot breathe and my nose won’t stop dripping. and then there is that stinky smokey pile of clothes…again grrrrr.

yesterday it snowed again and today we had a snowball fight. i got hit in the face 3 times.

snow! snow! snow! it’s happened 3 times so far this year! I lerve it so much that I get out of bed super fast to go stand in it in my pj’s. snow could be my valentine…but that spot is taken by a very tall person (who also likes snow).