I'm missing Grayson...

...and all his cute faces!

Grayson Lloyd Lindley

PROUD grandparents!

Perfect in every way

serious bonding

precious long fingers

Wedding was awesome!

Lots going on lately...in no particular order...

Presents!!!

Sarah and Eric had a baby shower for Grayson this past weekend! Everything is actually put away and organized!

The excited expecting parents!

Beautiful Sarah! She is working so hard! I admire everything she is already doing for the sake of Grayson! She is going to be the BEST mom!

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Oscar!

My friend Mandy brought her dog over one evening and he is really good at begging! He really wanted some of my pizza!

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We met up at Olive Garden to celebrate some birthdays! It wouldn't be complete if there wasn't some delicious tort to go on top of the pasta!

Soft handmade baby blanket from Toni and Mike

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We bought a house! We close on it in a week and then begin some projects! We have 2 1/2 months before we have to be out of our apartment, giving us plenty of time to work on paint and flooring. Can't wait!

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Bachelorette Party!! This weekend is the wedding! Craig is the best man in our friends' wedding! We are so excited to celebrate with Ben and Amanda!

10K

This past weekend Craig and I ran a 10k in Indy. We left the apartment around 6 a.m. to make the 8:00 race. It was pouring rain and minutes into our trip, the check engine light came on!! At this point I was ready to turn around and go back to bed. But with Craig behind the wheel and his determination to do whatever he sets his mind to, we kept going! When we made it to Indy we had to drive through a couple small rivers that were flowing across the roads. We had received a ton of rain and I really wasn't looking forward to running the event. However, the rain stopped so we could start the race and the rain during the race actually felt good because it was around 50 degrees. Also, the engine light ended up being an easy $100 air conditing issue that is already fixed! So it ended up being a good race and a great weekend!

Number of finishers: 1049
Number of Females: 530
Number of Males: 519
Average Time: 1:02:50

Baby Blue

Last week I had the pleasure of spending some time at Sarah and Eric's helping get the baby's room ready! I feel pretty honored to be apart of the process! Sarah and Eric picked a great, bright shade of blue to cover up the neutral beige.

Step 1: taping the trim, windows, and ceiling!

The next morning when the bright sunshine was coming in the paint looked so great with the bedding they have picked out! It looks amazing! I'm so excited!

There was one minor sock fatality...but no paint on the carpet!!

Dana and her family just live a few miles down the road from Sarah!

There is Karter with his cute smile only seconds after the first picture was taken!

Valentine's Day!!

This year, Craig made Valentine's Day very special!

I received these beautiful flowers at work on Monday! There is a pretty funny story about these flowers! Craig doesn't typically buy me flowers for special occasions. I think the last time he sent me flowers was the day before we got married, 6 years ago.
These Valentine flowers were all his idea - he didn't get them for me because I hinted around or mentioned them. Craig thought of them all on his own and ordered them last week to be a total surprise and delivered on Monday. So Sunday afternoon, Craig and I were sitting on the couch talking (no tv, music, other sounds) and his cell phone rang. He answered the phone and I overheard, "Hello, this is Ellettsville Flower Shop..." BUSTED! The flower shop was calling to confirm his order and inadvertently ruined the surprise! So while I still love the flowers, it wasn't quite the surprise that Craig was hoping for!

Craig made 6:00 reservations for dinner at Farm.

I couldn't help but take a picture of the appetizer - Artichoke Heart Crostini because of the cute heart presentation. So that first picture led to the next, photographing the whole wonderful meal!

Roasted Love Apple (Tomato) Veloute with Oyster and Basil

The soup was very good. The oyster was on the bottom of the soup and I decided to give it a try since I have never tried oyster before. My opinion of oyster: squishy eyeball. I tried my hardest to not show my disgust on my face and try to act civilized in public, but it was very hard. I like to try different foods, but I think oyster is crossed off the list to never try again!

Craig picked a very good house Rose wine.

"Good Life Farm" Greens with Danish Bleu Cheese, Pomegranate, and Chinnuts: Wonderful!


Citrus Broiled Salmon, Roasted Root Vegetables, Roasted Red Pepper Coulis
This was the thickest, most moist piece of salmon I have ever tasted. It was great!

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Mocha Cream and Raspberries

Amazing dessert!

Great day, wonderful meal, best husband ever!

When I got home I was surprised to find more flowers - a dozen white roses! Craig couldn't let the day go by without a flower surprise!