Night Walks

It's about this time of year that I really start missing being outside! And that time of year when I become so pasty white....

Today it's been snowing all day. We haven't had much in the way of snow, so I have really been loving it!  However, I am so excited for it to warm up out here. One of our favorite activities is taking walks at night, which we haven't done since living in NYC because it's been winter!

On one of our last weekends as NYC residents, Johnny and I took a walk along the East River late at night with my brother, Rick, who was visiting at the time. Rick and I took some long-exposure shots, and looking at them makes me excited for warm nights to come.

Valentine's Day #6

I cannot believe Johnny and I have celebrated six Valentine's days together! It doesn't seem like it's been that long! I wonder if that's how couples who have been married for 40 years feel---like it hasn't been very long.

Johnny presented me with roses and hydrangeas at lunchtime, which made my day, and I had a hay day taking pictures of them, especially the hydrangeas. I asked Johnny if he thought there was a way to have hydrangeas as an indoor plant, but he said he didn't think so, haha. A girl can dream.

The roast was a success! We paired it with carrots, asparagus, and potatoes au gratin. I also went to Mike's Pastry during my lunch break and picked out a lobster tail for dessert!

We had a wonderful day with just the two of us. I love Valentine's Day. There's just a special feeling in the air, and an extra amount of sweetness. I feel so lucky to be married to Johnny! He is perfect for me, and he makes me feel so loved.

I do think it's funny how our culture automatically starts thinking about the next holiday as soon as the current holiday is over. I'm already seeing St. Patrick's Day and Easter stuff everywhere. I just want to take a breather for a second! I guess people just like having events to look forward to!

Friday at last!

This has seemed like a very long week in the Galbraith household. We are so, so excited for the weekend, for no other reason than it's the weekend!

Today is a beautiful day. It's crazy how happy a warm-ish (48 degrees) sunny day makes me feel. During my lunch break, I went out and about buying ingredients for our Valentine's dinner next Tuesday. I was met with a bit of a dilemma because when I ordered groceries this week, I forgot to order the food for our Valentine's Day dinner, which is traditionally a roast. Thus, despite the lack of any grocery stores nearby, I started my quest to find a roast, marinade, and vegetables. I found the marinade and vegetables at a little market down the street from our apartment, but I knew finding a roast was going to be more difficult. So for the first time ever in my life, I ventured into a butcher shop! As I waited to be helped, I watched the butchers prepare people's orders, handling the meat so effortlessly, and cutting through thick slabs as if they are cutting through practically nothing at all. When I told them I wanted a pot roast, they brought out this huge slab of meat and began cutting off a portion for me. They secured the resulting 3.5 pound roast in paper, and told me it would be $29.75. I was not expecting it to cost that much, but I couldn't complain since I'd found what I was looking for!

So it looks like our Valentine's dinner will be able to continue according to tradition!

This little glimpse of a beautiful day makes me realize how much I'm going to love Boston once there's warm weather. Until then, I plan to busy myself with a new crocheting/knitting project and perhaps begin training for a race with a friend. We'll see. Happy weekend!

pictures from daily life

I still have so much to get done today, and it's already 6:00pm. I've been sitting at this computer all day, trying to get as much work done as possible. And I still need to do laundry and tidy up the apartment before Johnny gets home. 

I feel like time is flying. I don't mind it so much during the winter months (I like to get those over with), but sometimes I just want things to slow down a bit. We haven't had much snow this winter, but the first picture below is of one day when it was both sunny and snowing. It made me so happy.

Also, I'm excited for Valentine's Day. I got a little over-excited at the end of January and made heart cookies. I then forced Johnny to take some of them to work with him because I'd made so many, and he was none too thrilled to share such a girly treat with his coworkers. 

That's about it for us right now. Happy end of Monday, all!

Our Lives Summarized

January has almost come and gone. I can't believe how fast time is flying. Johnny has been super busy with work, and I think it will only get busier from here on out. The poor boy has barely had a chance to play his new PS3. I have been extremely busy with work lately as well. Both of us are working nonstop it seems.

Lately Johnny has been making me laugh a lot with some of the things he says. For instance:

"Jo, you cleaned the fridge! It's so clean!" "No, Johnny, we just don't have any food right now."

He's also come to me with his musings on girls and their obsession with lotion and makeup. He has strong opinions on both apparently. I really enjoy living with a boy. We are so different, which means constant entertainment.

We've had one day of snow up here in Boston, but for the most part it's been very mild. Johnny gave me the idea earlier this week to go running along the water. All I wore were capris and a short sleeve shirt---in January. It was so great.

Both of us have been sick for the past week or so. Johnny got sick first and then gave it to me. It's just the inevitable winter cold that seems to come once a year. We recently got asked to serve in nursery at our church. I felt bad for laughing when they asked us, but it's kind of a joke now how long Johnny and I have been nursery workers. What can I say? I guess we need plenty of practice for parenthood.

Well, I hope to better document our lives in February. But so far 2012 has been good to us. Despite the loads of work hanging over us, we're very happy. It makes each moment we spend together all the better.