hello, adventures!: 2012

Sunday, April 22, 2012

yesterday rob and i went to the gym, where rob decided to try shooting some hoops.
i snapped a few videos on my iphone that pretty much summed up our day.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

last week, rob surprised me with tickets to see cirque del soleil's michael jackson: the immortal experience! rob and i had both always wanted to see michael, and this was certainly the next best thing.

it was exciting to take a break from studying and go on a date! not to mention the fact that it involved MJ. and crab fries.

we boogied in our seats all night. it was impossible not to.

oh michael, we miss you!

coming home.

Monday, April 16, 2012

i love coming home.

even if it's only for a few hours (like it was on easter) because of class the next day. kristy and i played with london, and it was sunny out and all the flowers were blooming.

so many things that make me happy in one little place. i am very thankful for that.

curb finds.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

i love making treasures out of someone else's trash. i found this little neglected nightstand on the curb a few months ago and was very excited to scoop him up. even though it took me a while to get around and fix him (a new drawer was needed), he now sits very happily beside my bed.

ps. the life jacket hanging above was my grandfathers in WWII. his ship got sunk after being torpedoed by a german submarine--the jacket saved his life while he floated in the mediterranean sea for 7 hours before he was rescued.

i love keeping it up as a humbling reminder that i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that jacket. talk about hero!

a bridal shower for my big sister.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

last weekend was my big sister's bridal shower. it feels like just yesterday we were in the backyard playing our favorite "barbie pool party" (a creative embellishment of squirting barbies down our swing set slide with a garden hose.) now she is 27, a successful pediatric dentist, a brilliant young woman, and an even more beautiful bride.

words cannot explain how happy i am for her and how happy i am that she found such love with chris.

the best part was....we actually surprised her!

isn't she just glowing?

role reversals

Sunday, March 11, 2012

is this really happening? am i really sitting on the couch on a sunday night and relaxing? usually i'm plastered at my desk until wee hours of the morning, but since i just started spring break, i don't have to go to class tomorrow. or the day after that. or the day after that!

of course, there's still that exam (after i get back) that i have to study for, but when it comes to not having to go to class or lab or clinical for 8+ hours a day, excited is an understatement.

since rob had a paper to finish for his history class, he took my place for the night. talk about role reversals...

ps. rob looks a heck of a lot happier than i ever look sitting there.

morning hair + banana pancakes.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

this morning, ro and i danced to early beatles while we made banana pancakes. we completely ignored the fact that both of us looked like we got caught in a wind tunnel.

a terrific morning, indeed.

little things.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

so the reason i've been so m.i.a. lately is because school has gotten crazy--crazy to the point of waking up, going to school, coming home, studying, and going to bed. the redundancy of it all got me a bit down, especially considering the fact that i had an exam the day after the superbowl. and the patriots didn't even win. the worst.

but monday evening, after my test and practical, ro came home with flowers in his hand. it was completely and overwhelmingly thoughtful. and they were so bright and colorful. and it really made me think--hmm, alison, you haven't been so bright and colorful yourself lately...

so i took some time to think about it, and i decided to get my schedule a little more organized. mainly so i can dedicate a bit more time in my week to things that make me happy.

the little things--like waking up early to eat breakfast with ro, calling my family just to say hi, or projects that get my creative juices flowing. these are what keep me going.