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ode to panera.

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Oh Panera, you give me such joy in visiting you. With your selection of pastries, bagels, breads, and not to mention your delicious soups, salads, and sandwiches I feel that the possibilities are endless. And my most favorite thing…free wifi. I have so many fond memories of spending time sitting in your comfy booths catching up with my girl friends. Before I moved, you were less than 5 minutes away from me and were walking/biking distance. Now, you’re about 20 minutes away and my heart is NOT happy. When Jimmy and I move, one of the first things I shall do is find my nearest Panera Bread for my weekly fix. Thank you for always being there for me.

Always,
Jen

Anyway, things are going great! A few weeks ago Jimmy got his date to leave for basic training…November 29th! We were awaiting a call to let us know he’d be leaving any day now, but it’s nice for us to have a date and make the most of the time we have left together before we are away from each other for 8 weeks. We’re thinking of taking a mini-vacation somewhere, but not sure where yet. It’ll be nice that he will get to be here on Thanksgiving, but the thought of spending Christmas and New Years without him makes me cry a little inside, and I’ll definitely be crying on the outside when he’s gone. All I gotta say is that we better have one heck of an amazing Valentine’s Day when he comes back!!

Coming up: Disneyland pics, Palm Springs, outfits, and so forth

x
Jen

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the best friend.

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

Gosh, where do I begin? Ashley is one of the most beautiful, caring, and sweetest girls I know. This girl and I go back pretty far and have an interesting history as to how we became friends. Let’s just say that liking the same guy doesn’t always end in drama! Hah. I consider her my “non-related sister”. She has been there for me in so many ways and what I love so much about our friendship is that we can go for months without talking or seeing each other but when we do, it’s like we just pick up where we left off and nothing changes. She was my maid of honor and my wedding was held in her front yard! Her family is like a second family to me and I always cherish the time I spend with her and her lovely family. I love you, Achli!

She came to visit me a little while ago and our day consisted of lunch at Johnny Rocket’s, shopping, and being silly with my camera in the playground down the street!

my top is from Marshall’s, shorts and belt are thrifted, and shoes are from Target.

We probably looked so silly at the playground with my tripod set up and running around and posing, but…it was fun so who cares! If we looked dumb, we looked dumb together. I love my friends

x
Jen

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my morning.

Monday, August 9th, 2010

This is what my morning looked like…

Lemon poppyseed muffin with vanilla chai….

and a very grumpy Jimmy.

The muffin may have been questionable as well. As soon as I finished it, Jimmy walked into our room and our conversation went something like this…
Jimmy: “You didn’t eat one of the lemon poppyseed muffins, did you?”
Me: “…Why?”
Jimmy: “…They have some mold on them.”
Me: (still chewing the last of it) “….Oh.”

Umm, whoops.
However, it tasted fine, and 6 hours later I feel fine….hmmm.

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as of lately

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

So this summer has had it’s share of pretty fun moments. Some boring as well, but I didn’t document any of the boring stuff so here is a post that I’ve documented of all the FUN!

Jimmy and I at a family friend’s place

Enjoyed a pool party with family and friends. And also, my sis-in-love Jax and her bf BJ came for a visit from Australia for a total of 6 days. Spending time with them was so lovely and parting was emotional since we don’t know when we’ll see them again, but all in all, such a blast.

dinner party with a bunch of families and friends

amazingly yummy desserts,

So now that Summer is slowing down and coming to an end, my hours at work are picking up. The end of summer will probably bring lots of changes for Jimmy and I. We are still patiently waiting, and at times even feeling a little antsy, but trying to make the most of it and cherishing our time, with each other and with family. We’ve been going on dates and hanging out with our friends often and it’s been so much fun! Jimmy’s 21st birthday is coming up in about a week and we will probably go out to dinner and order his first glass of wine

I just finished answering questions for another blog interview so I will be posting about that later. Blog interviews are way too much fun! Take care friends

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