I *heart* autumn weather!

And before anybody asks...still staying mum on the news ;)

Not a whole lot has been going on in our house lately. Buster and Bella seem to be acting more crazy than usual lately, which I'm assuming has something to do with the weather, which has been wacky lately.

A couple of weeks ago it got really really cold, down to mid-low 30's. We had a lovely mixture of rain, sleet, and even some snow flakes throughout the day. We even had to break out our winter coats to survive! What made it so awful was that the weekend before it rained ALL WEEKEND so the dogs had to stay inside, which they don't like. Our backyard has some areas where the grass isn't there so it gets muddy. Naturally, we took them out the front lawn so they didn't get muddy. After spending a solid week inside and out of the backyard, they were more than happy when things dried out and they got to go back out. It's supposed to be a little cooler next week, bummer.

The weather the last week has been GORGEOUS! Highs in the 60's with lows in the 30's (totally normal.) The daytime has been beautiful and I'm super mad I don't work outside to enjoy it! The leaves are turning beautifully as well. One of these days I'll try to snap some photos! The mountains have a gorgeous coat of snow on them and look extremely majestic when you're driving south on Townsend Ave.

In other news, I'm pretty sure my new class might kill me. After complaining the last few classes were super easy, this new one is ridiculous! It took me close to two hours to finish my homework, which was a measly 5 questions. I haven't taken accounting since sophomore year so I'm not looking forward to getting back into the technical side of it again! Wish me luck!

Otherwise, can't wait to share our secret. Be patient. It won't be much longer!

Cupcake Adventures

I finally decided to get rid of some of the pictures from my camera. There has been some new developments in the Lindberg household, but we're staying mum on the news for now!

In other news, I decided to make cupcakes from scratch. I blame Brenna for being such an overachiever and making me feel bad. I decided on a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting. The cake was a new experience for me. It included ingredients that I had NEVER used in baking before. I had to brew a pot of coffee to include in the batter. I also used sour cream, which seemed ridiculous to me but Brenna claims it's normal for chocolate cupcakes. The peanut butter frosting was absolutely DELICIOUS. I'm pretty sure you could frost anything with it and it would taste good. My co-worker reminded me that dog poop probably wouldn't, so I stopped using that explanation. After all was finished I topped them with Reese's Pieces as garnish and gave them out after our anniversary party so I wouldn't have a billion left. I ended up snagging one or two and they were interesting. The frosting gave it most of the taste because the actual cupcake didn't seem too chocolately. Maybe I'll use more cocoa next time.:)

I also have some adorable dog photos to show you so stay tuned! It's raining here so we're going to spend the night with a large pizza, breadsticks, watching the Office and Outsourced, and shows from our DVR we missed last night.

Here are some photos of the cupcakes- I know they don't look as yours Brenna!



The adorable Bella



Cutie Buster



Usually Buster is chewing the bone, but apparently he was being nice to Bella.

Now for some cupcake pictures!!!

One Year Anniversary and...SURPRISE!

Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently. Seems like we've been busier than usual lately!

For those of you who didn't remember our one year anniversary was this past Sunday on 10/10/10, which all of our friends thought was just ADORABLE. We spent Saturday in Grand Junction eating lunch at our favorite spot (Olive Garden!) and shopping at the mall. We bought jeans so you can tell how exciting we are, but I also got my ring cleaned and inspected, which is badly needed!

Sunday was much more chill. We took the dogs on a walk and just spent some time relaxing. We went to dinner at Pahgre's, which is a local pizza/pasta/italian place and ordered our favorite pizza "Paradox Pepperoni." The sauce is nice and spicy and it tastes amazing! We got home to find a bunch of our friends. Matt had planned a surprise anniversary party complete with champagne and Coldstone Creamery ice cream cake. I'm so proud of him for planning something so adorable! I had a great night with our friends celebrating and can't believe it's been a year.

It is so nice to be able to spend life with Matt. We've been fairly inseparable since college and it's nice to know somebody will always be in my corner. Looking forward to the next steps in life with him.

Now for some fun...here's what we were doing last year!

Bathroom Update

So we decided to go out and buy the last few things that we needed to complete the bathroom. We put the final items in last night and here are the updated pictures! Let us know what you think!!

The Journey Into Adulthood

After spending yesterday on the absolute longest walk of my life I decided this afternoon would be great for a little R&R. We decided to take the dogs on a walk yesterday because it was still super warm out. Lately we've been about 10 degrees above our normal weather, which I love and hate at the same time. I love that it's warmer because I'll be miserable when it gets to winter, but I'm not a fan of it being so hot outside since I love fall so much! We walked to a local coffee shop around here that we love called Coffee Trader. They have about 20 different types of frozen coffee drinks, which just so happens to be our favorite type of coffee! I enjoyed my favorite "the Alp," which is basically a caramel frappe with much better coffee. Matt enjoyed the "Choco Cocoa," which is basically a double chocolate frappe. By the time we walked there from our house we were exhausted, as were the dogs. We drank our coffee and about four bottles of water and took the long walk home.

Today we decided we really needed to clean the house. We woke up early thanks to the dogs and were finished cleaning by noon. The entire house is now clean and I feel great about it!!

We also decided to re-decorate our bathroom, which makes us feel like total adults. We live pretty boring married lives now. We spent last night buying new stuff for the bathroom and then cleaned the house today and did some more redecorating. We're pretty lame!

We also bought Buster and Bella a new toy, which Buster LOVES. He did put a hole in it and tried to eat the squeaker, but he still likes it even though it doesn't squeak. Enjoy the pictures of Bella pulling Buster across the floor by the toy.

And now for your viewing enjoyment....PICTURE TIME!



Our bathroom BEFORE.



New shower curtain with a pretty black, white, and gray skyscape.



New picture on clearance at Target. It has the same skyscape idea with similar colors. We used black and gray towels and the white has some red. The next step is a red/burgandy bath mat and a red seat cover to give it some color.





Bella pulled Buster across the floor with the toy in both of their mouths.

These next pictures are them being disgustingly dirty. It rained one day and we didn't have time to put them inside so we left them out and this is what we ended up with. Two gross, dirty dogs!

Sports Editor!

We have a few pieces of new and exciting news. First- Matt has been promoted to Sports Editor! He got called into a meeting with the bosses and was a little nervous seeing as how he just got laid off a year ago. He walked out with the sports editor position so all he has to cover is sports. It's going to be tons of work as we saw last night, but he definitley deserves it!

I created another blog! I know, I know what gives? Well the more I watch television the more I begin to realize how much I love it and wish I had somewhere to voice my opinions on new and recurring shows. I just posted my first post. Check it out here: http://ecstaticentertainmententhusiast.blogspot.com/

On another exciting note: I've officially finished two classes of my MBA and have a 4.0 GPA. I've never had a 4.0 EVER and am much more excited about my MBA now that I'm doing better than I thought. Honestly I was freaked out to go back to school, but now that I'm where I am now...I'm excited! My last professor gave me GREAT feedback on all of my papers and presentations so that really helped. At KU I didn't really get that type of feedback. They give you a grade and that's it. This is the first class where my work has really been appreciated and it feels good.

That is all for today: check out my other blog and I'll post some pictures on here later. :)

Happy Dog Birthday!!

Sorry for the delay in posts, but we've been super busy lately! On August 25th, 2009 our adorable puppies Buster and Bella were born. Our friends decided to give us one as a wedding present so we chose Buster. Nobody wanted Bella so we decided to take her as well and our lives changed forever. I miss them when we leave them and love the feeling of being around them.

On Wednesday August 25th 2010 we celebrated Buster and Bella's first birthday! We bought them some dog ice cream in peanut butter and vanilla flavors and they LOVED IT! One of the funniest things was when Bella decided to put the whole thing in her mouth. It took her a while to realize it was cold so she would spit it out on the floor and then lick it up. Here are a few pictures!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the cutest things on four legs, Buster and Bella!