.the little things.

Last week, I came home from work to find this on our guest bedroom door. 

Not sure what was going on I said hello through the door and 

went out for a run while the work continued in the little room. 

Dave was working on a little something to show me how much he loves me. 

*insert: AHHHHHHHHHHHH here*

He came up with the ABC's to why he loves me!

He isn't crafty but he tried and worked so hard on this project. 

He colored wooden alphabet pieces, glued them to the board, 

and then came up with something for each letter of the alphabet!

He then presented it to me by reading each of the things he wrote

and explaining them in more detail. 

My favorites: 

when he made up words to fit certain letters,

E: enemies - he wouldn't want to be mine, 

Z: Zac Efron...nothing more needed!

.He makes me feel like a lucky woman....a VERY lucky woman. 

.I love the -ave to our shoave. 

.Tuesday Tunes: Of Monsters and Men.

I have been in love with this song for the last month! Whenever I hear it I HAVE to sing along, raise my hands at the right moments in the song and shout out (listen and you will understand!).  As soon as I heard the song I went on itunes and purchased their EP and of course it's great!

Of Monsters and Men: Little Talks

So what are your thoughts on this Icelandic indie band?

.10k Results.

WE DID IT!!!!

Dave and I have officially run our first 10k! WHHOOOOOOOOOTTTTT!! I'm not going to lie this sucka was H-A-R-D and I hated the last 3 miles of it with almost my whole being. But I didn't stop!!!

Our Time:

1 hr 05 min 04 sec

10:30/mile

(15 min. earlier than my goal time!!!)

As you can tell from my ranting above this was NOT my favorite race (except for our great race time results)  and I probably won't run the Y Run again.  I felt that the race lacked in some areas that affected the mental part of my race. These things were: running the same track twice, not having water available at the miles it was stated to be, and not having volunteers cheer you on. So how did I survive? I will let you in on my tip/game: I pick a person in front of me and I make it my goal to pass them. It may take me a few miles before I get close enough to pass, but I don't stop trying until the end of the race! Using this game I was able to pass at least 4 people....that's a BIG deal for me!

I'm SOOO proud of us for not giving up and having a great race time!

Now it's time to keep running and prepare for our half marathon!!

.Snapshot Sunday.

Hope you find beauty in everything you see today!

.running saturday.

Today I run my first 10k race!!

The first time I ran 6. 2 miles was in Australia a few months back. Part of that milage is pictured above, oh its so beautiful!  I would run all the way down to the end of the breakwater and then head back home via Newcastle Beach. I don't think I will ever forget what my runs in Newcastle looked like. Today when I run I am DEFINITELY going to be picturing the ocean to one side of me and the harbor on the other. 

The best parts of the run today are: it's around a lake that I only live 1 mile away from. I am familiar with the area and I know that it will be a pretty run. The second part is that the registration money goes towards the YMCA, which I highly support. When I run registered races I always make sure that the registration fee is going towards a cause that I believe in and support. I don't have a lot of money and races can be around $25-$50, so this is one of the little ways that I can give back. 

Check back on Monday to see how I the race went!

.April 20th.

.NYC subway.

This just seems fitting for today!!

Happy Friday, April 20th!

.Around the Apartment: Cameras.

So it was been officially 2 months since we have settled down into our apartment here in Minneapolis. It took a while but finally we are all done unpacking, hanging up pictures, and putting the knick knacks in just the right place.

I'm excited to share with you different part of our apartment and decor through the new segment; Around the Apartment! The first up is one of my favorite things we have, my collection of old cameras. 

I bought my first two older cameras (2nd & 3rd pictures) in an antique store in Brooklyn, NYC. Now whenever I go into an antique store I always search for more cameras to buy, if I see one I just HAVE to have it. It amazes me how brilliant people were back in the day to create such a wonderful piece of technology and create beautiful photos. 

As you can see, I have displayed my cameras by placing them in different areas of the house. I have them all in places that I look at everyday so I can see them and love on them. I love using the cameras to break up areas such as books and dvds. Why not place all the things you love together? They can all hang out and talk about how cool you are ..well...if items could talk.

I have to be honest, I only know how to use one of these cameras...the film one from the 90s (difficult one, right!).  I love using it from time to time especially to take black and white photos of everyday activities. My goal within the next few years/life time is to learn how to use every camera I own. If I can't learn how to use it I want to learn more about it's history and how others used it back in the day!

I am SOOO excited to share of our home with you guys. I will be featuring things such as vintage suitcases, family history, traveling love, and MORE! 

If you want to see something or have any questions, let me know! I love talking with peeps!!