Prepare for the longest post in blogger history...

Okay, I have so much to share - where do I begin? ... Let's start with Gracie's halloween photo. This one is for you Aunt Bean:)


We didn't go trick or treating this year - Mark had to work a night shift and so someone had to man the post! We have a lot of trick or treaters in our neighborhood! My friend Laura came over with her sweet little baby girl Calista and we had a girl's night (her husband had to work too) we had fun passing out candy and Gracie LOVED answering the door... everytime she opened the door she said, "Tcka-tee".

Okay, moving right along... Let's talk a bit about the 'Twilight' movie.

Mark and I enjoyed our night together, even if the movie was a little bit of a let down! Yep, I said it - the movie wasn't that great - in fact it was a cheese fest! I think the actors were good (some of them at least), the plot, of course, was fantastic (dejavu?) but the special effects were horrible and some of the casting was a little different than what I had pictured in my head. We still had a great time going out for dinner and it was nice to see the book come to life. It was a little sad being surrounded by a bunch of teenagers in the theater...but, who cares, eh? We weren't able to go for a walk due to the wonderful rain we get here in Washington but we were able to remedy that dissapointment at 5:30am the next day when we went for a 'twilight' jog - just us two... Mark grabbed my hand in the middle of our run and said, "Come closer, my Bella" I then replied, "Oh Edward!" it was very cute!

What else? Oh yes...the puppy!



We are so excited about the newest addition to our family - our puppy just arrived a week ago and as soon as he turns 6 weeks old we can bring him home. We were going to get a girl dog but when we got to the breeders home and we saw the runt of the litter we fell in love with him. He is so sweet and we are so excited to surprise Gracie with a puppy on Christmas morning...we haven't decided on a name yet, but when we do we'll let you know.

Okay, last but certainly not least I wanted to share some photos of Gracie when I caught her having a little tea party in the clothes dryer - she thought she was pretty sneaky! I sure do love my little monster!

Computer problems

I just wanted to let everyone know that I probably won't be blogging very much because our computer crashed due to a virus... we will be purchasing one on black friday so until then I won't be able to blog very often. I'm currently at my in-laws and I know that we will be back here next weekend so perhaps I can bring the memory stick from our camera and at least share Gracie's halloween photos ( for you Bean!:) I'm pretty sure that I will take the time to add a little blurp about our romantic twilight evening and if I'm able to I will also post some photos of the puppy we are getting Gracie for Christmas...we're making a trip to the penninsula next weekend, near Forks (that's right Tia - we're headed back to Forks - the day after Twilight is released!) and we're going to make a deposit on the little thing - she was just born last week and we're all so excited. Until next time...

TWILIGHT

I just saw a new trailer for 'Twilight' the movie and I am even more excited than I was before! When Mark and I read the Twilight series we were hoping they would make the captivating words of Stephanie Meyers come to life on the big screen and now our wish is coming true! We have November 21st already planned out ... and now were just counting down the days! Gracie is going to spend the night at her grandmas and we are going to have a twilight night of our own. We're going to go out for dinner, then see the movie in the theaters...afterwards we're going to go for a moonlit walk on a secluded trail in Anacortes (the trail runs along a stream of water and it is enveloped in a canopy of trees - very romantic!) and then we're going to spend the rest of the night snuggled up - no Gracie- so you can only imagine how fun it will be!:) Don't get me wrong I LOVE my little bug, but, I am so looking forward to spending an evening alone with my "Edward". If you haven't read the first book, 'Twilight' yet - it's not too late! We read it in three days... so you have plenty of time! I have two copies I could lend out - just let me know. If you are planning on seeing the movie - you MUST read the book! I know I sound like such a nerd, but I am really passionate about this! Please, please, please check it out! You'll love it! OH! Also, the movie soundtrack comes out today, so, if you like the kind of music that Mark and I listen to (Alterantive) - let us know - we're getting the soundtrack and you are more than welcome to get a copy! Okay, enough movie plugging for one day...