We celebrate one year and Rob turns 31!

This past weekend was a busy one for us! We had a lot to celebrate as we have officially passed the one year mark in our marriage and Rob is officially into his early 30s (that doesn't start until 31, right?)

On Friday, Mania and Shawn took Rob and I to see a play about the trials and tribulations Cubs fans experience every year. The show is call "Wait Till Next Beer" and it was such a great time. We all enjoyed the show and especially enjoyed the Ron Santo impressions.



Saturday, Rob and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary with some amazing Spanish seafood at Dorado and capped the night off by watching The Dark Night in Evanston.



For Rob's birthday, we had the Hilgart clan over to our house for a fiesta in Rob's honor. Lots of tacos, fajitas and Rob's favorite, queso fundido (thanks Linda!)





Rob was also gifted with some great toys (Guitar Hero, a video camera, grilling tools) and EVERYONE had a lot of fun playing with them.







All in all, a great weekend! We are so thankful to everyone for anniversary and birthday wishes and feel so thankful for all that we have to celebrate.

Now it's off to Disney!

Fruits of the Garden

It's been a bit since our last garden update (and I know you are all just chomping at the bit in anticipation!) Since our last update, our Coleus has grown tall and strong and quite beautiful. We even purchased a fancy new planter for it.



We've also produced some green beans!



Currently, our herbs are growing like weeds and one of my favorite things to do is just walk outside and plant my face right in them to gather all of the aromas. I think that fresh herbs from the garden has to rank on my top ten list of worldly pleasures.



I think one of our favorite flowers currently is our moss rose. They are very finicky and only come out during the afternoon, typically when no one is home. The best part is the surprise of color that bursts.





One morning, while making pancakes, Rob noticed that we had a butterfly in our flowers. I quickly halted pancake production to grab the camera and snap a few shots. It was magnificent and goes to show that even city folk experience nature up close.