My hubby works as a health specialist at a hospital around here. He has a lot of life goals but one of them that I think pretty much ROCKS is that he wants to write a book about health. "A really good book with easy to read charts and pictures and stuff," he says.

Well, anyways, we don't drink soda but maybe once every....6 months? Maybe. Probably not even that much. We stick to water, tea, and coffee, and we do occasionally drink beer and wine with dinner, or socially with friends..but even then, never more than 2.

I like this because soda and other such drinks make ya feel icky, and make your innerds icky too.

So, the other day we were eating lunch and talking about soda and we decided to measure into a glass the amount of sugar in both a typical canned soda as well as a bottled soda...because not a lot comes to mind when I have to think in grams (the way sugar is listed on soda cans and bottles..I wonder if less people would drink soda if they reported in teaspoons or tablespoons of sugar.) Here they are:

I usually apologize about my sappy posts, but I'm actually not going to this time. For one, this is my blog. For two, with a divorce rate like 50% shoved in our faces, we SHOULD be celebrating and talking about the great things about marriage! So this is a little post about this very special day, and you're going to LIKE it. Kidding.

We've compiled a list of things we have done (and haven't done) this year, as well as a mini-bucket list for next year.

-In 1 year, we still haven't slept apart. No business-y trips, weird occasions that require us to be separate (? do those exist?) or any other such thing. We don't think it's bad to sleep apart, we just don't want to yet, nor do we have a reason. In the future I'm sure we will..but hey. 1 year!
-For 365 days, we have not gone to sleep without kissing goodnight. We're trying to keep this up for good! (Until the time comes where we have to sleep in different places.) This may not be that unusual, we're really not sure..we tend not to ask our friends things like this, haha...although we do know some pretty hilarious/awesome things about our married friends (cough, Lilleys.)
-In a year, we've been to 4 states and 1 other country for various reasons. I realize this isn't impressive. We are dying to travel.
-We've experienced moving 3 different times! The exclamation mark makes me feel a little better about it. Moving is a pain in the butt.
-We went on our first international mission trip together.
-Chris got his first big person job. :)
-We took a CNA class together and got to go to clinicals together every day=so much fun.
-We got a hilarious pet.

There are too many things, I'm going to move on to the mini-bucket list.
1. Harry Potter World/Universal Studios
2. Get a dog
3. Get into nursing school (Chris)
4. Visit D.C. together
5. Backpacking in Europe
6.Acquire good road bikes for some bike travelling/camping/hammock sleeping adventures
7. Have more dance parties.
8. START VIDEOING

K. Now, some pictures of our morning.

T-minus:

6 hours: My first cake smash photo shoot! I've photographed this little one before so I'm already excited just based on the fact that she's adorable. Put her in front of a cake and let her go to town? I think so. SO excited to post those pictures already!
1 day: LAKE ADVENTURE CELEBRATIONS WITH THE FAM! (so pumped. We see Chris' family so much more than mine solely because of distance..so I'm sooo excited to spend the day with them.)
4 days: Our first anniversary! Oh boy, the year has flown. (Now I'm kicking myself for not videoing or taking pictures of us more so I could put a fun little one year thing together or something. I don't know. Okay. New Year (of marriage) Resolution it is!!) You can bet I'll be posting more about our year on the 15th. :)
19 days: I turn 23! Guess what happens on your 23rd birthday!? Nothing. But that's okay, we get to celebrate another year that God has given me that has been full of new adventures and breath and life and jumping and running and laughing!
8 months: a new addition to our family will be arriving!!!! What a cool way to tell the world through blog that we will be..just kidding. not yet. And I would never do that through blog. Jeez. But how funny would it be if I did. Like..just didn't say anything to anybody and only put it on here.

Kidding Mom, don't worry.
Onward, exciting adventures!

Want to know a fun fact about me!?


My favorite director/produce/writer is Tim Burton. Hands down, nobody even comes close. Whenever I tell anybody this they tell me I'm weird. So I usually don't. I'm pretty sure my mom loves him too which makes me super happy because we can both be weird together. (What's new..) But anyways, now you know.


I've been hooked ever since I was a youngin' watching classics like Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. This guy is a creative mastermind..he does what NOBODY else does. Not to mention, I just really like dark humor, and it doesn't hurt that Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp are in every other one of his movies, they are 2 of my favorite actors. I've seen all of his movies, and have yet to see one I didn't love. Yes, even Corpse Bride and the Nightmare before Christmas. Love.


Anyways, I say all this because I'm SO pumped about his new movie, Dark Shadows. Here's the trailer:






What's also awesome, is that Chris enjoys him too. He doesn't have the same obsession I do, but he totally gets it. In fact, I just made encouraged him to watch Edward Scissorhands (the hundredth time for me) because the boy had never seen it before. Blasphemous, I said. He loved it.


Boom. Perfect. Can't wait for this.

Last night:

Chris: Alright, Jordan.....tomorrow........we learn to dougie.

I apologize for the nastiness that is about to ensue. HOWEVER-this was one of those things that is too ridiculous not to share, I think. Chris and I moved into our apartment in the frigid month of December before we got to go to the not so frigid beautiful country of Nicaragua. (Good gosh, I want to go back.) Anyways, clearly it was too cold and terribly unnecessary to turn our AC unit on. And we totally didn't use our heat at all (all winter) because we are beastly (truth) and also because are apartment is relatively small and we own an awesomesauce little space heater and we also cook a lot using the stove which happens to heat the whole apartment quite nicely and ALSO we're married now so we can snuggle all the time for warmth(truth. Thank God.) I apologize for that run on sentence. It was necessary information.


That is besides the point. The point now is that it is getting SUPA hot around here and considering it hit like 120 degrees in March this year, I'm pretty sure we are going to FRY this summer. Well, yesterday we decided to turn the AC on for the first time for a few minutes to cool the home off before bed. 3 seconds later I wanted to puke as well as temporarily lose my sense of smell because our AC was pumpin' out moldy-poop like air. This is a HUGE exaggeration. But it did smell moldy and dusty.


I turned that bad boy off in a hurry and ran around like a crazy person trying to get the windows open. And then, AND THEN-I opened the little vent thing...and this is what I found:

and it is my last finals week ever.

and I have 3 more to go.

and Chris is the best guy EVER for getting up with me every morning and making me coffee and breakfast. (Not just during exam week, either..I hope I never take that for granted)

I've been getting a lot of photography business lately, and I'm still hoping I get enough to fill up a good portion of the summer. Doing this full time=my dream.

Patience is key.

In case you were wondering, Chris and I totally failed at our first attempt to make a video of our day (Saturday.)

We watched videos of others who have done this and it made us mad that we failed. I think we're motivated now. It's going to happen.

But not this weekend, because my sweet friends are finally getting married! Celebration! I'm so pumped to photograph it. The location is SO dreamy looking. Can't wait to post some. (Speaking of, I've had her bridal portraits done for a while and it has been torture not to share them.)

I know people like to hate on cats because dogs are cooler and whatever, but I'm really thankful for our little kitty. He's super hilarious.

I still can't wait to get a dog.

Chris will be applying to nursing school soon! (Fingers crossed for MUSC) but we'll be happy no matter what happens.

I still have a secret desire to open an esty store, and Chris says I should..but I just want to focus on photography for now. (Patience is key.)

Every once in a while though, I find myself making new save the date samples and other fun graphic projects...one day. At least I can still make them for some of my favorite people, like Mandy who is getting married next year!

Off to study! Video up soon! Maybe.