No Problems Except Where to be Happiest

      Jonathan and I have been planning our second anniversary celebration for the past few months. We originally thought about San Francisco. It's so beautiful there, and we had plans to rent a car and drive up and down the California coast. We figured up the costs and compared it to our special vacation savings account, and decided that it would just be too much to spend. A few weeks pass, and I was scoping out Kayak.com for plane tickets (I do this about a few times a week and daydream about exotic travel destinations), and to my surprise I found tickets to Paris for about the same price it would have been to go to SanFran. I immediately called Jonathan, and told him about this good fortune and we agreed to sleep on it and decide the next day.

      That night we stayed up late talking about how much we love Paris, and how wonderful and lucky it would be to get the opportunity to go again in such a short time! As soon as we woke up the next day we searched for the tickets again, and they remained at the same price. We excitedly bought them right then. When we went for our honeymoon, we spent most of our time just walking around in awe of the architecture and finding cute cafes to fill up our bellies with delicious French food. This time, I think we're going to have more of a set itinerary. We definitely want to see Versailles and the Lourve this time, and maybe even see an Opera! We also want to plan to go to more of the markets, and I've already been making lists of the different ones that we'd like to visit.  Excited doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling about this trip!


Here's a list I've started of all the sights/places/restaurants/etc that we are wanting to visit this time:

-Versailles
-Louvre
-Champagne
-Dinner Cruise on the Seine
-L'atelier/ L'aperouse/ La Guarse Robe
-Marche Richard Lenoir--Sunday
-Opera
-Marche Saint Pierre

I'm sure many more will come up during the next month as we plan away!

Every Spirit Builds Itself a House

   Huntsville, you've won the battle, but not the war. We've decided to stay here for now. It was really decided for us--with school starting back and lack of interest in the house it is just too hard to keep it on the market for now. Hopefully, I can start nursing school in the Spring, and Jonathan can finish his Biology degree by next Summer. I decided to go back to full-time at Huntsville Hospital, and Jonathan is trying to move to a weekend shift. I'd love it if we were back on the same schedule again. The past few months have been a whirlwind of trying to keep everything straight!

   So far, it has been an awfully rainy July. Sunday night we took advantage of some breaks in the storm, and went for a motorcycle ride followed by a nice walk in Big Spring Park. I love being able to slow down for a moment with Jonathan and just enjoy each other. We've (meaning I've) decided to try to be a little healthier lately. My never-ending quest to get him to eat more fruits and vegetables seems to be getting less and less challenging. Maybe I'm just finally figuring out how to cook them in more pleasing ways!

Recent healthier menu items at the LeCroy household:

-Spicy Asian Coleslaw
-"Clean" Zucchini Bread
-Black Beans, Brown Rice, and Chicken
-Almond Milk, Banana, Peanut Butter Smoothies
-2% Milk! (Jonathan has always sworn that he would only drink whole milk, but after about four years of nagging I have successfully helped change his mind ;)

We still eat terribly unhealthy foods most of the time, but I'm hoping this trend will stick!

Wild In Our Ways

      This past week we have been doing a lot of soul searching and trying to figure out what the best plan would be for our future. We were so optimistic about our house selling, and it has turned out to be a pretty slow process. Big surprise, huh? We had so much activity the first week with showings and an offer (that thankfully did not go through... buyers were a little sketchy) that we were really thinking we might be done with it by now. I look online everyday at houses in Birmingham, and we've had a strong favorite since we started looking back in November. I found out that it finally sold yesterday. I had dreams about that house. I knew exactly how I wanted to decorate it. Maybe it's a sign that we're supposed to stay here in Huntsville for a little while longer.

      I'm finally on my weekend shift at UAB, so it's already much easier commuting back and forth. Last week I did a five day stretch that was r.o.u.g.h. I knew being away from Jonathan would be hard, but I had no idea it would be like this! I'm so looking forward to the day when we are in the right place for us, wherever that may be.

    

The Start of Something

My name is Mary. I'm married to a man that I absolutely adore. I love baking, reading, road trips, lusting after beautiful clothing, and learning to be crafty. We're planning on moving from Huntsville, AL to Birmingham to further our careers and education; so, I want to use this blog as a tool for storing memories, keeping up with new and old friends, and updating friends and family on our progress. I've never been great at keeping up with journals or blogging of any sort, so we'll see how it goes!

My sweet, silly husband and me.