January 9, 2010

Ah Saturdays.  They are the best.  We spent the morning doing chores around the apartment.  Paul likes vacuuming and dusting best.  I prefer cleaning the bathrooms and the kitchen.

Then I went to the gym.  Paul and I had a little bit of a disagreement when I tried to get him to come to the gym at our apartment complex with me so that he could take my photo there for this blog post.  He said that it would be embarassing and refused.  So I took the photo myself by using the mirrors.  There was only one other person in the gym and after I explained what I was doing he said that he thought it was pretty cool.

It wasn't a super intense workout, but hey, two miles is two miles, right?

After cleaning up and running errands, we went to Paul's cousin's house for Cookie and Movie Night and watched 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' which was awesome.

January 8, 2010

I'm proud of us.  Its been since early December that Paul and I moved to the Bay Area and we waited until January 8th before going to my favorite bakery - Icing on the Cake - in Los Gatos to get some sinfully sweet goodness.  My favorite thing there is the lemon cake chunk.  The frosting is absolute lemony heaven.  Sometimes I gaze at it adoringly.

Other times I lick my lips in anticipation of unwrapping and biting into my chunk of lemon cake.  Oh sweet and tangy lemon frosting, how I love you.

Paul attacks his molasses crinkle cookie with ferocity.  He was actually a little disappointed in this particular cookie today because he says that my new soft molasses cookie recipe that I found over the holidays is better.  That made me feel really good about my baking skills, but it is also kind of sad because we both adored these molasses crinkle cookies before, and now they are only so-so by comparison.   

January 7, 2010

Today while in computer training at the law firm there was a 4.1 earthquake.  It was my first earthquake that I could feel since having moved to California.  I was really excited. 

Paul drove Skyline Road up to Palo Alto and took some really awesome photos of mushrooms and tree logs. 

When I got home from work, we went to TJ Maxx planning to buy two king size pillows to go on our day-bed for when my parents come to visit next week.  What should have been only a $15 trip turned into a $199 trip when I discovered the most beautiful, thick dark grey and bright white towels.  We've been meaning to get linens for the guest bathroom but just haven't seen anything we liked.  So once we found the towels then we had to look for a shower curtain and bathmats and the next thing you know Paul spotted a really cool blue lamp that would go perfectly in the guest bedroom.  One thing led to another and we ended up with an entire shopping cart full of stuff for our apartment. 

So much for sticking to a shopping list...

January 6, 2010

Here is Amy on her first day of work:

Here is Paul on Amy's first day of work:

January 5, 2010

Today we went to the Oakland Temple. We decided we'd sleep in rather than try to get there early, so we didn't end up heading up until around 11:00 am. We were the witness couple in the 12:00 pm session, and there were only 7 of us in the session. It was fun. I realized this was only my fourth session in the Oakland Temple, since I had only been once for my first time, once for Dave's first time, and then once a couple of summers ago when we lived out here. So, Amy and I are looking forward to getting back once a month this year as one of our resolutions, even though the drive can be anywhere from 45 minutes to a couple of hours depending on traffic. We'll see how it goes. We may end up with a lot of early Saturday morning sessions. Here are today's photos:

January 4, 2010

This is the infamous Taco Barfo.  Actually it is a little fast-food joint that is really called Taco Bravo.  Taco Barfo is my name for it. Paul loves it. 

This is Paul eating a bean and cheese burrito with a Mr. Pib from the offending restaurant while talking on the phone with his dad who also has a soft spot for the infamous 'restaurant' that is a favorite with Bay Area locals.  Or San Josanians.  Paul told me that one of his new year's resolutions is to not eat here more than three times a month.

But this Nash does NOT like Taco Bravo.  The food is blechy and bland and they use styrofoam cups which are very earthkilling.

January 3, 2010

Today we woke up and went to church for the first time at our new 9:00 am meeting time. Although it's really nice to be done by 12:00 pm, it means we don't have as much time in the morning to sleep in or make breakfast easily. Church was great - it was fast sunday. Amy and I fasted for increased spirituality and for me to find a job soon. Here is a photo of our meetinghouse in Saratoga, which is in an area we really love.

Amy is looking especially cute in her new pink jacket and textured tights. After church we ate cupcakes and amazing leftover hamburger patties and garlic mashed potatoes. I watched some movies while Amy finished up another apron and then spent time blogging and listening to internet radio.