living with a handyman

did i ever mention that david is such a handyman? he's a carpenter so by default he loves to make/build things. for his birthday, he asked for wood. haha wood? i know, but that's what he really wanted. he decided to make a like, mini wardrobe thing to go in our room since our closet was made for a baby (or something). 

on our balcony workin' away on the frame. 

and wah-lah! the end result. impressive huh? i love it, it's so nice. you know what else is nice? being married to someone with his skills. our coffee table was already crafted from his hands, what should he make next?  

hip hip hoo-ray!

happy birthday to david ! he turned 27 last saturday and he has never looked so good! 

we had such a fun night celebrating with friends, enjoying a bbq, some basketball, and a good old fashioned game of bowling! which i have to brag...i beat david. i BEAT DAVID ALLEN with a sad score of 84. haha. that never happens people. it was awesome! he claims he was going for speed/power rather than points. right! ;) PS check it; we both chopped our hair together (no more long mops)! 

meet my pen pal

this is aleese, my favorite girl in the world! she is a crack up. she is sassier than any 15 year old girl i know. she is clever and sweet and has the most creative imagination. she loves to shop (thanks to her Gma!) and she also needs to practice her letters. her mom (my sister kaylynn) asked me if i'd like to be her pen pal and i was so excited! since david and i live literally on the other side of the world, i am not able to be involved much in her life so i'm really looking forward to this. 

bestfriendslikeforever

So me and Kiersten found out some GREAT news the other day...Miss McKenna has finally booked her flight to Australia after years! years i say! of talking about it. We are kind of way too excited and have already started planning the most fun things to do with her in Brissy. We may or may not have already talked about kicking David and Heath out so we can have sleepovers. It's going to be like Christmas in June for us. 

We can't wait for you to get her Kenna! 

Valentines is A REAL HOLIDAY

Despite David's claims that Valentine's Day is not a real holiday (ugh, Australians!) we celebrated! It was actually a really laid back fun night and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Thanks for making me feel special everyday Mr Allen, I know "we don't need a holiday to do that" but it's still fun ;) 

Snuck out and heart attacked this fella's car and left a little love note stuck to the window. 

He was surprised, and happy, and surprisingly not embarrassed at all (dangit!) 

We had a lovely dinner at the Breakfast Creek Hotel. 

Thumbs up for their T-Bone Steak! Mmmm! 

My very own tennis racket! I was seriously thrilled! Note the cute red bow (David never uses ribbons--he really tried on this one haha).

Now try to look past the creepy mustache and check that face! Pure SURPRISE! I got David so good!

He had now idea we were about to see Wicked until he found the tickets I had hid in his napkin at dinner! 

No..that is not the stage they performed on! Haha. I've seen Wicked before in NY and the Australian cast did not disappoint. They were amazing! We had such a good time and couldn't stop singing all the songs all the way home on the train. 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day like we did! 

xoxoxo

Our New Scooter (that we adore)

Nice helmet! Right!

mint ruffles

Here's my theory:

If you find a cute, flattering one piece swimsuit, you buy it! No questions asked. 

These precious things are hard to come by (at least in my case).