Favorite Things..

One of my favorite things is when Matt comes home with one of these...
With these babies from Nordstrom inside..

And this little number from Lulu Lemon in white.

It's one of my favorite things!

I'm a Lion - Hear me Roar

Cookie went from this...

to this!

And she is quite happy about it.

Yeah buddy.

Our Home (pics. included)

We were able to finally move into our home on Friday, April 9th, the day after Matt's Birthday! This is us pictured on Saturday morning about to head off to Pahrump for Megan's wedding (Matt's sister.)

Megan looked beautiful in her dress and I teared up watching her walk down the isle. She looked so grown up and so stunning. Just like Catherine Heigl in 27 Dresses, I love to look back at the groom and watch his expression while everyone first lays their eyes on the bride. Jerry was smiling ear to ear!

This is my favorite picture of the night. This is Megan dancing with her dad, my father-in-law. I love her expression - so dainty!

The typical "Matt and Tanya" shot. Aunt Carolyn informed us that we are now a household name and whenever they take pictures of themselves, they are called the "Matt and Tanya."

We totally predicted this. Haha!

We plan on making walks a regular part of our Sunday afternoons. There is a beautiful park right by our neighborhood that has playgrounds, grassy areas, and walking trails up mountains.

The view of our community from the top of the mountain.

Cookie and Rockie almost died. Cookie was carried most of the way and poor Rock Dog was dragging just a bit.

I'm not sure if this is Penn or Tellers house but one of them owns this house located just on the other side of the mountain you hike. This is the view of their house from the top.

The view of the strip from our side of town. I love that the strip is just 15 mins away but yet a long distance off.

We are in love with Mountains Edge. So peaceful and quiet yet modern and perfect!

Matt loves history and we couldn't leave to go back down the trail until he had the chance to read everything these plaques said about the history of the Mountains Edge area.

Our new home!!!

We're just glad Rockie fits right in.

After our little Sunday walk.

One of Matt's friend came over and the second he saw Cookie he asked if a Ramba came with the house. I pretty much died. Truer words have never been spoken.

So happy!!

Welcome Home

We are in our new house and we couldn't be happier. Everyday is bliss and each and everyday I look forward to doing laundry, cooking, and of course...vaccumming with the new Dyson. That thing's a beast! I have never loved cleaning but then again I figure new house, new me! (as far as cleaning goes! ) We have finally organized everything and had the doggy door put it and no, Cookie and Rockie have no idea what's going on. Matt and I just shove them through it in hopes of them learning one day. Our laundry has been overflowing and to make matters worse, each morning Rockie finds a way into our closet and rolls in our laundry. Stinky dog! Last night we finally got our washer and dryer and I fell asleep to the quiet hum of cleanliness. (Pictures to come soon!)

Just Shoot Me

I have totally had my eye on these sweet little Miss Sixty sandals for a couple of days. I finally went downstairs today to buy them and I am heartbroken. It totally felt like my little toe was being amputated. I am so sad. Why cant I get over it already?? Uuuuggghhhhh I totally made plans for them and everything. They were going to join the family and let me just tell you..they would have been the perfect fit. Once again..uuggghhhhh

Hi. I love you.

I am obsessed. Really. I am. I just watched "Julie and Julia" and I'm telling you, I want to bone a duck. Weird right? But I do. I want to bone a duck. I want to cook a lobster (after i kill it.) Strange but true. And I'm going to do it. One day...one day soon. When we are in our new house (secret's out) April 5th is our closing date. We seriously couldn't be more excited!! Back to "Julie and Julia" though.. I wasn't so much intrigued by her life as I was by the cooking. I want to buy "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and follow each recipe. Well maybe not EACH recipe because I am quite selective and lets just be honest here for a moment..Matt isn't going to eat liver. But in the meantime, I fantasize about cooking every recipe in the comfort of our new home which we will ever so soon be in!

On side note...Matt watched 10 mins of the movie and though it was a complete waste of time.

On a different side note.. it's 7 pm and its light outside. Loveeee it!

Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

Big things are happening! Exciting news!!...that Mr. Wonderly wont let me share. He doesn't like to be telling the world everything before we are 100 percent sure about everything. For those of you thinking its a baby, check that off your list. Not yet. Not quite yet. Blah. We are so boring huh? Other than the big news... I've got nothing. Nothing at all. I love being back to Nordstrom! I really really do. Matt is studying and is so excited to be starting for Distinctive Insurance on the 1st. In between all the chaos, below is our pathetic attemp at capturing date night. I will try to at least get the eyeballs in the next picture.I love him! Cant wait to share all of our big changes!!