Happy Valentine's Day!

"Every day should be Valentine's Day," says Kelley. That is true - we both agree that it shouldn't be a completely abnormal day of affection. We're not into large gifts or huge celebrations... we like it low-key. We exchanged simple cards and then had heart-shaped pizza (compliments of Papa Murphy's), worked on a puzzle, and watched the movie Casablanca. Great planning by Kelley! In a busy world, quality time together is the best gift one can give or receive, I think.

Congrats to my little sister!!

My little sister made me proud the other day. She had informed me that she got an A on her midterm for her business class that she is taking this term. This is her first term at College and she was really nervous about the test. Great job Klorissa!!! Keep up the good work! We are proud of you!

Super Bowl Party!!! XLI Style

Joo Lin and I are hosting our first party at our apartment today. It's a Super Bowl XLI party. Hopefully everyone will have a great time. 42" HDTV and poker will head up the list of activities and we might even have a Janet Jackson impersonation contest too. I might not win that one. I think I am going to bust out my old 49er jersey for the occasion!

Week is Final Over!!

I did it! I made meals for a week and I didn't go crazy!!! I think Joo Lin missed out a lot during this past week because she kept commenting on how she loves cooking and preparing meals with me during the week. Part of me wants to believe her but I think she was just milking the whole "Kelley Cooking for a Week" thing. I had a fun time and I even came up with some new meals to add into our rotation. Next time I might think a little bit more before I decide to offer that again.

No Black Eye for Joo Lin

Last night Kelley was very restless. He hurt his back recently and had trouble getting comfortable enough to sleep. I woke up whenever he would move around. At one point I put my head up a little bit because he was shifting. Suddenly he had an arm spasm and popped me in the eye! It surprised me more than it hurt but I joked that I was going to have to explain my black eye to everyone. The funniest part about the whole situation was that Kelley thought it was hilarious. He jokes about me having laughing fits; this was his first and what a doozy! It was four solid minutes of nonstop, can't-catch-your-breath laughter, then a couple on and off minutes. Even now he chuckles thinking about it. What a nut!

Jasmine is Back

We got Jasmine back on Wednesday night. Freebird did a great job. Their silly commercial and hard work really paid off in making Jasmine beautiful again. Thanks Freebird!

tragedy

When we got home this evening, Kelley noticed something tragic at our apartment door. Our bikes were gone! At first I thought it was a joke, but it's very real :( We thought back to the last time someone saw them and determined they must have been stolen Tuesday sometime. We found the little piece of chain link they left behind as they committed the offense. I admit that I was devastated because I had planned on riding my bike to work as it gets lighter outside. I told Kelley (jokingly) that I had lost faith in humanity and my naiveté toward crime is gone.

Kelley did what any good husband would do. He attempted to call the police, but they said call back during the day. Then he drove us around the apartment complex looking in all the other million bike areas – why ours?! Finally he consoled me by taking me out to ColdStone to eat ice cream. I milked it and even got a waffle bowl. Yes, it did take away some of the pain.