Kate

sorry for the quality of this pic - it was taken with my phone

This is Kate. She is the daughter of my friends, Marta and Evan. (You should check out their blog - Marta posts much more often than I do) I got to hang out with her tonight and she is such a joy. Really, she babysits herself. If you don't know what's next in the routine, Kate will tell you. For example, when putting her to bed she will say "green" and point to her monitor to remind you to turn it on.



Our friend, Tracy, used to be the primary Kate-sitter. She is currently in DC doing an internship at National Geographic. Tonight we were looking at pictures on my phone and I showed her one of Tracy. Kate said "hold you" which she has done before with a picture of Tracy. Guess I'm no substitute - not that I really want to be. Tracy, we all want you back!

Otis

Here's a picture of one of our sweet doggies - Otis. yes, his tongue really is that long. In fact, it's probably longer...most of the time it doesn't even fit in his mouth.

We found out this week that Otis has a mast cell tumor. It is a kind of cancer that is very common to boxers. The good news is that it looks well differentiated - which means that after having it removed he probably won't need more treatment. He has surgery next Friday.

It may seem silly or sentimental to post this about a dog, but it made me sad - and I am very thankful that he will probably be alright. Besides, anyone who has met Otis loves him.

Spring

"See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare;
before they spring into being I announce them to you." Isaiah 42:9

I love Spring! It gives me hope and makes me feel lighter. For the past few days it has been incredibly warm around here. It seems like overnight all the trees are blooming and most of the daffodils (my favorite) are in bloom. Probably because I planted them this fall, my daffodils have yet to peek their pretty little faces out.

Flowers that Brian got for me.

Blurry, but these are the blooms on our little tree in the front yard.

The neighbors' Bradford Pear

One of my daffodils, just about ready to open up.

As I write this, it is 40 degrees outside and gloomy. But the trees and the flowers are telling me that winter will soon be over for good!! (or at least until December)

ok, ok.

I finally remembered to bring my camera and take pictures of something besides cupcakes and cookies.

This past weekend, we celebrated my aunt Karla's 50th birthday. And since Monterrey in Oak Ridge has the best Mexican food around, we went there. We were all supposed to wear funny hats, just fyi. Here are some pictures:

Grandmom and Grandad - so cute.

Note Karla's princess hat :)

Me in my mom's sombrero

Tezra and me.


Brian in his uber cool beads.


Karla with her cupcakes.

(I am awesome)

I love Tracy Pollock :)

1st Anniversary

January 26th was our first wedding anniversary. We were glad to be able to spend the whole day together. Brian brought home our favorite bagels for breakfast. The rest of our day was spent running errands and just generally hanging out. That night, we ended up unintentionally recreating our first date. For our first date, I had Brian pick me up at Borders and then we went to Lakeside Tavern for dinner. We had already planned on going to Lakeside Tavern, but a quick errand before dinner found us at Borders, which we thought was fitting.

Brian got me a very pretty emerald (my birthstone) ring for our anniversary. I got him a much less exciting Columbia ski jacket and gloves. I think he was excited about it though. More than the ring, I am so grateful for a man who is a great husband, friend, and partner. He laughs with me in my silliness and bears my irritability with grace. Life is an adventure in the Rozmus house and I cannot wait to see what God holds for us in the coming years.

Self-Portrait

We did have the waitress take a picture of the two of us, but I didnt' like it.

Fun in the Snow!

Yesterday, we woke to a light dusting of snow covering everything. I know it wasn't much, but we take what we can get here in the southeast. Because school was out, Brian and I had Devan and Maeson for the day. Here are some pictures of play time.

Maeson, Devan, and their snow angels.

Otis in his snow coat.

D on the playground.

Mae doing "superman" in the swing.

Brian all bundled up.

Brian's Birthday.

Brian's birthday was the 9th (yeah, I know, I'm a little late in posting) We celebrated his 28th with monkey bread in the morning:

That night, we had dinner at Peerless and then met up with friends at Starbucks. A fun time was had by all :)