1-1-2012 Meals for the week

Well I am gonna see how well this works out. Jess and I have decided to eat a little more "pan-terian" which means a lot less meat and even then we only eat it once a week. This is going to be what we eat this next week.

Miso Vegetable Soup
Tuscan Bean Soup
Eggplant Parmesan
Israeli Barbecued Chicken


Using Recipes from:

for the love of Soup
My Memory
best ever book of Jewish Cooking


Pictures might follow.


-ryan

Ps. Happy New Year

Christmas Decorations

So it is that time of year again when everyone pulls out the old decorations and makes the neighborhood glow. It's the time of year when people wear more red than what should be legal, and snow is manditory. The time of year when SANTA is literally calling you wanting to go catch a movie. Well...what do you do when it's your first time having Christmas with your wife?


You Decorate!

Jess and I spent date night decorating our apartment. Ok lets be honest...Jess decorated it and I did homework, but then when I was done WE decorated. Here are some final snap shots of some of our handy work.

PS: Anyone and Everyone at the Landmark at Heritage Fields Apartment, bring on the Christmas Decoration Competition. The Bells will take you out!

This is OUR tree all lit up, I love how it all fits nicely in the apartment.

Here you can get a good feel for our gold and red theme (notice the themed stockings!)

Even our menu board is festive

A Classy look from the outside

Mini ornaments on our Nambe/Willow Tree table

-Ryan

Jello

Plain and Simple. Jess left her phone in Austin while on our road trip. BUT we got it back, and when I got it back I thought I would play a small prank on Jess before she got home...So I bought Jello and did a famous Office prank.   

-Ryan

Balloons Balloons Balloons!

So being a good husband I start asking Jess what she wants for her birthday at least two months in advance. So the usual, "I don't want anything" it what I was expecting. But oh no was I in for it! She looks back over her shoulder and says, "I want to go to New Mexico and hang out with my parents and go to the Balloon Fiesta"....OK. So October 1st rolled around and we drove...and drove...and drove. We had a blast in New Mexico. It was great because we got to spend great time with both our parents, spend time with friends, and of course look at balloons!

Side Note: We did attend the Fiesta two separate times, but unfortunately the photos from our morning session have been lost. (Sorry Josh iPhoto crashed uploading them)

Easy with the Brakes

Just because I consider myself a tad bit childish does not mean everything comes with a child like price tag. Jess and I recently noticed an annoying squeaking noise in her car. So what does every responsible newly wed do? We went to the local mechanic. And after a brief panic attack we left the local mechanic. What did we learn that day. Brakes are not cheap! But a "starving broke college student" and genius grad student put their minds and muscles together and got it done. That's right! we got it done ourselves! Lets just say that we did NOT spend $400 dollars to fix two brakes like the mechanic said it would.

Mission Accomplished:
-Ryan

It's Been Awhile

Well if you follow either Jess or me  on twitter you can understand why we haven't made a blog in awhile. But, just because school keeps us busy does not mean crazy stuff doesn't happen. I will release a few quick stories about what has happened in the last two months. Stay Tuned!



-Ryan

Happy Birthday

Hey gang!
So I figured I would wait and hit you all with something cool for my next blog. I understand my birthday isn't for another month, but hey you don't always get to see your favorite band on that day so I had to settle for a little early. Jess and I went and saw Incubus live in Dallas. The rain postponed the show by about an hour, but because the hassle they Pavilion let us sit in reserved seating instead of the grass. Here are a few clips of the show, sorry no pictures.
The show was pretty awesome minus the lack of sleep he are having and suffering from today, but it was totally worth it.

I have to say a big thank you to my wife that bought the tickets and stood next to me and sang the words as loud as she could. Jess is the best concert buddy anyone could ever ask for. She was up late with me and we both battled rain, drunks, and lots of smoke (some cigarette), but most of all she put up with some people (and some songs) that get on her nerves and she did it for me. Thank you Dessi (Jess' new nickname)


Pardon Me (The Encore)
Talk Shows on Mute (Acoustic)
Are You In? (Jess' Favorite)


Incubus thank you for continuing the show even after some serious rain. You guys put on an amazing show that can bring people to tears, laughs, and brand memories in our hearts. Please keep up the hard work for many years to come.