Monday, February 14, 2011

no regrets, just love

happy valentine's day .. i hope your sweetheart is spoiling you!




to: YOU

with LoVe: allison & shawn<3


<if you have an iphone i highly recommend the pocketbooth app! well worth it's $1.99 price tag :) 
and provides infinite hours of entertainment! >

tonight's dinner menu: champagne toast, caesar salad, and mussels over linguine. amazing! dessert included my new favorite wine: coppola pinot grigio

how was your valentine's?

xo, 

Sunday, February 13, 2011

a new bike for shawn

with warmer weather on the horizon, my mind is nonstop thinking of the possibilities of running outside!  i cannot wait to get back on the trail! my adorable worry wort of a mom is always stressing of an attack, mugging, or even worse, yikes!! thus, came the purchase of this little gem:

(courtesy of shawn)

for some time now i have been trying to make my precious boyfriend a runner.  and he tried really hard; at one point i think he convinced himself that he, too, was a runner.  but that was short lived and he is now back to hating all things running/jogging related.
:/
so, i was thinking that in order to make all parties happy, we could find boyfriend a slightly used, inexpensive bicycle on craigslist!
while perusing the interesting options, shawn found a solution!

enter: shawn's bike


a reebok jogging stroller!
shawn says i can push and he will sit.
the perfect problem solver! and only $200, never been used!
haha, love him!

happy sunday=)

xo,

Saturday, February 12, 2011

je t'aime

it's valentine's weekend!

i made my valentine a homemade card, complete with a "roses are red.." poem=)


& some yummy brownies!


we don't usually make s big fuss for v-day. 
a homemade card, some brownies & a homemade dinner is about as fancy as we go! & i wouldn't have it any other way =)


what do you do for valentine's day?

hope you are having a great weekend!

xo!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

best friends

sunday night.
the weekend is settling down & coming to an end.
we finally get home after a long day of running errands and seeing family.
get changed.
snuggle up on the sofa with some wine & doritos (yes, i know, doritios!)
watch the post-game show.
wait for glee.  (amazing that you will sit through it with me, i know you don't like it:))
between chews and sips you turn to me and say, "we really are best friends. look at us. all comfy on the couch, eating doritos, watching tv."

this might be one of my favorite moments. 

i'm lucky i'm in love with my best friend . .


Saturday, February 5, 2011

beach bum

obsessed with this floppy hat!!
 nautical by nature is having a fabulous give-away on these gorgeous hats...i need one in my life!
follow the link below to enter the give-away! good luck!

Thursday, February 3, 2011


such a strong message...good to have this reminder every now & again.

"Old man, hospital bed,
The room is filled with people he loves.
And he whispers don't cry for me,
I'll see you all someday.
He looks up and says, "I can see God's face."

This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong.
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through.
This was just a stop,on the way to where I'm going.
I'm not afraid because I know... this was
My temporary home."
love it<3
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had an awesome birthday dinner with my momma tonight!! great food, yummy wine, amazing dessert...priceless company & conversation!  happy birthday mom, i love you!!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

i want to be..

saw this & loved it.

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in other news: i am so proud of myself!! not to toot my own horn, but i accomplished a big cardio goal for myself today at the gym & rewarded myself with a little magazine action on the bike.
i am not one of those girls who can read while on the treadmill. (last week i was on the treadmill next to a girl running 8.2 and reading...for 25 minutes!! how the heck?!)
i am, however, one of those girls who is obsessed with reading trashy healthy magazines with healthy recipes and work out tips! so after i finished up my cardio, i rewarded myself with some mag time on the bike.  not only did i reach a goal but snuck in a little extra calorie burn with some good reading =)
yay!


by the way, i'm sick of winter.  can we pa-lease get some sun & warmth?