hola amigos

nothing really exciting has happened, so no new post.

i have a cold.

and school started.

my birthday is tuesday.

the joys of homeownership

yesterday at about noon, we heard a gurgling sound coming from the bathroom. there was water coming up from the bathtub. After trying some draino, we called a plumber. He came and snaked the drain from the roof, 180 feet.. and still it was clogged. So he came today and put in some kind of little pipe that you can stick the snake in. There was apparently already one there, it was just under the ground. The main problem was a root. plus toilet paper.

This is what the tub looked like. yuckie.

also, there was a bug in jeff's computer monitor. yeah, not on the outside. INSIDE the monitor.

On Saturday night we hung out with the Shulls. Nate can't say Brandi, so we decided to let him call me didi. Becasue when he would try to say Brandi, that's what it sounded like. so now he says "DiDi!" when he sees me or wants my attention. It's cute.

But most of the time, he will see me and say "DiDi! Jeff?" because my presence means Jeff will be there, and thats a lot cooler to him :)

Nate enjoyed taking pictures with my camera.

a picture paints a thousand words

ONE MORE DAY! UN DIA MAS!

I don't think anyone reading this will be more excited for us to be home than we will be. This teenage dorm life is getting very old. and we miss home! and a cell signal!

We are heading out Saturday morning and will be home sometime on Sunday. Probably in the late afternoon. We are planning to then watch tv and sleep in our bed. We miss just sitting and flipping the channels. It will be a thrill. We have been watching tv on the internet for 5 weeks now and sometimes i just want to change the channel... but i cannot!

I will be so happy to cook in my own kitchen with my own groceries and my own refrigerator. and i am so excited that in the middle of the night when i need to go to the bathroom i do not have to put on a whole outfit just to go. I can just roll out of bed and don't even have to bring my key or wear flip flops! Oh the simple joy.

But! Most important! We cannot wait to eat at Sabor! So come one, come all, to Sabor Latino on Wednesday, July 30! We want to see everyone we can. (parents, we will probably see you before. but you are still welcome!)

And happy birthday to my mom on Monday! Yay!

and this is what i gave jeff for our anniversary:
They are pictures i took at our house of "found letters" (things in life that accidentally look like letters) that spell KOONCE

some are dark photos.

Let's eat cake! (by: brandi)

So this was our cake eating experience:


Here is the cake in the fridge

jeff opening the cake

jeff saying "the icing is all down here"

The piece we cut

Our piece did not come out so well!

Contrary to what jeff says, it does taste good!

1 year

Anniversary trip post #1 (by:brandi)

Yesterday after Jeff's class we headed to Roxbury, NY. On the way it rained, but it was very nice. The drive was nice, with views of the Catskill Mountains. We got to Roxbury at about 6:30.

Our room is #13 and is on the bottom floor


This is the view of the bed. Jeff had laid on the pillow and squished it. The room is small, but very nice and very clean. It even smells really good. I cannot decide what exactly smells so good.
It may be the linens. or the soaps. Whatever it is, it smells great!


This is the really cool sink. And the water tastes good. It actually has no taste, which Jeff says is why it tastes good.

We ate dinner at the Public Lounge. It is two doors down from the hotel. We had really good food there. Empanadas, Quesadillas, and little sandwiches.
Jeff took this of me.

Today, we ate lunch at a deli one door down. Jeff said it was the "best sandwich he had ever eaten". Then we went and walked around the town. It is a small town, with very old houses.

It started to rain while we were walking. Jeff was not happy.
So we came back and washed our feet and watched tv.


Yesterday, when we arrived, the manager told us there was a surprise in our fridge.
Jeff looked in the fridge when we got in the room. He said "It looks like some kind of cake". I told him to get it out, and he put it on the table. It had a little lily on it. When he moved the lily I said "It is our cake!" He said "What? How?" He was so confused. And I think he is still puzzled as to how exactly it got here.

Thanks mom and dad for going to the trouble! It was such a nice surprise!


We are planning to eat it later. We will take pictures!