desperate housewife

we skyped my brother and rocio yesterday morning.

(this picture is of us skyping them on ian's birthday)


it was his birthday.  we lit a candle and sang to him.  we showed him the pictures we painted and cut and taped back together for him. 

skype is kind of annoying.  it's staticy and gets "frozen" and the sound goes out at random times, making conversations a little tricky.

but i sure am thankful for it.  pretty amazing that we can see and talk to matt and rocio for FREE when they're hanging out halfway around the world. 

happy birthday big bro.  love you much!
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and here is a side story for your enjoyment:

last night we had some friends over for dinner.  we don't see them a ton.  in fact, they are getting married in a week and a half, the guy has been a friend of ours for years and we wanted to get to know the beautiful, funny, laid back chick that he is marrying.  so i made enchilladas and cleaned the house.  dave made it home a handful of minutes before they came, so i was able to run upstairs, change clothes and do a little bit of beautifying before i whipped up the guacamole. 

fast forward to the end of the night.

after wine outside by the fire pit, we rinse glasses and say "goodbye".  i run upstairs to the bathroom and start laughing at myself when i look in the mirror. 

dave comes in and i say, "can you guess why i am so embarrassed right now?"

he studies me for a split second and says with a smirk,

"um, maybe because you have two completely different earrings on?"

oh my. 

a white dangly one and a silver hoop. 

what in the world is wrong with me?!? 

ha.