Green Thumb?

Amit and I have had a few plants now that haven't died on us. Yay! I recently decided I wasn't happy enough just growing some plants that look pretty. I needed some that I could eat, so I decided to attempt to grow some herbs. And yes, this is yet another blog that features food. What can I say, some of our best memories tend to revolve around food!

I decided to start with basil and cilantro.

 The cilantro is looking a little sad,

but the basil is doing well.

I added it to some caprese salad...

and topped our pizza with it!

Amit's Birthday Bash - Part 2!

Sadly, our fun had to come to an end at some point. On Sunday we headed to Newport, RI to do some shopping! It was a very successful trip. Amit got the rest of his birthday present - some Sperry's he found at half off. It was a great deal! We had a lot of fun walking from shop to shop, there's a lot of fun stuff to buy in Newport. (We did use our self-control though.)

In case you thought that we were still full from our giant helping of wings the night before, you are wrong. Let's think though... how could Amit's birthday weekend get any better?

With a bowl of chili, 

his other favorite food!

I forgot to get a picture before the chili was almost gone,

so I didn't make the same mistake with our meals!

(Amit got a wrap, but it didn't fit in the pic)

Seth really enjoyed his burger...

Even the waitress said so!

After shopping around downtown Newport, we drove around to see some sights. We were cold and tired, so we didn't really walk the Cliffwalk. It was still a nice view.

 I got a nice shot of Kirsten and Seth too!

Before we went home, we stopped to see a windmill

that Amit had seen on a card.

He's was sad that it wasn't working. 

It was a great weekend, filled with friends, fun, and of course plenty of food. Hopefully Amit enjoyed his little birthday trip. I know I sure did!

Amit's Birthday Bash - Part 1

More like bashes... as in more than one. (Yes, Amit really is that loved!)

On Friday, Amit's actual birthday, we headed to the Keyes house. Abby's third birthday was on Thursday so we had to have a little celebration for the two of them. Silly me, I forgot to bring my camera. Tamsen made us pad thai. Delicious! It was like we were at a restaurant, she's an amazing cook. We will definitely be making pad thai night a regular occurrence. I had fun helping make some chocolate butterflies while the boys played Wii. You can see the cake here. Thanks again, Tamsen!!

Now on to day 2 of our 3 day celebration. On Saturday afternoon we headed to Hartford, CT, which was the closest BWW to Boston.

On our drive out, the skies look nasty...

but Amit didn't care. 

He loves storm clouds!

After checking in to the hotel, we headed to the restaurant.

He was so happy! 

(It was bright, so he drove with his eyes shut.)

We played some trivia while we waited for our food.

His friends picked names so that the scoreboard looked like this...

(Flea was not one of us... He was our enemy. Still don't know who he was.)

Before we knew it, our wings were here!

Amit got 24. Then ate 2 of my boneless.

Time to dig in!

He also tried a habanero wing (bringing him to 27 wings total)...

Unfortunately it wasn't as spicy as we thought.

(We were hoping for a funny face!)

If the hat fits, wear it.

Here is the BU crew that drove all the way to CT for some wings.

Thanks guys, you totally made his birthday!

Amit and Seth had special hats.

(Too bad I didn't get a picture of Seth stomping his feet when his hat blew away,

he did run after it and caught it, so it was okay.)

(Amit is also very happy after several beers - too funny!)

Oh BWW - how we love you!

After the rest of the crowd headed back to Boston, we headed out to a bar. Amit was super excited. We ended up going to the same bar where Derrick had danced with Amit on his shoulders, but that's a story for another time. Amit had a few more drinks, enjoyed hanging with a couple of his UConn Dental friends, and danced. A lot. When he's had some drinks he gets crazy about his dancing, its too funny! Too bad I didn't get any pictures of it. He stole my camera and took a few shots. So here they are.

He and Seth wanted a picture of Kirsten smiling...

so here she is laughing at them. 

 

He also took a picture of us girls... 

Liz (3rd year at BU), me, and Kirsten.

This photo is so much nicer than the one with Seth's hand in it!

 

After all the fun at the bar, we headed back to the hotel. We were exhausted. Here's some proof:

Kirsten looks ready for bed.

 Totally unrelated - check out the welt that Dee gave Amit 

during paintball. She shot him in the back before she realized who he was.

Ouch!

And then I realized that I hadn't taken a picture of just me and the birthday boy... So here it is.

After all that photo fun, we headed to bed... Had to get our rest so that we could enjoy Newport the next day. Yep, we celebrated Amit's birthday over three days in three different states!

He's 23!

Happy Birthday, Amit!

Today's Amit's birthday. It totally snuck up on me this year, but I still got him a present, so it was okay. ;-) I still can't believe its here. We're getting old... fast! You know what's crazy? This is the 7th birthday that I've celebrated with him.

I totally love this guy. He has a crazy love of hiking and now of the ocean, too. It almost borders on the edge of obsession. He knows how to make me laugh and sometimes does it without even trying. He enjoys school and dentistry and never hesitates to get involved in school organizations. He's amazing with our friends' kids, which is so much fun for me to watch. The best part is that even when he frustrates me, he usually ends up making me feel better and laugh about it. There are so many things I could say, but for your sakes I'll avoid being too mushy and save them for another day. Instead, I'll show you just a few of my favorite photos of my wonderful husband.

Pictures like this totally capture why I love him!

This was taken on our whale watching trip.

Someone obviously LOVES hiking!

I seriously have dozens of photos of the two of these guys. 

Amit is Max's #1 person... and I think the feeling is mutual.

Thank goodness he doesn't mind when I pig out on food...

He loves his Ribfest.

And last, but not least...

My favorite photo from our wedding.

 Happy birthday, honey! Thanks for marrying me and turning my life into an adventure... I've loved every minute of it! (Oh yeah, and thanks for letting me take you to BWW for your birthday dinner. I can't wait!!)