at the capitol.

On Saturday, Katie and I headed out on foot for the Boise capitol. Crowds of people flooded Downtown Boise to check out all of the little shops and the farmer's market. They had everything from artwork to fresh, local produce. It was all really cheap too. Low price cheap, not quality cheap. Mistaking the two can get you into trouble. Not that I've mistaken the two.

For lunch, we went to Five Guy's Burgers and Fries which was a little crowded. And it's a little pricey for fast food. But I love their burgers and cajun fries. I just love burgers in general. So much that I like to talk about my love for the burger. And when Katie says it's just a burger (because she always says it's just a burger), I am offended because I'm pretty sure that my favorite food is tired of being belittled. So I just quote Marshall Eriksen who was inspired by the movie Amadeus as he talked about the burger,

"Robin, it's so much more than just a burger. I mean, that first bite, oh, what heaven that first bite is. The bun, seasame-freckled breast of an angel resting gently on the ketchup and mustard below. Flavors mingling in a seductive pas de deux. And then, a pickle! The most playful little pickle. Then a slice of tomato, a leaf of lettuce, and a patty of ground beef so exquisite. Swirling in your mouth breaking apart and combining again in a fugue of sweet and savory so delightful. This is no mere sandwich of grilled meat and toasted bread, Robin. This is god, speaking to us through food."

 After filling up on greasy food, Katie and I hung out at the Capitol building. That place is beautiful. Ohh myy! I almost forgot to mention the wonderful thing that happened. Katie turned into a little chef over the weekend. I think she's been practicing while I'm at work or something. Not that she wasn't a good cook before. She's just beyond good now. On Saturday, Katie made almond chicken with rice. Very tasty. And during dinner, we watched Boise State rock Georgia on ESPN. At the same time, I was trying to keep up with the LSU game. And LSU won. Of course. Then for dinner on Sunday, Katie made Tortilla Soup. Hands down, best soup I've ever had. Perfect break the fast meal. And today, when I got off work at one, we went to Albertsons for Jones and Vanilla Cream soda. Little did I know, Katie had planned to make orange & apricot glazed chicken lettuce wraps. And she did. So good. Perfect, sweet chicken with a little crunch from the grilled lettuce. The Food Network has nothing on my wifey. I'm not ready to go back to work tomorrow, but honestly, I'm really excited to eat leftovers on my lunch break. And then I have Wednesday off to do my homework. As for now, back to watching How I Met Your Mother.

papa joe and the train depot.

I have weekends off now. So awesome. Actually, I don't really have weekends off yet. But I didn't have to work today. And because I have Sunday's off now, I don't have to work tomorrow. And after my shift on Monday, I'm quitting my home health care job. I work too much so I'm trimmin' off some hours. So last night, Katie and I treated ourselves to Papa Joe's. It's a couple streets down from our apartment so we walked. I have to say, Papa Joe and his wifey mike some really delightful food. I had a hot pastrami sandwich with fries. Mouth watering. Katie had shrimp tortellini with garlic cheese bread. Also mouth watering. I'm in love with garlic cheese bread so I traded Katie my pickle and potato wedges. We had a really good dinner. Special shoutout to Papa Joe and Mrs. Joe for rockin' the pasta and italian sandwiches.

After dinner, Katie and I walked to the Boise Depot which apparently is a train depot. I feel kind of stupid for not knowing that all of this time, but it could have been storage..or a bus station. I never payed much attention to it, but now I know it's a train depot. I'm glad Katie wanted to go, because I probably never would have went without her and it was a lot more than I expected. We took some pretty cool photographs. Well, we think they are cool. And that's all that matters. We really hope you think they're cool too though.

And after playing at the train depot, Katie and I walked back towards our apartment. On our way there, we found a really nice hill for sledding in the winter and at the bottom, a perfect field for capture the flag. So if any of you want to be our friends and play capture the flag, we would greatly appreciate it. If you don't like capture the flag, we could still use some more friends.

When we got back to our little home, Katie and I sat on the couch with Jimi and watched Dexter with oatmeal pies and sleepy time tea. And I slept in.

day sixty - stand a little taller.

Day 60 - A picture of something you are excited about.

Iono. I'm excited about being married to the most awesome girl in the world. And the most beautiful. No offense. I was excited about McDonald's for dinner this evening after work too. I needed that greasy food to liven up my long day.

Katie and I ate in the park. The breeze was perfect but I was totally out of it. Still am. Can't wait to jump on that memory foam topper and..spoon. That's how Katie likes to sleep anyway. By five tomorrow morning, I'll be back on my stomach, mad that the alarm clock is al-ready going off. I feel bad because Katie wants to get out of the house and do things before school when I get off of work, but all I can think about is bed. So if you know of any part-time jobs that start later than six in the morning, please let me know. Katie likes walking to school too. I don't blame her, it's beautiful. But I'm lame and take the Boise State Shuttle.

Maybe because I'm exhausted. Maybe I'm just lazy. But Katie comes with me anyway 'cause she loves me. I always walk home. I like to watch the river. Especially when class is over and the sun is setting. Katie makes fun of me because I like to take the elevator at school. She tries to makes me take the stairs. When I can break free from Katie's gorilla grip, I race her up. I think she cheats by running up the stairs. She's always breathing hard at the top as she explains how much faster taking the stairs is. Can't trick me. I'll find the easy way. And I'll take it. Putting all jokes aside, I really do work hard. I couldn't imagine having children right now with my schedule. Don't get me wrong, I want one. A child that is. I just want to be able to support a family. A good dad. One that makes time to attend every school event. One that makes time to teach and to play. And I'm still working on that best husband award. I don't know what it takes to accomplish the feat. I still have a lot of work to do. But I do know one thing, everyday I stand a little taller.