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With the bar a mere nine days away and the realization of my dream to become a lawyer so imminent, I began thinking back about the random jobs I used to want to have. My parents told me almost everyday that I could be anything that I ever wanted and so naturally, I went through a fantastic phase of wanting to be the most ridiculous and obscure things.  For your viewing pleasure I have put together a short but entertaining tour of just a few dream jobs that I pined for.

Yes, the very first occupation that I ever wanted was to be a triceratops.  I used to just crawl around the living room on all fours pretending to eat my mother's indoor plants (I was a peaceful dinosaur).

After the dino phase, I then progressed to wanting to be a soccer mom like my mom. I would pretend that my bed was a mini-van and drive around my stuffed animals, I mean kids, to all of their practices. 

I soon traded in my mini-van keys for ice-skates. My parents were kind enough to take me to an ice skating rink after I incessantly slid around the kitchen in my socks. Two trips to the rink sunk my Yamaguchi dream. 

This one is a real gem considering that I was (and still am) terrible at math...how I was ever going to be an astronaut is beyond me. Some dreams never die though because I have googled "astronaut law" a  few times too many...

                                                

    Here I am as an Olympic gymnast. I took gymnastics for about six months but after my "coaches" made fun of the way I jumped on the trampoline, I quit. Thanks Let It Shine in Brentwood, TN for setting my dreams on FIRE. 

 However, all of my dreaming and random occupations have all worked out fabulously because in a few short months when I get that ESQ behind my name, I will finally be living out my dream as being an atroney. An attorney who loves pink, manicures, fashion and the law. 

"The rules of haircare are simple and finite, any Cosmo girl would know!"

Effortless, Fun, Simple, MARRIAGE!

In two days it will be our first wedding anniversary. On Tuesday, Kyle and I will have been married for an entire year! I cannot begin to describe to you how quickly time has flown, however, you know that; in the blink of an eye months pass and turn into years.
This first year of marriage has been exactly the same as when we were engaged, which was exactly the same as when we were dating, and that my friends, is exactly the way Kyle and I wanted it. I love our relationship and am happy to report that marriage has not changed us. Our love is deeper, our commitment (still, as always) unbreakable, and my last name has a hyphen in it, but no magical spell transformed us after we said "I do, law school didn't become easier because we were married, and life marched on just as it did pre-nuptials. Maybe others have a different experience, and a different view, and go to it, that's what makes the world so interesting. But for us personally, things stayed the same and I love our love. That being said, I did compile a list of own "observations" that I have, well, um, observed since being married. Since I have several friends and family members who either just got married, just got engaged, or are just leaning in that direction I thought a list would be fun and the accompanying pictures even better! So here we go.

Austin dipping his "amor", Ale.

#1) The Toilet Seat: Since I was four I've heard adult women complain about husbands leaving the toilet seat up and here is my response: so. what. It is a toilet seat, and unless yours is made out of two tons of marble, it is really quite simple to put down. You just take your right hand, place it on the lid and bring it down. That's it. Your significant other was probably very involved in the sports section (or in Kyle's case, comics) and forgot to put it down, that's it. So, wives, fiancees, and girlfriends, just put it down. Don't complain, just put. the. seat. down. Marriage should be filled with more tantalizing arguments than toilet seats.

Jack and Liz have nothing to

                            do with toilets, but they sure looked gorgeous on their big day!

#2) Honey-Do: As you are aware, Kyle and I just moved and within two and a half days, my husband had hung pictures, set up the china cabinet (yes, he did it!), helped me unpack everything, and had masterfully put every piece of decor in the absolute right place. Just like I wanted. You see, I hate living in chaos and so I wanted our house to be perfect right after we moved in. Kyle, on the other hand, wasn't so desperate to have it all decorated to perfection, and I've concluded that we are just like millions of couples in this respect. Women love to nest immediately while men are content unpacking one box a week. So men, help your wives out: do the around the house projects, hang that obnoxiously huge mirror and please use the leveler so it will all be even.

Jon proposed to Whitney in May in NYC, hope he's ready to decorate after the wedding!

#3)  Pet Schedules: This one is pretty self-explanatory but life got much simpler when Kyle and I came up with a schedule of who would do the dreaded task of feeding the dogs at 6:30am. Here is our fool-proof and wildly complicated system for effortless mornings: every other day. That's right, Kyle and I alternate who will feed our fantastically behaved dogs and there is no more "please, please, puhleeeeeeesseeee feed them this morning, I'm just so sleepy", and I also don't lay extremely still hoping he'll think I'm sound asleep and get up and feed them to not wake me. Nope, we know go to bed knowing whose turn it is. 

Erin and Alex have Sophia, and I bet these two young professionals have a feeding plan too!

    So, not an entirely exhaustive list on the miracles of marriage but bar prep calls my name! Anyway, if I think of more...oh update! One of our incredible dogs literally just vomited by the front door. Awesome, as of now there's no vomit schedule but maybe Kyle and I will figure one out.
Enjoy these pics!

Aaron and Nikki have been married for over a year; they take turns dashing their miniature daschund outside every morning before she pees everywhere. 

Kyle and I were honored to attend Mason and Becky's wedding last night.

Jason and Courtney are engaged and will be getting married next October!

And here we are!