5 Years as McFish

5 years ago today (or yesterday...we never have decided so we just celebrate both days) Fisch asked me to be his girlfriend.

(Taken at a party we were both at before we even started talking.  Fisch is the creeper in the background. "We had art history together" is what I wrote on his shirt that night.)

 We met through mutual friends in college.  We knew of eachother but never talked.  We even had a class together one semester.

Then one fateful Cinco de Mayo party at our friends house, the end of sophomore year, started it all.  We said hello while waiting for the bathroom and ended up talking the rest of the night.

The first night back on campus Junior year, after a summer of dating, Fisch asked if I wanted to change my "facebook relationship status". Yes, super corny. Yes, super cute.

 

And the rest is history.

Love you Fisch!

First Day of School!

(Vintage Dress from Etsy)

 The Mandatory first day of school photo in front of the fireplace.

(Pardon the awful quality, as I was running late...of course.)

 

 

My new good byn lunch box that I had way too much fun decorating last night when I should have been going to bed.

3 Days to prepare, 3 schools to figure out, 3 classrooms to organize, year 3 of teaching here I come!

Wordless(ish) Wednesday: A Few Favorite Photos From Summer

(Our Friend's, Megan and Jabar's Wedding)

 (The sequence of my cousin shoving her ice cream in my face)

(An attempted family portrait.)

(My friends, Carly and Jill, rockin out at Jill's wedding.)

(Kayaking the Apostle Islands caves in Northern WI.)

(Amnicon State Park, WI)

(Birthday Beach Trip...yes, that is a cupcake in my hand. Awesome.)

(Newspaper blurb about my Up-Cycle Fashion Summer School Class.  I miss those girls so much!)

(Gold Finch that came to our window everyday and drove Penny crazy.)

What a fun summer it has been!

First day of school tomorrow!

One Year With The Penny Poofers

One year ago today Fisch and I adopted our kitty Penny from the WI Humane Society. 

10 Facts About Penny:

1. Her name was Shroom when we adopted her.  We knew we had to change it.  We gave her 2 choices, Ivy or Penny (after the character on The Big Bang Theory...yeah we're nerds like that).  She meowed when we said "Penny".

2. We laugh every time she tries to lick underneath her chin.  Fisch then imitates her licking underneath her chin and we laugh even harder.
 

3. She didn't shed for the first few months we had her...we bragged about it...karmas a b*tch.

4. She doesn't like special kitty treats but she gets very excited about her regular food. She also enjoys house flies.

5. Her favorite toy is a piece of cloth from a nightgown I shortened. She must like the material because whenever I leave my drawer open she find the nightgown and pulls it out. 

6. Her favorite spots in the house are the window sills, the corner of my closet, and half on the back of the couch and half on the table behind it.

7. She only hisses at things that roll... paint roller, rolling pin, roll of tape, etc. 

8. We tried to give her a haircut in the beginning of the summer.  Cats don't like getting haircuts. We call it her textured do. 

9. She doesn't scratch the catnip cat scratcher I bought her but perfers my yoga mat. 

10. She has made Fisch and me into those people...

Yeah. Those people.

Thanks Penny.

Fill in the Blank Friday

Linking up with Lauren from The Little Things We Do again for Fill in the Blank Friday :)

1.   One of life's most simple pleasures is   chocolate milk with a straw .

2.   Mean people    make me want to punch someone...(the mean people)

3.  I like   my cat    because,    she makes me laugh everyday .

4.    Shenanigan   is a funny word.

5.  If I had to choose one beauty product to use for the rest of eternity it would be   moisturizer. I hate dry skin.

6.  I'm happy that  I get to participate in one of my best friend's weddings this weekend and that I finally have a full time job doing what I love.

7.  I would never   jump into a tank full of centipedes (I just watched some old reruns of Fear Factor. Can you tell?)  .

Celebration and a Sunset

On Tuesday after I found out I got the full time art teaching position, Fisch and I went out to dinner at our favorite little Thai place on State St. Then we took a walk along Lake Mendota and witnessed the most breathtaking sunset.  

An amazing end to an amazing day.

Wordless(ish) Wednesday: Devils Lake State Park and Camping

Every year we go camping with Fisch's family in some new location around WI.  This year it was at a campground near Devil's Lake State Park, which was great for us since it is only about 45 minutes from Madison.  One of the reasons I love WI so much is for it's varying landscapes, from flat farmland to mountainous hills to waterfalls.