1,000 days

As of yesterday afternoon, Ly+Alan had been married for 1,000 days! In honor of such a momentous occasion, they went on a fabulous date night. They went out to dinner, enjoyed some frozen yogurt and even went and hung out with Hop.

Last night was an excellent impromptu celebration of love. Here's to the next thousand days!

Cherry Blossoms

It is cherry blossom festival time in DC...which means 2 things.

1. There are a ton of tourists everywhere.
2. Ly + Alan can no longer breathe due to the immense levels of pollen.

Nevertheless, Ly + Alan braved the crowds early last week for the opportunity to take some photos and enjoy the festival.

Easter weekend campout

This Easter, Ly+Alan spent the weekend camping in their favorite spot - Shenandoah National Park. Despite the fact that Ly still has to wear her surgical boot, she still managed to have fun. She went "hiking" (if you consider being pushed in her wheelchair by Alan for 1.5 miles on a trail hiking), made s'mores, napped, took lots of photographs, read, and soaked up the 80 degree sunshine. It was a perfect weekend.

The Geese are Back!

Spring is finally here as indicted by the arrival of the geese...including Hop who is growing up so quickly!

Winter

Holy cow, it's almost March! Time flies when you're having fun (or even when you're not having fun as the case may be). The winter this past year has been rather snowy and a bit intense for the DC Area. The city shut down for weeks at a time - forcing Ly + Alan to spend lots of time inside (crutches and ice do not mix). They watched lots of movies, played lots of games and even watched every episode of LOST. Ly enjoyed spending the extra time with Alan, but nevertheless is going stir crazy waiting for spring and some warmer weather.

VCU Rams!

Well folks, the waiting is finally over. This evening Alan got an email announcing his acceptance into the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine's Class of 2014. School starts in the fall and Alan couldn't be more excited....he'll finally get to be a doctor, help people and do all sorts of doctor-y things. Lyanna is excited because Alan can now relax about getting into medical school and now he will be rich and famous and take her to China to see the pandas.

She is still waiting for that puppy.