Spoiled Rotten

Mike spoiled me completely rotten last weekend for Valentines Day and my Birthday.

V-Day

1) Waffles

2) Nike Plus

3) Romantic Dinner

4) Earrings

5) Treats like chocolate covered Oreos

B-Day

1) Breakfast in bed

2) Framed wedding photos

3) Flowers

4) Out to dinner

5) Surprise party (so so so surprised)

6) Sweet hand drawn card

And its not over yet. I still have Las Vegas to go to in further celebration of the next decade.

DISCLAIMER: Just so all my friends don't get too dissatisfied with their husbands, the flowers in the photo are actually flowers we brought home from Nik's wedding. They were a lovely addition to our Valentines Day.

Beginner's Luck

Mike took these.

Remembering Peru

Day one: Lima

Magical Churro-like things.

Picture that could have been taken anywhere but it was taken in Lima. Look how happy we are.

Day two: Cuzco

On the way to Cuzco, Mike slept in the airport using every item of clothing we brought as a blanket.

Overlooking Cuzco.

Weaving lady.

Mike getting energy from a rock at Sacsayhuaman (aka sexy woman).

Day three: Pisac & Urubamba

Pisac. And how cool is Katie's hat? So fancy.

Pisac.

Pisac.

Mike feeding a llama on the way to Pisac.

We spent the next two nights in magical eco lodge called Las Challpus where there are ruins with wild calla lilies.

And they let us use the kitchen to make our own dinner out of the wonderful produce in the town market.

The whole place was whimsically decorated with random reclaimed materials.

Day four: Moray & Salt Mines

Day five: Ollantaytambo

On the way to Ollantaytambo, we stopped at a festival in Chinchero and ate a wonderful lunch.

The ruins in Ollantaytambo are right above the town. It was quite dramatic.

We also hiked to some ruins a few miles away and had them all to ourselves.

Day six: Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu was a spectacular capstone to our wonderful trip.

fake real flowers

Mike must have a thing for those flowers that they dye unnatural colors. He buys them for me and then apologizes that they are "fake." I am not complaining.


Also if you have a camera that has different modes for different lighting, take a minute to figure that out. It will make a huge difference in the quality of your photos. Notice how orange the photo below is (before I remembered to change the setting) compared to the one above. Both are straight out of camera.

a picture a day

Mike challenged me to take a picture a day this year. Here goes...

January 3, 2010: Attempted self portrait on a twilight walk.