not just because it's named after mcdreamy...

 

okay, so it's not really named after mcdreamy.

dempsey's is my absolute favorite breakfast place in all of fort collins... & i've had a lot of breakfast. i've tried branching out & going to different restaurants, but have yet to leave as satisfied as i do when leaving this little gem. pumpkin pecan waffle? yes PLEASE. or if your feeling something savory.... biscuits & gravy. i'm getting hungry for their butter with a side of hashbrowns as i write this. it's so delicious, so filling, & so underrated if you ask me. THIS place should have a line around the block every. day. of the. week! anyhow... rachel was in town, we love her, so it made it THAT much better. stop in if you're ever in the area! & happy friday to you!

the waffle lab & other thoughts on a thursday.

happy cloudy (around here) thursday to you!
you guys... last night i survived my first outing without Abel.
for the past 8 weeks(tomorrow, *tears*) he has been by my side 24/7, so needless to say it was tough to leave him. there may have been a few tears & i may have texted my sister no more than 5 minutes after we left the house, but i made it. i honestly do not know how chris can leave him when he goes to work during the week. we love him so much! i had a good time with husband & the people we met up with, but if nights without him could be limited to like once a year, i'd be okay with that! this little family of three likes to stick together :)
on a different note... st. patty's day brought out the food trucks that have been in hiding during these cold months! i was beyond excited when we pulled up and saw The Waffle Lab up & running! you know... with our love for waffles & all. we went all deluxe & ordered the strawberry, banana, nutella ones (the european).... NOT SORRY. this truck being less than five minutes from our house starting april first could be a reeeeal problem.
seriously.

breakfast people.

we are breakfast people.

breakfast in the morning, breakfast for dinner, no special occasion needed…

breakfast people.

our first week home with abel, we wanted to make sure he knew how important breakfast was, so we enjoyed breakfasts of all kinds. peanut butter & chocolate chip pancakes, sausage & egg scrambles, french toast, and the usual staple… cereal (of all kinds).

breakfast, i love you. thanks for being awesome.

ps guys… remember this sad post? well guess what?!

hooray!! we now have the pro-er than pro, waffle maker. it makes TWO waffles at a time! what? two waffles at a time? yep, two waffles at a time. thank you schmeeckles for our housewarming gift! we love it, and YOU!

cheers to breakfast!

gypsy donut.

one morning, tristan had the morning off from class, so we spent the morning in Nyack. Nyack is actually a cute little town where our friends the sanfords live & is actually about 10 minutes from where husband grew up! so cute! we had breakfast at gypsy donut. deeeeelish. might possibly be the best donut i’ve had! thank you margaret for the recommendation!!

 

a good morning.

yesterday was a great morning.

so great in fact, that i am planning to start all of my mornings similarly. it looks a little something like this...

• in a still sleeping fog, kiss husband goodbye as he leaves for his day
• wake up... not too early & not too late.
• fix a delicious breakfast. [[yesterday's breakfast was vanilla yogurt with granola & strawbabies.]] today... i'm thinking puffed pancakes.
• spend atleast an hour (ifnotmore) writing affirmations & prayers. *for me, writing these on paper helps me to remember them throughout the day. it's also great to look back at them next day when you write new ones... chances are you could probably benefit from reading over them a second (third, fourth, seventieth time)
• read. --currently reading, "So Long, Insecurity" by Beth Moore.
• excersise. for me, this was my daily jog.

i was finished with these SIX things before noon & had already declared the day 'GREAT'

if that's not a wonderful way to start a day, i don't know what is!

how do YOU start YOUR day?

what are a few things that make it great?

oh, and here's a little video for you. loooooving me some florence+themachine lately.

happy tuesday!

a glimpse into our weekend.

well hey!

we had some fun around here this past weekend. spent time with friends, & ate... alot, which always makes for a good time in my book. anywayyy... mark's girlfriend emma was in town and it was SO great getting to know and spend time with her! she, like me, comes from a family of 5 kids, which now means TWO of my friends (abby also :)) know how AWESOME it is to be part of a huge family. && did i mention that we LOVE her?? well, we do. good job mark.

 lovelovelove.

we had a triple date night with our favorite romeo's, which turned out to be their LAST night as just the two of them, because they had their baby the next day!!! woohoo!! aaaand we got coldstone, deeeelish. i could seriously have ice cream every night of my liiife.

oh, and then the next day we ate some more hahaha! i am not ashamed :) we made a delicious breakfast & i got a cuuuute picture of the lovebirds so that we could make mark's presence known in our house ha! (he is currently our roomie, so it's only fair to add him into the mix of photos up around the house :))

and as usual, we had some cuuuute puppies hanging around.

&& then emma treated us to her delicious "smash burgers" they were SO good, and i tried a pinterest recipe for "smashed potatos" found HERE.

 aaaaand i love this picture because i feel like it's a smiley face :)

now we're back to monday & i officially LOVE my husband more than i even thought i could. why you ask? no reason. i just do. he is such an incredible man and after 8 years of "dating" -- almost two of those being married-- i still look at him & think, "wow, is he seriously mine?" eeeeep! thank you, thank you Lord for blessing me with him. i am the luckiest girl in the world.

(oh, and yes i am retainer face in this picture. nbd.)

happy monday!