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Two updates in one day - can you believe it??

So, Joel and I are getting another corgi! We are SO EXCITED to be getting a playmate for the GusBus and an addition to our little "family." However, we are faced with a dilemma - we have to pick out our puppy. We definitely want another male, and we were hoping that the breeder would only have one color choice for us to pick from to make our choice easy. No such luck - there were two males in the litter - one tri-colored and one red & white, and we have to pick a color. This is where YOU come in! If you are taking the time to read this, please take 30 seconds to comment and let us know which color you prefer. Check out the pics below and THANKS!!!

Adorable little tri-colored corgi!

Beautiful little red & white corgi!Hard to pick, isn't it???

Here's a picture of an adult red & white for anyone who hasn't seen one:

And just for fun, here are a couple pics of Gus when he was little:

Tiny baby Gussy
Look at those ears!

Goodnight and thanks again for voting!

Delicious baked goods

The baking hobby has been going pretty well! Everything has been turning out, which is new for me. Here is a pic of the thumbprints and smores brownies (YUM!) that I made for a Tupperware party I hosted at the new house. The party was lots of fun, and I am getting TONS of great Tupperware. Thanks, Shy!
I had my one month "monthiversary" at work on the 18th. I am loving my job - it has gotten busier since the students got back, but everything is running smoothly. I have also found that Joel and I have more time to spend together, which is great. We have been trying to sit down for dinner each night (as opposed to grabbing a sandwich and running out the door), and I put my pie-making skills (Thanks, Cathy!) to work last week and made a chicken pot pie, which was fabulous. I KNOW you want to see a picture, so here it is. :)
We've started putting up pictures, shelves, decorations, etc. in the house now and it is coming together really nicely. I still get excited when I walk in to the house!! The only "little" issue we have had is the furnace went out last Sunday. Great timing, right? For those of you who read Shyla's blog, we have a pretty similar story... furnace went out at night around 11pm, house got cold, no one could come at night, so I stayed up to run the fireplace on the main floor and the space heater in the basement. It was REALLY nice to have the fireplace - we managed to keep the house around 60 degrees by using it and I had Monday off of work for MLK Jr. Day, so I kept it warm until the owner came and replaced the part. One big benefit of the furnace breaking down now - since we don't officially own the house yet, we didn't have to pay to fix it. Woohoo!

We had company over last night. Robbi, Friedo, Adam, Glen & Cathy came over for supper. I tried my hand at homemade biscuits, and a pumpkin layer cake and coconut breadpudding for dessert. I'm getting this whole baking thing down...

Here's Cathy with Adam and Gus (they're buddies).

Here I am with my pumpkin spice layer cake. Beautiful, huh?

The cake looks pretty good too... hehehe

The last couple weeks

Okay, here goes. I have been terrible about updating lately, so I am going to give you all a brief overview of the past couple weeks for Joel and I.
First, I have to say, this has been an amazing time in our lives filled with opportunities, exciting new beginnings, and so many blessings. We have both been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from our friends and family as we moved, got settled, and "hosted" Christmas. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to all of you! A very special thank you to Glen, Aaron, and Friedo, without whom, I am quite certain, Joel and I would STILL be unloading that uhaul and figuring out exactly how our dresser would make it up those stairs and around that corner.

After we got everything unloaded, it was time for some serious unpacking, broken up by a visit to Robbi & Friedo's place for an early Christmas celebration. The food was delicious and the company was great! It was a very welcome break from the 12 hour day of loading, cleaning, unloading, cleaning some more, and unpacking. It seems like so long ago!

We also celebrated our second anniversary shortly after we moved in, on December 17th. Though, technically it wasn't much of a celebration, as Joel had the flu, but we had an opportunity to go out later in the week for dinner and a movie and we had gone out earlier with Glen and Cathy to celebrate their anniversary as well (which also happens to be December 17th). Congratulations on 30 loving years, Glen and Cathy!

Here's are a few of my favorite pictures from our wedding:


This post is starting to get a little long, so I will summarize the remainder of the time in the following pictures:

Christmas in the new house!

Gussy Clause!

My first attempt at pecan pie

My first attempt at cherry pie with lattice... I did my best...
My second attempt at cherry pie, after a tutorial from the Queen of pies, Cathy :) She taught Robin and i how to do a real lattice!

New Year's Eve in Duluth with Robbi & Friedo - we ate at the Top of the Harbor restaurant, which was a revolving restaurant (didn't even get motion sickness!)
Happy New Year to you all and Good Night!