It's Been So Long Since Last We Met...

It seems that the last time I posted was 2 years ago almost to the day. This is embarrassing! But I'm back! And quite a lot has happened since I last wrote.

For starters, meet Morgan:


(Morgan, left; Rhino ass, right -- Bronx Zoo 2009)

We found ourselves both living in New York (state, not city), only 3 hours apart. Yada, yada, yada, love bloomed! And how lucky it was for us!

We got engaged:


(St. Thomas - 8/14/2009)

Moved in together:


(Apt 57 -- October 2009)

Got married:


(Martha Clara Vineyard -- 5/30/2010)

Went on an amazing honeymoon:


(Cap d'ail, France -- June 2010)

Got a dog:


(Adopted 8/8/10)

Ahem, a bad dog:




And....oh that's about it for now. So for most of 2009 and all of 2010, I have not blogged. Sad, right? Because they were probably the most life changing 2 years of my life, thus far. I think I adequately summed it up though.

But with this new year come lots of new projects that I would like to document in the blogosphere! For starters, I have decided to start composting. Let me try that again....I decided to start COMPOSTING!!! WOOHOO!! YEA!! Yes, that's right. Right here in this little apartment. Ok, not IN the apartment. Well, that thought did cross my mind. And after a lot of research, I decided to compost in our storage unit in the basement. But after "consulting" with Morgan, I "decided" it is probably better if I do it outside on our front "patio." Our conversation went something like this:

D: I have a great idea, I am going to compost...in the basement!
M: In the basement?
D: Yes, in our storage unit. Will you help me drill holes in this storage bin?
M: Let me get this straight, you want to store a pile of smelly rotting food in our storage unit?
D: Yes.
M: THIS unit? Where we keep our winter and summer clothes?
D: Yes. I guess if it gets too smelly I could....move it outside.
M: Just making sure I understand you and as long as you don't put a bunch of garbage in this bin and then forget about it.

He would have let me do it too, but after we drilled the holes in the bin I thought maybe there was a way to have this "trash heap" outside. More research, and I think this might just work. I'm sort of imagining it looking like this:


(Trash Heap, Fraggle Rock)

So I got a coffee container to store food scraps in. That text exchange went something like this:
[From me to my brothers]: Do you buy coffee in large cans?
[Brothers]: No, why?
[From me to my brothers]: I guess what I'm asking is, do you have large cans?
[Brother #1]: No, but mom does.

And sure enough, Mom did have large cans, with the minor caveat that they were actually large plastic "cans." So armed with a large can I convinced Morgan to build me a wooden bin for outside in which my storage bin will go. Hopefully, the super won't notice the trash heap outside of our window. I figure I can always move it to my parent's house if needed (sshhh, don't tell them). So far I just have a can of scraps and I'm waiting for Morgan to make the crate. I hope it's here in time for valentine's day because nothing says "i love you" like a big pile of trash! A cupcake and a card might convey the same message.

My other new project is preparing to give up dairy and meat for lent. Just preparing at this point.

Check back for updates! It's sure to be a big, stinky, (hopefully steamy) frustrating mess!