03 20

Date Night! We went out to dinner at Cantina Laredo (using our free giftcard) then headed to Jax for a few beers. I'm getting more adventurous and actually ordered (and drank) a double chocolate oatmeal stout. :)

03 19

Tonight we attended a wedding for one of Bryan's co-workers. It was held on a river boat cruise on the Indian River. It was a little windy but have some great sunset views.

03 17

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We hosted a potluck dinner tonight...mmm delicious!! This is a group shot right before the first Irish Car Bomb.

03 16

Bryan and I got some last minute tickets to a Red Sox spring training game against the Astros in Kissimmee. We took a half day off work and enjoyed the weather. Check out this action pic of Youkilis making contact with the ball.

03 15

Meet Petey! Joanne and Eph got a new dog. It's a Shiba Inu and around 7 months old. He almost looks like a lil fox!

03 14

Today we enjoyed lunch outside at Wildside BBQ in Thorton Park. Afterwards, we wandered around the Farmer's Market at Lake Eola.

03 13

It's pretty much guaranteed that we will have lunch at Tijuana Flats at least once a week! We enjoyed a nice lunch outside today.

03 11

My very first Guinness, and I actually enjoyed it! :)

03 10

Yum, homemade BAKED corn tortilla chips! So easy to make.

03 09

Little Kaylee loves her chew toys. She entertained herself all evening with it.

03 08

I tried a new recipe tonight and bake chicken with mango, jalapeno, ginger and cilantro in parchment packets.

03 07

Super crappy and dark phone picture, but the puppies were so cute sleeping together.

03 06

My baby rose bush from Valentine's Day is blooming!

03 05

The girls at Johnny's Fillin Station. Abby and Allison were in town for the night. We also hung out with Kristin, Sara and Adam.

03 04

Ohhmmmm. Bryan's doing his yoga cool down. We started P90x and dav 4 was Yoga X.

03 02

My new DYSON! So light and powerful. :)

03 01

Tasty dinner of garlic lemon orzo with broccoli and shrimp.

02 28

We got new lights for our back porch. They look WAY better than the quadruple layered Christmas lights we had before. They are also much brighter which will come in handy for beer pong. ;)

02 27

Happy Birthday Kaylee! To celebrate her first birthday, I made some homemade peanut butter oatmeal (dog) cookies. Kaylee shared her treats with her brother Brady.

02 25

Trivia night at Smokey Bones. This week it was only me, Bryan and Corey and we did HORRIBLE. The questions were pretty tough this time!

02 24

My second and possibly final attempt at pho. It was better than the first, but I still can't get the flavor quite right.

02 23

Long day at work means dinner and Tucher's at Dexter's! We met up with Adam and Sara for some delicious beer and food.

02 22

Kaylee's enjoying some attention from Bryan while Brady jealously watches.

02 21

I think I take too many pictures of my dogs. :) They just looked so peaceful...

02 20

3rd Annual Chili Cookoff Results: 1st place (out of 12!) – The Arkins with “Not So Dangerous”

02 19

Christmas tree burning! Yes, we’ve been drying out our Christmas tree for the past two months. Yes, we thought lighting in on fire in our front yard would be a good idea. Yes, we had a crowd of 8 of us gathered around to witness the event. Was it worth it? YES! 15 foot flames, intense heat and pure entertainment…well, at least for two minutes. Definitely a new tradition.

02 18

Another missed day. SIGH. Do we get one free pass a month??

02 17

We’re enjoying watching the 2010 Winter Olympics. Shaun White is pretty amazing to watch, and the “Double McTwist 1260” was well worth the gold medal.

02 16

We FINALLY finished painting the master bathroom. We spent this weekend painting the white trim and installing new sinks and faucets. All that’s left to do is change out the cabinet handles and hinges (which we’ve already purchased!).

02 15

(Crappy cell phone pictures) Kaylee's curled up and ready for bed. Good Night!

02 14

Cute little Kaylee got a bath today. She doesn't look very happy!

02 13

Bryan and I celebrated Valentine's Day a day early at Cantina Laredo. We had a lot of fun together despite the sub par service.

02 12

Yum, some home made tabouli.

02 11

Thursday = Trivia night at Smokey Bones! The usuals Adam, Sara and Corey were there with our two new additions Amber and Chris. Smokey Bones had $1 jello shots that everyone (except me ;) ) tried. Maybe it was good luck? I'm happy to say we finally placed! We tied for first and sent Corey for the stare off tie breaker. That didn't go to well, but we still got second and a $15 gift card. That will cover six of the big beers next time!

02 10

Sooo this is my first time blogging on the family blog. Today the captain of a ship died (RIP), some congressman died (RIP), and sooo I figured I'd finish off the trilogy with someone else (because celebs typically die in threes). We refer to Corey as batman from time to time, hence I drew this picture on my first moment's whim.

02 09

Yum, I'm prepping a delicious salad for dinner tonight. The salad went with homemade Zuppa Toscana for our Olive Garden dinner at home.

02 08

Bryan and I enjoy the pretty afternoon weather by taking the 'puppies' for a walk around the neighborhood. They look forward to their morning walk everyday at 5:15am and of course love these bonus afternoon walks.

02 07

Super Bowl Sunday! We're so glad the Saints won...more like we're glad Peyton Manning lost. ;)

02 06

We joined a CSA recently for fresh, organic veggies harvested weekly. We should begin receiving them in March. Bryan and I went out there on Saturday to check out the setup. It's pretty cool. Check out their site for more info. Shaolin Gardens.

02 05

Brady's so happy we're back from vacation. He missed his rubbies from Bryan.

02 04

Last day of vacation. We enjoyed some free samples at the Coor's Brewery before heading to the airport.

02 03

Vacation Day 6. We took a trip to Keystone to ski for the day. We're on the backside of the mountain and you can see Breckenridge in the background.

02 02

Vacation Day 5. Me and the girls enjoying a drink or two (or three or four?) in the hot tub.

02 01

Vacation Day 4. Enjoying the hot tub after a long day of skiing.

01 31

Vacation Day 3. Me and Bryan at the top of T-Bar in Breckenridge right before I went down my FIRST black run! :)

01 30

Vacation Day 2! We had dinner at Downstairs at Eric's in Breckenridge with the whole group. We ate some DELICIOUS wings and pizza!

01 29

It's our first day of vacation and we've just arrived in Colorado for a week of skiing in Breckenridge. The group is me Bryan, Coreay, Danny, Lauren, Adam and Sara

01 28

I could lie and pretend I took a picture today...but I didn't....sooo....yea.

01 27

Having a MUCH needed beer at Dexter's after a long day at work.

01 26

Brady's turn for some attention!

01 25

Kaylee's looking for some attention!

01 24

It's playoff time in the NFL. Bryan's watching the big game. This is pretty much how you can find us every Saturday and Sunday during football season!