High Heels & Almond Fields

Friday Fav’s

andrea — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:00:41 +0000

I don’t always eat hot dogs… But when I do it is summertime and they are actually sausages…

Lazy sundays are the best

Mark jokingly said to bring two checks because he didn’t want to pay for me… and the waitress believed him…. shoot.

Boys who love “Amurica” are the best.

Happy Fourth of July!

Fireworks!

Family Fair

andrea — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:00:46 +0000

This past weekend Mark had a booth at a Family Fair in Ripon. It was such a blast to see people check out the things he has been working on and appreciate his creativity.

They made a mistake and put that “Mark and Andrea Ziesel” were going to be there but they should have known that there is absolutely no way I could make any of that stuff. I manned the printer and tied the price tags on. And did a darn good job!

Anyway, Mark did a great job setting everything up and people seemed to love his craftsmanship.

Sweet booth space.

So many fun things!

Stupid

andrea — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 14:00:38 +0000

Last week my computer got the blue screen of death. I was seriously thinking that I had enough of a break from my blog and was itching a bit to get back at it. And then… duh, duh, duh! (Insert ominous music) My computer just totally craped out.

And because it is about 7 or 8 years old I really don’t want to put too much effort in getting it up again. I mean come on; I have probably had at least 6 phones in that amount of time. I really think it is just time for the ‘ol ThinkPad to retire and for me to get a slick new Mac. Probably not going to happen, but in the meantime I can steal Mark’s once in a while.

Which is stupid but not really why I titled this post stupid. That was more just to explain my extended absence from writing any blog posts. Loosely related by also stupid:

The treasures available from the Sunday paper…

I am pretty sure the best part is that it already has the option checked to “Please rush me” the Meekrat Solar Lights. How did they know I need this immediately?

Summer BBQ

andrea — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:00:41 +0000

Nothing feels like summer more than a poolside BBQ. Even the insanely hot days we had a week or so ago do not define this season as much the Weber does. Nights like these are the best. On top of a delicious meal, BBQ also means I am not the one who has to cook it – not even with minimal interaction with the crock pot.

Mark whipped up a delicious meal to wrap up our lazy weekend; tasty burgers topped with bell pepper and avocado plus fresh corn on the cob. Now it really feels like summer!

Friends & Wine

andrea — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:00:01 +0000

This past weekend one of my good friends made it up to Northern California for a visit. After days of posting funny high school pictures on Facebook, Heather and her husband Chris came to visit Ripon and then continue on to Oregon to see our friend Amanda. We figured what better activity than a little Lodi wine tasting. We had such a blast and are so glad they came to visit – now to plan our visit down south!

We had so much fun with these two!

This is blurry, but we found this water called “Wat-ahh!” It was awesome!

Booger

andrea — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:00:52 +0000

Earlier this week Mark flicked something at me. Fortunately it missed and hit the passenger window instead. And it looked like a booger.

I was horrified. He was laughing and laughing.

He told me me to pick it off the window; no way Jose.

When I asked why he flicked the booger at me, he just laughed and said

So that you could have a little bit of me on you.

Somehow he turned a possible booger into a sweet sentiment (kind of).

So weird. But I love him.

PS. This is an isolated incident. I do not normally get boogers flicked at me. We were just having a weird day.

Friday Fav’s

andrea — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:00:11 +0000

Memorial weekend fun!

The man room is almost complete! It looks awesome!

Mark gave me these for our anniversary. Love it!

Baby Brynn showed up to the weekend BBQ. Mark monopolized her for two hours and nobody else got to hold her.

Annual anniversary banana photo (and Francois the photo-bomber!)

Two Years

andrea — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:00:06 +0000

Today marks two years of being married to the funniest, most handsome, loving and generous guy I know. Last year I put together all the memories I had from the first year of marriage, and since the second year of marriage has been just as exciting I figured I should make another list!

Some of my favorite memories from year two of marriage:

Getting our first house! I was so impatient with this and with all the projects associated with this place it has been an adventure to fix up but it has been so much fun doing it together.
Stagecoach. It is always awesome. Particularly with my very own cowboy.
Lazy Sundays. Since we have been in the new house this has been one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon with Mark
Holiday madness. Every year since we started dating Mark and I have embarked on a crazy season of travel to be with both sides of the family and even though it is wild, I love it.
Random weekend getaways. Any excuse to go on an adventure is a good idea to me!
Adventures in the almond orchard.

I can’t believe it has been two years since our wedding. Love this man! So excited for all the years to come!

Friday Fav’s

andrea — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:00:52 +0000

Bicycle rides in the evening.

Drinks on the porch.

Friends with chickens.

Friends!

Friday Fav’s

andrea — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000

Mark sent me a text earlier this week to tell me he got me a prize. This was it. Love summer surprises!

Baby clothes are way too adorable to not purchase. Get used to this Tiff!

Ice cream with my parents!

Hydrangeas from our yard.

Play-date for Meisje.