Monday, September 21, 2009

SOPHIE!!!

On July 12th, 2009 Kristen and Mark welcomed Sophie Grace Anderson into their family. Pat and I are super excited! She is just a few hours old in these pictures.

She is tiny in Pat's huge arms.

Here is Mark with his new baby girl.
Look at those cute cheeks!

She is now just over two months old and I can't believe how much she as grown and changed.
She is a sweetheart and we love her so!

DISNEYLAND!!

With our year being so crazy we wanted to take a vacation - it just so happened that the only weekend we really had free was the weekend of our one year anniversary. So we winged down to Southern California for a few days. I took Pat on the quick tour of a few of the old places that I used to frequent and both houses I lived in. Come to find out they have redone both of them. The Avocado house is now a beautiful mansion!! We spent most of our time at Disneyland. Pat hadn't been since he was 14. It was a TON of walking and great times. (Thanks for the anniversary churros Pat!!)


 We were given a free upgrade because they had rented out all the other cars.
This is the Nissan Cube. It is really square and really low.
We got strange looks no matter where we were.

This is the actual celing. It is made to look like a ripple - it would seem cool in theory
but when the other cars headlights would reflect off of it you could see the ripples out of the corner
of your eye. It was just plain strange.
Oh - the speakers also had the ripple effect.

* Note to self: Do Not go on Splash Mountain with Pat sitting in the front seat.
No part of you will be dry and you will feel as if you have just climed out of a pool.


On Monday we drove up the coast to my favorite hole in the wall - Taco Surf. It was amazing! The food was just as good as I remembered it. Pat really enjoyed it too. The drive is right on the PCH. It was a beautiful day. Wish we could of stopped and hung out on the beach for a few days. Oh well, maybe next time!

1 Year Ago....

I GOT MARRIED!! It's been a busy year too! Pat & I have enjoyed this crazy year. Pat coached Little League, I graduated college, Pat studied for the LSAT and rocked it. Here is a look back at last year's September






Happy one year Pat!
Love you!

Monday, September 14, 2009

What's in a name??

A few people have asked where I came up with the name for this blog...well if you had two of the most common names in the universe you have to get a little creative on words that can be thrown together.

Paper: dominates my life - I work where we produce paper for people. I rely on paper every day to tell me if I am doing something right or wrong. I have to have things on Paper in order to get things, know things, use it as the ultimate backup. PAPER IS ALWAYS THERE!
Orchid: Simply one of the most beautiful flowers
Lane: I don't know - just paper orchid was taken so I had to come up with something else. I've always thought lane sounded like a fun place to live on. Maybe one day...

So there you have it. 3 words that sort of sound right 3 things I like.

Random I know.

Here at last

There are WAY WAY to many Patrick and Jennifer's with blogs out there - so I had to come up with something totally different. Hope its easy to remember - and you may have to help me sometimes. It's just a place where I can write down my thoughts.

Cheers!