A series of updates: January-April.

Since my body still thinks we're in Uganda and it's 10am there, let's use my 3am wake-up to update the interwebs on what us Johnson's have been up to of late.  In my head I will be a faithfully devoted blogger, draw a fan following and achieve mini internet fame.  Clearly with like 3 posts/year and a pretty normal life, this is probably not going to happen but for the few folks who care and want to know what's been happening....this post is for you.

I left of last October after a wedding in Charlottesville and a challenge to get in shape. 

In December I joined a gym and have since lost 20lbs!!!!  It's a slow and steady weight loss but that's ok.

In January we had a birthday party for Chad and then I snuck him off to Baltimore thanks to a groupon.  The aquarium in Baltimore is awesome and my love is all about some marine life.  We also lucked out and attended during restaurant week so we got some Ruth's Chris' Steak for cheap :)
Here are a few photos from our trip. 

We took a walk in the moonlight.

We had some delicious seafood here.

They had these really cool color changing bubble towers.

A view from the aquarium.

One of the exhibits.

Chad toured the aquarium for 8 hours. 100 wife points awarded to me for not complaining once. :)

Dolphin show!

Which was definitely my favorite part.

Jelly fish

Another exhibit.

Sunset in Baltimore.

In February I went to Hilton Head Island for a Bachelorette party with some of my roommates from college.  It was so great to catch up and see them again and celebrate the upcoming nuptials of one sweet lady and her beau.  Check out the pictures:

The lovely MOH Ellen and beautiful bride to be Lauren.

Julie came all the way from Washington! :)

Susanna won a dance contest and Lauren got a prize for being the bachelorette!

The whole gang at dinner.

In March we ventured to Richmond to see Lauren's wedding.  It was just as beautiful as she is. 
We also did a few hotdog and bake sales and even a Zumba event for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Chad is so supportive of my attempts to raise money for such a worthy cause, even if it means selling hotdogs, working Zumba registration or waking up bright and early to go to the walk.

The walk was in April and was a great success.  We also headed home to VA for Easter and Chad and I both had a few days off which we deemed adult spring break and we planted a vegetable garden in our back yard.

Up next is May, June and July including pictures from our trip to Uganda!

Photo Dump, Lots of Love and Resolutions

First we had a baby shower for the lovely Elizabeth.
It was sweet, despite occurring during a hurricane and lots of work friends came over.
Despite many of us having a camera, we didn't snap too many pictures.

 My best helper, he even went to Kroger in a hurricane for me.

 Get it, I marked it with a "B".  For Balthazar or from the rhyme..."put it in the oven and mark it with a B".

Laura G brought baby Emma

We also updated the guest room!

My sweet family gave me lots of seafood so we had a little feast with some friends from church.

Last weekend we went to Cville for a wedding.  It was absolutely beautiful and we caught up with good friends.

 I don't know how to work the camera, hence to super close up.

 Katie Beth was absolutely lovely and so were the sweet nursing school girls who were there too.

The inn where the got married had breathtaking views.

The next day we went apple picking.

This last picture is very eye opening.  I look frumpy and dumpy and unhealthy.  Since this picture was taken on Sunday, I've walked 10 miles and have kept a calorie count journal.  I'm determined to make sure this is my "before" picture.  

Staycation Decoration

In celebration of my aging (I turned 24 on Sunday), Chad and I both had off Monday-Wednesday.

We went to Virginia for a cookout on Sunday and got to visit my Aunt's charming gift shop.  Shore folks: Check out Terri's Thrift and Gift located on Sunnyside Rd. in Cheriton.

We snagged these mirrors for $5.  (Ok, so my grandma wouldn't let me pay, but they were $5 for the rest of the world).

And I used my limited decorating ability to turn them in to this:

Painting something turquoise...never saw that coming.

Chad solidified his title as Husband of the YEAR by painting our entire hallway both upstairs and down and the remaining wall of our living room featured below.  Mmmmmm familiar beige-how warm and neutral you are.  I attempted to help but I'm a bad painter....a very bad painter.  Instead I made delicious healthy meals and cleaned....and watched Army Wives on netflix...to be equally as productive as my man.

Speaking of my man-he also built me a SHELF!

Yes the picture frames are still empty but we have prints on their way from Shutterfly and the tags are still on the brown bins because I wasn't sure if I liked them or not but I think they'll be staying.

We also had some dinner guests over so I took it as the perfect opportunity to set the table with fancy centerpieces.

The hurricanes were a wedding present (Thanks Alexander) and the fish bowl was a left over wedding decoration.  The shells were from Dollar Tree  (Can I get a woot woot!  -Maybe from Beth? Ellen?)  

And a small adjustment that made a sweet improvement!

We added flowers to our jars on the mantle:

Sorry for the super boring post but I promised my momma I would send her some pictures and I couldn't add commentary in e-mail and because she is a master decorator and I wanna be like her when I grow up.  :)