Today was the final episode of The Office. Like, ever. And if anyone knows me, they know that my life is The Office. Other than Seinfeld, it's my top-quoted TV episode.

I was doing fairly well while watching. It wasn't until a big event (keeping it secret) happened. I literally gasped - house-shaking gasp, that is - and then proceeded to sob. I just couldn't stop.

I appreciated the nods to the original episodes. I especially loved Jim's description of his job, because that was the same one he gave episode one. There was some stuff I wasn't crazy about... but the stuff I loved makes me still cry every time I think about it.

I love this show and have loved it for years. I really started watching regularly in season 4. I had seen all the previous episodes on Peachtree or whatever channel and the Internet. I really identified with the show since at the time I was also working in a boring, ridiculous office. It's become a part of my life. I watch seasons 2 and 4 every few months. I quote it regularly. I'm known at work for my love of the show. For the past two years, I've gone over to my parents' to watch with my brother - it was our thing. I laugh over this show with Shoes' brother Mark, Courtney, and Courtney's father at several family events. Heck, I even forced my friend Kate to spend a good hour at the NBC store in New York just so that I could find the perfect Jim bobble head. This show has been a huge part of my adult life.

So that's it. I would say good bye, but I'll probably be watching season 2 in a few weeks when my marking is due.

Shoes and I are blessed to have such lovely, wonderful mothers to help, guide, and support us. Whether it's going to see dresses (for me, not for Shoes), shopping, gathering boxes, organizing showers, gathering movers, they are ready and willing to help. Thanks Moms!

How will you be spending your Mother's Day?

May is a busy month which is why I haven't been updating as much as I would like to be. Ultimate frisbee rules my life (both high school and my own). And now we have the added fun of moving (I started packing! I will post those soon!). But here's a currently for May 2013!

Dreaming About: New furniture. We're getting new furniture for each of our offices. I'm super excited!

Reading: I almost finished June's Real Simple magazine, which I received in the mail in last week! I love Real Simple... my favourite magazine ever.

Loving: The warm weather! Yay for running without mitts and a headband for my ears!

Watching: Soooo much TV. Like... a ridiculous amount. Mad Men, Vikings, Bates Motel..

Anticipating: The Series Finale of The Office! A chapter of my life is coming to a close!

Listening To: Still - Howl by Florence + The Machine and Suit and Tie by Justin Timberlake. I know; weird combo.

Planning On: A conference trip to Waterloo!! I was approved for the funding and I'm super excited.

Working On: Cumulative review for my grade 11s... I hope they're prepared for their exam this time!

Wishing: That it was June... I love May but I hate May, it's so back-breakingly busy.

Reflecting On: The past year and a half in our apartment.... we're going to be out in less than 2 weeks!

Enjoying: The warmth! Finally!!

Pondering: When is the best time to go to Disney, December or July... ? :D

Tomorrow - Moving Part 1

Sometimes I wonder if I think at all.

It's almost ultimate frisbee time. That means I'm SUPER busy. Ultimate three times a week... school ultimate two times a week... meetings... family... friends...

Oh right. And moving.

So that's my excuse for not posting anything for the past week. I decided I would post this. This is a Feta dip that I technically got from How Sweet It Is. I just changed it up a bit. It's one of Shoes' favourite things to eat right now. It has some kick, it has smokiness, and, of course, the salty-briny goodness that is feta. Here's the (adapted) recipe.

Feta & Sriracha Dip
8 ounces feta, chopped into small pieces
1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (I use non-fat)
Sriracha
Smoked Paprika

Chop up the feta. Combine both the feta and yogurt in a food processor. Add as much sriracha and smoked paprika as you would like - I usually stick to about 1/2 a tsp of paprika and a glob of sriracha. Of course, if you want more kick, add more sriracha. If you would like more smokiness, more smoked paprika. Combine until relatively smooth.

Serve with pita chips.

Adapted from Jessica @ How Sweet It Is.

For the next few weeks, I'm going to be counting down to moving day! We didn't get a lot of pictures of our last moving day because, well, it just wasn't the right thing to do at the time. But now I'm going to make sure I have pictures so that I can remember this very historic point in our life.

Shoes and I have been married now for 6 months and no one has killed anyone! Ha ha, joking.

I'm not one for keeping track of small details, like 6 months, but someone asked yesterday and I realized that it was exactly 6 months. Neat fact.

Also, something hilarious. We were at a 7-11 last night purchasing a drink after a long, prim dinner for Shoes' work. When we came back out, there was a police car parked behind our car horizontally. Not so much that we were completely blocked, but such that it would be tricky to get out, especially if the person driving is me. The policemen were talking to a couple when one of them spotted us getting into our car. He was like, "Oh, want me to move for you?" I was going to say he didn't need to but then Shoes said, "You probably should. She's a terrible driver." The policeman laughed, even more so when he noticed my shocked and outraged face.

Ta-da. Married life.

Today, we went out to read at a Starbucks, exactly how we spent the Monday after the wedding. It was nice.

During spring break I also made these cupcakes. I found the recipe at A Beautiful Mess. They looked like so much fun and so cute that I had to make them. Shoes was very skeptical about the recipe - "Are you sure that root beer would be a good flavour for a cupcake?"

The answer was yes.

I could not find root beer extract but I did find this tiny little vial of flavouring. I didn't fully pre-read the recipe so of course I didn't realize that I needed way more than what came in the hilariously tiny bottle. I prayed that it would be way stronger...? More concentrated...? Science...?

Anyways, my cupcakes came out quite nicely. I don't know what it was, but they were nice and moist. I did not have enough root beer flavouring so they didn't come out as root beer-y as hoped. I also didn't have enough for the icing. Instead I made a basic vanilla icing which I thought went just as well if not better considering that root beer floats include vanilla ice cream.

In conclusion: delicious.

I haven't posted anything about the wedding in a while and I realized that I haven't done anything about 

 details so here we go. I thought I would post about our guestbook.

Instead of using a blank book or even a photobook. I had seen a pin where people used a beautiful on birds (picture encyclopedia type of thing) for a garden party theme. So I thought hey, why not use an actual book for our theme. So here it is! I bought this book for $10 at Barnes and Noble. It was beautifully illustrated and coincidentally red (our colour). I like that even today when I look through it I see a new signature, which is lots of fun!