Get well soon!

(little Morgan is on the right)

Our brave girl, Morgan, got her appendix out a couple nights ago. We are so glad that she is on the mend. Having a tummy ache is the worst.

(here she is chatting with me on the phone last night)

We love you, Morgan!

And to our Madison, you are always such a good big sister. We are so proud of you.

(p.s.- Now you know exactly what Kris has been going to school so long for. All that just to give some medicine. Crazy, huh?)

Saying prayers for Joe's dad too this morning. He is having shoulder surgery. Get well, soon!

Happy Birthday Mamma Llama!

(me and my mom, who's just a few years older in this picture than I am now. i love how much i look like her here.)

It's my mom's birthday today! And though we can't be at home with her to celebrate, we are wishing a big happy birthday to her from out east. I love you, Mom. Thanks for always making life one big party. I want to be just like you when I grow up.

p.s.- i love you more than chocolate ice cream. which you know is saying a lot.

Home is wherever I'm with you

The truck is in Kansas City, the cars are being shipped this morning, and all that's left are my anesthesia books and an air mattress in South Pasadena. (and Joe's bottle of Tapatio that we don't have any hope of finishing unless we literally drink it for dinner)

Life in our little apartment right now is um, simple. We both hit our head on the kitchen light fixture about a dozen times each day, and it's getting a little tiring to keep eating off of plastic plates. But a move cross country certainly reminds us of how much we can live without.

One that I can't live without though, is that husband of mine. And just after we hit our head on the light fixture for the 13th time that day, we sing this little song to each other (to be funny, and to keep us sane) to remind us that it's all ok because at least we're together.

Dear friends, please pray for the rest of our move to go smoothly (thank you, Jesus, that it has gone relatively smoothly thus far) and for my big board exam on Wednesday. I think everyone I know west of the Mississippi will be glad when that one is over.

Very soon, the Bishops will (finally) be in the District.

{one year}

shown above: our rooftop pool excursion at the Standard downtown, a lovely anniversary dinner at The Little Door, celebration champagne gifted to us on our wedding day, and a little white (red velvet) cake just like the day we were married (frozen cake layers don't taste any good anyway, right?)

One year ago today...

...I married the man of my dreams.

Among other things, he promised our lives would never be boring.

(boy, was he right.)

And I love him more every day.

Things we'll miss about LA #4

our Pasadena (Lodi/San Clemente) family

we celebrated the new Mr. and Mrs. Nelson last weekend and it reminded us of how blessed we are to have such great friends.

(clearly, much too much to capture in this silly little blog)

(J+K after the rehearsal dinner)

we'll miss our midweek dinners, our big celebration dinners, our fancy dinners, our patio dinners, and our not-so-fancy dinners.

dinner is always good when you're together.

He had me at fried chicken.

{Borrowed from our wedding announcement}

The bride and the groom both attended Thousand
Oaks High School, but sparks didn't fly until they reconnected eight years later. She invited him to a UCLA football game, he bought her fried chicken for dinner, and they were engaged ten months later.

Almost a year later now, we're off on a new adventure to chase our dreams in "the District". Neither of us can read a map (thank you, GPS) and I get chilly when the temperature drops below 64 degrees, but we're just crazy enough to think we can do anything...together.