tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6416677387411848532011-08-29T08:22:27.755-05:00So awesome this can't be the present.B Rosenoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-45814728822328877112010-05-14T13:35:00.000-05:002010-05-14T13:35:22.348-05:00

I've owned the domain backbeatbaby for over a year, but haven't done anything with it. I spent too much time trying to decide if I wanted it to be a local reference type site for healthy family living in Memphis, or about MY little family in Memphis. In the end, I'm just going to go ahead and move over there... despite my inability to make a decision and/or have clear artistic direction. For the

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-76712232619655298052010-04-19T14:51:00.000-05:002010-04-19T14:51:49.324-05:00

Currently loving: Faux sun-bleached tips Mac Liberty of London lipstick in Ever Hip (bought for the package, love for the colour) Patience with God (which I've been sadly reading for like 5 months) Zoysia grass (after the sewage disaster of 2010, we have a lawn and driveway again!) Next comes my garden. A good long Horton Saturday. Josh

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-27298133713223427582010-03-10T16:17:00.001-06:002010-03-12T11:04:44.723-06:00

The Daffodils that popped up through the snow last month and are about to bloom. Getting to ride the bike Josh got me last Spring all over Midtown. Practicing my newly discovered Iyengar yoga as much as possible. Frequenting the new Anthropologie and imagining what it would be like to have one of EVERYTHING. And best of all...

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-33045246294368062322010-01-11T14:35:00.005-06:002010-01-18T19:56:33.007-06:00

I started a new job. Josh surprised me with a trip to DC for the Inauguration. It snowed in Memphis We went to California and saw friends and family. We bought a house and then started tearing it apart. Josh turned 30 and we celebrated in Seattle. Josh grew big beard, shaved it off and grew another. I

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-28150209543820275362009-11-24T15:13:00.005-06:002009-11-24T15:57:54.546-06:00

Last week we celebrated our second wedding anniversary. I came home from work to find an amazing little flower arrangement waiting for us from my sweet parents. So so so sweet and pretty.We toasted to two years past and many more to come... and Wilkes joined in (don't worry, just a drop).We had an AMAZING dinner at Flight downtown. Oh my gosh... so good. We started with the Ocean Flight, then the

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-61708973809638198582009-11-17T10:42:00.004-06:002009-11-17T13:13:10.505-06:00

Some days this all feels so new and other days I can't remember what it felt like to not wait to see Josh at the end of my day or have him roll to my side of the bed on a cold night. I am settling into this married life and getting used to the fact I can never get used to being the same. This is all so gradual. Yes, it is amazing and wonderful and challenging, but as I said; it's gradual. It's a

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-29382384128080903662009-11-02T11:33:00.003-06:002009-11-02T12:00:10.300-06:00

It feels like we have been so busy lately, but if you tried to pin me down on what all we've been up to, I'd be at a loss. I guess LIFE is just busy right now. Meetings and workouts and family and freelance and obligations.We have done several things to our house, but they are all invisible improvements like a reinforced foundation and a heating and air system. Hopefully our next renovations can

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-62078823252661804392009-08-31T11:44:00.003-05:002009-08-31T12:03:34.571-05:00

If I could just have one or two of them, my life would be complete... I swear it would. Miniature pony (which I would name Al Capony)Hedgehog... even though they are nocturnal. Hairless Sphynx kitten (that I would name Abraham Lincoln, since my dog is named Wilkes and would probably try to kill it) Finches... despite my fear of touching birds... or more specifically them touching me.

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-71474210295950530532009-07-28T14:26:00.003-05:002009-07-28T14:33:06.917-05:00

JP and Jaime visited us last weekend (with Yoko and Lucy) and we all had a great time. We wish Austin wasn't so far away!

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-80526035297931896272009-06-26T11:29:00.003-05:002009-06-26T11:48:03.040-05:00

Josh and I just got back from an awesome week in Santa Cruz and L.A.; seeing friends and family... and meeting all those new babies!Is it gross that we ate IN-N-Out twice in seven days? We had a blast, but were in for a harsh reality getting home to triple digit heat and a house full of stuff that had to be moved that week. Josh, in all his awesomeness had a contractor come to the new house when

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-14589119135871279892009-05-19T08:58:00.003-05:002009-05-19T09:23:32.878-05:00

In the past few months several things have happened... most of them not notable. One thing very notable though, is that we bought a house! Though we planned to wait till this fall to buy a house, we found one in the perfect location for a great price in a time when we could get an unbelievable interest rate. We couldn't turn it down. Our new place is in Evergreen in Midtown Memphis, walking

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-64886974587357951712009-02-04T18:57:00.011-06:002009-02-04T19:49:01.406-06:00

We are two months deep into 2009 and already a lot has happened. I said goodbye to the sweet babies I nannied and started a new job working for a law firm downtown Memphis. I love the change in my life, I feel like i live inside of a John Grisham novel. In sad news, a few days after Christmas, my amazing grandpa passed away. He was truly the most amazing man I have ever known, it's always hard to

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-76236461102300402052008-12-07T18:49:00.003-06:002008-12-07T20:47:23.747-06:00

We are gearing up for Christmas at the Horton home. We pulled out the awesome nativity set we got last year in Amsterdam and got a really pretty, fairly overpriced tree. Last night I had over some of my girls and we had a printing party, complete with TONS of homemade treats and champagne-pomegranate cocktails. I printed stockings I had sewn and plan to print on my canvas grocery bags later this

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-12671323329719189292008-11-02T22:18:00.004-06:002008-12-07T09:09:23.707-06:00

In the past month, that silly little website Josh and I thought up and then made with a few friends ended up turning into something WAY bigger than we thought. YesWeCarve.com got mentioned on everything from CNN to Fox News to the Wall Street Journal, to this weeks edition of Newsweek magazine. Josh did a few interviews for local news shows. We hosted a BYOP party at the local Obama headquarters

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-23706445270481374422008-10-09T21:42:00.004-05:002008-10-09T22:05:01.236-05:00

Last Friday night Josh and I were laying in bed and I told him I wanted to carve a pumpkin. When he asked me what I would carve, I was my usual weird smarty-pants self and said, naturally, "Obama's face". Josh said, "Youre going to make an Obumpkin?"... and not to be outdone, I told him, "No. It's a Barack'O'Lantern!". We had a good laugh and went to sleep. The next day when I was at work I got a

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-2226403148006652442008-09-14T22:56:00.003-05:002008-09-14T23:02:40.179-05:00

Josh's sister Beth had a booth at the Cooper Young festival this weekend. We spent the whole day there slinging bags and going in for the up-sell. It was a fun day and she made a killing. :) 

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-15286598535369436842008-08-18T21:19:00.007-05:002008-08-19T07:25:39.618-05:00

In Memphis we have this little thing called Elvis week. People come from all over the world to impersonate, celebrate, and mourn the death of the beloved American train wreck: Mr. Elvis Aaron Presley. The week of ridiculousness is capped off with a little thing his devoted fan club call "the Vigil". A fellow nanny friend of mine who has a great sense of humor and a love of that which is kitch,

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-44317717152271944192008-08-06T18:46:00.002-05:002008-08-06T19:11:20.887-05:00

We spent our afternoon at Jones Orchard today. The girls LOVED picking peaches... well Laila loved picking them. Maddie loved eating them. It was an awesome day.

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-50346078125056452502008-08-05T20:51:00.002-05:002008-08-05T20:56:22.845-05:00

In hopes to beat the heat me and the girls I take care of hit the sprinkler park. Beth brought our awesome niece and nephew along too. Fun day.

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-19912533226212334372008-08-05T20:27:00.003-05:002008-08-05T20:33:11.883-05:00

Josh likes a good buzz. Always has... always will. When he saw this special razor you palm and shave your own head with, it just called his name.Sadly the parts of your head that actually get shaved are not ALL parts of your head. You live and learn... and thank God for return policies.

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-32544726814227825432008-07-16T22:33:00.010-05:002008-07-17T11:18:21.270-05:00

Mrs. Meyer's vegetable derived, chemical free (amazing smelling) cleaners.Wall•E... quality everything, from art to story... and he's so stinkin' cute.Central library... they usually have the new releases I want and have an awesome kids section.Korres products... thanks to Brandy for knowing of all things good.New recipes for people and pets.Wilkes' PB treats2 cups whole-wheat flour1 tablespoon

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-70223478626998880042008-07-09T21:55:00.004-05:002008-07-10T22:52:14.831-05:00

This weekend we went and saw Wanted (SUPER lame, don't bother) and on the way home we witnessed an elderly standard poodle weaving in and out of traffic on one of the busiest streets in Memphis. It was pretty obvious that any minute it would be hit. After steering around it we pulled into the far right lane and attempted a tag team rescue mission. Josh went first, trying to bait the dog with

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-74110266575829586972008-07-04T08:33:00.004-05:002008-07-04T09:20:27.465-05:00

In my family the women are all kinds of quirky. It's just a fact. I must preface what is to come with that, because the story involves me owning (and loving) a vintage lawn gnome that my mom placed under the Christmas tree for me 5 years ago with a tag that read: "To Rosie Poesy Love: Baby Jesus". With that said, though Wilkes is adopted (shhh we haven't figured out how or when to tell her yet),

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-34130888688951578582008-06-10T20:12:00.005-05:002008-06-10T20:37:34.537-05:00

June has been a big month for the Hortons. Josh just started his new job working for a nonprofit and for our church. He will be working with a really great group of people who seem to be really supportive of all his big business ideas for Memphis and beyond. In his free time he has perfected the use of our Webber grill and can make one mean turkey burger. Though it's getting hot we are trying to

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-43588574396074604512008-05-30T09:04:00.009-05:002008-06-10T20:39:52.683-05:00

We just spent five wonderful days in Seattle, escaping the humidity and seeing our friends.

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-41588202238431131422008-05-10T07:50:00.010-05:002008-05-10T08:04:57.975-05:00

I have been meaning to post some of these photos... and now its been over a month. Slowly but surely.My mom was able to come visit us over Easter and we had such a great time going to the zoo, the civil rights museum, and eating out a TON. I can't wait for her next visit!

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-83505500039530162162008-05-05T10:41:00.003-05:002008-05-05T10:47:46.556-05:00

Wilkes and her sister Emma found a "good" way to beat the heat. They are lucky they are cute, because they are a whole lot of trouble. 

B Rosenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641667738741184853.post-36353616183308924312008-04-26T23:13:00.019-05:002008-04-27T17:29:00.270-05:00

For those just joining us,  hello, we are the Futures... also known as the Hortons. It has been a crazy year for us both, and by crazy I mean the best I've ever had.  After leaving Austin in a hurry to go live in the city I'd told everyone I'd move to for 10 years, things were not what I had imagined. I knew I had to go to Seattle the very moment I did, even though your average "thinking person"

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