Start Spreading the Snow --- New York in January

So, as a late anniversary get-away, Ramzi and I decided to brave New York City in the January cold. And guess what? We got SNOW! Let me tell you, 5th Avenue in the snow is pretty spectacular. Here are a few pictures of our adventures.

Columbus Circle our first morning we were there. We woke up to it snowing!

This is my default pose when Ramzi tells me to pose more excitedly.

And here is Ramzi's Captain Morgan pose.

After much coercing, Ramzi convinced me that we should make snow angels in Central Park. I agreed, but I did make him go first.

It was actually kind of fun in the end. Even though it was kind of cold and wet.

I finally got to fulfil my lifetime dream of having breakfast at Tiffany's

They had the best Christmas displays that were still up

Ramzi said I had to actually eat in front of Tiffany's in order to have breakfast at Tiffany's, so this is my sarcastic pose to his point.

This is 5th avenue in the crazy snow.

We got a random stranger to take a blurry picture of us in the snow (we didn't want it to be blurry, but at least you can see the snow!)

I was impressed with how much snow Ramzi's eyebrows would catch. Excuse my finger in the picture. I could definitely never be a photography as my cover identity for my vigilante antics. Just focus on the eyebrows. I mean, they're always impressive, but more-so in the snow :)

The Plaza Hotel in the snow!!

And this is my "you are taken photos to close to my face" face. Ramzi thinks he's funny sometimes.

Beautiful Christmas decorations still up all around the city!

I was having a hard time finding a comfortable hair style with my penguin hat in the snow (penguin hat credited to my awesome Aunt Mia who made it for me) but Ramzi told me the side hair look was really working for me, so we snapped a picture before hopping on the subway.

A penguin in Times Square!

A crazy Ramzi in Times Square!

And look! The Mormon's are taking over time's square.

We were rebels and wrote on somebody else's car in the snow. Totally worth the cool shot, amiright?

The best surprise of all....Ramzi let me pick out something small from Tiffany's for our anniversary!

I was really excited to have my first blue Tiffany bag. I got the sterling silver infinity ring. I took it out of the bag and put in on before we left the store I loved it so much. (I'll post a picture later)

We went to Les Miserables while we were there. It was SOOOO incredible to see live! We cried and never wanted it to end. Broadway for life! Also, as a side note, if you have ever seen The Singles Ward, the main guy Will Swenson was Javert in the performance we saw. He was so great! As was the whole show!

We also went to the Museum of Natural History! We totally didn't get that many pictures but it was incredible!!

This was right before we went in. Ramzi didn't want his picture taken (obviously)

But this was his reaction when I told him to at least pretend he was excited to go inside.

One picture we did snap was when we were laying on the ground underneath the life-size model of a blue whale (it was totally allowed, I promise). We just laid there and pretended we were under the ocean, counting our blessings from being together and being on such a great trip.

And we did tons of other things (like Grand Central Station and the 9/11 memorial) that I can't find pictures of, but we really had a great time. This is us in our swanky hotel we got to stay in for going to a time-share presentation enjoying our fancy robes.

It was a great way to celebrate our first year of being together, and being back in the states for a few weeks, and just living a very blessed life. We're a little tuckered out from travelling and are ready to get back to our little piece of Kiwi paradise. But we're happy and healthy and defrosting from NYC back in AZ getting ready to head back.

Thanks for reading! Have you been to NYC? What are your favorite parts of the big apple?

Our Grand (Canyon) Adventure

Once upon a time, a girl from the Grand Canyon State married a boy who had never even seen a cactus. This meant that one had several childhood memories of baking in the sun while looking at the largest hole in the world, while the other had no idea what he was missing out on. To rectify this obvious inequality in the relationship, the boy and the girl decided to make the trek (through the snow even) to experience the grandeur of the Grand Canyon together. They couldn't imagine anything more romantic (or character building) and witnessing something so large could only be the next big step in their relationship. So here is the story of the epic romance of Ramzi and Ramsay's first trip to the Grand Canyon together.

All epic romances aside, we had a fun weekend seeing the Grand Canyon. It had just snowed the night before and we got up early to watch the sunrise to avoid all the other tourists and to hang out with all the critters who also get up early (like the baby elk we saw). To sum it all up, it was kind of a perfect trip and it was pretty great showing my husband the beauty of the Grand Canyon for the first time.

And now, time for the pictorial evidence of our Grand Canyon excursion. (My cute hat and coat are credited to Kendle Webster who kindly let me borrow them after foolishly leaving my coat at home)

 We were the first ones on the snowy rim trail. Sorry it's blurry. We were kind of running because we were almost late for the sunrise.

But even though we had to run almost half a mile in the snow, this view was totally worth it.

This view can make anyone look good.

Except this fella. That handsome man makes that view look good!

Selfie time!

This is me being sassy and enjoying walking close to the edge without my mother telling me not to.

And this is Ramzi snapping a picture so my mother could tell me off later (thanks, Ramzi )

An awesome panoramic that showcases the snow.

The baby elk we saw!! Because there weren't very many people around, the elk got really close to us. Look at those ears!

More elk!! I was trying to tone down how excited I was for the picture.

Man, no picture can do this view justice.

I found Smokey Bear.

And the grumpiest park ranger around. (This is my new favorite picture of Ramzi)

And that about sums it up. I highly recommend seeing the Grand Canyon at least once in your life, especially in the snow.

You Should Always Marry Your Best Friend

Guess what?! Today marks a year that Ramz and Rams decided to decided to become Ramzi&Ramsay (aka The Dosch's). It has been quite the year between being a new family, moving to a new country, new jobs, and a new school. But even with all the newness, we've been loving the ups, weathering the downs, and discovering that life is a lot easier when you have your best friend by your side.

December 17th, 2013 was the happiest day. And here are some highlights of what can happen when you decide to go on this adventure of life with your best friend.

Well, you get to wear the best dress ever and have a wonderful day all about being in love and making promises to be together forever.

Oh, and you also get to pose for pictures and look really good all day.

You get to be broke and make your first Christmas tree out of a broken surf board. But you secretly feel really hipster.

And little cute piggies capture your heart, making it hard to leave your little island.

But,  you're moving to the the land of hobbits so it's actually not that hard to leave

You get to be goofy while both adjusting to foreign, unpredictable weather.

But even with the weather, you get someone to share all the beautiful and new views with.

    

(Seriously, New Zealand is awesome)

And you get really good at taking couple selfies. Do you see how we almost fit all of that human-sized chocolate bunny in our picture? Skill, let me tell you.

But most importantly, you get swept off your feet every day by your best friend who is there when you cry, when you laugh, and when you just need to be reminded you are loved and cherished by someone.

I have never been so thankful I agreed to that first date two and a half years ago. I never thought it would bring us to where we are, but I've never been so happy. Thank you for loving me and thank you for being my best friend. Happy Anniversary, Ramzi. Here's to the next 50+ years together.