Unplugged

This past weekend we went to my old house.  

My old roomie Jenna had transformed the awful creepy basement in to a SWEET open mic stage. 

It was the Ultimate Jam Sesh! 

There had to have been 100+ people.  

It was JAM packed!  

We had to have been breaking some sort of fire code...

Hubs and I performed:

You and I

Blackbird

Remember to Breathe

I Wanna Grow Old with You


Then we did Fish or Cut Bait and Sleeping Giants with Jenna and Belen.  
You can buy her album (here).  Seriously, check it out.  Now.

Check out this video montage that shows everybody from the night.

Thanks to Lights+Camera+Love and Taylor Giddens for documenting this for all of us.


Let's do it again!

A Death...A Birth

Good news, there has been a death.

Bad news:  It wasn't our mouse.

THE GREEN STRIPES HAVE DIED!

And this is why the hubs and I decided to make a fort in our very new and wonderfully green stripe free living room.

I need to change those light-bulbs, eh?

We tried to watch Monsters Inc.  but I fell asleep. Shameful, I know.  It's hard for me to finish any movie that is started after midnight.

We had some wonderful beverages.  Hot hot hot Chocolate and some Welches Bubbly.

Check out those long beautiful legs.  My man could have been a ballerina.

We celebrated our new clean white wall with some Sparkling Red Grape juice.  I could drink an entire bottle of that by my self...in one sitting.  I swear, its a good thing I don't ever drink alcohol, it could be a bad situation.

And now for another fort.

More good news:  There has been a birth.

We have a new child.

Last night, after dinner with our aunt and uncle, John gave me my very first guitar.  She is a classical guitar and is lovely. It was his quite some time ago and has been through a bit as you can see from her 4 strings.

Mr. Murphy and I played our first guitar duet together.  "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room".  Its too hott to share now. (Plus maybe I need some more practice...)

It's such an incredible sensation to feel so connected to an object. My instrument has always been inside of my body because of singing.  Now I am learning how to develop this new talent out side of my body and it is a completely new challenge.  I can't wait to hear all of the things that will come out of this beautiful instrument that is so foreign to me.

Murphy Style

Mr. Murphy and I are the epitome of newlyweds.  

We live in a dirt cheap apartment.  We still get giddy around each other.  We are still learning new things about each other almost everyday.  We think that though life will have its hardships we will always be madly in love...and we will.

About a month ago while listening to the French Cafe Pandora station You and I by Miss Ingrid Michaelson came on.  "Ukelele?!?"  I was instantly in love.  So, I texted John and told him immediately about my new musical gift that had been sent to me by the Pandora Gods.  This song reminded me of us so so so much, even down to the talky about le France.  We both hadn't heard much of Ingrid before so we were breathing in her music through our whole bodies.  It was delicious.  Sometimes when I listen to music I close my eyes and I can literally feel the music enter my pores.  I learned to do that in tenth grade and music has never been the same since.

So, here we are being ridiculous, and completely ourselves.  John didn't want me to make a big deal out of it BUT he has on a new shirt that I think is h-oh-tee-tee. And I am wearing some lovely new earrings from Finland.  "Wait did she just say Finland?  That's weird.  Isn't that where there is an overabundance of reindeer?" The answers are yes and yes.  Also, I have never been to Finland but my bestie is serving her LDS mission there and she sent me a shirt and pair of earrings from Finland for my b-day, and I love them.

You and I...Murphy style

And yes...maybe I am guilty of that being a Christmas wreath behind us on the wall...just maybe.

Game of Life

Would you rather play this...

...or do these?

Thank goodness for lingering wedding gifts.  Last night we went to the Girl House and found that there was a package that had been there for us for a while.  It was a wedding gift that we never got!  It was such a nice surprise.  Getting hundreds of gifts all at once makes it hard to properly appreciate each one of them in the moment.  So, this one got here at the perfect time.  (Thank you Paige Hood!)

We went over to the Girl House to have cake with Jenna and a group of friends for her birthday.  I don't even know what this cake was but it was pretty good and it looked gorgeous!  The Girl House is a place that I started about 4 years ago.

It is a precious little place that has been the home to almost 20 wonderfully different and beautiful girls. Let's see, can I name them all...

Rachel (me)

Jenna S.

Lyndel

Stephanie

Lauren

Mallory

Amanda

Michele

Liz

Lina

Jessica S.

Alissa

Britmur

Jenna K.

Monique

Beth

Jessica D.

Holly

Maxine

I don't think I missed anyone. Wow, what a list!  That house has certainly held so many memories for me.  It is a very special place and I loved living with so many wonderful women.  John and I had a blast going back to the house where it was that we dated.  I lived there for a little over 3 years.  I can't imagine how many times the walls have been painted different colors.  Twas great to be back.

(I finally got to wear my new mustard obsession!  I love it even though my husband thinks I look like curious George...)

Then John and I came home and we got out our new toy!  The dishes were taunting me and I really wanted to do them but playing "Life" with John seemed like much more fun.  They waited 14 more hours and then I did them this morning.

We both had little girls.  The little people didn't stick in to the cars too well so it was like we were having car accidents every time we would move!

I'd like to make $300,000 for discovering Uranium.

We had so much fun.  Our 'Life' is the best.

We will announce our GIVEAWAY WINNER tonight! Probably sometime between 7 and 8.  So, you have until then to (enter)!!!