Meet George :)

Once we got home from our honeymoon (Maui! Beautiful, tropical, blue green water, white AND black sandy beaches, sunglasses, palm trees swaying, beach towels, lava flows, warm sun...need I say more?), we started settling in to our sweet, little basement apartment in cold but not so cold for this time of year, Lindon, UT. I only say that because it was in the low 50's when we got home...that is insane for this time of year. No, definitely no complaining from me! And now it's back to normal - 34 degrees. But anyway, our apartment. We love it. It's absolutely PERFECT for us and we're so grateful.

Opening wedding gifts, unpacking, organizing kitchen cabinets, hanging pictures, organizing closets (You'd be surprised by who needs more closet space...I'll let you take a guess :)) was a crazy process but it sure was fun to do it together...I should say "is fun"...we still are working on setting up the pantry for all of our "healthy, new year, new body" food (one of Matty's resolutions) and the guest bedroom. Those have been the two places we've kind of thrown things that we don't know what to do with yet. However, we're getting to it slowly but surely. Matt thinks we only have "an hour" left of organizing/setting up...an hour? He makes me smile. I sure love him. I think a full Saturday of blaring Broadway tunes, a good hammer, Lysol wipes, and Johnson and Johnson teamwork would do the trick!

As we were doing all of that organizing, unpacking, etc, I kept saying to Matt that we needed a few plants to breathe in some life to the little place. I think he thought I was crazy but having living plants or other living little things...hint hint...is good for a living space! Yes, yes, I'm one of those people. Fun fact: Kelly likes to learn about feng shui. So...long story short we went and bought a vase, rocks, a lucky bamboo, aaaannnnndddd (insert drum roll here) .....GEORGE!

YAY!!! We're pleased to introduce you to George, the newest member of the Johnson family! We don't really know how the name George came to be but Matt just kept calling him George and then it sort of just stuck. We're happy with it. George is a Betta. Pretty, right? I probably should say handsome...did you know all Betta fishes are males? Okay, well that can't be possible. Let me rephrase that; all Betta fishes sold in pet stores are males. They are the ones with the colorful, flowy tails. The females are short and stubby. Hmm...let me put this Hershey's cookies and cream candy bar back into the candy bowl on my desk at work. Yes, I'm writing this from work...Matty's jealous :)

Any-who, bamboo is lucky because it brings peaceful and wise energy into the home and a fish attracts prosperity and enables achievement. Who wouldn't want those happy feelings floating around a newlywed home?! Okay, okay now that you've been somewhat educated on feng shui...I'm hardly one to teach it; I just like learning about it...please come meet George. He likes guests. So does the Johnson and Johnson team.

"And when love speaks, the voice of all the Gods makes Heaven drowsy with the harmony."

- William Shakespeare