A Thousand Years

love this song. love this man. love the memories behind these pictures. and love LOVE.

A Thousand Years from Allison Shorr on Vimeo.

Let the Countdown Begin!

We booked our trip!

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic!!!!

One week. All inclusive. So excited.

I have been begging Derek to go on a trip like this f.o.r.e.v.e.r and we can finally financially afford it!

Friday night we officially booked everything.

When we booked it online we also got a whole bunch of credits to use at the resort.

Massages, Dinner on the Beach, Champagne, Wine, Ocean View, etc.

The end of our trip will also be my 25th birthday and I can't think of a better way to welcome in my mid-twenties <3 drink in hand, with my love, on the beach [[d.r.e.a.m.y.]]

81 days and counting ...

Happy Lovey Day!

Happy Valentines Day!

Today is our 5th Valentines together <3 

(4 in the 3 years of dating and 1 in high school)

Derek and I are going to celebrate on Sunday since he won't be home tonight :(

I woke up to gorgeous flowers and a stuffed animal this morning and D even got out of bed super early to have a 5 minute breakfast with me before I ran out the door.

Throwback Thursday:

Our 1st Valentines day together was in High School.  I was SO nervous/excited all day at school!

I had no idea what to get him. Was I supposed to get him a gift even though he wasn't my "boyfriend"?!

My besties at the time were going to pick up gifts for their boyfriends after school (when I had soccer practice). They offered to get something up for me to give D (legit! problem solved!)

They dropped off the gift on their way home, perfectly wrapped and ready to go.

He came over after basketball practice with pink roses and a teddy bear. 

I handed him my gift (which secretly I had no idea what it was).

Silk boxers.

With kisses.

(and they were sheer)

I died. I wanted to KILL my friends (who had gotten similar gifts for their long time boyfriends).

We put on The Notebook, and within minutes Derek was snoring.

I never let him forget that he never actually watched the Notebook with me.

He loves to remind me that I gave him sheer silk kissy boxers.

And I still have the teddy bear he gave me.

Happy Valentines Day, Squishy. I love you more than pancakes. Xo, Stinky

Our Story

Today Derek and I are celebrating 3 years <3

He is my best friend and I'm so lucky to have him in my life.

We have been through so much together and really grown as individuals and as a couple.

I love him to the moon and back. 3 years down and so many more ahead.

Derek and I met in High School on New Years Eve 2005.

He was a Senior and I was a Junior.

I went to e NYE party and my friend Ashlee and I decided to bail out early.

Problem: Parent's didn't want us driving on NYE - we both had told our parents we were sleeping at our friend's house, so we couldn't go home.

Ashlee called the boy she was dating who happened to be up the street at Derek's house.

We ended up crashing at Derek's that night with his friends.

The next morning i woke up and my friend was gone! She had left me there and apparently Derek had offered to drive me home.

Derek took me to breakfast at Jerry's Deli <3

We "dated" (went on a few dates and hung out like high schoolers did) for a while but then Derek 

went off to college at CSU Monterey Bay.

We never really "broke up" or had a fight or anything... we just kinda went out separate ways.

We kept in touch and were still good friends...

A year later, my senior year, I asked Derek to my prom.

He said no.

(he doesn't remember this...)

I ended up going to CSU Monterey Bay after High School and was reunited with Derek.

Our friend Mike (who we also knew from high school) knew i still had a thing for Derek.

He bet me a fancy dinner that Derek liked me too, and bet me "a fancy dinner that Derek would ask me out on a date"

I should have known something was fishy when Derek asked me out a day or so later.

Mike had told Derek about the little bet and offered to split the fancy dinner with him!!!!!!!!!

I found out (heartbroken) the next day that Derek was dating another girl.

And so to make him jealous I decided to go on a date with his roommate, Carter (the one friend he told me NEVER to go out with).

Derek ended up transferring to a college in Chicago...and I dated Carter on and off for a few years...

4 years ago on my 21st Birthday (Carter didn't want to come) Derek showed up (on a mission)

Derek told me I was meant to be with him and that one day I would realize it.

He took me and all my friends to a club to celebrate my big day. 

and at the end of the night he sealed it with a kiss.

I went back to Monterey and broke up with Carter...

I was single for a while and

Derek and I started talking again (more often, like non-stop) 

On Thanksgiving break right before Derek graduated he tried to 

convince me we were meant to be together.

I was skeptical at first...

But we decided when he came back from Chicago we would give it a shot.

December 19, 2010 Derek got home and we were together.

I was still living in Monterey, but we made it work...

For the first 6 months or so I drove down almost every weekend to spend time with him. Once I graduated I moved back home and now we are getting ready to move in together in February...

 <3<3<3

Happily Ever After...

Words to Live By...

Thanksgiving

Happy Cyber Monday Bloggers <3

Everyone have a good Thanksgiving??

I'm still full from Thursday.

This year Derek and I got to do it all twice.

Wednesday after work we headed out to my parents house for the night.

Thursday morning the Boys (Derek, my dad, bro-in-law, and nephews)

hung out while the Girls (me, mom, and sister) cooked the feast.

After we ate (for the first time) Derek and I headed to his 

family's feast for round 2.

<3<3<3

My Boys watching Cartoons.

 
Turkey #1, Corn Bread, and Pumpkin Pies

Love these Boys!!

Noah (left) and Eli (right)

Turkey #2: Wrapped in Bacon... SO amazing. 

I didn't do any Black Friday shopping, 

but I ended up at the mall on Saturday and did a little damage.

Work Hard // Play Hard

I'm a Country music kinda girl .... but I do get down to some Rap.

Last night Derek and I went to see Wiz Khalifa with at the Gibson.

I had about 15 minutes to switch out of my work clothes and into something Wiz appropriate.

I have straight hair - like can't hold a curl straight.

I decided to use my 15 minutes to rush curl my hair for the night.

Why does my hair always turn out better when i'm rushed vs. when i have all the time in the world?!

It was so fun, but i'm kinda dying at work today.

I may be the only person on the planet who takes a car nap before work.

but every second of sleep counts today.

 <3<3<3

Lighters in the Air. 

Wiz Khalifa.

And today feels a lot like...

Xo, Allison

3 months...92 days... but Who's counting?

I can't believe its November!!

3 months from today.

(92 day?!)

After 3 years of dating and being friends since high school.

I will be living with my best friend / love of my life.

Derek and I are finally moving in together <3

I can't wait to decorate and organize OUR home

These next 3 months are going to fly by... Vegas, Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Hanukkah / Christmas (we celebrate both) and New Years...

<3 I Can't Wait Till February <3

<3

Halloween Throwback

Halloween is right around the corner. New year / New Costumes <3 Derek and I have done couples costumes since we started dating. He HATES wearing the face make-up and since he has dealt with it for the past 2 Halloweens I decided to let him pick out our costumes this year.  I was nervous at first but he did a fantastic job...it's a secret for now - but until then here is a throwback of the last few years ...

2010 - Bee and a Beekeeper /// Dorothy and Scarecrow ((We did two costumes this year))

 And the bee costume's tutu had blinking yellow lights in it -- FUN!!

2011 - Papa Smurf and Smurf-ette

2012 - I can't wait to share this year's costume!! One more week <3