Catching up...

I can't believe it has been like 5 weeks since I have posted! I have been reading all of your blogs but haven't really been in the blogging mood myself. I am having trouble getting pictures off of my phone which you all know is how I take most of my pictures so I am going to catch you up on our life and show you the pictures later.

Be prepared though, I haven't even shown you Halloween pictures yet!

So the main thing new with me is I have started working out. I got a membership and I have actually been using it. I have never worked out in a gym before and thought I would hate it. I like it though, I have been waking up at 4:30 in the morning and going to the gym at 5 for about a month now. It feels good just to say that I can do it! Now I need to get the eating thing in order so I can lose some weight!

We went to the midnight showing of Twilight and had a blast! I re-read the book right before and was so looking forward for it to be perfect. That's what I get for setting myself up like that I guess because I ended up pretty disappointed. Oh well we had an awesome girls night, so much fun!!

I had a great week this week, we had game night on Wednesday with Kevin, Jamee, Denise, Royce, Katie, and all of the kids! The kids had a lot of fun playing and we did too. Thanksgiving was a nice mellow day spent with all of our family. Friday was FUN! We left the house at 3:45 a.m. for shopping and we all got everything we needed and wanted plus some of course! The unfun part of the day was totaling my spending and reporting back to the husband. That's okay because the fun started up again. We went to the BSU game with Kevin, Jamee, Kelly and Lindsey and I had a lot of fun! Who ever said blow outs are boring? The game was a blast, it was fun yelling and high fiving, people watching, and laughing with each other.

I am very thankful for my friends and family and all that I have! Life is good!

I will post some pictures later... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Thank goodness for camera phones!

Here are some more random pics from our phones...

October Fun!!

We went to Linder Farm's pumpkin patch! We had so much fun! We went on a hay ride that took us to an awesome petting zoo, this was my favorite part. They had a zebra, and a halarious camel, horses, and more in which you could feed all of them, tons of fun. They had consessions so we could eat dinner out there. Caleb, Katelyn, and I went through the corn maze and found our way out in only 40 minutes. That was fun, Caleb led us around successfully to the end. While we did that Scott took the little kids on the bounce houses, hay maze, and a barrel train ride. Kevin, Jamee, and family met us out there and we got to do the petting zoo all over again with Ashlynn! The hay ride dropped us all off at the pumpkin patch of our choice in which we found some cool pumpkins. We finished off with hot choclate and donuts to go. What a great family outing!
I have captured some photos to share but story of my life, we forgot the camera and had to use our phones... so we don't have pictures from everything since we ran out of memory on our phones. Stay tuned for Jamee's post which is sure to have some great photos as well. (Thanks guys for sharing in our fun, letting us share in your fun and always being prepared with a camera!)

Tagged...

1. I get fake toe nails in the good weather. I love it, I have done it for 3 years now and I don't even get my finger nails done, just my toes. This sort of starts my next quirk but when I have my toes done I only wear open toed shoes, I even wore open toed shoes when I went to Newfoundland and saw the ice bergs, when I don't have my toes done I only wear close toed shoes.

2. This part isn't so quirky but I love shoes. I love to have different shoes to go with different things and am pretty particular with what kind of shoes should go with what outfit. I am both particular in color and style. So with that said I do need a wide variety of shoes to choose from. I had the best lunch hour ever the other week, I was making my transition to closed toed shoes and bought 5 pairs! To be honest I think this is pretty normal but since I get razzed about it maybe it is a quirk.

3. I write with my left hand but do everything else with my right. I bowl, bat, throw all right handed. Oh and I eat with either hand.

4. I play with my hair when it is down, I don't twirl like others or flip it, or even pick my split ends... I put it behind my ear and then take it out and then put it back, and take it out. It is hard to explain but I always do it and when I catch myself I even think it is weird. I have done this since I was in Jr high, I can remember laying and the floor talking on the phone and doing just what I described.

5. I do not like the water. I do not like to get wet, or splashed. If I finally decide to go play in the water, go to the water park or something so that I am not being a party pooper it takes me a while to actually get in the water, but still I hate to get splashed even if I am already wet. People of course know this about me so they like to do cruel things like turn the sprinkler on where I am sitting and gather everyone around to watch. I don't even put my face in the shower stream, I cup the water in my hands to wash my face.

6. I am pretty picky about the type of service I receive in a restaurant. Because I worked in a restaurant so long I notice any missed step and am always critiquing the service I receive. Because of this I think I am jinxed because I often receive poor service, especially when we are in a group and it often gets blamed on the fact that I am there.

So here is how this works... You have to tell 6 quirks about yourself. Jamee tagged me (thanks!) and now I have to tag 6 others: Lindsey, Katie, Kara, Jodi, you're it. I don't know anyone else that reads my blog that hasn't already been tagged so I guess it stops there.

Miss ya Sadie.

Well its October. It has been 1 year since Sadie died. For those of you who don't know, Sadie was our most awesome family dog of 7 years. Pretty much everyone loved her, she was well behaved and very loveable, and beautiful. Couple of good memories... she would sing (howl) to loud noises like a harmonica and it would just crack everyone up. She would also come lay her head on your feet especially company, she just had to be touching someone. She died last October of Kidney failure, sigh, that sucked soooo bad. We love and miss her and she will always be our "good girl" and the best dog ever.
Sandy is our dog now and I have to say that I have not built a relationship with her. She is very pretty and she is sweet but she has a lot of bad habits. We made a rebound, unthought, knee jerk decision to get her when we saw the add in the paper. She was 8 months old when we got her and supposedly very well trained. The kids love her though especially Cade. Hopefully we can get her some training and she will mature and turn out to be a good dog too.
I have included a very cute picture of Kamryn falling asleep on Sandy. Funny this is the only furniture either dog was allowed on, the futon in the office and both dogs favorite spot to fall asleep. I will keep looking for a picture I can use of Sadie.

Cousins, Cousins, Cousins are Fun!!

Here are a few pictures from when Trae and Aspyn were over and from today while I watched Ashlynn and Jace. I have to tell you a few pictures are missing from the day spent with Ashlynn and Jace, like Cade and Ashlynn playing ring around the rosies, so cute, and don't forget Cade and Ashlynn fighting, not so cute. So young and already fighting you say... its Cade he is such a bully boy. Actually, we should have had the video camera out, we spend all that money and still all I use is my cell phone to take pictures. We always have so much fun when the cousins are over!

Spouse Tag

OKAY I GOT TAGGED AND NOW YOU'RE IT!!

" All about your spouse"

1. What's his name?
Scott

2. How long have you been together?
13 year wedding anniversary was in June.

3. How long did you date?
6 months.
First official date was Jan 3rd and we were married June 3rd.

4. Who eats more?
I eat more at meals and he is the snacker. I don't know I snack a lot too.

5. Who said 'I love you,' first?
Is it sad that I can't remember? Should I admit that? I think he did and he would probably say I did. I'll ask him and see what he says.

6.Who is taller?
Him

7. Who is the better singer?
He is.

8. Who is smarter?
He is at some things and I am at other things.

9. Who does the laundry?
Both of us.

10. Who does the dishes?
Both of us.

11. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
He does.

12. Who pays the bills?
Him

13. Who mows the lawn?
He does.

14. Who cooks dinner?
Both of us.

15. Who drives when you are together?
Even when we are together I usually drive the van and he always drives the truck.

16. Who is more stubborn?
I think he is, I am sure he thinks I am.

17. Who kissed who first?
He kissed me first.

18. Who asked out who?
That gets complicated. He asked me out first but we never ended up going on that date... Then months later I lost at a game of UNO so he "had" to take me out.

19. Who proposed?
He did. Awww... what a sweet memory.

20. Who is more sensitive?
Me, big time.

21. Who has more friends?
He does.

22. Who likes sports more?
Him

23. Who watches more t.v.?
Him

24. Who dresses the most fashionable?
Him

25. Who is the funniest?
Him again.

Why?

Are you asking why did she not post for so long and now all of the sudden she went crazy? Let me explain... I am obsessed! Okay I finally started to read the Twighlight series. Let's just say that my laundry is worse off than my blog. I just finished Eclipse and am forcing a few days break to get caught up on a few things plus I am not ready for it to end yet. I know I sound like a lunatic but I know most of you have been there. So the neighbor boy was over and he cut his finger and I actually made the comment "uh oh lets get a Bandaid on that before the vampires come", I told you lunatic. Good thing his mom is who loaned me the books right? Well anyway there is the answer to your question.

Random Cell Phone Pics!

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