Concert!

I am SO excited, this weekend we are going to see George Jones in concert.  I am thankful this crazy blizzard came now, so hopefully we can make it to our destination!  I have been wanting to see him in concert for years, and I felt like the clock was ticking on the chance to see him, since he's been around quite awhile!  Several years ago, one of my friends asked me "Who's that old man you listen to?"  It was so funny!  I grew up listening to old country, so I can easily say I didn't have a chance not to love it.  My dad and I danced to George at my wedding "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes...."  He's probably also the main person to blame for my love of old country music!

I have been practicing my singing in my car, so I will be in tip top shape to sing along at the concert!

Mariellen's Pictures!

I took a few pictures for Mariellen this weekend before her baby shower in Tennessee.  I LOVE taking pictures, and every time I get a chance to do it...makes me want to take more!  Also, it's an easy job with someone like Mariellen who looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL, 8 months pregnant with her little fella.  

I'm definitely for hire, if anyone wants some pictures taken, by a non-professional, who just LOVES to do it...I'm your girl!  

 I have to point out, that her leggings are leopard print, not fish net.  HAHA.  

A whirlwind of Ukraine related blog posts!

Reading about the work in Ukraine from my friends makes my heart happy.  It's funny that 8 months later, they are getting the ball rolling on blogging about our trip.  I also love to read about the trip from the perspective of others.....I think if we all piece together our memories, it makes for a more complete story.  Maybe I'll get back to Ukraine blogging, (I'm on Wednesday) but until then, enjoy these:
Carmen's Blog
Kati's Blog

"The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker." -Helen Keller

A quiet day....

Usually when the weather is wintery it makes my phone really busy.  Confirming appointments, moving appointments, canceling appointments...but today since there was just so much snow coming down this morning....it made the decision really easy, and thanks to text messaging/email and some on the ball parents, my day was wiped out pretty quickly.  I would rather work, but if I'm not going to...I want to know first thing, so I don't spend all day about to go to work, and then not going...

I got up this morning, worked out (I later made and ate strawberry bread...so that cancels the work out...out!), cleaned, straightened, watched TV, turned the TV off, sat in the quiet and then drank more coffee.  I normally don't love silence, I like a little background noise, but today with the snow....it was nice to just sit for a few minutes in complete QUIET.  I should probably do it more.

I braved a wal-mart trip.  The wal-mart trip was awesome, I waited until the roads were just slushy enough, and wal-mart was NOT busy at all.  I snagged some things for my wedding scrap book and a few more pictures I printed for it.  One of my sweet friends at work got me the scrapbook as a wedding gift, and I knew I would get around to it one of these days.  I drug all my pictures and supplies out last night, on the chance I would have time to work on it today, and I did!  I got two whole pages, sort of done.  I want to add a little more info to them, but I will probably have to wait until I'm in my Carmen's major scrap book room to get the finishing touches on.  I don't have the fancy tools like she does! :)

By late afternoon, I felt like a kid....wanting someone to come over and play.  Stomping around in the snow and attempting scrap-booking would be more fun with company.  B had to go to work, like many people....so I was the queen of the castle....but the queen got lonely by around 3:00 this afternoon! :)

Happy snow day!

First Snow of 2011!

We got our first snow since we have been in our new house this week.  I ran outside this morning, while I was attempting to get my schedule together for the day, and snapped a picture!  I LOVE snow, but we needed a bit more to make it look really pretty!  I'm sure I'll get my wish before winter is over.  It's always a bit annoying when there's just enough to cancel school, but not enough to justify staying home all day!  Happy semi-snow day!  :)

Girl's Baking Night

We had a baking night the week before Christmas!  We listened to Christmas music, ate pizza, and had lots of fun!  Our line up was Carmen's Cranberry Pistachio Cookies, Kati's Snickerdoodle's, and I made good ole' chocolate chip cookies!  We also made oreo balls, puppy chow, and dipped ritz cracker and peanut butter sandwiches!  

 Showing off the cookies!

 Puppy chow!!

 Filling the tins!

 SO good!

 Group picture!

The finished product!!  

We did all this after work, so we were a bit tired by around 9:00pm.  Next year our plan is to try and do it the weekend before, so we won't be so exhausted!  

WOOOO PIG SOOIE!

Even though it wasn't a victory, it was still awesome to be at the Sugar Bowl, and if fan support and the number of times people randomly started "calling the hogs" determined the win, we would have won!