A new addition to our family...

Ok, before you get too excited for other reasons about this heading...no, we're not pregnant, but we have added to our family...

Friday night, Michael and I went to Longhorn Steakhouse for date night. It was good as always.

Sat, Michael worked and I headed to Horton. That night, I attended a wedding shower for my brother and Chelsie. My good friend Karen and her kids were there, so it was fun to see them too! Afterwards, we went to see my aunt and uncle who are in Horton for a few weeks from Las Cruces, NM. Sunday, after church, I cooked for my family and my aunt and uncle. It was a good meal and we had a good time hanging out.

From there, I went to meet Michael and his parents. They had a dinner to celebrate 33 years of marriage! Congrats to them! Also, I brought a surprise with me...a kitten from the farm! She's so cute and sweet! We are keeping her and still need a name. So, any suggestions would be great!

A new laptop!

This weekend was fun. Friday we went to NFM and bought a laptop! It's been fun playing with it all weekend! We have a wireless router, so we can play on the internet all through the house! I'm still figuring everything out on it. Afterwards, we ate at cheeseburger and paradise. They have a drink called Euphoria, it is fantastic!

Sat, Michael worked and I hungout with Jackie. We did a little shopping, ate out for her b-day, tried on shoes for Jody's wedding, and then went to the movies and saw House Bunny. It was cute, funny, and cheesy! That night, Michael went to a party and I hung out at home and watched a movie.

Sunday, Michael went to a classic car show with a friend. After church and when Michael got home, we took a nap. It was so nice...I miss naps! Then, went to eat at The Mixx. On our way back, we stopped and picked up Morgan and Jason and headed to Harrah's Casino. It was fun, we had never been to the casinos here in KC. I didn't win any money, but still had a good time! Morgan and Michael ended up doing alright there. It was fun hanging out with Morgan and Jason!

Monday, we went to my cousin's bbq. It was fun hanging out and meeting new people. It was a good, long weekend. It was nice to have off an extra day! When's the next one???

Ok, I ordered laptop bag. I am so excited, it's so pretty! Good thing Michael won't be carrying it around without me! I'm going to want to carry it with me all the time now! This isn't my computer, but mine looks almost like that:

Browntown and Golfing

Friday night, Michael and I went to Bonner Springs for Tiblow Days. Browntown was playing out there. It was lots of fun hanging out and listening to them! If you want to check out Browntown, click here for their website.

Sat, Michael went and hung out with Ben all day and night. I think they played with cars during the day and then went to the movies. I went to play in our company's scramble golf tournament. I was pretty much a pro, after all, a couple nights before I went to Smiley's and hit some balls. So, the tournament went well. Ok, I wasn't exactly a pro, but they used my ball for play three times! And, I saved them on one hole...which helped us win first place!!! Not too bad for my first time actually playing golf! (BTW, I don't count the one time that we went to the Horton golf course in PE as actual playing, but that's a different story.) Afterwards Dana, John T, and I went to Fronteras...the Mexican food was fantastic! Then, that night we went out in Westport. It was a long, fun day!

Sunday, Michael and I didn't do much. He worked outside on the lawn, and I cleaned inside. I'm looking forward to this weekend...extra day off!!!

Two Weekends in One Post

Ok, I'm behind again, so I'm updating the last two weekends!
Two weeks ago: My sister came to visit before she started college...which is crazy to think she's old enough to go there! But, it's exciting...college was super fun for me! We didn't do too much exciting stuff, but it was fun to just chat and hang out. Friday, we went to Big Bams Burgers (know as "Triple B" by a friend of mine). We watched a couple movies that night. Sat, we ran around shopping and running errands. That night, we took her to Longhorn Steakhouse for some delicious food. We were going to go to Dave and Buster's, but were too full and tired. So, we headed back to the house and watched another movie. Sunday, she wanted to meet up at the Royal's game with some friends, so we drove her out there since she's not used to driving in "the big city." The rest of the day, Michael and I just relaxed.

This Last weekend, we were pretty busy. Friday night, we headed over to Michelle and Nate's house to celebrate his birthday. It was fun to hang out with friends and grill up some good food.

Sat, Michael worked, then went to a friend's house and I went to help assist a photographer at a wedding all day/night. It was a good experience. I didn't realize how much work and effort photographers really put into doing a wedding. By the end of the night, I was exhausted and my back and arms hurt from carrying heavy cameras and bags! I need to work out! I confirmed my feelings towards wedding photography, I do not want to do it unless it's very small and for someone I know well....and it will not be any time soon. I did learn some things and hopefully I helped her out too! It was interesting being at a wedding as a vendor and not as a guest. I think for now, I'll just enjoy the guest side...with drinks, dancing, and cake! :) I'm looking forward to my brother's wedding next month!
Sunday, we slept in...which was wonderful! Then, we went to the Legend's and out to Michael's parents house. Morgan's birthday was on Sat, so everyone came to her birthday dinner. It was good and great to see everyone!

Tonight, I'm excited to get off work. One of my friends from college, Jody, is getting married in Feb. She lives out in CA. She is back in the KC area for a few days and us bridesmaids and her are getting together to try on dresses and then go to dinner to catch up! Can't wait! Hopefully, we'll get plans made for the bach party too! We may all meet in Vegas, that should be a blast!

Ok, some random picts of our babies that we've taken lately...

Derby

Friday, Michael and I went to a demolition derby in Lawrence at the fair. He has a buddy that was in it. It was fun, I don't know if I've ever been to one...if so, I had to have been pretty little. Shawn got out in the first round, but it was still a good time hanging out with everyone there.

Sat, Michael worked and went to visit Lynsey and Tyler at their house while Jeff was working. Tyler made up a new game while I was there. He put a large couch pillow on the floor, then climbed on the couch and dove onto it. He was cracking us up. We ended up giving him all the pillows so he had a larger target and less chance of hurting himself. He never got tired of it! So, cute. That night, Michael and I decided to stay home and not go any where. It was really nice to have no plans. We made dinner and then watched the movie "21," which was pretty good!

Sunday, we had Michael's family over for dinner. It's been awhile since we've all gotten together. I made pesto rollups for an appetizer, Italian salad, garlic bread with olive oil for dipping, Chicken parmesan, and Strawberry Shortcake for dessert. It was all really good! We played a couple games, then got ready for the rest of the week.

Job Possibilities...

Friday night, Michael and I went to Lee's Summit to visit Cody. We ate at a really good old school diner. They had great burgers and fries. We definitely want to go back! Then, we went to see Step Brothers, it was pretty funny!

Sat, I had a lunch meeting in Overland Park. I met with Judy Williams, her photography business is escalating very fast. She is needing help with digital retouching, and I am looking to get more experience and tips in Photoshop and in taking photos. It went very well, we think we can help each other out. I'm going to start taking on some of her re-touching and will be going to assist her with some photo shoots. She'll give me pointers on both and I'll hopefully be able to take some work off her hands. Also, a little extra cash will be nice, and I get to do the re-touching in my house! Hopefully, this will be a good step in having my own business in photography! I go on our first shoot together at a wedding in Aug! Wish me luck!

Michael and I really didn't do much Sat. night, we did eat at Jazz. It's always good and they had a live Jazz band!

Sunday, after church, I headed to Horton for Chelsie's Pampered Chef bridal shower. The shower was good. I think Chelsie got a lot of fun cooking stuff to stock up their kitchen with. Michael went to Lake Perry to sail with his dad for the day. He had a good time too!

It was a great weekend, but can you believe it? I didn't take any pictures all weekend!!! I'll do better next week!

Branson Family Vacation

Last weekend I went with my family to Branson. We all haven't been on a vacation together in years! We left in a rented mini van on Sat morning from my house. After checking into the hotel (the Windmill Inn) and eating, we went to the new show, "Noah." It was good, and the detail and props were amazing! For part of it, the audience was in the arc! When we got back to the hotel, us kids walked down the strip to a fun 50's diner/ice-cream shop. It was fun to stroll down it, but it's no fun trying to drive down it...you move very, very slowly.

Sunday, we got up and headed to Silver Dollar City. We had lots of fun riding the rides. My favorite was a huge water ride where you are on a raft and fly down a tube that curves back and forth. It was great, but you do get soaked as you can see from a couple of the picts! We also saw a couple shows there....a magic show and a circus on ice show. They were both good, the ice show was awesome! We were exhausted by time we got back to the hotel. I swear we had so much more energy when we were kids at theme parks! We just hung out around the hotel that night.

Monday, we got up and did some shopping at one of the outlet malls. We got a few bargains there! Then, we headed for KC. On the way we stopped at the Osceola Cheese Store. I had heard good things about it and I do LOVE cheese. You get to sample all kinds of fun cheeses. I bought several for Michael and his family as souvenirs. The ones I purchased: pizza cheese, garlic and herb cheese, beer cheese, wild buffalo wing cheese, and green olive cheese. We got to KC around 6pm. I had a lot of fun, but was ready to be home and see Michael! My family went to a Royal's game after dropping me off to finish up their trip!

Andrea's Birthday

Ok, I know I’m super late on my post this week, but in my defense, I’ve been sick! I am now just feeling better and I’m still congested.

Friday, Michael and I went to Stroud’s for date night. I have heard everyone telling how wonderful the food it….Well, we both thought it was just ok. Nothing was fantastic, but it wasn’t exactly bad though. We probably won’t be going back though. Oh well…probably just us.

Sat, Michael worked and I ran around doing errands. That night we went out for Andrea’s 30th birthday party. It was lots of fun! We met at La Bodega for dinner. The sangria was the best! Then we headed down to the P&L district. We hung out in the middle by the stage. They have a dance floor and were playing great music. We had a blast and didn’t get home til almost 4am!

Sunday, we pretty much didn’t accomplish anything since we were still tired from the night before. We did go see Hancock. It was good….a little different that what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it!

Jason and Chelsie's Engagement Pictures

Ok, I'm done editing them. I think they turned out great! They both did wonderful, you can tell that they really do love each other! Here are a few collages with some of my favorite ones! I'll post the link on the right side of the page if you want to see more...

4th of July...

This was a fun holiday weekend. My boss let us out from work at 12:30, so I got to bring lunch up to Michael and enjoy it with him. That night we went on date night to PF Chang's. We love their lettuce wraps!!!

Friday, we headed to the lake. It was fun hanging out and swimming. We came back home that night since Michael had to work in the morning. Michael ended up getting off work early, Cody came over and we all went back to the lake Sat. afternoon. We grilled and swam again during the day. That night, we all watched the fireworks display they had off the dam. We ended up spending the night out on the lake and left early Sunday morning.

We took a nap and really didn't do much on Sunday. We did try a new pizza place...George's pizza on 95th and Antioch. It was yummy! We will definitely go back!

Also, I took engagement pictures of my brother and his fiancé, I'm editing them now. I'll post some of those soon! They turned out great!