Oh happy daaaay

I am so thankful for all the help with this wedding. I've been feeling very spoiled lately as people continue to offer help, provide showers, run errands with me, etc.

I got a lot done with mom this week: ordering flowergirl dresses, buying candles and such, getting together the music list for the band, finalizing the guest list..I'm on a roll!

Anyway, I'm just really excited and truly blessed by all the support.

Our Venue: Madelyn's at the Grove

Peanut butter Blues

It stinks when there is a peanut butter crisis since it pretty much consists of my whole entire diet. There is nothing in the house besides peanut butter that could possibly kill me if I eat it. What's a girl to do?

Tuesday that feels like a monday, but glad it's not day

Today was pretty uneventful. Watched the inauguration this morning before class and then a documentary about chimerism in humans..pretty weird. In rare cases, women who have had children were told by doctors that their child did not have their dna..really strange. If you don't know what it is, check it out.

Later, after learning how to count painted beans in my 'teaching math for primary grades' course (really...do I honestly need this class?) I headed over to eat at Casa with mom.

And now, for some shots of Riley who tries to steal my art supplies and who happens to be one of the reasons I never get things done. But, ah..isn't she cute while doing it?

Squirrel Hunting

Just by saying the word "squirrel" Kipper excitingly runs for the door to go out...


He thinks by biting the trees, he can magically shake the squirrels lose

A sap-covered Kip scopes out the branches

Heart of a champion.

Let me tell you what I like about mondays..

Today is an icy, wanna stay in bed, have to thaw out my car, wear a new scarf, eat chicken pot pie, start a new painting, remain inside kind of monday.

(Firewood in backyard)

Happy New Year!

I'm sitting here dilly-dallying before I have to go to class :( Boo to school. It snuck up on me so fast.

So yesterday I was cleaning out my room and preparing boxes to go over to Daniel's. I came across the funniest stuff because I've kept up with journals since I was eight...maybe even before then.

Entry of eight year old Holly in a Lisa Frank journal (excuse spelling errors):

"Well, I'm on the airplain right now. It's going to take 11 hours to get to Oregon. Long time, huh?

Not even a movie or radieo. And it's so cold my mood ring is turning light green. Well talk to you later! Holly"

For most of the earlier entries I refer to my journals as people. Like "I'm sorry I haven't written in you a while!" or "Bye! See you soon." ...What a cute little weirdo.

Anyway, it's the new year and some of my goals are as follows:

• Try my best not to worry so much


• Embrace things I cannot change


• Spend more quality time at home since I only have a few months left


• Eventually, be a good wife


• Be patient!