Mani/pedi

on my way out today, i just stopped by my friend emily's blog (http://singlehappens.blogspot.com/ ) very funny...

she had a link to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsWrY77o77o

and i was cracking up!

so, check it out!

glad i am not a cheerleader!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULk30EEMIY4

*this is dedicated to megped82!*

Memorial Day Weekend!

My parents came into town for business and for a surprise party for my aunt Allison...which was fun!

The party was Friday night, I was the decoy - I had to go shopping for a dress for the river walk - so Mom, Allison, Julie and I went to Cato's and when we came back -SURPRISE! there were 40 people at her house!

Julie and I = great decoys!

Allison and Erik blowing out the candles

Lindsey and the Balloons

Then Saturday Morning, I got up and drove to San Antonio for Katie Ritze's Bachelorette weekend! We ate at the Riverwalk, went to Howl-at-the-Moon (email me if you want to see the video of her on stage b/c I can't post it for the world-wide-web to see) and then went out dancing!!

Diva Bride!

Jamie, Catherine, Mary, Katie, Megan, Amy on the Riverwalk

Meg and I - ready to CELEBRATE!

Jamie, Amy, Katie and Mary - In the Car

Sunday: We went to float the Guadalupe River!! It was so fun! One of the families who had a house on the river set up a Kareoke thing and we made Katie climb out of the river and sing to everyone floating! (I wish we would have a had a water proof camera!) Then ate in Gruene, Texas and came home to laugh and visit and hang out!

Marissa, Catherine, Tina, Katie, Jamie, Megan, Mary and Amy in Gruene, Texas

Monday: I drove back and laid out with some SLPs and then saw my first ever Indiana Jones movie...don't need to see 1, 2, or 3 - I hear they are all the same! Then came home and made this blog!

Happy Memorial Day weekend everybody!!

Ode to Ice Cream Cake

Whoever thought of combining ice cream and cake together, was a GENIUS!!

We had ice cream cake for a going-away-party, which I LOVED!

and I got a new camera! so, expect some fun pictures of this weekend! its pretty cool - the whole back of it is a viewing screen that is a touch pad too! also, you can edit and save pictures on the camera! pretty fun!

Good Advice

5 year old; target /f/



"Mish Amy, I wike dolpins..."
"Make a good /f/ sound...dolFins"
"Mish Amy, I wike dolFins and I gonna see dem on my happy moon"
"On your what?"
"On my happy moon."
"You want a dolphin in your happy meal?"
"No, my happy moon"
"Your happy moon?"
"Yesh, you know afer you get mawwied, I wanna see dolFins on my uh happy moon."
"Oh, I see...Do you mean Honeymoon?"
"Oh yeah, I porgot dat word."



(My aunt really took that dolphin picture when we were on Balboa Island, not on a "happy moon" though)

Same kid; quickly becoming on of my favorites:

target: /sh/ sound

We were doing lots of different types of fish...gold fish, rainbow fish, blow fish, etc...one of them was a crawfish...I am trying to get him to say crayfish...

"I know dat one, it a scorpion."

"Oh well, it looks like a scorpion but it's a crayfish...let's use that word since we are practicing our /sh/ sound."

"Well, I sawd a scorpion once...it wuh in uh toiwet, but it nah duh kin wi waduh in it buh de kin dat boys use (not the kind with water in it, but the kind that boys use)....yeah, my dadi sayz not tuh put my penis near it cuz it could huwt me."

"Good advice buddy."

True story. I don't know how I kept a straight face.

The Office

The Office has become one of my favorite shows of all time! It makes me laugh outloud even when I am by myself...haha!

I watched the finale last night it was HILARIOUS...mostly because there was alot of pranks! I loved Jim's prank in the opener...if you haven't seen it, you should watch it online at http://www.nbc.com/

Also, PROPS to Dwight for his prank on the new lady/Kevin...It was cracking me up the whole time!!

However, I am sad that we only got a few new episodes after the strike....

Swirly Girly

I just had to use this paper b/c (a) its cute and (b) its called swirly girly!

Is this background too busy?!
There is an option to have "Swirly Boy", which is slightly less curly/swirly

Hand-Me-Downs

At 705: Beltway, we celebrate birthdays with favorite desserts and appetizers! I took the challenge to make a white cake for Randy this week!

I know its nothing fancy (like Mrs. Sessler) but it was my first bundt cake!

Special THANKS To: Stoof's great grandma!

When we moved into out college house in 2003, Stoof's g.g.ma had just passed away, so she inherited a full kitchen...then when we moved out in 2007, Stoof had just gotten married and thus I inherited a full kitchen set from Stoof's g.g.ma!

Here is her pink bundt pan and icing-smoother-outer-thing:

oops

i guess b/c i started the picture post a long time ago, they posted in the wrong order, but i did put up a new post last night of pictures from "R" weekend in Lubbock (most of which you have prob already seen)...scroll down one post to see them...

also, I think i might use my $600 from the GW Bush/government to buy a new camera, i haven't really taken any pictures since i moved to kingwood b/c i dont especially love my camera any longer....it takes good pictures, but it is huge and doesn't fit in my purse at all...

i owed you pictures....

Austin, Texas

My Cousin Andrea's Confirmation

April 21, 2008

Cousins that could come to Austin...Courtney, Lisa, Andrea, Lindsey, Amy, Erik, James

.......amy jumping.....james jumping....andrea jumping....lisa jumping..........

who's the highest?!
can you guess who was the cheerleader?!

Adult's turn on the tree - except my dad :( he feel asleep on the couch

Bum(grandfather), Marti, Steve, Margaret James, Allison, Mom, Corinne(grandmother)

Andrea was asked to speak in front of the congregation :)

the next weekend...

Lubbock, Texas
"R" Weekend
April 25-27, 2008

These were some of my favorite pictures...

although, there were many more that i loved too! it's hard to choose!

it was a blast!! and i can't wait to do it again!! love you girls!

Thursday Night

I have two scenes I need to describe to you both are true events and both happened on Thursday Night



6:45 - left for 705: Beltway (my Bible study)

7:00 - arrived at Dave and Ally's and munched on spinach and artichoke dip (my favorite!)

7:15 - realized Bible study was not going to be a Bible study but a Birthday Party!

7:16 - recieved a personal-sized-homemade-chocolate-chip-cookie cake! (with ice cream -it was like a "Cookie Monster" thing but even BETTER!)

7:30 - played "the greatest group game ever" - CATCH PHRASE...this scene occured:



Speaker: "okay, i dont know this guy...his last name is like "bang bang"

Team 2: "Gun!"

Speaker: "okay, and his first name is two intitials...like the second letter of the alphabet..."

Team 2: "B!...BJ...BR....BM....BS....BC.....B...."

Speaker: "no, same letter"

Team 2: BB GUN?

Speaker: "Yes! BB Gun...........oh my gosh..............

Everyone else: hahhaha (crying) hahahha
**i purposely left the "speaker" annoymous, as she might be slightly embarrassed since she too is a blog reader/stalker** :)

Also, Dave yelled the "common" phrase of: WANNA PLAY SQUASH?!

so...after laughing, crying and at least one spewed drink....I head home...



10:45: "beep" "beep" - i go check me alarm clock thinking that is weird...
10:48: (louder) "beep!" "beep!"
10:50: BEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!! BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPP! BBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPP!!!...and thats when i figure out my smoke alarm is freaking out...

so between 10:45 and 11:30 I try to fix it...first i try circulating cooler air "BEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP!" then I try removing the battery (*note: i cannot really reach my smoke detector...i was on a chair, on 2 phone books and on my tippy toes stretching to reach it!) it takes me a while all the while, it keeps BEEEEEPing!

BEEEEP!!! so, I try to put a new battery in, after about 15 minutes i am sweating and it finally goes in...so i sit down on the couch...

BEEEEP! BEEEEEEEEEP! BEEEEEEP!....What the?! I just changed you!...BEEEEEP! BEEEEEP! BEEEEP! BEEEP! echoing across my apartment (its now like 11:20 at night)

I call down to the office..."My smoke alarms are freaking out...there is no smoke in here, and I already changed the battery...and it keeps going off!" office lady: "I am having trouble hearing you." me: "I KNOW MY FREAKING SMOKE DECTECTOR IS GOING OFF"

finally, some butch lady comes (very grump-ally) to my apartment with a ladder, and fixes it!

i am sure my neighbors love me!
i am sure i love 705!