the holidays are over!

Hooray! We made it through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all the way into the new year! Not that it was very hard. I could have sat here and done nothing and still made it. As it was though, we travelled, had fun, and spent time with friends and family.

Christmas day was spent lounging about the house. We got up kind of early (8:30) and Bob made breakfast. I'll have a picture of it to put on later, so I won't tell you what it was right now. Then we opened presents, which was fun. Then we built a fire, snuggled down on the couch and watched The Incredibles. (great movie, by the way) Most of the rest of the day was spent snuggling and playing games. It was the greatest Christmas ever!!

Dec 31st: I had to work until 3 so when Bob finished work he went home and relaxed a little then picked me up. We went up to his dad's new house to hang out and have dinner. Their house is NICE! I especially like the sunroom, it was so open and bright. The whole house was very pretty and big too! We had some very yummy Mexican food for dinner and then headed home to change and run up to Kyle and Cindy's. We stayed there until about 3:30am playing Star Wars Monopoly (which they had gotten us for Christmas). It was so fun!

Jan 1st: I had to work...what a bummer!

Jan 3rd: Bob's birthday! Hooray for Bob, he's 32!!! We both had to work this day so we celebrated the day before. We did however go out to PieWorks with Kyle and Cindy and have a pizza buffet that was absolutely fabulous! Then Cindy and I ran off to pottery painting class where we were LATE and the teacher had already left. We still painted though, and I made something special for Bob's birthday. I'm so excited!

So now everything is back to normal. Blah!

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat

Christmas is almost here and I'm very unprepared for it. I've not finished my shopping and I've barely had time to rest. My inlaws came to visit on Saturday, our first visitors in our new cottage. We spent the entire week before cleaning and preparing for them to come. We're short staffed at work so I worked every day but one last week and it's looking like the same this week. Extra hours means extra money, but honestly I'd trade the money for being home and not having to work. I'm still waiting and hoping for snow. We had some ice but it went away quickly and nothing else has happened since. As a matter of fact it's been quite nice out, with no wind. That makes it nice for walking and such, but I want snow for Christmas!

Bob and Maggie at RTG Party

Here we are at the Rooms to Go Holiday Celebration! We had a great time! Don't we look spiffy!?!? 

snowman

I've been taking a painting class on Tuesday evenings and this is one of the many things I've painted. The other things involve more technique, this one was just for fun! 

Is it November?

I think it is, but from the weather outside I really can't tell. The sun is shining and it's 72 degrees! Bob and I went to Qdoba for lunch, substandard experience. Then we went to the Bakery and got a yummy loaf of bread. We're home now but we are about to go fishing in the pond behind our house. After that Jasper has a playdate..hehehe, that's so cute!

I've been working on my current crochet project a lot lately. I have to get it finished by December 10th. I only have 2 more rows on the main part of it, I'm not sure how long the second phase will take. It's 25 inches now though! Sorry, Rachael, I'm not putting a picture up because I'm not sure if Birch and Gretchen have the address to this site and it is supposed to be a suprise. I might still take one and email it to you though.

Aleve

I just saw a commercial for Aleve. I have never used Aleve, nor do I plan to, but I just wanted to point out how silly this commercial was (and most others for that matter). Ok, the mother (old) and the daughter (middle age) were gardening or something...they were outside. Anyway, the mother winces and looks like she's in pain. The daughter looks over and says "You've got to try my Aleve" and pulls a BOX of Aleve out of her pocket. Yes, that's right folks, everyone who uses Aleve, no matter what activity they are currently involved in, carries a BOX of Aleve in their pocket. A BOX!!! I could maybe understand a bottle, but not really because you are GARDENING. What on earth would you need a bottle of Aleve for while you are GARDENING? Do they really expect us to believe this or is it just product recognition? I'm hoping it is, they can't think we're that stupid.

Hooray for Centrum!!

I'm been taking Viactive vitamins, and they're kind of icky and they take forever to chew. They are chocolate flavor though, so that was something they had going for them. Anyway, I ran out so we were at Wal Mart (eeeewwww, walmart!) last night and looking at all the multivitamins. I, as most everyone knows, cannot swallow pills...so I was looking for a CHEWABLE adult vitamin. These are usually very rare and not very tasty. So anyway I found a chewable orange flavored Centrum. I got the bottle and had one last night and one when I got up today and they are yummy! They taste orange-y...there is a slight bit of vitamin-ness about them, it's kind of like eating a Rolaid...dry and crumbly. But the flavor was good...and it has all the vitamins I need every day! (Mom says I should take Calcium and Magnesium, plus it has 100% of the folic acid recommended) Well, and a lot of other things too. So there, Bob, I'll take my stinking vitamin every day!

I'm sick!!!

I got a cold somehow and now i'm miserable! For the last two days I haven't been able to talk like a normal human and now I'm blowing my nose every two seconds! I hate being sick!

Poor Bob hurt himself last night when he was out playing with the dog. He stepped in a hole and hurt his back. I feel so bad that I was at work and not here to help him up off the ground and back to the house. He layed on the sofa with a heating pad all the rest of the day after I got home. Poor honey!

He bought me a suprise...teehee. I now own Hitch and Rodgers adn Hammerstein's Cinderella on DVD. YAY Bob, great present.

Halloween is over

Well, Bob and I had big plans for Halloween day, but then i got sick and ruined everything. I started feeling better later in the day so I drew a jack 'o' lantern on the window with some window paints and above it i put a bunch of bats (their wings were on right side up, thank you very much bob).
We had dinner at Tex and Shirley's ( a place I highly recommend) and then hung out at Friendly Center. They have a nifty toy store there that I really like to go to. Then we went to ACMoore and looked at some stuff there. Didn't buy anything though. After that we went to EarthFare and got a fire log that is made out of recycled coffee grounds. It burned really well and had a slightly sweet smell to it. We sat the rest of the evening in front of the fire sipping tea. How delightful!

neat effects

I just figured out how to do this and I thought it looked really neat. 

The Indian museum

This is a few of the things we saw in the Indian museum in DC. 

DC

Here are some more pictures of things we saw in DC. 

American History Museum

We saw these things at the American History Museum in DC. The ruby slippers from the Wizard of Oz, Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, and Mr. Rogers' sweater. 

Visit with Chris

These are pictures from when we were visiting Chris in WV. He took us down to the river (not sure which one, there was a park there I think) Anyway, we had fun leaping from rock to rock and the waterfalls were absolutely beautiful. Good thing we didn't fall in, though. I'm sure the water was freezing and the currents looked really strong!! 

This is the deer I shot!!!

Nice "shot", huh? 

Jasper in the wilderness

Jasper liked being outside. He even got in the river!! He didn't seem to be too bothered when we were shooting either. He really enjoyed running free through the woods, and he looked so handsome!! 

Lost World Caves

It was very interesting to go into this cave. I'd never been in one before so I was very amazed at all the formations coming from the walls, floor and ceiling! It was also very cold. They told us the cave stays at 52 degrees! 

Christmas list...

I'm not sure what happened to the list I put up before but here's a list. I'll be adding more as I think of it.

Maggie:

hair clips/ponytails, etc
Drawer organizer
gift certificate to old navy
crochet books (easy/beginner)
Smartware muffin pan
Plastic serving spoons
word puzzle books

things I don't want:

anything that will sit around and collect dust (statues/figurines/decorative)
anything edible (candy/cake/sausage/cheese)

Bob:

Audubon Society books
belt buckles
flashlights
gift certificate to lowe's or home depot

Jasper:

Rawhide chews (non dyed only)
rubber/latex toys (I can't chew these up into tiny pieces)
Bill & Jack treats (i like lamb flavor)

Things I can't have:

Anything soft or stuffed
anything edible that has dye
anything with a squeeker (I tend to chew them out and try to choke on them)

Race to Lose

Starting today Rachael and I are starting a race to see who can lose 10 pounds the fastest. I am definately planning to do this the healthy way...no pills, no starving. I've started keeping a food/exercise log and I will be recording my weight every day. Luckily the apartment complex we just moved into has a gym and I can go anytime I want! So anyway, my starting weight is 120 lbs. I also hope to lose a few inches from my waste and hips. Goodbye tummy!!!

moving...

We signed our lease yesterday and finally got the keys to our new apartment! We call it our "married house" because it's the first place we've gotten since we've been married. (heehee) Anyway, we went in and looked around and it's very nice. It's going to take some serious adjustment to go from a 3 bedrooms to one. We started moving stuff in today and so far we've gotten the kitchen mostly set, and everything else is still in boxes stacked in the bedroom. We haven't moved any big stuff yet (bed, sofa, tables, etc) but we are going to do that on Monday.

When we first went in and were looking around we found a welcome bag! It had a bunch of nifty stuff like coupons, magnets, a pen, a roll of paper towels, some candy bars, a bag of chips...and in the fridge was a 6 pack of assorted sodas. There was also a magnet on the fridge that had a part with all those words you break up and can make your own sentences/poetry.

Anyway, we were moving in...VERY hot work, and wwe turned off the air and opened the window (yes, there's only one, it's in the bedroom) and the screen door (that leads to the porch) and it still stayed very cool in there. Yay! One more way to save on the electric bill!

We took two carloads over then went to home depot and got some shelf liners and went back. We forgot the scissors so we didn't put the liners in yet but next time we go we will. After we unpacked a bunch of stuff we had a little picnic in the living room of pizza (cold because we didn't bring the microwave) and blue gatorade. Very yummy!

Oh, I think I forgot to mention...since this is our "married house" the first time we went into it Bob carried me over the threshold...teehee! He's such a sweetie!