Too much food!!!

So as usual. . .Thanksgiving came and went with tons of food. Michael and I had three Thanksgivings to go to this year. . . one of them was last Sunday, and then two on Thursday. This is a picture of Beth and I on Thanksgiving Day out at my parents. (I'm happy my hair is all curly. I have wanted hot rollers for awhile and I finally bought some!) My Uncle Jon and Aunt Jen came down with their four kids, so there was a full house! (and of course I was taking some pictures in the car on the way out to my parents)

This is a cute picture of my oldest nephew, Shane, and my youngest cousin, Sierra. They are both hams and like to have their pictures taken. And this is my absolutely adorable youngest niece, Sasha. She is so cute!

Michael and I are back out in Fordland today to hang out with my family and play games (the guys playing computer games and the girls playing board/card games). Beth just taught us two new card games recently that she learned from her friend Matt. . .so we are all into those games right now. Nerts and Hand & Foot

I wanted to take pictures of the food this year and do a scrapbook page with the traditional food (because we always have the same delicious food). Unfortunately, my camera died after I got just a few pictures. I thought I had charged it. . . but I guess not. Maybe next year.

I had also wanted to get a picture of Michael and I together, but he really isn't that big on having his picture taken. . .I think I will have to make more of an effort to get some pictures of us together.

We went shopping on Black Friday, which was CRAZY! I did buy some stuff and only some of it was a special price, but it was still fun.

Well. . . I am going to go play some games. I'll try not to let another week pass before I am back on here.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Now we only have 4 weeks until Christmas. Yikes! I need to get some stuff done. I love the season though. . . the music, the lights. . . it all makes me happy. Anyway, I am going now.

Be back soon,

Lisa

I think I have scrapbook fever. . .

I have completed two more pages in the last few evenings, and I still feel like doing more! This first one is about the carving that Michael made in the road (which I blogged about back in September). The second one is from a girls night out that Beth and I had back in June. . . which reminds me that it is way past time for another night out with just the two of us.

I don't really have much to say right now. . . I am going to plan some more scrapbook pages, I got paid today so I need to pay some bills, and I really need to make a grocery list. . .so I guess I should get to it.

yet again,

Lisa

Random thought. . .my title makes me think of a song about cabin fever off of Muppet Treasure Island, which you should watch because it is HILarious! You might think I am crazy. . .but there are a few out there who know what I am talking about :) I have not watched it in forever, so if I go out to my parents this weekend I might just have to watch it.

2007 Album Finished!

For the most part I am a chronological scrapbooker, but I do occasionally skip around some. There are a few pages over the years that I have been scrapbooking that just got skipped over, usually because I did not have the pictures I needed to get from someone else. My parents 25th wedding anniversary is one of those pages, as is Laura and Shawn's wedding, and part of my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. I know, right, big events that shouldn't get skipped. When I finally get some of these pages done I will be so happy.

Anyway, there was one page in 2007 that I was waiting on a picture for and I finally got the page all finished last night. This is random shots of my nephew Trey over the course of 2007. I did a page for the other nieces/nephews also, but I have had those done for awhile. I am planning on scrapbooking some more tonight. Michael is gone for the night. He went up to see a friend in Kansas City and he will be back home tomorrow.

I am going to go scrapbook. . . after I clean up a little of my mess from last night. Oops!

Lisa

I hate boring little guest books!

I now have 5 pages done for our wedding guest book! Each page is 12x12 and people will just sign in the white boxes, then afterwards I can just slip the already completed pages into our wedding album. You don't have to say it. . . I know I am a genius :) I worked on it some last night and then some more tonight. I think that is a good chunk for one weekend.

Makes me want to work on some scrapbook pages that are something other than red, black, and white. Michael is going to be gone on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights this week so I think I am actually going to try to get some done on my scrapbook. I talked to Madeline and Audrey last weekend (my future nieces) and they want to see my scrapbook at Christmas because they are bringing theirs to show me. (I bought them 8x8 scrapbooks and some supplies last year for Christmas). I think I have only completed 3 layouts since Michael came home in June, so I have quite a bit that I want to get caught up on prior to Christmas.

In other news, Michael and I drove around and looked at houses for a couple hours after church today. We found a couple that me might try to go look at by this weekend at the latest.

Also, I am suddenly starting to kind of panic about wedding planning. I have a little less than 7 months, which is still a while but with the holidays it will be Jan 13th before you know it and I will be down to 5 months!! I am excited, but there is still so much to figure out and plan. I am thinking about sitting down and compiling the timelines I have pulled out of random wedding magazines into one that will actually work for me.

Michael finally asked Pastor Jim at the church where we are having the ceremony to verify it was fine to bring in our own pastor. We figured it was but Michael verified and then talked to Ed today about it. . . so we now have an officiant set for sure. Yeah! Michael and I talked about it some over dinner tonight and decided for sure on his best man and talked about some other details. I am ready to get some more planning done and out of the way.

Well, I should really head to bed considering the time and the fact that I have to be at work in 9 hours. In closing, here are a few pics of the mess I made working on the guest book pages. . . but I did clean it all up already!

Lisa

Weekend fun

Last night Jess and I went over to Brandy's and we had a girls night. We had some drinks, had some food (including the amazing ribs that Brandy made), talked, watched TV, and played some games. It was a lot of fun and I did not drink a ton, but it was still the most I have drank lately. It was fun and delicious though. Today I slept in quite a bit. It was nice, but I did not get as much accomplished today as I had hoped. I did get another scrapbook page done. Yeah! I have had this page halfway done for about a month, so I am very glad to finally get it finished up and off of my desk.

I have pictures for a couple other pages, but I think I am going to start working on the pages I am going to do for our wedding guest book. I am feeling inspired to do that right now, which I have learned means I should definitely work on it right now. :)

If I intend to work on it though I should get to it considering it is already almost 10 and I need to make sure I am up on time for church tomorrow.

Until then,

Lisa

CW Love!

Seeing as how today is Thursday and Michael is at barbershop, as he always is on Thursday nights, I think I am going to settle in for what has become my Thursday night ritual.

And what has become my Thursday night ritual you ask?

Watching the TV shows that I never manage to watch on Monday, two of which are from the almost always entertaining CW. I love that they post their Monday episodes on the web by Thursday!

So the next approximately two hours will be spent watching. . .
Gossip Girl
One Tree Hill

and then my favorite comedy show. . . How I Met Your Mother. (which is not from CW)

I should clean my house instead but what fun is that. I am going to sit here, watch, and think about what I want for Christmas. I have already been asked by a few people and I hate having to think of something on the spot, so I need to compile my thoughts on that topic. . . .

be back later

I Voted!

As I am sure you are all aware, today was Election day. I can say was because the polls closed about an hour ago here in Missouri. I am so happy that the barrage of negative political ads is over with. . . now we just need to see who won.

Surprisingly, today was the first time I actually voted. Some people have just assumed in the past that I did vote so I didn't correct them. I know, shame on me, considering my age. I have been registered to vote and able to vote for almost 10 years now, but this was my first time actually following through. It may sound corny, but it feels good to know I have done my part. Now hopefully my candidate wins!

Look at me all happy with my "I Voted" sticker. You don't have to say it. . . believe me, I know and I don't care. ;)


I should get off of here and get something done. My desk is a mess. I have a scrapbook page laying out that has been half finished for a couple weeks now. I think I am going to go play on my Wii Fit though instead. I love that thing and am so glad I finally caved and bought it! ;)

Lisa

Ole!

Hope everyone had a great Halloween! We just got home from a Halloween party that we went to out in Pleasant Hope. Before we went, Beth and I had fun playing around with our cameras. I think this is my *favorite picture* of the ones that we took. Beth was an Indian.

I was a 1920's flapper.

And Michael was a Mexican, complete with a sombrero, a poncho, and chaps. And lets just say that he was feeling a little breezy with the chaps on. :) Ole!And here it looks like the cop (Andy) has caught himself a prostitute (Waylon), a convict (Tiffany), and a Mexican (Michael). Put your hands against the wall and spread em.
It was fun to get all dressed up again, especially with Michael and Beth also involved this time. I think next year though I want to have my own Halloween party. Hopefully, we will be in a house where that is a feasible option. Michael had drill again this weekend, so we didn't stay at the party very long (and we got out there late because of his drill), but I was already ready to go. Nothing against the people who hosted, but I was never much fond of parties with drinking games and really loud heavy music.

On the way home from the party Michael, Beth, and I were discussing next Halloween. They both already have an idea of what they might want to do, but I have no clue yet. Plenty of time to think about it luckily!

I am sitting here right now drinking some yummy hot chocolate and thinking I should really head to bed. I need to get up in the morning and get some things done tomorrow (such as laundry and dishes, bleh!).

Well, be back soon.

Lisa