Fun w/Anna & Ryan

It's been too long, but I finally got to go see Anna & Ryan. They have a brand new house and I just got to see it for the first time. Very nice.

We went to the pumpkin patch which was very fun. Lots of pics of Anna feeding the animals...Ryan preferred to just throw the corn in the air.

Ryan has a new toy obsession--dinosaurs. For a little boy (he's 2, almost 3!) who talks very little, he is able to name which kind of dinosaur is which (brontosaurus, stegosaurus). It's pretty darn cute, that's for sure. Lightning McQueen is still on his list, though he might be coming in second these days to the dinosaurs.

I spent Friday night there and came back Sunday with the dog so Ryan could go to a bach-party. I re-watched all my favorite chick flicks and had a fantabulously relaxing evening. Good times.

Absolutely random happenings

Such a bad blogger!

Recap:

This past weekend was Scrapfest 2008 with Christy. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE our scrapbook weekends together and especially the fact that we go months away from one another but, because we blog, we have very little that needs to be caught up on. We just pick right up where we left off. That is something I can say for my very best friends and I just love it. We started creating a mental list of all the things we will never do at Scrapfest or in real life...just because we are "scrapbookers" and go to "Scrapfest" it does not mean we fit in there. Oh no. No. Never will.

Ryan dragged me around the boonies the weekend before to look at houses. I swear that something in the crisp Fall air makes him go stir crazy and want some "land". Ryan is not content in the city and won't truly be content until he has an acre or 2 to his name. The thing of it is that he would be fine living in a 1-room shack as long as it had land. Not I. It has calmed down again this week after the one house we were POSSIBLY interested in was sold. Darn. Better luck next year maybe. :)

Since then we have been trying to see if his brother Keagan can come live with us. I don't think my work will let it happen, but we're trying. We're both all for the idea, but I'm not holding my breath.

Today Michelle asked me to be a personal attendant and reader in her and Josh's wedding. I'm super excited and honored. I've known Josh for 20 years and Michelle for almost that long so it is going to be a pretty special day. Can't wait! (not til May though)

Work is going really well and has been busy, busy, busy. I've been picking up new job requirements like interviewing and LOVE my new role. It's fun to try new things and get new experiences.

Can't believe the week is half over tomorrow. Could time fly by any faster? Really? No big plans for this weekend I don't think. We're sticking around here until the last week of September--our next trip home. Again, I can't WAIT.

Life is good.

90210

is back on and it was actually pretty good. It's kind of like a mix of Gossip Girls + The Hills + a couple of characters from the 90s version of 90210 (Brenda & Kelly).

Maybe its just that I've been deprived of TV for awhile and am dying for my shows to come back on in the Fall.

I think I'll tune in again next week.

Don't make fun of me. :)

Labor Day Weekend

Us @ 2 Years

2 years

Today is me and Ryan's 2 year anniversary. We both worked today so we met at Culvers at 7:00 for a romantic dinner break! It was just another day, but we had a blast this past weekend and our going to the drive-in this weekend for a real date.

2 years! I can now say from experience that the 2nd year was quite a bit better than the first. It is all kind of a blur, but we've learned so much along the way. I feel like I've learned a lot about myself this past year too, so that helps me learn more about us as a couple.

I feel really happy and lucky and can't wait for the years to come.

(We took our 2nd annual anniversary self-portrait tonight in the Culvers parking lot...I'll post it tomorrow!)

Toby Keith

I know that what I'm about to write sounds a little far-fetched. It is a true story though--no lie.

Ryan and I were in Stoddard, WI (pop. 800) this weekend for a Labor Day tournament. Last night we went with a couple of friend and their family to a little hole in the wall bar, The Thirsty Turtle. We were all going to have a burger and a drink and then head back to the park. As we were sitting there, someone said something along the lines of "That guy looks like Toby Keith." I didn't look up at that point because I knew there was no way in the world that the REAL Toby Keith would be in Stoddard, Wisconsin. A few people gawked and then our friend Brad went over and asked him if it was really him. It was. No lie. We gawked a little more (I was completely and utterly starstruck). Brad chatted with him for a bit and then asked him to come into the room off the bar that we were in with Brad's family so Toby could have a little more privacy. He came. He walked into the room and shook hands with every single one of us then stood next to the pool table with his wife and buddies and waited for their burgers. Of course our small little town got the gossip meal running and people started flocking into the bar for autographs and pictures, but for the most part they were able to sit and have their meal. By SIT I mean SIT at the table that we had been sitting at which we then sat about 5 feet from him the whole 30 minutes or so that he was there. Then, they rode off on their motorcycles. Unbelievable I know, but it is a true story. Ryan has a really poor quality picture on his cell phone and a couple others got pics too. I, on the other hand, got his empty beer can from his table after he left....haha! ;) That is big news for my little hometown...that is for sure!