Half-Blog, Half-Amazing

Dance

2012-02-17T17:01:00.001-06:00

Hudson is all over the place. He loves to dance. And he loves his puppy dog!

Laundry

2012-02-13T18:37:00.001-06:00

Just trying to be a good helper.

bathroom

2012-02-11T21:09:00.002-06:00

This has been a crazy long week. And leave it to me to do something (out of my control, of course!) embarrassing. During this Thursdays art party I ran to the restroom. As I was washing my hands, I noticed the water rising. I frantically rush over to the toilet and made downward hand motions in hopes that would help. It did not. The water started POURING over the toilet. Thankfully, I was well hydrated and it just looked like good ole toilet water on the floor. I had to disrupt class to get Hillari. Luckily, we had old towels stashed in the back and covered the bathroom floor with them. We shut the door and shamelessly had to announce no one could use the restroom. To make matters worse, I felt the need to say to some of the students "it could have been a lot worse." WHY?! Who does that? Just let it be, Amanda, just let it be.

And it does not stop there. Somehow the bathroom door got locked. So when the maintenance guys came to fix the toilet, they had to climb through the ceiling to get in... For. My. Life. (fml- for those who don't know, I thought 'fml' meant "for my life" for a long time. Apparently, it means something way worse and makes more sense. But, this is what it means to me.)

Just another day in the life...

Sundance

2012-01-27T20:01:00.007-06:00

Ariel Winters from Modern Family

Ross interview Aziz Ansari. Tia and I got a picture with him, but it was terrible. Bummer.

Anne Heche

James Marsden. He is an Okie!

Jen, Tia, me and Mary Beth....(trouble)

I started a blog last night, but was too tired to finish it. My friend Tia, who I was with at Sundance, blogged about our experience. Although it is a slight novel, she did not miss one detail. Please head over to her blog, aMUSEing (And while you are at it, become a member of her blog and press on her advertisements daily.), to read the first part of our Cuh-Razy trip. Trust me....you want to read it! The stories of the things we did, the people we saw, and the parties we snuck into are absolutely amazing. No clue what got into me to do the things that we did, but I did and I totally ROCKED it! Best Sundance experience yet! I am not sure how we will top it next year...but I'm sure we will.

-I posted all my photos on Facebook. Go check them out!

Smash

2012-01-12T17:33:00.002-06:00

I am totally obsessed with my new "smash" book. My goal is to "smash" a few times a week. It is like a junk journal. For example, Brian and I attended a Green Bay football game. I put in there a few pictures, our tickets, program, etc. Just little things I wanted to keep. I have managed to rack up a supply of "junk" to add to my journal...to make it more creative and fun.

There is one thing I really NEED to be able to complete my smash book. And that my friends, is a fujifilm INSTAX210. Just imagine how much cuter this book would be with Polaroid pictures!

We did order a Polaroid printer that will print all pictures 2x3 inches. I am really excited, but I feel I NEED both. This one prints bigger pictures and actually looks like a Polaroid picture. A girl can dream...right?! (thank goodness my birthday is in March)

Christmas break

2012-01-08T08:51:00.003-06:00

Our Christmas break was amazing as always. We got to spend lots of time with family and friends. And we scored some awesome gifts here and there ;).

The Scott Christmas Tree

This cute little guy scored some major gifts this Christmas!

Ornament exchange at my parents house. So fun!

Little miss Audrey made an appearance. She is all grown up. Such a cutie!

Hudson and Uncle Bri Bri

We spent a few days in Lexington with these guys!

This was us 30 minutes before the ball dropped. Exciting crew, I tell ya!

Stephen, Brian, and Kyle

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hudson

2011-12-28T22:11:00.000-06:00

I can't get enough of this little guy. Enjoying every minute with him.

Last minute trip...Go Pack!

2011-12-19T14:18:00.007-06:00

We decided on Wednesday to take a last minute trip to Kansas City. Brian's former teammate, Tim Masthay, plays for the Green Bay Packers. He was able to score us 2 great tickets for Sundays game. Our good friend, Cassie, lives in KC. She and her family were kind enough to take us in at the last minute! It was great to catch up and reminisce about old times.

James and I. He is such a happy baby. (baby fever-yet again!).

After the game, we were able to meet up with Tim.

Brian and Tim (Go Cats!)

Tim would be the guy on the ground.

This was our first NFL game. It was a little more special considering we actually "knew" someone on the team. Tim did a great job, but unfortunately they did not get the "W". Maybe next time!

Gum anyone?

2011-12-02T20:06:00.001-06:00

Brian asked me for some gum. He was wondering why it tasted like pennies and popcorn....

My gum dumped out over a week ago. Obviously, I did nothing about it.

Judge me, please! I don't care. Tastes fresh to me. ;)

The popcorn...not so much.

Sam

2011-12-01T16:42:00.006-06:00

We finally got to meet this cute little guy! He is just as sweet as he looks.

Of course, I had to throw in some "art" with him. Since I am so crafty now. ;)

As most of you know, Christmas is my favorite time of year. And it is not Christmas without watching Home Alone dozens of time..."Keep the change you filthy animal". I decided to make my own wreath. I think it turned out great! I still need to add a few more bulbs to it, but I am pleased with it.

Merry Christmas!

Starry Night

2011-11-15T22:03:00.005-06:00

Puzzles.

What not to do when picking out a puzzle for a fun stay at home date night:

Don't pick one if...

1. It has 2000 pieces.
2. It has several different variations of dark blue, light blue, blue, blue purple, blueish gray...shall I go on?
3. If you will need card table, dinning room table, and kitchen island in order to fit all of the pieces.
4. If you are expecting company and if it is a holiday.

What to expect if you do:

1. You are missing one piece to connect the outer part.
2. Your dog will sneak and eat the pieces. And that is probably where your missing piece went.
3. A lot of cussing about why they are all blue.
4. Eating dinner on the couch.
5. No happy ending...

Currently, over this puzzle.

-Amanda

Earthquake

2011-11-06T19:25:00.004-06:00

Last night we felt a 5.6 earthquake. We had a smaller one the night before, but we were asleep. This must be on every geologist bucket list--experience an earthquake, right? Brian was excited. For the 30 seconds, Brian and I stared at each other, I regret not taking a picture of the smile and excitement on his face. priceless.

aMUSEing

2011-10-31T18:26:00.004-05:00

My friend Tia, has decided to start up a blog. She is full of fun, creative and cheap DIY ideas for your home. Her desserts are a little piece of heaven. Head on over to her blog and try out some of her ideas/recipes.

http://thisdayisamuseing.blogspot.com/

HUDSON

2011-10-31T16:44:00.003-05:00

Could he be any cuter? I hate that I have to miss so much!!

Painting Party!

2011-10-26T21:09:00.002-05:00

Tonight I got to participate in an art class instead of assisting. We got to paint pumpkins. It was so much fun. This is a picture of my friend Lindsey and I with our master piece.

DC

2011-10-19T13:23:00.001-05:00

Being silly posing with the Washington Monument.

Carmen and I at the White house. We actually go to go inside! That was pretty cool.

Busted/planes

2011-10-18T21:47:00.004-05:00

My friend Hillari and I were talking about getting busted when we were younger.
It really never happened to me. I was the good child.

It did remind me of this one time...
Abby and Kim got busted for lying about being where they were supposed to be. Some how mom found out. They were grounded for who knows how long- a week, 2 weeks or possibly a weekend? I honestly have no clue. It did not relate to me and I did not care. Not until, somehow, it affected me.

Here is how I remember it going down:

Kim and Abby: Mom, we really want to go to Matt Jones' house tonight.

Mom: No.

This went on forever. Mind you, I am in my PJ's (9 pm-some things never change) watching TV. Ignoring this conversation until....

Mom: You can only go if AMANDA GOES.

Really? If looks could kill, there would have been dead bodies in our house right then.

Typical Amanda luck. Of course, I was such a push over, I went. And those girls owe me. I have not forgotten about that.

One other quick funny story.

Carmen and I went to Washington D.C. this past week for her 5th grade school trip. She seemed to be terrified of all the planes coming in and out of the near by airports. She was concerned they might "run" into the buildings. I assured her that was not going to happen and there was no need to worry about it. After, 3 full days of her asking me, "what will we do" "what if". I finally responded, "If a plane runs into this building we will die. There is nothing we can do about it. So, lets enjoy our trip." That shut her up. Harsh? Yes. But 70 5th graders and getting paired with the most redneck of moms just about did me in. She never asked about the planes again.

Just learning as I go...

Amanda

The weekend

2011-10-04T13:07:00.003-05:00

We painted our living and dinning room! I love the new color.

Charlie enjoying his ice cream cone!

Cookie Monster

2011-09-26T15:54:00.007-05:00

Tia, Logan and I had a little girls day. We had lunch at Cheddar's and I, of course, insisted we get the Cookie Monster. It warms my heart to know that someone loves it as much as I do...

Happy Monday!!!

Girls Trip NYC

2011-09-21T20:25:00.005-05:00

We gave Kelly Cutrone a ring...

This was one of the best thing I have ever had.

Taking a rest at Central Park.

We tried lots and lots of cupcakes, waffles, burgers, fries and shakes.

We managed to find Simon and Alex's house from the Real Housewives of NYC (show on bravo).

We visited Dylan's Candy Shop. (Ralph Lauren's daughters store)

Novogratz's house. They currently have a show on HGTV called, " Home By Novogratz's" One of my favorite shows.

We decided it would be fun to take a "jumping" picture. We asked a nice couple to snap a few photos. Unfortunately, he did not understand what we were going for. But, this is still cute...right?!

We made it to the TODAY show! And have no fear, we made it on TV! I think my dad may be the only one who saw us!

The closest we got to the empire state building.

We made it to see The Big Piano.

Overall, we had an amazing trip. It was not your typical NYC trip where you go see all the landmarks- empire state building, statue of liberty etc. This was a true girls trip. Lots of "searching" for celebs, all the housewives of nyc, food and lots of laughs.
Brian gave me the "talk" about how rude it was of us to go to peoples homes. I have to agree that his points were all valid. But, I was in the moment and LOVING every minute of it. Don't be on reality tv and have your home address public knowledge. My only response to defend myself was, "well, this is why you were not invited on this trip."
GIRL TRIP 2012 planning starts NOW!

The Dirty 30!

2011-08-16T12:15:00.003-05:00

A few weeks ago Brian and I participated in the Dirty 30 5-k race. Besides the 105 degree weather and the hour wait for the shower-we had a great time! We are considering doing another one in Tulsa next month.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Logan!

2011-08-06T08:43:00.000-05:00

Holiday Weekend!

2011-07-04T20:24:00.007-05:00

Yes, he did...wear this to work.

Hudson and Chase going for a swim. Hudson loves the water. Future lifeguard.

Just had his first taste of chocolate milkshake. Loved it! That's my boy!

Hudson and aunt manda! I couldn't get enough of him. Sweetest baby!

Such a happy baby!

Kim, Chase, Hudson, Mikki and Aaron came down for a long weekend. I LOVE when we have visitors. So, to all our readers (all 10 of you) please come visit. OKC weather did not disappoint. It was 105 degrees every day that they were here. One day it reached 109. It was awful. We spent most of our time at the pool or inside. I captured a few pictures from the weekend. Our camera has seen its better days and is no longer working.

I enjoyed spending time with the little huddy buddy. His aunt manda took him shopping to baby gap and got him a dancing elmo. He is getting so big. Makes me sad to know, the next time I see him, he will probably be walking. Thank goodness for videos and pictures that allow me to experience all his new milestones.

Happy birthday Charlie and America!!!!!!!!

This is Charlie right after everyone left. He was worn out. He did great with Hudson. He was a little jealous, but by the end of the trip, he was letting Hudson pet and love on him. Charlie would cry when Hudson would cry. It was funny. He destroyed several of Hudson's toys. No surprise there. Any ball is his ball. :)

Happy birthday to the big boy! 3 years old!

Scottish Wedding

2011-06-26T11:47:00.001-05:00

We had a wonderful time at Laura and Matthew's wedding. I have posted a video of some Scottish dancing that Brian and I attempted. It was a blast. They had traditional Scottish dancing for over two hours. Most all of the American's participated in every dance. Boy were we tired and sweating. It was literally like a two hour training session.

I didn't realize how funny I look dancing. haaaaaaaaa enjoy.

Castle Pictures

2011-06-26T11:23:00.000-05:00

Dungiven castle, northern ireland

2011-06-15T20:14:00.001-05:00

We have had a great time here in northern Ireland. It is beautiful here. I love the scenery, the feeling of family and their accent- of course! Bob has been the best tour guide. He lives in rural northern Ireland. We were able to see and do a lot of things most tourist would not get to do.

Brian surprised me by booking a castle, honeymoon suite, for our last night stay. It included dinner and breakfast with over 22 acres of gardens to explore. We arrived around 5:30pm, to find out that they no longer serve dinner Monday through Wednesday. The castle restaurant is called, "longhorn grill". the owners are from America. Classic Americans! They took 30 pounds off our price and thought they could call it even. But bob, was not satisfied. He made them pay for our taxi and book us a dinner at a nice restaurant. As we were getting ready to go to dinner, Brian tried washing his hair in the sink. Come to find out, there was no hot water. With no time to waste, we finished getting ready and headed downstairs to wait on our taxi. We informed the front desk guy of the hot water. He said it should work by the time we get back. How he would mange that, I had no clue. But, We were staying in a real Irish castle.

Our dinner was great! No complaints there.

Once we got back to the castle and to our room, we discover there is still no hot water. Brian
called down to the front desk-no answer. Gavin, front desk worker, had just let us in,
so we knew he was around there somewhere. Brian was not gone to long, before he came back up to our room. This is where it goes down hill. Gavin had left us a note that read, "dear
residents, if you need any assistance through the night, please call me at this number." this
is when we realized we were in the castle by ourselves.

We tried calling Gavin from our room phone. like all other dumb americans- could not
figure out how to use the phone. After we tried several times, we headed down to the front
desk. We still could not get the phone to work. We looked out the windows, to see if we could
find a pay phone. None. Tired my cell phone, but we did not upgrade to the international plan because we didn't need it. Yeah right! After, what seemed like forever, I asked Brian if he had tried 9, then the number. He said, "he had upstairs, but not at front desk." I tried it and it worked. We later find, our room phone does not work. We talk with Gavin and he is sending some one over to look at it. We decided to call bob,Ed and Ann to let them in on what is going on. Bob was not to happy.

While we are waiting on Gavin. We are afraid to go out for a nice walk through the gardens because we have no idea if there are alarms and we do not have a code to get back in. Apparently, Dungiven Castle is the cool hangout spot. In the front of the castle, we had the 13 year olds hanging out on the patio of the castle. In the back, it resembled the citizens bank parking lot on a Saturday night. Who has the loudest car?? There were at least 12-15 cars out there at a time. So, needless to say it was not a good idea to prop the door open and take a stroll.

An hour passed and still no one had shown up. I was pissed. Brian called Bob back and spoke with him. Come to find out Bob had already spoken with the owners and we got to stay the night free. But there is still no hot water. I have to take a hot bath. That is one of the main things you do in a castle, right?

So, 15 minutes later we decide to just leave. We called for bob to come get us. Then who shows up? The owners! They saw our bags were packed and insisted that we stayed, because " they were going to stay with us." I told him, " I'm over this whole thing. You have no hot water. You left us here by ourselves. The phones in the room does not work. We were told dinner was included. We could not enjoy the gardens, because we had no code to get back in. Kids were blocking all entrances. There was no free Internet ( Brian informed him on what he needs to do to fix it) and you fax machine is out of paper and you have been getting faxes."

He puts paper in fax machine and what to you know??? More reservations. One guy is stay five nights. Boy was he excited.

He continued to ask where our friend Bob lived because, " word travels fast in small towns. Now don't you all go on bashing me on trip advisor." this is for real, you can't make this stuff up! He then decided that he was going to leave because his kids need to go to bed. It was around 11 pm. So, Brian told him he could leave. Just told us to shut the doors behind us, it will lock on it's own. Don't you worry, we will close up shop!

I'm starting to hate my night shift job.

5 minutes later he comes back in and says, " I probably should wait on Bob to get here." my response, " yeah, it's better to face the music. "

I informed him that he was very lucky it was us he did this too, because it could have been a lot worse. Open bar,7 other rooms, kitchen-steaks anyone? Brian wouldn't even let me get a diet coke. And I needed one!

Finally, bob and Ed made it.

Bob told the owner, " I am so upset that it is better I not speak. This is uncalled for."

The owner said, " see you soon"

I feel like I should note that...
The guy reminded me of someone and on the car ride home, I figured it out! A killer off of a
lifetime movie. Seriously. And we all know those types of men do not like women...

Birthday surprise/final four

2011-04-03T20:30:00.004-05:00

The last month has been crazy exciting! Brian surprised me for my birthday by flying my sister down to see. Best gift anyone could ever get me. I love when my family comes to visit. I was sad to see her go, I cried the whole way home. Poor thing stayed at the airport for 7 hours and her flight was canceled. I made the drive back down to get her and she got to stay an extra day. I was so excited.

Brian and I were able to get final four tickets. We headed down to Houston for the big game. We were able to meet up with some friends from Morehead and spend time with them. We had a wonderful time. Wish we could have stayed for the final game, but we had to get back to OKC for work. So happy to be able to say that I have been to the final four.

We all know I am notorious for saying and doing things before I think. This time was no different. We were sitting at the VCU/Butler game. On the big screen, at a timeout, they showed President George Bush Senior and his wife. The next timeout, they showed this guy with all the Butler cheerleaders. I yelled with excitement, pointed at the screen and tried to take a picture of "HUGH HEFNER", or so I thought! After my excitement, I noticed people around me dying with laughter. Brian then informed me (real quietly) that it was George Bush senior. WHOOPS! I died laughing. It was hilarious! It looked just like him. I just assumed old man, nicely dressed and with a bunch of girls was Hugh. I was not quick enough to get a picture.

The laughter does not end there....

My friends dad was talking about going to this restaurant in Houston that sold "Truffles". He was discussing how hard it is to "find" them and how "expensive" they are. He asked me, if I had had them and if I liked them. I, of course, told him I loved them. I didn't realize they were that hard to find. I know several places here in OKC that you can get them. I assumed it would be super easy to find them in Houston. But, what do I know? (HA-nothing apparently)

The conversation kept going about these "truffles". I'm thinking to myself, they can't be that hard to find in Houston. 3 bucks for a little square of wonderfulness is not that bad, if you ask me.

I just continued agreeing with their statements and how "I would LOVE LOVE" to try these truffles out as well. It was at that moment, Brian realized what I was thinking. He leaned over and said, "Amanda, they are not talking about chocolate truffles."

"They're not?"

I had never been so confused in my life. I interrupted the conversation and asked, "you're not talking about chocolate truffles?"

Of course NOT! They started to explain what it is and they lost me at "pigs are the ones who find them". Whatever. I was no longer interested in the conversation.

Truffles will ALWAYS and FOREVER be CHOCOLATE to me.

-A :)

Appletini

2011-02-14T20:04:00.003-06:00

Clive Bixby brought me an appletini...hahaha if you watch "Modern Family" you would get the joke. HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!

And this is why I love him!!! Happy Valentine's Day Bri!

Valentine's Joke

2011-02-14T16:50:00.002-06:00

My family loves to play jokes on me. Why? Because I believe anything they say and I take everything to heart.

I sent my dad a text today and told him to lay off the whole losing weight thing with mom and that she will do it when SHE is ready.

Here is how it went down:

Dad: ok

ten minutes later...

Dad: Well I guess it wasn't a good idea to send her a 6 pack of slim fast from Tony's it should be delivered by 2. It is to late to cancel.

Me: OMG! You did not. I can not believe you did that. You know that is a sensitive subject. You better call your cleaning lady and hire her back to make up for this. (thinking to myself, all seasons has slim fast?)

Dad: ok. (man of many words)

1 hour later...

Mom: Well, your dad just sent me a 6 pack of slim fast and a rose.

Me: Mom i am so sorry. And you can lose weight whenever you are ready to lose weight. Don't listen to dad.

5 mins later...

Dad: I'm going to take your mom to subway for valentine's day and i have my uniform on (he works at the courthouse) i get a discount.

me: OMG

THEN abby gets in on it.... sending me texts laughing and saying how it's funny what dad got her. Here i am 14 hour away dying because i think it was sooo mean of dad to do that....ugh.

Then dad calls laughing (mom and everyone else in the background laughing) saying that he made it all up and made everyone get in on the joke. Jokes on me. ha. ha. ha. He did take her to Pasquales.

I guess it is pretty funny. I mean who knew flower shops have slim fast?

Alderman's:1 Amanda: 0

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

:)

FBI...

2011-02-13T13:32:00.003-06:00

For almost a year now, I have been getting a lot of phone calls, voicemails, and texts from people I don't know. I ignored them at first, but then they got really interesting. Growing up one of the many things I wanted to be was an FBI agent. I know, hilar! I am afraid of the dark, staying by myself, etc. I would make for one awesome agent. So, I just watch a lot of crime television and it has seemed to fulfill that dream for me. Thank god.

Anyways, let me give you some examples of texts and voicemails I have received: " I really need to go to Florida I can't pay my bills so i need to make an early run" (for those of you who don't know, there was a big bust several years ago and they found out people were going to Florida and bringing stuff back), "G.D. I need my stuff I am sick, call me back", "Now when you get up here to Sandy Hook make sure to call me. Now make sure you bring me my stuff." , " I need about a half gram of that S*#$t." That is to just name a few. I have told these people multiple times that they have the wrong number. It is not uncommon for me to get mulitple calls from the SAME person in one day. My response, "again..this is not insert name here you have the wrong number. Annoying.

I was telling my friend, Tia, about all these calls I had been receiving. I let her listen to several of the vm. She decided it would be funny to call them back. So, I did. Now please note that Tia is from Minnesota and she totally has that accent. Just like I have eastern, Ky accent.

I called the number back and asked for one of the last guy who called me. I had to do a little digging to find out who he was and actually found out where he lived and his neighbors , and who he lived with. I didn't realize I was that good at investigating. Maybe I really did miss my calling. (I don't remember anything that girl told me now...) the phone call, I was like can you believe that I got a lot of info. She goes, "as soon as that girl started talking I could not understand anything that the two of you said." Confused, I was like, "what do you mean?"

"that girl had a thick accent and yours turned into one too, could not understand one word."

HAHAHA. I thought it was pretty crystal clear myself. :)

Blizzard!

2011-02-01T12:08:00.004-06:00

This is charlie going outside, realizing that the other two yellow labs are out. He listens so well. Notice I didn't try too hard to get him to stay, because I knew it was a lost battle. Thank goodness he looked both ways before he crossed the street! ;)

He started standing behind Brian to block the wind. It was time to go in...

I know I am being THAT girl and showing videos of my dog, but he is so cute. and who wants to see a video of Brian and I? It also shows how much snow we have actually gotten! Chk is closed tomorrow too! We are excited. Who knew we would get adult snow days!

OKC Weather

2011-01-29T22:59:00.000-06:00

Alright, the last couple days it has been in the lower 70s. Absolutely beautiful outside. In a couple days it is supposed to be 20 degrees as the high with snow showers.

My friend Karla got accepted into the PA program here at OU Health Science center. A bunch of us went out to eat to celebrate. Topic of discussion at one point was OK weather. Since we have had some crazy weather the last couple days, I went a head and just called it like 'i see it'. "Mark my words...Monday we will have a tornado and Tuesday we will have a snow storm." Everyone laughed, but I'm being dead serious. Don't tornadoes form when hot and cold air collide? Ok, that is what WILL be happening. Since I just LOVE talking about tornadoes, I went on to tell everyone about what they should do when one comes. I went to a class on it and I mean I have lived here for almost two years and am still alive!! To my surprise those who are born and raised right here in the OKC metro area died laughing at me. To the point where I thought to myself, ok these people don't sit in the bathtub (or whatever safe room) with a helmet on, shoes, long sleeve shirt and pants, blankes pillows...oh and i add chatting on facebook to that list as well. I don't think they believed me. I had to inform them that yes i do have two helmets in my guest bathroom under the sink. There are pillows and blankets in the guest bedroom as well. I guess we will just see who comes out of it without a head injury. BOOM!

2011-01-11T18:25:00.001-06:00

This picture makes me laugh. Christmas 2007 with the Aldermans.

Team in Training

2011-01-06T14:52:00.002-06:00

I will be running in the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon on May 1, 2011. I am doing it in honor of Shea Adamson- celebrating 5 years remission this year, as well as, Dr. Hardman (one of my college professors) and her daughter. I have my informational meeting in two weeks. I am excited. So, don't be surprised if you get an email from me asking for donations. I have to raise $1,000. I know I can do it!

-Amanda

Christmas 2010...it's a wrap!

2011-01-03T15:59:00.006-06:00

I wish I knew how to rearrange these pictures, but I don't. I got the Flu while in Ky. From Wednesday night till Sunday (the day we left) I was sick. I was so lucky to get to take two Flu tests within an hour of each other. I was given a mask to wear. I am happy to report that I am feeling better.
I finally met Braden Furman. What a big boy for just a few weeks old.
Small 2004 High School Reunion at Bdubs, of course!
We had a White Christmas!
Showing Ed how to wear his stylish sweater from the GAP. Looking Sharp.
Scott Christmas Tree. Love it.
The big boy being so cute. Dominating the couch.
Pretty Nanny! Wonderful Christmas breakfast!
All of us with Rara.
Good Looking Alderman Crew!
:)
Rara realizing what she got for Christmas. This is what it is all about!
Me and the little man! He is growing up.
Brian and his turtle neck.
Jim Nickell's new picture for his next election.

We had a wonderful trip! I wish I would have not gotten sick the last four days of our stay, but what can you do? I know! Get the Flu shot. I normally get it every year, but just procrastinated and well I got the flu. Brian was able to go to Lexington to hang out with some of our other friends for New Years and had a great time!

Hudson is getting so big. I can't stand it. I hope to see him in March and I can only imagine how big he will be then.

I still wonder how long it will take for me to not fight tears when leaving. I have a feeling it will never go away. I guess time will tell.

MY new years resolution:

1. Lose weight ( I feel like this is just a rule that everyone must have that on their list...so there it is. )

2. Save money

3. Run half marathon. (Brian says no because of my knees-but I think I will).

2010-12-23T09:23:00.002-06:00

I got my oil changed a few days ago, as well as, a free car wash. As I pulled up to the guy to wash my car, I rolled my window down to ask if I needed to turn my car off. At the same EXACT time he turned the water hose on and hit me right in the face. I could keep my car on. thanks.

....Just another day in the life of Amanda.

OKC Geological Society Party and some other things.

2010-12-14T20:54:00.003-06:00

Last week Brian and I attended the Oklahoma City Geological Society Christmas Party. We were greeted at the door with our choice of $50 dollar gift certificates. Brian got best buy and I, of course, got Bath and Body works. I knew that it was going to be a great night. We also won an Ipad and a kindle...not to mention all the great food, desserts, and music that was provided as well. We have decided that we will be attending all the OKC Geological Society Parties. :) Well worth the $40 bucks we shelled out to attend the party.

In other news, my friend Tia introduced me to eBay. I know it has been around for years, but for some reason it always stresses me out. It was not until I saw all the great deals she was getting, that I realized I needed to try it out. I love it. I have bought 4 things in two days. All great deals, I might add. I found a ski coat and some other Patagonia tops that will be great for running/lounging. I plan on putting my ski coat up for to sell. No more purchases for me for a while! :)

Another reason why my job is probably cooler than yours...Today at work we filmed a commercial for Kevin Durant, OKC Thunder basketball Player, Nike shoe line. It was a lot of fun. We (CHK energy) have entered our video into the contest. Fingers crossed we will win. I will keep you updated.

Christmas list

2010-12-11T18:40:00.005-06:00

I love Christmas.

I love lists.

I love Christmas lists.

So here it is again this year... my grown up Christmas List:

1. Batter scoop
2. Candy thermometer
3. Being in Morehead

How boring am I? My list went from 25 things last year to 3 this year. Boy how times have changed. :) I am looking forwarded to heading back east for the holiday. I am beginning to get a little homesick. Missing all the plays, hometown holiday, solo signing parts, new bakery on main, Huddy meeting Santa for the first time, Hudson growing, laughing, developing a personality ( I mean he is practically a toddler.)

Brian and I have a crazy 2011 planned. I am so excited for all of our trips.

Tonight I made homemade marshmallows. They are amazing. They go along perfect with some great hot chocolate. ahhhh! I wish they did not have to set for 6 hours before eating!

Christmas Party 2010

2010-12-05T13:48:00.004-06:00

Last night was our Ugly sweater/ornament exchange Christmas party. I wanted to share a few of the photos with you from the night. A good time was had by all.

A Scott Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-01T19:22:00.007-06:00

Someone left their sunglasses. Granddad insisted on wearing them back to KY.
7 or so years ago, Greg and I arm wrestled. It was a tie. 2010 he beat me, but I put up a good fight. Rematch Next YEAR! (maybe i should grunt more next year, I think that is how he won this match)

Lord help Brian.
It was like old times! We are back together...just missing Kyle and Stephen.
We were allowed to turn on the fire. Thanks Granddad.
Charlie sure has missed Lehne. She needs to come visit more.
Just a little chilly.
Thanksgiving 2010
Watchin' football
Wonder what they are talking about?
Ann ironed for 5 hours...that should teach Brian a lesson--don't compare me to your mom.
Wow, I look great! Turkey Trot. Meow! (for you Ben)
The Emery's came up from Dallas.
Learning how to play cornhole.

How many people can we get on the couch?

It was so nice to have everyone come out for thanksgiving. It was crowded, but reminded me a lot like home. I love when my house is filled with people--love, laughter, and natural gas. ha!

On a serious note, Brian and I are so fortunate to both come from great families who have taught us so much. We can't say enough how much we enjoyed having everyone together. It was such a special time for all. We were so glad that Granddad made the long trip out to good ole Oklahoma. Hey! He did get a new pair of stylish sunglasses out of it.

We hope to have many more of these memories...hopefully with little ones running around. hint. hint. (BRIAN)

Spa Night

2010-11-17T07:59:00.004-06:00

This past weekend we hosted a Spa Night at Chesapeake Energy Fitness Center. It was a big hit! Abby flew in to be apart of the team. She was one of the people giving facial waxings. She got paid, of course! Here are some pictures from that night. We had a great weekend!

She left and I got strep. Well the test came out negative, but the dr. was shocked. She couldn't believe how bad my throat looked and thought for sure it was strep. We are treating it as though it is. I am ready to eat, drink, sleep, stop sweating through everything, taking 4-5 baths a day. I can not get comfortable. I have been in the house for three days. I am miserable to say the least. Charlie is too. He has not gotten to play fetch or exercise in these three days. I just can't do it. I hope that I will feel up to going to work tomorrow. I have to get better and get this house cleaned before company comes.

But, until that time comes I will continue listening to GLEE's Chritmas CD and Gwyneth Paltrow's songs from glee and the CMA's. Who knew she could sing? Love her. And rewatch all the Hallmark Christmas movies.

OSU Football game.

2010-11-07T09:36:00.002-06:00

Yesterday, was our first Oklahoma football game experience. It was a little weird to see all ORANGE. We slowly learned their hand motions and part of their cheers. Always a wildcat at heart.

Hanging of the greens

2010-11-05T15:06:00.002-05:00

I found a Christmas tree. And it was not easy. It is not 9ft, like I wanted, but it is 7.5ft. It is the color, width, and not pre-lit like I wanted. I had to compromise some where. Even better, I got it for $78 bucks. All the other trees ranged from $250-900. Thank goodness.

The in-laws are coming down for Thanksgiving. They will all be happy to know:

1. I found a tree.
2. Just bought the new Mariah Carey Merry Christmas II You CD.
3. Favorite "Winder Candy Apple" candle is ready to be lit.
4. It is tradition in the Alderman household to put up the Christmas tree the day after thanksgiving.
5. I plan on putting the tree up on good ole Black Friday or early Saturday.

It makes me giggle to think of the Scotts' putting up a tree the day before Thanksgiving, because they normally put one up 5-8 days before Christmas. I think they think I'm crazy for putting one up so early. And yes, I have already started listening to Christmas music. Thank goodness I have found someone who loves Christmas as much as I do. She too is already listening.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Super mom

2010-11-04T20:43:00.004-05:00

Mom's first fight! She made it!
Terri, Kris, and mom Alderman!
Mom cooling off!
Kris said mom bought several of these....no surprise there. :)
Part of the group.

This past week my mom went on her first flight, cruise and trip out of the country. It was an all girls week. A well deserved trip for someone, mom, who tends to put all her wants/need to the back burner to help someone else out. When looking through the pictures, I could not help but get teary-eyed. It looked like she had a wonderful and restful time. Something that was way over due and something she so deserves. I just wanted to share a few pictures from her trip.

Dad was afraid she would come back loving the cruise and make him go on one next time. And that is just the case! We all want to go on one!

Update:

Charlie is eating like a normal dog. He is always so cuddly, which I love. I hope he stays this way.

Adult acne.

2010-11-01T16:40:00.002-05:00

I have it.

I hate it.

Today at work one of my little girls pointed with her finger at the "boo-boo" on my chin. I just agreed with her. No need to explain. She later found more "boo-boos" on my forehead. Boy, did she make me feel good about myself today.

The things kids say! Good thing she is a cutie. It is impossible to stay made at her! I thinks she was just concerned. hahahaha.

Ice cream, anyone?

2010-10-29T21:14:00.005-05:00

What does a girl have to do to get a milkshake?

Last night my friend, Karla, and I were driving home from a concert and decided to stop for a Sonic late night treat.

It went something like this...

Sonic lady: whatever they normally say.

Me: I'll take a small chocolate shake and a small Reese's blast.

Sonic: I'm sorry, but we are out of ice cream.

Me: Wait, what? You don't have any ice cream?

Sonic: No, we just ran out.

Me: oh, well ok. nevermind then.

me to karla---is that even possible?

REALLY?

We were determined to get some ice cream.

McDonalds (not great shakes, but it will do.)

Drive-thru

McD: whatever they normally say.

Me: Hold on just a second, I'm not ready yet.

At this time all the lights at McDonalds go out. I could no longer read the screen to decide what i wanted. NOTHING. I didn't even have time to see if they still had the triple thick milkshakes.

Me: umm hello? wait I hadn't ordered yet. Are you closed?

---All lights come back on...

Mcd: Can i take your order

I give them my order...we made it!

Once up to the window, i asked if they were closing. Sure enough they were (even though their window say 24-hour drive-thru, but who reads things anyways?) and he closed and locked the window.

It was like God was telling me I didn't need a milkshake, but I did. And although I only ordered a small shake, I got a large. You know, when you order a sweet tea and they give you a HUGE cup, ya my milkshake came in that cup.

Successful night!

I LOVE my job!

2010-10-23T12:39:00.003-05:00

This has been one great week! My awesome boss, Kary, gave me 4 tickets to the Carrie Underwood Concert. I took 3 of my girl friends and we had a great time. I also planned an event for Chesapeake Mom and kids. We went to the Orr Family Farm-Pumpkin Patch. I am so blessed to have an awesome job that allows me to plan these event and hang out with some great people.

Update on Charlie: He is eating. Still giving him wet food, but he has started to eating his dry food. Fingers crossed.

Charlie

2010-10-19T19:41:00.002-05:00

I just want to give a shout out to Charlie for never letting us down. Charlie has lost 8 pounds. He is super skinny. He has not been eating for the past couple weeks. When I picked him up from Camp bow wow they told me they had trouble getting him to eat. So, they put a little wet food with his dry food and he seemed to eat a little bit. Well this has continued and I was starting to get concerned because he is SO SKINNY. Today I took him into the vet to figure this mystery out. $332 dollars later we still have no answer. Atta Boy Charlie! I came home with some prescription wet food. And of course, HE LOVED IT! Ooooh Charlie! The Vet says he needs to gain some weight. So he may be on wet food for a little bit till he gains about 10 pounds. If we don't see a difference by the end of the week, we have to go back in and do x-rays. Fingers crossed. If he does have to get x-rays his godfather, Kyle, said he would take care of that bill. So sweet!!!!! Thanks Kyle!

Wonderful Trip to Kentucky!

2010-10-14T20:34:00.005-05:00

Hudson!
Precious!
Kenna and Hudson meeting for the first time!
Getting practice! :)
Mikki finally gets to hold Hudson!
So sleepy!
From his aunt manda and uncle brian!
Dara is due December 12 (or sometime around that time). She is all belly! So cute!
Ann teaching me how to iron again because according to Brian, " Mom doesn't do it that way" "Mom does it like this", "are you sure this is how mom does it", "I'm pretty sure mom doesn't use that end of the iron" So, while having dinner with the Ed and Ann.. I had Ann give me lessons once again. :) I won't go into detail about my response to Brian that night, but I'm pretty sure I let him know that "I'm not your mom" :) We all got a good laugh out of this one! (a month later, of course!)
Every time I come in Carmen and I get pedicures!

I can't believe this trip has come to an end! I have had a wonderful time! I wish Brian could have been here to meet little Hudson and see the family, but his time will come soon enough. This has probably been the best trip back home. Mainly because I have a new little nephew to spoil. I also had no real plans. I was in no rush to do anything. It was great! I am sad to leave, but ready to see my two boys in Oklahoma! I have missed them!

FINALLY!

2010-10-10T15:02:00.003-05:00

Screen door.

2010-10-03T18:18:00.002-05:00

We finally fixed our screen door that leads from our kitchen to our backyard. The weather has been amazing the past week, so we have been leaving the screen door in our bedroom open at night. Before we go to bed, Brian is in charge of "closing up shop". This includes shutting the door in the kitchen, lights off, charlie in, etc. In the morning I go back and undo everything he did.

I want to put my morning routine in steps.

Amanda's morning "chores" (remember it is dark outside at this time):

Step 1: Open up the doggy door, which is in the master bedroom. This is a sliding glass door.
Step 2: Walk into the kitchen, open sliding glass door, to open up mud room door.
Step 3: Charlie does 3 circles and heads outside (weird dog).

Why I don't just use the sliding glass door in our master bedroom...never thought of it till now.

At night when Brian "closes up shop", he leaves the screen door closed. EVERY. MORNING. FOR. 3. DAYS. I. RAN. INTO. IT!!!!!! I don't cuss, but I do now. The newly made screen now has my body as an imprint and is broken at the bottom.

Our weekend...meterosexual style

2010-09-26T15:15:00.005-05:00

On Saturday, we went with the Bones on a sunset sail at Lake Hefner. It was great! As pictured above, Brian finally got the chance to wear his Linen attire. In case you have not heard, my trainer met Brian at a birthday party. He told me during our training session that Brian was "Metrosexual". I of course STOPPED and died laughing. I told him in the midst of my laughter, that in the 10 years we have been together, no one has ever perceived Brian in that way. He then changed his story- he was just "preppy". I was dying. After training, I sent Brian a quick e-mail to update him of his "new status". He loved it. Soon I was getting text/emails about how Brian is loving that he is metro from his co-workers. He tells the people in his office, "I know this is a change for me too. It is just going to take time for me and you to get used to me being metro." Bring out the deep V-necks, Please!
Michael taking us for a ride!
The wine was called Cupcake! Yes, Please!

Friday night we headed out to the Oklahoma State fair. I would list what all Brian had, but I will just say he spent $40 on food...all fried. GROSS, but oh so good. I know most of my readers (all 5 of you) are going to be so jealous of who we saw in concert. Please brace yourself. Some of our friends had an extra VIP ticket for the MC HAMMER concert. I know, I know, I know. I am so lucky. I knew two songs and MC hammer was literally right in front of me.

Pictured below is Mark, my trainer, he is also with Logan the birthday girl!!! Mark is totally metrosexual himself; so I guess it takes one to know one?
Please notice the cookies on his plate. 8 of them to be exact. Is it odd that during training we talk about cookies, cupcakes, and Brian being metro?

My sister and baby are doing great! They are both home and I get daily picture updates. I can't wait to hold him. He is a thumb sucker just like his favorite aunt! :) I can't wait to have one!!! oh wait, did I say that out loud?

Proud aunt and uncle

2010-09-22T19:58:00.003-05:00

He is finally here!!! I wish I could have been there to experience it in person. I have really struggled with this for the past couple days. I guess it is just part of living far away. Thankfully, my family did a great job of keeping me posted! They sent me several videos and made me feel like I was there (for a sec). I shed a few (a lot) of tears when I watched the videos. Thank God for technology. Mom and Baby are doing great.

Hudson Chase Armstrong 6.2 pounds.

Hudson Chase Armstrong

2010-09-21T11:25:00.003-05:00

Kim was induced early this morning. As of noon she is still not dilated, but is starting to get some painful contractions. They say this is a good thing. Also, her blood pressure is not great, but not awful either. I wish I were there with everyone. This is when I wish I didn't live so far away. I allowed myself 30 minutes this morning to feel sorry for myself that turned into 4 hours. HAHA! I finally forced myself out for a run and I am heading to work very soon. Please keep all of them in your thoughts and hope for a great delivery and healthy baby boy and momma! I can't wait till Oct 9!!! I will finally get to see him.

Catch up!

2010-09-14T20:37:00.006-05:00

I got a new frosting squeezer. It is made from tupperware. It is AMAZING. My boss gave it to me last Friday. It also came with her recipes for icing, beer bread, and cookies. Of course I had to make some icing. I took it to STL and we snacked on it during the weekend. Love it.

Cassie and Sean's Wedding in STL.

This weekend we attended our friends wedding it STL. It was nice to get back with all my high school buddies for the weekend. There were lots of hugs, high fives, and laughs. I must say that it's nice still have these friendships...they really do last a lifetime.

Today is Brian's birthday day. He is 2-6. Shew, he is so old. I mean he listens to NPR in the shower on his new shower radio (one of his birthday gifts.). I made a glorious dessert for his birthday. And yes, Kyle Scott, I have had 4-5 servings of it. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?!?!?!?!!!! :)

My sister Kim is back in the hospital. Her BP will not go down. They are doing a 24 hour urine test again to check her protein. She should get her results back tomorrow. If it comes back positive, they will go a head and do a c-section. She is not dilated. Little Hudson is not ready to come out yet, but her body is telling her it is ready! Please keep her in your thoughts. Her due date is October 5.

Bedtime

2010-09-04T22:03:00.002-05:00

Bedtime has always been cool to me.

I go to bed early.

Always have, always will.

I would assume when I was 4 or 5 ( whatever age you are when bedtime is not cool) I was in bed 10 minutes before that time. It didn't bother me that I shared a bedroom with my two sisters. They were exact opposite of me. I was tucked in my twin bed, all lights on, my sisters either watching tv, on the phone, or computer. Didn't matter. It was bedtime. Ahhhh, one of my favorite times.

One of the topics of discussion at the fish fry tonight was bedtime. Of course I am proud of my 8-10 hours of sleep a night. So of course I shout out, "I'm in bed by 8-8:30 pm every night...at least on work nights." I guess that isn't normal? Then I get asked how much I work and what time I wake up. " I get up between 6:30-6:40 am. Technically, I'm only required to work 6 hours a week Mon/Wed/Fri. I normally stay till about 1pm everyday." I purposely left out that 3pm is my nap time. I mean gosh, it's not necessary for them to know my daily routine ... come home, eat lunch, crime TV, nap, dinner. It's a rough life I live... I know. :) I LOVE it and am forever grateful. Without a doubt, I'm sure I impressed everyone with my ability to get great sleep. Or they think I'm just a loser. Either way, I don't care. I am going to enjoy it as long as it last.

-aj

Burrito...yes that is it.

2010-08-31T16:12:00.001-05:00

I have come to the realization that I am my mothers daughter. Actually, all 5 of us could probably be referred to as Janet Alderman. On that note, let me tell you what I did at La Fincas while in Morehead.

I was handed the menu and decided to go with something other than my normal Fajitas. The waiter was making his way towards me and I felt a sense of panic...what are those things called? not a quesadilla....maybe a burrito? Yeah, that is it. I'm next!

Me: I will take 2 chicken burritos and 1 bean burrito.
Waiter: You mean 1 chicken and 1 bean burrito?
Me: No, ya know (insert hand gestures of spreading cheese and a few for vegetables) like 2 chicken burritos with cheese and veggies? And a bean burrito with that cheese sauce?

Waiter writes this down and he moves on down the line.

When Allie got her food, I thought OH NO! I ordered the wrong thing.

Me: Allie what is that thing called?
Allie: Enchilada?
Me: Oh my gosh, I ordered three burritos.

Burritos at La Fincas are HUGE!

Meanwhile, the sever is behind me asking who got "2 chicken burritos". I raised my hand and once I responded that the bean burrito was mine as well...his response was "all of it?"

YES!!

I had two plates all to myself with three burritos...next time I think (I hope) I will be able to remember the difference between a burrito and enchilada.

until next time...

p.s. I got 15 new dry-fit workout t-shirts and 4 new workout jackets. These are my uniforms. I think I died and went to heaven yesterday once i was handed these lovely things. Ahhhhh life is good!

Baby Shower!

2010-08-30T21:42:00.004-05:00

This past week we headed to Kentucky for my sisters baby shower. It was a fun filled weekend. I hit up all my favorite local restaurants--Fuzzy Duck, Pasquales, and La Fincas. I was also able to meet up with some friends and catch up! The trip was not quite long enough, but I'm not complaining.

I also had time to make my delish cupcakes! Here is a picture of Pete enjoying one!

Cute little belly! I can't wait to meet little Hudson Chase!

Ahhhhh!!!

2010-08-19T19:22:00.002-05:00

Above is the old tile... and below is the new! I love it!

Stuck.

2010-08-19T07:54:00.001-05:00

On Wednesday and Friday's I train for 30 minutes with Mark. These session are the most intense 30 minutes of my life. It's a love/hate relationship. After my training sessions I have exactly 18 minutes to shower, get dressed, and be in my office. So, it's like I get a 48 minute workout. I swear I NEVER stop sweating.

Yesterday, was no different. I rushed through my shower and pushed the glass door to get out. It was stuck. There is a wood thing (if you will) that you step on once you get out. I thought to myself-- no big deal, I will just move it to where I can get out. I realized that was not going to work. It was stuck between the the trash can on one side and the wall on the other. So, the only LOGICAL thing I could think to do was throw something at the trash can. I grabbed the face wash and tossed it. I hit the the trash can, but not hard enough. Now I am panicking. Oh my gosh, I'm going to have to yell out and have someone help me out of the shower. OH MY GOSH! In the girls locker room at CHK, I spoke in my outside voice and said, "UMMM.., is anyone in here? I need help out of the shower!" I hear a response, "WHAT?". (just kill me.) I have to REPEAT myself, which I hate to do. I told her that I had my towel on, but that the door was stuck. She opened the curtain, picked up the wood panel and SAVED me! Thank GOD!

I later told my boss, Kary, about it she started dying laughing. Her response was, "Amanda, you can pull the door both ways. You can push it out, or PULL IT TOWARDS YOU!"

Only me, only me. I decided to blame it on my trainer Mark because I still was not recovered from my training session and therefore, could not think logically. ha!

100 degrees plus!

2010-08-09T18:44:00.004-05:00

We have not had any rain for going on 3 weeks. Our trees, plants, and grass are either burning or just dead. I have decided that next year I will only plant things that won't die. So, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know, otherwise I will just let the weeds take over.

This past Sunday we had some friends over for BLTs, corn on the cob, and homemade peach ice cream. Our farmers market is amazing here and we picked up all the main "fresh" ingredients there for our little get together. I didn't capture enough pictures, but here is one of Brian and James making Peach ice cream.

Update: Just a few things.

My job is amazing! I love it. :)

I'm thinking about painting my kitchen green.

I want to get the awful bunnies/carrots out of my kitchen. Going to call some people and get a quote...fingers crossed!

-Amanda

James!

2010-07-27T18:46:00.004-05:00

Today before swim lessons, James, gave me the sweetest and best gift. Check it out! He is turning into a little fish in the water. So proud of him! :)

"Vacation"

2010-07-25T13:00:00.005-05:00

Scott boys.
My swim lesson, James, went on vacation last week. Every morning he would wake up and say, "VACATION". Here are the boys doing the same thing.
Below is Andy...he tried to pick up Atheni at the Grand Buffet. We did get free diet cokes.
Trying to finish "The girl who kicked the hornets Nest". ahhhhhh, I did finish it. Love the series!
Enjoying our last day out!
The love birds!
Posing.
No words.
Enjoying the beach
We finally made it back to Oklahoma after what seemed like the LONGEST morning ever. We still managed to get home by noon, but felt like midnight.We had been up since 3am (central time). Have no fear, I slept all day and only got up to pick up my baby boy, Charlie.

Our friends Kyle and Atheni spent the week with us in Florida. It was nice to catch up with them. I think a good time was had by all.

Top Secret!

2010-07-15T17:19:00.004-05:00

For one of our wedding gifts we got the Weigel family chocolate chip 'secret' recipe. I finally got around to making them. I'm going to need some practice before I perfect them.

1st batch...did not bake long enough. Notice the cookie that went through the cooling rack. (I ate it of course).

2nd batch...cooked way to long. (I'm embarrassed!)

3 batch...I got just right! I guess third time really is a charm.

*Note: Charlie some how got up on the counter and ate 4 cookies. I could kill him. Why did he not eat the burnt ones? ugh! Well, I'm sure this will be a high vet bill for us. Because knowing Charlie he will get something crazy that will probably cost us an arm and leg.

ahhhhhhhhhhh, just another day in the life.....(of Charlie)! :)

update

2010-07-14T15:47:00.003-05:00

Wow, it has been a while since I last posted. We have been pretty busy here at the Scott household. I can't believe it is already the middle of July. Where has the time gone? This past Monday I had an interview at 6:30am (You read that correctly A.M.). This was by far the earliest I have ever had an interview. It was at Chesapeake Energy's Fitness Center. They had a spot open for their Kids Corner and needed some help "with other projects". The interview went well and I just found out that I got the job! And it is national Ice cream day! What better day? Anyways, the projects I will be helping out with involve mainly the youth program that they put on. They do sooooo many different things for the kids. I get the help plan, promote, and attend all of these functions. Just to give you an example they do father/daughter banquets, mother daughter/son lunch, Kids Mania, Spa day, etc. I will be assisting Kary with all of these events. I am just so excited!!! I have been trying for a year to get on here and it finally happened!!!!

Real quick...I just want to share a funny story with you. Yesterday at work I had a very friendly little old man come in for his assessment. We got to talking and he asked me all about my background. We talked for a good 5 minutes about me. Then he goes, "I was the CEO for Integris for 23 years. I just retired this year." Ok in my mind this is what I thought, "Oh my gosh, what do i do? what do I say? I should have know that was him. I had a test over it..ugh!!!" So, this is what i blurted out of my mouth. "Well are you having a big retirement party?" REALLY AMANDA!!! ONLY ME! And if your wondering..whether or not he had one ...he did. But his birthday is next week and he and his wife will be going to NY to see some shows.

Next week is vacation. I cannot wait!!!

-Amanda

Tuesday.

2010-06-15T12:59:00.003-05:00

Charlie has had a great couple days hanging out with my family. He had someone (Carmen) who would throw sticks, balls, bones, whatever he would bring to her, she would toss. He got to taste steak and chicken for the first time. He also stole my dads turkey sandwich. He enjoyed sticking his nose into everything new. He found all kinds of fun things in my moms purse. I decided that he and Carmen are a lot of like. They have to check everything out. I'm pretty sure Carmen when through every thing possible in my house. She went home with a bottle of lotion, spray and perfume. We had a great time and were so happy that my family got to come down and see where we live and expierence life in Oklahoma. I took this picture this morning. I think Charlie will sleep for the next couple of days.

Flash Flood.

2010-06-14T16:44:00.003-05:00

The first year of living in Oklahoma sure has been a crazy one. We have had blizzards, Ice storms, Tornadoes, and now floods. Luckily our backyard was the only thing that flooded. Up two miles from us is a different story. This is a picture of Brian's work. Luckily, he made it in before it got this bad. Let's just hope he can get home.

Click HERE to view to view more picture.

Charlie

2010-06-13T17:12:00.002-05:00

Charlie has gotten into a bad habit of jumping up on the counter. On Friday night he found some seasoned raw chicken and tonight he decided to try out steak. My dad yells from the other room, " Janet, did you get Charlie a steak too?" hahaha. Luckily he was only interested in the fatty part of it. So, I know this is gross but I washed it off, cut off the part he chewed on and re-seasoned it. I figured Brian always gets the food that was dropped in the floor at the Fuzzy Duck...how is this any different??? Excluding the dog chewing on part of it. :)

Day 2

2010-06-12T19:41:00.005-05:00

Today was a "girls" day out! Mom, Carmen, Rara and I all ventured out to the mall and several other places around the city. I personally had a successful day of shopping. I found pants and shorts that fit. I can now stop looking for "huskie" clothing. Brian and I pity our kids because they have no hope to be small and petite. They will have thunder thighs for sure and lots of muscle! hehe. We have shopped until we dropped! Time to watch Avatar and snack on the dozen "cupcakes to go go" that we got today!

DAY 1

2010-06-11T19:59:00.004-05:00

Well my family has arrived safe and sound. We have had a fun filled day. It's so nice to have them here. This morning Carmen went with me to take Charlie to his vet appointment where she picked up 20 (literally) "Hey Firefighter save my animal" stickers. These are the ones you to post on your front door/window. I had her fill out the sticker and stick it on my front door. As pictured below! :)
I don't think the firefighters can miss it! On our drive around Edmond, Carmen saw a Starbucks and goes "Oh, I didn't know you had those here?"???!!!???? My response, "we sure do!"

We ventured downtown and visited the Oklahoma Memorial. Checked out CHK. And tried out a local bakery.

We traveled to POPS a local favorite restaurant/gas station/convenience store. Carmen had a great time picking out some new pops to taste!

The joys of having a younger sister. I only had to pay $1 for a 5 minute massage. wooohoo! There is more where that came from!

I have realized that Carmen is a 30 year old women in a 9 year old body. Please check out the picture below.

Hi! I'm Carmen and I'm 50 years old with my phone clip. :) (dad bought her the clip today.)

POPS!

"FIREFIGHTER animal sticker" :)

Company.

2010-06-10T14:54:00.006-05:00

Tonight my parents, cousin and aunt should be arriving in Edmond. I am so excited. I have cleaned my house, washed my sheets and stocked the fridge. The last time my dad came out he claimed that I "starved" him to death. So, this time I want to make sure that they are all well fed. If all else fails, we will just go out to eat. I went to the store today to pick up a few things. Of course I wanted to get things that they like...I mean they are my guest and all. I got cookies, choc. chip granola bars, funfetti cake, vanilla icing, baked lays just to name a few. I realized those are all MY favorite things. Classic amanda! I may have gotten a few things they like...turkey, chicken, vegetables. I guess we will see!

Will post pictures from our extended weekend with the Alderman's!

Sweat

2010-06-08T13:30:00.003-05:00

This morning was my first schedule appointments for fitness assessments. I am traveling all over the metro to conduct these assessments for Integris Health. I got to my tiny little room and set up my station. I guess I was the lucky one who got a room with no air flow at ALL. For those of you who know me, know i sweat a lot. This was no different. It was so bad that I had to hold on to a tissue to wipe my face down so that it would not fall onto the patients. It got so bad that one of the patients told the manager to turn the air on or get a fan. I was so embarrassed. But thank God for the fan. It took me a good 30 minutes to finally cool down and stop sweating with the fan blowing on me.

I have decided that I may need to carry a fan with me to all my locations. And wear a black shirt so it is not so noticeable.

Oklahoma

2010-06-03T16:51:00.002-05:00

The weekend.

2010-05-31T17:11:00.011-05:00

Karla and I enjoying some good food at the art festival.

Brian in his new "beach shirt"

Morning Scott hug.

Water Volleyball.

Santiago in his Johnny Jump UP.

We have had a fun filled weekend. We attended several cookouts, a swim party, and enjoyed the local Art festival to end the weekend. Although neither one of us is looking forward to going back to work, it is something we must do. My first day on the job is bright and early tomorrow! :) I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

A happy day.

2010-05-22T15:03:00.005-05:00

Tomorrow, May 23, is our one year anniversary. It seems like just yesterday I was squeezing, sucking in, and sweating to get into my dress. Man how the time flys!

This past year has brought a lot of new changes for both of us. We did a lot of "big kid" things. We made the move to Oklahoma, bougth a car, and a house. All of which seemed like in the same week. Although looking back it was somewhat stressful, we made it through with ease. Our house is finally feeling more and more like a home. Our walls are not so bare anymore and the curtains add a splash of color. We still have a lot of work to do, but it's coming along.

Although Kentucky will always be our home. We have settled in rather nicely in our new home here in Oklahoma.

Our celebration for our anniversary starts today! We are going to a nice Italian restaurant this evening. Where I will try their version of Cannoli. Tomorrow we plan on making dinner and trying out a new recipe, dessert of course, from our favorite Oklahoma lady-Pioneer women. And this is where it gets really romantic. We will sit in front of the TV and watch the LOST series finale "the end". And we don't care what any of yall think about that romantic dinner. For those of you know us, and know us well, know we love a good TV show, LOTS of good food, and good company. I don't know what better way to celebrate our one year anniversary.

-Amanda

Brian's trip

2010-05-16T20:12:00.004-05:00

Walking through mud!
Lehne threatened Brian ahead of time he was not allowed to throw anything (mud) at her.
Hard at work.
What is that on your face?

This past week Brian traveled to Charleston, SC for a geology field class. From what Brian told me these CHK kids really were roughing it out there. They each got their own hotel suite, rode on a boat all day, looked at sediments, drank beer, and ate tons of good food. All on CHK tab. How they ever made it through the whole week...really beats me! :)

And Charlie and I were roughing it in Oklahoma.

Brian had a great time and learned a lot. It does not surprise me that a trip like this, even though it was mostly work, he really enjoyed. And to say the least it was well deserved. These boys and girls work hard. I would go into more detail about his trip and what he learned, but I'm afraid (surprise, surprise) I'm still trying to get out of him what all they did. We know how much Brian loves giving details.

Although, I found out today Brian won 4 awards. Charlie and I are so proud of him!

The first award: GeoJock because he is athletic.

The Second award: Environmental award for picking up a balloon on the beach and disposing of it properly.

The third award: Psychic award. He guessed the water salinity and depth correctly four times.

The forth award: Scale provider award (shared with "Bone") these two always had their ruler to put on a trench for scale.

Lets rock.

2010-05-14T07:46:00.002-05:00

Last night I had the pleasure of watching our friends Karla and Jay's baby, Santiago. I took to the rocking chair just like my mom would. After only a few minutes of rocking this was the finished product (picture above). Even though he was sound asleep I continued to rock him. I even lifted up my leg "pointed and flexed" my foot to help me rock. It was at the MOMENT I realized...I AM MY MOM. And I enjoyed every minute of it! :) He slept for over an hour for me. He had a bottle and we rocked some more. Although he didn't go to sleep he was so content and we watched tv together until his momma and daddy got back.

Brian says I can continue to babysit whenever I get baby fever. :)

Amanda

Edmond, OK!

2010-05-13T12:22:00.001-05:00

For those of you who thought Oklahoma was only famous for their destructive tornadoes, high winds, HOT summers, and flat land (wait that was me!). We do actually have some pretty impressive people lingering around here. This kid below posted this video of himself singing and playing Lady Gaga's Paparazzi song on Youtube. And no Ed, it is not Celine Dion! Little did he know how many views it would get. Well, it got so many views that Ellen flew him to LA to be on her show today. You can go HERE to watch the segment of him on the Ellen show. Amazing.

Tornado season is here.

2010-05-10T17:56:00.004-05:00

This evening Oklahoma has been and is still being hit with tornadoes. Of course this would happen when Brian is out of town and I am by myself. Luckily for me Edmond did not get hit to bad (yet). The worst part has passed. Thank God! We had some thunder, lightening, wind, and rain. Have no fear...I was in the bathtub with my bike helmet on and pillows covering me up. And of course facebookin' it. Chatted with mom the entire time. It helped pass the time.It looks like Norman, which is south of us, has gotten hit pretty bad.

I was so scared/nervous during this time. I don't know how I will do once a tornado actually does hit close to home.

But I have survived this round of storms.

-Amanda

Cousin time!

2010-05-09T21:58:00.003-05:00

This weekend my cousin, Leslie and her husband Adam, came down to Oklahoma. Leslie graduated from Mid-America University on Saturday. We are all so proud of her for finishing her degree with three little ones!

It is always nice to have family come visit, especially when you live so far away. I showed them around Oklahoma City and ate at two of my favorite restaurants--Saturn Grill and Cafe 501. Odds are that if you come to visit us we will take you there. Not only is their food great, but the desserts are even better. We all know that is the most important part of a meal. :)

Here are some of the pictures I captured during graduation day!

Derby in Oklahoma

2010-05-02T16:55:00.002-05:00

Play date!

2010-04-26T14:28:00.005-05:00

Today Charlie and I went over to my friend Bethany's for a little walk and swim.

Charlie has not figured out what "sharing" means. All sticks and balls are his...so he thinks.

Thank god for my iphone to capture these moments!!! :)

Enjoy!

Intro to Gardening

2010-04-19T20:49:00.005-05:00

Today Ann and I tackled our front yard. It was in some serious need of landscaping. After 4-5 hours and me mowing the lawn (2nd time ever). We had a finish product! Tomorrow, I may just get a lawn chair, sit it on the sidewalk, and stare at my front yard. That is how good it looks. Big thanks to Ann!!

Jump, jump, jump around!

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Carmen and I took a break from jumping on the tramp to snap a photo. She is growing up way to fast!

Mother-in-law lesson 1!

2010-04-12T09:12:00.003-05:00

This weekend a few of us headed out to Keeneland for a little fun in the sun. On Saturday they had a near record of 34,000 plus people. Hence why none of us even bothered to go in to catch a race. I think we ended up having to park at the airport. We were so far away! And only one bathroom within walking distance. Instead I remembered a good ole trick Ann once taught me. Only her example was if you are on the interstate with no rest rooms, just pull over open both doors on one side. The girls sit on the little rubber thing and let it fly!!!! Well, I was not on an interstate, but rather at Keeneland with 34,000 other people.

I was not arrested, nor do I think anyone saw me.

If I knew how to crop this picture I would because it's a little risque. So, Brian when you read this blog tonight please crop!

haha!

Socks?

2010-04-08T13:33:00.002-05:00

In my rush to pack for my trip to Kentucky, I made sure to pack a lot of socks. I always do this because I know that whenever I come home two things are for sure to happen. First never expect to sleep in...won't happen. Second your socks will DISAPPEAR! This sock ordeal blows my mind. And it has for years. My suitcase and dirty close are all in one room in one corner. When I get out of the shower and change clothes it is all in that corner. I wash my own clothes fold them and put them up. I am down to ONE pair of socks and they are bright pink running socks. SERIOUSLY?

Looks like a trip to Wal-Mart is in my future.

Update:

My sister gets to leave the hospital today April 8, 2010. After nearly a month in the hospital and experiencing one of the hardest things in her life she gets to go home. Now will start her journey of recovering. Please keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery. I admire her strength for what she has been through. And I know I speak for all sisters that we are proud of her and proud to be her sisters.

-Amanda

Josey Starr Murphy

2010-04-06T07:09:00.003-05:00

I would just like to dedicate this blog posting to all of those who sent prayers our way throughout the last 3 weeks. It has been an emotional, physical, and mental roller coaster ride. My sister is such a strong strong girl. At 12:26am April 6, 2010 Josey Starr was born. She weighed 1lb 1oz. Unfortunately, she had passed away before she was delivered. By the looks of Josey she had stopped growing several weeks ago. We were guessing she was the size of a 20-21 week baby. She was very under developed, but perfect in our eyes. We each held her and looked her all over. She was perfect. We are forever grateful to have gotten to hold and meet our little niece, Josey.

My sister goes for a DNC this morning. Hopefully things will get moving so that she can head home. Although this part has passed, we now head into the grieving process. I hope that you would keep my sister and her husband in your prayers as they try to move forward.

On a side note we got home around 4 this morning. And have no fear Carmen was practicing piano at 7:30 this morning.

R.I.P Josey Starr Murphy

Text Message

2010-03-26T07:09:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to share a cute text message that Carmen sent me. She was in the dinning room and I was in the Kitchen. She likes to text me whether I'm in Oklahoma or just one room over.

"I love you very much this week can we go to buff aloe wild wings"

How can I say no to that?

I guess we will go!

-Amanda

Picture day!

2010-03-25T11:59:00.002-05:00

I made the 13 hour trip to Kentucky on Tuesday to spend time with my sister while she is in the hospital. I stayed at my parents last night and kicked Carmen out of her bed so that I could possibly get some shut eye. But some things never change. Mom and Carmen came in 5 times. Carmen just came in and said, "Hey Amanda." I think she was just checking to make sure I actually stayed all night.

Today was picture day for Carmen. And it came as no surprise that all three of them forgot. Mom was all tore up and actually took her out of school brought her home and changed her outfit. This reminded me of the time that it was picture day for Kim, Abby, and me. We of course forgot it was picture day and headed off to school. The car broke down on second street right by Knapp Ave. It was pouring the rain and we had to walk to school. Once we got there and realized it was picture day...we about died. I was wearing an old goldish color jacket, frizzy perm, and about 15 pounds overweight and I smiled big for the camera. I look back now and wish that we would have bought that picture because I'm sure it is something to laugh at.

I guess at least we have a good story to tell.

Amanda

Happy St. Patricks day!

2010-03-17T20:22:00.007-05:00

Well we didn't drink green beer nor did we eat anything green. But we did wear our green. We headed downtown to the St. Patrick's day party, but unfortunately it is an Oklahoma State law that no one under the age of 21 is allowed in a bar area. So Santiago who is 2 months old could not participate. So we decided to hit up the burger shack instead. And I might add we had a lot more fun inside in the warm, smoke free, food fill room than being outside.

We took some photos to capture the moment.

Enjoy.

A housewife I will be...

2010-03-14T17:32:00.002-05:00

It is unfortunate but I quit my job on Friday. This weekend has been rough but I feel I have made the right decision both for myself and my family. I don't want to ramble on about what happened but I was not going to let someone take advantage of me. Having my fellow co-workers on my side through this has helped me a lot. I would like to thank all of them for the facebook messages, text messages, phone calls, hugs, etc. Knowing that they support me means the world to me. I am so blessed to be able to leave a job that was not a right fit for me and I will never take that for granted.

Now back to the job search.

Until then....where is the iron? Maybe now I can get my house in order before my guest arrive on Thursday!

-Amanda

It's my ...I mean our birthday !

2010-03-04T20:46:00.005-06:00

As most you know...or should know, my birthday is March 10 (Wednesday). I was actually kind of dreading my birthday and not just because I am turning 24. I had put a lot of pressure on Brian to make this very special. I mean I sent him a list of 25 outrageous gifts that he could get me. Why you might ask? This would be the first time I would be celebrating without Abby (twin) in 24 years.

For most people, I don't think they can understand why it is such a big deal. And that of course is because they are selfish and have not had to share a birthday with someone else (jk...but not really). As a twin we get asked a lot of questions "do you all think a like", "can you read her mind". I mean we get a lot of crazy questions and for the most part the answer is no. And although there are times in our life that we wished we weren't twins, mainly because we weren't always known as "individuals" rather "Abby and Amanda" I don't think either one of us would have it any other way. For those of you who know us know we are very different. As a matter of fact, all of us Alderman girls are very very different, but we seem to have a great balance.

But it looks like celebrating all by my lonesome without the other half will have to wait another year! Abby and my friend Dara are flying down March 18 and staying through that Sunday. I immediately called Brian and said, "pressure is off". haha.

I have already started a to do list when they come. I am so excited. I can hardly stand it. We will for sure hit the new bakery that just opened two blocks from my house "Cupcakes to go go", "POPS" restaurant, Bricktown, The Memorial, little boutiques, Lunch with Brian at CHK, play time with the CharChar and a celebration of the twinies birthday on Saturday.

Vegas, baby!

2010-02-22T19:28:00.004-06:00

VEGAS:

This Thursday, Brian and I will be on a plane heading to Sin City. And boy are we excited! Kim, Chase, and Sissy (Kerry) will also be meeting us, which I am so excited. Why Las Vegas? Well because Garth Brooks signed a 5 year contract with Wynn Resort to perform so many shows a year. Once hearing Garth (we are on first name basis because he is an OKIE and I am too) was coming out of retirement, I knew I had to go. I mean this was my last chance, right? I waited for almost four hours for tickets and I was one of the lucky ones to actually get tickets! Over 2 million people tried to get tickets. People at work tell me I have my priorities all wrong because who goes to see a country music star in Las Vegas? Why else would I go? We all know Brian and I will not gamble more than 20 bucks. We will complain that the food is too expensive and the drinks are too high. But then again we are in Vegas...maybe we can splurge a little?

Once purchasing my tickets it was MANDATORY that I have cowboy boots. These have become a part of my causal Friday attire.

BABY:

Once these tickets were purchased there was no plan of "baby talk". But to our surprise, BOTH Kim and Sissy are expecting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its prenatal massages for us, manicures and pedicures. Hey! I'll take a relaxing weekend anytime.

Kim is due October 3 (which is the day she got married).
Sissy is due July 18(which will be miserably hot).

I am so excited to be an aunt...just wish I didn't live so far away!

Apple Pie-Molly Carew would be so proud.

2010-01-31T18:48:00.004-06:00

Yesterday afternoon Brian and I spent most of our time in the Kitchen. We got a new cookbook for Christmas, Pioneer Women, and decided to try out a couple new recipes. Luckily, we were making dinner for some friends of ours so we would have all this food to share. Thank God, because we all know Brian and I can consume large amounts of food just between the two of us.

For starters we had Bacon-Wrapped Jalapenos Thingies.

For Dinner we had the famous Ann Scott-- Black bean spinach Lasagna with a tossed salad.

And for dessert homemade apple pie. I even made homemade crust. Mark that down for starters!
I have a picture of it only I left the camera at our friends house...so I will post a picture as soon as I get it back.

It was also a Pioneer Women recipe from the book. It is not on her website. But, it is so easy and probably one of the best apple pies I've ever had.

If you don't have the Pioneer Women Cookbook, I highly recommend it. You can also visit her website.

Amanda

Snow day!

2010-01-29T18:36:00.004-06:00

Since It was a snow day...I felt it was only necessary to act like I was in grade school. I love to swing.

As most of you probably already know, Oklahoma has been hit with an ice/snow storm. We were so thrilled when we were informed we TOO would be getting a snow day. Luckily, up here in Edmond, we did not get as much ice as was thought; but more sleet. Of course, all that turned into ice overnight. It has been snowing non-stop today. We have around 5-6 inches of snow as of 6pm on top of 3/4in of ice. We decided to take a walk with Charlie and check out the damage, if any, around our neighborhood. Plus we needed to get out of the house before we went insane. There is only so much Wii you can play and daytime tv is awful.

We decided to let charlie off his leash on our walk. Surprisingly he did a great job.

We love snow!

Brian and Charlie

Oh, Charlie...

My boys!!

Charlie loves his sticks.

He's growing up.

Hello Ice!
Our beautiful home. We couldn't be any happier with our decision.

The past couple of weeks have been crazy busy for Brian and I. We both have been working late and putting in a lot of overtime with our jobs. It's nice to have a long weekend spent with our little family.

Just for laughs and giggles, Brian and I start a couples yoga class next week. We will keep you updated on how this goes. haha :)

The Wii is for all ages.

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Charlie boy and the cold weather.

2010-01-07T20:16:00.006-06:00

First let me start off by saying that UCO, which is where I work, was on a 2.5 hour delay today because it was cold. But, I of course showed up at 7:40am opened up the enrollment management section and was ready to go. All the while, wondering why no one else was at work. It was not until someone told me that the University was on a delay. My response, "A delay? What for?" " The cold weather." Well, that is a first for me. I came home cleaned the house, did some laundry, and watched some tv. I guess I need to start checking the new station more often when it's going to be cold. CRAZY! I will check in the morning because it is supposed to be about 10 degrees colder than today.

When I came home for lunch today, I was greeted by someone at the door...Charlie. In our house we have it set up to where he has full access to the backyard, our mud room, and the house (he goes through his dog door and straight into his crate). We have his crate sitting on a blanket so that it does not scratch up the floor. Charlie either got too cold (18 degrees & wind gust up to 40mph) or bored and figured out a way to move his crate to where he could get out. I was so proud of him, not because he managed to get out of his crate, but that he did not destroy anything. Once I left to go back to work, I arranged everything back to how it normally was when Brian got home he had a greeter as well.

:)

Stay warm.

Christmas in Kentucky.

2009-12-29T12:44:00.010-06:00

As we left for Kentucky we were excited that we may get to see a snow flurry or two. Oklahoma hardly gets any snow or rain for that matter. Little did we know that Oklahoma would get a down pour of freezing rain then 14 inches of snow on top of that on Christmas eve and Christmas day. Wow, thanks Oklahoma. Once we made it back to Oklahoma Brian had to push the car out of our parking spot at the airport. The roads were awful and the side roads still are pretty bad. I got passed today by another suv on a side road. I guess I was going to slow.

But let's get to our first Christmas as a married couple. This was probably one of the most memorable Christmas' for me. This Christmas I think I realized one of the many reasons for the season. And that was giving. My aunt who has been legally blind for a long time now got a huge surprise. Let me give you a little back ground of why she is so deserving. She took care of my grandparents (my mamaw was blind), before she lost her sight she was constantly taking my cousins and I shopping, to the movies, out to eat, etc. She help us set up lemonade stands in the front yard. She would do anything for anyone. And she would scratch my back and play with my hair for hours. :) I spent a lot of my time at my grandparents house and have very good memories. I realize I am so lucky to have shared many of my days with these wonderful people. I know now that materialistic things could never replace all the years spent in the "little yellow house".

So, she had been thinking about getting a flat screen TV. She had decided to wait till after Christmas in hopes that they would go on sale. Well, did she get a BIG surprise! When she opened the box and realized what it was it brought tears to her eyes. She couldn't speak for about five minutes. And that people is what it is all about.

That was not the only heart warming surprise. My cousin, Carmen, who is 8 was so excited when she saw that Santa had brought her a pair of roller blades. She screamed through the house. Let's hope she does not break her arm for a third time. :)

The one that was the funniest surprise would have to be a my father-in-law who screamed and laughed for what seemed like forever. We finally got him to show us what it was and sure enough it was a Wii. He also got the Wii fit to go with it. Ed's Wii fit age was 47. Brian's age was 32 and Gregs was 39. HAHAHA. FUNNY. What a good Christmas Ed had...not only did he get a Wii but he also got the gift of being like 20 years younger. Now that yall is priceless.

Some of my fellow readers (surprised I had any) had asked if Santa brought me the one thing I asked for Christmas...and that he did!

Hey Good Lookin'

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Brian fixes up rather nicely!

Char-dog!

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Enjoy.