Oh No He Didn't!!

So here I am watching The Bachelor this past Monday and making my picks on who is the best for Jason. This episode was full of drama! But, of course I loved it. I was so excited when Jason went on a date with Nikki and Stephanie. I was sure he was going to send Stephanie home. She seriously is weird and looks like an old lady that has had tons of plastic surgery. But no, he sends Nikki home! I was shocked. Not that she is my favorite or that I thought she was the best for Jason, but Stephanie really needs to go. From now on I will be putting The Bachelor on Tivo since I start classes next Monday. :( I am bummed. Right now my two picks are Melissa and Molly, I cannot decide which I like best for him yet. Can't wait for next week!

About Time...

Well, it has been about a month since I blogged and truthfully there is nothing that I really need to blog about, but I figured I needed to let the blogger world know I am still alive. I have a hard time thinking about things to blog about. I enjoy reading other people's blogs, but most of the time I feel like there is nothing that I need to write that people would want to read. Also, I only know a few people on here so I know my readers can be counted on one hand, if that. Thanks for the occasionally comments Alaina, at least I know one person visits my blog. :)

A recap of the last month; the holidays went by fast and so did the two weeks that I was off work. This is my 3rd week back and I surely have not slowed down. It is busy as ever and I hope it slows down before I start classes back up in February because I will not have time to do all this overtime then. I just keep telling myself I will be done with school in December forever, hopefully.

With the new year also came new goals. I decided not to make resolutions since I rarely ever keep them so I decided to make monthly goals. I will not bore anyone with my goals for this month since the month is almost over, but at the beginning of next month I will reveal my monthly goals.

On another note I am ready for some warmer weather. I am over this cold, cold weather. It is so dreary.

Well back to work.

5 Hours To Go!!!

Well less than five hours and I will be off work until January 5th. I am so ready for a little break from it all. Work has been so stressful, so this is a much needed break for sure.

I have all of my presents bought and wrapped except for my nephew. He is 10 going on 20 and I have no idea what to get him. Everything he wants costs at $200, excluding this video game he wants, and that is what he told everyone he wants so he is for sure getting that. He is into wrestling, video games, and music. He already has so many video games so I would not know which one to get. I will have to call my sister again and see if she has any ideas at all.

I doubt I will be on here before the holiday so I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!

Grad School Free Till February!

So I took my last final of the year of Tuesday and am looking forward to several weeks without classes. My plan was to set up the xmas tree and other decorations on Wednesday, but I couldn't get the energy to do it after work. It is the end of the year, which means long hours at work. I didn't get home until 7:30 and all I wanted to do was lay on the couch and veg. So that is just what I did. Last night was Ryan' s dad birthday dinner and we got home around 8:30. So tonight is the night, I must set up my xmas tree! I hate the fact that the tree is just sitting there all lonely without decorations. I wanted to have it done two weeks ago but with grad school and 50+ hour work weeks it was not fitting in to my schedule. So as for my promise of posting pics, I still will I'm am just a little delayed. :)

Have a good weekend!

TGIF!

This week has definitely flown by. Between school, work, and getting things ready for the holidays I have not stopped. Next week is finals so I will have to spend much of my weekend studying and working on a paper. Sounds like fun, huh?

Tonight we are going to see Carrie Underwood at the Chaifetz area. She is one of my favorite artists and I am so excited. I was able to get seats 7 rows up and they did not even cost a fortune. I gave Ryan the option to go or I would take a friend. He has opted to go, I think he is just excited to see her up that close. :) I guess I do not blame him.

Last night we went and picked up our Christmas tree from Home Depot. We ended up getting a Frasier Fir. It looks like it is going to be a beautiful tree, we are just waiting for it to fall out a little since it was all wrapped up in the wire before we decorate it. Brodie is trying to drink the water out of the tree stand, he is so curious as to what this big thing is in our living room. I will post pics of the tree once I get it decorated and the house once Ryan gets all the lights up.

Have a good weekend!

What Am I Thankful For?

After reading Kara's blog, I decided to follow suit.

1. My wonderful husband Ryan. He is truly my best friend. He brings so much joy and love in to my life. I really am blessed to be his wife.

2. My mom and dad. They are so good to me and my sisters. We are very lucky to have such selfless parents that have worked hard to give us the best lives possible. They did such a great job and I know that God really blessed us with best parents.

3. My sisters. They are really the best friends a girl can ask for. I can go to them with anything and they will always be there.

4. The rest of my family and family-in laws. They are all so supportive, loving, and I feel so blessed to be surrounded by such wonderful people.

5. My friends, old and new. When I look around me and see all the wonderful friends I have had at my side throughout my life I know that I truly am lucky. Each one is special to me is their individual ways and I cannot imagine my life without them.

6. My health. This is something that often take for granted. I am so thankful for my good health and for blessings of good health of my family and friends.

7. Employment. In this day and age this is something that I must never take for granted. I am so glad to have a good job and that Ryan does also.

I really go on and on once I start thinking about this, but I won't. :)

I am really excited to host my first holiday at our house.

The menu for tomorrow is:
7 Layer Salad
Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy
Sweet Potatoes w/ Brown Sugar and Marshmallows
Asparagus
Green Bean Casserole
Mac n Cheese
Pasta Con Broccoli
Bean Salad
Rolls
Pumpkin Pie
Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate Sheet Cake

Let's hope everything is edible!!! Good thing my mom has agreed to supervise!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

As of Friday afternoon, Ryan and I are officially boat owners! I am excited and Ryan is SO excited. He has always wanted a boat and after much debate and searching for over a year we decided what the heck. We got a great deal and we figured it is best to do this before we have children and it is harder to get away on the weekends. The pic above is our actual boat. It is a 2005 28"Rinker with a little over 100 hours on it. The decal on the side is being removed, we like it better with out and we are adding a sport arch in the spring. So this summer will be filled with lots of boating adventures at the Lake of the Ozarks. We have a 2 bedroom condo rented for the summer and now I can hardly wait for this winter to be over so we can enjoy our new toy (as Ryan calls it)!

On another note....yay for a short work week!