Friday, January 30, 2009

25 Random things about me...




1.) I'm married to a giant mexican, whom I adore!


2.) I dream of someday living in an big, old, victorian home out in the country with a big pond dug by my pops.


3.) I've wanted a baby ever since I was a baby, but for now I'm content with taking care of them at work!


4.) My mom is my hero!


5.) I grew up in the country and have had over 8 different (outside only) dogs growing up, most of which got hit on the road. I never imagined letting an animal live inside the house and now we have a dog that sleeps with us every night!


6.) My new years resolution was to swear less...you get in a bad habit working med surg for a year right out of nursing school :)


7.) My favorite drink is pinapple and malibu.


8.) When my brother and I were babies my sister shifted the car and it headed straight for our pond with me and my brother in the back seat. Thankfully God turned that wheel and we hit a big giant rock instead. Good thing my dad has a thing for large rocks all over our yard and pond!


9.) My biggest fear is drowning in all these crazy retention ponds that line the streets in carmel!


10.) I dislike my scrawny arms that my husband said he really thinks he could snap them in half. :)


11.) I think my dog is the cutest thing alive, but could for sure benefit from some Ativan once in a while!


12.) I miss my family like crazy living in this state for that past 6 years of my life!


13.) I could eat Don Pablos chips and salsa for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.


14.) I can't stand when people are condesending...noone knows everything!15.) I love that my hubby and I are both laid back and relaxed about most things.


16.) The best advice I've gotten was to not sweat the small stuff, but eventually you'll realize that for the most part its all just a bunch of small stuff not worth getting sweaty over!


17.) I'm a born and raised good little Mennonite girl!


18.) I love to decorate my house with cute things from Kirklands.


19.) I think its imporant to treat yourself to whatever you want every once in a while, mine is going to be a vacation to Florida coming up in April and a huge piece of chocolate cake coming up tonight hopefully!


20.) I'm obsessed with moccasins, all colors, all kinds!


21.) I get asked on a weekly basis what nationality I am.


22.) I promise, I really did know what "my John Hancock" was. :)


23.) I love our cute ,clean, fresh smelling, new house full of bath and body work plug-ins in every outlet!


24.) I love that on our honeymoon we were the only english speaking people on the entire island, and as a bonus we had a group of security guards that sat outside our bedroom sliding glass doors in our patio furniture smoking cigars every single night! Apparently they wanted to see the show...haha.


25.) And lastly, I can't express how much I love that mexi of mine!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Cottage Fever

The outside view of our cottage
It was full of charm
We enjoyed a nice cozy fire
Loved all the victorian houses!
We stopped at this coffee shop
and sipped on sweet drinks with whip cream to the ceiling
We ate blueberry pie at this little cafe that had live music and a local group of artists doing crafts on the table beside us. I loved the painting on the wall.
It was full of antique lovelies
Macy approved too!

We decided to start the new year out right by treating ourselves to a little getaway to Brown County Indiana. We called at last minute and stayed in this cute little cottage right in downtown Nashville. It is such a quaint little town with hundreds of little trinket stores with homemade fudge and candy shops. It was so nice because we brought Macy along too....aww, our first family vacation!

A Merry Christmas It Was

Mya and Blayn got the Smart Cycle
How many men does it take?
She was so excited
Blayn couldn't quite wait until Christmas. He peeked at one gift every day!
Hannah with baby Riley
My brother
My sister and Scott
All ready to start!
A.D. and I
Next year we'll try to attempt a family picture before letting the kids swim for three days straight! They were so not in the mood for picture taking!

We traveled back home to Ohio for a week of fun with my family this year. Festivities included a Christmas Eve service in the new church, a yummy Christmas day meal by mom, a family movie "Marley and Me" (so good), and a weekend at a hotel for the Grieser Christmas. My favorite present this year was the Wii fit...you really do get quite the workout!