Weekend Adventure

Andrew and I will partake in a historical adventure tomorrow as we ride along to Olathe, KS for the first ever McPherson College national football playoff game. It will be McPherson College vs. MidAmerica Nazarene University on Saturday, November 21st at 1:00 p.m. Neither of us have ever been to Olathe, a suburb of Kansas City. Hopefully, we will win!!

Update: 11/22/09: We were ahead the entire game until the 4th quarter, but we did lose the game. This was the first ever playoff game for McPherson College (the college where I work) to ever attend, so I still feel proud about the way everything turned our for our team. The team and the coaches have a lot to be proud of this year. Congrats bulldogs!

All Better!

We are free of the h1n1 virus! Andrew returned to school yesterday. Woohoo!! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. He just ran a high fever off and on for several days. He also had a lot of upper respiratory issues. Other than that, nothing too terrible. It was so cute when I took Andrew to school this morning. His little friend Alison sat down beside him while I was tying his shoes. Then, along comes his friend Talon. Alison and Talon started fighting over who would get to sit next to Andrew. It was soo sweet. Ahh--to be popular!
Busy weekend-Mac College football game tomorrow! If they win, they will make football history with the best football record ever in the 100+ years this college has been in existence. I hope we get to watch history being made tomorrow! Go bulldogs! And, I also hope Miss. State beats Alabama.

H1N1

Andrew has it, and I feel like I am getting it too. David has friends in town, and I need to be at work!! When it rains, it pours!! ARRRRRRG.

Just for fun...

1. It's early morning, about 2:00AM, and you're driving home. You come to a red light and sit there. There is no one in sight for miles around. Do you wait it out or run the light?
I would run the red light.

2. If you had the chance to re-do the last 24 hours, would you change anything?
I would have eaten more sensibly. I was stressed.

3. When you reply to someone's comment on your blog, do you reply in your comments or go to her blog and comment? (Or email that person)
IDK-this is a confusing question.

4. Your favorite Disney movie is:
CARS

5. Do you recycle?
No. It is too much trouble. Sorry.

6. Games of strategy or games of chance?
Games of strategy. Poker, poker, poker.

7. Do you have any recurring dreams?
Yes. At least once a month I dream that I am enrolled in a class in college that I keep missing, and then I find out that I have missed a test.

8. What did you learn from your first real job?
Hmm. My first real job was working as a lifeguard. I would say I learned that cleaning bathrooms is gross, and there are a lot of spoiled children in this world.

9. Do you buy or borrow most books?
I would say half and half. I buy books that I can not find at the library. I also buy books so I won't feel pressured into reading them fast. I also buy books from favorite authors that are just released. It is really hard to wait on the library for those.

10. What fashion trend of the past did you say you'd never wear again but did?

Ummmm, flats? I have some on right now.

11. When do you start Christmas shopping?
Early December.

12. Have you ever been so happy that you literally jumped up and down for a few seconds? If so, what was the occasion?
Hmmm, I jump a lot at MSU football games whether on tv or in person...

Baby Jay

He is here, and we have met him too! He was born October 25, 2009 at 10:49 a.m. weighing 7 pounds and 1 ounce. He was 18.75 inches in length. Andrew is so proud of his new baby cousin, and I am so happy to be a real Aunt Nancy.
Oh, this is my sister's first baby. She and her husband, Jamie, live in Tupelo, Miss. Andrew and I drove all the way from Kan. to meet Baby Jay, and we can't wait to visit him again soon!

Family Photos

This is just a preview because I am trying to save my super, duper favorites for Christmas presents/cards. Seriously, these are the first family photos we have ever had taken by a real photographer. Of course Andrew has had photos taken many times, but David and I have not had a picture of just us since we got married.

Overwhelmed

I started a new job a month ago, and I have not had the time to do my blog and my Facebook like I used to do. I am working now as the Director of Marketing Communications for McPherson College. It is great to be closer to home, and I have awesome time off, flexibility, and a sense of community that corporate America just can't rival. Until I get a grip on things with my new job, I might just not have as much time to post as I used to have...but we are still here, and we are still doing good. David is super excited that his "in-training" time with work has now ended, and he is now eligible to bid on overtime. Woohoo. We just bought a new boat, and we took it out on the lake for the first time last weekend...yes, it was cold and windy, but we wanted to do it anyway. I posted a photo of our new purchase above. Needless to say, we will be going on vacation to the lake and to the lake only for the summer of 2010! Andrew is doing great! He loves his new teacher, and he has his last soccer game of the season on Saturday...hallelujah. We are so thankful for good health, good jobs, and good friends/family!

Summer Island by Kristen Hannah - A Review

This is the sixth Kristin Hannah book that I have found to read. Written in 2001, this book is about a mother/daughter relationship between Nora Bridge, famous radio talk show host and newspaper columnist (mom) and Ruby Bridge, a struggling comedian waiting for her big break and waiting tables in the meantime (daughter). Nora walked out on Ruby at a young age to pursue her career. After some facts from Nora's past are exposed to the media, she has a drunk driving accident and decides to retreat to the family's summer home on an island. Ruby goes along in hopes of finding deep dark secrets that she plans to use in writing an expose about her mom. In the process, these two women learn who each other really are, and one of them finds love (of course!). I liked the book, however it was not as good as my two favorites by Hannah. It was a quick, easy read. Better than Mystic Lake, but my favorite! Worth reading!

On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah - A Review

Here is my most recent read by Kristin Hannah. This book was reviewed as one of her best, however I found it was actually not one of my favorites. The book introduces Annie Cowalter who was recently told by her husband that he loves a younger woman. She retreats to her hometown and finds an old friend from high school, Nick Delacroix, is going through the pain and loss associated with his wife's suicide. Annie bonds with Nick's daughter while Nick drowns his sorrows in alcohol. Eventually, they find themselves and fall in love...then the book is disturbed by an unexpected event, and Annie must make some tough decisions. For me, it was just a little on the dull and predictable side. I enjoyed reading it, but I did not feel the same passion for this book as I felt for previous ones. I am now reading "Summer Island" by Hannah.

McPherson College Homecoming 2009

The Auto Restoration Department had a car exhibit before the game. Here is Andrew checking out one of the cars.

Here he is getting a little help honking the old timey horn.

Andrew won a cake with the #2 playing the cake walk.

Our team won the football game 21-0! YAY! I forgot to take pictures at the football game.