Choose Me

This morning I was cleaning out and organizing our closet and I had a "moment". Keil is at work so it's just me and the puppies (and a warm cup of coffee) working on our disaster of a closet. I had the radio on, and being Saturday morning the Jeff Foxworthy countdown was in full swing. I always listen to it because not only is there great music but Jeff Foxworthy has some great commentary and I love the interviews he does with country music artists. Well, as I was listening I heard him start an interview with a new artist, whom I had never heard of, Tim Johnson. The interview was funny,as usual, and they were talking about this new song that Tim wrote. He said he and his team of writers were trying to do something different and so they decided to write this song from a dogs perspective. I thought it would be a funny song...Boy, was I wrong! It was a song called Choose Me (the Tim Johnson Band) and it was about the life of a stray dog. Now, most people would have thought, "oh, that's a sweet song" or "that is so sad" but me, being the dog lover I am cried uncontrollably through the entire song. I actually had to stop what I was doing and sit on the bed and cry! I was kinda glad Keil wasn't home because he would have made fun of me. I have 3 lovely (well, most of the time) dogs and 2 of them were rescues. One from the Humane Society and the other was found during the big icestorm last year and needed a good home. Keil says I'm a big sucker, I just think I have a big heart!
Anyway, if you have a minute it's most definitely worth listening to.

Check the Calendar!

Boy, it has been forever since I've blogged! Mainly because I just haven't been able to find the time. I've been working like crazy for the last few weeks, I was a little behind on my office work since the battle with mono and my programs are in full swing. I told my mom the other night I was thinking of subleasing my house :) At least then someone would be getting some use out of it.

So, a lot has been going on since my last blog. Keil and I selected our wedding invitations and ordered them...they are adorable! I'll have to put up a pic for you all to see. We also selected our wedding photographer and set a date for our engagement pics!! This past Friday was the one year mark, everyone says it will fly by now. Hopefully, I'll be able to stay on top of the planning and keep my sanity. I think I've done pretty well so far, most of the bigger things are checked off my list. Something else that I must brag about is this: the other day our church was having this rummage sale and I noticed a little white dress, after giving it a closer look, I noticed that it was an Alfred Angelo flower girl dress...priced at $1.50 yes, you read that right, ONE DOLLAR AND 50 CENTS! It had a small stain on it but my mom went to work and it came right out. Now, we just have to get a sash for it and the flower girl dresses will be complete!

Now, I need to vent a little! Last night as I was driving home from a meeting I drove past Lowes and something caught my eye...it was lights from a Christmas tree, well several trees actually but you get the point! Really?!? It isn't even Halloween! I love Christmas and I love nothing more than to decorate for Christmas but not until December. I would feel so much better about it if it were November but seriously, it's October 7th! Put the Christmas trees/decorations away!

We're thinking of going to the pumpkin patch this weekend...I love the pumpkin patch! I would have really liked to have gone this past weekend but we simply didn't have the time so we're a little behind but we'll get there :)

I LOVE FALL...

Fall is for sure my favorite season, everything about it is just wonderful; the weather, the colors, the smells, pumpkins & mums and let's not forget the start of football season! For several weeks now I have had my deep red mums planted in planters on my front steps and huge bronze mums I bought from a lady that my friend Kali works with (I'm not yet sure what I want to do with them), & yellow, red and bronze mums planted in my back yard. They are in full bloom, well not the yellow ones because my dogs have decided to use them for their private restroom, hopefully they'll come back next year. They are so beautiful! Yesterday, I was shoping for an after school program and I ran across the cutest fall colored dog sweaters. Yes, I'm the crazy lady who dresses up her dogs! I just couldn't resist, they were only $5 each, which is a steal, I think I paid $15 for their Christmas sweaters last year. So, after work I rushed home and let them model their new sweaters. I'm aware that is was 85 degrees outside so that could very well be the reason for their less than excited expressions. Usually, they love their sweaters! Levi didn't seem to mind the mini photo shoot, he posed nicely! Jenna and Toby on the other hand were not very cooperative. They wouldn' even look at the camera. Maybe we'll try again when the weather actually calls for sweaters :)

To top it all off...my dad came by my house this morning and gave me 2 UK/UL football tickets for this weekend! I'm so excited...not only for football but because I'm hoping I'll sneak a visit with my best friend while I'm there!

Popsicles

So, this week I have been majorly sick! My doctor says that I have mono....which is a terrible, terrible thing :( For the last few weeks I had been majorly fatigued and on Tuesday my throat started hurting like never before. When I woke up on Wednesday morning, I knew something was wrong, WAY wrong! I went to the doctor, which is something I never do, and she told me it looked like mono. She sent me to the lab so they could test my blood to be sure. She said that it was in full swing, that is where the fatigue came from and it looked as if I had strep on top of everything...not good, not good at all!

For the last few days I have been stationary on my couch. I'm starting to get a little stir crazy, I haven't left my house in 3 days! Keil has been great though, I feel a little sorry for him because I'm a terribly whiny sick person. He's been great about walking the dogs, picking up the house and even making me soup (that I really have no appetite for). Yesterday my mom brought me the greatest thing in the world...well, it's the greatest thing in the world for me right now because food sounds NO GOOD! They are Pedialyte Popsicles. They are AMAZING! Apparently they are full of electrolytes that keep you hydrated and boy are they good :)

If you have a sick child, I highly recommend them! Or if you know a sick, whiny, 25 year old these would be the perfect "pick-me-up"

gotta get a little mud on the tires :)

What a fun weekend! We began our weekend with a movie night. We got our new netflix movie (the newest Fast & Furious) on Thursday and Keil was stoked! I usually don't consult him before picking a movie, mostly because he never watches them with me but, I'm trying to work on being a little more considerate! It was pretty good! I haven't seen any of the other F&F movies so I was a little lost and Keil had to catch me up but all in all it was a good movie watching experience :) Maybe I'll even let him pick another one...maybe!

We had plans on Saturday to take a motorcycyle ride to "My Old KY Home" in Bardstown but with the weather being uncooperative we decided to stick a litte closer to home. I was a little disappointed because I that is such a beautiful area and would have made for a great day. We ended up riding to Henderson for breakfast then took the scenic route to Owensboro. Extreme Home Makeover is building a house in Owensboro and a lady that volunteers for Girl Scouts and is working to coordinate all of the food for the build tipped me off that the crew had already started to build the frame of the house at the airpark so, we took a little trip to the airpark to see what we could see! There was a ton of lumber and 3 dormer windows that were visible outside of a great big hanger...so that was pretty exciting, well for me it was! After finishing our ride, we spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing, which we rarely get to do!

Sunday was a little hectic. After church, we went straight to my family picnic at Pennyrile. It was great getting to see everyone and baby Davin had a blast too! We had exactly 2 hours to spend with my family because we had to get moving to Keil's family picnic on the other end of the county. After getting our quality family time in, we came home to spend some quality time with our puppies, who were so excited to see us!

Jenna, Levi & Toby...what great door greeters we have :)

And then, we spent the rest of the night watching the Law & Order: SVU marathon...it's our favorite show!

We capped off the weekend by spending the day with our best friends, Jeff & Kristen. We went to Gregory Lake in Muhlenberg County and spent the biggest part of the day playing in the mud! The boys think you aren't having fun unless you are covered in mud...Kristen & I tend to think differently. We always have such a blast with them and today was no exception...the best part was getting to shower when it was over :)

Stuck in a BIG hole!

I guess it's time to get ready for the work week...on the bright side, it's only a 4 day week!

Wisdom

For a few weeks now my neighbor, Kristen, has been posting various verses from Proverbs on her myspace. At first, I casually read it when I got online, then I made a point to check her page daily to see what was next. Now, I catch myself waiting for a new verse from her. The neat thing about the verses that she posts is that they are sequential, she just posts whatever speaks to her at the moment.
So, tonight I thought I'd give it a try. I opened my Bible and flipped to Proverbs. I remembered what Kristen said about just picking a chapter and verse then going to it so that is what I did. Proverbs 2:12 there was no special reason why I selected the numbers that I did, that is just where I ended up. Here is what I found: "Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose words are twisted."
For those of you who know some of the events that have transpired in the last few weeks, you understand why this verse was so perfect for me at this very moment. It's amazing how God works in such mysterious ways and brings things to light not a minute too soon.
So my goal is to pick a verse a day and see where it takes me...Thanks Kristen for being such an inspiration!

Let's Take A Train Ride!

A few months back, Keil had mentioned taking a train ride, nothing big just one of the KY Scenic train rides. Well, yesterday I got a little bored at work and decided to look into "My Old Kentucky Dinner Train" in Bardstown, convincing myself that I could potentially take one of my Girl Scout groups there I was okay with surfing while at work. After seeing the pricing I knew taking a Girl Scout group was out of the question!

I was thinking maybe it would be something fun to do for my birthday in December. So, as I was browsing the schedule I noticed that they have some special events, in Ocotber they do a "trunk or treat" train ride for kids and in December they have the "polar express" ride. Well, I saw that in November they have a Murder Mystery Dinner...how much fun would that be!?! My plan then changed from a birthday trip to getting a group of friends to go. I sent out an email giving the details and instantly had 2 people respond, I'm still waiting on a few of you! Tickets for the dinner are about $98 each but group discounts are given for more than 10 people, so that is what we are working on now. It include a four course meal, two and a half hour train ride and the murder mystery, I think it's super reasonable!
I'm so excited about it I cannot stand it! Keil even showed a bit of excitement about it too :) Check it out and see for yourself