Bridal Shower & Bachelorette Party

The last weekend in Febuary we had a bridal shower & bachelorette party for one of my best friends, Sara! She had a SUPER great turnout at her shower, got lots of gifts, and we had a good time! We spent the afternoon getting fitted for our dresses and just hanging out. Then that night we had a bachelorette party for her. It was in her parents' garage, we had food, drinks, and tons of fun!!

Erica, Me, Sara, and Emily eating at the shower!

The food table. The shower committee did a great job on Sara's shower!

Time to eat!

All of the bridesmaids and Sara ready for the party!

The soon-to-be B-E-A-utiful bride, Sara!

Tanya, made charms for our glasses, super cute & creative!

Lip or Live

Our financaid aid and admissions group at Iowa Central put a lip sync together for this year's event. It was a last minute deal, but I think it turned out really good. We didn't place, but we have had many, many comments about how much everyone enjoyed our piece! We did "ebay" by Weird Al (it goes to the tune of "I Want it That Way" by the Backstreet Boys). So the five of us in Financial Aid were the backstreet boys. I wasn't excited about it in the beginning, but as we got things together I enjoyed it more and more and I think we are going to do one next year! The picture is our final pose for the song, we tried to spell ebay!

Happy Easter

Hello Everyone! I have to apoligize, its been FOREVER since I've updated our blog! Winter if finally gone and we are getting some early April showers on this last day of March! The Saturday before Easter we had my Dad and Grandma over for supper. I didn't get any pictures taken while they were over, but I did get one taken of the table before hand! We had a nice time with them! On Sunday we went to church and then headed to Britt to Kyle's Aunt & Uncle's house. It was nice to catch up with his family and see the cousins. Two of the cousins had babies last year so family gathering are quite different now with kids around!! But they are entertaining and oh so cute! Again I wasn't very good about taking pictures while we were there...sorry! I hope everyone is doing well and this spring I am going to try hard to keep this updated better!

The colorful plates on top are "egg" plates! They were a SUPER deal at Pottery Barn one year!

LUI - Update

So for lighten up Iowa, in the Fort Dodge area, we are currently ranked 13th in the weight loss division and activity minutes division! I am pretty proud of our team for that! There are 68 teams competing the Fort Dodge area! And I had a great week last week, I lost another two pounds, so I am down a total of twelve!! The activity part is harder for me, but I am working on it! Again, any encouragement or good motivators that anyone has, they're always welcome! Oh, one more thing...I started reading a book from my sister, "The Beck Solution Diet, How to Think like a Thin Person". It has some great ideas that I am trying to put into practice!

Fun in the Snow

Its winter in Iowa!! Well it doesn't feel too much like it today! It is about 40 degrees and a metly mess everywhere! It was nice all weekend so we got out and played in the snow! Saturday we went to Des Moines to find Kyle some new boots for his snowboard (that i got him at a garage sale last summer for $20!) and we ended up getting him a new snowboard (and bindings, boots, goggles!). So we had to try it out so we stopped in Dayton at schlice hill(no clue how to spell it). It was fun to go there and think about sledding when I was a kid! Kyle had a good time. Not as fun as somewhere with a lift and bigger hills! But hey he got to try out his new toy! And then on Sunday we took our sleds and Kyle's new "toy" out to Kennedy Park here in town. Wow! A ton of people were there. It was fun to watch the all the kids, there were a bunch of crashes too! Kyle snowboarded a little, but it was hard with that many kids, he was afraid of taking someone out! Abby was with both days and she had a lot of fun playing in the snow! It was a fun weekend! Hope everyone has a great week!

Abby on top of a snowpile in our yard! She loved to climb to the top!

Kyle at the bottom of the hill in Dayton! I think he was excited about his new board!
Abby and I ran to the bottom of the hill to meet Kyle!
Abby digging in the snow. Its funny to watch, she just goes nuts digging away!
Now we're at Kennedy, Kyle getting ready for his first run down!
A closer view of his new board! It's pretty sweet!

Blowing me a kiss on the way down!

Us! It was a great day to be outside!

Abby playing in the snow! I think she was pretty cold by the end of the day!

A view of the lodge at Kennedy, it was pretty full!

The hill at Kennedy, it was busy!!

Lighten Up Iowa

So for the 2nd year in a row my sister & I are on a Lighten Up Iowa team with a friend, JoAnn. We are competing the in weight loss & accumulate activity minutes divison! Last year I have to say I wasn't 100% successful. I did log about 5000 minutes of activity, but only lost about 5 pounds overall. I have a hefty goal this year. I want to have 7000 activity minutes and lose about 35-40 pounds! I am already on track, so far since the 1st of January I have lost 8 pounds! So I just need to keep the scale going in that direction....down! So anyway, I just wanted to share this and any encouragement that anyone has is always welcome!

Nice Shoes Duane!

I just had to share this because it is pretty funny! Mom & Duane were over at our house on Sunday and Duane was going out for a smoke and said his boots took too long to put on so he slipped into Mom's shoes. Little did he know that I was prepared when he came back in with my camera!! Quite funny! Him & Mom are headed south now to South Padre Island where they will be spending a month or so! The Harley's, the dog, and everything! Keep them in your prayers as they travel.