Kyle's Shoes

Velcro Tennis Shoes - $11

Paint - $3

Paintbrushes - $2

"Custom" Hawkeye Shoes - PRICELESS!

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After

Notice the Nike sign!

He wanted to have "Iowa Hawks" on the back of his shoes like I do on mine!!

Upset!!

The Hawkeyes did it....we beat Penn State, the #3 team in the nation!! It was an amazing game!! To be honest I really wasn't excited about the game at all. It was going to be COLD & I didn't have a good feeling about how we were going to play (I know that sounds horrible!). But it was a great game and we came out on top....by a last second field goal!!

Kyle and I didn't have to leave as early because the game didn't start till 2:30. So that was kinda nice not to get up at 4am!! We got to Iowa City in record time! So we did a little shopping and headed to the tailgate parking lot just in time....after us they were only going to let 5 more cars in!! We tailgated for a while, warmed up in the car, and then headed to the stadium! I kept saying that it wasn't that bad (cold-wise) and Kyle thought I was nuts...he was freezing!! Towards the end of the game though it didn't even bother us because it was so exciting!! Great day to be a Hawkeye!!

Sara & I tailgating! She's due in about 3.5 months!

We went into the game early and went down close to field and took a few pictures!
Sara & I all bundled up!

After the game...the fans stormed the field!! You couldn't even see the field anymore!!

This is the what is played when the Hawkeyes are coming out....gets me pumped everytime!! And "Back in Black" by AC/DC is now one of Kyle's favorite songs!!

Snow?

This is what I woke up to this morning.....snow covered roofs!! I couldn't believe it! It was actually quite cold too, but evidently not cold enough for it to stay on the ground. And now, 5 hours later, the snow flurries are still flying in the air.

I hope everyone has a nice (warm) weekend! We're headed to Iowa City tomorrow for another home Hawkeye football game. And the forecast for tomorrow doesn't look too bright either. :(

Don't Forget!!

Did You??

Our Weekend

We had a nice weekend, except that the Hawkeyes lost. :(

Kyle had to work Saturday morning until 2pm. It was state cross country this weekend here in Fort Dodge and it is the busiest day of the year for Wendys.

So while Kyle was working I was busy getting ready for our first 'Hawkeye Tailgate Party' in the garage! I made strawberry pretzel salad (which I forgot to get out of the fridge), double batch of chocolate chip cookies, rice krispie log, nacho cheese dip, and chili. It was a busy morning, but acutally went really well and I even had time to run a few errands.

(sorry didn't take any pictures....so sad) We weren't sure if we would have many people come to the party because we didn't start planning it till about 2-3 days before. But we acutally had quite a few people come, about 15 or so. Not everyone was a Hawkeye fan, including my sister Mindi who wore her "Iowa State" shirt, but I think everyone still had a good time visiting, playing bago, and watching the game. Too bad the Hawks couldn't pull out a win.

Once everyone left Kyle & I got the garage cleaned up and put back together and hit the hay early, not realizing really how early it was because of day light savings time. I felt like an old married couple!!

Sunday we were lazy for a while, read the paper and watched some TV. Then we worked in our upstairs bathroom. Needed some new caulk. So we tore out all the hold stuff and Kyle re-caulked it. Now we are just wating for it to dry and then I need to scrub the tub good and it will look like a new tub/shower! I took a few pictures, I know it's not too exciting, but I think the new caulk looks so much better! Hope everyone has a good week!

Kyle working on digging out all the old caulk.

Before

After

Only 27 more days....

Till my sister Wendi comes home!!! I just got a text that she bought her ticket this morning! I'm super pumped!! For a while it didn't sound like she would be home till Christmas so it will be great to see her sooner than that!! She goes to school in Lakeland, FL and has been gone since the beginning of August. She actually just bought a one way ticket and will be driving my Grandpa back. He winters in Hobe Sound, Florida, so it works out pretty well! Can't wait to see Wendi for Thanksgiving!!!

This is a picture of us from this past summer!

Serving

Every year our church honors the volunteers. So yesterday was "Volunteer Appreciation Sunday". Pastor Mike said that it takes about 60-70 people to run a Sunday morning service! He also noted that he was meeting some pastors the week before and they were talking about how it is so hard to get volunteers and that 10% of the people do 90% of the work. He said he just had to keep quite because there are so many people who serve in our church, which I think is AWESOME! They passed out these chocolate bars to each of the volunteers that said "Thank You" (in many different languages), with their picture on the back and a quote that said:

"If we know we are created to be who we are, and called to be who God knows we can be, we can reach higher and farther as we rise to God’s call.Thank you for hearing “His Call” to serve at New Covenant! We count it an honor to serve together with YOU! -Pastors Mike & Janis Carmody"

Kyle & I feel very blessed to have the privilege to attend such an amazing church.

Here is a picture of the chocolate bar...in b&w!