Death Storm '09

Jay and I have been home for two days as schools have been closed for a continuous Winter Storm Warning/Blizzard Watch. It has been a lovely couple of days full of coffee, games, reading, and, last night, some friends who were willing to brave the weather to come and spend some time with us.

When I woke up this morning I decided to capture the crazy amounts of snow with my camera.

(Notice in this one that the snow drift to the left of Chango is as tall as he is.)

Eight hour party, Baking and Bonding, and a little Christmas

Alright, this is a little bit of a catching up post.

We will begin with a few weeks ago. Jay and I invited a few friends over for a Husker game. It turned into an 8 hour party with football, junk food, Munchkin Booty, and we finished the night with a little Ice Age.

Just this past weekend, we had a full time filled with family and friends. Friday a night we went to "Behold the Lamb" Christmas concert. Saturday we fulfilled my family's Christmas tradition of Baking and Bonding. It was the biggest Baking and Bonding ever, and the cookie collection got so big we had to start cooling them outside and on Ben and Crystal's bed.

The Baking.

The Bonding.

The Creative cooling techniques.

And as a bonus, we are going to play a little "I spy". See if you can spy the chronic texter.

And finally, Jay and I set a night aside to decorate our apartment. It turns out we overestimated the time it would take to put up all of our decorations, so we have a few hours to spare. (We own a little 3 ft. tree, an Advent) I think the apartment is beautiful.

Happy Halloween!

Here are a few pictures from the party we went to last night. Enjoy.

And just for the record, Jay and I are not really pregnant. He was a redneck and I was his barefoot and pregnant wife.

Fall Break in Michigan

This past week was my fall break from my job. A couple of months ago I found a fabulous deal on a plane ticket to go home and see my family. Jay had to stay in Lincoln and work. Here are some shots from my trip.

Mr. Miles.

The group.

Four generations of men.

Siblings.

Sisters.

It's a Race!

Today I ran my first race in years. Lori asked me to run with her a couple of weeks ago, and although we didn't exactly run next to each other, it was still a blast.

The pre-race pic.

In the midst of it.

Finishing.

Our post-race shot by the capitol.

What is the date again?

Yesterday we woke to SNOW! Yes, snow on the 10th of October. It was Chango's first experience with snow and it freaked him out. He wouldn't walk on it at first and once he did, his legs were shaking with every step.

Yesterday was also Ben and Amy's wedding reception. I didn't get many pictures, but here are a couple of ones that I liked.

Can anyone guess who these dancing queens are?

Some quick photo updates

I finally uploaded the few pictures that I have taken in the last month, so before I hit the hay, I thought I would post them with some brief captions.

Chango has made a new best friend. His name is Jack, and he is the dog of our friends Jan and Heidi they have had a few play-dates and Jack is very good at wearing Chango out.

Jay had his birthday. He is 25 . . . yay!!!! We are once again the same age for a few months. (Addie was helping him celebrate in this pic)

Grace Chapel (our church here in Lincoln) had it's 9th annual Birthday Bash that included a chili cook-off, an archery tournament and campfire songs. It was a bitterly cold October 2nd, but a good time was had by all.