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25 Random Fact about me

I was tagged on Facebook to write down 25 random facts about myself so here we go:

1) I love the color red!

2) When I was little I wanted to be an architect and a teacher.

3) I just started Jillian Michael's 30 Shred... we will see how well it works.

4) I have NO WILL POWER.

5) I drive a red Pontiac grand am.

6) If I could live in any TV show it would be Stars Hallow from Gilmore Girls.

7) I have a new found appreciation for colored socks.

8) I change my mind ALOT!

9) I want more time to craft.

10) Yesterday I took 12,239 steps while wearing my pedometer.

11) I like to solve problems.

12) I have stopped blaming my mom for my bad/bowl/boy hair cut in elementary school and accepted it as a scar from childhood that will make anyone I meet laugh. Which I'm good with.

13) I have met Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels.

14) I like to make lists. (Ask my husband)

15) I believe in miracles and angels.

16) I still have my stinky chacos in our shoe closet from 5 years ago because I can't give up shoes.

17) I don't like wall paper, however I do like vinyl stickers for your walls as long as they don't damage the paint.

18) I think I'm equal parts of my mom and dad in everything from looks to attitude.

19) I would like to go to Alaska some day.

20) I'm still inspired by my youth pastor from the church I grew up in.

21) The first CD I ever owned was Stone Temple Pilots.

22) I think that Thomas Kincade is a sell out, a marketing genius and a master of light.

23) I got my dates messed up and showed up for drinks with friends last night and no one was there, turns out a black berry doesn't do everything for you!

24) Met my husband 7 years ago today and if you asked me then if I would be married to him now the answer would have been a resounding no! But I'm so glad I am!

25) I am a happy, grateful person for my life, my family, my friends, my job and so much more.

I'm not tagging anyone specific but consider this an open TAG. If you do post 25 random facts about yourself put it in the comments here, I would love to read what you came up with. Or just leave a random fact or two in the comments area.

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IT'S HERE!

The tub is here. We received a notification in the mail that the tub has arrived and we can pick it up when ever we want. Todd will be picking it up tomorrow on his day off! YEAH! It's here!
And now I'm suddenly weighed down but all the new choices that have to be made. Oh goodness.
I have the tub and the flooring picked out, however now we need a toilet, a vanity, shower head, faucet,sink faucet, tile for the surround. CRAP CRAP CRAP so much to do! But none the less the tub is here and we are excited!

Oh What a Big Day!

This last week has been so much fun. Isabelle is learning new things every day! Last night I asked her to go get a diaper form daddy and bring it back to me and I'd change her. And she did it! She also said "diaper". She is adding new words to her vocabulary every day. The newest one on a consistent basis is "Addy". That is her 2 year old cousin that lives next door. They spend a lot of time together and it's so much fun to watch them grow and learn to play together.
Yesterday Isabelle got her first set of squeaker shoes. What are Squeaker shoes you ask? They are exactly what they sound like. Every time that Isabelle takes a step they squeak. It's really funny when she starts to walk fast, almost run, it's just one long squeak instead of separate steps. They sound like they would get old fast however they were really born out of necessity. With the squeaker shoes we can tell where she is at all times.
Now when there is no squeaking and no talking then we know she is doing something she isn't supposed to.
Also this week I have realized how grown up my little girl is. She know what she wants all the time and can get her point across quite well. It's amazing how much has changed in a year. Last year at this time we were just beginning to understand each other and now it's almost like having a conversation. Oh how the time flies!

The sweetest words

This morning, after finding the grape jolly rancher I was singing Old Mc Donlad to Isabelle here is how it went.

Me: Old Mc Donlad had a farm
Iz: EI, EI, YO
Me: and on that farm he had a cow, EI, EI, O with a
Iz: Moo moo
Me: here and a
Iz: ...... dat? (she had lost interest in the song and was watching me put on mittens)

It was so cute!

Love is a grape Jolly Rancher

I found true love on my kitchen table this morning. My true love had left me a grape jolly rancher. This morning I tasted love and it was grape!

Full of It!

Last week Isabelle wasn't quite herself. She Threw up lunch on thursday and Friday. I said thats enough and made Todd take her to the Doctor to see what was wrong. If it was a virus I could live with that, however if there was something we could do to make her feel better I was ready and willing to do so.
After the appointment Todd and Isabelle came to my office and I asked- "So... what did the doctor say?"
"Shes full of S*$^" Todd said.
I was like "What? Who? The doctor? Explain!" I mean really we are talking about my daughter here a short explaination of 4 words was not going to do it.
Turns out that is exactly what Isabelle was. She was full of it. Poor thing was constipated. She had been going but just little rabbit turds as we call them so I totally didn't suspect constipation. However after a weekend of Miralax and lots of diluted pear juice our little one cleared out her system sunday and monday.
I cannot wait to tell Isabelle that story when she is old enough to appreciate her fathers humor!

Walking

These are hilarious pictures of Isabelle walking. It looks like she is running but not quite yet. I give her 2 days and she will be running!

This is Isabelle running away after her bath--- Todd also admitted after this bath in the sink that we need to get the bath tub soon!!

I got ahead of her. I loved this shot with one leg up.

Happy 1st birthday late Isabelle! Mama and Dada are so proud of you for walking!

And they lived Happily Ever After...

The whole reason we went out to Colorado was to see one of my best friends get married. The words cannot describe how beautiful this wedding was down to the very last detail. I'm only sorry that I didn't get to help more with everything because we live so far away. Here are a few pictures.

This is a box that the groom and best man made including the invitation on the cover. The invite was laser engraved onto a piece of wood. In the box all of the guest were asked to write a note to the bride and groom that they will read on their 1 year anniversary.

This is a picture of 1 place setting. The chargers were cut, planed, and polied by the bride and groom and their family and friends. They were beautiful. The bell that was the place card holder was also double purpose. When we wanted the bride and groom to kiss we rang our little jungle bells.

Here is a picture of the reception hall. Really there are no words for how beautiful it was. The setting was only rivaled by how happy the newly weds were that day and still are!

What is a wedding with out cake? This was the wedding cake.

And this is the grooms cake. I love it! The groom is an avid hunter. By avid I mean that his love for Jess is the only thing that rivals his love for hunting and the great outdoors! The cutest part of the cake is the groom aiming at the deer but watching his girl run by.

We had a wonderful time. Thank you Jessica & Justin for inviting us to share in your special day. It was BEAUTIFUL but it will pale in comparison to your lives together!

And We're Back!

We arrived back from our whirl wind trip on Saturday afternoon. It was amazing and wonderful. I think all of our bones thawed out while we were in Colorado because the weather was like late spring here in Wisconsin. 55 degrees, sunny and wonderful!

The 15 hour drive was not too bad. Those of us in the back seats napped a lot which was nice. We swam and played cards and just generally enjoyed every ones company. Our travel companions included my college roommate Marci and her husband Tim. They came out with us to visit Tim's brother in Fort Collin's Colorado for a couple days. Here are few quick photos- Sorry they are blurry, they are from my phone.

This is Isabelle Fighting taking a nap! She was so good on this trip!

Here we are at Cabela's in Omaha taking a crawling break. It was so nice for Isabelle to get out and stretch her legs. And for Marci and I as well... we might have done a little shopping. I think the boys were surprised that we found something at Cabela's. It also proves that Marci and I could find something to buy anywhere!

This last photo is of Isabelle on part of a sculpture in Fort Collins. The other part of the sculpture is a bear but when we tried to sit Isabelle underneath the bear she was not having it. Apparently bears are not her thing. We spent New Years eve day there just bumming around town. We also got a private tour of the New Belgium Brewery thanks to Tim's high school friend, Tyler, who works there.

Other Major events include Isabelle learning to walk proficiently, adding many new animal sounds to her vocabulary and she turned 1. I cannot believe it's been a year. (more on that later)

All told it was a great trip and we would definitely do it again.