May 23, 2009

Whew!!! This week flew by! We went to 3 Cards/Cubs games (tues, wed, and thurs) and the cards SWEPT the cubs WOOHOO!!!! It was great. Nathan and I had a lot of fun together and met up with his friends and ex-roomies Joe and Ryan before the game on Wed at Mike Shannons for some beers. We also sat by a very interesting drunk guy that night. He spilled a half-full beer down my leg and then told me that baseball was like football but w/ Kobe Bryant. WTF!!?!? Apparently he was really confused if we were watching football, baseball, or basketball lol. We had to miss our slowpitch games this week, but they still won both games without us.

My mom and I went to the Fox to see the Chorus Line on Thursday at 1. It was really good. It was a short show....only 2 hours with no intermission. Very good though. We ordered tickets to see Hairspray at the Muny in August too. We are excited.

My parents and Nathan's mom and grandma came over for dinner last night. We sat outside and grilled Aracherra (mexican skirt steak) with the yummy white mexican queso on tortillas with grilled onions and green peppers.....so GOOD!! Then Nathan went to bartend and my dad and I went to Home Depot to get tile for the backsplash behind the kitchen sink. It just gets too much crap splashed back there. I also want to get all new tan paint for kitchen and hallway b/c the guy before us put flat matte and its disgusting and nothing wipes clean off of it. GROSS! We tried one color but when we got home it looked to peachy colored instead of tan so I think we are going to use it in downstairs bathroom maybe since the paint is non-refundable. My dad and I are going to put up the backsplash on Wednesday, if we find a tile cutter in time.

I'm still into taking pictures with Nate's camera. These are some I took this week.

May 17, 2009

I'm a day late writing b/c I didn't work last night. This week we managed to squeeze in both of our sball games before the storms and won them both. Our umpire was horrible this week, and Nathan almost got thrown out for saying Jesus Christ lol.

Wednesday night we went out to eat with Sarah and Bronson (from DD) and then went and had drinks at DD (way too many for me). I wasn't feeling so hot for work at 6am Thursday morning but ended up leaving early b/c Dexter decided to step on a picture frame leaning against the wall waiting to be hung up. I went home and tended to him and then my boss said I didn't need to come back b/c Ron came in. Nathan and I met his brother for lunch at Pirrone's. Yum!! Thursday night, Nathan's sisters and a few friends came over for dinner after Emily's bachelorette party, while Josh and Nathan went out taking pictures downtown at the arch and Keiner plaza and other places. They were gone forever and seemed to have a lot of fun taking pictures all night and grabbing dinner.

Friday we dropped Dexter off at my parents and went to Jacksonville for Emily's rehearsal dinner. It was at a nice venue (Buena Vista Farms in Chapin, IL) but everything was pretty unorganized and it rained during the rehearsal so nobody seemed very ready for the wedding the next day. That night we got a hotel room (Nathan can't stay at home b/c he is allergic to cats and his mom has like 6) and let Josh and his gf stay with us since they didn't want to stay at his mom's either b/c Brittany is allergic to cats too.....and Nathan's other sister has mono and strep. We had fun hanging out in the hotel room and Josh and Nathan left the next morning to get pics while Brittany and I hung out and got ready together. She is really fun....I hope Josh knows she's a keeper lol. The wedding was really nice and they had punch and cake afterwards. I got to use Nathan's camera for the first time and loved it!!!

Today we woke up and got ready for our engagement session at Forest Park. It was a lot of fun except my hair kept blowing around in all the pictures. Our photographer got in a fight with a biker (harley not bicycle) and that was pretty funny. After our session my parents met us with Dexter and Bella to take some shots on Nate's camera w/ the dogs. It was fun!! I took my first HDR picture!!! Its the pink tree in my blog! YAY!! And now I'm at work and need to go do some stuff lol. It's Debbies birthday too!! HAPPY BDAY DEBBIE!!! We gotta go upstairs and have some DQ ice cream cake too. :-)

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!! I decided to buy tickets to see the Chorus Line at the Fox Theater for me and my mommy :-) I can't wait. I love going to the fox with her. We usually go at least once or twice a year together. I'll be sleeping most of the day tomorrow but I plan on at least eating dinner and giving her her present before going back to work. Today was BORING! Nathan went to his brother's graduation which I planned on going to but at the last minute realized with a 2 hour ceremony and 2 hour drive it just wasn't going to happen with me having to work. I can't freakin take any vacation either b/c I'm using half of my year's vacay for our honeymoon ugh. It'll be worth it though. We won both of our softball games on Tuesday night and I went to DD after to train for bartending. I liked it a lot. I'm looking forward to doing it here and there for fun and extra cash. This wedding stuff is stressful and expensive :-(. We did cake testing on Friday which was fun, and we figured out which tier is going to be which kind. We also blocked off some rooms at the Hampton Inn in Columbia, Il. Its a brand new, really nice hotel, but the rooms are kinda pricey for such a small town. Like $90 a night!!! Sheeeesh. My mom and I found a cute ivory flower girl basket last night with a pearl handle and some favor bags for the tables. Now we just have to figure out if we are putting candy or mints in them. I better get back to work....

May 3, 2009

May 3rd!! Where has this year gone!!! sheesh. I feel like it was just New Years! This week wasn't too eventful. We did manage to register at Sears. FUN FUN! Nathan had a blast with the gun until the trigger stopped working and he had to just press a button on top. After that he lost all interest lol. We had a lot of fun! We rented the movies Australia and Milk....Australia was GREAT, Milk not so much. We turned it off after 20 minutes from all the making out between Sean Penn and another guy (the pot dealer from Pineapple Express). We got to use our new mower (so fun, i know) and our yard is pretty spiffy :-). Other than that, not too much. We just finalized plans to go camping w/ Debbie and her family at the end of the month so I'm pumped about that!! I wish I could use all my awesome camping stuff I just registered for hehe. Nathan's sister is getting married this month and I'm helping organize the bachelorette party so that'll be a nice bonding experience with his sisters. I'm looking forward to it. I don't get to see them very often because we all live 2 hours apart. We booked our engagement session for May 17th so I'm thouroughly stressing about what the wear and my hair and jewelry and AHHH everything :-(. We are getting them taken at Forest Park so at least the background will be pretty! Time to get to work. Now that I'm back on weekends, hopefully I'll be better at updating this.

April 26, 2009

Well, I realized after reading Debbie's blog that I'm officially a blogger SLACKER!! :-) Nathan and I went to Seattle to visit his dad, stepmom, and family from Australia for 6 days over the Easter holiday weekend. We had a blast and ate lots of yummy seafood!!! It always seems too short though because we don't get to see them very often and this was my first time meeting his aunt, uncle and cousin from Australia. Their accents are awesome!! I could listen to them talk all day :-) . After our Seattle trip, I started working my weekend nights shift again. Of course Debbie was off and I only got to work with her one day!! Bummer :-(

We started Nate's company slow-pitch softball league last Tuesday by winning our doubleheader. It was a blast!! I hate to say it, but we were both a little sore the next day. How embarrassing!!! I'm looking forward to this week, and my parents are going to bring Dexter and come watch soon. I'm excited. I guess I better work the rust out before they come watch though lol.

This weekend was my friend from college's wedding. Kristy and Stephen's rehearsal dinner was Friday at the country club and it was just a nice relaxed bbq with beer and the cards/cubs game on TV. What more could you ask for?!! Saturday we all got our hair done and drank champagne before going to the church to get dressed. The wedding was wonderful and no one cried except the maid of honor (her sister). We took a party bus after pics to the courthouse to take some more pictures and then off to Staunton for the reception. The hall was gorgeous, decorated in all hot pink and green colors. They had an awesome dinner catered by Ashley's (another bridesmaid) mom who owns a catering business. YUM YUM! And for dessert we had cheesecake with strawberry, chocolate or caramel toppings. It was all so pretty and wonderful and we danced our butts off all night!! The DJ decided it was a good idea to play all the slide, line dances, etc in a row and we were all sweating. GROSS!! Today her and Stephen opened presents at her parents and had brunch. They got some awesome stuff. I can't wait to register for my wedding!!!

Nathan and I met with our wedding coordinator last week and got meal plans finalized for the caterer and times set for arrival, ceremony, reception, etc. Next week we are doing cake testing to figure out what it will look and taste like, and have to go block off some rooms at the Hampton Inn in Columbia, Il. We are also going to register at Sears this Friday morning since we are both off. It seems neverending!! I just can't wait for the day to be here and everything to be done lol. Time to go approve Debbie's samples. Guess that's enough for now.

April 1, 2009

It's been almost a month, so I'm in real need of a post. Happy April Fools Day! Since my last post, I went to Carlinville for Kristy's bridal shower. Her sister did such a great job of picking out food and decorations. Everything was bright pink and green. It was ADORABLE! Her bachelorette party is this Saturday, so I'm looking forward to that as well. I went with my mom and grandma to my cousin's wife's baby shower also. We hung out with Crystal, Eric, Castro, and Sarah and got to see Castro's new house. It's very nice and roomy. Nate helped them move while I was at the baby shower. I finally made Nathan go to the podiatrist for his toe after he let it get so bad for 2 years. It was an ingrown toe nail at the base of his nail instead of the top. It was really weird. It was growing laterally so much it was almost out the side of his big toe. EW!! It feels much better and all the fun in the sun and flip flop time in AZ helped.

Arizona was great. We got there Wednesday night and were told they were out of the SUV we had booked so we ended up getting an Eclipse convertible. It was soo nice and fast!! :-) We went to a game Thurs, Fri, and Sunday and a practice on Thursday also. The Thursday game got called in the 7th due to weather!! Yes, in arizona! :-( BLAH. It was really windy, but c'mon its windier in Chicago...I think they are used to it. The other team was just pansies I guess. Saturday we went up to Sedona, AZ to see the canyons and stuff up there. It was such pretty scenery and Nathan got a chance to really use his new camera for landscapes and not just baseball player's butts lol. I got Ryne Sandberg and Milton Bradley's autographs which was cool. I also got an ear infection and had quite a painful airplane ride out there, so I went to an urgent care place to get some medicine before the ride home. All in all it was a great and relaxing vacation! The weather was amazing, considering it was snowing at home. I missed Dexter a lot though :-(. Nathan and I loved it so much, that we seriously are debating moving there once we are vested in our 401K's at work in 2011. Who knows!? You only live once....why not go somewhere nice and warm!!

Off to work...I switch back to weekends soon. It's going to suck being on different days than Nathan but it'll be nice working with Debbie again and having 4 days off a week :-)

They brought the Clydesdales and dalmation from STL to the spring training games. The dog was kind of worn out it looks like. Bunting above is my Cubs fave Ted Lilly :-)

March 2, 2009

Wow! Where did the first two months of the year go?? Well, I've now been at my current job for more than a year. YAY! This past year has flown by, with getting a new job, house, car, fiance, dogs, etc. It's been great though :-) Since my last post we went to an awesome concert w/ Crystal and Eric. Buckcherry and Saving Abel weren't very good but Papa Roach and Avenged Sevenfold were AWESOME!! Jacoby from Papa Roach came over and stood right in front of me and sang a song. It was great!! We also went to Carlinville and hung out with Kristy, Stephen, Jackie, and Marcus for Mart's bday. We went out to eat and went to the duck. It was fun times. We also went and saw Pam and Jason's new baby. :-) He is sooo adorable. I love Luke!! I'll like him more when he isn't so freakin tiny and crying the whole time lol. He was only a week old tho. Nathan and I also decided we are going to go to Cubs spring training in Mesa, AZ. We booked our flight this past weekend and we are going march 25-30. I'm so excited. We need a vacation so bad. We have been semi-tight on money w/ wedding stuff and trying to buy stuff around the house but we decided to splurge a little with our tax refund money. It's actually pretty cheap though. Only like 360 a person for flight and hotel then we have to rent a car and buy baseball tickets. Well, I gotta get to work. Later!