Danielle tagged me to complete the following.....
(FYI: I did this over Thanksgiving break but am a total amateur when it comes to blogging and I wasn't sure how to tag people... hence why it is being posted in December.)
The "5 THINGS GAME" The rules are to write 5 things under each of the 5 headings, and then tag 5 other people.
10 years ago...
1. I was in sixth grade
2. Going to school in Central City
3. Probably listening to Spice Girls or Natalie Imbruglia
4. I had a pair of JNCO jeans (they had WIDE legs and looked ridiculous, but for some reason I thought they were cool)
5. I started playing the saxophone in band
5 Things on Today's "To-Do" List
1. Make crepes with my grandma
2. Do some Christmas shopping
3. Play cards with my dad
4. Make enchiladas for supper
5. Talk to Andrew before bed
(rough day huh? Praise the Lord for Thanksgiving break!)
5 Snacks I Enjoy...
1. Ice cream
2. Oreos
3. Popcorn (freshly popped)
4. Cookie dough
5. Blue cheese and crackers
5 Things I Would Do if I were a Millionaire!
1. Buy a cozy house out in the country
2. Adopt a couple boys from Africa
3. Save for retirement/college for the kids we will hopefully have
4. Buy Andrew a few guns ;)
5. Give a lot away
5 Places I Have Lived...
1. Central City
2. Mount Vernon
3. Ames
4. Huxley
5. Ames
(I've lived three different places in Ames, so I feel justified using it twice)
5 Jobs I've had/Still have...
1. Babysitting
2. GNC
3. The Cafe - bakery
4. Quality Attributes Software - administrative assistant
5. ISU - research assistant
5 People I'm tagging...
I don't know five people that blog so we'll have to go with three (really, I didn't just copy you Danielle, I only know 3 other people who blog too!)
1. Caitlin
2. Stephanie
3. Heather
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Weddings, holidays, and guns
So, Andrew and I will be the first to admit that we've been terrible about updating our blog lately. Life has been busy... and I didn't figure anyone would want to read updates about what I've been learning in school. Andrew's sister, Anna, got married in October so that was a big event. I'll have to post a few pictures when we get some. She was a beautiful bride and the weather was AMAZING!
I don't know about everyone else, but this cold weather has made me quite excited about the holidays. Although I despise the cold weather, I love Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years... all the great holidays that come with this time of year. Andrew and I started Christmas shopping a few weeks ago and have even listened to some Christmas music here and there. What could be better than seeing family, giving gifts, and have NO homework or tests!!
And of course, a blog post on our blog wouldn't be complete without some reference to guns or plants... so I'll give you a little of both. Everything in the garden is dead. We pulled up all the fencing around it a few weekends ago and packed it in the garage. It was sad to see all the plants brown and lifeless, but I guess it makes me cherish springtime when everything comes back to life. Unfortunately, the garden was a bit of a flop this year, but I did manage to get some jars of salsa out of the deal. I still haven't figured out if I did something wrong or if it was just bad, wet weather. For now, I think I'll choose to believe it was the latter of the two! I'm hoping to try again next year.
Now, on to guns... my husband has had quite an impact on me. For a long while I would get really annoyed when Andrew would sit at home reading posts on gun sites all night or when he would sit watching video after video on youtube of people shooting guns... I just didn't get it. But, I decided to start asking questions and let Andrew teach me about this hobby of his. To my surprise, it has been very fascinating. We spent over an hour this weekend talking about shotguns, rifles, pistols, revolvers and their differences. I'm learning about gauges and calibers and which guns should be used in different circumstances. For instance, what gun would be used to go rabbit hunting? Well, you would use a rifle because it can shoot accurately at a distance, yet it wouldn't leave a big hole so the meat wouldn't be damaged as much. Pretty impressive, huh? Andrew will be proud! I've even become interested in getting my own little handgun... that way Andrew and I can go target shooting together and I can have a gun to lay claim to! What has he done to me? It's amazing how marriage can change a person :)
I don't know about everyone else, but this cold weather has made me quite excited about the holidays. Although I despise the cold weather, I love Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years... all the great holidays that come with this time of year. Andrew and I started Christmas shopping a few weeks ago and have even listened to some Christmas music here and there. What could be better than seeing family, giving gifts, and have NO homework or tests!!
And of course, a blog post on our blog wouldn't be complete without some reference to guns or plants... so I'll give you a little of both. Everything in the garden is dead. We pulled up all the fencing around it a few weekends ago and packed it in the garage. It was sad to see all the plants brown and lifeless, but I guess it makes me cherish springtime when everything comes back to life. Unfortunately, the garden was a bit of a flop this year, but I did manage to get some jars of salsa out of the deal. I still haven't figured out if I did something wrong or if it was just bad, wet weather. For now, I think I'll choose to believe it was the latter of the two! I'm hoping to try again next year.
Now, on to guns... my husband has had quite an impact on me. For a long while I would get really annoyed when Andrew would sit at home reading posts on gun sites all night or when he would sit watching video after video on youtube of people shooting guns... I just didn't get it. But, I decided to start asking questions and let Andrew teach me about this hobby of his. To my surprise, it has been very fascinating. We spent over an hour this weekend talking about shotguns, rifles, pistols, revolvers and their differences. I'm learning about gauges and calibers and which guns should be used in different circumstances. For instance, what gun would be used to go rabbit hunting? Well, you would use a rifle because it can shoot accurately at a distance, yet it wouldn't leave a big hole so the meat wouldn't be damaged as much. Pretty impressive, huh? Andrew will be proud! I've even become interested in getting my own little handgun... that way Andrew and I can go target shooting together and I can have a gun to lay claim to! What has he done to me? It's amazing how marriage can change a person :)
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