One Crazy Week

This has been a crazy week. Jason has been traveling all over the south and I’ve been hanging out at home with the dogs….pretty uneventful for me. Monday started off pretty rough, not for Jason and me, but for my nephew. He’s 16 now, will be turning 17 in April, so he has his license. He’s been driving for almost a year now, and has been doing pretty well with it. Monday on the other hand, was pretty scary for him. The truck that he drives needed the brakes worked on, so he asked my parents if he could drive their 4Runner to school. They had no problem with it, so off he went. The roads were good, except for one spot in Illinois City. Illinois City is a small town about 5-7 miles from their house, where we all went to grade school. Well, I guess there was a culvert that had gotten blocked with ice, so all of the water was going on the road. Dakota said he saw it coming, so he slowed down, but as he was driving over it, the back tires spun and he shot over into the other lane. He tried to correct it and when it got into the correct lane, the tires grabbed the dry pavement and shot him into the ditch where the 4Runner rolled side over side and landed in a ditch. God was watching out for him that day as he climbed out with just a few scrapes. He couldn’t get out the driver’s side door because that was what side landed on the ground. So, he climbed up and through the passenger side door. As all of this was happening, there was another man coming toward him that saw all of this happen. He had slowed down as he knew it wasn’t going to end up well and once it was all over, he stopped to help Dakota and called 911. He told the dispatcher that a vehicle had rolled and he wasn’t sure if anyone would be hurt or coming out alive. Thank God he was okay. Dakota was really shaken up about it, and was more scared because he totaled my parent’s car. No one cared that he wrecked the car, just that he was okay because you can always replace a vehicle, but never a life. He went and got checked out at the hospital, in which everything came back fine. No stitches or anything. His Mom, my sister Jill, her birthday was the next day and she said this was the best gift she could have gotten-that Dakota walked away safe and sound. We are all very thankful it turned out the way it did.

Christmas 2009

Christmas 2009 was a little off for us.  We were supposed to drive to Milwaukee to spend Christmas with his Mom and Don, but that trip got canceled due to the weather.  I was disappointed since we were looking forward to spending the weekend with them, but we're going up there on the 16th of January to celebrate.  So, on Christmas day, Jason & I went to Riverside Casino with my parents and ate lunch and did some gambling.  I won $177!  After that, we were driving home and decided to go see Avatar, which was awesome!  Jason & I both highly suggest going to see this movie if you haven't.....well worth the money.

This past weekend, Jason's Dad and Stepmom came down to celebrate Christmas and poor Jason came down with something, either the flu or food poisoning, and spent the majority of the time sleeping in our bedroom or laying on the couch. His sickness started literally 5 minutes before they got here.  I felt horrible for him, but he's starting to feel better now.  I guess Christmas wasn't meant to be this year for us!  But, I had a nice time visiting with Gary & Mary and Jason did as well when he could. 

I had a nice birthday celebrating with my parents and Jenna & Dustin.  We went to Geneva to eat and have some drinks.  Afterward, everyone came back to our house and we played Catch Phrase and had some nice conversation. 

I am really looking forward to spring coming and I know it's a while away, but not really.  I believe it's only 10 weeks from this Saturday and our vacation is 9 weeks from this Saturday!!!  I still have to change my name on my passport and once that's done, I can sit back and relax and wait for it to get here.  It's going to be so nice to get out of here, especially if it doesn't warm up!!!

Hope everyone had a nice holiday and welcome 2010!!!

12 Weeks!

It is only 12 weeks from this Saturday until we leave for our honeymoon to the Dominican Republic!  We can't wait and are so excited to get out of this cold, cold weather and get some sun!  My sister and her husband, Jenna & Dustin, are coming along with us and we couldn't be more happy!  When Jason and I went to Mexico last Febuary, we had a really great time, but we would have liked another couple with us to chat with or go do things with.  For example, Dustin & Jason are going golfing in Punta Cana and Jenna & I are going to get manicures and pedicures!  I cannot wait to relax and enjoy ourselves.  Here is a link to the resort we are staying at... www.palaceresorts.com/RESORTS/MpPuntaCana/index.asp.

And here is a photo of what we are looking forward to.....enjoy!!!  :)

Snow Day

We didn't get as much snow as predicted, but the main highways around here are treacherous. I have to take Hwy 61 to work and I was not going to even try. With all of the blowing and drifting snow, they have shut down parts of I-80 since so many semi's have jack-kniffed and cars were in the ditches. Not a pretty sight out there today. Here is a photo of what it looked like early this morning. It is more drifted over tonight as the winds have picked up. On a side note, I didn't go to work, but Jason did. He made it to work safely and home safely....I was really worried about him when I knew he'd be out on the roads.

And this is how we've kept Sadie warm during this snow and cold weather.  :)

Let it snow!

Today is our first measurable snow of the season! Not too much yet, maybe an inch, although there is MORE on the way. I got to test drive the Escape in the snow, but there wasn't that much on the roads, but I'm sure I'll get to test that in a few days. Although if I had my way, I wouldn't be caught out in it. :) Tomorrow and Wednesday there is supposed to be a HUGE storm where we could see anywhere between 6-12" of snow! We are currently under a blizzard watch, which will more than likely be changed to a warning within the next day. I'll have to post some pictures on Wednesday, as I'm sure I will be staying home for the day.

Christmas Get Together 2009

Last night Jason and I went to our Christmas get together that my friends and I do every year. This year we included the husbands. OH MY GOSH! The kids were hilarious! Jason and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. They were just so funny being so concerned over their toys and then when one of the Dad's got on the floor and started doing WWF wrestling with them, it was hilarious! Alicia and Corey Bull hosted it at their house and made all sorts of delicious food. We showed up in our Christmas sweaters and here is a taste of them....I think you'll like them. :)



Here are some photos of the kids and my friends and I. It was a wonderful time and we can't wait to do it next year! PS....I think our sweaters were such a hit that we're going to have everyone wear Christmas sweaters next year. We can't wait!

Thanksgiving in Minocqua!

This year Jason and I spent Thanksgiving with his Dad and Mary in Minocqua, unlike last year when they all came down and that was the evening Jason proposed! How can I ever forget that?! We left Wednesday around 2:30 and drove the entire way in rain.....boo. We had to take the dogs, which we really didn't want to do for 2 reasons. 1) We didn't want them running all over Gary and Mary's house, and 2) we really didn't want all their dog hair in our new vehicle. But, it turned out great! I felt horrible though since there was dog hair all over their house and Sadie was a little crazy, what's new though! :) We enjoyed a great Thanksgiving dinner that Mary spent a lot of time on. She made turkey, dressing, potatoes, gravy, candied sweet potatoes,green bean casserole, cranberry jelly, rolls,raspberry cheesecake, and pumpkin pie. It was delicious!!!!!! Everything was fantastic and we stuffed ourselves silly. Friday we visited with his Grandma and Grandpa and it was great to see them since it had been before the wedding that we had seen them last. They are doing great and it was so nice to visit with them. We left early Saturday morning and had a nice trip home. Now it's time to start thinking about Christmas! Jason and I are going to go north to Milwaukee to visit with his Mom and Don and enjoy the holiday with them.

We're really looking forward to this weekend since Friday we are getting together with my Illinois friends for a Christmas get together where we exchange gifts and eat delicious food. I can't wait to see all of their kids and kiss and hug all of them! This will be the first year that we are going to have the husbands come and celebrate too, but they're just going to sit around and drink some beer. Jason doesn't know it yet, but I've signed us up to wear 'his' and 'her' Christmas sweaters. Hopefully I can get some good pictures and post them this weekend. I'm going to try! :) It should be a great time! And then on Sunday, we are getting together with my family to have a holiday get together. I believe it's chili and snacks and good conversation. I really like getting together with everyone. I hope we keep this going year after year. It reminds me of when I was little and ALL of the Thirtyacre's would get together and do this type of thing.

I think it's time to sign off....I'm running out of things to talk about and Jason fell asleep on the couch. Gotta wake him up before he is awake too early in the morning!!!! (Yeah right. ;))