Calendar

So every year I get a new calendar and have to transfer all the birthday's from one to the other. As I started to write all the birthday's on the new one, I turned to January. The first name on it was my Grandpa, Fay. He passed away last year and it was one of the hardest things I have had to deal with. Out of any deaths in my 28 years of living, I believe that my Grandpa's was the hardest. I mean I still think about all who have passed in my lifetime but I"m constantly reminded every day or something is triggered to think about my Grandpa and Grandma. They were both very special people in my life and I will never forget that. How do you move on from one's death. You really can't. Especially when it's someone as important as they were to me. Thinking of you Grandpa and Grandma!

Random Thoughts

I'm ready for my ankle/ foot to be better. I'm ready to wear my high heals back to work but I don't think I will be doing that anytime soon. It stinks falling down a set of stairs and spraining your Achilles tendon pretty bad.

Yesterday, was the Rose Bowl. Wisconsin was in it but they didn't win. They did try their hardest though but TCU beat them. A lot of fans were disappointed that's for sure. I wonder what happens to all the pre-made stuff ?

Tonight , is the start of a reality tv show called " Worst cooks in America ". I love watching this show. Some people really just can't cook. I would like to do on that show and learn how to be a better cook. I'm stepping out of my comfort zone a little more these days but still..

Anyways though , better get ready for the rest of the day.

It's a New Year

Happy New Year to all the people out there! I think this year will bring great things. At least I hope it does. Anyone have any good goals out there this year? I haven't really thought to much about it yet . However I have done some cleaning and giving things I don't need anymore to others. Makes you feel good. I still have some other stuff to do but I'm working on it. Anyways though I'm going to really try to stay up to date on my blog this year. I know I keep saying that but I'm really going to try.

Family Picture

My mom was lucky enough to go over to my brothers and take a picture with all of the grandchildren. I was very jealous that I didn't get to go. In this picture is Todd my brother, my mom, and Sarah, Sophia, Willow and Selah. These are all my nieces. Where are the nephews? No one had any boys in the family. Maybe when Andy and I have kids we will have a little boy? But then again I really would like a little girl too. I already have her name picked out . Not that I'm ready for kids yet. Andy and I still like to get out and travel. Plus I'm pretty sure he doesn't want any kids for awhile either.

The Dube's

Over the Father's Day weekend we took a drive over to The Dube's house. They live about 2 hours or so away from us. Brandice and Kenny were in town so we all got to hang out and have some fun. We grilled out, the guys went and play golf, we had good food that Clarence made. It was a really fun weekend and Andy and I enjoyed getting away from Madison for a little while.

Sunita's Birthday

Work and more work!

Work has been up and down. Business is good though. We actually made a profit this last month which is a good thing. That means we could see the pay freeze lifted and we may get our raises. But we will see. These last few weeks have been a little crazy. We recently promoted one of our girls in our department to another department. That meant we had to hire someone new and I would be training them. I was also asked to sit in on the interview process and had a say in who I thought should be hired. I like to train new people but sometimes my other work doesn't get done so much and deadlines aren't meant. But so far the new girl is working out good. But I miss our previous girl in that position too though. It's amazing that I have kept in touch with almost everyone that has either moved to a different position, left the company or had been let go.

Hanging out with Friends

Andy and I have been hanging out with Mike and Allison almost every other week. We usually go over to their house and eat dinner and sit around the bonfire. They live in a small town called Verona , just about 10 minutes away from us. They also have a dog that we like to play with too. We are going to try to alternate on who turn it is to host dinner, but it hasn't worked so well yet. We always end up over there. We always have a good time no matter what though.

Shame on Me!

I know it's been a long time since I have written anything on my blog. I just find it hard to sit down and write sometimes. It's easier to pick up the phone and call someone. Anyway though there is probably a lot of new information that I haven't posted that I should. Like pictures of my birthday, or how my golf lessons turned out. I promise that I will try to update my blog more often. I at least changed the background of it. So that's something new..

My new favorite Website!

I have a new favorite website. Allmyfaves.com This website has everything on it. It's like a major search engine for anything and everything. I think I spent at least an hour just looking at things. There were sites I had never even thought of. There was one where you could play Mario brothers.. I used to love that game and play it all the time when I was a kid.Anyways though, go check it out and look at all the cool things it has to offer.

Our 1st Wedding Anniversary!

Time flies by when your having fun!!! May 17th was our first anniversary. I couldn't believe it... We did a lot of things different at our wedding. Like not kiss at the alter, not throw the guarder or bouquet. And then we didn't even eat our topper on our anniversary.. Talk about different. I guess we are just really laid back and really don't care about all the traditional things. Anyways though we went out to dinner with some of our friends that were in our wedding and had a great time.

I purchased a card for Andy for our anniversary and I didn't even get one in return...I gave Andy a bunch of grief for not getting a card. But then on Thursday night I came home and found a card laying on the table with, To my Wife.... I opened the card and there was a little note written on the back. It said, " If you can find your birthday present you can have it." I thought to myself it's not July yet. I spent a good 45 minutes tearing the place apart looking for something. I didn't even know what I had asked for besides a WI Fit.. ( Don't think I will be getting that )

The next day I came home and it was Friday. I said to Andy, " Did you really get me something already?" Yes he said... We have been in to going to the golf range to hitting balls lately and I said you want to go hit a bucket of balls tonight. He said nope not till you find your gift.. So we kind of played the Hot or Cold game... I finally found my gift and it was tucked away . Did not look there the day before. The place he had hidden it I couldn't get open. I'm a weakling... LOL... Anyways though it was a Gift Certificate for Golf Lessons. I was really excited because I just got a new set of Golf Clubs for Christmas. So I"m totally excited about scheduling my lessons and learning how to golf properly.

Our Vacation in Sunny Florida!!!

Here are some of the first pictures from our golf trip. You'll see pictures of the course, Tiger, Sergio and some of the Club House and some other random photos. I will be posting the second set soon.

Our Trip to the Zoo with Kris.

A few weeks ago I had the afternoon off and Andy did too. We decided to take Kris to the mini golf course and the zoo.. That was the first time I had been to the zoo here in Madison.It's a cute little zoo. There are seals, penguins, tigers, monkeys, giraffes and many other animals. It was kind of cold out that day and we didn't stay out to late since Kris wasn't feeling all that great.. But here are a few pictures from the outing..

We leave in 8 days!!!

Today Andy and I went shopping to get a few things for our upcoming trip. We are looking forward to it so much. I have posted some pictures of the place we are staying and the great view.... Can't wait to board the plane next week!!

Stressed

I find myself rushing around at work and not having enough time during the day to complete everything. Do I speak up and say something to my managers and tell them that there has to be overtime? Do I not speak up and not do a good job? I know money is tight in the world but if we can't do our job correctly then we could loose even more money.

It's Monday

It's Monday night and Dancing With the Stars was on. I love that show. It makes me think about all the dance performance I've done in the past when I was a kid. There are days when I wish I could go back and take tap,jazz, ballet and hip hop all over again. I know I can, but do I really have the time too? NO!!!

There hasn't bee a whole lot going on this week. Had a great weekend. I hung out with the in-laws on Saturday night and order Pizza. Then Andy's nephew came over and I played with him for awhile. He's getting to be so big and has a wide range of vocabulary. Afterwards I came home and cleaned out our oven . It was kind of scary sticking my head in the oven with the door open. But it's nice and clean now.

This week is going to be pretty hectic. One of my co-workers is leaving and moving back to Illinois to be with family. So that means we have a new person starting and I get to train him. That's OK I will just be stressed. I have learned that working where I do, I become very stressed. So much to do and not enough time.I told Andy that you may not want to talk to me at all this week because I will be so tired by the time I get home. But I tell you what, I"m looking forward to May when I can get away and go to Florida and spend some time in the sun and on the golf course.

Well I have finished my day with a nice workout on the treadmill and now I'm off to bed.

Blog Under Construction

It's almost 12:30 on Saturday night and I've been listening to music and updating my blog. I hope you have enjoyed some of the changes I have made and the recent posts. Please let any family know that I have updated it and pass the link around. I will be posting more later.

Winter or Spring

I'm very confused what time of season it is. Last week is was nice and warm out and today it's snowing. I wish weather would make up it's mind. I'm ready for the spring air and all the pretty flowers blooming. One of my co-workers received roses from his wife because she away in IRAQ, and I couldn't help smelling the pretty roses and thinking of Spring. This spring I hope to purchase some flowers and plant them on the patio.I"m really into daisy's right now and sunflowers.Keep your fingers crossed that spring will be here soon and that winter will be gone.

Going to Springfield IL and Meeting Selah!

Updating Blog

My Day in Madison,Wisconsin is under construction. Will return with updates and photos!