Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

We had pictures with Santa at school, so I thought, why not get in on the action?

I actually like this Christmas picture better, except for the fact Lane is wearing a t-shirt & I'm dressed up! I guess I'll cut him a break, since he was sick that day throwing up & I made him get up for a picture:)

Holiday Picture

Light the Heights

We all went to the Heights side of town to see a bunch of houses lit up. It was really weird because every year this neighborhood closes down 2 streets & all the houses put up lights. Then hundreds of people walk up & down the streets carrying coolers. It's kind of like a mini mardi gras. The highlights were a bell choir & this polka band as seen in this last picture.

'Tis the Season!

This past Friday, we got our Christmas tree & decorated it. I've been waiting for this moment probably since we moved in. I turned on Christmas music and sang along as I set things up. I just put up the tree picture. However, there's more of other things I've set up if you click on the "More Pictures" button underneath "Albums" on the right side of the blog. Check it out.

Sunbeams!

Today at church I took a picture of our little Sunbeam class. We have 7 & they are the cutest kids ever! I'm so sad to think that we only have a month left with them :(

Family Outing

We went to the Dallas temple with my family today. It was nice to be together & be back in Dallas. I haven't been to that temple in 6 months! Nice to visit the place Lane & I got married :)

25 & Lovin It!

So I finally got the picture from my birthday...3 weeks later. We decided to go to Arlington because who better to spend your birthday with than your friends & family? We went to dinner with Regina, Mike, Amy & Andrew & ended up back at Amy's house to play Guitar Hero. (1 day, I'll get that picture). I had such a good time just hanging out with everyone. It's too bad we don't live closer! Good thing the holidays are coming up. We'll be making lots of trips back:)

Picnic in the Park

Today we got to have a little picnic at Sam Houston Park by our house. It was so nice outside & we had the perfect spot...right by the water. We enjoyed cheese & crackers as we took in the beautiful nature around us. We decided to make this a monthly activity!

Happy Halloween!

We decided to celebrate Halloween by carving a pumpkin & watching "The Great Pumpkin".

I tried taking a stab at it. We went for the old school design...triangles.

Dosie Doe

Last night at the ward party, we had a square dance. I have to say it was my favorite activity yet. There was a real caller named Stu Ringer & he was fantastic. Before you knew it, he had everyone out on the dance floor swinging their partners. It was a blast!

UT Med video

A girl from Lane's school made this video because she was running for president. It's a bit goofy, yet entertaining. Lane has a brief cameo in it twice. Check it out if you have a free 3 minutes. You really get a feel for what his school & classmates are like...haha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG52bHmMyX4

Kemah

This past Friday, we went to the Kemah Boardwalk. Lane had heard that they just finished building a new wooden rollercoaster. So we decided to head down there to check it out. It was a great night (no humidity) to be outside. We walked around for a while, road the Silver Bullet & the swings & grabbed an ice cream before heading home.

Marriage Questionaire

1. Who is your man? Lane
2. How long have you been together? married 7.5 months
3. How long did you date? 5.5 months
4. How old is your man? 28
5. Who eats more? I CAN eat more, but he DOES eat more since he needs the "energy".
6. Who said "I love you" first? He did. Girls shouldn't say it 1st!
7. Who is taller? Lane by a foot
8. Who sings better? la la la la...me :)
9. Who is smarter? Definitely Lane. The kid skipped HS. Who does that?....smart people that's who
10. Whose temper is worse? haha! Mine! That was actually an issue for a while. I've since simmered down.
11. Who does the laundry? Lane. Our apartment doesn't have a washer/dryer unit & he said it was no big deal to use the community ones. So I made that his chore.
12. Who does the dishes? We both do, but I probably do them a little more because I'm anal about it.
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Depends if you're looking at it standing in front of the bed...that would be Lane.
14. Who pays the bills? Lane. He's into investments, so I let him deal with that. Plus, I don't want to be reminded of how poor we are.
15. Who is better at the computer? Lane is Mr. Fix it.
16. Who mows the lawn? Don't need to. We live in an apartment.
17. Who cooks dinner? It's about 80/20 Lane. I'm getting better at it :)
18. Who drives when you are together? He does, but I help!
19. Who pays when you go out? He's the one who pulls out the card. I don't want our waiter thinking he's not a gentleman!
20. Who is more stubborn? ME
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Lane just said he's never heard me admit I'm wrong...liar
22. Whose parents do you see most? Mine & his Dad & Brenda. They live down the street from each other.
23. Who kissed who first? After a MONTH of dating, he kissed me. It was my fault he waited so long. I could never relax!
24. Who asked who out? He asked me out. We were friends before he moved to Boston, so when he came back & I saw him at church, we caught up & he asked me out. However, I was under the impression it was a date & he was just filling his time- How rude!
25. Who proposed? He did-made a nice little speech about "firsts"
26. Who is more sensitive? LANE by far!
27. Who has more friends? Well I probably have more close friends, but he makes friends with everybody easily. Me, not so much. I'm good with the ones I got.
28. Who has more siblings? Lane-11 in all
29. Who wears the pants in your family? I think we each wear a leg

Pumpkin Patch

This past weekend, we went to a pumpkin patch. I was envisioning this huge field with pumpkins everywhere still on the vine. However, when we got there, it was the front yard of a person's yard. Not what we had in mind. However we made the best of it & got a picture!