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!

Tagged by Christina

5 Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago: I think I was 15 & a freshman.

1. I was singing in the choir & showchoir in HS.

2. I cheered for the Trojans.

3. I was very involved in my church group.

4. Regina & I were definitely doing something that we would consider embarrassing right now.

5. Studying...that year I was a bookworm.

5 Things On My To-Do List To Day:

1. Well it's the end of the day, so pretty much finish this.

2. I probably should do some school work, but won't.

3. Go to sleep.

4. Sleep

5. Sleep.

5 Things I Would Do If I Had A Million Dollars:

1. Invest it.

2. Buy a house.

3. Buy a car.

4. Set up college funds for any kids I decide to have.

5. Take care of my family.

5 Things I Will Never Wear Again:

1. High waisted jeans.

2. Clunky shoes.

3. Immodest clothes.

4. Platform flip flops.

5. Maroon lipstick

5 Favorite Toys:

1. IPOD.

2. My camera. It's a dinosaur, but I use it all the time.

3. Our tv...Is that considered a toy?

4. I guess this computer.

5. My phone...I really don't consider any of these toys, but necessities.

5 People I Am Tagging:
Regina, Alys, Marianne

Cowboys Rock My Socks Off!

Did anyone else witness the miracle that happened last night?! Cowboys 25 Bills 24. GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!! 5-0 Record!

Here's to You Mouth-Watering Smore!

Ever since our camping trip fiasco, I've been addicted to smores! I thought it needed a toast! Since we have no fireplace & aren't allowed to have bonfires, I've resorted to making them at home. For those interested, here's the recipe: 1 graham cracker, 1 fun size Hershey's bar, 1 jet puffed marshmallow. Step 1-split the graham cracker into 2. Step 2-place the Hershey's bar on 1 half of the graham cracker. Step 3-place the marshmallow on top of the Hershey's bar. Step 4-microwave for 15 seconds. Step 5-place other half of graham cracker on top. Step 6-press down until marshmallow oozes out. Step 6-ENJOY!

Camping

We had been looking forward to a fun weekend of camping for a while now. Well, yesterday we headed to Huntsville State Park right after work. It was supposed to be an hour trip, but turned into 3 hours after all the traffic. We got there after dark & set up the tent in 85 degree humid weather. Then we tried to start a fire which ended up being a tough thing to do. We thought we had made it easy on ourselves by buying the open air firelogs. All you had to do was light it & you had an instant fire. However, it wasn't that easy. It was too humid outside for it to catch fire. Eventually, we got a tiny fire going long enough for me to make 2 smores. Then we were off to bed, so we thought. Like I said before, it was so hot & humid, you could feel the sweat pools forming on you. Then, in the middle of the night, it started to pour & didn't let up until morning. I was just waiting for our tarp to fly off our tent, but luckily, it stayed. Needless to say, we didn't get much sleep & as soon as 7 'o clock hit, we were packing up & heading out. We decide that next time, we would go when it's cold!

Biking

So it's been a while since we've been biking & today we finally got around to taking a ride. It felt really good now that it's starting to cool off in the evenings. Hopefully we'll get back into it. Over the summer we were hard core bikers (haha). That's why we bought the gloves & helmets. I guess now all we need are the elbow & knee pads. Yikes! Hopefully it'll never come to that.

Cowboy Fanatics!

The highlight of our week is without question, the Cowboys Games. We thought it was only appropriate to have a picture showing our support for our team. Luckily this year we are 3-0...knock on wood! Hopefully this is the year we go all the way!

Labor Day Weekend

We headed down to Lake Whitney for Labor Day. Lane's mom & Rich have a house out there & rented a couple of condos for everyone to stay in. It was great to get together with the family, since we're all spread out. Saturday we hung out by the pool, ate bbq & spent the day catching up. Matt, Hunter & Jim were kind enough to collect a couple of spiders for my class. That was entertaining to watch:) This is one of my favorite pictures I took of the boys pushing Rich into the pool. I think I captured the best shot!

This is the way we ROLL

So we finally got rid of our old car & switched to one that actually works! After putting up with things falling apart, or only working sometimes, we decided it was a good idea to look at other options. We picked out a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was owned 8 months by the 1st owner & only had 15,000 miles on it. Needless to say we love it. No more blind spots, our windows work & a smoother ride!

Tag Your It...grrr...Marianne!

4 Jobs I've had:
1. Front Desk girl at a gym for 5 years! My all time favorite! I met so many people & loved making people's day with a warm smile & greeting....at least I felt like I made them happy.
2. Nanny of 2. One was an adorable & demanding, spoiled 5 yr old. And the other was a computer addicted, depressed 12 yr old. Can you guess why I quit???
3. Secretary at a law firm. With all my coworkers over twice my age, I still loved working there & with them. They were awesome!
4. 2nd grade teacher. Already looking towards retirement, I'm in my 2nd year of teaching. I'm hoping this one is better than last & is also my last! I guess I'll keep wishing:)

4 Movies I could watch over and over:
1. My Best Friend's Wedding
2. The Notebook-what girl doesn't enjoy watching that & having a good cry
3. The Holiday-I've totally related to that movie at one point in time!
4. I can't think of any more movies, but am obsessed & awaiting the new season of Grey's Anatomy!!!!!!

4 Places I've lived:
1. Ha ha! Arlington, TX--my entire life!
2. Houston, TX--resident of 3 months
3. I need to get out more!
4. Seriously!

4 Guilty Pleasures:
1. Cotton Candy-I stock up on it at the Dollar Store! I need to start weaning myself of it.
2. Pilsbury break apart chocolate chip cookies--I have to get them every time I'm at the store!
3. Marble Slab Amaretto ice cream w/ reeses butter cups mixed in, on a butterfinger cone
4. Since I've only listed food, I'll throw something else in here--shopping!

4 Places I've been on Vacation:
1. Mexico on our Honeymoon.-I've never enjoyed intentionally being burned in my life!
2. New York-Although I was miserable there, I can still check it off the list of places I've been.
3. Utah-Snow boarding--so much fun
4. Vegas-So much to see! I'm trying to convince Lane to go with me this time!

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Haha! See Guilty Pleasures above;)
2. I love me some Mexican...food that is
3. Cheesecake Factory's Buffalo Blasts. I recommend everyone trying them...Heavenly
4. Pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, pizza at supper time. When pizzas on the table, we can eat pizza anytime! Do yall remember that song? I think I substituted pizza in there.

4 Websites I Visit:
1. This one of course! I always want to see who's updated. That's why I'm doing this thing!
2. Yahoo! email
3. Myspace-I just put the Cowboys logo as my picture & the NFL song. Check it out
4. Facebook-yes I know I'm too old for it, but I just want to see what everyone else is doing!

4 Places I'd rather be right now:
1. Anywhere tropical
2. At a spa getting a massage
3. On a raft in a pool...since I know I'll never be at #1
4. In a bed with lots of fluffy blankets & pillows

4 Books I love:
1. The Christmas Box-I read it every December
2. Quick reads with inspirational messages & short stories
3. US Weekly-I know it's not a book, but still entertaining!
4. Shape-Once again, I know it's not a book, but I get motivated by looking at all the skinny people...and a little annoyed

4 Things I would like to know how to do:
1. Not eat unhealthy food
2. Knit--It looks like fun
3. Be more crafty
4. Speak Spanish. Lane got me CDs for my b-day last year(haha for those of you who know the story) I really do want to be fluent in it though

4 Neglected body parts:
1. My feet-I need to quit trying to do my own pedicures
2. My nails-I just did them the other day & I already have chips:(
3. My lips...they're so chapped!
4. I'm sure there's plenty more

4 Things I worry about:
1. Will the Cowboys do good this season?? YES!
2. Will I be able to make it through this year of teaching?
3. Will we ever be rich? Probably not!
4. I try not to worry about things

4 Happiest Moments:
1. Getting married
2. Getting engaged
3. Getting a job
4. Watching my sports teams win

4 Things I want to do this year or in the future:
1. Get a new car!
2. Lose 10lbs!
3. Go to Spain
4. Never have to work again!

4 People I am tagging:
1. Regina
2. Laura
3. I don't have any other people on this thing to choose from!