A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

Well, I don't have much to say today. All I really have to say is that I'm pretty sure I'm going crazy! Check out what I was horrified to find when I looked down after being at work for over an hour this morning...

NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!

Hunting, Hockey, Birthdays, and Private Planes

Well, this past weekend was very eventful...for Kevin! He's been all over the place lately. It all started Friday, when his company took him Quail Hunting up in Tennessee. I tell you what, he was pretty upset about missing a day in the work field, but I guess somebody has to do it! When he got back in town from his rough day of hunting, he met me at our Sunday School Class social at the Huntsville Havoc Hockey game. It was really fun, and the fights made it even more exciting!



We got up early the next morning and drove to Wedowee, AL for Kevin's Birthday weekend! We got to see both sets of Kevin's grandparents, and his parents were able to drive up for the weekend! He got some nice Auburn shirts (which he can wear next year) and a new shotgun (a little too late for his hunting trip though). Actually, I didn't actually pick out a shotgun for him! I gave him a nice case, and he gets to go shopping for the shotgun himself. We had a great weekend celebrating with his family, and then drove home Sunday night.

On the drive home, Kevin's boss called to tell him that they needed to go to Indiana on Monday morning. I bet you're thinking that's a long drive from Huntsville, aren't you? Well, it would have been a long drive except he got flown up there in the company's private jet! Must be nice!

So, while I've been going to work like all the normal people of the world, my hubby has been quail hunting and flying around in a private jet. I feel like I'm missing out a little....

Oh well, it's nice to have him home - even if he's spoiled and a year older =)

Wonderful Wednesday

I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd update all of my readers (I know there's so many of you) on our recent activities. Quite honestly, it's been life as usual around here for the most part! Eat, sleep, work....that's really all that's been happening...we're pretty much adult-babies.

Here are some of the highlights...

This weekend Kevin and I took a 10 hour Hunter's Safety Education Course, so that "we" (AKA: He) can get a hunting license. The class was pretty interesting, but Kevin said I complained a lot. I really tried very hard not to complain. The course itself was fine...some of it was even interesting. But when you get in a room full of large southern men the air-conditioning will be on full blast! It was freezing, and the chairs were very hard! However, I did come away with the ability to get a hunting license and a spiffy new badge (which looks something like this...).

I plan to put it on my mossy oak shirt as well ;-)

After our hunting course was over, a high-school buddy of Kevin's came into town on Sunday evening, and we took him and his girlfriend out to eat at PF Changs (which is pretty much the best restaurant EVER!). They were then planning to go to see a comedian at the Von Braun Center, and we had big plans to go home and watch as many episodes of House as we could stand!

Well, Kevin's friend told us that the comedian was a ventriloquist- Jeff Dunham. He told us that he was really funny, and we should go to see if any tickets are left over. We don't require much convincing these days when it comes to fun, spontaneous activities, so we went. IT WAS SO FUNNY! We loved it!!!

These are his funny puppets - Wilson, Peanut, Jose - the Jalapeno on a Stick, and Achmed - the dead terrorist.

God is on His Throne!

And whatever happens today, I believe that

1 Peter 2:13-17 calls us all to:

"Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men: whether to the king, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men. Live as free men, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king."

So whether the next President is John McCain or Barak Obama, these will be my priorities throughout the next 4 years:

#1 - Live as a servant of God

#2 - Show proper respect for everyone by:

#3 - Loving the brotherhood of believers

#4 - Fearing God (Who will remain on His throne!)

#5 - Honoring the king (or President) as my authority

Picnics, Lady Bugs, & Seed Pods

Kevin and I decided to go on a Sunday afternoon picnic on Monte Sano Mountain today! It was a beautiful day, and we wanted to see all the pretty leaves before they started falling. We had a lot of fun! The lady bugs were out to get us though...it looked like it was raining lady bugs at one point! See how many you can count on Kevin in the picture below!

The most fun part of the trip was when I looked down and saw this seed pod laying on the ground!

No...I'm not normal, but I have a lot of fun =) Look here for more picnic pics!

It Was A Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
(see picture captions below)

This is the wasp that chased me around the house while I was making cookies!

This is what I looked like...

Here are my beautiful witch hat cookies (they were yummy)!!!

TADA!!!!!! May I present the "Most Creative" Costume Winners

We had such a fun time!

"Best Use of Glitter" Costume Winners
"Hardest to Figure Out" Costume Winners
(They are Hawaiian Punch =)

"Most Humorous" Costume Winners
(Props to Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant!)

"Best Use of Prop" Costume Winner
"Best Couple" Costume Winners
The hosts of the super fun evening!

CHECK OUT THE OTHER GREAT COSTUMES OF THE EVENING!!

Trey won a slinky and called it his "Slinko de Mayo"

(Love the gold tooth, Trey!)

Kevin did a great job scooping the gook out of our pumpkin...

I worked very hard to outline the scene.

The Non-"Cheater" Table

(They did all of these by hand...)

The "Cheater" Table

(We used templates AKA resources!)

Our Beautiful Haunted House Jack-O-Lantern.

WHAT A FUN NIGHT!!!!