pumpkin time

We didn't get to decorate pumpkins this year due to our busy schedules. However, we along with some other MS1's are going to decorate "thankful" pumpkins. So, I am working on my pumpkin idea!

Have you decorated pumpkins this year? Please share!

good day, sunshine

Oh what a beautiful sunrise we had today! So, of course I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and took pictures until my feet were completely frozen. Next time I should grab shoes!
Oh, so lovely! I really can't decide which one is my favorite...you should really look at all of them! Check out more HERE.

wonderful weekend

Oh, wonderful weekend, why are you gone?

Weekends are becoming my favorite time because it is when I get to cuddle with Jeffrey the most!! Sadly, the next test block is next week which means life is crazy at our house again. I really wasn't ready for another one to come along so soon...I think Jeff has hardly recovered from the last one. Oh well. Pray for Jeff if you think of it!!

We had a nice weekend before he crawls back into his study hole. We had a date on Friday, which included mexican food and curling into our fluffy bed with fuzzy blankets to watch a movie. Fantastic! Then we had people over to the house to watch OU play on Saturday. (Aaron, the guy in the stripes, really likes to pose for the camera!!) And Jeff had his last intramural football game of the year Sunday. He was the only player from his team to show up. So he, the refs, and the other team scrimmaged and it was still fun.

happy 23rd!

Five months today!!!...

Every 23rd I have a little celebration in my heart and in our home. The last couple of 23rds Jeff has not been able to do things because he is having to study. So we have just both gotten a little excited (really I get a lot excited and he pretends, but I think he just sees it as another wonderful day). Today, we are actually going to celebrate, and have a date, and maybe even go out to dinner. Oh! And we are going to get a movie from Redbox! I am really excited!!!

Please enjoy these pictures of the BEST day!

(pictures by David Baxter)

toasted marshmallow ice cream

So, on our trip to OU/tx Jeff had this idea to make toasted marshmallow ice cream. Honestly, at first, I was skeptical, but thought, "hey, we'll try it!" As it turns out, this idea was shear brilliance. In fact, we have now made it twice in the last four days and we still have none left! YUMM!!

We burn the marshmallows ourselves over my 4-wick candle! That is the best part...so fun!

He is genius when it comes to creating unique ice cream flavors. So far, we have done:

- pear-carmel

- mint-chocolate

- toasted marshmallow

- tart-honey fat-free frozen yogurt

- honey fat-free frozen yogurt

- strawberry-banana-orange fat-free frozen yogurt

- vanilla fat-free frozen yogurt...and that is all I can think of right now.

We make up our recipes totally from scratch...in fact, the first time we made ice cream together, we just put in ingredients and amounts that seemed appropriate without any sort of guide. It is awesome too because there are no eggs, no long, slow cooking, so it is super fast and has super easy clean up! And now, we just follow that base recipe and add flavors. Our next experiment is going to be sea-salt carmel ice cream!! I am excited...I'll let you know how it goes!

P.S. I love our ice cream maker by the way!

birthday month treats

Today, Jeffrey surprised me with donuts, grape juice, and cheese sticks for the first day of my birthday month!! (because he loves me... :D ) He actually went to TWO stores to get me happy treats! Oh, f.y.i. I really get excited about my birthday. I personally start celebrating October 21st and my birthday month ends Dec. 21st...and all throughout that time, I am really secretly excited! Well, not truly "secretly," since I am posting it on the internet, but still...you know what I mean.

Anyway, this is a personal things that I never expect others to recognize because I realize that most people don't care. But Jeffrey loves me so much that he is willing to wholeheartedly celebrate even the most trivial things with me just because it makes me happy!

I love him so!

A is for astronaut

These are pictures of my nephew, Smith, at the fair. We had a fun day. He loved the giant clydesdales, the pig giving birth, baby goats, chicks,...but ironically, the baby sheep scared him.

OU/tx 2009

We went to OU/texas this weekend! It was really nice to get away and have some fun! The weather turned out to be BEAUTIFUL!!!

I will post fair pictures from both the great state fair of Oklahoma and the texas fair later in the week! The Oklahoma fair is WAY better than the texas fair!

second

This seems to be a perfect post leading up to OU/TX this weekend...

I hate texas (lower case, that's right), but this video with Colt McCoy is pretty awesome...To see more, click HERE.

VS: game 4

Well, another weekend...resting, tailgating, OU football, intramural football, and Sunday afternoon naps! So nice, but COLD, way too cold this early in the season.

As good as this weekend was, I can't help but be excited for next weekend and OU/TX, even if it is just because Jeff gets a long weekend and we are going on a road trip together!! Sooners are coming to Dallas!!!

rain, rain...

Today it POURED down rain...so, of course I got drenched taking pictures.

so much fun!!! Look how good they came out and these are only a few of them. Then, Jeff scared me when he came up behind me yelling my name. Of course, I was under some plants in our backyard, engrossed in my picture-taking. And to be far, I think I scared him too because the whole house was open, my car was in the driveway and I was nowhere to be found...but clearly, this means I am on an adventure taking pictures in an obscure place. He should know that. And since I was in a picture taking mood and he came outside, I took pictures of him too!

Look how cute my baby is!!

weekend off

Oh, such a good weekend!! Jeff took the weekend off from med school. We slept and got to spend wonderful time together!

He played intermurals again. This time they played the male nursing team. The game was such fun. As opposed to previous games, this one was clean and everyone was playing nice; which mean I was having fun on the sidelines because I wasn't having to get mad that people couldn't play right. Also, no one got hurt this time. Again, I could stop worrying about them and just enjoy!

test block 1: OVER!!

Since test block THIS has been Jeff. He is restoring his body with lots of cat naps and loving it!

Test block 1 is over! We celebrated by having some of the MS1's from his mod over to the house, taking naps together, and watching a movie...I didn't realize how much I missed simple things like snuggling under a fuzzy blanket watching a movie with Jeffrey.

In the top picture: Brian, Chad, Jeff, David, Kevin, Cale. Then in the bottom picture, same boys plus me and Callie (Chad's wife). Of course, I had to take a picture and they willing obliged.