new moon.

After reading Stephanie Meyer's Twilight and loving it so much, I eagerly went to purchase the sequel, New Moon. Not to disappoint, New Moon was a quick read as well. At times, Andy was wondering if I was ever going to stop reading. Thank goodness there are still two more to read! Who knew vampires could be so enticing?!?

a lazy day...

Because I was out of school today due to the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, my friend Dena and I decided to take in a chick-flick. While Bride Wars was very funny and sweet, only one minor problem occured! Stoneybrook was sadly out of our favoirte chick-flick snack, pretzel bites and cheese sauce. Nonetheless, until our next movie, popcorn easily took their place. What a nice afternoon on a lazy, chilly day.

snooooooow much fun...

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Taking advantage of Louisville's first snow fall, Carmen and I decided to take her most favorite outside toy, her ball on a string, and brave the soft snowy powder out back! While Princess Carmen most usually does not even like to place her feet in the grass, when in it involves a ball, she flies like the speed of wind up and down the yard! What fun we had in our back yard! However, when we came back in to warm up, she still was not ready to give up playing. Take a peek!

wicked and wonderful.

Last night, Andy and I enjoyed one of my Christmas stocking stuffers, tickets to see the Broadway show Wicked at downtown's Kentucky Center! Wow! Wow! Wow! What a wonderful production! We simply loved every minute! I will certainly never look at The Wizard of Oz with the same eyes...I now like Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Not only was it fabulous, it was very, very clever!

finally friday.

Glad that it was finally Friday evening following my first week back to Kindergarten and Andy's week back at the Brown Cancer Center, we met our good friends Jim, Jessica, Whitney, and Baby Caleb for delicious Borromeo's pizza! What a good ending to
a busy, busy week!



How did Whitney sneak out of a blog picture?

a new favorite.

Andy & I recently purchased a new game to add to our collection, The Game of Life: Twits and Turns. Complete with credit cards and an electronic banker, this game has now grown to be one of our newest favorites!

hooked.

While enjoying my time off from teaching, I decided to "jump on the band wagon" and read a much recommended book, Twilight. Nonetheless, while I was excited to have some free time to actually read for pleasure, I was a bit skeptical, but hopeful that this new series would gain my interest! Wow! This book has proved to be my fastest read thus far! Needless to say, I will be both purchasing the next book in this series and watching the movie with Andy tomorrow...can't wait!

a new year's tradition.

My Special Nana

A pork, black-eyed peas, and sauerkraut family lunch has been a long-standing tradition in my family on New Year's Day. While I do not enjoy eating any of the above, I annually indulge to obey all superstitions for a blessed, happy, and healthy New Year!

What a wonderful holiday we had with our family in West Virginia! As always, we were sad to leave those that we love so, so much, but were happy to return to our own home to enjoy our last few days of our holiday break! Now that we are safely back in Black Powder Court, we look forward to seeing our Louisville friends and can't wait for our family to visit us in Louisville very soon!

My Nana and Papaw and their two favorite girls

happy new year!

An early New Year's smooch

To celebrate the New Year, Kent, Danielle, mom, Andy, and I went to one of our favorite West Virginia restaurants, Twin Oaks...yum, yum! Oh how we miss their delicious pizza and special salad! After a quick visit with some of our family friends in Bridgeport, we traveled back to Philippi for a New Year's Eve game night at Danielle's home. What a wonderful and blessed 2008 we had! Andy and I wish you and your family a very healthy and happy New Year!

Mom, Carmen, & I smile on New Year's Eve


So, so happy to be home with our families


Kent & Danielle waiting for Twin Oaks pizza & salad...yum!


Danielle, the ultimate gamer, and I wait for 2009
during Game Night!

a holiday get-away to d.c.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Following Christmas, Kent, Danielle, Andy, and I traveled to Washington, D.C. to visit Danielle's Uncle P.J. and Auntie Barbie! With open arms, Auntie Barbie and Uncle P.J. were fabulous tour guides as well as hosts during our fun, fun D.C. trip! We have always known that Kent and Danielle were blessed to have such a special twosome in their lives, but now we feel as equally blessed to
have a new auntie and uncle!

Thank you, thank you Barbie and P.J. for an unforgettable get-away!