Viva la Coldplay!

Last night Chris & I went to the Pepsi Center in Denver for the Coldplay concert. We bought the tickets back in June so we thought that the day would never come! We have loved Coldplay ever since we lived in Wilsonville, Oregon 8 years ago and heard the song Yellow on the radio. Last night was the first time we saw them live and it was an amazing experience! Chris Martin is a great performer and quite the dancer. I think that he and Michael Stipe need to get together for a dance-off. That would be entertaining! I'm really glad we had the chance to go see them live.




The song that started it all...

The Ornament Exchange

I just wanted to put a quick post to give a shout out to all my creative lady friends. These are the ornaments all of my talented friends came up with. Great job girls!

Surprise!!

My dear friend Leslie was over last week helping me strip the awful wallpaper off my bathroom wall. She insisted that I take a picture of the wallpaper before it was gone forever. So I hesitantly told her where my camera was so she could take a picture. I downloaded pics off my camera and I found a little surprise. And here's a surprise for her because now EVERYONE gets to see it!



Here's the nasty wallpaper...



Thanks for your help Leslie!

Who's idea was this anyway?

So Tuesday is our Bunco get together and I am hosting this month. I decided to do an ornament exchange because I've been to one before and really loved it. Well, as I'm sitting here making my second ornament (because the first ones weren't cute at all!) and they are also not turning out the way I wanted. Not only not the way I wanted, they looked like total crap. Just ask Leslie! Luckily, thanks to Deanna's failed attempts to make ornaments, I was able to take her product she couldn't use and made it work on my ornaments (Thanks Deanna!). So I'm thinking after all of this pain and torture (endured by others as well) WHO'S IDEA WAS THIS???? I still have to clean my house and make food for this too! How do I get myself into these situations?

I've had a few requests for an Obama post, so here you go!

WAHOO!!! I'm glad he won. I know some people in this country believe it's the end of the freaking world that he won, but I STRONGLY disagree. I know he's not perfect, but I believe he's a better choice than John McCain was. I know that some people might not agree, but that's what makes this country so great. The end.

A blogging troll

That's exactly what I am. I just realized this morning that I don't know the last time I posted a comment on any one else's blog. I love reading everyone's blog and I have comments rolling around in my head about each post. I'm just too lazy to click that little button and actually type it out. I love getting comments, but I'm not so great at giving them. So from now on, I will TRY to improve on my laziness and actually contribute to others.

A quick trip to Wisconsin

This weekend I flew to Sheboygan, Wisconsin for my nephew's wedding. First of all I can't believe I have a nephew old enough to get married! Second, I was a little worried about going to Wisconsin. I've never had much desire to go to Wisconsin, but I figured because it was for a good cause I would suck it up and get on that plane. Sheboygan was actually a pleasant town right on Lake Michigan. It reminded me of how much I loved living by the water. I had a great time seeing all of my brothers and sisters (except KEITH!) It was a VERY fast trip but well worth it.


Saturday morning we went to the Kohler Design Center. It was quite a place. I saw more sinks, bathtubs, faucets and showers than I ever had in one place. My favorite part was the wall of toilets!



Check out this funky sink!



This was the craziest sculpture I've ever seen outside the Kohler Design Center. Who came up with this?????



Sunday morning before we left we walked down a pier by our hotel. It was windy and cold, but it was great being by the water! This is a picture of the Blue Harbor Inn where we stayed.



A couple pics with my brother Nick. Hopefully I'll have more family pics to post soon! (my camera didn't get used when those were taken!)



The happy couple, Justin and Heather