Family and Friends

Wow, this past week and weekend have been crazy crazy! Let's see... where to start... how about this?


Friday: Stayed at my parents house, but my dad was out of town, so we just saw Mom. And my sister showed up, so I got a quick picture with her. Her little boy is due in May!
Saturday: Went to the K-State game where we won by a lot!

Sunday: Surprised Terry and Debi by showing up at church. Note to self: Do that again sometime! Then celebrated Sarah's birthday, and got to see the beautiful niece and her cute cousins!
Monday: Went shopping with Debi, had lots of fun. Then got to spend time with two wonderful friends who I appreciate so so much!

Tuesday: Dan had his second skin cancer spot removed. Hopefully it's the last one forever! Drove Dan home to P-burg and then drove to Wichita that same day for training for two days.


This picture above is a few hours after Dan's surgery! They told him there shouldn't be any bruising... and it was completely purple!
This picture is when I returned from my Wichita training and it was still so swollen! The picture below is a picture from five days after his surgery. As you can see, there is still some swelling and bruising!
Skip to Saturday: Had the best day with my best friend Lindsey! I miss her so much and it was relaxing to get manicures and go shopping and have lots of girl talk! You can't tell from the headshot below that she is pregnant, but she is! YEAH! She'll be a great mom!
Hope you enjoyed the update!

Memory Lane

So, I was going to update the blog today and realized I have no pictures to add, so I went through old pictures of us and decided to post a mini walk down memory lane. It was fun for me, maybe it will be fun for others. Who knows! This first picture is of us on our first anniversary. I love this picture. Dan had created notes for me and he took me around to every spot that meaningful to us from when we were dating and he read me the notes at each one. They were of all the things he was thinking at that moment, like our first walk together, our first dance, our first kiss, etc. It was so romantic. This is a fun memory!
I'm pretty sure this picture was taken before we were married, but it was so funny, I just had to add it. This was the picture that was going to make its debut on his groom's cake, but he decided not to have one. I can't say that I was upset about that.
Camdyn Malia's birthday! She was and is so precious! This was such a fun time for us! We love our little niece!
This picture was taken at on our trip to St. Charles. I just loved Dan's pearl snap shirt. I always said I wanted to marry a cowboy!
Isn't this a cute picture? My little cousin took this picture at Christmas 2006. She was only three and we didn't think she would actually get our faces, so we just cheesed it up. But then it turned out to be a cute one!

Anyway, that's all I have for memory lane today. I just wanted to share some cute photos. I'll have some current ones for the next update. Here's what's been going on lately: Dan is almost done with basketball season and he is actually glad about that. When you have three nights of games a week, it gets to be a little draining. He is also looking forward to spring break. And I have been getting busier and busier with both jobs. I did start a ladies Bible study with one of the coach's wives this past Sunday. It is a Beth Moore study called Breaking Free and I am very excited about it. The first one went so well and the ladies are all so nice. I'll let you know what I am learning. This weekend we'll be going to Manhattan and Topeka. It will be our first weekend out of town since Christmas! So I'll give you all an update after that! That's about all for now.

Bored at work

So, it's Saturday and I'm at the flower shop and I'm bored. And I've only been here 20 minutes. That's sad. Anyway, I was checking out my friend Laurel's blog and she had copied a quiz from one of her friends. So I decided to copy it from her to fill my time. So here it is.

1. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR KITCHEN PLATES? Light green and cream. According to my father in law, they are perfect for giants. They are really huge!
2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I just finished This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. It will change your prayer life!
3. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? We don't have a mouse pad. Plus we both use our laptops now instead of our desktop.
4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? I love Sequence! And it's not a board game, but I love Mexican Train Dominoes too.
5. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? That's a tough one. I'm sensitive to smells, so a lot of things.
6. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? It's a tie: How much I hate my cat who has woken me up because she wants fed OR that I'm hungry!
7. FAVORITE COLOR? Yellow or Pink in general. To wear: black, white, or pink
8. LEAST FAVORITE COLOR? I don't think I have one.
9. HOW MANY RINGS UNTIL YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Our home phone: two My cell phone: depends on who's calling!
10. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? I like James or Elle. Dan doesn't like either, so that's that.
11. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla
12. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? I always drive at least four-five miles over the speed limit, but not much more, especially since the time I almost got a ticket for going about nine over.
13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? I wish I could say no, but Zach(my leopard)makes an occasional appearance.
14. DO YOU LIKE THUNDERSTORMS? I absolutely love thunderstorms!
15. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A maroon 1985 Dodge Charger with a hatchback... loved that car!
16. WHAT IS YOUR SIGN? Virgo
17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Sure.
18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? Well, I think if Big Brothers Big Sisters keeps going well, it could be my dream job. Growing up, I always had visions of owning a cafe that was also a teen hang out at night. Weird, huh?
19. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY COLOR HAIR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I love being a brunette.
20. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? If I were completely honest, I would say half empty, but I really am trying to be more positive.
21. FAVORITE MOVIE? I don't know, any romantic comedy with a happy ending.
22. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? There shouldn't be any other way to type.
23. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? Luggage.
24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? I watch what Dan watches, but I would say, football is more enjoyable than basketball on t.v. Basketball is more enjoyable in person.
25. YOUR SINGLE BIGGEST INTENSE PAIN? Picking up after a grown man. Get my drift?
26. KETCHUP OR MUSTARD? Ketchup. And Mustard.
27. HAMBURGER OR HOT DOG? Hot dog.
28. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Summer, most definitely. Along with spring and fall, but not winter.
29. THE BEST PLACE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN? As far as memories, either Myrtle Beach or New Jersey. But just for physical beauty, Alaska or Canada.
30. WHAT SCREEN SAVER IS ON YOUR COMPUTER RIGHT NOW? I don't know.
31. FAVORITE FAST FOOD? Taco Bell, hands down. I hate anyone who gets to have it whenever they want. Stupid Phillipsburg!
32. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTH NAME? Courtney Denae Russell
33. ANY NICKNAMES? Usually just Court, but if you ask my sister, it is Corky!

Well, that took up 20 minutes of my time, only 2 hours and 20 minutes more!