lots going on!!

So I have not blogged in a long while so I need to catch up on a handful of exciting events!! For Valentine's Day, Nick and I went out to eat at Andria's steakhouse in Chesterfield. It was very good and not terribly expensive either. We will definitely have to return. Nick sent me flowers to work and I got him a digital picture frame for work because he has one pic on his desk that is almost 4 years old. This way he can keep adding and updating pics. He does not change looks but my hair is different in every picture!! HAHA! On Tuesday, I found out that Angie and Mike Marty are having a baby boy!! He will be named Evan Michael. Congrats you guys. Cant wait to meet him!! The following Thursday, Mom, Dad, Mallory and myself went to the Reba McEntire, George Strait and Lee Ann Womack concert. It was awesome!! The concert went from 7:00 to 11:30 with only about 15 minutes in between each artist. Reba is my favorite!! She is such a great entertainer. The highlight of the show was when she left the stage, changed clothes and returned in a taxi cab to sing Fancy (one of my fav songs). George has a great voice but is very boring to watch, but it was still neat to see him. Lee Ann only sang a few songs, but she sounds great live. The next night, me and a co-worker went to the Kranzberg Arts Theatre to watch our boss in a one man caberet show. he was great!! It was kind of weird seeing a whole different side of him, but it was a lot of fun. After the show, we went out for drinks with our big big boss and her boyfriend who just happens to be extremely high up in the St. Johns Mercy network. It was a very weird night, but lots of fun!! Needless to say this week I did not do a thing because I was catching up on sleep since I cant party like I used to!! Here are some pics!!

Happy 80th Birthday Grandma Bolander

On December 31, my grandma turned the big 8-0!! She does not look a day over 65!! I hope I inherit her genes. We had a party for her eventhough she strongly recommended us not to. It was fun. Hee are some pics. Happy Birthday Grandma and I hope to celebrate many more with you!! Love ya!!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Nick and I wold like to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. Please be careful with all your travels!! Hope Santa finds you!!

Happy Birthday Lucas

Today (December 10) is Lucas' 23rd Birthday!! I cant believe you are 23. I feel really old :( I was only three when mom and dad brought you home for the hospital, but I hear about it often because I put your whole foot in my mouth and bit down. I wanted mom and dad to take you back!! I am glad they didnt because my life would not be the same without you. Happy birthday little brother!!

Happy Birthday MOM

Today is my mom's 45th birthday!! (December 7) Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear mom. Happy birthday to you. That was me singing to you without putting you through the pain of hearing my lovely singing voice. You are the bravest and most beautiful woman I know!! Glad we got to celebrate this weekend. Dad the cherry delight was great! I love you, mom!! Happy Birthday and I wish for many more to come!!

let the holiday season begin

Lots has happened since my last blog. Kelly and Brooks Thomann tied the knot on the 21st of November. It was nice being able to get together with friends and catch up. Congrats Kelly and Brooks!! The next week was Thanksgiving!! I love Thanksgiving because it is my favorite meal!! I made my first pie from scratch, crust and everything!! I was proud of myself because it was done all by myself. On Black Friday, Nick and I braved the crowd so get a start on our Christmas shopping. I thought it was a blast. The lines in Old Navy and Bath and Body Works were terrible, but other than that the shopping spree went well. I only have one more person to buy for and than I am done. I even have all of my purchases wrapped and underour tree. I love Christmas time!! Here are some recent pics of my peeps!!

long time no blog

So I have not updated my blog forever so I got lots to say!! We have been pretty busy the last month. Angie, Mike, Lucas and his friends along with Nick and myself headed down to Ste. Genevieve, MO to Crown Valley winery. This is an annual event that is only allowed to take place once due to the craziness we get ourselves into!! Wine is a different kind of drunk, one minute you are on a tour feeling fine the next minute you are grinding with the class of '79 (that would be my brother)!! We then ventured to the new brewery down the road. I dont like beer so I drank the heck out of Fizzy Izzy root beer. After about an hour or so, everyone was starting to get crazy so we called it a day and went to eat. Good wine, good friends, good memories!! The next week Nick and I attended a wedding of Carl and Aimee (Nick works with Carl). We got to experience the worlds worst wedding crasher!! An Elvis impersonator was hired by the bride's parents to perform a few songs at the reception. You should have seen the look on there faces, fear, disbelief and anger!!We all got a laugh though. The next weekend Mallory, mom and myself went to the Coevered Bridge Festival. This year we decided to spend the night in Terre Haute and go 2 days instead of just one. It was a little chilly but lots of fun. Last year, every pumpkin I found I bought and this year it was snowmen. Mallory was getting crabby because I picked up every snowman that I saw and tried to picture where in my house I could put him!! The following weekend I went to Newton to help my mom paint her bedroom. She has not re-done her bedroom since we moved in to the house 15 years ago. She had a brilliant idea to stripe one of the walls. It seemed like a great idea at the time, but half way through we decided it was not so brilliant. We eventually finished and I have to say it turned out wonderfully. I did not get to see the entire room put back together so I am excited to check out the end product. Last weekend we celebrated my sister-in-laws birthday. Christy turns 29 on the 29th, her golden b-day!! Happy early b-day, Christy!! And last but not least Happy Halloween!! I know it is early, but I figure I probably would forget to update and the holiday would be over. To all my friends with kiddos, send pics of all your ghosts and goblins.