Best ever

This made me extremely happy :)

Basset Hounds running

All of my Halo has NOT helped my laser tag skills

Yes, it's true. Not one ounce of my Halo skills has rolled over into laser tag. I came in LAST place at YW's the other night against all the girls. How lame is that?! I'll tell you what did help though... my exercising. I was able to duck around corners and dodge people all over the place because of the strengthening in my legs from my cardio every day. But still... all that Halo and all that cardio didn't make me win...

Two lovely ladies, Sarah and Madelynn

This is Becky and Naomi. Naomi is one of my Mia Maids and she is an absolute doll. She's a ham just like me.

Jocelynn and Naomi. Ham, anyone?

Jordan here on the left is 13 going on 19, (like, totally!) and Korynn is the most genuine girl you'll ever meet. Jordan is into chick flicks and fashion, while Korynn is into gummi bears, giraffes, and reading. What a pair, huh? It was awesome, they totally formed an alliance against the rest of us.... little buggers.

Madelynn, Mary, and Madison. Yes, we have a Laurel named Madelynn Smith and a Beehive named Madison Smith. To answer your questions, I get them mixed up all the time.

It never stops... the ham, I mean.

Ah, my Young Women posse:

back row: Jordan (blue t-shirt) Becki, Madelynn, Madison, Sarah, and Sister Scott

front row: Naomi, Korynn, Jocelynn, Jordan, Mary, Sister Graff, and yours truly

We had such a great time! (Other than the fact I lost, but it was still fun) Honestly, one of the best Young Women's activities I've ever been to. Good times!

Ta-dah!

1500 pieces, and I finished it!!! It's a great feeling to finish a big puzzle like that. Buuuut, my sweet dog decided to eat two of the pieces that happened to fall on the floor. I was so angry... I really wanted to puzzle save this puzzle and hang it on my wall, but May-May saw to it that that didn't happen. So frustrating. Either way though, I finished it.

Birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas presents

Ander gave me a great birthday present this year... WE WENT TO THE BLUE MAN GROUP!!!

Downtown Austin reminds me of Gotham city... always has, always will

Not too shabby, we sat in the first balcony so we were able to see everything

S.T.O.K.E.D.

The Blue Man Group was amazing, as always. I've seen them five times now, and this time was Ander's first. He loved it!

Wonderful birthday present, just what we both needed. Fantastic!

True love

"Susie? Will you help me put on a breathe right strip?"

"Of course sweetie"

- last night at bedtime

Bent Objects

I just HAVE to share this wonderful blog with everyone. I just stumbled across this on the internet. The link is bentobjects.blogspot.com.

Bent Objects uses wires to create wonderful and hilarious works of art. You really just have to look for yourselves. It's so great.

All I see is red

...Strawberry... golden... brownish really. I decided to do something different with my hair today, Martha has been telling me she thinks I'd look great as a redhead so I went for it. I actually really like it! What do you think?