Tales of this, bliss, and that...

Sometimes in life we learn to do things the "hard way." I am one of those people who makes it a habit... My most recent encounter involving a horse. (You see where this is going, right?) In the last month I've spent a couple of my weekends out west with Drew's family camping and riding horses. Other than the thirty-some bug bites I managed to have all over my legs, I absolutely loved spending my time outdoors roasting marshmallows, riding Marshmallow, paddle boating, fishing (for thirty minutes at a time), and swimming with Anna E! Our final trip this summer ended with a bang (or a lope, rather!) Yes, for the first time in my life I was able to experience my hair blowing in the wind while riding on a horse. I was on my final ride with Shelly and Alice and managed to open my mouth before the end of the trail. At the time, I actually thought it would be funny to rub dirt all over me and say that I had fallen off of Marsh...but then Alice began to lope with Sandy. And ap...

So my sister, Holly, sent me a text message a couple weeks ago saying, "Call me back- we need to talk." Translation: I just got engaged- I want to ask if you'll be my maid of honor. And I said yes! (As did my other sister, Jenny) The wedding won't be until sometime in 2012, but I am already excited for Blake to become part of our family! :) The newly engaged couple... Seriously, so proud to have these two in my family! Hahahahahaha :)

So I am definitely jumping ahead a few posts, but I wanted to introduce the newest family in my life...Meet Hallie, Owen, and Entergetic Ella! Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out how I manage to meet such great families. These kids come complete with manners and all. After school the other day Ella asked me what she should have for a snack. I suggested green eggs and ham, and while I was one-hundred percent joking, the girl was all for it. So we just made green eggs because we didn't have any ham. (Honestly, this was probably a plus because I have absolutely no idea how to make green ham!) And yes, for your visual entertainment I'm including pictures... Ella and Owen preparing the eggs! Yep, they're green. Yum?!?! Owen and his eggs :] (And Holly... I promise there is a special post in the making!)

One... Two... Three... ...and still smiling! :) Just another random update...I'm currently in "OMGoodness I leave in X amount of days and still have so much to do" mode. Add that to my deilemma of needing a new fuel pump and you have one stressed out soon-to-be grad student. I honestly believe that you prepare for these moments in your life, not because you expect the transitions to go perfectly smooth, but to avoid every.single.possible. thing that could go wrong. So really, I'm doing pretty good, right? Next week is my last week with the Fox Four. *SOB* (Although, I'll still probably blog about them in my spare time, considering I have a kajillion pictures of them that are all worth sharing- not to mention the stories that go along with them). Now off to pack for another weekend of riding horses. (Ah, yes...that's another post in the making!)