Back Home Again in Indiana....

We're back home in L-town for the holiday. Its been a great time so far. We got in Wednesday and for once, we had time to just hang out. Wednesday night we got together with Jay, Fife, Brad, and Kels for an evening of laughs.... as always when you are with these guys!

Thursday morning we headed off to Camden to have brunch with Alex's family. We had a great time playing all of these different games with his cousins, we even learned a few new ones. We can't wait to do these at X-mas, and then again for New Year's with the Birch's and Standeford's! That afternoon we came back to my parent's house for Thanksgiving dinner with mom, dad, grandma, and my cousin and his wife.

This morning mom, grandma, and I got up fairly early (nothing crazy) to find the bargains. We did okay. We hit up Best Buy first b/c I've been wanting a 3 in 1 printer: check! Then we went over to HH Gregg b/c mom and dad have been wanting to get a Wii: no check! (They were sold out, but the hunt continues). Then.... we went to JoAnn Fabrics b/c I was wanting to get some lace for our centerpieces (you know, just trying to plan ahead) and this ended up being the craziest place we went to!! We were not expecting that. I had to wait for over an hour to get the lace measured, but I was in and out of Best Buy in about 15 minutes.... I don't get it! Anyways, I got what I needed, plus a few things I didn't really need.... oh well.

We ended up having lunch with the whole family after that, it was really nice! Then we went to a few stores with Al's mom. We got to pick out our X-mas present with her, I'm super excited!

All in all, its good to be home for more than just a weekend.

Tomorrow, heading down to Edinburgh with mom and grandma..... should be a good time!

Gobble Gobble

A few weeks ago Alex was down in Champaign for his negotiations competition at U of I. He went in not feeling too confident, but they ended up doing really well. His team came in 2nd. They may have a chance to go to Orlando in February for the National Negotiations Competition. If this happens.... I might be looking into a plane ticket to go down there as well! I'm sure I'll be needing an escape from the cold Chicago winter.

I'm in the middle of my parent teacher conferences for the 1st quarter. When these are all done we'll be heading back home for Turkey Day. We're doing an early one with Alex's family and then an evening one with mine. So, it should be a good day full of awesome food and wonderful company! That saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder" is definitely true. It has been several weeks since we have been home, so we are both in need of some time with our family and friends.

I definitely plan on hitting up the stores for some good deals. Probably around L-town on Friday and then heading down to the outlet mall on Saturday. I can't resist the after Thanksgiving Day shopping.

Does anyone out there watch The Amazing Race?? I know Rox is a faithful watcher, but I just absolutely love it this season. It makes me want to try out and be on it! I think Alex and I would be pretty entertaining.... I might have to look into it. Just a thought.....

I hope everyone is transitioning into winter well. Christmas will be here before we know it... Can you believe its already Thanksgiving?

Happy Turkey Day!

O-H-N-O

This past weekend we went home for the Purdue vs. Ohio State football game. Walking in everyone (who cheers for Purdue) wasn't feeling very hopeful, but walking out was a completely different experience! Boy, what a game? We had a blast and of course our Boilers finished with a "W"!

The day started with some tailgating with my parents and the Standefords. Seeing the Standefords two weekends in a row was great, and I couldn't tell you the last time that happened.

The game was a roller coaster ride to say the least. It was so neat seeing the student section flood onto the field! Hopefully this win will lead them into Saturdays game with a little more of a spark.

Below are some pictures of the day....

Boiler Up!

Columbus Day Weekend

I didn't have school today because of Columbus Day, so it has been a wonderful long weekend!

Friday we drove home to L-town, our first stop was a dinner date with Alex's mom at Arni's!

Saturday, my mom, Brandy, and I continued the search for a wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses... mission accomplished!! It was super fun and very exciting when I committed to "the dress". Two more things that are now checked off of the list, about a million more still to do.... but, its a pretty fun process.

After dress shopping, mom and I had lunch, and then Alex and I drove down to Plainfield to see the Standefords. We had a great time in Indy with them! We went out to dinner downtown and then to a comedy club. The comedians were pretty funny, plus it was nice to do something out of the ordinary (like going to see a movie).

There's a few pictures below courtesy of Rox:

We'll be home again for the Purdue vs. OSU game next weekend!