New Do

Today I went to get my hair cut at lunch. I've been wanting a change since I turned 40. On my birthday I went to my old hair dresser and had her color and cut my hair. But she (and I) were afraid to do too much different than what I had. Which.....what I had was nothing but hair hanging on my head. So my friend Diana went to a new hair dresser and really liked her and thought she would be good to cut my hair since she has curly hair like mine. So I did!

This is the before photo I took at work before I left....

This is the after photo that I took when I returned. Jeannie, one of the ladies at work had to do a double take, she thought I was a member in the vault.

When I picked Conner up from school he didn't recognize me either until he realized the green sweater I was wearing was mine.

Brian was a little flabbergasted that I didn't tell him I was cutting my hair short. He'll get over it. :) I like it, I feel like I have a style now.

Weekend Visit

This weekend Caitlin came home for a visit. It was an off weekend for swimming so most of the girls went home for a visit. I left work early on Friday to go pick her up and (luckily) one of the girls lives in Kentucky and picked her up in Indianapolis this evening to take her back.

It was a nice relaxing weekend. I took her to get her hair trimmed and for a pedicure. But beyond that we pretty much relaxed at home. I think she was happy to sleep in her own bed and nap on her own couch. It was nice to hear the squabbling again. :)
Oh...and we watched a cute movie....."What happens in Vegas". It was quite entertaining if you are looking for a good movie to rent.

Blue and Orange Weekend!

This weekend was Caitlin's Blue and Orange meet. We headed up to Illinois on Friday night and spent the weekend with her....and we had a wonderful time! Saturday morning was their Blue and Orange meet where the team competes against each other. Caitlin was on the Blue team...which is fitting since it's her favorite color. After the meet the parents put a breakfast together on the lawn. It was nice to meet all the parents, they look to be a fun group.
We got to meet some of Caitlin's new found friends......and we just think they are GREAT! I took Caitlin and her friends Rachel and Elaine to the mall on Saturday night for something different to do. I couldn't be happier for Caitlin...she is so happy.

Sunday we went out to breakfast at a very nice restaurant and the food was very good. Afterwards we dropped Caitlin off and got a quick tour of the dorm facilities and then we were off for home. I'll be going to pick Caitlin up next weekend for a visit home since it's an off weekend for them.

Happy Birthday Weekend to ME!

Monday will be my 40th birthday (I'm sure it is shocking to most of you!). My husband invited our best friends, the Wangs, to go to dinner to celebrate. Diana, being Diana, said she could have us over for dinner. Brian said...well I will order something out and bring it over... (Hello, insult to Diana, party planner extraordinaire) It's a good thing he let her take over because he ended up having to work all weekend since the plant was without power for 3 days.

First let me say that Diana is the BEST cook

in the world. Some of you may have seen some of her recipes around....like Diana's famous apple pie, Diana's famous ribs, Diana's famous green beans, so on and so forth.... (all of which were served tonight) I can't tell you how enjoyable it was to share my birthday celebration with them. The food was great and the company was excellent. (I even got a hug from Tyler....twice!)

So Happy Birthday to me! Thank you to my best friend for taking such good care of me! Thank you to the Wang family for celebrating with me! Thanks Brian for the kind suggestion of going to dinner and then letting Diana make us dinner, it was much better than any restaurant meal. And thanks to Conner for being so darn cute! The only thing missing tonight was Caitlin. You missed a good dinner girl!

Dog Blog

Here is a little update on the dogs. Waffle is now 21 weeks old and is gaining on Barcleigh. She won't have the girth that Barcleigh has, but she will be taller. Brian and I have started to walk in the evenings. The first night we took both dogs....BIG mistake. I have been walking them together by myself, but only to the corner and back. I'm sure we were quite entertaining if someone stopped to watch us. Barcleigh pulls and pulls and pulls and Waffle goes in and out and up and down and around and behind and back again....all the while tangling herself up with Barc and us. So we've decided to take one at a time until Waffle is a little better trained at walking and Barcleigh stops pulling like she's a sled dog.

They have become my dogs. Well, Barcleigh already was and Waffle has decided that where ever I am she must be. So I am constantly tripping over the two of them, but I wouldn't have it any other way....they are my "girls".

Happy Birthday Conner!!!!

Today is Conner's 14th birthday....... 14 years ago I was in the hospital with my oldest sister, Cindy, rubbing a raw spot on my head. She was trying to make me more comfortable and thought it would help to rub my head. Shortly after I had to tell her that it wasn't working, ole' 9 lb. 9 oz. Conner popped out letting everyone know he had arrived.

Conner got a new "Dare" phone for his birthday. It is quite the phone....it has a touch screen and has a MP3 player for music and videos and has a very nice camera. The phone will even read your text messages out loud to you. It's impressive.

Conner, you are a wonderful young man and I hope that this year holds many, many wonderful experiences and adventures for you. I love you!

Caitlin sighting

Today we got to see Caitlin for all of 4.5 minutes! She and some of her team mates went to Kentucky for the weekend. On the way back to campus they stopped by for a few minutes....and I mean a few. They were in and out. But it was nice to see her and the girls she was driving with. She got to have a good look at her room which I've spent two days cleaning. She looks so happy and I'm so happy for her. :)