Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Aminals

For all you fun loving animals out there, here is a very HiLarious clip. Please take the 7 minutes and watch it. Well Worth It!

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Happy Birthday Todd!!

My baby is turning 26 today! What a magical moment. Todd is getting older and I am still younger. It's great to be married to an older man! So in honor of Todd I am going to post my top 5 things I love about Todd.

Top 5 things I love about Todd
5. His Smell
4. How perfectly we fit into eachothers arms
3. His smile, laugh, and goofy nature
2. His kisses
1. His ability to love me unconditionally

Todd, I pray for a successful year. Success in love, joy, peace, business, and life! I can't wait to see what God has in store for us this year! I love you very much. LAFY
Happy Birthday Todd!!

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Valentine's Day Celebration

Valentine's Day was yesterday and it was loads of fun. First I woke up with the man of my dreams...I still can't believe I tricked Todd into marrying me!! Then I headed to work. At work I asked all they guys what they had planned. NOTHING. Absolutly nothing. Now I am not some crazy person who thinks you need to go all out and spend lots of money and do all this spactacular stuff, BUT I do think one person in the relationship should be in charge of planning something original or just something different from other regular nights. Right? Just to say hey I love you and I wanted to plan a night to celebrate and express that!

Todd was in charge of this year's Vday. He picked me up from work and told me my rules. First, I had to get my clothes for the night and head over to Crystal's to get ready. Apparently he needed the house for the big night. Ok so that was fine. And of course, Second, (which is just from being married to him for almost 5 years) don't ask any questions. So I head over to Crystal's, she was gone; working at the florist for the BIG day! She turned her heat down so I was freezing, but I tried to stay warm by watching Everybody Loves Raymond and thanking God that our relationship was not anything like Raymond's relationship.

The big phone call came. Dinner will be ready in 10 minutes. I gather my stuff and head over. Ring Ring, Todd answers the door, in oh so nice clothes and a shaved face!!! I can hardly get in the door (b/c todd was blocking it) and I get greeted by a bigO kiss. Wow, I should come home to that everyday!!! Todd has transformed the living room and kitchen table into a candlelit spactacular! He took all our framed pictures of eachother and other memorbilia and placed it all around the candles. How cool! He prepared wonderful salad, baked potato, and steak! What a meal. SOO much better than eating out on the crazy night. And it helps that Todd is an amazing chef.

We finish the dinner and Todd tells me that he planned for us to watch our wedding video. How cool. Only one problem, we only had it on VHS, and we sold our VHS player at our yard sale last summer. So no video watching, but it was a very cool thought. We just sat in the candlelight and chatted it up with no tv, no computer, no noise. Just us. It was so fun to just relax and know we didn't need anything else to make Valentine's Day a fun celebration in remembering just how much we love each other. So Todd, Thank you for the wonderful night!

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

PB&J combo

Have you ever tasted the Salt & Vinegar Chips? Well I have and I hate it. It is just so stinkin tart or sour or just plane bad. Todd loves it. The only "vinegar" like chip we agree on is the Dill Pickle. (Can I get a WHOO WHOO?) Since I'm not a fan of the salt & vinegar Todd likes to get it when we go to like Subway or if we are on a trip. That keeps me from stealing one, he's so smart! But I will say he doesn't buy that chip often b/c well he loves me more than the chip! (Yahoozle!!) So I was enjoying my PB&J and all of a sudden Sally returns from the store. She just bought a bag of Salt & Vinegar Chips. (YUCK) Usually she comes back with a chip I like, like Dill Pickle or something besides S&V. So she opens the bag and starts eating, she looks over at me eating my PB&J solo and says, " You have got to try these. They are sooo good." I look over and say, "Salt & Vinegar...I usually don't like them, but I will try it." So I hesitate (but only for a second, people, it is me we are talking about) and head to her office. Grab A Chip and chew. Hum Not bad. (Woooaah!) Not bad, what am I saying. So I think about it. And then I grab a paper towel and dump some chips on it for me! What a delight! These chips go great with my PB&J. What a combo, just the right about of sweet, just the right amount of zing. So I guess now, Todd, we can get those chips you love, b/c they are really not that bad.

Friday, February 02, 2007

the love month!! and birthday month

So sorry it has been a month since my last post. Let's see....in January the power went out, Todd and I became dependant on our friends and family for food and shelter, then our friends and family became dependant on us for food and shelter. I have been battleing the neverending cold of '07 (snot and cough). Oh yeah and my work is still running on a generator. Great fun! What a way to start off the new year!! yahooooozzle!! needless to say I've been a bit busy.

Now that we found out spring is coming sooner than later. ha. I can't wait until spring flowers and warm weather and oh yeah the longer days!! But first we get to celebrate the love month. February! Valentines Day!! Guys don't forget! Be original! Be romantic! Be creative! In other words...Todd I am expecting something awesome! LAFY

February is also a month full of birthdays! Just to list a few... Todd, my Dad, Shane, Christina, and Deb. Time to go shopping!!! yeah fun! Time to Celebrate everyone getting one year older! I'm sure Todd will have a fun bday bash. And he should. 26 only comes around once in a lifetime, why let it go to waste and not celebrate! I think paintball should be in the agenda! Anyone interested??

have a wonderful February and I will try to post important stuff, with complete sentences...once I get better.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Year in Review

For a few days now I have been wondering what to write about to share with all of you! And the best thing I have come up with is to jot down a few things that has happend to Todd and I during this year. So hear goes...however I might miss some things!


In March, we became Aunt Paige and Uncle Todd for the first "offical" time!! Logan Alan Walls was born on the greenest day of the year, St Patricks Day. He is a ball of joy and I just love him like crazy. Logan is 9 months now and crawling everywhere. He loves to play ball and kicks the ball with his left foot. Hum, Todd is excited about the lefthanded business...time will tell.

Todd's brother, Shane, finally proposed to his girlfriend, Rachael, on December 30th!!! Yeah we are going to have a wedding in May 2007!! We are so excited! Rachael is such a nice, caring, smart, fun, pretty person! Congratulations to Shane and Rachael! We can't wait!

Todd and I are still playing co-ed Softball and Volleyball. Now, let me remind you that I haven't played softball in 5 or 6 years, so this was a challenge for me. But after a few games I figured out how to watch the ball hit the bat and how to point with my shoulder to throw the ball. Practice is helpful!! And Todd plays basketball and men's softball. Todd has also mastered ping pong, however my Dad can still beat him. hehe. Also this year we got out our tennis rackets again for a couple of games (it's only been 4 years). We played doubles with the Schmickles and we lost some and won some. The tennis game was fun and boy are we out of shape. Our goals for 2007 is to get back into shape so we can play tennis for 8 hours and still be able to walk off the courts.

We took a road trip with Dana and Teresa Frederick to Kansas. That was pretty fun. We first headed to the casino in Kansas City. I learned how to play blackjack. I don't think I lost any money, but I sure didn't win any. However Todd, Dana, and Teresa had better luck, they all left with more....or maybe Todd's winnings evened out my loss. (??) We enjoyed eating at the Arthur Bryants at the casino. Boy did we get a lot of food for 10 bucks. wow! In Kansas we saw where Dana grew up. We celebrated his brothers 30th bday and got to meet his family and his brothers friends. Always entertaining...those Fredericks! Good times!

We also headed down to Nashville to see Todd's best friend Jason get married to a beautiful girl, Amanda. We got to hang with the whole gang, eat, and relax. We shopped some, but mainly did all the wedding stuff. On the way back to MO we detoured to see one of my friends in Arkansas, Michelle. She had lunch for us and Todd was able to take a short nap while Michelle and I caught up on lost time! It was a wonderful trip that ended at my parents house for dinner, then to Springfield to sleep. It was great to get to see everyone and to break up the long drive! The free food was good too. :)

We have join Glendale Christian Church in November after attending the church for about 9 months. This is awesome, because Todd and I have not been members of the same church. And what a blessing God has given us, a friendship with wonderful people at GCC! We love our Young Married Sunday School Class. A big group of God trusting couples striving to do what God calls them to do. However our Sunday School class is not just a class on Sunday morning, it is so much more than that. All the wonderful couples in this class are basically our best friends. We hang out with them during the week. Have girl parties and guy parties. We do community service projects, and accountability groups. What a blessing to be involved in a church were you can laugh and grow as a Christian and not be judged but be encouraged. Thank you GCC family!

This year we had Season Passes to Silver Dollar City. And boy did we use them!! I think we went 5 times. It's fun seeing how they change that place from one event to the next.

My parents had our family Branson Condo Weekends again!! Twice this year. The first trip Logan was 2 months old. The last trip he moved a lot more and we had to really watch what he got into (Thanksgiving weekend). These family retreats/relaxing weekends are filled with love and food. We shopped and shopped and fought off traffic. We headed down to the Landing and waited 2 hours to eat at Joe's Crab Shack. Eventhough we have lots of fun and we are constantly doing something we always have time to just laugh and share with eachother. I love the trips with my family. It makes me feel young again!! I think the beach is in order for next year!! (please Dad can we go!! pretty please!)

Family Pig Roast. Parents had an auction. We finished our family cabin! We survived one more year with just one car!! Trips to Cabool to see family and friends! Birthday dinners with the Fergusons. Blogging started.

The year didn't stop there but my lunch break sure did. Thanks for reading!

Happy New Year!!!!

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas is just around the corner. Only 5 days left. Is your shopping done? Are your stockings hung? Are your plans squared away? Are your Christmas cookies and candies ready to be eaten? It's Christmas time!! Don't forget with all the crazy drivers and gift buying and packed schedules, to take time with the Lord and thank him for begining this wonderful season. Without God sending His Son, the time of the year would not exsist. Read the story for the 50th time and pull something different from it. Sing the carols with a smile on your face. And just remember that someone is going to open their heart to Christ this season, and it just might be because of you! Now that is something to celebrate!

Our plans:
Todd and I have finished shopping and all the presents are wrapped under our 3' tree...or should I say beside our 3' tree. Our traveling plans are set. Oh yes we are traveling, not too far away, but it's always scary being on the road around the holidays. Saturday night we will start our Christmas adventures by driving to Fort Scott, Kansas. This is where Todd's family is from (the Budy family...pronounced Booty...oh yeah). We are going to stay the night with his cool cousins, Jeremy and Amy and their cute kid, Dominick. Then we will have Christmas Eve lunch with the Budy's! Yum yum. After fun family time and lots of food (of course) we will head back to Missouri for Christmas in Cabool. The tradition (same every year and this year is no exception) is to go to the Cabool Second Baptist Church for the candlelight Christmas service and then head over to Grandma Mac's for Christmas Eve Dinner. Then Todd and I will stay at my parents house and wake up Christmas Morning to have our (just the 2 of us) Christmas. Then we will exchange gifts with my family and have breakfast (of course after Santa has already visited Logan at their house, a new tradition for the Walls' is starting). This will be awesome b/c it's the first Christmas with Logan!! Then after breakfast, Todd and I will be on the road again heading to Walnut Grove for the Ferguson Christmas and lunch. And I'm pretty sure after lunch and gifts we will all crash and hang out. And of course play with all the fun toys we get.

Please pray for safety on the road for Todd and I. Also my brother and his family (Rance, Elizabeth, & Logan) will be traveling to Kentucky, so please pray for their safety as well. We will be praying for your Christmas and your safety. God Bless!