Snow Days!!

Yesterday Chase and some of the family got together to play in the snow! He took the Nikon and got some really cute pics. I love to crop and edit and play around so this is what I came up with-

Mal-pie having troubles with her tube lol.

Garrett is such a cutie-pie :)

My sister-in-law Lauren

Awww so sweet!


It looks like they had a great time! Love ya'll.

Staying Busy

These are some pics that I took when Chase, Grandma, and I took Siera to the park. I took a gazillion pictures and am just starting to sift through them. It has definitely been a busy past few weeks. Going to Springfield for Chase's Registry.. traveling to Sherman to see family.. have been sickly lately but I'm bouncing back. This afternoon we had to drive about 3 hours north of Mtn Home to a town in Missouri for Chase's job interview tomorrow. We are having to stay overnight and then drive back tomorrow in the bad weather that is supposed to hit. And then I will need to straighten the house and do laundry and then work this weekend. But it will all be worth it when he gets this job *crossing fingers*!!

Grandma < 3

Ya know, there is nothing like a call from your grandma. It instantly warms your heart. I really couldn't recall for you what our conversations are about. I'm sure I ramble on about work, my mom, my brother, my dad, my husband. I tell her how much I miss her and that I plan to see her soon. She, in turn, tells me what she cooked yesterday, today, what she will make tomorrow. What soap opera's she's been watching and any new gossip lol. When she loves you there really is no doubting it. She'll pray to all the angels to make sure you are safe, warm, and happy.
There's a picture I have of us, sitting on a rocking chair. I am on her lap, and she's grabbing hold of me so tightly that I can barely breathe. I look like I'm trying to break free, like I'm uncomfortable and annoyed. Of course, now that I am older and miles and miles away, I want nothing more than to sit on my grandma's lap enveloped in her arms.
I am planning a trip home this weekend and I can not wait to see her. We will shop, go out to eat, visit family, hang out in our pajamas watching late night tv shows. I just adore her :)

{Call Back!}

I was at work Sunday night and Chase texted me letting me know he applied for a full-time Rad Tech position in a town about 3 hours away. The NEXT day, he received an email from this organization's HR department clarifying where this clinic is located and how much their starting pay is. Chase emailed them back and a few hours later he received an email from the manager of the clinic introducing herself and informing him of the days and hours this positions requires. She stated she wanted to make sure those were okay before she set up an interview....WOOHOOOOOOO!!!

We are so thankful for this potential job prospect:) Please send a quick prayer his way!

Chase, RT(R)

Chase took and passed his Registry this past Thursday, the state board for Radiology Techs!!! I am so proud of him :). We spent Wednesday night in Springfield and ate at Hemmingways and just had a good time. Then he took his test Thursday afternoon. I couldn't be happier for him!

I took these pictures right after he walked out of the building and told me he passed!

He was more interested in calling people and spreading the news than me taking pics lol

You did great, MC. I love you.

Who doesn't love collages?!

I was off today so- of course- I wanted to take pictures. I am so excited about tomorrow because me, MC, and some friends are heading to the firing range again and I will be able to make everyone pose for me lol. After that, my mother-in-law Karla - www.kgreenbsn.blogspot.com - are getting together to take some pics.

The Weekend Off!

I have this this weekend off and I am so excited! I am hoping it will be nice and sunny these next two days because I am hoping to take the camera and get some shots of my little brother. I need people to practice on!!!!

Pigeon Creek is so beautiful with all the snow!!

Still working out the kinks to the blog...

My super sweet baby

My super sweet hubby




And Me.

Blog Progress!!

He is gorgeous! Love you bunches.

I think I am making progress on my blog!!

Snow Snow Snow

MC and I went to Cooper Park today thinking it would be fun to take some winter pics.. and it was!! It was soooo very cold but it was fun watching our schanuzers play in the snow.

I don't know if I have told my blogger friends but I got a new camera- a Nikon D3000! We love it. I have words like aperture, ISO, shutter speed, focal plane mark, and whitebalance running through my brain but I am reading the user and reference manuals to better understand the camera and utilize all of it's capabilites.

These pics posted are from the park today with the new camera. I hope as I learn more my pictures will get better- it is such a fun hobby. Chase is a awesome photographer. He took several pics of me and they turned out well. He has an eye for good lighting-he's a natural!

I hope ya'll are enjoying the snow and keeping warm :)

{At the firing range..}

MC took me to the firing range for the first time a few days ago. We were shooting a Walther PPK .380, 9mm Glock 17, and Beretta Neos. It was so much fun! I was intimidated at first but by the end I was asking if I could get one in pink :). The Walther PPK is the official gun of James Bond so that was definitely one of my faves. The Beretta had a red-dot-thinga-majig that made is easier to hit your target. This is one of the great things about my husband- he always has something new and fun for us to do together. Of course he has been to the firing range before, but he loves teaching me new things. Can't wait to go again!

Mary aka Paula Dean

Our friend Mary did the funniest impression of Paula Dean at the New Year's Eve get-together!!! In these pics, she is imitating Paula Dean (she sounded so much like her!!) by showing us how to make popcicles out of BUTTER and chocolate syrup- we all know how PD loves her butter lol. It was one of those things you just have to see. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. By the way, she actually took a huge bite of that butter popsicle! Love ya Mary :)

NYE

A Couple Pics From New Year's Eve!

I got a new camera on New Years Eve (Nikon D3000!!!!!!) so I took a ba-zillion pictures at the New Year's Party. I work this weekend so I am slowly editing and posting. It is so much fun to take pics of family- and it is even more fun with a new camera lol. There is a lot to learn with this new camera so I hope the pics I take get better. :)