"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed 

by the things that you didn't do, than by the ones you did do." 

--Mark Twain

I Miss My "Diwty Diwty Diwty Boy"

Note: Face painting is a registered trademark of Diwty Boy's father. ;)

Saddle Up & Ride Out

One of the things that Anna had requested before even coming to the States-much less to WI-was that I teach her to ride horse. So, the day after she got here, we got the horses saddled up and put her on one that would teach her the "ropes". Then, once she was comfortable and confident, (plus the horse she had, was too slow for her) we put her on... Amigo. The coolest (and well aware of that fact) horse in the herd. They became good friends and soon they were cantering all over the countryside like old pros. :)

Here are some pics from our many trail rides we went on. :D

Anna & Amigo

Wanna-be, Would-be, & Could-be Cowpokes. =)

Anna & Levi

"Wanna chip?"

A few of the equines

Doesn't she look like a Cowgirl?! :D

Yep! =)

A Nifty Long Hair Trick

Did you know...? If you have long hair... you can do some funny things with it. :)

Yeah, we were just weird that way. :)

"Thwing, thwing, thwing-a-thwing..."

Need a recipe for crazy fun?

• Take three girls, all with hilariously random imaginations
• a tiny park
• & three swings.

Put it all together on a beautiful, summer day.

The results may vary but in our case it was: lisping w/ British accents, making up a lisped song about swinging, and laughing, and scheming about-well... nevermind. ;)

The final product may look odd to a normal person, but when you happen to be the kind of girl with a funny imagination, you will understand perfectly. Right, Bailey and Anna? ;)

Besides... "Being normal is weird, but being weird, is normal."

New Posts Coming Soon!

Lastnight, I came on my blog and realized it had been a while since I posted that last entry. :P Time completely gets away from me. :/ Anyway, I do have a really good reason (not that I need one or anything. ;) ) for the lack of posting

It is because...... *drumroll*

... I was busy...

...Duh, I'm always busy...

... but this time it's a different kind of busy...

...it's...

...busy...

...with company...

And not just any company either! Try.... Spanish company. All together, non-american company. International company. You get the point?

Let me tell you the story...

Anna is a dear friend that I met through blogging. We have been penpals for the past 3 years or so. We have always dreamt of meeting each other in person, but never really thought it would happen since Spain and the U.S. are a fair distance apart, and the chances of one of us getting to travel that far were very slim.

Well, early, last winter, we had been IMing -or something- when Anna announced that there was a possibility of her coming to the USA in the summer to visit her friends and she wanted to visit WI while she was here! I couldn't believe it!

After talking it over with my family, it was unanimously decided that Anna could come and stay for a whole, entire month! I really couldn't believe that! I wondered HOW in the world we would fill up the time, but I was excited that it was so long. :)

It took forever for July 20th to get here, but it did. And now, the month that seemed like it would last forever, ended so suddenly that it took me a couple days to get used to Anna's absence. I still miss her "thomthing tewwible." :(

Anyway, to get to the point of my title... As time permits, I hope to write a couple blog posts about her memorable visit. So... stay tuned!

Nebraska Memories

I went to Nebraska the week after Gabe's wedding, and spent three fun weeks with my sister and her family. :) It was nice to set aside the regular routine and do something different for a change.

I'm in Wisconsin now, but missing the Nebraskan folks. I'll be back soon though! :)

They Did It!

Gabe & Anna

May 22nd 2010

It's been over a month since that beautiful day when they said their vows and were pronounced husband and wife, and I'm still just trying to get used to the fact that my brother is, indeed, MARRIED!! ;)

It's all good though. :)

Some News

Well since it has been several months since I've posted anything, I guess I could update you on my life. ;)

So the past couple of months, we have been busy getting ready for my brother's wedding that is now 2 weeks away. **That reminds me... I need to finish my dress for it. :P Don't worry, I might get it done in time. ;)** Anyway, there have been some *interesting* situations that I was involved with. Like helping to sew Tabby's jr. bridesmaid dress almost to the completion before realizing that the fabric was supposed to be turned "inside-out" before stitching. :P And forgetting to put postage on the rsvp cards until after I had sealed most of the invitations for our side of the guest list (No, I am not blonde. But some days I act like I am :P).

In other news, I am almost done with school!!! Woohoo! :D Yep, I am super excited! :)
It's just weird to think that in less than a week, I will be done with high school. :P When I was younger, I used to think that graduates were so old and mature and it would be a long time 'til I would ever be at that stage. Suddenly, here I am at that stage, feeling young and immature. :/ But the idea of being finished for good is enticing enough to make me grin and work harder. :)

Looking ahead to this summer, there are some things that aren't completely "written in stone" yet but, once they are planned out, I will try to post about it. :) At any rate, it's already threatening to be a busy summer. ;)

Until then, you people that are in a warmer climate (we're supposed to get snow tonight :/), Happy Spring!

***Oh, and I think this template is going to stay for a while. ;)***

different look

Ok, so you may have noticed that things are looking different here. It's not going to stay this way... I'm trying to tweak some stuff and my lack of computer savvy-ness is painfully obvious. Please be patient! :)

He's Home...

(Gabe and his fiancee, Anna)


...and we're all very glad he is back! :D