Snow and Wii!!

We also got quite a bit of snow...although somehow, not as much as they did in Kansas!! And we now, have something else around the house to consume our time. Our new Nintendo Wii game console. Jeremy has been saving all of his Best Buy gift cards for the past year to get this!! So last night, he and I got all bundled up to go up to Best Buy, and sit out there all night until they opened in the morning so that we could get one. Well, we got up there at midnight to find no one standing outside!! So we came home and slept until at 4:15, because Jeremy wanted to leave at 4:30 to go back. But when that time rolled around, there was no getting me out of bed to sit my butt out in the cold. So Jeremy went by himself, and he said he was fine with that :). But it did pay off, because he got his Wii!! He was a very happy man when he got back home. This game system is unlike any other ones that have been released. It has a motion sensor on the controller, and the game that the system comes with is Wii Sports. That includes, tennis, bowling, baseball, boxing and golf. So for baseball you actually swing the controller to hit the ball, and the same for all the other sports. Anyways....we have gotten our workout today messing around with that! So these are some pictures showing us playing our new toy. I also have pictures of the snow that we went out and took today.



This is us all bundled up to go to Best Buy!








And here is the final product!!







It is always hooked up to the internet, and you
can get the weather on it!!







Jeremy's look-a-like character he made to play with.









My look-a-like character.








Here is Jeremy playing baseball.









Here is me bowling!







Jeremy is boxing.












I am getting ready to box.












Me and Jeremy while out taking pics










Part of campus









My cute husband :)













A road on campus












Lake snow-tip! (Yes, that is actually its name)












Here is the creek I almost fell into! :)

it's been a very long time....

Yes, I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. But I feel like I have a good excuse! So here it is....Jeremy surprised me for Christmas with the new digital camera I have been wanting. So I proceeded to take a lot of pictures at each of the 5 million Christmas' we went to! :) Then I put them on my computer, and saw that I only has like 700 some megabytes left on the whole computer! So I knew that all of my pictures were taking up this space. I have like 6,000 on there! So this is what I did. I deleted a picture file, then went into the program to see if the picture was still there. And it was!! So I went ahead and deleted all of my 6,000 pictures. Yea, well when I went to go and open up the thumbnail I was seeing, it wouldn't open. All that was saved was the little thumbnail. Its like a huge trick! I can see the picture....it is right there....but it really is gone :(. So I had a breakdown for a few days....I am still not over it. ANYWAYS....that is my excuse for not posting because I kept wanting to post pictures from Christmas and didn't have any. Right now the computer is with the Mac guy, but he didn't give us much hope of being able to retrieve my 6,000 pictures :(. But if I do by chance, get them back, I will be posting pictures from Christmas!

So anyways...I do have some pictures now! Most of them are from my fun surprise trip home. A couple months ago, I found some really cheap plane tickets to fly home around Erin's birthday. She also happened to have 2 games on her birthday, and then two more two days later!! So I decided to buy them and come home to surprise her for her birthday. It was awesome!!! I am so glad I did it. I flew in Wednesday night (the 10th), and then Thursday, mom, dad and I went out to Sterling to her game. She was definitely shocked when I walked into the gym, but very excited! Of course, Erin and Hillary (her roommate) thought that I should stay with them on Thursday night. I came up with lots of excuses why I couldn't, but they pretty much just shot every single one down. So I lived the college life Thursday night....and Sunday night. We had a blast!! I am really glad that I stayed with them. Sometimes I felt really old....but, it was fun. So here are the pictures from my trip!


Me, Erin and Hillary right after I surprised Erin!










Me and Erin at her party, that night.






Erin with her Strawberry Daquiri mix (yes, non-alcoholic)








All of Erin's close friends!









Me and Hillary!








This is a big group of Erin's friends!!

Time with The Jacksons!

Well it has been way to long since I have posted anything on here. We have had a great Christmas weekend. Tom and Kristy came down from Grand Rapids on Friday evening, and stayed until Sunday afternoon. We had an awesome time! We were all wondering why we hadn't done this sooner, since we live so close. It is about a 3 hour drive. I think there will definitely be more road trips next semester! Here are some pictures of our weekend together, and also some pics of Jeremy and I on our first Christmas, at our apartment. We are coming home tomorrow!! Can't wait!

winter wonderland...

Well, I am not adjusting very well to the fridged temperatures. It is 10 degrees outside and has been snowing all day. I have enjoyed the snow, but it is too dang cold. And according to people who live here year-round, once January comes, it will be 10 times worse, and will stay like this all the time! So I guess I might adjust...hopefully :). These are some pictures of the snow today.

I had a Christmas party for work tonight. It was a lot of fun. Me, Diana and Becky went together. They are the ones I am closest with on nights. We had a lot of fun. This is a group picture of most of the staff, and the other is a picture of the three of us. After the party, we went to go and see Becky and Travis' house (they saw our apartment before the party), and then we went to Diana's to hang out for a while. I have a feeling we will be hanging out with Becky and Travis a lot more, because Travis and Jeremy like the same weird board game :). So they were both excited about that. We all have a lot of the same interests, so that is nice.

Well I just wanted to give a little update. Not much else has been going on here. I am on a streak where I am actually working!! So that has been a good change :). Jeremy is working on his latest film, he directed at school. See you all in 18 days!!!!

turkey dinner and the parents!

Well Jerry and Rosann left yesterday....and Jodi came to see us last night!! I love all the visitors. Jerry and Rosann were a little delayed getting to Chicago, due to weather, and then their flight to Wichita, was cancelled, but luckily they were able to get a flight back, to arrive around 9:30. Just in time for the bad weather, I hear! Wichita, is getting more snow than we are. We are supposed to get some tomorrow, but I'm not sure how much. It has been raining all day today, and it is supposed to get really cold this afternoon, so hopefully it doesn't get to slick.
Well this post is going to be a lot of pictures again! I want everybody to see, the Thanksgiving dinner, Rosann and I made. It was so much fun!! I had never cooked a turkey before....and surprisingly, I was rather grossed out. Considering, my job...I'm not sure why I was grossed out, but I didn't touch it....until it was cooked :). I am also posting the final Christmas decorations that we put up!! Since people can't come over and see them...I drove Jeremy nuts, taking so many pictures :)


Jeremy and I by the big tree at Jefferson Point,
in Ft. Wayne










Our turkey!! All 21 lbs.








Here I am, basting. Well not really basting,
but removing the basting juice, to make gravy.








Rosann, is making the gravy









Our mashed potatoes. I definitely mashed
them the easy way :)






Rolls (my favorite part)








This was our $1 stuffing, from the store.
It was actually very very good!








Jeremy and I's greenbean
casserole. We make this all
the time!








Jerry sharpening the knife.
Getting ready to carve!









Jeremy carving the turkey!










Me TRYING to help him :)







Here is the whole meal! We had to
leave it all on the counter, there was no
room at the table for it.






The meal!









Family dinner! :)








Some Christmas decorations







More decor!









Jeremy and I on our walk
around the campus.










Dinner at Pizza Junction.








Pizza Junction again...








The apartment, all decked out!









Another view...










Yet, another angle :)








And from the door...








My centerpiece :)








The last one!





Hope you all enjoyed these!! You can probably see, why I drove Jeremy crazy. These are actually quite narrowed down :). Since you can't all be here, you can see pictures! Can't wait to see you all when we get home!!