Yesterday my dog-brother, Crash, graduated from puppy school. He won the "leave it" contest. What a good dog! (We leave for Chicago at 6am and Kelly is coming to visit in April!!!)
This is a picture of my poster for the IOOB conference this weekend in Chicago. We are all driving there on Thursday and staying until Sunday. I plan on eating a deep dish Chicago-style pizza!
Patrick, Natalie, Steve, Mike, Josh, Craig, and I went to Bock Fest in New Ulm, Minnesota today at the Schell Brewery. Everyone was parking at the Target nearby and then walking to Bock Fest. While we were in the parking lot we realized that everyone was buying large containers to hold their beers in (you buy them four at a time). We had nothing of the sort so we all bought buckets. We got many a compliment on our buckets. Here is a picture of some guys bonging a beer out of a deer head. How many times in your life can you say THAT?
I have defended!! Now I am going to the Legion!!!
Natalie proposed her thesis too!
I finally got my book for Training class yesterday. I ordered it the first day of school from Amazon.com and it took over a MONTH to get! Isn't that ridiculous? My thesis defense is tomorrow. Wish me luck!
This is going to be a long week. I can't wait until I graduate. Hector and Fluffy have such an easy life.
It's electric! We ended Valentine's Day at the American Legion. We sang, we drank, we did the Electric Slide. Bill taught me how to do the Electric Slide a year ago in the back room of the Legion. It's so fun!
I made Patrick pancakes with peanut butter, strawberry syrup, whipped cream, and raspberries for V-Day. See?
I knitted Kaylen a scarf and sent it to her along with a Valentine's Day card. My mom said she got it today when she came over to visit for the weekend. She supposedly said, "I really love Ashley now!" whenever she saw there was a valentine with the scarf. Here she is with her medium to bright pink scarf. Isn't she adorable?
I made tomato basil pasta tonight for dinner. It was very tasty. I've been watching HGtv shows too much (like House Hunters, Property Virgins, etc.). Now I am obsessed with kitchens and masters bathrooms. And home gyms.
I sent my completed thesis out to my committee members tonight and I also set an official date to defend! Ahhhhhhhhh - so exciting!
Today was a pretty good day. I worked in the office for a few hours and then went running with my coworker, Catherine, on the track. We ran into Beka while we were running, so we all ran four miles together. It was great! Then I came home and made a casserole from Shereen's casserole cookbook. Since then I've been at my desk (as you can see) working on a training project. It's midnight though so I'm done with work now! Patrick should be home soon.
Hector has got to be the most lovey cat ever created. He is always purring and happy. I honestly never see him acting bitchy or angry or anything. He is trying to date Fluffy, but she's hot and cold with him. I think it must frustrate him, but you would never know. This is a picture of Hector getting his love on with Patrick's ear.
So I got a hair cut today. Look how adventurous I am now!
Last night we all went to Tammy's (my coworker) 30th birthday party. We ate, we drank, we danced, we raced goldfish, and we scared a chicken into shitting. All of the ingredients of a good party! Now onward to the Superbowl Party.
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2. This is Josh after he hit the gas instead of the brake. This is Dan's Suburban after Josh hit the gas instead of the brake..jpg)
3. This is Ann being confused after Dan's Suburban got stuck in a ditch after trying to rescue Scott's SUV from a ditch. Both vehicles were towed by a neighbor. (This is after Darin was pulled out of a ditch).
Not to mention, Marquita fell on her face during broom ball and went to the ER with a concussion.