Zach and Nathana

May not seem like much, but I loved it all the same.  We went to see Catching Fire Saturday morning and I am still soaking up all its awesomeness.  I honestly not expecting the sheer delight I experienced while watching it.  They very nearly matched it to the book to a tee. (almost!)  That make me so, so happy.  I am a nerd, and it's okay.  I also made everyone in the theater laugh out loud when I screamed during a certain monkey scene.  Haha!  I also jumped and according to Zach, dug my claws nails into his arm.  There were so many intense, riveting scenes.  I just loved it!!!  Then the rest of the day I napped (I know this is sad!) and Zach went hunting.  We ordered pizza and watched Here Comes the Boom!   It is soo good, too! Sunday was an interesting day.  We were leaving early for me to play hand bells at church.  I was also going to be super sweet and pick-up doughnuts for everybody from Donut Bank.  Enter the sucky part.  As I am starting to turn, Zach shouts "You ar

Sunday we had church and ate at Zach's parents' house for some yummy supper.  Nellie always loves visiting her Nana and Poppy! Monday I had a Dr.'s appointment, so I got to take off 1.5 hours earlywe ate some delicious Fazoli's and ran to Target.  (Or Tar-jay as I always refer to it.)  Not sure why we love that place so much!!  On Tuesday, we had our last night of Strengthening Families.  We had a great meal (as we did each and every week!), and a very sweet slide show with all the pictures I had taken throughout the program.  It was so sweet because the families were so appreciative for us and we were of course proud of all of them for completing the program.  We ended the night with the families receiving their certificates and cake and ice cream!  Wednesday was the start of Zach working less.  We celebrated by going to Qdoba and going to Barnes and Noble to look at the Nook HD+.   I have finally decided that I would really, really like one for Christmas!  My M

On Monday, we had an extremely meaningful and nice Veteran's Day program at my school.  All the students participated, and I think all the Veterans in attendance felt very honored and appreciated.  My kiddos made me very proud!  Tuesday was Strengthening Families again, and only have 1 more left!!  Hard to believe it's almost over! On Thursday, Megan and I had a much anticipated Buffalo Wild Wing date accompanied with some DE-LIC-IOUS Cold Stone.   I can still taste it... yum! Then we went back to the house to watch some of The Office since Megan is working her way through the seasons.  Nellie really loves her aunt Megan!  She was so rotten cuddling up to her and begging to be petted! On Saturday, Zach and I went hunting in the afternoon.  We walked around a field and finally sat down.  Less than three minutes after sitting down, Zach whisper-yells that he sees a deer.  I had my binoculars out and watched it carefully while he scrambled to get out his shootin

Monday we went to Qdoba and then to the new Roger's Galleria to get my ring checked.  It was so gorgeous and sparkley inside!  (Spell check is telling me that sparkley is not a word, but we all know it is!)  I got my ring sent off to be re-dipped and my finger feels so naked with only my wedding band on! Tuesday was Strengthening Families night.  It was our 8th week, so we only have 2 left!  It really has gone by so quickly.  I love seeing the families benefiting from all the things we have talked about.  I know that it has really helped some (and hopefully all) of them. Wednesday and Thursday were really non-eventful days.  Nothing out of the ordinary, but still good days all the same. Friday I went to Chick-fil-a and while waiting on Mama and Suzanne at Kohl's, I meandered into Petsmart.  Mistake!  A huge mistake... because if one wanders into Petsmart, one will hear puppies, then hold the puppies, and want to take one home.   And then one will be sad when their husband

Monday we went to our usual, Qdoba, for supper and then went to Lowe's, Aldi, and Jo-Ann's.  I got to use my super saver card at Jo-Ann's and got this $20 basket for $4.20!  Hence the happy face!  Tuesday was Strengthening Families, so that was my entire day.  I did manage to squeeze in a workout when I got home!  That was a big thing after working 13 hours! Wednesday, Nellie and I went to Mama and Daddy's to help her finish my outfit and to have supper.  See how my Mama slaved over my dress? Beautiful! I really felt like the fairest of them all! : ) On Halloween, Nellie was standing on the sock drawer and staring in the mirror.  I just found it funny! Friday night I babysat some kiddos that I've babysat a lot before.  They've gotten so big and we had lots of fun!  We also got to enjoy passing out candy at their house since it was postponed to Friday.  Saturday, Zach got up at 3:00 a.m. to go duck hunting with his cousins.  I

I almost forgot to cover this week, and that would have been a shame!  It's one of my favorite weeks! On Monday, Zach's dad turned the big 5-0!  His birthday party was on Saturday, and I was snapping pictures with Zach's mom's camera, so I have none to show!!  Oops! Tuesday was my Granddaddy's 90th birthday!  A pretty awesome accomplishment!  My Daddy went to see him and I called to wish him a happy birthday.  He said that 90 is not feeling too different from 89! Haha! Tuesday also marked 6 years since Zach and I officially started "going steady," "courting," "going out..."  Whatever you want to call it.  My sweet man brought me this home...                                                           (The chair, not the adorable beagle!) Every time we went to Rural King I would Ooh and Ahh over this yard chair.  It was so sweet of him to remember and get it for me.  I bet you can tell how much Nellie loves phot