Shady Ladies

The Elvis shades return...


And the Biker shades...


And all together now...are we silly or what?!



Later!

Wham Bam Pooh Weekend!

I got back Friday night from my work trip in time to play with Zoie and talk to Mom for a while then get Zoie's pj's on and we crashed! We must have ALL been tired because we slept in until after 10 a.m. (it was wonderful!!). We got up and had some breakfast, watched Wonder Pets & Blues Clues then headed out to a craft show at our church (you'll see Zoie's new hat in future posts as the weather gets colder) and we saw my Godmother, Donna, who has a booth at the show most every year. Mom caught up with her as I tried to keep up with Zoie - never realized how much jewelry was at a craft show until I took a curious 2 year old! When we left the craft show, we were going to grab lunch (before the Nebraska game got out and every place was packed!) so we headed south to the new Texas Roadhouse in town. Go figure, I get back from Dallas and where do I go eat - TX Roadhouse! I've eaten at this restaurant in Texas (surprise!) and Wichita, KS, before so I was glad that it had come to Lincoln and added to the variety of restaurants. We had a great lunch with delicious food and good conversation among us then as we left, I noticed this little saddle & cowboy hat so my cowgirl Zoie hopped on for a bit to say yeehaw!



It turned out to be a gorgeous Indian Summer day (which we're starting to see less & less of and more cold, rain, & wind) and I had to snap some pics of the beautiful fall foliage we saw...




These trees were just in our neighborhood...we saw many, many more gorgeous trees driving through town. I love the autumn color palette of golds, deep red/burgundy, plum, burnt orange mixed in with evergreens - it's like fall has it's own special rainbow!

On Sunday after church, our big event was Disney LIVE! Presents Winnie the Pooh...my Swister and I had got these tickets months ago and the day was finally here! It was Swister Wendy, PCJ (Marty), my Mom, Zoie and me...we had great seats and the show was thoroughly enjoyed by kids and adults alike! An especially fun part was when it "snowed" in the auditorium - it was really cold & wet like snow! They also threw big "tomatoes" (beach balls made to look like them) into the crowd - I have no pics of these going around the crowd because one of the first ones was coming right at us and we kind of froze until it was right there so we were on the lookout from then on! Enjoy the pics from the show!

In the Big D - with Friends

I had to go to Dallas for a couple of days for work (& will be going back there again in about a week) and, while there, I got to get together with my good friend, Marcia, since she won't be there when I go back. It was SO great to see her and kind of fun being back in the DFW area! We had a nice dinner one evening along with a colleague I met on this trip. Here's our self-portrait!

Just a Weekend...

This past weekend was pretty uneventful...we stayed around the house for most of it. Here are just some pics of our normal life...

Playing with Mommy's sunglasses - eat your heart out, Beyonce!


Building a mansion with blocks...


Hanging out with Indie...


Hangin out with my buddy, Marty, & having 'tea' while his mom & dad went to the store...

Beauty of Nature

Yesterday morning, I was on my usual morning rush, but was in awe of the sunset I was lucky to get to view on my commute to work...what a great way to start the day! I snapped these pics through the windshield and I have to say they do not do nature justice, but they give you an idea (we won't discuss how unsafe this probably was)! How wondrous is God in all His works!!

Passionately Pink...for the Cause

Mission statement of the Susan G. Komen for Cure Foundation:
To save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find cures.

Visit the foundation to learn more about Breast health, what you can do and to donate to the cause at:
http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm


The bracelets in this photo were made by my swister Wendy for a fundraiser she's doing in honor of her best friend, Jill, who lost her battle with breast cancer. No one should ever have to feel that pain (as the patient or loved one of a patient) so we need to fight this demon!


"Imagine the day when celebrating another year won't seem so miraculous."

Go Big Red...A Diva is Born!

We went over to Connor's (and mommy V & daddy J's, too) to watch the Husker/TT game on Saturday afternoon and what fun it was - for kids and grown-ups alike!! Vonda's other friends, Phyllis & Joel, were there with their kids, Taylor and Josh (I think that was his name!). It was a lovely, unseasonably warm fall day so the kids got to be outside in the backyard and play - and cover themselves with sand!!


They also played inside quite a bit with all of Connor's beach balls and in his little school house...





Even the mommies got into the silliness (surprise, surprise!)...



Then, the moment that we'll someday look back upon when people ask how the diva Ms. Zoie Simone got interested in performing happened...a microphone was put in her hand and she discovered karaoke!! She loved it!