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So, I struck it rich…

December 11, 2006 by Maren 8 Comments

Thanks for all ya’ll who commented about the belt stool–I appreciated it! The same day I went to the thrift store to get belts, I kept returning…multiple times. The thrift store had all these OLD Fisher price toys. So, I bought them all up to resell on ebay. WHOOHOO. If only I had the little people figurines, I could make some big bucks…Let’s take a walk down memory lane…Remember the old cash register with the red, yellow, and blue coins? Remember the old plastic record players that play old nursery rhyme tunes? Remember the old tv that scrolls through Jack and Jill? Yep, got ’em all…and a couple other villages…let’s just say I struck it rich, though the cashier thought I was crazy, and made it known. LOL

This weekend, Michael and I went out on a date to the Bristol. A lady from our church works there. Any of you Louisvillians who have never been, should go. Good restaurant. I had the best black bean soup I’ve ever eaten along with grilled chicken tapas and veggies. Don’t have much other news as far as interesting posts go… So, I’ll just leave you with a picture and sign off.

Have a happy week!

Ramblin’s

December 1, 2006 by Maren 2 Comments

Thanksgiving pics… my CUTE nephew!

First game of Football with Grandpa

One’s not good enough mommy!……………………..Mission Accomplished!

We had a wedding reception type party at our house last night. I was holding baby Parker. Can you tell me where his mommy was? Give you one guess.

Not much news other than that…At the party, we had a huge spread. I always worry we won’t have enough food, but then end up with AMPLE! I think I get that from my mom. At our wedding, she made all the food for 500. She asked a caterer doing our cake if she had planned enough food. The caterer told her that it sounded like enough unless she was feeding farmers, then she needed more than that. Funny, Michael’s father is a farmer and many of the people in their communtiy who came were also farmers. We rolled over 2400 meatballs alone…needless to say we became meatball-rolling pros before it was over, as well as bulk food producing in general. We had leftovers for FOREVER. We’re still eating them….okay, that’s an exaggeration…

Back on track…last night…Krista made two DELICIOUS hot Dips and Cloud made the PERFECT wedding celebration cake. It was a heart shape, and I was so thankful she enjoys making them. I made other items, but nothing as delicious as their stuff! Sorry the picture is cut already. We had impatient mouths to feed.

Tonight, I’m going on a much needed date with my husband. Meeting in a school building, he has to set up the chuch every Friday night for a couple-hour chunk of the evening. ( Oh, the blessings people take for granted)! Afterwards, though, we’re going out! He stays so busy working on the church plant, so “alone” time with him is always greatly anticipated! I’m excited! WHOOOHHHOO. I hope your weekend is terrific!

O-H-I-O

November 20, 2006 by Maren 6 Comments

Fun times this weekend with Family and Friends!

My parents came Friday night to help with childcare for our Bunco night for our church. Mom brought me the “biggest birthday card I’ve ever received.” She spelled out a message in cans… Can you see it? “H B M” It’s hard to see, but it stands for Happy Birthday Maren. My mom is super creative. Michael and his dad fixed up my pantry, so my mom brought a ton of cans to fill it. Thanks, mom! For those of you who know me, I like to cook, but go to the grocery store ‘few and far between.’ 🙂 I have to get creative with the cooking. This will tide me over for a while. LOL

We all then got together to cheer our Buckeyes on to victory!

Here’s Michael and his siblings.

We set up a projector in our living room and in our “Buckeye” room. Fun times. I forgot to take pictures all throughout, so only the faithful remained at the end to capture the scene. You get the picture…

Startin’ ’em young. Cute Cute Cute!

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My 2 favorite younger siblings! God truly blessed me with a wonderful family!

I cut myself out of this one because I looked like my neck was permanently stuck. I loved the pic of them, though! Thanks for being the best!

I love this one of my parents! If you’re wondering why they weren’t watching the tv, they were watching the projection of the game.

Our house is TINY TINY, but we still had a blast on Saturday. It always helps when your team wins, though. GO BUCKS!

(R&L, when you read this, we missed you! You are in our ‘thoughts’! Love you guys. We’re thankful for you!)

Excitement!

October 10, 2006 by Maren 8 Comments

Oh, how fun it was to be with family and friends at the Cedarville Homecoming this past weekend! We had such a great time mingling with college friends and spending time with family! I couldn’t have imagined a nicer day. Last year at the soccer game, I about FROZE. So, I dressed accordingly this year, and was scalding HOT! Good thing I’m not a meterologist by occupation. I’d have people dressing in shorts in winter and bundled up in the summer. Thankfully, I had the foresight to forego the long john’s I had brought along! Michael even got a sunburn–go figure…IN OCTOBER! We just had an absolute BLAST!

Sunday, then, I travelled to see my friend Brooke. We had Monday off, so we both spent the evening chatting and slept in. SO much fun! THANK YOU, Brooke! She’s so patient…I made her sit through a photo shoot to get this picture…Love ya, girl!

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