What a weekEND

Today is Tuesday - where in the world did Monday go?!

Okay, so I'm totally kidding!! I know where Monday went........LOL

I had a good time in PA this past weekend. Les and I flew up to PA to see his sister and brother-in-law adopt a 10 yr old boy named Joey. It was very cool. We left on Wednesday evening and came home Monday night LATE.

Here is the lowdown of our vacation:

Wednesday - depart for PA at 5:25 PM and arrive with absolutely NO problems. We were actually about 15 - 20 minutes early - SWEET!
Thursday - "Gotcha Day" This was really neat! We went to have some fun at Chuck E. Cheese. After that we went home and I think this is also when Les and I took Joey on a 2 mile walk. That was really nice - a little warm, but definitely nice!!
Friday - we went out for a picnic at a park and that turned out well, a few bugs tried to eat our sandwiches instead of us!!! LOL Randy (brother-in-law), Les, and I took a hike up to this "cave." The cave was the result of them trying to build a railway through the mountain, but it proved too difficult and stopped their efforts (I have pics I'll post later). The temperature in the cave was SIGNIFICANTLY cooler than outside. There was even a block of ice still in the cave - I found that fascinating!!! We hiked down to have our picnic with Donna (sister-in-law) and Doris (mother-in-law). We got down there and the bugs were TERRIBLE!!! We ended up leaving and finding another park to have our picnic at. This was a much better place to eat b/c the bugs weren't bad at all. :) Randy took Les, me and Joey to this park to ride bikes. We ended up riding about 3 miles. I think we played games that evening and enjoyed each other's company.
Saturday - We stayed around the house and played Phase 10 and Strategy. Then that afternoon we took off for another park. This park was where Randy and Donna got engaged. At another section of the park was a beach, spillway/dam, nature trails, etc. We wandered around the nature trails and then we went back and I put my legs in the water at the spillway. That was VERY COLD!!!!!!!! Saturday night we went to eat (tell more about this in a minute) and then to this country line dancing called Tractor Twang (www.tractortwang.com). When we first got there I didn't want to get out of the car b/c the mean age was 17 or so. I was so embarrassed and just kept laughing. I think that everyone was laughing at this point too. We all finally got out of the car and went in. We had a great time and you can see my picture on the Tractor Twang's website at (http://www.tractortwang.com/pics/displayimage.php?album=289&pos=11). Okay, now about the dinner - we thought it would be good to go and eat at Friendly's. Well, we get there and there is absolutely no wait to sit down. We order our drinks and dinner. I'm not kidding, we sat there for an hour and then I go to complain. The manager said that the food would be out in 3 minutes, well after 5 minutes we got up and left. We went to McDonald's and drove through the drive through in 5 minutes and were on our way to our country line dancing. :):):) We danced till about 9:30 PM and then we had to get home to go to bed for church on Sunday morning b/c we were going to the early service.
Sunday - we go to church and see Randy and Donna dedicate Joey to the Lord. After church we went over to Randy's mom's house and had lunch with their family. We had a good time, but it rained the whole time. Les and I didn't let the rain stop us, we still wandered around and looked at the trees that surrounded us. After that we went home and finished packing and left for the airport. We get to the airport, check in, go through security and then we find out that the plane that was coming to take us to Chicago had been struck by lightening. So, our flight was cancelled. It took almost 1 1/2 hours to find out what our new flights would be. They put us up in a hotel room and we slept like little babies that night. We got up the next morning and went back to the airport to drop our bags off. After that we had breakfast and then headed out to Lancaster. Randy and Donna drove back to Harrisburg and we went and toured Lancaster. We had a good time. We took a buggy ride through the Amish country. It was VERY informative and we all seemed to really enjoy it!!! Then after that we went and ate lunch and looked through a few shops. It was then time to go back to the airport to try to get on our flight again. Which was successful UNTIL we arrived in Chicago and went to get on our next flight; that's when our traveling came to a screeching hault. That plane had some mechanical problems and they changed our gate, brought another plane out of the hanger, cleaned it and got it ready, then we boarded. After we boarded; then it was no time till we were off and flying towards Dallas. Once we arrived in Dallas we were so excited, but we pulled up to the gate and no one was there to direct the plane in. We sat there for 30 minutes or so and then finally we got to finish pulling up and got off!!!! We pulled into our driveway around 1 AM and we were exhausted to say the least!!!! We had been up about 18 hours and ready to go to bed.

All in all we had a great time and so glad that we were able to go. I'll post pictures once I get them downloaded off my camera. :)

Our 6 month anniversary date night!

Here is a picture of Les and I before we left for dinner. We had dinner at Red Lobster (one of our fave restaurants!)!!! I had crab legs and coconut shrimp and Les had crab legs and fried shrimp. We had a really good time and the weather was perfect!!!

While we were at dinner I asked Les if he had checked the mail and he said he hadn't. I love checking the mail and so once we got home I went and checked the mail. We had this card in there and I said," Les, someone sent a really weird card." It was addressed to:
K & L Cornelius
and our address

Then the return address was:
The Unknown
777 Christway
United Holy Land

What I DIDN'T notice was that there was no stamp!!!! Les had surprised me and put an anniversary card in the box before I got home. It was a VERY sweet card and I LOVED IT!!

Once we got home we watched a movie (comedy) that I had received from netflix and then spent good quality time together with no distractions. It is nice to spend time celebrating each other and being able to enjoy each other.

Anyways, it was a very memorable 6 month anniversary - I LOVE YOU!!!!!

6 Red Roses!!!

I was sitting here at my desk and I had just talked to Les on the phone and he told me that he was on his way to the hog feeder. A few minutes later the door to our office walks in and it's Les! I was so shocked because he had a vase of 6 BEAUTIFUL red roses (1 for each month that we have been together!) and then there is greenery and purple flowers (not sure what they are). The 2 types of flowers together are beautiful!!

I told Les that this delivery boy was special and got a kiss too!!! :) I LOVE YOU, HONEY!!!!!!!!

As you can see from my previous post - this past Sunday was our 6 month wedding anniversary, but we're celebrating it tonight because he worked on Sunday.

When I take them home this evening - I will take a picture of them and post them on the blog. One thing that was really cool was that the roses are still tight and they will be blooming for a while as they open up. :)

6 month anniversary cake!

Okay, well, I definitely DO NOT claim to be a cake decorator, but I thought it would be fun to write on a cake for Les. Here is the cake - it was fun doing it; even though it is not good. :) HAHAHA I know that cake professionals out there will probably cringe when they see this picture.........LOL Even though it isn't the prettiest cake - it does TASTE really good!!!

The top picture was taken by holding the camera over the cake and the bottom picture I was actually looking at the cake through the lens. :):)

T-storms!

I tell ya, I have definitely been more aware of the storms these days. While I was living at my parents' house awaiting my wedding - I would NEVER hear the storms. However, now that I am married and living with my husband in Lucas in our home - I hear EVERY storm!! :) I do enjoy the rain, but the hail part kind of scares me. The other night when it was raining and hailing - I got up to see the hail. Unfortunately, I was 1/2 asleep and couldn't see anything. I could hear it, but not see it.

Last night was no different - as Les and I were drifting off into never never land - it started to lightening; then thunder, and then rain. I quickly fell asleep until the middle of the night when a humdinger of a storm rolled through. The rain was falling hard and the lightening and thunder were going to town. When I got up this morning it was chilly and VERY wet. We ended up getting a little over 2 1/2 inches of rain. I believe it!

That's all for now - I have lunch in less than 1 hour and I am meeting a friend of mine, who's name is also Kim for lunch at Market Street. She has never eaten lunch at the grocery store and I told her that it is VERY good! They have an awesome salad bar, limited sushi, american food, pizza, etc. I am so excited by my lunch I can hardly taste it. Now for the decision as to WHAT I will get. I am thinking on the lines of california rolls (beginner sushi LOL). ;)

Oh, we leave in 1 week from today to go up to visit Les' oldest Sister and her husband. We're going up for the adoption of our nephew, Joey. We're excited to be able to be apart of the event. We're staying till Sunday night, so we have a lot of time to play around, sight see, barn dances, etc. Also, we'll be close to Amish country and it is beautiful up there! I'll try to remember to take my camera; which I ALWAYS forget when I go places. :( Lancaster here we come!!!!

My Big Girl

Kodiak had her weekly training in agility last night. Oh how she wanted to run with the rest of the dogs, but we limited her as to what she could and couldn't do. Her paw is healing from a cut pad. Not sure how she did it, but it has been 3 weeks now and it is slowly healing. Our trainer said that it can take quite a while for those things to heal. I was talking to a girl in my class and she was saying that when her dog cut her paw that it took the dog 1 month to heal and after that the dog had to gain confidence on walking on it again. I can see that b/c Kodiak is getting used to not putting pressure on it. We'll get there! We didn't let her run any on the sand b/c that seemed to irritate her foot and get up in the cut. We did work her when we went outside and she had a great time!!! She worked on the teeter and the dog walk. She was very excited to be on the equipment and working on her contacts. :) My girl has lost 7 lbs since September and I am so proud of her!! Of course, I have been controlling her diet too. Plus, she has not had access to my parents' dogs food. She has been eating 1 cup of kibble food a day and then she eats 1 can of green beans too. She LOVES green beans!!

Lessons we should ALL learn from dogs!!

Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.

Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
Be always grateful for each new day.

6 MONTHS!!!

Has it already been 6 months? Wow, I have loved married life and I am thankful EVERY day for my husband, Les. This has been the best 6 months and I can't wait to see what is going to happen in the next 6 months! Les had to work yesterday, but he got off at 6 PM and we met at our church for an old hymn night. It was a lot of fun and afterwards we went and ate at Steak & Shake with our family and some friends. We had a good time!

We're going to go and celebrate our 6 month anniversary this Friday! I told Les that I really wanted seafood, so we'll see where we end up going - I'll keep you posted on that! Les is off all day on Friday, so once I get home we'll get ready and go out for a night on the town. :)

Thank God for making Les & I for each other!! Each day is a brand new day and it just keeps getting better and better!!! I LOVE YOU, HONEY!!

1 heck of a day yesterday

If you're a guy - I would suggest SKIPPING this blog b/c it is for women!!!!

Okay, so Wednesday morning I woke up with excruciating pain in my lower back and abdomen. It was terrible! It was the dreadful "Aunt Flo" we all have come to hate........lol j/k Normally I don't have bad cramps or back aches, but yesterday was a completely different day. My mom thinks that it is because I am not taking birth control pills anymore. I stayed home from work yesterday and I now have a new best friend - the heating pad. The pain finally went away around 7:30 PM last night, but it did last ALL DAY!! As the day went on though; the pain went down.........YAY!!

I have stopped taking birth control because Les and I want to start trying to start a family this summer. I know that you're thinking to yourself and saying," but the just got married." This is true, but we met almost 3 years ago (May 2005) and would have been together 3 years in August. Les is getting older and he doesn't want to wait too long, so we have decided to try. We have left the process totally in God's hands. When He sees that we're ready for parenthood; then He will bless us with a child of our own. While we love the dogs; it is nothing like your own baby. We're so excited, but yet so nervous too!!! I think I am more nervous than anything b/c I don't know what to expect.

If you would like to support us; then we welcome the prayers and love! If you have your own opinion about our decision; then please keep it yourself. We have left the decision in God's hands and He knows what is best for us and our family. :) He has been so faithful in everything so far and we know He'll be faithful through this time in our lives too.

MMI Ladies

I just received this picture and I think it is soo cute! These are some ladies that I work with including my boss (she lives in Canada). I think this picture is so cute of us all and I wanted to post it!

Update

Okay, well, so my sister-in-law, Jill, was telling me that you could add music to the blogs. So, I got on here today and since I already had a playlist account that I used on my myspace; then I found the code to add it to my blog. I also decided since I haven't changed anything on my blog in while; that I would update it and change things around, play with the fonts and colors too. YAY for change!!!!

So, I hope you enjoy the music while you're surfing around my blog. :) Thanks, Jill! You can see her blog at http://jc-originals.blogspot.com/.