Horse Races Anyone?

Hey guys, I am posing another great idea for everyone. My boss has inspired this idea in me. Paxton and I are planning on going to the horse races at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie this Saturday. I've done a little research as I usually do when I make a post on the blog about the activities we want to do, so here is an exerpt of the info on Tickets from the Lone Star Park website, http://www.lonestarpark.com/ .

Guests are admitted to the first level of the Grandstand featuring concessions, wagering services, and the track’s gift shop. General Admission does not include a reserved seat. Standing room is always ample and visitors are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs for use in the grassy areas in front of the Post Time Pavilion and the Courtyard of Champions, a picnic area with limited seating and great views of the track. The Paddock area is a great place to sit and relax or watch the horses, jockeys and trainers get ready for the upcoming race.

General Admission is $3.00 per person (Children 3 and younger are admitted FREE of charge).

The first race starts at 1:35pm. I don't know how early they let people in, or if there are other activities that take place before the live racing. Also, a little bonus for us is they are giving out free sports bags for "Fan Appreciation Day" It's Lone Star Park's 10th anniversary, so they have sports bags w/ their logo on it to hand out to the visitors, but it's while supplies last, and I don't know about you, but I WANT ONE, so I wanna be sure and get one, which means we may need to go a bit early. We need to go early anyway if we want to get seats, or a good grassy area. Either way sounds fun.

I also looked into the weather for the weekend, since it's kind of unpredictable at this time- which is pretty weird for here. But it's supposed to be 88-89 degrees with a 30-40% chance of rain. So, not bad. It may actually be perfect weather for this activity, a little overcast with a slight breeze.

It's a really cheap, fun and entertaining activity. Anyone that wants to go with us let us know.

My Artistic Accountant

So I am sitting at work when I receive an email from my cute hubby. In the email he says hi how are you blah blah and then "Here is a picture i made for you"

Isn't it cute?! I just wanted to share it with everyone. He always draws me silly pictures, like a stick figure climbing a huge mountain with a smiling sun, or a boat on the ocean and a smiling sun. I'm surprised there was no smiling sun in this one. My question is, why are his hands black? I know he didn't wear gloves to work, but uhhh... hmmm? And how did he draw that calculator? It looks like it's a clipart or something. Very creative husband I have! He keeps things interesting everyday. I love it.

Baby Names

My Picks for...

Girls:

Allyson Grace

Sydnee Claire

Carly Jane

Ava Brooke

Eliza Avery

Boys:

Jackson Ty(call him Ty)

Paxton Caleb

Truman Lomax

Connor James

Zackary Ian

This is what you get when you have time to kill at work. I was bored, and kept thinking of cute names, so I looked up names online and found some of these cute ones. I tried to use Paxton's names in there. I also tried to pick my faves, but I really like them all. What are your faves? Or do you like any at all? :) Now don't assume anything from this blog; we're not expecting anytime soon. It's just good to be prepared in any way possible. We're so prepared for names. AND we won't be using ALL 10! I'm not gonna follow after my mom.

Latest news w/ me is I bought a plane ticket for home. I'll be leaving August 22nd, and come home September 10th. I"m very excited to see my family, be at the family reunion, see my parents' new home, and be at my brother's wedding! I'm going to visit friends from school too- can't wait!! Only a month and 5 days or something. No, I actually am not going to count down, because it'll be hard to leave Paxton for 2 weeks! :( I will definitely miss him, that's for sure. But he's meeting me there September 5th and staying thru the 9th for my brother's wedding. He's going to be in the "line" at the reception! Yay!

SIX FLAGS vs. HURRICANE HARBOR

Hey guys! Pax and I wanna go to Six Flags or Hurricane Harbor this Saturday. We're wanting to make a whole day event out of it. I've researched prices for tickets, so here's the scoop:

Six Flags
Day Passes: $47 at the park, or $42 online/each
Season Passes: $89.99 or $79.99/each when you buy 4 or more. So if 4 of ya'll wanna go in on buying them, you'll save $40.
2 Day Ticket: $47/each online. This ticket works for SF and HH! We can go to one Friday night and one Saturday!
Junior Admission(48" or shorter): $34.99 Ages 2 and under are FREE

Hurricane Harbor
Day Passes:$31.99 at the park, or $25.99 online
Season Passes: $69.99 or $59.99/each when you buy 4 or more.
Junior Admission(48" or shorter): $24.99 Ages 2 and under are FREE

Parking is $15-$25 for SF, and $10-$15 for HH.
Hours at SF are 10AM-11PM
Hours at HH are 10:30AM-7PM

A season pass pays for itself in less than 2 visits!! What a deal! Think about it guys. If the weather is good, Pax and I are going to one. Not sure of which. We're kinda leaning towards HH, but if people wanna go to SF instead, we'll go there. OH and we have season parking, so we'll carpool in our car so no one has to pay for parking.

*UpDaTeS*

So Harry Potter came out today. I was fortunate enough to go see the opening show at 12:01 am. What an experience that was. I must say, there are just as weird of people in Idaho as there are in Texas when it comes to Harry Potter. I went to the opening night show of Harry Potter 4 in Idaho and then again for Harry Potter 5 here in Dallas. There are weird Potter fans everywhere .

While waiting for the movie to start, Kathleen Eric Brian Jen and I were sitting watching people as they came in the theatre. There were crowds of normal people, then crowds of people dressed in Hogwarts robes, long scraggly hair, with wand in hand. A group of people even chanted Hogwarts songs and cheered for Harry, or Dracy Malfoy. One chant was an imitation of Marco Polo- only with the words Draco Malfoy in it's place. We're talkin WEIRD PEOPLE. I don't know about you, but I like to enjoy a movie when I've paid $10 to see it in a theatre. I'm not a big fan of when teenagers are screaming and cheering for Harry when he casts a spell on Prof. Umbridge, or when Dumbledore scorns Prof. Umbridge. I must say, that was probably the most attentive movie watching crowd, and the most annoying movie watching crowd. I'd rather have couples making out in front, behind, and to the sides of me rather than people who shout for joy when the name Harry Potter is spoken. Hmm.. BUT!!!-- I REALLY REALLY enjoyed going to the late night showing. It was so fun hanging out w/ everyone and talking. It was a fabulous movie. Just an hour after the movie, I already wanted to go see it again. I give it 5 stars. And the good quote at the end of the movie made by Dumbledore was... uhh... I don't remember- Jen knows, but I like that he always leaves us with an inspiring quote at the end. Oh and KUDOS to Brian for asking a couple decked out in costume for a picture after saying they were the best dressed in the whole theatre!!

Last weekend Paxton, myself, and a few friends went to the JFK Conspiracy Museum. I took lots of pictures, but I haven't had time to post them. They will be coming soon. But that was a really great experience. Wow- it made such a huge impact on the U.S. and every individual throughout the country. I sympathize with Jaquie Kennedy- there were pictures of her in shock. That would be so horrifying - I don't know how I would handle that. It was a very interesting museum, very educating, and a thorough explanation on all that happened and all the investigations that took place. We were there for 2 hours, and I still didn't get to go through all of it. I'll post the pictures later-- we werent allowed to take pics inside, so we have outside ones. They're fun.

On Monday, Paxton, C-Wise and I played tennis. It was fun and hard. Wow- I'm bad. I thought I would be able to pick up and do ok since I play basketball and volleyball. Well, there's just different skills for every sport- so it didn't work out too well. It was lots of fun. The Wimbledon Championship Tournaments are what inspired me to want to go play. It looked fun. I want to start practicing and get good at tennis. Paxton has the patience to teach me- which I'm grateful for.

Well, I hope the weather forecast is partly cloudy/sunshine this weekend- then we can get some sand volleyball going again eh???? Ya'll up for it?

Quote of the Day

Hey, Pax and I are enjoying a lazy Sunday. Crazy weather today eh? It was really sunny and nice when we left for church, then an hour later it was pouring down rain for 10 minutes, then it went back to sunny. When we got back to our house, it was sunny and a little cloudy. Then it quickly went to cloudy, and then rained again - which led to a power outage at our apartment for 2 & 1/2 hours!!!! It finally came back on then flickered on and off a few times in the next 20 minutes. It's obviously back on now, but wow- weird weather in Texas.

So we've been watching all the Harry Potter movies before the 5th movie comes out. I've already seen all of them a few times, it's Paxton that's trying to watch all of em. It's taken a really long time- I think 2 months to watch all 4. He falls asleep so quickly, we have to stop it 30 minutes into the movie. We finally finished the 4th one today. We stopped it 3 times though. We started it 2 days ago, then stopped it because he fell asleep. So today we picked up where he fell asleep- and then he fell asleep AGAIN about an hour into it. Finally 3 hours later, after a nap and eating, we finished to the end! Yay! Now I want to go to the opening night of the 5th movie, but I really don't think Paxton will stay awake. And I don't wanna pay $12 for Paxton to sleep in a movie theatre. If we do end up going, it'll be everyone's job to keep him awake. -- By the way- who all wants to go opening night? Is it too late to buy tickets? Let's plan on all of us going... any takers??

Here's a quote that I thought was good and Sunday appropriate.

"We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."

-- Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Funny Videos

Today, we were looking through all of these videos that we have taken with our camera and we found some pretty good one's that we forgot about!! Here they are for your viewing pleasure... Make sure you turn your speakers on! You might have to click on the play button twice to get it to play.



That's just silly!



Yes I know, it was Neil Armstrong that landed on the moon, not Lance Armstrong. Let's just say we had been on the road a while, I wasn't all there.



No, I was really playing it, I promise...

Mini Golf

A few weeks ago we went to Golden Bear Mini Golf course. It's a serious course- with sand traps, trees, rocks, and other scenery. It was really fun. We were of course trying to beat each other, and because of Paxton's skills, he was very confident he was going to beat me, so he gave me one stroke on every hole to increase my odds of winning and make it a more competitive game. How nice of him.

So we started playing and he was winning most of them, so he started on every hole. Then we came up to one hole, and I went first since I had won the last hole. It was a super hard one, a par 4. There was a big rock obstacle right in the middle, so you had to go around it and then up a little hill. So I strategically plan out my putt, and swing. It goes around, bounces of a ledge, up the hill, passes the hole, hits the rock back rock and bounces back right in the hole!! HOLE IN ONE !! YEAH! It was so amazing. Paxton couldn't believe it! It really was cool. I wish we had caught it on tape.

Ok, so we keep playing, and right before the last hole, Paxton counts our scorecard and figures that he is ahead by 4 strokes. So we both putt, and we get birdies. So I figured I lost by 4, but Paxton counts the score card again and realized that I actually won by 6! How'd he miss that? Who knows... but he counted over and over again, and couldn't believe he lost by 6! haha... It was a fun night, and even better that I beat him in mini golf. Well- really- he won because he gave me a stroke on every hole, but- those were our rules- so I really did win . We treated ourselves to some icecream afterward- a good reward for a win.

We put our camera on timer- and tried to get the little waterfall on the side in the pic, but the plant was in the way. oh well.

This course was not meant for lefties- or "south paws!" -coil

Good Game Babe!

FHE, Haircuts, Flowers and Sillyness

Hey Everyone. Hope ya'll had a happy 4th of July. I didn't take any pics of our day- wish I would've. But we had lots of fun at Chris's parents house with Chris, Sarah, Madison, Charlotte and Jared Nelson, Brian, Jeni, Natalie, Garrett, Chase, Anna & kids, Chris, Heather, Katie, and a few other friends of friends. We played the "ring game" in the pool, ate BBQ and snacks, got sunburnt, and we couldnt forget the Wii that Brian & Jen brought! It was a hit for sure. That day was a great relaxing and fun day! Wish we had a day like that in EVERY week. It sure made the week go by fast! It's already the weekend again! Yipeee!!

I have been feeling like a good homemaker because I've been baking a few things that seems like only a grandmother or mother would do. I made a meatloaf- well actually Paxton pretty much made it the day before, I just put it in a bread pan and put BBQ sauce all over it and baked it. But then today I also made strawberry shortcake- Myers' family way. My mom's recipe is sooo good and really easy. If anyone wants to try it, come on over cuz we have quite a bit. But do it quick cuz it'll go fast! Anyway, I really like cooking and baking. I just wish I had more time to do it. I wanna stay home like 2-3 days of the week just to cook. I eventually want to start canning things. First I need to get a pressure cooker though. Hmmm...

Oh my gosh- now here's a story for ya'll. A few days ago at like 5am Pax and I were sleeping and we hear our neighbors (their bedroom is attached to our bedroom) making tons of noise- really loud. It sounded like someone was running around, shuffling, trying to wrestle- or something.... Anyway, so i kinda wake up because they're so loud. Then I hear "LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS! DON'T MOVE- DON'T MOVE! " Paxton and I both jump up out of our beds and look around, and I jump to the window to look outside - i couldnt see anything. Anyway, we were trying to figure out what it could be. We thought maybe it was cops busting our neighbors for something. But we didn't hear ANYTHING else after that- so we were so confused. I thought maybe they were getting robbed- I was waiting for a gun shot. We waited for a little bit and didn't hear anything at all, just a little bit more moving around loudly. So I layed back down and Paxton put his ear up to the wall, trying to listen to what they were saying, but couldn't make anything out. Finally he laid back down. We still don't know what that was, but we were kinda freaked out. Isn't that so weird?

Well, we have been trying to have FHE on Monday nights with the two of us. It's kinda hard when you don't have children or a bigger group to do it with. But he have had a few. We read out of the book To Draw Closer to God by Henry B. Eyring. And we also took a few pics... silly pics.

Whatchoo talkin bout fool?!

He's NOT falling asleep while reading...

One night Paxton decided he really wanted to get his haircut, so he called up Kathleen and within 20 minutes she and Eric were in our house at our service!! She is always so willing to do hair for all of us. It's so nice. THANK YOU KATHLEEN! You're so amazing at hair- if only we could return the favor in someway - besides $$$. I'm sure you still enjoy the $, but ya know.
Paxton looks so handsome w/ short, trim hair.

Why does he look really annoyed- with evil red eyes?

FLOWERS! On the morning of the 4th of July, Paxton got up early before I had gotten up and went to the store to pick me up some pretty tulips!! When he first got them, they were a bit droopy- and in shock, so we tied a string around the stems to hold them up, and by the end of the day they were standing straight up by themselves!! Unfortunately, 2 days later they are droopy again! :( But they're still beautiful. What a nice thing Paxton did for me.

.. and SILLYNESS... as you can always expect at the Hobson household.

We're Jammin!

So my mom always has made super yummy strawberry jam as I was growing up. We never ever had store bought jam. We always had homemade strawberry, apricot, mixed berry, raspberry, boysenberry, or blackberry jam in our house- YUM. Well now that I'm far far away from home, I have been really wanting my mom's strawberry jam.. it's our favorite. So I finally decided to make my own. It isn't the exact recipe my mom uses, and I can tell a difference in the taste. I still think my mom's is better, but it's still really good! It made around 5 cups and it totally costs less than store bought jam. I recommend all who is able, to make their own jam. Just buy a pectin box, and they have all the recipes for jam inside. There's a certain type of pectin you should get. I don't know the name of it, but I think it's in a white and yellow box... starts with a C maybe. ?? Anyway, we are really enjoying our fresh strawberry jam.

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Hey- I just want to make a comment. Thanks for those who have commented on my last post and answered the TOP 4 questions. It always fun to read everyone's, although what I had in mind was reading them on their own blog. hehe. Then other people who don't read mine can see YOURS and then do it themselves.... just a suggestions. Either way is fine- but uhh. yeah! :)

Ok- we love you all. And- we just got back from Matt & Analissa's wedding & reception and WOW- it was so beautiful. Analissa was beautiful, Matt was handsome, the reception was beautiful and the cake was awesome. I kinda want some more. They just gave me a SLIVER of a piece. hehe. Oh well, I don't really NEEEEEEED it!

Love,
Abby

FANTASTIC FOUR

So I am at work SUPER bored, and I checked my friend Haylee's blog and she had posted this cute little "Get to Know You" thing. I thought it was fun, so now I'm doing it, hoping it will take 3 hours- because then I can leave work.

4 Jobs I've Had

• Jamba Juice!!
• Craigo's Pizza- YUM
• EFY Counselor!
• Peer Tutor for Anatomy & Physiology

4 Movies I Can Always Watch

• The Notebook
• One Fine Day
• Harry Potter- any of them
• Catch Me If You Can -- I just put random movies I like- although i really do like romantics

4 Places I've Lived

• Boise, ID
• Idaho Falls, ID
• Rexburg, ID
• Dallas, TX- Frisco & Carrollton
  

4 TV Shows I Enjoy

• The Office
• Planet Earth on Discovery
• America's Next Top Model- silly I know- I don't know why I enjoy it really :)
• King of Queens/Everybody Loves Raymond- they're the same kinda

4 Foods I Love

• Broccoli/Chicken Casserole
• Mindy's Special Pizza from Craigo's (although it doesn't treat me right inside)
• Trail Mix
• candy - I like almost all candy- except the gross orange peanut things you get at Christmas, and Peeps- yuck

4 Websites I Frequently Go to

• Gmail.com
• everyone's blogs
• byui.edu - email
• Oprah.com

4 Places I'd Rather Be Right Now

• at home with Paxton
• at home in Idaho with my parents and fam
• with family and friends here in D-town
• uhh- Hawaii maybe - yeah I think so- or London- that'd be cool too.

We'll there ya'll go. Now I invite everyone to do the same, it's a fun little treat for you for the weekend- or just anytime you're sitting at work extremely bored and have 2-3+ hours to kill! :)

What is everyone doing for the 4th of July? Any fun plans? Which firework show is the best? There are too many to choose from. I kinda like the Idaho way- there was only one to go to that was worthwhile- and it supposedly is the biggest firework show West of the Mississippi! Wow- it was really cool. We'll have to see how these Texans do their firework shows... see if they live up to my expectations. hehe

Well, have a great weekend!

Or does it...?

After i posted my last 2 blogs, I was thinking about the title "Anticipation Kills" and I think it's actually not true. It is actually fun to be anticipating something coming up. As lots of you know, last week Paxton was out of town the whole week! And I was missing him lots, and I was anticipating his coming home and was so excited. I knew I would see him in 2 days, 1 day, 10 hours, 3 hours, then finally he walked over from the airport exit with his white dress shirt, and his suitcase rolling behind him.

And then, it was a very happy moment. We were both so excited to see eachother, hugged, kissed. Soon after he was with me and I knew he wasn't going to leave me, the anticipation and excitement died. I had nothing to look forward to. SO- the point is.. my anticipation for the new Harry Potter movie and book is NOT killing me! :) I am SUPER excited, and glad I have something to look forward to.

Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix Trailer

Check it out! Good trailer

Anticipation Kills...

I don't know if I'm more excited for the 5th Harry Potter movie to air July 11th or 13th(?), or for the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- book 7 to be released July 21st!!! Last year I saw the 4th Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opening night! I want to see the 5th one opening night too! It looks so good and suspenseful and scary!!
I just barely started reading the 5th book again. I've already read all the books, but I want to read the 5th again to refresh my memory. This is one I don't remember as well. Only a few little details. Anyway, you think I can finish an 870 page book in 20 days?
p.s.- Does anyone know the date of the premiere- ? I've seen 11th, and 13th

Cover of the 5th movie! hehe

My Super Heroes

These kids are my nephews- Logan and Duncan. My brother sent me pics of them and I wanted to post em- because they're SO DANG CUTE! I love the picture of Duncan (below) in the corner, pouting! Haha.. So cute. I miss em. I miss being close to all my nephews and nieces. They're all so much fun!

FAMILY- what counts to you?

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.

" By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."

I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.

" FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow,
the company that we are working for
could easily replace us
in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves
more into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?
Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

I received this story in an email. I almost cried- it's really sweet. And it made me think about times where I have been rude and short-tempered at home. It's definitely not worth it- ever. I like getting stories like these because it gives me another thing to personally focus and work on. When having something like this to improve, it makes me more grateful for things I have and relationships I have- it makes me happier.

THANK YOU to everyone - to all my friends and my family that consistently show love and care for Paxton and me. It's the relationships, and not the things we have that are important and that make us happy.

Pot O' Gold? NO-->Pot O' Kohl's!!

Paxton's First Day of Work at Grant Thornton. We treated it as his first day of school, because that is what it has turned out to be. He has come home the last three nights with "homework." WHAT??? I thought he graduated? Well- there's always more to learn. He's got so much to learn from work, and becomes exhausted/overwhelmed sometimes at ALL he has to know. He is studying right now and has been for about 1 1/2 hours already. AM I EVER GOING TO HAVE TIME WITH MY HUSBAND? Who knows... well I guess Anna knows. You tell me.




After his first day of work, we went to Kohl's to buy him new dress shirts and some shoes. We got lucky- Kohl's was having a BUY 1 GET ONE FREE deal going on. So we got him 6 shirts for the price of 3, and we got 2 ties for the price of 1. It was just awesome. We also got him a pair of black shoes there- they are nice and i guess comfortable too. I wouldn't know. And then last night we went to another shoe store and got him some new brown shoes- which he DESPERATELY needed. And they are SWEET! I love them. They look so good on him, and they're really stylish. He's gonna look SO ridiculously good-looking!

So here is one of the sweet shirts we got him- white with a hint of purple. He just looks SOOOOO handsome. Can't stand it.

GOLDEN NIGHT

Two nights ago around 8:15 the sky and clouds were SOOSOO beautiful. It was all GOLDEN. This is the view from our apartment- overlooking a golf course. And there's a little pond and just the green. Well the sun was setting and ahhh- it was so beautiful. A lot of these pictures probably look the same but we just couldn't get enough. And the pictures don't capture the gorgeous and perfect colors that were illuminating the sky. So PRETTY! It is on nights like those that I thank Heavenly Father for all the beautiful things He creates and has created. It really is amazing.

Canton Treats

Here are the goodies i got from Canton. Of course- I had to take pictures.. they are cute .. i wanted to show them off.

I knew Paxton would like this candle. I saw the name of the candle, and when I took a whiff- I just had to get it. It smells really really good... I mean - it HAS to with a name like that! If ya'll are interested, either go to Canton next month and smell it, or come to our apartment and smell-- it is very refreshing! I also got a Home Sweet Home candle- smells like Cinnamon.. If you've ever smelled the Yankee candle of Home Sweet Home - it's the same smell. Yummy. My mom always has that kind and just loves it-- I do too!



Here is a centerpiece candle set I got for our kitchen table. It looks really good- it matches the colors in the kitchen: burgundy, dark yellow and green! I love it.



... and some cute bracelets for $1 . Anna politely let me buy the white one. It's so cute! I told her she could borrow it whenever she wanted to. ha.

Shop Til You Drop

Well, my first experience to Canton was so great! First off- Anna picked me up at 7:30 and then we went to meet up with Tori Ann and Sarah. Tori drove me, Sarah, Madison, Anna, and two of her friends Michelle and Stephanie. It was fun just on the trip to Canton- so I knew it'd be a fun rest of the day with them. They were such a great bunch of girls to hang out with.

Well we got Canton around 9am. The weather was SO perfect- not hot and sunny quite yet- just perfect. We hit up all the arbors and little side stands-- mosty the arbors though. We stopped around 11:30 and got lunch- those famous baked potatoes is what most of the girls got- i stuck with a chicken croissant sandwich. yumm. Then we went back to shopping and we didn't stop until 4pm! Wow- what a day.

Now I really don't like to spend lots of money on things i don't REALLY REALLY need, so it was hard to buy some of the things-- but I just kept telling myself it was ok... Paxton gave me permission. haha... not that i needed it from him. I was the one making all the money anyway. hehe. But there were SO SO SO many neat shops and things- oh i just wish i had thousands of dollars to spend- i would've gotten so much stuff! There is just SO SO much... anyway... all in all- it was an awesome, fabulous experience in Canton... but I must say it does "meet your shopping quota" for a few months- as Michelle said. I'm sure Paxton will like that.

Here is the BEGINNING of our day at Canton all fresh and ready to shop away!



.... and here is the END of the day!! Do we look pooped out or burnt or show any sign of exhaustion from shopping....? I don't think so!!!! ha



Michelle found the jackpot right from the beginning!!! She makes these bibs, spit rags for babies where she sews ribbon around white bibs and then embroiders the baby's name. She gots tons of cute cute ribbon. What a good idea!



Just sittin for awhile... we needed pit stops every once in awhile. It was such great weather.



Madison came along with the girls... she's gotta get her shopping skills sharpened! She did such a good job- and was very friendly with everyone. She even skipped out on her nap- what a trooper! p.s. She kinda looks like my niece Ashley in these pics... so adorable.



Ohhhhh- doesn't she look tired... STRETCH!



I absolutely LOVE this picture. Its SO adorable. We were taking another break in the shade and just to relieve our sore legs and feet, and for the prego lady. We all had a great time just chatting a bunch. Michelle made Stephanie and Anna laugh in this pic.. and don't they look adorable in the action..?

Fun & Giggles

Maybe- last week??... Paxton brought me to work so he could have the car for the day. But what he did several times was come into the office and use the computer for things since we don't have internet at our apartment. Anyway, I brought the camera to update our blog at the office, which I actually don't do because there's no room to plug in the thing to the computer... anyway, I just got bored and took some pics of us being silly. It was actually on the day of that HUGE storm- I think like 2 weeks ago. And so Paxton stayed at the office for a little bit for the storm to go by, and I recorded some of it, but it didn't show the gray skies- which was the coolest part. It was SO dark at like 9am... it just looked really cool. Anyway, so here's just some silly pics.



Why does he always make funny faces... I like it though actually. He's so silly.





I thought Paxton looked kinda funny with his legs crossed and sitting at the computer. First- he couldn't fit his knees under the desk because I cant even fit them under either. Second- it just looks funny.



Once again...

SOLD

Just wanted to let everyone know- we sold the Bowflex already. We had it up for about 5 hours when Paxton got 2 calls on it. Then about 4-5 emails came and a bargain offer of $100 cash, which we quickly declined. That guy thought he was being clever or something. NOT! But we sold it last night and got it out of Ann and Steve's garage! I'm sure they are delighted as we are to have a little extra cash in our account.

I'm going to do another advertisement- but a wanted ad: I really want a piano. Does anyone know of someone that has a nice, good sounding piano for sale that isn't totally expensive? I am losing my skills and i really want to keep them. So if anyone knows of any, let me know. I mean, I know we're in an apartment, but I want it in my apartment. We'll see if I can convince Paxton :)