HBDP

Earlier this month, it was Paul's birthday! I got to hang out with him on his birthday weekend.

We went to the Cheesecake Factory for Birthday dinner:

Then we went to the Colorado Symphony (so good!). I recommend the cheapest seats at the very top... they were really fun. You get a birds-eye view of everything and the sound is just as good.

When we got back to Cheyenne, we kind of had a real birthday cake.... except Paul made his own cake. Whoops!

Happy Birthday Paul-o! :)

My Stars

It's time to share my fantasy basketball team with the world. My team has had its ups and downs and probably more downs than up. But even through my daily cursings, I still love my team:)

Here are some of my stars:

Gilbert Arenas: Gave me some huge numbers with points and assists. He's recently pled guilty for a felony charge- carrying a pistol without a license. He apparently was keeping some firearms in his locker and threatened a teammate with them. He is currently suspended from the NBA at least for this season. Smart Gilbert, Smart.

Next, there's good ole' Danny Granger who is helping me maintain a lead in three-pointers. He's been fairly solid although he was out for a few weeks with a heel injury. Luckily he came back right before Gilbert's suspension.

My third primary player is Mr. Stud-muffin Chris Bosh. He has been my official star as he has stayed injury-free (knock on wood), hasn't had any domestic violence charges pressed against him, and hasn't taken firearms into his locker room. Thank you thank you thank you Chris. I love you.

Thursday Grumpiness

Three things I need to say this morning:

1. I am very disappointed with my fantasy basketball team.

2. I am feeling inner consternation about almost everything in my life right now. I think this means I should call my mother soon!

3. I do not want to be in class right now.

Baby Haines

Welcome to mortality Anndi Haines.

Congratulations Dani and Blake!

Christmas #3

My third Christmas was in Tennessee- home sweet home. It was snowing the night I came in, but has been fairly warm since then.

Danielle gave me Christmas-y nails. She is amazing! :)

Christmas was interesting this year because, due to water damage, we are getting new hardwood floors... the workers were here until 5 pm on Christmas Eve trying to give us some floor to have Christmas. Thank you nice floor workers! Here are some Christmas Eve pics:

We still had our Christmas Eve cheese and chocolate fondue:

Santa was nice to us... I got this remote controlled helicopter...

My dad got this tent. He has already slept twice in it in the backyard. I got my mother a Better-than-a-Snuggie which she is sporting below.

Lastly, I got to meet my friend Jeneal's little baby McKayla. SO CUTE.

Tomorrow Danielle is having a baby girl, so maybe I'll put more baby girl pictures up soon:)

Christmas #2

My first trip to the Pacific Northwest! I visited Paul's parents in Port Angeles, Washington. It was beautiful there and it was fun to spend time with Paul and his parental units. I got to do "Christmas" with the fam because Paul isn't going to be there for Christmas, so they celebrated early. Here's some trip highlights (and for all you Twilight fans, this is where the books take place!).

Lake Crescent (in between Forks and Port Angeles I think):

The rainforest at Lake Crescent

The Hendricksons:

The Hendricksons were so nice to have me in their home! Here's Dan, Paul, Judy, and Hunter the dog.

They even made me pizza one night!

During our Christmas celebration, Hunter got three whole presents:)

They even had presents for me! I am so lucky:) They got me smartwool socks and some nice notecards. Paul got me a cute little stuffed bear and....

A Better-than-a-Snuggie. Wow.

Port Townsend (It's east of Port Angeles I think):

We ate at a really yummy restaurant on the port.

I LOVE lighthouses and I was freaking out about this one. Isn't it beautiful?

Paul, Judy and Hunter with the lighthouse.

Hanging out with the ocean.

For all you Twilight fans! :) This sign was on the way home from Port Townsend.

The Llamas:

This is the view from the house. Judy owns 3 llamas that live in a barn to the right of the house. This is their pasture:)

Here they are! I only remember one name- Einstein is the one on the right.

I fed Einstein with my own bare hand! It was a new experience for me haha!

Judy feeding her llamas.

Seattle:

Ferry on the way to Seattle!

Paul took a bullet for me. Paul and I were sharing a very romantic moment together on the ferry as we watched the Seattle skyline come closer and closer. Then Mr. Seagull decided to poop on us. Paul saw it all in slow motion and pushed me out of the way, because the poop was coming toward my head. Consequently, he took one for the team.

I only got a little splash on me:)

We saw a Mannheim Steamroller concert in Seattle.

Overall, a dream vacation and I didn't want to leave. But the fact that my next destination was Tennessee helped a little bit:)

Christmas #1

My roommates and I had 12 hours of Christmas on the 12th. Clever eh? We decorated Many's little tree:

We had craft time where Katie taught us how to make cute hair accessories:

During music hour, Kate and Many graced us with their skills and played Oh Holy Night on flute and harp (SO pretty!):

We had a gift exchange too! I got Katie some earrings and made her a CD. Many got me an adorable hat and the best socks. She knows I love socks and these ones are going to be so warm because they're thick and have wool in them. Yummy:

I was very happy:) Merry Christmas roomies!