after that last picture, I knew it was time to stop and let Nelson get back to his peaceful times

what happens when I get a hold of a camera

we decided to take some pictures. actually, let me rephrase that. I was bored and Nelson was perfectly content watching a football game. So I do what I usually do when I get bored- bother Nelson. This particular day called for use of the camera. The following pictures are just a glimpse into the events that transpired.

one of my favorite kinds of days

Today is one of my favorite kinds of day (minus the fact that it is Monday). It is cold and rainy fall day. To some, this sounds like a terrible day. But to me, it is great. I love the cold and I love the rain. I like the cold because I can get all bundled up, snuggle up to Nelson under a sweatshirt blanket and not ruin the moment by starting to sweat. I like rainy because there is something refreshing about it. It also just evokes this feeling in me of needing to be close to someone. and I get to be close to Nelson so that works out perfectly. and I like fall because i love the crispness, the smell of fires in the fireplace, the fact that I can wear hoodies, and the beautiful fall leaves. So basically this is my kind of day. It would be really good if I would have planned ahead and had some chili cooking for tonight, but I did mention it was a Monday, so planning ahead like that is virtually impossible.

one more thing to say today!

The other day I was at Wal-Mart. I usually try to avoid Wal-Mart but it was early in the morning and I needed something and it was the only place that was open. So I went. It was almost the usual excruciating trip (our Wal-Mart smells exceptionally bad, always has the strangest people there, and they are usually having "team" meetings and doing a cheer like "give me a W, give me an A, give me a L, etc) it did have one very redeeming part to it: Diet Dr. Thunder. You see, I really like Diet Dr. Pepper. I would be content to drink it morning, noon, and night. But then I ran across this Diet Dr. Thunder. At only $1.98 for a 12 pack, I thought "i will give this a try, if it is terrible, at least I have only spent $1.98" So I bought some. Then I drank it. It changed my life. It is fantastic. And such a good deal. The only problem is that now I will have to go back to Wal-Mart to get some more. I knew it had to be too good to be true.

and I thought I wouldn't have anything to say!

So my birthday is in a week. I really like birthdays but I do not like surprises. When I was growing up, I really liked to look for all my presents. It was so much better that way. I also do not like to wait until the actual day to celebrate. So if I get a card or present in the mail prior to the day, I will open it. However, Nelson does not agree with me on these points. He loves to be surprised and loves to wait until the day before any celebrating begins. Last year for Christmas, Nelson got me some presents and did a good job at hiding them but did not exactly hide the receipts. I was dusting one day and came across the receipts. It was one of the biggest temptations I have ever encountered. I really really wanted to look. I knew Nelson would be very disappointed if I did. So I didn't. It was very hard. One of the hardest things I have ever done. But I think that Nelson has learned a lesson. See, I asked him this morning if he had gotten me any birthday presents yet. He said no and that he might need to go on some "top secret" errands this week. While at first I was a little disappointed that he hadn't gotten me anything yet (I have already gotten him presents and his birthday is in over a month) I figured he is doing this on purpose. If there are no presents around, there are no presents for me to find. If there are no presents for me to find, I can't "ruin" any surprises. So I guess I will just have to wait till my birthday this year to actually find out what I am getting. I don't know about that. . .

I do have something to say!

So the other night at Kingdom Group, we were discussing what "flavors" our marriages are. There are three options, the first one is vanilla. Vanilla is your pretty even-keel, steady couple. They get along great, don't ever seem to disagree, and things are always seeming to go pretty well for them. There is also chocolate. Chocolate is for a more fiesty couple that tends to fight a little more, be more vocal about disagreements, things just tend to be a little more sparky with them. And then there is strawberry which is the sweet, lovey-dovey couple who always get along and are always saying nice things and doing nice things for each other. So Nelson and I decided we are a Steak N Shake side-by-side milkshake of vanilla and strawberry. This is pretty funny because it is the usual milkshake that Nelson gets whenever we go to Steak N Shake. So I guess the flavor categories really are pretty accurate.

New to the Blogging World

I was having a discussion with someone the other day about how I don't think I would ever have a blog. But after looking at my sister-in-law's cool blog, I thought I would give it a try. But I generally do not have anything important, funny, or interesting to say. We will see how it goes. If I don't like it, I will just delete it!