A Day Off!

Nelson and I both took the day off today, and it as been great! We ran some errands (at one place I totally got called a guy!!! The cashier said "I can help you gentlemen over here." I am so confused, I really didn't think I looked like a guy! I even had a pink purse. Oh well) and had lunch and some hanging out time at the Boathouse in Forest Park. I didn't have my camera, but it was absolutely beautiful weather and while we waited for our table, we sat in rocking chairs under an umbrella and looked out onto the lake. It was great. We have decided we need to do this more often!

Crazy Times

My mom's good friend from high school was in town this weekend with her daughter Kelly. I used to babysit for her when they lived in St. Louis and we have seen them a couple of times since they moved. It was good to see them and catch up. We had dinner but we also discovered that it was quite fun to take goofy pictures with the camera. Here are a few!

Kelly is a monkey, Emily an elephant


Just being funny


Regular Pic

A Big Hole in our Yard

So they moved the port-o-porty from our yard but now they dug a big hole in it! So hopefully soon they will fill it back up and give us back some grass. Until then, here is our big hole!

A Tote Bag

***SPOILER ALERT*** Lindsey if you read my blog you can't go any further until you receive your bag in the mail!!  

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Ok with that out of the way, I will explain.  I made my brother-in-law's girlfriend a tote bag for her birthday.  Well, her birthday was a while ago but I made one bag and it was not good so I had to start over.  So, after some crazy times at work, I finally had some time to make the bag again. It was lots of fun and I think it turned out pretty well.  Hopefully she will like it!  Here it is!

Friends Forever

Courtney and I have been friends since before we were born. How is that possible you might ask? Well, our moms were friends and then we were born about six months apart so of course we had to be friends. We never went to school together although we played each other a lot in sports- that was hard, especially in basketball when we had to guard each other. It is really hard to guard your best friend, but we made it through and are still friends now. We don't get to see each other as much as we would like (she is in med school at Mizzou and is just starting her third year) but maybe one day she can be my doctor! How awesome would that be!?! Well all of that to say that we got to hang out last night and had a great time. Thanks Courtney for being so great!

fourth of july cheesecake

After being inspired by Martha to make a fourth of July cheesecake, I decided to go for it. The bbq today was the perfect opportunity for me to make it. Here it is!

happy fourth!

This morning we went to a parade and a bbq with some friends! It was great, here are some pictures to document the morning!