haircut!

I got my hair cut today!  Let's just say... many inches are gone and it feels awesome!  I will post a picture after I've had a chance to style it myself.  :)

trends

I don't like The Pioneer Woman.

blog

So sue me.

HP4: Part 3

I was just going through my drafts and found this.  Enjoy. :)

Chapters: The Rest

I LOVE reading about the tasks!  I
get almost as excited as if I were
there in real life!

"He says we is free to call him a... 

barmy old codger if we likes!"

"Percy wouldn't recognize a joke if it 

danced naked in front of him wearing

Dobby's tea cozy."

"Giggling should be made illegal."

"You'd think I walk around with my
eyes shut banging off the walls!"

I love the description of Christmas in 

the HP books.  It makes me so excited for 

Christmas!  She does a really good job of 

describing everything :)

I feel so sad for Ron and his dress 

robes :(

Why didn't Harry just take Mr. Crouch 

with him to Dumbledore's office?

Snape is so infuriating.

I love Ron's idea of what happened to 

Mr. Crouch :)

They're all puffy-eyed and pale 

becausethey stayed up late? I'm glad 

that doesn't happen to me if I stay 

up too late...

Goodnight, sleep tight...

I think I let the bedbugs bite.

So I have this little cluster of (probably) bug bites on my back.  Right in the middle.  In a very inconvenient place.  They've been itching the last few days, so I finally had Joel look and tell me what in the world was itching like crazy on my back.  I try not to scratch them (partly b/c it helps bug bites stop itching, I've found, and partly because if I accidentally scratch these right on top, it feels like someone putting needles in my back)... but it's just so hard!

They pretty much are in my thoughts all the time.

Finally, four days later, I had the brilliant idea of taking ibuprofen before leaving home.  It's been an incredible five hours!

Too bad I didn't have the foresight to bring extra.  But now that I know something works, you can bet I'll be taking it again when I get home :)

Welcome home!

My brother-in-law got home from Afghanistan yesterday morning, after being gone for many months!  We've been praying for several weeks, but especially this week, that nothing would come up that would keep him from coming home.  We're proud of you, Paul! and of your family for being so strong while you were gone! :)

Love, Joel and Alison

Paul & Shannon with their cute girls peaking in (from here)

Paul's mom (from here)

Here's an article, too, if you're interested.

beards

 I hope this makes your day.

quick update

I haven't blogged in a while - been super super busy the last two weeks - but here's a quick update!

*playing for a competition that's tonight and tomorrow - super stressful - teaching me to have faith*
*last Saturday, did a booth at the African American Children's Fair - really fun - reaaally cute kids :) *
*Friday class is canceled for three weeks!*
*canceled should be spelled with two L's*
*Joel got a promotion!*
*start my Mérida prep class this week - really excited about learning all about the trip*
*stressed about marriage license/passport/driver's license business*
*bought my ticket to Mexico!*
*saw a friend that I haven't seen since his mission - fun*
*excited for HP5 + oatmeal craisin patties + Mexico/New York/London party tomorrow to celebrate competition being over*
*got two bookshelves yesterday for $20 - really excited for the extra storage space*


Have a fun day!