Being progressive is Fulfilling! - Parts 1 and 2

Oh, the food. Oh, the fun! Oh, oh, oh!!!! Let's just say, it was YUMMY!!!

So, we started with the Appetizers at Larry and Vanita's. mmm mmmm!!! Have I mentioned that appetizers are my weakness??? Now you know EVERYTHING about me!

Doesn't this look DELICIOUS? I'm getting hungry now!!!

Here are some shots from Larry and Vanita's house:

*yes, I know they're randomly placed in there... I can't seem to get them lined up right. I'm over it. Are you??? :)

But wait. There's more!!! Just like a free gift on an infomercial! The Salad!!!

See? Salad?

Brian and Stacy were gracious enough to have us to their house for the salad portion of the meal. Here are some random shots from the Salad phase of our evening:

The main course and dessert will follow soon...

I know, I know... the suspense is KILLING YOU!!! Soon, people, soon!!!

Getting to Know You - Christmas-style - Cara

So, I'm going to shake it up a bit, and do a Christmas-themed "interview." Do you think it's stretching it a bit to call this an interview?

Well, anyhoo...

This is Cara. I have known Cara practically since she was born. And maybe BECAUSE I have so many stories on her, I'm refraining from any comments. Or maybe it's because she has so much on me!!! Whichever...

Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

Real tree or Artificial? (2) Artificial

When do you put up the tree? earliest convenience (this year the Saturday before Thanksgiving)

Do you like eggnog? no way

Favorite gift received as a child? 10 speed bike

Hardest person to buy for? grandparents

Easiest person to buy for? Brooklin

Do you have a nativity scene? yes

Mail or email Christmas cards? Both

Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a red sweatshirt that had large hand-painted pink roses on it that were outlined in glitter

Favorite Christmas Movie? White Christmas

When do you start shopping? as soon as I see something on sale (this year, March) --- and I'm still not done! : .

Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yep

Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Mom's fudge and a variety of appetizers

Lights on the tree? Colored on Family Room tree, White on Front Room tree

Favorite Christmas song? Sleigh Ride

Travel at Christmas or stay home? home (go to Mom's)

Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixin, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen

Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel

Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? 1 present Christmas Eve, the rest in the morning

Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Cranky shoppers

Favorite ornament theme or color? gold

Favorite Christmas dinner? Ham, a little bit of this, and a little bit of that followed by pie and cookies, and then there's the chocolate fountain . . .
What do you want for Christmas this year? Peace on Earth and good will to man . . . or jewelry . . .

Getting to know you - Kevin and Kristin

We're just moving right along here, aren't we? Do you feel like you know some of these people more than you did before? NO??? Are you kidding me? You don't think that knowing if someone prefers Diamonds or Pearls helps you get to know them more?

Oh well. Too bad. It's what you're getting anyway!

Today we have a couple... Kevin and Kristin. KK, for short. If there is only one answer to a question, it means that only Kristin answered it (maybe for both of them, like a good wife does???).

Here goes:

What time did you get up this morning? Kevin (Ke from now on): 6 Kristin (Kr): 7:30
Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Fireproof
What is your favorite tv show? Ke: Mythbusters Kr: Young and the Restless
What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal
What is your middle name? Ke: Kenneth Kr: Nicole
What food do you dislike? Ke: peas Kr: oysters
What is your favorite CD or song at the moment? Toby Mac "Lose my Soul"
What kind of car do you drive? Ke: Company SUV Kr: Van - down by the river
Favorite Sandwich? Ke: roast beef Kr: reuben
What characteristic do you despise? Ke: cocky Kr: spineless
Favorite item of clothing? Ke: none (Darla's note: What??? Not your Dog the Bounty Hunter vest????) Kr: Shoes
If you could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where? Ke: Somewhere warm Kr: Europe
Where would you retire to? Ke: The lake Kr: here
What was your most recent memorable birthday? Ke: none Kr: my 28th (last year) (Darla's note: hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha)
Favorite sport to watch? Both: Soccer
Favorite sport to play? Ke: Soccer Kr: Shopping
Are you a morning person or a night person? Both: night
Pets? Both: 2 cats, 2 turtles, 1 fish
Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us? (Darla's note: again, nothing... it doesn't have to be THAT new or THAT exciting, people...)
What did you want to be when you were little? Ke: Hotel manager Kr: a mom that lived in a big old house
How are you today? Good
What is your favorite snack? Ke: Cheese & chips Kr: Hummus & pita chips
What is a day on the calendar that you are looking forward to? Christmas
Any special talents? Shopping
Do you have any siblings? Ke: 1 brother, 1 sister Kr: 1 brother
What’s one of your favorite things to do? Ke: boating Kr: shopping (Darla's note: are you sensing a theme with Kristin's answers??)
Favorite color? Ke: Blue Kr: Pink
How many children do you have? 2
If you were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing you would bring? Ke: wife Kr: Bible

Getting to know you - Tabitha

So, it's that time again... It's time to get to know each other by deep, probing interviewing skills on my part... not really.

This is Tabitha. Or Tab. Or T. She would probably answer to any of those.

What time did you get up this morning? 6:30

Diamonds or pearls? pearls

What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Kung Fu Panda

What is your favorite tv show? Eli Stone

What do you usually have for breakfast? Yogurt, waffle, & coffee

What is your middle name? Gaylene (don’t laugh)

What food do you dislike? broccoli

What is your favorite CD or song at the moment? Brett Dennon, Ain’t No Reason

What kind of car do you drive? HHR

Favorite Sandwich? Turkey, cheese, & mustard

What characteristic do you despise? Arrogance

Favorite item of clothing? ??whatever is clean??

If you could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where? Hawaii

Where would you retire to? A mountain in Colorado

What was your most recent memorable birthday? Saw Australian Pink Floyd a few years ago

Favorite sport to watch? Basketball

Favorite sport to play? Tennis

Are you a morning person or a night person? Neither…would I always like to sleep

Pets? A beagle mix (Ryder) and a 2 mo old kitten (Crocodile)

Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us? (Darla's note: do you hear anything? I don't!! *crickets chirping!*)

What did you want to be when you were little? A writer

How are you today? Feeling good today despite 3 fighting 3 year olds around me

What is your favorite snack? Popcorn with lots of butter and salt

What is a day on the calendar that you are looking forward to? Every Saturday (day that neither of us works and we can do whatever we feel like)

Any special talents? Not that I know of

Do you have any siblings? 2 sisters and 1 brother

What’s one of your favorite things to do? Take a drive down the river road or go hiking

Favorite color? blue

How many children do you have? 1

If you were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing you would bring? My husband

Getting to know you - Don

Doesn't that title make you want to sing that song???

Getting to know you!
Getting to know all about you...

Well, I was trying to figure out how we could all get to know each other more... and what better way to do that by some useless interview questions??? You know the ones that you get in those email forwards??? Yup, those are the ones!


So, I am going to start asking y'all those questions and post them (along with some pictures that you will have to provide me), so we can all get to know each other more!


So, you'll never guess who I got as my first victim, oops, I mean honored blog guest... my husband! Don!







So, here are my very deep, intellectual, spiritual questions for Don:








What time did you get up this morning? 7:15

Diamonds or pearls? Pearls

What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Fireproof last weekend; before that it was Apollo 13 before we were married (it was only because my air conditioning was broken)

What is your favorite tv show? House and The Ultimate Fighter

What do you usually have for breakfast? Protein Bar

What is your middle name? Ray

What food do you dislike? Cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes (Darla's note: Thanksgiving will be fun!)

What is your favorite CD or song at the moment? Third Day's Light at the End of the Tunnel

What kind of car do you drive? 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Favorite sandwich? Ham and swiss


What characteristic do you despise? Pathological lying


Favorite item of clothing? my speedo JUST KIDDING! Fleece jacket


If you could go anywhere in the world for vacation, where? Hong Kong


Where would you retire to? Colorado



What was your most recent memorable birthday? 30th - Darla threw me a surprise party

Favorite sport to watch? Soccer and Ultimate Fighting

Favorite sport to play? Soccer and mountain bike riding

Art you a morning person or a night person? Night

Pets? No

What did you want to be when you grew up when you were little? soccer player

How are you today? Peachy

What is your favorite snack? DQ Blizzard

What is a day on the calendar that you are looking forward to? Christmas

Any special talents? juggling a soccer ball

Do you have any siblings? a sister

What's one of your favorite things to do? Hang with my family

Favorite color? black

How many children do you have? 2


If you were stranded on a desert island, what is one thing you would bring? Darla (Darla's note: awwwww!)

New Marriage Class

We are beginning a new series on Marriage in our Wednesday night class. You will not want to miss it!

Darla

Fall Back!

So, just a reminder that Saturday is Time Change Time. Or whatever the official term is. Can't remember which way to turn the clock? Just remember Fall Back, Spring Forward.

In my mind, there's good and bad to Fall Time Change Time (seriously, what's the name of it???).

Bad:
1. It's dark when I leave work.
2. It's dark when I leave home FOR work.
3. It feels creepy at night for the first week or two.
4. It's automatically colder (maybe not... maybe it just feels like it)

Good:
1. We get an extra hour of sleep on Saturday night.
2. ummmmm... that's all I can think of! (just kidding. kind of.)
2. (the REAL 2) I might actually make it to church on time this Sunday morning!
3. We're that much closer to Christmas

Can you think of anything else?

Happy Halloween! Or Happy Friday, if you choose not to celebrate Halloween! Either way, it's all good!

Darla

The Redneck Bonfire

So, did you make it to the bonfire last Saturday? If not, you're about to see just a little of what you missed. If you DID make it, we're glad you came!!!

We were honored to have special guests at the bonfire... Dog the Bounty Hunter and his lovely wife, Beth.

Dog seemed to just want to pose for fans...

... while Beth brought along her handcuffs and gun. Maybe looking for some suspicious rednecks?

Well, SHE looks suspicious!!! Maybe she's jumped bail! You think?

Or maybe THEY'RE on the run from the law... they definitely look like suspicious rednecks!

Or maybe she stole her Hit n Run Pepsi!!!

And THEY looked suspiciously non-redneck!!!

Eventually, Beth (and even Dog) decided there were no people there to arrest, so they just relaxed and enjoyed the bonfire. As did we all.

Looking forward to next year's bonfire insanity,

Darla