Thursday, April 16, 2009

Happy Birthday Jason!


Jason can't read this while he's at basic training in Georgia, but I'll print off the post and comments and send them in his next letter.


Happy 22nd birthday Pvt. Konop!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Easter!!


Happy Easter everyone!!!

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Happy Birthday Chad!


So my mom had to call to remind me to post embarrassing pictures of Chad on the blog for his birthday...I don't think she realized how many embarrassing pictures I have and how excited I have been to do this!



Happy Birthday to the best
Dinosaur .....





and Michael Jackson impersonator there is!



Wednesday, April 08, 2009

And the Winner is ...

Pat!

Followed by Jon and Rachel. Its a friggen Appleton sweep the likes of which have not been seen since Harry Houdini left town.

For those of you in the contest, you will have noticed it was a topsy-turvy battle. The Appletonians rose from the bottom half of the standings because of the final. Due to some genetic mishap, they all picked North Carolina to win the tourney. The only other possible winner would have been Jimmy if his MSU-all-the-way strategy would have panned out.

Now for the prizes. There are 6 units to award (one per participant not finishing in the top 3).
- 3 units go to Pat (Dick, Diane and Mark pay)
- 2 units go to Jon (Mike and Jimmy pay)
- 1 unit goes to Rachel (Tim pays)

So all that remains is for the winner's to name their unit (don't take that literally boys) i.e. pick their poison.

As I said before, for us losers, this is a great excuse to avoid your relatives.

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Expanding...

So it's been a crazy year for me. On this date, one fateful year ago, Matt and I tied the knot (our legal nuptuals) in the Lawrence, KS courthouse in front of co-workers and classmates. Afterward, we went out for beer and pizza. A few months later on June 13th, y'all joined us in Madison for the big day. Well, we couldn't stop there. Matt and I decided that we were too big for Kansas (a state known for it's expansive, flat plains mind you) and saw it was necessary to occupy TWO states. So, he moved to Arkansas. He hasn't lost any teeth yet and continues to follow the advice of the PSAs he keeps seeing to wear deodorant.
What more could we do? Oh yes, adopt a puppy! He's brought nothing but joy to our lives, especially when he eats his poop, eats my shoes, or steps on Matt's balls.

And now, what more could we possibly add? How 'bout a BABY!!

Yep, I found this little guy via a google image search for "ultrasound, baby with big head". The mother's name is even ELIZABETH. I felt an immediate connection. Now I just have to figure out how to get him into MY womb. Until then, we'll leave him here for safe keeping.

Happy April 1st.