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Winnie Pooh and the Blustery Day(in Chicago)


As I stood outside on bus duty today this favorite childhood story came to mind! Winnie and his friends would have had a hard time staying on the ground today in Chicago. It was a very chilly fall day with the winds gusting about 30mph. Hello Fall! All of the kiddies got off the bus bundled up and showing off their new fall coats! They looked so stinkin cute.

the 'Windy City' was really showing off today.

beautiful weekend!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND!! I love love love this weather!

Saturday was a 'college day'. Once Nathan got back from work and I went for my run we found ourselves relaxing on the couch and watching football for the rest of the day. I took a 3 hour nap and Nathan napped a little too!! Except for the fact that we were relaxing on a nice couch(no futon) and had real food in the house(no cereal bar) it reminded me sooo much of a fall college day! We waited all day for the only real game that mattered....


VS
Notre Dame(they dont deserve a picture)

As game time approached we had our own little @ home tailgate! Hot dogs, chips, Oreo cookies and beer(Nathan had his Gumball Head and I enjoyed a little Wood Chuck) it doesn't get better than that!
I will not get into the details of the game for reasons that any Purdue fan knows- however, I only have one thing to say... DEFENSE WINS GAMES!!!

Our Tailgate!!

Nathan used his food science skills to chill my beer. all you need is a fancy vase, ice, water, and in a few short minutes your beer will be chilled to perfection. Thank You Purdue for teaching my husband these useful skills.

Its a rough life!

Boiler Up!


Today we went to church this morning and listened to another awesome message. Today Greg talked about how the direction that you choose determines your destination. If you say you are going to do something however, never point your actions to that directions- you will never make it there. He told about the sermon on the mound and read from the book Matthew. Jesus says Therefore everyone who hears these works of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with great crash. Kind-of reminded me of the old saying 'Actions speak louder than words.'

After church we decided to enjoy the beautiful weather by enjoying a round of golf(surprise surprise). Although neither of us played well- it was just nice being outside and together.
Watch-out Tiger Woods- Nathan is on the loose!!

Dear PTI- forget about Michelle Wie and checkout this swing. haha


Our plans for the rest of the day include: a nap, grade papers/write-ups, grill out, and watch the Colts!! Hopefully they wont be as dumb as Purdue was a call a time-out with 36 seconds left in their game so that the other team has time to set up a play and score a touch-down to win the game. not cool.

fun week

We have had very fun week this week! Here is a little bit of what we did:

Tuesday: We had small group with another great week of conversations over the book of Luke. I am learning so much and really enjoying it. My next goal is to do a better job on daily readings and devotions!

Wednesday: The girls and I from small group had our first 'girls night out' in over a year! It was sooo much fun. When the waiter asked if we were ready to order I said, 'I am sorry but we plan on being here for a long time!' We met at 6 and did not leave until 10:30!!! I am so thankful for these girls. They are such amazing women- that have taught me so much about life. We had lots of laughs, a few tears, good food and yummy fondue to finish off the night. I can't wait to do it again.

friends forever

my wonderful friend Bridgette and I enjoying a little fondue!

Vicky & Hilary shared their fondue too


While I was out with the girls Nathan and his dad went fishing. Now picture this:
Nathan and his dad carrying a boat across a 4-lane highway, over a railroad tracks to a hidden lake!! It makes me chuckle to think about. This is the text picture I got in the middle of dinner....

From the look on my husbands face they had a fun time!

Thursday: Nathan and I took the day off and slept in until 10. It was awesome. We decided at the last minute to make a road-trip to Purdue. Very random but so fun. We enjoyed a few drinks, pickle chips and lunch at Scotty's and made a stop at our favorite ice cream shoppe The Silver Dipper before we headed home. We stopped at his parents(they were very shocked and thought we had some big announcement to make- which we didn't)and had dinner at Arnies Pizza. So much for my diet that day but it was worth it.

Friday: Nathan was up ALL night because one of his stores coolers went out- then he left this morning at 4. I got a little more sleep than he did but once he left I was up for good. I got a run in and realized that fall really is here!! It did not get light out until 6:30ish. Before we know it- it will be 8 before we see sunlight. Awww- the joys of NWI. Tonight we grilled chicken, and enjoyed a walk to buy a Power Ball ticket!! When we got home I cleaned out the refrigerator and opened a butter dish and found worms that my father-in-law had brought me for my birthday!!! I called to give him a hard time and to my surprise I got to talk to our niece Morgan on the phone. She is such a doll- she asked if we would come down and play with her tomorrow. We sure do miss those little ones.

Tomorrow: Nathan has to work in the morning and my friend Heidi and I are going for a run together(the mini is only 3 weeks away!). We then plan on watching lots of football tomorrow!! The Boilers play ND tomorrow night @ 8- so we will be cheering them on loud and clear. I am feeling Boilermaker upset. 24-21 Purdue Wins.

Have a great Saturday and Boiler UP!!y

painted nails, browines and diet

Well- its past my bed time(I know its sad but I need my sleep!) but I am blogging while mom and Nathan watch House. I am not really a TV type- unless its Sports, Biggest Loser or The Bachlorette so instead I painted my nails and did some online browsing. I forgot how fun painted nails are. I really should do it more often!!
Last night we enjoyed having Nathan's mom and dad, Gavin and my mom here for dinner. I really wish we all lived closer and do that more often!! Poor Duane and Linda had to listen the typical 'Railing' dinner conversations- for some reason I have a feeling that the conversation that we were having was a little different from what they were used to having in their house! Between Gavins beer drinking challenge for Linda(just thinkin about that makes me laugh) and Nathan razing me about a 'cadaver' gift that we gave someone as a wedding gift- I really hope they will come back again. Nathan grilled yummy burgers(out in the rain) and I cooked the 'rest of the stuff' inside. I wish I would have taken some pictures of the desserts that we had.... I baked two types of brownies and Linda brought some too!! haha. Everyone had their choice of chocolate/walnut, chocolate/caramel, or chocolate/chocolate brownie with vanilla icecream!! We were all pretty stuffed by the end of the night.
So today... I re-started my diet. FUN STUFF! I have been doing a TERRIBLE job of snacking when I come home from school, eating ice-cream, cookies and anything else that looks good around the house. I got dressed yesterday and things were a little tight for my liking. SO last night I enjoyed my last bites of brownies for a while. When I got home I could hear the brownies calling my name but I ignored them and had a 60 calorie pudding for a snack instead AND no ice cream for dessert!! Its a good thing I am going to bed soon because I am sitting here STARVING. Don't worry- I am pretty sure I will survive but lets just say I am looking forward to my WW bagel in the morning.
Well, House is over and its WAAAAY past my bed time. This painted nail chick is headed to bed. night y'all

Wedding on 9.19

Last night Nathan and I headed to Indianapolis for a good friend, Erin Hudson's(now Kritenbrink) wedding. She married her her college sweetheart Jared in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at the Eiteljorg Museum downtown Indianapolis. She looked stunning in a ivory dress carrying lillys and hydrangeas. After the ceremony we had drinks and appetizers outside on the patio overlooking the canal that runs through Indy. The food was very yummy(it happened to be catered by the same people that did our wedding!!), the decorations were beautiful and the DJ was rockin the 80's list all night long(my husband was a dancing machine!).
It was neat to see how happy her and Jared looked throughout the night. We were seated with some of my sorority sisters that I had not seen in a while- it was great to catch-up and enjoy fun stories and laughs.

these were the outdoor chairs...they had the programs hanging on the backs of the chairs- such a cool idea.


loved this picture...Jared just saw Erin coming down the stairs with her dad.


Here comes the bride!!!


beautiful bride


Nathan and I after dancing and singing to Livin on a Prayer!



9.19
Not only was yesterday Erin's wedding but it was also my Dad's birthday. I tried to post about it yesterday morning but after starting the blog and starting to cry I decided to stop. It seems like just yesterday we were all sitting together at home enjoying a delicious family dinner that mom made, eating the homemade cake we decorated with LOTS of sprinkles and have fun watching him open all of the fun gifts that we got him. Man, I sure do miss him- he truly was the best dad a girl could ever ask for.
I am hopeful that he had a wonderful birthday and celebrated Heaven style!

correction

I have just been informed that there is a correction to a previous post that needs to be made.

Please refer to the Happy Sunday post.

The time that was posted for Nathan's popcorn panic run was 34.04 NOT 34.34.

Please accept my apology. I have been told that this is a BIG mistake.

visiter in town!

We have had a visiter in town all week...my mom!!! She came up last weekend for the popcorn panic and decided to stay for a while. It sure has been fun having here her!!
I woke up this morning really hoping it was Friday! For some reason it has been a long and exhausting week. School has been long but for the most part the kids are FINALLY getting into the flow of things. Well, except for one poor little guy who I found wandering outside of the school yesterday morning. When I asked him who or what he was looking for he said 'Mrs. Taulman, I can't find my class.' It took everything I had not to laugh. I simply said 'Teddy, maybe we should start by looking inside the building.' He agreed so on we went to find his class.
Yesterday mom and I had fun after school getting our toenails done(although the lady put on the wrong color on my toes) and doing a little TJMax shopping. I have had my eye on this print and yesterday to my surprise it was on sale so I picked up that and they had a great deal on a purse I liked so that was a must too! Nathan got socks :) We finished off the night with dinner at Houlihans.
Tonight when Nathan gets home from work we are going to make homemade pizza, watch a movie and enjoy some popcorn. I am not sure how much of the movie I will make it though but it will be nice to just relax and spend time with my hubby.