Reasons I Love Winter Break...

1. Sleeping in. Which I didnt really get to do much of at the beginning but I havent been having to get the kids on the bus.

2. Meeting up with friends that have been away at college. I got to go to lunch and shopping at Easton with Allie and Jillian...just a little tripod reunion :) Today I will be going to lunch with Allie and Victoria, and Thursday might hold a lunch date with another long lost friend!

3. Family Christmas Picture for the Cards!

4. Working at the law office :)
I never thought I would have said that 8 months ago but after leaving to go to school full time I really missed everyone here and getting dressed up to come to work was something else I really missed. However working here on break is even better because I am here all day and I don't have to do court runs because there is another girl who took my job :)

5. NO SCHOOL! well thats a no brainer :)

6. more home cooked food =D ...mmmm. All of the yummy food actually started at Thanksgiving. The week before we had Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa Frys house. Thanksgiving Day: Lunch/Dinner @ Anthony's Aunt and Uncle's house and dinner at Grandma Spiker & Daves. Skipped a weekend then early Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Frys. Skipped another week and that brought on all the Christmas dinners. Christmas Eve Anthony's other Aunt and Uncles house for dinner along with a little hold me over at my Aunt Kayes before we left. Christmas morning Mom did her traditional breakfast casserole and we had lunch/dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Prices. Day after we had Christmas at Grandma and Daves with Moms whole side of the family. Sunday night we had the whole family over to our house for spaghetti. Monday night Anthony and I had Christmas at his Dad and Teresa's house :) Needless to say I do need to hit the eliptical and get some of that food off of me!

7. Giving and recieving presents. I don't have my camera card with me right now so the next post will be full of Christmas pictures. But I got my zoom lens for my camera and new boots from Mom & Dad! Clothes, make up and all that jazzy stuff from everyone else.

Well I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and am looking forward to the New Year! =)

Give Thanks!

Hello!
Yes I am still alive..its been forever since I last blogged. I have been really busy with school and enjoying life, but now I am on break until Jan.6th! woot woot :)

Thanksgiving was great! last weekend we went to Grandma and Grandpa Frys and this weekend Anthonys Mom's side of the family and ours side of the family. It was wonderful to be able to get together with everyone and have such wonderful food to fill our bellies. This morning I got up at 7 a.m. to go shopping with Aunt Lori, Mom, and Caroline. People are absolutely nuts for how early they get up but hey its all about making memories! What I needed to get was not a high demand item so I wasn't too worried about being there when the door opened. I still have a ton of shopping to do but will have to do it later.

Grandma Kuhn recently taught me how to crochet so there are going to be some handmade gifts under the tree this year :) It is very addicting and with all the time I am going to have it is wonderful that I will have time to actually finish some projects. I am also going to try to read a couple books and will be having Molly two days a week which will be very eventful.

Back to Thanksgiving...this past week we had some major down falls. Our hot water tank blew so in the midst of all that, Mom working every night we decided to move turkey dinner to Grandma and Daves house which was wonderful. There was enough room for everyone in the dining room and the kids were able to play downstairs and run around outside. Grandma's house is so accomadating for everyone. We even had some more poeple show up that are not regulars on Thanksgiving.... Aunt Leanne, Uncle Mike, Jackie, Derick and John Michael (My Dad Sister and her family) and Jeremy and Jami. Mom also has a friend that she used to take care of for home health care, Jeff, and we started last year having him because he has no family.

Photography: Mandy and I have gotten the privledge to photograph some seniors this year and have had a blast. December 12th we are going to be taking pictures at the Longaberger Golf Course for their Christmas Celebration...so exciting! We are looking forward to doing family sessions for Christmas.

Here is my thankful list:
Family, Friends, Health, God, talents I have been blessed with, farmers, people who work at the stores on Black Friday, Armed Forces, my job :), happiness, teachers, Diesel, Turbo, Tippy, Remington and Gimpy.

Pictures from Turkey Dinner are coming soon :)
Love Always

Seneca Lake..

This is from last week. We spent the whole week camping with my Grandpa & Grandma Kuhn at Seneca Lake. Its a campground in a little town called Senecaville, located an hour outside of Zanesville. So I was able to leave & go to work from there. The campground was really nice, it was right by the Marina and there was water on pretty much every side of it & a little playground for the kids. The lake was extremely clean & very deep so we didn't have to worry about anything. We spent the week relaxing, spending time with family, boating, fishing & cooking delicious food on the campfire. So here are some pictures.

That would be Seneca Lake Anthony & I. The first night there, on the edge of a little cliff that in the day time its deep enough in the water to jump off of.

Me & Brooklyn (cousin) Dinner Time :) yum yumDad teaching me to drive the boat Grandpa Kuhn & Dad

Dad teaching Brooklyn to ski

Me knee boarding

Hey No Hands!

Anthony knee boarding

Anthony :)

Me & Anthony at the camper

poor baby, he got sun burnt really bad! so I gave him a towel and my headband :)

We had a great time & can't wait to go back!

Love Always.

(these pictures were taken with my point & shoot - Olympus)