Until I figure it out...

Our computer crashed about a month ago and we got a mac. I like the mac, but I can't figure out how to access my photos to put them on the blog. So until I figure it out I'll leave you with this:

1. Tonight I was driving to the store and saw a license plate that said edbitme I had to laugh at that. Some may call me a heretic, but I just don't really get the hype. I heard a satire on the radio about Eclipse and I realized I enjoy making fun of Twilight more than I enjoy watching it. That being said, I know I will be seeing the movie on IMAX (my mother-in-law already got us tickets). I won't, however, declare my love for the series on my license plate.

2. Tonight my mom called for a "quick question." I am used to my mom asking me quick questions like, "Will amoxicillin cover for an ear infection AND be helpful after Braden has his wisdom teeth out?" or "Did my blood pressure med make me more sensitive to the sun?" or even "What is your address?" But this time she had a VERY important question. "So Michael and Jan are together, right?" and "Who got Jan pregnant, if it wasn't Michael?" and "Did Holly come before or after Jan?" Apparently, my mom is watching The Office on TBS, but was confused because the shows don't come on in order. I am glad I could be of service.

Hopefully, I will figure out the computer soon. I am sure you are all dying in anticipation for the pictures I will upload.

Three Amigas

My sistas came to visit. It was awesome. I love my sisters. We started the weekend by reminiscing and looking at old pictures.
We definitely laughed at some awkward looks.
For instance: this gem. We used to do these really dramatic dances to Kurt Bestor music on Sundays after church. We would take off our dresses and dance in our slips.
We decided to recreate this pose.
On Friday morning J&L spent the morning sleeping in and hanging out with Richard.
Then we went to hang out at the James River. It was quite the ordeal to get over to the rocks to bathe in the sunlight. We finally made it to the rocks and as we were leaving J got enough courage to lift her feet up and let the river carry her downstream. It looked like so much fun L and I had to join in.
We had so much fun floating down the river and then running back up to do it again. The only downfall was scraping my bum on the rocks.


We went shopping and went to Busch Gardens. We did every ride there was (for adults) at the park. It is a tough job but we persevered and accomplished the goal.

Love these girls. I am going to miss L while she is Sister Schmidt on her mission in Ukraine for the next 18 mos.

It Figures

Tonight I went to the grocery store because we were out of milk. I walked out with $100 worth of grocery, but no MILK.

Of course.

Outer Banks March 2010

I don't have anything fun, interesting or exciting to post currently and I never posted about how awesome spring break was.

It was awesome.

Even though it was cold, the sun finally came out and it was GREAT!

10 rooms in a beach house 9 couples and 13 children. THE HOUSE WAS ROCKIN'!!

We lucked out with the parade going right in front of our beach house.

We got crabs at Dirty Dicks (a local crab house).

Playing games and hanging out were the highlight of the trip.

Found this while wasting my life on the internet

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I've been thinking

...that when we finally have a baby...if we have a baby girl, I want to name her Stacy. Then I can have Stacy's Mom be my theme song.

That is all.

Skydiving

We were supposed to go skydiving for our 5th anniversary (because I really wanted to go skydiving and I thought it would be a great way to celebrate!), but for some reason we never got it scheduled and then it was too cold. I made sure I scheduled this as SOON as it was warm enough to go again. It was AWESOME. Here are some pictures and a little about our experience.







We drove about an hour and a half south of Richmond into this out-in-the-country type place. Rich even expressed his concern that he thought "our GPS was leading us out into the middle of nowhere to kill us." We finally turned onto Airport Road and see the runway for the airplanes and right next to it within the gates of the airport was a cemetery. This does NOT seem like a good omen when you are about to jump out of the airplane. (the picture below was actually taken from the airplane.)





Then we pulled up and saw the place and Rich said, "Where did you bring us!"








Then he was really wondering where I was taking him when he saw the size of the plane we were about to jump out of. Plus, as we rolled up there was an old guy sitting in a lawn chair, one guy riding a bike in circles, one guy bouncing a big blue ball and a girl playing with a dog. It was so random!

Then came the paperwork. It is the scariest part of the whole thing, because you have sign your life away multiple times! They just keep rewording the ways that you could get hurt and/or killed and how you and/or your surviving family cannot sue them.

They told us we had to wait an hour for the winds to slow down. We had a great time hanging out with the people there. This guy was telling us how much he love livin' in the country, because he can just walk out on his front porch in his underwear to let his dog out. Doesn't Rich look uncomfortable with this set up!

We finally got up in the air. Rich was going to jump first. He got all strapped up to the instructor (he said it was awkward). Then when we made it to 10,000 feet they assumed the position and Rich swung his legs out and they were sucked right out the side of the plane. I actually screamed because it happened so fast. By the time the plane landed he was already back on the ground. This was not his first skydiving experience, so he just said, "yeah, that was really fun." As if it was no big deal to jump out of a plane.

Then it was my turn! I was a little nervous, but we we got into position and he opened the door, I looked down and hyperventilated a little. I didn't actually contemplate not jumping, but it definitely added to the anticipation. Before I knew it, it was time to swing my legs over the edge and jump. I didn't have any time to think about it. All of a sudden I am plummeting through the air. It was so exhilarating and exciting. I was screaming, but I think it was all in my head because I couldn't hear any noise coming out of my mouth. Then he pulled the cord and we floated down. It was a beautiful blue sky day and the view was incredible. It was amazing. I am so glad we went. Worth every penny!