Jared and Catherine's Wedding!

It was a great night, but went too quickly.

My new Car

It is a Kia Rio 5- Hatchback. Manual.

Catch Up

I have slacked since April; sorry to all my avid readers- Mandy!

There was Jared's Graduation in May, and then Brett Tschannon's wedding in June. Then there was a Balloon Glow in September in Forest Park. For my Birthday we went to the wineries and it was just in time because now it is getting colder...

My Easter eggs

Dresses

Here are a few dresses I got for the summer time and today is finally warm enough to wear one of them!!!

Kielhofner visit

I got a few shots of Forest Park - Art Musuem and History Musuem and of Brad running by us at 21st mile of Marathon!

Kitty

Here is a picture of Ashes...observing what she does best- taking over my bed!

More photos of London

There is a picture of Buckingham Palace, Ave. Q - which is the play we went to one night! Then a photo of me, Courtney and Kelly before going out to the clubs in London. The moon we saw while looking out of our window on the long plane ride, and a picture of my carry on bag b/c my friends couldn't believe that I could fit everything on to a carry on. Actually, I could have packed even less, I didn't wear everything I brought along! Cheers

London and Brighton- 2008

It was a great trip; a little cold for my taste, but there was plenty to see and do. And we even found some good places to eat! British food is usually bland, so we branched out- I tried Japanese food. I went with my friend Kelly ( a D.C. girl now) and we went to visit Courtney (a Londoner- getting her MBA). In London we went on a Tour Bus through London and on the Thaimes River, then to Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, British Musuem, National Gallery, and to a play. We spent one night in Brighton and walked around the next day before returning to London. The train only takes 50 minutes. I'll try to put up as many photos as possible. But I know I won't get everything in there. Hope everyone is doing great!

Sales

I love holidays like Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and not just because it is important for us to remember the struggle people have had to go through to achieve their rights. Happily enough, it is also a great time to go shopping, which I don't really do anymore. This is odd, considering I know live in a large city, and not in a small town for college. But I suppose if you have things around you, then you find less of a need to go to them. It is just like when I studied abroad and I would crave American food- like Tex Mex, Buying Milk that was already in the refrigerated section, and Velvetta- a love the fake cheese. The French just don't take to that. I almost forgot- the most needed item when I was over there was Aloe Vera. I know this is a plant grown on the American continent, but I guess the Europeans think that lotion is just as good at helping with a sunburn- NO ITS NOT!!!
Anyhow- I bought a leather jacket today at JCPenny's and it was $120 on sale- so I got it for $30 and I am very euphoric at the moment!!

ski trip

Here are just a few photos I had from our ski trip on Christmas of 2007! Our group just keeps growing...some day we may need to switch from a few condos to a house.

Rachael's bachelorette party and wedding!!

Rachael's wedding was great (Dec. 1st). A little cold for my taste but she got us all scarves to wear so we wouldn't freeze! We took pictures down at Washu and the reception was back in St. Charles. We had a trolley take us around everywhere. I somehow saw many olds friends as well as had Matt come down for the occasion and we drank a few bottles of wine. The next day was spent mostly sleeping in recovery!!! But we all had fun, so it was worth it! Congratulations to Rachael and Josh.:)

Halloween

I carved my pumkin! I didn't really have an idea how I wanted to do it, so he isn't real detailed. But I like him!

I've Booked my Trip to London!

My friends Kelly and Christi and I have booked our flight to London. Our friend and old roommate Courtney is going to graduate school there, and we have decided to cross the pond to see her, for a whole week in February!!

Since Kelly lives in D.C., we have decided to fly through there. I have booked on United and am very excited for us....I uploaded these pictures, b/c this is what I remember from last time- riding on London's Tube! and going to Westminster Abbey. I can't wait for what we'll do this time.

matt's visit to st. louis

Matt came to visit this weekend!! we went downtown to the Arch, and an Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour. We also ate lunch at the Morgan Street Brewery in LaClede's Landing. Their beer was good, but the food was not so great. Then we made an appearance at my friend Jimmy's house get together, and decided to go home and make spaghetti. We wanted to rake the leaves in the dark for mom and put them in a pumpkin bag, but we couldn't find one!

Sunday we watched the Chiefs game and went to a haunted house. I was terrified, but Matt wasn't even phased!

haircuts

I went online to look for photos of haircuts because I want to get one soon, and it popped up with a picture of this cute kitty. I feel so bad for it. I can't beleive people actually cut cats' fur.

Poor thing.

Saying goodbye

My good friend Kim just called me from D.C. as she is about to leave in a few hours to go to Kazakhstan. She has joined the Peac Corps, and I won't see her again for over 2 years...but I am excited for her, and she is doing something that both of us have wanted to do for a long time. Maybe I'll do it later in life. Good luck Kim. I'll miss you.

(she is the one on the left)

My trip to St. Louis Art Museum

The art museum is located in Forest Park and is free unless you want to see an exhibit. I chose to go through the exhibit: Symbols of Power~Napoleon. It was rather exciting and there was a lady giving a free tour and an audio so I could listen. But after that I went through the rest of the free galleries- this might have been the best part! I started with Pre-Columbian Art, went into Egyptian Rooms where they had two mummies that you could see the bodies! Then I went through the African pieces, up to my favorite area- Impressionism. I saw a Van Gogh piece- called Stairway of Auvers( which is what is shown) and then there were a few Picassos and Degas....and many others. My favorite was a painting by Modigliani. I had read a book about him and he is Italian and I didn't think I would run into one of his pieces here!! All in all, it was a great morning at the museum, a little cold inside, but it did reach 101 degrees today. So that is better than being out in that heat:)

New Job...August 2007

Hello my avid readers...I have not posted in awhile but I was waiting for a good pic to include. Guess that will have to wait for a bit. Anywho, I recently began working at a Residence Inn not far from home and I work as a Front Desk Associate. It is going well so far, alot to take in but that is good. I work the 3-11pm shift, which I thought at first would be terrible, but I realize it is better than expected. I have all day to get things done and enjoy myself and when I go to and from work, there is no rush hour traffic!! Also, I check guests in and since they usually stay around 4 or more nights, I get to know them better. Morning shift only checks out guests. And, 11 o'clock is still early enough that I can go out (except I only know 3 people that I still talk to in St. Louis) so I don't make it out too often. Now, I am saving up for a newer car and an apartment. When I get my uniform in a few weeks, I'll have mom take a picture so I can show everyone how cool I will look!! Take care tout le monde:)

jessica's bachelorette party and wedding!!

everyone at the table is a delta sig- we used to go hang out there alot freshman and sophmore year! I also got a shot of Jessica as she entered the church. Then I threw in a photo from her Bachelorette party! Congratulations Jessica and Brandon:)