Friday, December 31, 2010

Day 166


12/30/10
Kansas City, MO/Merriam, KS

Today was SO NICE outside! It got up to 67 degrees with a moisty wind- perfect for winter! :)

I had a Gilmore Girls and scrapbooking marathon- fun day!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Day 165


12/29/10
Kansas City, MO/Merriam, KS

A better day with the Promise Book full of Bible verses, and while watching the KU vs Texas Arlington game they flashed up a Jayhawk ESPN U logo- way cute! :)

Day 164


12/28/10
Kansas City, MO

I had the privilege of watching a couple of the electricians learn how to complete some intricate task by one of the head electricians at work today- very interesting!

Day 163


12/27/10
Lawrence, KS

Anna and I had lunch at the Mad Greek- very tasty! Then I stopped by the Lawrence Public Library on the way out of town to see Dad and I checked out three books at the same time- they look good- 'The Host', 'The Spice Necklace', and '5 Ingredient Fix'

Monday, December 27, 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Day 161


12/25/10
Emporia, KS

Merry Christmas!

We went to Emporia for Christmas with Grandma Jan and Pa :) Kevin and Pa had a game of catch with the new rugby ball in the front yard. No snow though. How sad!

Day 160


12/24/10
Lawrence, KS

Great Christmas Eve service at church- my favorite time of this service each year is the lighting of the candles during 'Silent Night' :)

Day 159


12/23/10
Lawrence, KS

At home for the holidays- we lit a fire in the fireplace, turned on all the lights, and watched Avatar! 

Day 158


12/22/10
Merriam, KS

Watched the KU vs. California game- fisticuffs!

Day 157


12/21/10
Overland Park, KS

Out with Lindsey- we stopped by Jarrod's for Lindsey to pick up Chad's ring! :)

Day 156


12/20/10
Merriam, KS

News from Europe- people are stranded all over because of snow- including in Paris. If I were stuck there I wouldn't be sleeping at the airport.. I'd be out enjoying the Parisian Winter Wonderland! :)

Monday, December 20, 2010

Day 155


12/19/10
Overland Park, KS

Jess and I ate at Chipotles for lunch, and then I helped him out with some of his Christmas shopping!

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Day 154


12/18/10
Kansas City, MO

Starbucks at the Plaza with Jess- a pretty unexpected snowfall! And then we went to see the Kansas City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'- good, but it made me sleepy!

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Day 153


12/17/10
Kansas City, KS

Christmas shopping at Cabella's- the huge walk-through aquarium was fun to see!

Day 152


12/16/10
Just outside of Excelsior Springs, MO

Winter landscape on the way to and from the Excelsior Springs CBOC. "The Grinch Stole Christmas" lawn ornaments were funny, and a beautiful glimpse of a winding frozen river.

Day 151


12/15/10
Merriam, KS

Scrapbooking my San Antonio pages- since finishing them they've turned out really awesome!

Day 150


12/14/10
Kansas City, MO

Inspiration from a magazine at work, they put up 'designerly' anti-terror turntables in the Financial District in NY, NY.

Day 149


12/13/10
Kansas City, KS

Beautiful sunrise on the way to work with sparkling snow :)

Day 148


12/12/10
Kansas City, MO

KLA monthly get-together at the Plaza- we saw Narnia and went to dinner at the 810 restaurant.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Day 147

12/11/10
Kansas City, MO

KU vs Colorado State at the Sprint Center with Mom, Dad, and Jerry. Lots of fun! Very snowy! Windy, snowy, and cold! We got a little bit of accumulation of snow!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Day 146


12/10/10
Merriam, KS

I discovered "The Band Perry" today- they're so good! They were one the American Country Awards which I watched in replay. 

Friday, December 10, 2010

Day 145


12/9/10
Kansas City, MO

The cutest little girl grinned and waved at me from inside one of the exam rooms at the VA today- so cute! :)

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Day 144


12/8/10
Kansas City, MO

Watching the FIRST EVER '' public viewing of the movie 'The Help'- in order not to give away anything from the movie we had to turn in our cell phones, have our handbags searched for recording devices (I had taken my camera back out to the car, phew!) and sign a confidentiality form. At the end we filled out a survey giving our opinion on the movie. I won't give anything away but for the fact that this movie is INCREDIBLE!!!

Day 143


12/7/10
Kansas City, MO

Downtown to move furniture at the VISN office (head of our midwest group of VA medical centers), and back at the VA the flag is at half-mast in remembrance of the anniversary of the bombing at Pearl Harbor. 

Day 142


12/6/10
Merriam, KS

Bad frost this morning- and I forgot to put the cover on the windshield! Oi.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Day 141


12/5/10
Watching the Poinsettia trees being installed at work. They brought the plants in boxes! :)

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Day 140


12/4/10
Kansas City, MO

The Plaza with Jess- we saw the Plaza lights, went to the Cheesecake Factory, and to see the movie 'Tangled'- very cute! Fun time!

Day 139


12/3/10
Kansas City, MO

Driving home from work, the birds were flying around like crazy! 

Day 138


12/2/10
Merriam, KS

I finished decorating my tree! I got the bulbs and tree skirt I was missing from Lawrence. It's pretty!

Day 137


12/1/10
Lawrence, KS

Dinner with mom and dad at Tellers, and then the Festival of Trees- lots of fun!!

Day 136


11/30/10
Kansas City, MO

I saw the first snow of the season this morning! Very pretty! Didn't stick either! :)

Day 135


11/29/10
Kansas City, MO

A mediation training video at work with the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf, along with the wise owl- hilarious!

Day 134



11/28/10
Lawrence, KS/Merriam, KS

Bambino's with the family, and I decorated my tree! Still missing some bulbs and the tree skirt.