ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY

i was lucky enough for my family to hold off my sister in law's baby shower until me and my sister cassie were both home for christmas.

well now the time has come for the next step. amanda and my brother chris are in the hospital preparing for the arrival of my new nephew. they've prepped for months and are now inducing labor. many many positive thoughts to them right now that the delivery goes well.

my family's growing at rapid rates and i couldn't be more excited about it!

ANIMATED BLING

ladies taco night last night ended in me passing out some major nail bling

thanks to nina for the gif

FISHES

chris and i tested out our sea legs again and went fishing while in key west. we didn't catch anything as big as andy did in nicaragua - but our fishing guide sure was surprised when i pulled out a puffer fish.

these guys are CRAZY. he looked like a normal fish when he came out of the water, but then by the time chris took the picture, we got him off the hook (they're poisonous to the touch, so it took a bit), and threw him back he was as big as a balloon. he was so inflated he bounced when he hit the water.

that's my fishing tale.

COOL POOCH

RINGING IN THE NEW YEAR TROPICAL STYLE

last year we ventured to nicaragua (pics, pics, pics, and more pics) for our NYE vacation. this year we decided to stay in the country and spend the holiday with family.

after a ridiculously difficult shuffle of flights that involved me buying new summer clothes (thanks NYC snowstorm!) and a 14 hour travel day, i finally got to key west to spend some time with chris and his family and my good friend vicki who lives there.

pina coladas.

fishing and aquariums.

giant family dinners, and card games and sunshine.

CHUCKED WOOD

missouri

december 2010

HOOKED AND HOGTIED

ben, brock, and doctor detroit

columbia, missouri

december 2010

MID-MISSOURI CHRISTMAS 2010

holidays with the family

missouri

december 2010

POURED MYSELF A CUP OF AMBITION

setting up the new work station

new work. new goals. learning new things.

IN THE YEAR 2011

its a new year and i have a feeling its going to be a good one. the end of 2010 ended up being a little rough health wise, but i just got back from two weeks of traveling last night/err this morning and now that i'm home i'm excited about every aspect of the new year. friends. love. work. goals. everything.

i've made a few resolutions, the first and largest is to take more advantage of the mail by sending thank you's, hellos, and happy birthdays.

hope to see all of you soon!

i sure did miss everyone.

(also, why do margs taste so good in the airport?!)