From the first hello we clicked...

I remember our first greeting and smile - I think I startled her a bit with a hug right away but hey, that's just me.

She was tall and pretty wearing a jeans skirt and a red tshirt with an American flag on the front.

I don't remember every single detail, just a few. But I do know that that moment, in the Summer of 2011, was only the beginning of a wonderful friendship with a wonderful person.

Nicole Christine Frey is one of the most amazing people I know. She's beautiful, funny, sweet, loving. I have countless memories that I can recall of her. Most of them make me laugh out loud each time.

Nicole and I have never had a fight that I can recall. Ok yeah, so there was that one time when we fought over whether her outfit looked good or not. We were home alone and made a huge dramatic deal out of it for no reason. I remember laying on her bed dying of laughter afterwards.

I remember visiting Gramma Williams in Summer 2012, we had a blast. Eating gummy butterflies, and drinking chocolate milk in pretty glass goblets. Swimming in the lake, screaming like a buncha girls.....*cough* Well, we are girls.

We made a coconut cream pie while we were there and had to whip the cream by hand. I convinced her to let us use Gramma's old fashioned hand beater over the electric one. Worst idea....EVER!

We both just about died before the cream was even fully whipped. But we laughed and made it through. That pie looked amazing and we were SO excited until we heard all her brothers were coming over too!

No. No. No. We pouted and hid our chocolate milk. We didn't want to share our girl time with four rambunctious hooligans!!

We went down to the lake to swim one afternoon and took a video of ourselves as we walked, mumbling about The Party Pooping Brothers who were soon to arrive.

Hmm, it was SO fitting for me to almost step in dog poo as we grumbled. We lost it. Snorting and laughing. Oh goodness. We got laughs out of that weeks down the road.

When the boys came it wasn't TOO bad. We ate most of the pie while the boys swam so we wouldn't have to share much. Sis Kim called us oinkers and it's true, we should have been more generous to The Party Pooping Brothers.

I have thousand of more memories. Watching the Sound of Music, eating candy and blue icecream. Devouring a whole bag of chips. Yard work together. Cooking. Late nights up talking and laughing. Jonathan and her dad overhearing us. Getting embarrassed. Laughing some more. Sleeping in the trailer, creepy dogs howling in the middle of the night. Swimming in the icy creek, picture posing at Blaine Water Front Park, football games with the boys, berry picking. Fair rides, sleep overs at the Hayes. Bonfires in the front yard til after midnight.

I could write a whole book of my memories with Nicole. And maybe I will one day I will, for us to look back and read when we are old and grey. Each moment spent together has been amazing.

I can honestly say that over the past two years since that first hello, we have only gotten closer. I thank the Lord for giving me such a wonderful friend. I am truly blessed.

I love you Nicole! So very very much! <3

I Am Alive!!

Yes, I know. It's been ages since I've posted and I'm sure some of you may have taken me for dead! BUT!! Never fear, for I am still alive and well. Very well actually.

We have moved from Sarasota down South to the little town of North Port. Our new house is beeeautiful and I shall post pictures soon.

For now though, I'll post a few randoms:

I love baking. Like seriously. Cooking, baking, anything where I can make something yummy AND creative. Here's the cookies I made for Thanksgiving. Eggnog cookies and icing, then drawn templates from parment pper. Lets just say there so few of them because ach one was cut with a small knife. Haha!

We didn't have any platters fitting for the occasion, so I took an old metal baking sheet and wrapped it in wrapping paper...it worked quite well. :)

(Leaves, Pilgrim Hats, Turkeys, Acorns, and Pumpkins)

Last week I went and stayed with my friend Hannah. Oh my. I had so much fun with her and her sisters. The Doucette's are an amazing family!!

(Love you, Han! <3)

Owl Things Owl!

Owl, this, owl that. I guess it's phase I'm going through right now. But seriously, "whoo" doesn't like them? ;)

Last night I was feeling quite seasonal and listening to Christmas music! So I was in the mood to bake something.

This is what happened:

...I love owls... :p

So while I was decorating these, I looked over and saw this:

Sleepy boys! <3

Puppy woke up as soon as the camera clicked and I just had to share with y'all his Drop Dead Gorgeousness. :D

11.14.12

Trapper's 1st birthday was yesterday!!

What Are Little Boys Made Of?

Snips and snails and puppy dog tails!!

The other day Brian came over to spend the day with us! 

We had an amazing time and I snapped a few pictures. :)

Some editing fun.

Angel In Training

So we watched this video of a tiny yellow lab puppy who wouldn't touch the treat that laid on his paw. We thought, surely our Trapper could do the same. 

After all he's going to be one in two weeks!!

So, today mom worked with him and these are the results.

So here's Part 1:

((Dad kept talking when I tried to video so.....excuse me. :p))

((OH! And you'll need to scroll down to the bottom

of this page first and pause the music.))

And Part 2:

See? I have the bestest dog since Old Yeller.