Promotion..

Just a quick note, as I was making my last post Steve called.  He just got word from his boss that he was approved for a promotion.  He is going to be an APSM of his office.  Which means he'll be a manager in his office.  Super exciting for him!!!  We have been waiting for this promotion for awhile, and I am so happy and proud of him that it is here!  He'll now be going to New Jersey for training in November and December.  Yay, Steve!!!

Chicago Marathon 2008

On October 12 Katie ran her first marathon and we made the trip to Chicago to cheer her on.  It was so much fun.  We made signs, and jumped trains, and ran ourselves all over the city to try and catch her running in as many spots as we could.  It was SO cool to watch 45,000 puching themselves to their limits.  I was so proud of Katie for accomplishing one of her lifetime goals!  It was awesome!  Oh, Steve and I also do not have any pictures of Katie actually running the marathon, because we were too busy jumping up and down and screaming with our signs.  I hope her dad got some! :)

Here's Steve holding up a sign for Katie's running partners, Jamie and Jelanie... aka Jelamie!
After the marathon- all the runners and spectators.
A very tired and happy Katie!
Katie and HER Steve enjoying the free beers the runners get after crossing the finish line.
Me and my BFF! :)  After the marathon was over we then walked ANOTHER 2 MILES to 

The Cheesecake Factory for dinner... only the Boss Family!

Jason and Michelle Kelly...

Recently I lost the cord to transfer pictures from my camera, so I haven't been adding anything to my blog.  In the next few days/weeks I will hopefully be blogging on what has been happening recently in our lives.  On October 4, 2008, our friends Jason and Michelle got married in Chicago.  It was such a fun weekend and a BEAUTIFUL wedding.  Thanks so much to them for hosting such an awesome evening.  We were so happy to see Jason marry Michelle.  We had all been telling him from first meeting her he wasn't going to find anyone better!

Michelle and Jason with all the Sig Tau's at the wedding (after Olesky fell off the chair!) :)

All the Sig Tau wives and fiances!

Seriously, best ever...

I have a serious, serious, serious addiction to Sex and the City.  I have come to terms with my problem recently... as recently as today when I watched the movie twice through, back to back, and some parts with the director commentary because I was so interested in certain things Michael Patrick King had done.  Hmmm... obsess much!?  I have not always been die hard, but as soon as I started regularly watching, my love affair began.  I have seen every single episode at least two or three times.  And, I definitely did not understand the critics who gave the movie such bad reviews... it may not be the world's best cinematic masterpiece, but seriously... is that really what you were expecting?!  No, what should have been expected was a GREAT GIRL MOVIE!  Kudos to any straight men who went to see it... Steve never would.  Every once in awhile he will watch part of an episode with me, until he realizes that he's actually watching SATC and enjoying it!  Anyway... I just wanted to share my thoughts on my obsession and addiction.  Cosmos and Manolos for all!!! :)

Teeny bopper again...

So this was the first year I actually watched most of the episodes of American Idol... at least enough to know who all the people were and become semi-invested in their lives.  At least as invested as I could become by fast forwarding through most of their backgrounds until they started singing... 

Anyway, ended with some friends with free tix to American Idol tour concert at Van Andel a couple weeks ago.  It was so much fun!  We had such a great time yelling like the fan-crazed teenage girls surrounding us...  Here were just a couple of fun shots of a couple of my favorites, Jason Castro and of course, David Cook.  Enjoy!

Congratulations...

My dear friend Abby got engaged on Friday night.  I just wanted to share my congratulations for her and with the world.  I love Kevin, her fiance and am VERY happy for the two of them!  Welcome to marriage guys!  Well, almost... She will be getting married April 25.  YAY!  Oh yeah, and Kevin did a REALLY good job- her ring IS GORGEOUS!!! :)  So, Congrats... LOVE YOU!

Puppy chow...

Puppy chow... I really love puppy chow.  One of the girls I work with brought in some she made today... my hand barely left the bag all day.  It reminded me of care packages my mom used to send me during college... there would always be LOTS of puppy chow!  It made me quite popular a few times. :)  It is so easy to make... it only takes 4 ingredients!  I even bought a box of Crispix on the way home to make some tonight.  So for anyone else who LOVES it as much as I do, I have included the world's simplest recipe. :)  ENJOY!!!  I will be!

6oz or 1 cup semi-sweet morsels

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup peanuts (they are optional, but I DO NOT use them)

6 cups Crispix (or a small box)

1 cup powdered sugar

Melt the chocolate chips in a bowl, takes about a minute or so.  Stir until melty and then add peanut butter.  Gently stir in Crispix, but some will break.  Put the powdered sugar in a plastic bag and add the Crispix mixture and shake.  It works best if you do this step in smaller quantities, the Crispix gets more evenly coated.  

Super easy! :)