hello world again

this is lisa making sure i still remember how to post...
its only a test though...
keep anxiously awaiting my first post...

hello world

i know many of you have been anxiously awaiting my first post...

You won't find one without the other

YUP, if you have ketchup, mustard will always be close by.

This year we went to Bret and Becki's for a couples Halloween dinner (if you follow her blog you have already seen the pics) The theme was famous DUOS

I love my husband for many reasons. One being that he wore this: (ENJOY)

I think we make a GREAT DUO!!

A bit of our Halloween spirit 2009

I borrowed some pictures from my sisters camera so I could update my blog. Its really the pits not having a camera. sad face.

Bret and Becki had us over for a fun and FESTIVE FHE a few weeks ago. She made a fall inspired dish where she actually made this rice meat stuff INSIDE a PUMPKIN. cool. I made spooky Halloween cupcakes. We carved some amazing jack-0-lanters (they are check'em out) and we had a real good time enjoying Halloween traditions. My brother Mark, wife Holly and their kiddo Kaemon, Milea and Zallen joined us along with Tami and Ryne. The kids helped inspire some of our carvings. Milea chose the Cinderella pumpkin that I carved. I am a little prideful about how it turned out. WHO KNEW I had a hidden talent. wink.

MY cool cupcakes

STAY TUNED FOR BARRY AND I's COSTUMES..... THEY'LL make you.......hungry!!

broken camera

My camera is broken (sad face) so my posting has been delayed. I apologize for the inconvenience!

Halloween memories

Halloween has always been a fun time of year for me. I especially cherish my memories of Halloween as a child in Eagar AZ. I loved the smell of fresh pressed apples lingering in the crisp air. I love that our house was/is always decked out in holiday spirit: flashing skeleton lights, huge spider webs, the pumpkin cans and mummy bears. Mom always made Halloween fun. She or Dad would take us kids out to go trick-or-treating. We'd all pile in and out of our 1989 Toyota corolla Our costumes were for the most part homemade and had to be warm to fight the cold air of Eagar nights in October. I will never forget Chads mummy costume and that Kari was ALWAYS a Witch. When we were small each of us wore the lil' pumpkin costume (above). I remember some spooky full moons with the clouds hovering near casting eerie shadows on the fallen fall leaves and brown grass. I've never seen that anywhere else. I remember after an evening of door to door candy hoarding, Bret and I would dump all of our candy out on the floor and separate it all into categories and trade for our favorites. Happy Halloween!!

8 inches later...

Well I have been at a loss about what to blog about lately so yes, i am stretching it here. (no pun intended)

My hair has been long for, well, a long long time- pretty much for the past 4 years i have kept it long. I guess I am just a long hair gal! When i chopped it off to my chin in 2004 that was THE LAST TIME. Ok, ok, i won't keep you in suspense, I just cut about 8 inches off my hair and went real DARK! TRUE, I just did that. My hair was long for my wedding in June and i hadn't touched it since so it was (if you were measuring) past my chest area- wink - and just too long. I needed a change so I had my girl friend and favorite cosmetologist Katee do the deed. I had cutters remorse for a few days, but am feeling good about it now

Here it is. I know, i know so EXCITING!


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