10.31.2006

It's the great pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Halloween's Book of Rules

When it appears that you have killed the monster, never check to see if it's really dead.

If you find that your house is built upon or near a cemetery, was once a church that was used for black masses, had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some horrible fashion, or had inhabitants who performed satanic practices in your house move away immediately.

Never read a book of demon summoning aloud, even as a joke.

Do not search the basement, especially if the power has just gone out.

If your children speak to you in Latin or any other language which they should not know, or if they speak to you using a voice which is other than their own, shoot them immediately. It will save you a lot of grief in the long run. NOTE: It will probably take several rounds to kill them, so be prepared.

When you have the benefit of numbers, never pair off and go it alone.

As a general rule, don't solve puzzles that open portals to Hell.
If appliances start operating by themselves, move out.
If you find a town which looks deserted, it's probably for a reason. Take the hint and stay away.

If you're running from the monster, expect to trip or fall down at least twice, more if you are of the female persuasion. Also note that, despite the fact that you are running and the monster is merely shambling along, it's still moving fast enough to catch up with you.

If your companions suddenly begin to exhibit uncharacteristic behavior such as hissing, fascination for blood, glowing eyes, increasing hairiness, and so on, get away from them as fast as possible.

Stay away from certain geographical locations, some of which are listed here: Amityville, Elm Street, Transylvania, Nilbog (you're in trouble if you recognize this one), the Bermuda Triangle, or any small town in Maine.
Beware of strangers bearing tools such as chainsaws, staple guns, hedge trimmers, electric carving knives, combines, lawnmowers, butane torches, soldering irons, band saws, or any device made from deceased companions.
Happy Halloween!

10.30.2006


Shelly stopped by Nichole and Randy's last night to see Allie. She also dropped off a belated birthday present for me! A book from a new author, Around the Next Corner by Elizabeth Wrenn. I'm so excited to start this book. I contemplated buying it from my book club and now I'm glad I didn't. Thanks Shel!!

10.29.2006

As we grow older and realize more clearly
the limitations of human happiness,
we come to see that the only real and abiding
pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people.
P.G. Wodehouse

10.27.2006

It's my birthday

Not only is it my birthday, it's my golden birthday. Yep, 27 on the 27th.

Chili Davis (whoever that is) once said Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. I think almost anyone that knows me would agree that this particular quote pretty much sums it up for me!

Aunt Christi & Uncle Dustin


10.25.2006

It's a girl!



Allie Jean Hofer came into the world at 12:07 p.m. today, October 25th. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and measured 19 3/4". I may be biased, but I think she is the most beautiful baby in the world! Congratulations Nichole and Randy and welcome to the world Allie!

10.24.2006



Yes, that is a Burmese Python wrapped ever so gently around my neck. Dustin loved it. As you can see, I wasn't so crazy about it. Hector thought it would be fun to get the snake to kiss me. I didn't agree! There were all kinds of animals at the canopy tour. We held a ferret, but passed on letting the trantulas crawl all over us! The monkey was our favorite. We fed him some kiwi and when we tried to leave, he wouldn't leave Dustin's shoulder!

The Canopy Tour



This was probably the craziest thing I've ever done in my life! It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be though. They don't really give you enough time to be scared! This tour took us out to the rain forest in the mountains of Puerto Vallarta. We hiked up to various points and took the zip lines from tree to tree. The highest line was over 300-some feet up! The view was unbelievable.

Puerto Vallarta


We went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for our honeymoon. It was amazing! These two pictures are the views from our hotel lobby and our room. The ocean was just on the other side of the pools (our hotel had four pools!). Two of the pools had bars in them ... you just swim right up and sit on a stool that's in the water and order your drinks. It was crazy! The pool bar was also the location of my bee sting on the last day of our trip. It hurt ... a lot. Needless to say, I still don't like bees.

10.18.2006

Nichole & Randy

Nichole and Randy are expecting a new baby any day now!! I'm so excited, I can hardly wait!

It's hard to believe that after all the planning (years in fact) that the day is over and now we're just an old married couple! It really was a great day!

I'm still working on figuring out the whole picture thing, but I hope to have links available soon so that you can view some of the pictures from the wedding. I owe so much to Lacey for taking all these pictures! Thanks, Lacey!!

10.17.2006


Our Wedding Day

Our Hollywood kiss!!