wow. been way too long since the last post, which was pretty depressing, so here's a happy(er-ish) one! =)
i can't believe how tall brody's getting- i swear he grows 2" every time i turn around!!! i don't like it that my li'l brother is growing up! i can hardly give him piggy-back rides anymore =(
Thanksgiving was really awesome- home for 5 WHOLE DAYS!!! it was so nice to be able to spend time with both of my families- mine and D's- for more than 2 hours at a time before heading back north. we had a great time- lots of laughing, with both families. finals are next week, then we're off for "winter" break til jan. 10th =) i'm excited!!! of course, thanksgiving also means decorating for christmas, so here's on of our "favorites"- the singing, farting reindeer. (he's usually not wearing the santa hat, though)
on a down note, josh's aunt passed away sunday morning from cancer. she was only 56- the same age my grandma and cousin were when they passed from the same disease. (makes me and my family a little nervous about that age...) the funeral was today, and jordan and i went home last night for the funeral before returning to winona earlier tonight for me to take my *first* final. (it was an easy test) dustin was a pallbearer for the funeral- he's been really close to their family for awhile, and laura- the aunt- thought the world of him. i was proud of him- he shed a few tears, but did a great job.
when we got back, jordan and i found a box of 100 multi-colored mini lights in our mailbox. jordan had donated $3 to the "you light up my life" campaign that raises money for under-privileged children in return for the lights. m'lynn had given me a strand of colored rope lights that had yet to find a home, so after supper, jo and i decorated a little. =) it was really fun, and we've decided that we're going to keep the lights up all year because it makes the room seem so much more "homey". the rope lights are strung up by our beds and the mini lights are around the window.
i can't believe how tall brody's getting- i swear he grows 2" every time i turn around!!! i don't like it that my li'l brother is growing up! i can hardly give him piggy-back rides anymore =(
Thanksgiving was really awesome- home for 5 WHOLE DAYS!!! it was so nice to be able to spend time with both of my families- mine and D's- for more than 2 hours at a time before heading back north. we had a great time- lots of laughing, with both families. finals are next week, then we're off for "winter" break til jan. 10th =) i'm excited!!! of course, thanksgiving also means decorating for christmas, so here's on of our "favorites"- the singing, farting reindeer. (he's usually not wearing the santa hat, though)
on a down note, josh's aunt passed away sunday morning from cancer. she was only 56- the same age my grandma and cousin were when they passed from the same disease. (makes me and my family a little nervous about that age...) the funeral was today, and jordan and i went home last night for the funeral before returning to winona earlier tonight for me to take my *first* final. (it was an easy test) dustin was a pallbearer for the funeral- he's been really close to their family for awhile, and laura- the aunt- thought the world of him. i was proud of him- he shed a few tears, but did a great job.when we got back, jordan and i found a box of 100 multi-colored mini lights in our mailbox. jordan had donated $3 to the "you light up my life" campaign that raises money for under-privileged children in return for the lights. m'lynn had given me a strand of colored rope lights that had yet to find a home, so after supper, jo and i decorated a little. =) it was really fun, and we've decided that we're going to keep the lights up all year because it makes the room seem so much more "homey". the rope lights are strung up by our beds and the mini lights are around the window.
sorry I missed you! great pics!
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