Saturday Fright Night

Around 3 o'clock Saturday, I received a text that asked what I was doing that night. My response "A big bunch of nothin'!" At that point in the day, I wasn't leaving the house if I hadn't by then. (Sometimes I like to be a hermit.) Alex and I were just starting to clean as Bob had just woken up. Denise and Scott had decided to come to Eau Claire for dinner at Mike's Smokehouse and Fanny Hill. So, about 6 we met them at Mike's and afterward headed to Fanny Hill. It was the first time Alex had been there to see the pumpkins and only the second time I had been there. The haunted walk has since moved to the Eau Claire Expo Center. So, off we went. Alex was pretty excited to go to the haunted house. Cody stayed in the van with Peyton and Belle while Denise, Scott, Marcus, Alex and I went in. The sign at the door said 30 minute wait. Apparently, they are not as accurate as the queue times at Disney. We waiting an hour and 20 minutes before entering the Haunted house. It was decided that Scott would go first so things could jump out at him. In retrospect, my idea to go last was not the best one I've ever had. I hadn't considered the "Things" walking behind me. Yes, I screamed...... Several times. It was freaky!!! At one point, we made a wrong turn in the pitch black. Unfortunately, Scott ran into the wall. Denise found this extremely funny but, I was too freaked out. It was a little funnier the second and third time this happened but not enough to stop my heart from racing. After we left the building, Alex started saying how she didn't really want to go and how we made her. Not my best idea to take her there. She spent the next two nights sleeping on the couch. I probably won't take her to another haunted house unless it's in Disney.

Miss Alex

Denise and Cody

Belle

Marcus, Denise, Peyton, Cody, Belle and Scott

A big bunch of fun!

Saturday, October 17th, Amy, Blake, Tony, Mikki, Bob and I went out to celebrate Blake's birthday (I won't mention how old he is.), Our 10th Anniversary and Tony's new job. Although, we made Tony go home with Mikayla after dinner. Sorry, Tony! We started our night at CanCun. I know, I know. Nothing new there but, Mikki picked and it's been a long time since she was there. And, as you also know, I will never turn down a chance to drink margaritas. I heart margaritas! After dinner, we ventured to the old Wildwood. It's current name escapes me but it's something Nascar themed. We had a great time playing darts and pool and an even better time annoying the drunk by the fake slot machine. He left, we won. He should have known better than to tell us to be quiet.

Amy and Blake

Bob and Jen - The real reason I married him, he likes my Colts! :)

Blake, Amy, Mikki, Jen and Bob

The girls I would be lost without!!!!

Jen and Amy

Jim and Angie's Wedding

Jim and Angie celebrated a renewal of their vows on October 10, 2009. They were originally married on October 8, 2005. The ceremony was beautiful and included their dog as the ring bearer. Too cute. Alex and I had a blast at the reception. It was so nice to get to check up with family you don't normally get to see. :)

The beginning of the ceremony

The Cake

Bevy and Mom

Britt and Gayle

Be not concerned with the amount of glasses as I was protecting them from the clean-up. Instead, be concerned with the sippy cup and syrup. lol

Sam, Jeff, Bevy, Jen and Jim

Mom with her granddaughters

Jim and Angie

Me and my baby girl!

Colts Game 10/4/09

The Colts game was AMAZING!!!!! Partly because they won BIG but mostly because it was the first home game I had gone to. Nothing against the game we went to last year at the Metrodome. Being a part of the home team is definetly a different atmosphere. There's something to be said about partying with 77,000 of your closest, dearest, fellow Colts fans. :)

Lucas Oil Stadium

Tailgaiting a block behind the stadium. We cooked brats and drank. It was a great time.

Pre-game warm-ups

Jen, Denise and Sam .... pre-game

Me with Mr. Forest Lucas and the 2007 superbowl Ring!!!!!! Holy Cow!!!

Jen and Denise

The field before the game.

Freeney!!! Glad to see he was playing.

This was for Scott cuz he like the accent mark on Garcon's name.

The official pie of the Colts. We even saw a commercial for it at the hotel Saturday night!

Mmmmm....... Memories.......

Reggie! Reggie! Reggie! Brings back memories of chanting for Reggie White!

We're gonna score a touchdown!!!

Oh yeah, there was another team there, too.

Towards the end of the game, the stands were almost empty so, we moved a little and ended up in the first row of section 145. We were close to the tunnel used by the Seahawks and got to see them interact with the fans at the end of the game. Next time I sit by the Colts tunnel! :)

Former Colt Edgerin James

Final score. Should have been 34-3 but, they had to gimmes at the end versus the 2nd/3rd string defense.

Scott was left with our bags while we shifted around the stadium.

The stadium from the interstate. The roof was open during the game and closed by time we got to the interstate. We didn't realize we needed sunscreen on during the game and got a little burnt. Oh well. As we left, I was texting Bob that we have to do this again. It was a great time.

Sam's coveted blue and white striped socks. I told her we would find them in Indy.

Sunset somewhere in Illinios. We finally left Indianapolis around 6pm EST and arrived back in Eau Claire at 1:00am. Yesterday was a long day. But, I would do it again in a heartbeat.

So....... who wants to go to a game with me?

Road Trip to Indy

Isn't she sweet?!?!?!? She's lucky I didn't put the sleeping picture on here.

Denise watching the 4th season of Weeds

Just a small amount of color

Boo, Hiss!!!!

The first place we stopped

Our hotel room in Southern Indianapolis. It wasn't especially Super but, I don't foresee them changing the name of the chain to "Just Fine8" or "OK8" or "You get what you paid for8". LOL

Indy

As I'm in the van on the way back from Indy, some thoughts won't leave my mind. The game was amazing and it has been a long time since I laughed as hard as I did tonight while Denise is making her video of our trip. But, I can't stop thinking of how desolate and depressing the actual city of Indianapois is. To say it has been hit hard by the current economic trends would be an understatement. I couldn't even tell you how many businesses and shopping centers were closed. It's so sad. I kept waiting to see the better side of town. I'm thankful I live in Eau Claire even if it means I can't buy Colts season tickets from here. Man I would be tired driving this that often.
It's going to be a very long day tomorrow topped off with a Packers/Vikings game. I may need a nap. I'll hopefully have pictures from the game soon.

Why I love October

Not only is October one of the most colorful months of the year, but some of my favorite people share special days this month. My sister and I have even started calling the anniversaries the October Club. Someday, she'll join the October club, too. :)
6 - Mikki & Tony's Anniversary
6 - Mauri's Birthday
10 - Angie & Jim's Vow Renewal/Anniversary
11 - Bevy's Birthday
11 - Blake's Birthday
14 - Myles' Birthday
14 - Jenny's Birthday
15 - Erika & Tim's Anniversary
16 - Our Anniversary
16 - Tara & Jay's Anniversary
17 - Kortney's Birthday
19 - Keah and Jr's Anniversary
19 - See's Birthday
22 - Craig's Birthday
Happy Birthday and Anniversary to all. And, since I did this from memory, sorry If I forgot anyone.

Phone line - No more!

It wasn't until later Wednesday evening that I remembered the real purpose of my blog. It hadn't been to talk about my Colts but to let everyone know we no longer have a land line. We started this process this spring when our answering machine broke. We didn't see the point of purchasing another one just so telemarketers could leave those annoying messages. This change coinsides with our switch to Direct TV and canceling AOL, Sirius radio and some other things to reduce monthly spending. Sorry economy, I'm not helping that way anymore. All in all this is to help our ultimate goal of purchasing land and not living within the Eau Claire city limits. Although, that's still a couple years away unless we win the Powerball tonight. Finger's crossed.......
So, in the future, the best way to contact Bob and I will be via cell phones or email. Please feel free to email me if you don't have my cell phone number.