I went to an all day scrapbooking crop on October 18 from 1pm-10pm. It was quite fun. I am making a really great group of friends through these events.
One day I will be a Scrapbooking Queen and have my own 5,000 square foot store and online retail custom scrapbook and supply store!!!!!!!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Oct 17: President's Club Dinner
Katie (Nichols) Carr is prodding me to update this so I will do a few short entries during my Engineering class tonight. :)
On October 17 we went to the President's Club dinner which is the University of Evansville's leadership giving group (like the Keel Club for the United Way). It's so fun because we get to dress up and see everyone from the school.
That afternoon I went to a trustees' spouses meeting about the Department of Education which was... you guessed it, educational. We learned about what Education students go through and learn during their time at UE. Very cool. There was one man, Dick Eykamp whose wife is a trustee. I thought it was neat that he came to the session knowing that he would be the only guy.
On October 17 we went to the President's Club dinner which is the University of Evansville's leadership giving group (like the Keel Club for the United Way). It's so fun because we get to dress up and see everyone from the school.
That afternoon I went to a trustees' spouses meeting about the Department of Education which was... you guessed it, educational. We learned about what Education students go through and learn during their time at UE. Very cool. There was one man, Dick Eykamp whose wife is a trustee. I thought it was neat that he came to the session knowing that he would be the only guy.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Hurting - Evansville Half Marathon
Phew. Yesterday, Kenton and I ran, well I jog/walked, the Evansville Half Marathon. I am stiff as a board today. I found out a big disadvantage of living on the second floor of an apartment building - the stairs. Stairs and getting up from sitting down are the hardest activities. My hamstrings and sides are the sorest parts of my body. A colleague at work told me to alternate ice and heat when I get home. She has run the Boston Marathon, so I think the advice is good. :)
I made my 3-hour goal by a hair - 2:59:43! A 13:44 minute pace for 13.1 miles. Yipee! Kenton did awesome. He ran the whole way and finished in 2:15:56, a 10:23 minute pace. And he is not nearly as sore as I am today. There are supposed to be other photos of us from a professional, but they aren't up yet, so check back for those.
The scenery was beautiful through Evansville. The weather got a little hot for those of us who were racing longer, but not nearly as bad as last year (close to 90 degrees!). Over 2000 registered this year and 1,928 people finished. I was 84th out of 95th in my division - females 20-24. Boo. Next year my goal is to be in the top 3/4 of my division.
After we got done with the race, we went straight to Cracker Barrel and stuffed ourselves. Yum. I love hashbrown casserole. Then we slept for 3 hours. It was a good day.
I made my 3-hour goal by a hair - 2:59:43! A 13:44 minute pace for 13.1 miles. Yipee! Kenton did awesome. He ran the whole way and finished in 2:15:56, a 10:23 minute pace. And he is not nearly as sore as I am today. There are supposed to be other photos of us from a professional, but they aren't up yet, so check back for those.
Our "FINISHER 2008" medals
Us after the race... do we look tired?
The scenery was beautiful through Evansville. The weather got a little hot for those of us who were racing longer, but not nearly as bad as last year (close to 90 degrees!). Over 2000 registered this year and 1,928 people finished. I was 84th out of 95th in my division - females 20-24. Boo. Next year my goal is to be in the top 3/4 of my division.
After we got done with the race, we went straight to Cracker Barrel and stuffed ourselves. Yum. I love hashbrown casserole. Then we slept for 3 hours. It was a good day.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Matthew's 7th Birthday
Today we went to Matthew's (Kenton's Godson) 7th birthday party! I can't believe how fast time goes by! When I met him, he was just 3 years old! The party was great, except for the cake. Somehow, he's gotten stuck on carrot cake and asks for that every year. Too bad I don't like carrot cake. Oh well. They had cookie cake too, so it all worked out. 
Matthew with his carrot cake
Me, Josh (Kenton's nephew), and Jacob (Matthew's younger brother)
Matthew with his carrot cake
Jeremy (Kenton's cousin) and the birthday boy
Me, Josh (Kenton's nephew), and Jacob (Matthew's younger brother)
We played a bit of football and once I was the center... which didn't work out so well. Brad, Kenton's cousin-in-law pushed me to the ground with just a tap. Sigh, guess I'll have to build some muscles.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Croptoberfest
Ever since I went to the Crop 4 Kids event, I have been scrapbooking like crazy. I've also found that there are a TON of crops around Evansville all year. I went to Croptoberfest today and had a blast. I finished 10 pages from 9am-5pm, which might not sound like a lot, but before I got my Cricut and other tools, those would have taken me up to 15-20 hours! Woo hoo!
There were probably 100 croppers there today... cropmania!
There were probably 100 croppers there today... cropmania!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Family Fondue
Tonight I had my Phi Mu family over for chocolate fondue. It was really fun. We have four people in our family now - my little sister: Stacey, my little little sister: Dinah, and my great gran little: Theresa. In about two weeks our family will be FIVE STRONG. I think we're going to make shirts that say that.
With the fondue tonight we had marshmallows, pound cake (my favorite), mandarin oranges, bananas, nilla wafers, and angel food cake. It was quite yummy.
With the fondue tonight we had marshmallows, pound cake (my favorite), mandarin oranges, bananas, nilla wafers, and angel food cake. It was quite yummy.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Huber Orchard & Winery
On Saturday we went to Huber Orchard & Winery near Louisville. We went with the Vectren Employee Activity Organization (VEAO) on a big coach bus. It had been raining that day, but it let up just as we were arriving. First thing, we had a big lunch of roast, chicken and dumplings, corn, green beans, bread, homemade cobbler and homemade ice cream. It was fantastic!
Then we took a tour of the wine "cellar" which wasn't even below ground. They also make gin at Huber, so we got a whiff of 80 proof gin, whew! We got to taste 8 different wines... I didn't really like any of them. The little bits of cracker-bread were really good in between wines though! I don't think I'll ever be a wine connoisseur. Maybe I just haven't got a taste for it.
Me in an apple tree
Then we took a tour of the wine "cellar" which wasn't even below ground. They also make gin at Huber, so we got a whiff of 80 proof gin, whew! We got to taste 8 different wines... I didn't really like any of them. The little bits of cracker-bread were really good in between wines though! I don't think I'll ever be a wine connoisseur. Maybe I just haven't got a taste for it.
The gin - it's dripping out on the right
The wines we tasted - they weren't very good
We went to the petting zoo and tried to get through a maze they had… unsuccessfully. L We also got to go on a hay ride around the farm and saw all the crops. We even got to eat grapes off the vine. We saw a lot of apple trees and pumpkins ready to be picked. The best part of the trip was the cheese and ice cream shop! They make everything there. The fruit ice cream is all made with their own fruit. I sampled about 10 flavors and then settled on peach. It was delicious!
Some of the petting zoo animals - apparently starving
The hay ride
Our tour guide picking grapes
Me in an apple tree
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