50 Things

So I saw this on Becky's blog and thought it looked like fun...so here goes:
1) I absolutely cannot get enough of books
2) I talk to Lola like she's a person and expect her to answer sometimes
3) My handwriting is one thing I constantly change/try to improve
4) I wish I could travel for a living
5) My favorite movie is "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
6) My biggest pet peeve is when people leave their blinker on and never turn
7) I love to write
8) The first CD I bought was REM "Monster"
9) I read James and the Giant Peach 9 times in secnd grade
10) Trashy magazines ( Us Weekly) are my guilty pleasure
11) I am incapable of sticking to a budget, just ask Dave
12) I do have a list of things I want to do/accomplish before I die
13) I am terrified of heights
14) My first memory is of falling into a fountain at Chesterfield mall when I was 3
15) In my family, we left Santa a beer instead of milk and I never thought it was strange until other people told me so:)
16) In almost every dream I have at night, I can fly
17) Sending people cards is one of my favorite things
18) I can't wrap a box to save my life
19) I've had braces twice
20) I'm obsessed with cleaning underneath my fingernails
21) I hate talking on the phone
22) Shopping is my favorite passtime
23) I love scary movies, but I always have nightmares later
24) Autumn is my favorite season
25) Halloween is my favorite holiday
26) I love to sing but you'll rarely hear me do it because I think I"m terrible
27) I have a very impressive collection of purses
28) One of my biggest fears is not being able to have kids
29) I need to go to Starbucks rehab
30) I have very few close girl friends
31) I would love to live abroad someday
32) I talk/laugh in my sleep a lot
33) Target is one of my favorite stores
34) I cannot stand having dry skin, so if you ever need lotion, I'm your girl
35) I hate to exercise
36) I'm a total homebody
37) I'm always cold
38) I tend to ask random questions at random times
39) Sleeping is one of my favorite things to do
40) Making the decision to get married is the best thing I've ever done
41) I have freakishly long arms
42) People used to call me "Pretzel" in grade school
43) I hate ketchup
44) I am a wino in every sense of the word and proud of it
45) As a kid, I read the entire "Fear Street" series by RL Stein
46) I'd love to be in kindergarten again if even for a day
47) I can name every teacher I've ever had
48) I know the capital of every state in the USA
49) I collect quotes
50) It took me forever to think of stuff for this list:)

Family Time!!

So this past Saturday Dave convinced me to step out of my prissy box (which I'm quite content in)
and we went hiking at Babler Park. It was great to get out and get some exercise. We took Lola along
and she carried her backpack...yes, the dog has a backpack. As a "working" breed, they like to be able
to haul things during long walks, so we filled it up with her water bowl, water, our keys, phones, etc.
The hike was great, as was the scenery. However, I quickly discovered on Sunday that I had been seriously
attacked by chiggers!!! Gross!!!!! Dave and I counted the bites tonight and I'm hanging in there around 65
or 70. Needless to say, the itching is unbearable and I will not be venturing into the woods anytime soon
wearing anything short of a full suit of armor.
I'm also posting some pictures of my new niece, Stella. Corey came home this weekend and brought the
lastest edition to the family. She is part Lab and part Charpe(don't know if I spelled that right). Anyway, she
is absolutely adorable and has a very sweet disposition. Can't wait to get her and Lola together!
Also, just want to say congrats to Stevie and Jessie on their new baby girl, Ayden! Can't wait to meet her.

Pictures

Here are some of the pics I promised in my last blog...
There are a few of Dave and I from our anniversary
and of course, one of my girl...

And I'm Back...

Yes, I know it's been awhile since my last posting. Thanks to those of you ( you know who you are) who have harrassed me all the way bugging me to post. We finally got a new camera for our anniversary, so I can finally put pictures up.
Quite a bit has happened in the last 6 months. I got a new job working at the National System in advertising and I'm loving every minute of it! I'm working on the Suzuki account doing co-op and compliance. In a nutshell, our department is responsible for making sure all the crazy dealers are making legal advertising according to the manufacturer's guidelines. Sounds boring, but is actually really interesting.
Let's see what else...Dave is doing really well. He's busy at work and is keeping himself busy around here doing some improvements. Lola, my adorable daughter, is insane and keeps getting bigger all the time. I have some picutres up of her, with a video to come...
Dave and I just celebrated our first anniversary, which was very exciting. He surprised me with dinner at a really great restaurant called Harvest. If you're in STL and you haven't tried it yet, it's phenomenal. We invested in a new camera and have been taking pictures non-stop. I put up a pic of the fresh cake-topper we got courtesy of the bakery that messed it up at our wedding:) Needless to say, it was delicious. And it even had the right initials this time.
Congrats to Nate and Becky who just found out today that they're having a little girl!!! Serves Nate right after all the females he's harrassed in his day.
More updates to come!

Whew!

That word pretty much sums up life right now. The holidays are over, New Years has come and gone and now I'm staring at my Christmas tree trying to work up the motivation to take it down. Our holidays were great and I hope everyone else's were too. We took it easy on New Years and stayed home and just had a few friends over. It was nice to be away from the craziness and the crowds. We spent New Years day with our small group at Nate and Becky's. The boys were, of course, glued to the television. The girls, however, ventured out of the house and saw "The Holiday". Definitely a chick flick...would not reccomment taking boys to see it. So now, it's back to work and real life. Boo!!!!

Favorite Memories

So I'm taking an idea from Becky's blog today and trying to pick my favorite Christmas memory. For those who know me very well, you may be thinking of the tree incident when I was two, but I can't remember that so ha!
One of the most vivid memories from Christmas as a little kid was the year we had my mom's whole side of the family, including Grandma and Grandpa, to our house for Christmas. Since our family is spread all over the place it was so nice to have everyone with us for the holiday. I think I was 6 or something that Christmas. It was the year I got my first "big girl" bike. It was the most beautiful banana seat Huffy I had ever seen! I remember Uncle Andy helping me ride it outside in the snow after we were finished opening mountains of presents. Corey and I were truly spoiled! I'd love to hear what you guys remember from Christmas past!

White Elephant Fun

Last night we got together with our small group, like we do every Sunday...Only last night we did something a little different. We had a white elephant Christmas gift exchange. Needless to say, especially with some of the folks in the group, the gifts were very interesting. Just a few of them...a Gwar CD ( of course from Dave), a hula girl outfit and my personal favorite, a hermit crab. It made for such a fun night. The rest of the weekend was pretty low key, mostly catching up on sleep, watching a few movies, and keeping Lola under control. She gets a little stir crazy with the cold weather. I'm going to try and have some pics of her up soon.

Happy Holidays!

So Christmas is fast approching, and I am nowhere near ready for it.
The one nice thing I actually do have finished is all the decorating
around the house, so that's a relief. Unfortunately the ice/snow storm
we had last week took a toll on some of our outdoor decorations. The cute
little Christmas tree we have out there is now iced to the house, and I'm
not quite sure how to remove it just yet :) Guess I'll just wait till it
melts.
This weekend was great. We played hotel and had Jim and Denise at our house
Saturday night becuase they had lost power in the storm. Then we celebrated
Denise's birthday last night.
I promise to have more pictures up soon. I can't find my little device that
lets me load my pics onto my computer, so until then...sorry! By the way, if
anyone is interested, my and Dave's wedding album is finally online. There are
a few pics we're going to change, but so far, so good! It's on ChrisCroy.com, then go to My Album and click on Lindsey and Dave Wedding. Take care everyone!

Craziness!

So the holidays are here again and all the madness is beginning! We're spending Thanksgiving
with both families this year which will be crowded but fun. I am soo excited because Corey and
Meredith are coming home, and we haven't seen either of them in far too long. And since I got
extremely lucky and have Friday off, I am planning on turning into a decorating fool. I talked to
Luciana tonight and realized how long it has been since I've seen so many of my friends. I really
hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving and that I get to see some of you soon!

Just a few pictures for those of you I haven't seen in awhile! The most recent ones I have on my computer are from the wedding, so enjoy!

First Blog

So this is my very first blog! Thought I would join the club and keep up with everyone else...
Hopefully, this will be a great way to keep in touch with everyone I don't get to see all the
time.