Happy Halloween!!

So Ryan and I don't get to dress up this year. He has to work from 5:30-1 tonight and I had to cover our first playoff game.....and "WE WON!" It was by far the closest game this year. We were down 10 with approx. 6 minutes left in the game.......it was a def nail biter!! We pulled through and won 38-34. Not sure who we play next week, but word on the street is we might be getting a charter bus! Woo hoo!!

Other news, my cousin Tricia and her husband Urs had their first child Wednesday night. It was a girl and her name is Charlotte Céline Alder (beautiful)

The Alder family has had no baby girl since 1900!!! Which we thought Tricia might be able to change that, considering she is one of three girls in her family. Can't wait to see Charlotte in person! Congratulations Tricia and Urs :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Night Class Stinks!!!

So I couldn't think of a name for this post and thought I would say what I was thinking at the moment. I have a Monday night class that goes from 6-850 p.m. and it's sooooo hard to pay attention and stay awake. The class is an Adult Special Populations class. I will admit, we are learning about interesting topics, but the teacher needs to think of a better way to teach and keep her students attention....

(me at around 6:05 p.m.)

alright....off that rant....

So it seems as if all of our excitement happened in September with numerous birthdays and school updates. As for recently, not too much has gone on. I think there is 5 more weeks left of school and we will be done! Yay! :) I'm currently working on finding a place to do my internship in the spring. I've been trying to get ahold of a couple places, but no one has gotten back to me yet.....Our teacher wants this decision made by Thanksgiving....so I need to get on it, times ticking.......

COGS UPDATE: Last friday our high school football team played Byron. I traveled to the game with the Varsity team. Luckily, when I got there the rain had stopped and I was the only dry trainer on the sidelines.....The entire field was a big puddle of mud. Our team wore their white jersey's and after the first play of the game, the numbers were unreadable (hmmm...i think i just made up a word, but you get what I mean) So our regular season record is (7-2). Saturday night the pairings were announced for Playoffs. The Cogs will be going up against Hampshire (6-3) on Halloween night. When I got to clinicals today, all of the players had bleeched their hair this weekend.....hope we make it far because I'm not looking forward to multiple basketball games a week (and having bleacher butt....)

This Sunday was the annual Meiner Weiner Roast in Colfax, IL. I'm sad to say Ryan and I were unable to make it. I SO would have rather been there than at work. Ashley posted a few pics from the day. And I have to vote her and Michael as "Dork's of the Week".....these pics explain it ALL!

***G-ma and G-pa gave them these shirts from a veterinary conference in Vegas...I think they are acting like they got LeAnn Rimes to sign their ticket.........BIG "L" on the forehead!! :)....thanks for the pics ashley***

So a little off the topic (but isn't this whole post?) I can't believe it was snowing this weekend....WiNtEr is coming!!! I can't wait to get Christmas decorations out, drive down the snowy streets to look at Christmas lights, and bake cookies with Judy and my sisters (and a little help from Ryan)!!!

As much as I love the winter season, I can't wait until next summer for the fact that I will finally be a College Graduate (woo hoo), I will be getting married and becoming Emily Ellen Sweitzer (236 days and counting), and of course getting a tan! I came across these pictures of us from when we visited our friends in the hospital when their little girl, Lily, was born.

Man do I wish I was that TAN now!!!!

I know I'm a dork, but the previous picture makes me miss Glik's (my old job). We had bought Lily some outfits from there and I recognize the wrapping paper :(

R.I.P. Glik's Clothing Store

CSP

We met with our wedding photographer, Cassie Schott, today to talk about our wedding package and give her our first payment. We are extremely thrilled to have her to capture the memories we will cherrish forever.....If you haven't checked out her website, please do! I have posted it under links.
My favorite slideshow are the pictures of Jenny & Cage, The Day After Shoot.....She recently was a guest/photographer at her cousins wedding and she took pictures of her sister/our friend Stevie again with her boyfriend at a pumpkin patch. Everytime she posts new pictures I'm so excited to see what ours will look like...........can you tell I'm excited?/? We also talked about where we should go for our engagement shoot. Haven't thought of a good place yet. Thanks Cassie for saying "yes!"

Way to go...Saints and Cogs

William and his 8th grade baseball team went to state Friday. They won their first game and got to play again today. Today they lost their first game by 1 but won the second game. So they are 3rd in State! Woo Hoo!!! Mom told me William got to pitch in the second game... I wish I could have been there! Way to go William :)



Also, my football team for clinicals won their Homecoming game last night. So our team is still undefeated.... 6-0!!! This means we are guaranteed to go to playoffs. There are 3 more games left in the season and Halloween will be the first playoff game. GO COGS!