so once upon a time, a certain father bought a motorcycle without his wife's approval.....as you can imagine that mother was not very happy with the decision.....one day this summer while his wife was on vacation in florida, he packed his bookbag with drinks and a fishing pole and off he went to spend the day with friends.....
November 18th will be here before you know it and if you don't get the love triangle straight, things will get confusing.....so what does this call for??
TWILIGHT MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA...duh?
.....and we celebrated aunt debbie's birthday, with a surprise birthday cake sent in from her one-and-only, charlie <3
little did we know, she was going to surprise us with food and a cake of our own...
just wanted to share some pictures of our family debbie has framed in her basement, WAIT... that's not uncle steve and ryan....
Bring on 'Breaking Dawn', the Meiner girls are ready!!!
Why do you always suck me in to watch another show about people trying to find love while on a reality show and competing against 20 others? Really, i don't understand?
-Confused Reality TV Junky
So now that i have invested so much time watching it, i better give you my take on the 'winners' who deserve a rose.
#1 pick from the beginning - J.P.
construction manager from NY, enough said...
#2 & #3 squeak by each week - Ben F. and Constantine
i think it's the hair.....
(side note: ashley do you remember a time when we were younger, can't remember where we were, and a guy came to the door with a pony tail to his waist, wrapped in about 20 hair things and we said we hated it?? can't say i like it now, but i'm digging these flowing locks)
#4 has grown on me since his 1-on-1 date - Ames
i believe he is the most genuine guy there and he makes me laugh every episode...
so i have a good reason (really) for not keeping you up to speed on our 'oh so exciting' lives....I got a new job!!
PRESENT
good byehelloi'm not gonna lie, leaving the Von was a little sad...i miss the jewelry ladies, but i finally have a job in my field. i'm working as an Athletic Trainer in the LeRoy and Bloomington clinics. so far, so good.....
PAST
my 25th birthday was March 5th and it was spent in the alley.......the bowling alley.
my sisters and brother william came down and stayed the night. we busted out the dominoes and i introduced them to my new addiction, Hawaii Five-O.
there was also another weekend my sisters came down and spent the night. my parents or santa (can't remember which) got them a dip 'n dots maker, which they were told was meant for weekends at our place...lucky us.
that night also consisted of a couple games of boggle and of course, human hurdling.
when my mom came to pick them up, we went out for lunch at avantis. michael, rhys and their new roomie drew met us there.
in other news...
Sugarland was AHHHH-mazing. instead of taking my big camera, we took my parents. so i will have to share those pictures in the future. Jenny was an awesome performer. she really captivated the audience and I know of 4 girls who would have loved to hear more & more & more....
now that i'm working a normal 8-5/m-f job, planning my weekends is a must! after the concert, ryan and i took a trip to Lebanon, IN to visit friends. saturday was a beautiful day and we spent it at the park, grilled out, and ended the night with a bonfire and smores. :) our friends joe & brandi have a spunky little daughter lily, who kept us entertained and busy the entire trip.
thankfully brandi captured this picture of my husband's face after a groin-pulling slide experience
Lebanon Fact for the day::: The guy in the AT&T Ski Lift commercial with the orange jacket is from there.
i have also realized i haven't given my 2-cents on the cast of DWTS
1. when they announced the cast i flipped when i heard Kendra Wilkinson & Hines Ward....Yippie! watching hines makes up for derek copping out this season
2. i think kirstie alley is doing great!
3. i'll admit it, romeo is easy on the eyes :)
4. i'm still wanting my son or daughter to learn ballroom dancing
5. i think aunt debbie may get sick of my weekly text that will go a little something like this....
OMG, OMG hines is amazing. did you see him? I love watching him. Best of the night by far. loved it!
last night we went to the Castle Theatre again, but this time to see Old 97's. if you are unfamiliar with this band, but love a good chic flick....in the movie The Break-up with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, she goes to an Old 97's concert the night he ditches her.
we met ryan's brothers and his brothers girlfriend Sara there. once again I didn't take my camera, but i had my brother-in-laws most of the night...so as soon as he posts those, i will share. also my husband bought me my first, very own concert t-shirt. we had a great time!
FUTURE
things i plan to do.....blog more, visit my cousin Ashley, get a tan, travel, get a gym membership, clean the apartment, find a new lamp for the livingroom, learn to sew, get a professional massage,take a dance class, spend more time outside
hello 
i'm not gonna lie, leaving the Von was a little sad...i miss the jewelry ladies, but i finally have a job in my field. i'm working as an Athletic Trainer in the LeRoy and Bloomington clinics. so far, so good..... 
