Tag Tag.... I'm It

So, we've had so much going on this summer (which is rare during the school year) I have missed a few tags, so sorry it took me so long but here you go Nat & Quel. :) Nat, I will get to the other one soon!

Twosy Tag

Two Names You Go By:

1. Sher

2. Cherry

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now:

1. Scrubs (is it ever anything else?)

2. White zip up hoodie (yep it is all of a sudden cold here - Boo!)

Two Things You Want Right Now:

1. For it to be Saturday so we can leave for our cruise 2. To be back in my nice comfy bed with my dogs and not at work Two Things You Ate Today: 1. Nothing it's too early yet 2. But yesterday had the best chicken tacos Two Favorite Drinks: 1. I can't believe I'm saying this right now but COKE! 2. Dr. Pepper

Five People I’m Tagging 1. Holly 2. Molly 3. Amanda G. 4. Annie 5. Heather T.

Threesy Tag

Answer these 15 questions about yourself on your blog. List: 3 joys 3 fears 3 goals 3 current obsessions/collections 3 random/surprising facts

jOyS: Sunshine, Shayne's light school schedule (about to end) and great friends! fEaRs: Tornadoes (I am in Ohio), spiders and scary movies gOaLs: learn to cook a more variety of foods, become better at speaking spanish, play my guitar more oBsEsSiOnS: Reality Shows, my dogs, reading fAcTs: I really don't like wearing scrubs every day (especially blue and white ones), I love drinks in frosty mugs - so yummy, and I love doing things to make Shayne happy

I tag......Anyone who feels the urge!

THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS

We, or maybe we should say, I, decided to try my hand at gardening this year and I must say I am very excited about the outcome. I still have pumpkins going strong so I can't wait to see how those will turn out. It's nice to see the "fruits of our labors", well really my labors. I will gave some credit to Shayne - he did water faithfully for a week while I was out of town and he was very supportive and happy to partake when all was said and done. Which is why I think I'm a bit more excited about all this than he is. After all that watering and weeding I think I would have been pretty bummed if I didn't get something out of it!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BREAKING DAWN

I'm pretty sure this may make some of you a bit upset but I'm sorry I just have to post about it. Don't worry I won't spoil anything! So, I just finished the much anticipated, last book of the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn. If you know me, you know that I was very reluctant to start this series but then once I was convinced became quickly enchanted by these books, or, let's be honest Edward. Don't believe me? Well, if you remember, I was crazy enough to post all about it here (I'm Obsessed!) back in November. I was very mad once I finished the 3rd to find out I had to wait for this 4th one. I thought I would be one of those individuals preordering the book and reading it in 2 days, unable to put it down. For some reason I just didn't have the urge to read it when it came out. I think it's because I knew once I read it, it was over and I wasn't ready to part with it. Thus, I just barely finished it. Thank goodness!! I would have been really mad had I rushed to read it only to be disappointed. So, yes this is the point of this post.... just a little rant if you will. I did not like this book. I was so bummed and expected so much more. However, Ms. Meyer does have a way of keeping your interest and so I did find myself wanting to keep reading to see what would happen next. That's about the only good thing I can say about it unfortunately. It just wasn't a good end for me, and.....I wish there would have been more Edward involved. That's all I will say so as not to spoil for those of you that haven't read it. Sorry for those of you that loved it, I just didn't! Oh, and don't even get me started on the movie (that's a whole different post), I hate who they picked to be Edward!

Girls and Boys Nights Out

This weekend we both did some fun stuff with some of the great friends we have made since moving out here. Shayne spent the weekend in Michigan and went to the Utah - Michigan game. Sherri stayed behind and had a GNO. If it weren't for the great time she had, she would be really upset she missed such an incredible football game!

THE BIG HOUSE!!

If you look close you can see the sea of red is pretty large. Glad to see the Utes are representing even out here in Michigan

GO UTES!!

Pretty brave, or crazy? mingling among the Michigan fans. Apparently they weren't too hospitable before the game. But after.....there wasn't much they could say!

All dressed up and ready to go! From left to right: Amanda Williams, Rachel Dansie, Jami Anderton, Ashley Miller, Raquel Davis, Sherri Perry, Megan Nydegger

Dinner at Carrabas before the show - it was really yummy!

Yep - we went and saw Lion King on Broadway and it was amazing. They stuck pretty close to the movie and I found myself wanting to sing along the whole time - but I held back. The costumes were probably the best part - they were incredible! Too bad we couldn't take pics, guess you'll just have to go see for yourself sometime. Or...Raquel was smart and downloaded some to her blog so you can see them there if you desire http://raquelandchase.blogspot.com/

Did I mention it was spectacular?

They got mad when I tried to take a pic of all of us before the show. They said "Disney wouldn't allow it" Boo for Disney! I thought they were supposed to be all family friendly and such. So considering good old Walt wasn't there to regulate I ignored them and snuck in some pics anyway!

Even though it's a bit dim we had to be sure to get a pic of Molly Heaton in here (Raquel next to her). She wasn't able to come to dinner or ride with us cause she has a little newborn at home that she can't leave for very long. We were glad she was at least able to steal away for a bit and make the show with us!

The next morning we had brunch at Jami's house - it was sooo good! Thanks girls for such a fun weekend, it was so fun!

Food + Fun + Friends = A Happy Birthday!

We just celebrated Shayne's birthday on Sunday. It was a nice quiet Sunday at home. Since his birthday was on a Sunday we did most of the celebrating on Saturday. Our good friend Jeremy's birthday was then too so we had a combined party for both of them at our pool. The weather was great and we had a lot of fun!

We had a bbq with lots of yummy food!

The girls did a lot of this!

While the guys did a lot of this

We have a nice area at the pool with a fenced in small kiddie area which made it nice for all the moms

This is the Richard's little girl, Taylee. I couldn't resist between the suit and her cute piggies she was so adorable!

Swimming with the dad's in the "big pool"

Birthday boys - Shayne and Jeremy

Make a Wish

I made Shayne's favorite cake and Ashley made Jeremy's - both were super yummy!

Lining up to start

Trying to get the watermelon, it looks a little sketchy but really there are no rules so anything goes!

Team Huddle

GAME OVER

The guys played one of Shayne's favorite pool games - Watermelon Rugby. If you have never heard of it here is a little synopsis. They divide up in teams and using a watermelon as the ball attempt to score points. The catch is that the watermelon is lubed with oil and they can't throw it under the water. There really are no rules for which to get the ball from others to keep others from scoring so it gets a little rough. It's hysterical to watch. If I could ever get a video to work on here I could actually show you. The game ends when the watermelon breaks open.

Just some more of the cute kiddos that were happy to pose for the camera. They happily took our balloons home! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEREMY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAYNE!

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This is a bit random but we promised we would post some pics for Shayne's mom to see. If you know Shayne's mom she is the biggest dog lover there is. She has 3 of her own and is always watching other peoples or rescuing a stray. So....our dogs are the closest things she has to grandkids at this point (sad I know) needless to say they are a bit spoiled. She recently went to Hawaii and sent home these leis for our girls so we took a few pics. Thanks, they are so cute!

This is Belle, her immediate reaction was not a happy one. I can't say I wasn't surprised! She was pretty funny to watch while she tried to get it off.

She finally gave up since she new she couldn't get it off and look how cute she looks! She still doesn't look too happy - aren't we mean!

Not quite sure what Zoey's first reaction was but this is what she did, she just ran over and kind of "hid" by the pillow. Embarassed maybe, sad, scared? Who knows but it was cute!

She was fine with the idea of it after a minute, I think she knew she looked cute so she was flaunting it all over!

CEDAR POINT!!

We finally made it to the infamous Cedar Point and it was soooo much fun!! Sherri even made it through most the day without managing to get too sick so it was great. We already can't wait to go back again!

The ride up was fun, we had some good laughs! Sherri was prepped for the rollercoasters by riding all the bumps in the back.

We bought these huge drinks that you could refill for cheap all day long - it was definitely worth it, it was hot hot hot!

Just messin around!

We went on a rapid ride and what do you know Sherri and Sunni were the only ones to get wet. Not only wet but drenched from head to toe, it's hard to tell from the pic! At least it was during the hot part of the day!

Dragster - one of the best rides there, it went 128 mph and was such a thrill!

Cool car and one of the fun coasters just behind! Shot at the top of one of the rollercoasters just before going over the edge! If you look close you can see Lake Eerie in the background.

Thanks guys for such a fun day - we had a blast!!