Vacation

I can't believe it has taken me this long to post this! I got a new camera for my birthday and have been trying figure everything out. I love Picasa (yes, I am behind the times). It makes it so much easier to post these--I had no idea! In a nutshell, Tim and I drove to Kansas City and hung out there for 2 days. We stayed in Westport (or near there??) and walked around, went to Country Club Plaza, etc. Then, we drove to Iowa to see Tim's family. I have lots of pictures, but they were all of the kiddos and didn't want to post without asking parents first (the teacher in me :) We had a great time, and got to see EVERYONE in ONE trip! (I think.) Then, we drove over to Omaha to the College World Series. I can't wait to go back when I actually care about the teams. Let me just say that someone from the Big XII should have been there. Talk about a poor match up of teams! At one of the games the score was something like 11-2 (before we finally left.) Omaha was neat too. I loved the lack traffic in all of these places. Then, we drove to Norman, OK. Where we ended up staying next door to Tim's parents and didn't find out until we were both leaving the hotel the next morning. Weird! If you notice, there aren't many pictures of Tim and me together, except the one I took. That is because I was too afraid to let a stranger touch my new camera!!!

Walking on Air

Many of you already know about these wonderful pieces of heaven, but I found the other day that most of my friends didn't even know they existed! I am not a huge fan of the Crocs clog (they're just not me), but I am in love with my Crocs flip flops. They are hands down the most comfortable flip flop I have ever owned. To top it off--they can just be hosed down if you are working in the yard, walked through mud, etc. and they still look brand new!!! My next Crocs purchase (they are $19.99 at the Crocs outlet near our house):

Stormy Weather

On Sunday night, Tim was working the scoreboard and I was watching T.V. when a huge storm rolled in. It was hailing and thundering. Generally, it doesn't even phase Dinah, but we had the brightest flash of lightning and loudest crack of thunder I have ever heard! Dinah ran to the bedroom and shot into her house. I looked outside wondering if it could get any worse. I settled back into the couch watching my Lifetime movie :) when I heard sirens. Not just a couple of sirens, but an army of trucks and wailing. I looked outside again and a house behind us was on fire. It is about 200 yards from our house and was engulfed in flames. I called Tim, who was on his way home, and he went to check out. All I could think was "I hope the people are ok." We watched it burning for a few hours. They had to use aerial attempts to extinguish the fire, and it turns out that the people were out of town, so no one was injured. Unfortunately, the house looks completely destroyed. It just made me realize how quickly life can change. I am so thankful for everything and everyone surrounding me.