WAHOO!!!!!

This is Lindsay

Lindsay is one of Kyle's sisters

Lindsay likes to dance!

Lindsay found out today that she made it on the Cougarettes Dance Team!

WAY TO GO LINDSAY!
We are so proud of you!



This is Valerie

Valerie is my sister

Valerie is very studious!

Valerie is very interested in Medically related things!

Valerie found out yesterday that she got into two radiology programs!

WAY TO GO VALERIE!
We are also so proud of you!

Two years older and wiser too!

So I guess since both of our birthdays have come and gone, it is time to update the bloggity blog and let you all know about how we rang in our respective 25th birthdays.  

I will be honest, with our anniversary, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and both birthdays falling within two and a half months of each other, there was definitely a lack of creativity, BUT alas the birthdays must go on.  

For Kyle's big day, I went with the theme gift.  I got him this movie...

and we went and watched a Butler University basketball game (Butler is a local school that is currently ranked #10 in the nation) in Hinkle Fieldhouse.  Hinkle Fieldhouse, which was built in the 1920s, is the venue of the climatical championship game in the movie Hoosiers.  

Here are a couple of pictures from the big game. (ok actually one...my borrowed internet is struggling)

My birthday was also exciting!  Although it was on a Saturday, I had the pleasure of working throughout the morning and then spending the rest of the day with Kyle.  We ate at the Cheesecake Factory (believe it or not...we DIDN'T eat any cheesecake, I figured I would save my eight bucks and buy the ramekins used to make these) and went to the movie Vantage Point  (pretty good flick...I would give it a B "entertaining, but don't need to own it").  

All in all, the best gift for both of us would definitely be the dental school news.  We are so excited to begin that chapter of our lives; although we (well, definitely me) are not too excited to leave the friends we have made here in Indiana.  BUT, we don't have to think about that quite yet...we are only half-way through our detour here to Indiana.  

Mmmmm...PART TWO

Mmmmm...

I love molten chocolate cake.  And this recipe was amazing!

(for recipe, click on the word "this" and scroll to almost the bottom of the page)

I couldn't really sleep last night.....

BECAUSE I WAS SO EXCITED!!!!

KYLE GOT INTO DENTAL SCHOOL!!!!

More details will follow, but I am at work right now.

And because I can't tell them yet, (and believe me I have had to refrain from dancing in my cube)

I thought I would share the GREAT news with all of you!

Where's the Beef?

Dear Blog Audience,

For those of you who don't know me, (I am sure that there are a few of you, judging by my counter that I put up last week) I grew up on a cattle ranch. For as long as I can remember, I have gone out and helped my dad...(not as much as you might think, but more than my siblings would let you believe.) Here is some evidence:

I know, I know...I am very cute and bandanas do wonders for my looks :)

So why am I telling you this? Well one of the perks of being a cattle rancher's daughter is that of free beef. Let me put this in another way...I have never purchased an ounce of beef in my life. The point of my story is to not brag about the oodles of money that I have saved along the way, but to lament that I have no idea how to buy it. I don't know what kind to buy or what color it should be or what a good price is. This February has been a sad one, we ate our LAST roast that made the journey across the country with us. I had honestly been dreading this day, it is the end of an era. I can't possibly imagine months of roast-less Sundays. Eventually I am going to have to break down, suck it up, and shell out the money. I am not quite ready to make the leap yet, but when I do, I have no doubts that my dad will be on the phone guiding me through the life-changing process.

I know, my life is very rough...

Signed

Homegrown Beef-less in Indiana

I PASSED!!!

I am half-way to a CPA!!!!

For those of you unfamiliar with the CPA exam. It is four different sections (Regulation, Financial, BEC, and Audit.) You need to get a 75 to "pass." I took Financial in the fall, and found out in December that I passed. This section was Regulation, I took it in January. I am taking a break from the tests during tax season but plan to take the other two in May and July. So basically I have six more months of pure excitement and fun!

Happy Valentine's Day

My husband loves me.

Twenty-four red roses! I think I was the envy of the office today.

Some food for thought.

The other night (when Kyle got home from California) I decided to actually make dinner. I haven't really had the most time lately to do the finer things in life like make dinner. So I went to Trader Joe's after work and picked a few things up. I actually quite like that hippie store. I know, I know...it isn't hippie it's healthy. Anyways it turned out quite delicious. Enjoy a few pictures.

Next photography lesson...lighting.  I obviously haven't mastered that.  (You will also see that in a couple of other pictures I am going to post tonight.)