Signs of Life

Justin swears, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I kill every plant he gives me. Well..."news for you!" the potted plant he gave me, it lives :]



So there! I win! It's Wednesday - which means it is my only day off this week. So I plan on being a busy bee. Said plans include: tanning, washing my car, laundry, cleaning my room, getting my cut and Wii Fit :] I will be in a cleaning frenzy today. I'm pretty sure my caffeinated night from Fred & Brandee's rolled over into today :] By the way...having a pitcher of cold coffee for the summer available around the clock...not such a wise idea - but still a delicious one :] Off to Hollywood to tan :]

My Current Obsession:



Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, I know... I fell into the Twilight craze :] I'm already on page 251. I'll read them all if Kappes doesn't spoil it for me :]

Playing Catch-Up

^^ Is exactly what I am doing. It has been almost two weeks since I have posted anything! So bear with me. I have lots of pictures to post - including: our anniversary weekend, the speedway, and my poster.


April 30, 2009 marked our 4 year anniversary :] I can't believe it has been so long. I feel old (Justin and I have been together since Junior year at NCHS!) He surprised me and took me Shining Dawn Bed & Breakfast for a night. It was so romantic. We were the only guests in the house :]

The house was pretty much huge. It was built in 1902. I was a little weary of it at first. Considering most of the places on Ghost Hunters that turn out to be haunted are hotels and B&B's. eeeepppp!! But I made it through the night, and if any ghosts were there, they didn't come looking for me :]
Justin took this once we got there. The following pictures are some of my favorites from our stay.
Outside in the garden.
Looking down from the deck off of our room.
More pictures of the backyard. It was really pretty even though it was rainy that weekend.
He looks so excited doesn't he?! This is what he does when I say "Justin, smile :]" Cheese!
The mural that was painted on the wall behind the day bed. There were glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. We stayed in the Mid-Summer Night's Dream room.
The sunroom. When we got there, we sat in this room for two hours. I read Twilight and Justin was looking at stuff for GNW.

Breakfast included: broiled grapefruit (weird, huh? but tasty!), German apple pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, and OJ with raspberries!

This concludes our anniversary weekend!
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THIS is the poster that took all day Wednesday, most of Thursday afternoon, and Saturday to make. But thankfully, I am done with it. I spent all day Wednesday cutting out the letters and add-ons with my Cricut (what a God send that machine is!!) and glue sticking! A 5 page paper and lesson plan goes with this. Oy Vey!

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Then, last night - Saturday May 9 we went to Trail-Ways Speedway to watch Justin's cousin Charles Shaffer race. This was my first trip to the races and I am glad to say...it won't be my last! I had a blast. Next time, I will dress for the occassion, though. Flip flops, bermuda shorts, a v-neck t-shirt, and brand new glasses is not the right attire. I had dirt everywhere! But it was lots of fun! I can't wait to go back :] Our brood included: Uncle Steve & Aunt Treasa, Jeremy, Adam, Justin & I, Bert & Raquel, Mark, Tab, Markie & Maddie, Hog & Woofy, Anna May & Ed, Charles' son (I cannot for the life of me remember his name...), Melissa & Drew. Here are a few of my favorite pictures that Maddie and I took :]

Justin and me in the stands!
Me and Porkchop (aka - Frank) :]
Markie minus three teeth!
Aunt Brittany and Maddie!!
Charles' car is behind the orange one. Number 12!
These cars kicked up more dirt and mud than any others :]
Maddies "James Dean" Zier! haha!


That pretty much concludes catching up on the fun things around here. Thanks for bearing with me, I know is was long :] I'll try to post more often :] No promises.

Happy Mother's Day!

Josiah Eugene

The moment we have all been waiting for: Katye had her baby.
Here are his stats:
Name: Josiah Eugene Brooks a.k.a. - Joey
Birthday: April 23, 2009
Height: 19 inches long
Weight: 7lbs and 6oz
Other: He is totally cute and snuggly

Abby is really excited to be a big sister. Except when he is cranky. Katye says she waves her hands and says "Don't want it!!"
Mommy and Joey
Abby, Mommy and Joey! What a cute family :]

Hey Miss Bwittany

Friday I got to hang out with my boyfriends, Jacob and Nathan!! We had a pretty fun day. The weather was gorgeous soNathan and I took a walk in the stroller while Jacob went for a ride on his bike.
Nathan hanging in the grass while I try to figure out how to unfold the crazy stroller
SUCCESS!! We got it unfolded :]
See that little speck on wheels? Yep! That's Jacob. Off he goes

Then later that night Justin and I went to Codorus and sat by the lake for a picnic. It was so sweet. I packed everything in the cooler and off we went. On the menu: sandwiches, pasta salad, chips, lemonade, deviled eggs and oreo cookies :] Pictures to be posted later :]

Addictive Tendencies

I realized today that I have quite a few addictions. All perfectly safe and legal but detrimental to my time :]

1. Ghost Hunters - every wednesday night.
2. Rock Band - Justin & I bought it and we can't stop playing.
3. Coffee- Like all other adults in the world :]
4. Amazon.com - I can't stop ordering books. I am so back-logged it's ridiculous.
5. Arts & Crafts - I like keeping my hands busy, what can I say.

Lately, I have been dipping my hands into so many things, but I never seem to finish them :]

I have a baby shift today at work which is probably the best. I have been working too much to nurse myself back to health. Sleeping in this morning was amazing :] Then if I have enough time, I am going shopping for Justin's anniversary present :] 9 more days! I can't wait!! We have so many fun things planned :]

Justin thinks I'm a little frivolous because I spent money on Norton Internet Security today. But there is a massive virus going around from Facebook, so I want to make sure my computer doesn't get it. Off to work.

21 and Legal

Friday was Justin's 21st Birthday! Woot Woot!! We all went to Hot Wiener for lunch and the to play some mini golf. I kicked Justin's behind! 75 to 80 strokes :] Ha! Then Friday night, Fred, Justin and I went to Kclinger's to get Justin some drinks and nachos! It was alot of fun. The band playing that night wasn't too bad either. I think they were the Flat Tops. We were only missing one person in our party. Ella wasn't feeling good so Brandee stayed home with her. Next time, Bran, next time :] Saturday, we went to Arundel Mills Mall and I took Justin to Medieval Times. The only thing the love of my life REALLY wanted to do for his birthday, was play skee ball. So we went to Dave & Buster's.


After the birthday celebrations were over things finally started to settle down. Easter was nice, except I had to work. Which wasn't too bad. My grandmother saved me some of my favorites. And Justin brought me some dessert from his family's dinner, which was really good :]

I pretty much cleaned my tush off today. I did three loads of laundry and tore my room apart looking for my keys so I had to put it back together. And then I cleaned my car and FOUND MY KEYS! yay!! Now I don't have to worry if they got thrown away at the gas station down the street :] Work tonight and tomorrow and class tomorrow night :] Whew! I cannot wait until Wednesday :]

Happy 21st Birthday Justin :]

Happy 21st Birthday to my sweetie!! Wow...I can't believe that we have been together since we were 17. That's crazy! I love him very much :]

Speaking of a certain someone's birthday .... we had a dinner party with my parents and grandparents last night. And boy was a I tired when we were done. I was up at 3:45 am to be at work at 5:30 and then entertained until about 8:30 at night. Whew.

We are going shopping this morning so he can spend his birthday money on some games :] And then we are going to Hot Weiner and either golfing or bowling. Pictures to be posted later :]