One Wonderful Weekend

Easter weekend was such a good one.

I spent Friday evening helping Nick paint trim and baseboards for his house. I know it doesn't sound like fun, but it actually was. We hooked up his iPod and rocked out to some old school Rascal Flatts and Yellowcard, then painted away.

Not exactly the most attractive picture of us.

Afterwards we watched The Fighter.

Such a good movie and really made me want to box someone.

Saturday started with an early long-ish run. Afterwards it was Easter celebration #1 with Nick's family. His mom gave me a cute yellow basket filled with candy, a candle, and the new lotion from BBW.

The rest of the day included lots of euchre and good food at Nick's aunt and uncle's house. Perfect.

Easter Sunday morning began with breakfast at my apartment.

My momma (or should I say the Easter Bunny?) hooked us up in the candy department, as usual. Next was church where I finally got to hear my favorite song, Glory Hallelujah, again. Such a happy day!

After church we hightailed it over to my work to see the Art Gallery.

Jackie and I were in charge of the bulletin board. Our kids collaged with random materials. As a group they named their piece, "Sunshine."

"Leprechaun Trap"

"Butterflies and Rice Krispies...everything I love."

Our next stop was my Grandma's house to celebrate with my dad's side of the family. We drank a little wine, chitchatted, played monkey in the middle, and come on, you know we ate some good food...including these cupcakes.

The Sunday Night Blues kicked in right on time then it was time to start another work week.

But now....it's Thursday night already and the weekend is just about here again! Hmm...maybe I should think about blogging more...

Scatter Joy,

Oh Happy Day!

Today was a great day.

We had our center-wide picnic and it actually went really well. I was expecting the worst...cold weather, our kids running around the entire time, food flying everywhere, etc. But, they were wonderful (and so was the weather)! Yes, Jackie and I spent the entire time cutting up hotdogs, but it was totally worth it. And my favorite moment? When all 70+ kids, plus teachers and a few parents, held hands in a huge circle to sing our Thankful Song. It was a scene straight out of WooVille.

After work Stephanie and I met to discuss details of Jackie and Nick's upcoming shower in June. I am way excited for it! And seeing Stephanie meant I got to see my nephews too. Natey charmed me with his troll voice and Shane beat me up with a wooden sword. Typical and awesome at the same time.

On the way home I heard Josh Kelley's lovely voice on the radio.

I love this man and may even be a little bit territorial over him (sorry Jack). Nick and I have seen him live a few times over the years and he is nice as nice can be!

When I got home I went on a quick run and my pace was an entire one minute faster than average. Not only that but I love to run in nice weather. It might have only been in the 50's but that sun was shining bright and everyone I saw was loving it!

Maybe the biggest news of the day is that my new lens came! Yessssss!

It's a prime lens which is going to take some time to get used to. I've already spent lots of time today playing around and working out my kinks.

Jackie and I made a quick stop at Target to get food for Easter morning breakfast. We also hit up the clothing section (duh!) and picked out some potential Easter outfits. The new groceries at Target are crazy! I am happy to say I resisted the CPK pizza I wanted, although I was unable to leave without peanut butter cup ice cream. I just finished a bowl and I'm happy to report it was an A+ decision!

All in all, it was a giant grin, thumbs up kind of day!

Scatter Joy,

Jackie and Nick: The Outtakes

A few months ago I took photos for Jackie and Nick's "Save The Dates." They had an awesome vision and anyone who got one in the mail know just how amazing they turned out. But what you may not know is the hilarity that occurred behind the scenes. Just see for yourself...

Scatter Joy,

Bloomin' Onion

There once was an onion. A nice, normal onion that my momma gave me because she bought too many at the store.

That onion sat on my counter nice as can be until....

the sprouting began! That was two weeks ago.

And this is how it looks today...

Erin and I have decided to name him Otto. We think we'll keep him (at least until he rots).

Scatter Joy,

These are a few of my favorite spring things...

The title of this post is the very first original song written by, who else but... The Woo Girls. We are master song writers.

Speaking of Woo Girls...Lydia found a definition on Urban Dictionary.

Woo-Girl: A female who is often found going, 'WOOOOO' in public. This behavior is most often exhibited while in the presence of other Woo-girls.

Awesome, right? More on them later.

Right now lets go back in time...

Early Thursday morning, like 4:45am early, I drove Erin to the airport because she was Minnesota bound! When I got back to my apartment I saw that Erin left me candy and a card for free pancakes as a thank you. No, no Gill...thank you! Btw, it wasn't just any candy...it was Cadbury Mini Eggs. Only the best candy eva!

Friday night Nicholas came over and we watched a few episodes of American Restoration. Don't knock it til you watch it! Later we got food at Champps then stopped at Giant Eagle to get Drumsticks. So good!

Saturday was quite the "blah" day which I blame on the rainy weather and my lack of motivation to run. Instead, I just sat on my couch, ate another Drumstick and watched Freaky Friday. The original Freaky Friday.

Nick and I met up later to go to Lowes. I helped him pick out baseboards and trim, which was actually incredibly fun.

Saturday night was random and wonderful. Lydia, Jackie and I went to Planks for pizza (and popcorn and beer). That pizza crust is amaze.

The highlight of dinner was when the owner walked by our table and hit Jackie in the head with a beer box. That and the music selection which went from Josh Groban to Journey.

Afterwards, we went to our favorite bar for a few beers where we went by the names Zooey, Reese, and Kelly. We met several entertaining people that night, including the Cleveland crew ("Kohl's called. They want their earrings back."), crazy Panda boy, and Boston Hat Guy. We were also introduced to two new woo's...the "Roller coaster Woo" and the "Spanish Woo."

We ended the night by walking across the street where we could dance it up. Our dance moves consisted of the fist pump and the stanky leg, ha!

Another fun night in the books!

Sunday was Palm Sunday, which is one of my favorite Sundays of the year. Later that day I was inspired by the beautiful palms and the beautiful 6 o'clock sun shining in my kitchen window.

That night I got a phone call from my four-year-old nephew, Shane. All he said was, "I'm going to bed, you nutshow!" then he hung up. That boy cracks me up!

Have a wonderful week!

Scatter Joy,