Week 8!

Ok, so I was totally bored with the Ballroom round...I think all the dancers are on the same playing field...all have equal strengths and weaknesses and aren't all out impressing me that much. The Latin round was super fun though since they not only had to do a Latin dance but had to do it in varying decades. Derek and Joanna were my favorite with their Paso Doble from the future! Very clever and lots of fun. Everyone's dances in that round were great though. I have no idea who is going home tomorrow night. The competition is too close. I wanna say its going to be Aaron and Karina, but I think that's just because I'm not the biggest Aaron Carter fan. I didn't vote again tonight. My light for this season of Dancing With The Stars is fading. We'll see what happens tomorrow night.

Last Day!

Today was actually pretty relaxing. My whole family came over to Mom and Dad's house and we had an early Thanksgiving. I cooked the most delicious juicy turkey and Mom made the rest of the yummy food. We spent most of the day playing Rockband and Rage (a family favorite card game).It was fun to spend time with everyone, including my newest nephew Jackson.And tomorrow I head back home. I am VERY excited to see my hubby who I miss very much!

Beth and Aaron's Wedding

Beth's wedding was absolutely gorgeous. Her and Aaron couldn't have picked a better autumn day in Chicago! It was wonderful to see so much family that I hadn't seen in forever and to share this perfect day with Beth and Aaron. And the reception was SO FUN! Since I took so many pictures, I just made a slide show instead of posting them all individually. Enjoy!

Home To Plainfield

I always have mixed emotions upon my return to my hometown, no matter what the occasion, and this trip is no exception. Its especially difficult because I am not traveling with my husband, so on top of all my normal mixed emotions, I am emotionally because we're apart. I know its only a few days but we're newlyweds so we get to be mushy! ANYWAY, I arrived yesterday. My flight was ok...thanks to my hubby, I had an excellent book to distract me. After a long, hunger-filled, heavy traffic drive with Mom and Parker from the airport, I got a much craved White Castle dinner (we don't have White Castle in Las Vegas), and went home to babysit my nephews for the night. Today I spent the day with my nephews again before they had to go to their dad's house. We played with nephew #3, Jackson, and Uncle Jason in the morning and then played in the leaves all afternoon! Then I went over to see my old friend Tony, who I hadn't seen since his wedding about 4 years ago and met his adorable kids for the first time! We had a great time playing with the kids and attempting to catch up. Then I headed to dinner with my 3 best girls, Tiffany, Jenny, and Kari, to have some dinner and lots of wine. It was a great time together, as it always is! Now, even though I'm not that tired, thanks to the 2 hour time difference, I'm heading to bed and hoping to sleep so I can have lots of energy for our long, but exciting day ahead tomorrow...my cousin Beth is getting married...the whole reason I made this trip! :) I can't wait to see her and the rest of my family! Goodnight!

11 Down, 5 To Go!

Bye bye Michael and Anna!Bye bye Mark and Lacey!

Week 7!

I must say, this season of Dancing With The Stars is not as exciting for me. I was seriously considering not even blogging this week. Instead, I just decided to tell you I'm almost over it. NOT over the show by any means, it is still by far my favorite, but just over being so critical and doing my own judging, etc. I have learned alot about dancing by doing it, but realized that it makes me enjoy the show a little bit less. I'm not passionate about any of the contestants that are left at this point, and none of the dances wow-ed me enough this week to log on, so I didn't even vote. I have no idea who is going home tomorrow or who will even be in the bottom 3. So there you have it. I can't even promise there'll be another blog next week! Goodnight!

October 2009!