aHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I used to see a school counselor after my mom and I moved across the state, when I was 10. It was traumatic for me, at the time, so my mom sent me. Best thing she could have ever done. I've never left! Ha! My counselor always told me that when I was upset and angry that it was ok to feel that way. She also said to find a "safe" way to get your anger out. Well, some people/children cry, clean, work-out, or color, while some people need to yell. She said her own son was a screamer and she'd send him outside on the back porch and let him have at it when he was really worked up and upset.

Well I'm not 10 and I have a lot of close neighbors so I'm getting out my screaming here. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Not quite the same....but I guess it'll have to do......damn, I wish I was an irrational child right now!

Lake Lida Summer 2009

My uncles, (Jeff and Bruce) were here from New York again this summer and we all met up at Lake Lida for our annual mini family reunion. Dan came for the day to hang out and thankfully we got him out on the lake to swim and kayak for awhile.

One day we rented 6 kayaks and floated down the Pelican River, into Prairie Lake, and then through the river again into Pelican Rapids....perfect day. Going down the river with the high cattails, smooth current, no weeds, and shallow water was so much fun. We even had a very small rapid we had to go down. My Uncle Jeff belongs to a kayaking group that goes out on he Hudson river in upstate New York so he was a pro and we all lagged behind.


After a not so warm/nice summer the three days we had out at the lake were absolutely perfect and I seriously couldn't have wished for better days.

August 7th 2009

After 9 1/2 years my Mom and Ron got married! I couldn't be happier. It didn't really matter to me whether they did or not, but it's awesome to finally call Ron my step-dad officially, even though I always have;) Dannielle and her boyfriend Eric came and Dan married them in our backyard on that Friday night. We went to dinner at Melvin's afterwards in Spicer, MN and then hung out all weekend at our house enjoying a pontoon day on Green Lake on Saturday. It wasn't that sunny, but still so warm we all jumped in and swam around. Congratulations Mom and Ron! We love you both and we're so happy for you!

Long Time, No Blog

Whew! We've been busy. I'll update some more later, but here are a few things we've been up to since we've been gone in the last couple of weeks.

-I had a two week long headache/migraine that pretty much took me out of doing much of anything. No sun, no working out, and no fun for me. In between headaches I was very lazy and didn't do much except track doctors down for more migraine meds.
-Mom, Ron, Danielle, and her boyfriend Eric came out for a weekend. More details and pics of that weekend to come.
-My uncles' from New York were here and most of my family got together at Lake Lida like we did the last couple of years. Dan was able to come out for the day on Monday (his day off). Thankfully it was BEAUTIFUL and we got him out on the water swimming and kayaking a bit:)
-We then were able to head up to Gull Lake (the area where I use to work during my summers in college) with Jake and Brianne and their son Sam. We've gotten to be so close with them and had a great 24 hours (even though the weather wasn't the best) with them at Jake's parents house. I was also able to FINALLY take Dan to a Zorbas! He didn't know what it was........if you aren't from Minnesota you are off the hook, but the guy lived in MN for 4 years and didn't know! He said it was amazing!
-Now, it's back to work for me starting today and Dan is gearing up for another confirmation season.
-We'll squeeze in one more Wisconsin trip too this weekend!
-Stay tuned for pics of our adventures this month!

Shark Week '09

Here's what we've been up to this week so far:) With my now day 10 of headache/migraines I've been doing a lot of tv watching in between the intermittent severe pain. Dan has been having a few too, so we are guessing it's allergy related???

Anyway, if you haven't checked it out or heard about it, the Discovery Channel does a week long series of shows on sharks every summer called "Shark Week". It's usually the last week of July or first week of August. We've missed the last two summers from being on mission trips during that time.

Dan is normally the one to get the heebie jeebies more than me, but tonight they did a re-enactment of a shark attack on a dog! I can't settle down...I can't even watch Happy Feet and all of the sudden, without a warning, a shark is attacking a dog! I may need some "medical aides" to help me sleep tonight. I can't get my heart rate to slow down....the dog lived thankfully....praying for no shark nightmares!