MY SISTER

When did we go from this. . .

to this???

My sister is now a married woman!

We had so much fun at her wedding and receptions!

I was lucky enough to be able to do

her hair and makeup and

it was fun!

I don't know when it happened,

but somewhere along the way she changed from a

silly little sister into a

beautiful woman

who I am honored to say is one of my best friends.

She is one of my heroes.

She is funny and sweet and beautiful

and most importantly

she is my sister!

Even though she is younger than me, over the last few years she has amazed me with the person she has become and I now look up to her. I am in awe of the depth of her spiritual strength and the truly Christ-like love she is constantly striving to share.

I have always felt very protective of her and am happy to say she has married a man who is stepping in as her protector and best friend. Since we now live 1600 miles apart, it is wonderful to know that she is being taken care of in ways beyond what I, as her big sister, ever can.

Thank you, Kyle, for being her love.

Thank you, Jess, for being my sister.

I cherish all the memories we have made.

I remember when you were little

and how much I loved to carry you around

because you were my baby.

I love that we shared a bedroom for most of our childhood

and all the silly games we played.

I loved spending the weekend with you and all your crazy roommates.

Thank you for being you.

Thank you for being my sister.

I love you!

LOOKING GOOD

The bro and the hub

looking handsome.

SHE'LL BE COMIN' ROUND THE MOUNTAIN. . .

One of my favorite things about

Kentucky. . .

it's green and beautiful with trees as far as the eye can see.

One of my most hated things about

Kentucky. . .

it's covered in trees, EVERYWHERE, without a mountain in sight (or anything else but green, green, green, green leaves)

Sometimes I want to scream because I feel so closed in.

I don't though, I think it would alarm Pauly.

My favorite view on our recent trip to

Utah. . .

the view from my mom's front yard.

It never gets old.

AND THE WINNER IS. . .

Callie!

Congratulations!

*virtual high five followed by a hug*

This picture is from A League of their Own.

I didn't get it off the internet though.

I took it myself.

At the ballpark where the majority of the movie was filmed.

Jealous?

You should be. It was pretty stellar.

Welcome to Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana.

It was built in 1915.

It's the 3rd oldest ballpark in the United States.

just some cool pictures I took

It is now home to the Evansville Otters,

a Frontier League baseball team.

This chair looks old but it's not.

They haven't been the Otters long enough to have an antique.

It's still cool though.

What the picture doesn't show

is the giant air conditioning unit right above it

dripping water all over the chair.

I didn't sit on it.

We watched the Otters play on Saturday night. It was awesome.

This guy got to throw out the first pitch.

He was there for his bachelor party.

He's carrying a ball and chain.

That's marriage Indiana style.

Yo.

TEN POINTS TO THE WINNER. . .

and I'll even throw in a virtual hug

and high five if you can name the movie that this comes from

SOMETIMES I ACT LIKE A CRAZY CAT LADY

How did these sweet little itty bitty tiny precious teeny baby kitties. . .

Turn into these giant cats?

p.s. Turns out Morticia is really a Mordecai if you're picking up what I'm putting down. Apparently he was playing hide and seek.

We still just call him Ishee, but instead of being a pretty little kitty now he is Master Ishee Ninja kitty.

p.p.s. Pauly is an even crazier cat lady then me.