Friday, November 19, 2010

Christmas in November {2010}

Christmas in November {2010}
Friday, November 19, 2010
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Every year, on my Dad's side of the family we actually celebrate Christmas in November. We have done this for many years. Whenever someone hears "Christmas in November", they are like what? Well, my Grandma Sharon Stager (Dad's Mom) goes down to Harlingen, TX for the winter and likes to be gone before the snow actually hits and the cold gets unbearable. We usually try and celebrate the first weekend in November and she usually takes off that following Monday. We do a name exchange...a separate one for the kids and then an adult one. We used to do "naughty" gifts, but after a couple of years after that, it gets old. So now we spend about $20 each and we email out family lists so that at least everyone gets a little something that they actually want or can use, whether it's a book or a movie or just a giftcard to somewhere. We all arrive mid-morning, bring something(s) to share, eat lunch, open presents mid-afternoon, eat dinner and then play games and snack. I've been wanting to share more pictures, but I know that sometimes it can be burdensome, so I've started creating collages to consolidate.

This is all the "kids" opening their presents. My cousin, Sam, is cut off of the right side of the picture, but they are all pretty much there. Not too many kids left. Most of us cousins are all grown and are adults. Soon enough though there will be a second wave of youngsters with all of us having significant others, living together, getting married and procreating.  

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Every year we try and do individual family pictures as well as different groupings. Here is all the cousins, with the newest addition of Anya. Anya was born 12-20-2009, so she is coming up on her 1st birthday! She is Aron's little girl and we all just love her. The only one missing in this photo is my brother, Ross. He was working for most of the day. ;(

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Speaking of loving little miss Anya...here are a few pictures of her opening her gift and a few with us.

She received her first Barbie Doll...it was the Little Mermaid.

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Love those cheeks!

Top Left: Anya & Wayne
Top Right: Ross & Anya

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Bottom Left: Me & Anya (Taken Sunday, 11/7/2010)
Bottom Right: Amie (my sister) & Me

Later in the early evening, Wayne was caught helping Brittney with her homework. Too funny.

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At about 8:15pm, a few of us started a game of train dominoes. We completed the whole game (from 12-0) and played until 12:15AM...yes, we played for 4 hours.

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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Some of usually try to make a weekend out of it. I went to church with Amie in the morning and the Vikings played at noon. We all ate lunch and had some snacks while watching the Vikings game. Viking football is major in our family. My cousin's girlfriend, Kayla and I ended up taking a cat nap on the couch. Overall it was a great weekend with the Vikings squeaking out a win.

Of course I have to end my posts with the love of my life.

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Happy Holidays!!

Leah
Thursday, November 18, 2010

SYTYCD {Seasons 6 & 7}

SYTYCD {Seasons 6 & 7}
Thursday, November 18, 2010
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

So once again we wrap another season of SYTYCD. Season 7's winner is...Lauren! She was my favorite from the very beginning. See that blog post here.

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Lemonhead and I went to see them again this year! This is Lauren during her solo.

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The treat was that not only were Season 7's top dancers there, some of the all-stars were also on tour as well as the Season 6 winner...Russell.

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Here is Lauren & Russell after the first performance of the night. Lauren had originally done this dance with Twitch, but Twitch was not on tour, so they replaced him with Russell.

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My other favorite from Season 7 is Kent. Here he is after his solo.

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This is Kent and Ade during one of their performances.

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Here is Lauren & Kent after their fabulous performace.

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This is a shot of everyone:

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And of course, here is one of Lemonhead & I.

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Until Season 8!

Leah
Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Exotic Erotic {2010}

Exotic Erotic {2010}
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
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Friday, October 29, 2010

Every year KDWB puts on a Halloween party called the EXOTIC EROTIC BALL. There is always at least one guest artist that makes an appearance and performs. Wayne and I had never been before, but I really wanted to go this year because THE FAR EAST MOVEMENT was performing. See a blog post about them here. Also HWood was performing as well. Here is his popular song called "Could It Be You."


Overall it was a fun night. I rarely stay out super late anymore, so I was definitely tired the next day.

Top Left: Obviously Wayne was Hulk. This is him before the mustache.
He also wore this costume the next night at Babe's in Lakeville. I was a cop. 
Top Right: My friend Mandy came out with her brothers and all their significant others.
She was Mother Nature.

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Bottom Left: Wayne with Mandy's brothers who were Gary Spivey and a hunter.
Bottom Right: Wayne found another Hulk there that night.

Top Row: Wayne & Lucas

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Bottom Row: Wayne found another fellow wrestler, John Cena.

Hope your Halloween was a good one.

Leah
Monday, November 8, 2010

Bragging Rights {2010}

Bragging Rights {2010}
Monday, November 8, 2010
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Sunday, October 24, 2010

WWE's Bragging Rights (payperview) at Target Center

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So my Husband is a die-hard WWE fan and has been ever since he was a little boy. Him and his friends would put on their own wrestling shows and practice their moves.They each had their own names for each other. My Husband's name was BDT a/k/a Big Daddy Thunder. I make fun of him for it often. He grew up idolizing some of the characters and still does to this day. There are other wrestling company's, for example TNA wrestling, but they are not as popular as the WWE.

A lot of people criticize the WWE and think it's horrible. That's fine, you are entitled to your opinion. I also think a lot of people don't know a whole lot about the WWE and I think there are a lot of worse things in this world that my Husband, or any man/woman for that matter, could be interested obsessed with in. I said man/woman on purpose because it's not just a man thing. There are several woman who watch it and actually like it.

WWE has two different shows on per week. Monday nights is RAW and Friday nights is SMACKDOWN. Wayne DVR's them both and lately I've been watching them with him. Some weeks it feels like that's the only time we get to spend together because of our hectic schedules. Even if I'm not wholeheartedly paying attention, it's still nice to sit on the couch together and spend some time together (even if it's not quality). Isn't that what a marriage is all about anyways? Compromise? I might be editing pictures on the laptop or scrapbooking while the show is on, but nevertheless we are still spending some time together and get to chat or cuddle.

While watching them I know it's a soap opera with different storylines and maybe a little more fighting than usual. You have your good guys and your bad guys. Sometimes Wayne makes comments about getting his future son or daughter into it when they are old enough. What age IS old enough? I don't know...I guess I will find out when that time comes and we will make that decision together. I don't believe in sheltering your kids from everything (obviously it has to be age appropriate) and I will strive not to be that type of parent. I believe in having conversations with children about right/wrong and what is real/fake and explaining to them the differences in each.

Well, that's the end of my rant for this blog. We met up with our friend Adam and his brother and at dinner at Red Lobster. The four of us then met up with the brother's best friend and his girlfriend. We headed to the Target Center. Here are some pictures of our night.

Adam & Wayne playing the new WWE game.

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My favorite...John Cena...U Can't See Me!

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We had great seats...first row in the stands. One of the cool things that we were hoping for happened. During the "Buried Alive" match between Undertaker and Kane, they came out into the crowd.

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  The name of the paperview is "Bragging Rights." It's where the two teams SMACKDOWN vs. RAW fight for a championship trophy. This is a picture of both teams in the ring before the fight started.

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SMACKDOWN (blue team) won again this year (2nd year in a row).

I had so much fun with my Husband that night. We don't like the same guys so it makes it interesting to cheer on some of the fights. All's fair in LOVE and WAR!

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Love you, Wayne!

Leah
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Amanda & Greg {Engagement}

Amanda & Greg {Engagement}
Thursday, November 4, 2010
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Saturday, October 9, 2010

I met Amanda & Greg at Lagoon Park down in Jordan. One of my best friends was married there in May and I thought it would be fun for pictures, because it has so much to offer. Here are some of the pictures from that day.

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As you can see I've been doing some experimenting lately.

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And even though this one doesn't show their faces at all, I really like it a lot.

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As you can see, they are getting married June 4, 2011. Can't wait to be a part of their special day!

Leah
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