My Year in Status

Here is a listing of most of my Facebook status postings for 2010. For some reason January didn't come up on the app list. It's kind of a long post, but it brought back some memories while I was transcribing the list.

February: Woo Hoo! Beavers sweep the Men’s BB series for the first time in 17 years! Go Beavs! – is planning to skip the game and scrapbook today instead. – Thanks everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes. I’m finally home for the evening for a little R and R. – may not make it ‘til midnight and the end of the Opening Ceremonies. – is watching a rather lopsided women’s hockey came. Canada’s beating up on Slovakia. – spent the day hanging with Jen. – doesn’t really want to spend Saturday in class. – is watching hockey. Go USA! – should be doing homework. Think I’ll procrastinate a little longer and watch the closing ceremonies.

March: Is looking forward to a Saturday with absolutely nothing planned. – is wishing it wasn’t only the students who get a three day weekend. – just got home from a great weekend at the coast with Mom, Aunt Shirley and Traci. – attended the Taste of Home Cooking School tonight with Mom, Traci & Becky. – just finished filling out the census form. – just got home from cake & ice cream to celebrate my dad’s birthday. Happy Birthday Daddy! – spent the afternoon baby showerin’ for my sis. It was so good to see so many friends and family. – the mini calazones I made don’t look very pretty, but they taste good. – Happy spring Break! Day 1 and I’m….cleaning house. Exciting, huh? – just got home from Spring Break at the coast where I ran into several familiar faces.

April: Happy Easter! – Yeah! Saturday classes are done. – has come to the hard won conclusion that I will never, ever understand certain people. – can smell the chili cookin’. Ahhhhhhh Friday! – Sunny day and no plans. What should I do? – took on the task of sorting scrapbook supplies today. – is still very full from the sushi dinner shared with Erin. But now, I want….chocolate!

May: Woke up ready to go work out and the gym wasn’t open yet.  - is watching Avatar. – should really be working on that final assignment for ESOL class, but I just can’t get motivated. – is waiting….. – attended Shana’s baby shower were we munched on Mexican food, then helped Mom plant some more of her planter boxes. – is tired of the rain. – had a good time at Roger & Kathy’s wedding last night. – just finished watching “Lost”. Hmmmmmmm….. – spent some time cuddling my nephew tonight. – is home from a weekend of camping with family and friends.

June: Just got home from seeing “The Bounty Hunter” with Erin. – Graduation 2010 is done. – is enjoying beautiful sunny weather. YEAH! – is eating yummy pizza at Papandrea’s in Sisters. – is home from the Sisters Rodeo – got the word today that I have a full time job next year! – great….it’s hailing! – Happy Father’s Day! – Sun!!!!!!! – is at a DAR Genealogy Workshop at Newell House. – is watching the replay of the US vs Algeria World Cup game. – spent the day at a science workshop at OMSI followed by burgers & beer with Jen. It was a very good day.

July: Is practicing the Zen of fishing in the rain this morning. – Happy 4th of July everyone! – Mmmmmmmmm. Burgerville. – sippin’ Starbucks and waiting for the ferry. – had a busy day: Picked raspberries, grocery shopping and finally dinner and a movie with Erin. – is grilling steak. – just got back from a matinee of “Eclipse” with my sissy. – is really bummed that the Grind is closing at the end of July. Where will we go for coffee and smoothies? – is reading under the pear tree. Love summer!

August: Is hanging at the Jake Owen concert with the fam. It’s Benton Co. Fair time! – is home after vacation.

September: Just got home from an evening at the State Fair with Jen. – is finally caught up from the weekend at the lake. – had a great evening with Erin, Jennifer & Jennifer. Sushi with a frozen yogurt chaser! – had a great, busy day with the family and the cousins’ cousins. – glad it’s the weekend. Wish the weather was better, though. – Eating yummy sausage & sauerkraut at Oktoberfest.

October: Is wishing Greg & Tammy a Happy Wedding Day! – is at ‘Music a la Carte” at the MU. – Go Griz! – Griz beat Portland State 23-21! Now it’s time for the Beavers to beat the Huskies. – should probably do something productive today. – Happy Birthday to my Mom! – is gearing up to tackle the ballot. Don’t forget to vote! – had a great time hanging with Jen last night. – Happy Halloween!

November: Had a great time participating in the Albany Veteran’s Day Parade today. – Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful day! – just bought a Christmas tree from Mr. Warloe. – the tree is decorated and now I’m procrastinating the work I need to do for school tomorrow.

December: Had a great dinner and catch up with Jen. So glad she lives closer now. I wish her a very happy birthday tomorrow. – must finish the Christmas cards! – only has one more batch of Christmas candy to make. Whew! – has Christmas music blaring while finishing up the Christmas prep work. So glad to have some time off. – has wrapped the last present. – Merry Christmas Eve everyone. May you have a wonderful evening. – Merry Christmas to All! Have a joyous day. – is putting away the Christmas decorations, which is not nearly as much fun as putting them out. – Happy New Year everyone! Have a safe Dec. 31.

Christmas Day

Mom & Dad hosted Christmas dinner for the family this year. Mom, Dad & I opened our gifts. Kit had a field day with ribbons and paper. Then we all went to work preparing for the arrival of the rest of the family.

You would think that since there were only ten of us, we wouldn't need to cook for an army, but that's not the case. We had prime rib and ham, potatoes, stuffing, two veggies, rolls and then four kinds of pie (pumpkin, apple, raspberry-rhubarb and sour cream lemon). By the end of the day, we were all ready for a nap and personally, I didn't care if I even saw food for a few days.

Christmas Eve

This year our family gathered for Christmas Eve at my sister's house. Dinner was a buffet of finger foods. We snapped our crackers, played games, watched a movie and opened the one present we get for Christmas Eve.

Dinner with Friends

Every year a group of us from high school make it a point to get together over the holidays if we can. Luckily, we or our parents are still in or close to our hometown. This year four of us made it for dinner a few days before Christmas. We ate chicken chili, salad and cornbread while we caught up on the happenings in each others' lives.

Tornado!

This is a picture of the tornado that hit Aumsville yesterday. It set down just a few miles from where I work. The meteorologists classified it as an EF 2, which means it had wind speeds of 110-120 mph. And while there was some property damage, nobody was seriously injured. God was definitely looking out for people.

Heather & Nashelle

I met Heather a few years ago when my faux-bro introduced his new "girlfriend" to the family. In the years since, she's gotten married, become a mom three times and founded an incredible jewelry collection which she named Nashelle.

Like any seed of an idea, Nashelle is growing and showing up in magazines, on television and on the runways. Heather's latest news is that Nashelle will be publishing a catalog in 2011. I can't wait to see it.

In the meantime, if you like jewelry, check out the Nashelle website, and if you want to know more about Heather, check out this blog entry by Shine Media PR.

The Tree

Here's a picture of this year's tree.