Pour some sugar on me...

I'm not trying to be weird with the title of this post. This is the song that was played over the loud speakers after Arkansas beat LSU on Saturday. I'll come back to that though.

We had a great time in Little Rock for Thanksgiving. Somehow, with how all of the events fell, we ended up doing quite a bit of house hopping. In fact, of the four nights we were away, we stayed at my parent's house and David's parent's house every other night! We started our trip home with a great trip to the club's pasta bar. Then we ate Thanksgiving lunch at Mom and Dad's (House #1). Here is Mom's beautiful table.



Dad and Tripp and David checking out the black Friday deals.





Mom and Dad pulling they pullly bone...Dad won.



On Thursday night we went to Mike and Kathy's for Thanksgiving dinner (house #2). We ate ourselves sick that day. We also had Deuce with us. It was raining all day Thursday, which made it a bit challenging with him.



On Friday morning we left at 6:00 a.m. for Ruston, LA to spend time with David's grandmother (maternal side). Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures there somehow. That's terrible of me. Luckily, David took a lot of pictures with his Mom's camera, which she emailed to me. We ate on David's grandmother's china and ate with her beautiful silver and crystal...so special. John and Sarah also joined us in Ruston.







We made a quick stop in Arkadelphia to see David's other grandmother before heading back to Little Rock for my extended family's, family Christmas (house switch number 3). Here is David with Carly...our 5 year old cousin.



Carly and Ellen insisted on putting on my old highschool cheer uniforms and doing the Hog Call.



THE GAME! AHHH! Kick-off was at 2:30 and we were tailgating by 10:00 a.m. SOOOOO many people came by the tailgate and it was tons of fun. A packed house. We were already tired by the time we got into the game. However, we perked up when the Hogs beat LSU! Woohoo! In the battle for the boot, the hogs were victorious. And even better than winning the boot, Arkansas is now ranked 7th in the BCS and hopefully headed to the Sugar Bowl...hence the title of this post. As soon as the game ended, this song started playing over all the speakers and all fans, young and old started singing along. Best game of the year. Then we went back to the Rainwater's for the night (house switch #4).





Our Christmas decor is up! We can't believe it's our third married Christmas and third year in Kansas City.







Make-shift hog tree-topper.



The biggest addition to the house is the lights!



Christmas is coming! Three weeks until Christmas break!

Parker parkin' in Kansas City

This weekend some great friends came into town to hang out. Lauren and Justin Davis and their 13 month old son Parker came and stayed with us from Friday to Sunday afternoon. David and I couldn't wait for them to get here. We ate dinner Friday night at Blue Moose with Jay and Katherine, and Parker looked like a million bucks!





Saturday was a really relaxing day and we all spent time gearing up for the Razorback game. After Parker took his morning nap we went to Jay and Katherine's and then out to eat at Spin. The weather was unbelievable so we walked around the Plaza for a little while. For dinner I made some home-made lasagna and Katherine brought dessert. Parker wore his jersey to guarantee a Razorback win against Mississippi State. He was slightly tired after waking up from his nap and needed some love from his Mom.



Ryan Mallett ya'll!



A true hog fan gets her son's bath ready like this.



Spending time with these girls felt like we were back in college being goofy again. Pi Phi till I die girls...bury us in our letter shirts. :)



It was SO much fun having Lauren and Justin here. We know it must be really hard to travel with a little one and it means so much to us that they came. Spending time with my best friend made for a pretty much perfect weekend. Parker loved spending time with David! He kept coming over for hugs and David could really make him laugh (I was slightly jealous)!

Lauren and Justin are just doing a fantastic job with Parker and we are glad to have friends setting such a good example. Thank you so much for coming! We can't wait for Thanksgiving!

David is off this whole week and I work Monday and Tuesday. We'll pack ourselves up (including Deuce Dog) and head to LR Wednesday morning. Pictures to come! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Fall!

In Arkansas, we train em' up early knowing how to do the Hog Call...

Date Weekend

Last week ended well and we got to spend so much time together this weekend! Friday night we cooked, stayed in, and went to bed EARLY. Saturday was great. We started off by going to our friends, Todd and Alicia's adoption garage sale. They are our second set of friends from Sunday school that are adopting. Adam and Becca are adopting from Korea and Todd and Alicia are adopting from the Ukraine. Adoption is expensive, so we stopped by the sale to contribute a little bit. David was also able to help them haul some stuff earlier in the week.

After the garage sale we took a nice long walk with Deuce on the Mill Creek Trail.



Deuce had a great time. It was a pretty cool morning and he had tons of energy. He would run off the trail and into the woods at like a hundred miles an hour and then run back to us like his life depended on it. He also made a mad dash after a deer that we came upon on the trail. He was gone for like five minutes, so we were VERY thankful when he came back. :)



During the afternoon we went up to the dental school for David to do some work on a crown. It was fun to see him in action in the lab.



Saturday night was date night and we enjoyed a completely free night out thanks to the kids in my class (birthday gift cards). We went and ate a delicious meal at Bravo and then saw "Unstoppable." After church today we had a great lunch with a bunch of people from Sunday school at Zarda BBQ, and then spent the afternoon hanging out with Matt and Dianna. Thanks for coming over and surprising us guys! Matt, thanks for helping David with the shower...it's working so much better now. :)

This week isn't going to be too busy. David doesn't have any tests until finals and I don't have anything due for class this Tuesday. Fall is definitely here and we can't believe it's our third fall here in Kansas City.

Sickness

Last week was kind-of a long week. On Thursday night I helped lead the first cheerleading practice of the year (I am just the assistant this year thankfull) and then on Thursday night, a sinus infection hit me like a ton of bricks. I was miserable Thursday night and could hardly sleep. David was great and did all he could to help me. Last winter I was sick constantly and a doctor suggested taking Clariton. It helped some, but I didn't feel like this winter was looking too promising considering I was already stopped up all the time. I couldn't call in a sub for Friday because it was grandparents day either! Yuck.

I made it through Friday and got a doctors appointment for Saturday morning. He diagnosed me with a sinus infection and an allergic reaction to something in our house. What was that something in our house you ask? MOLD. A small patch of mold in the basement! Ahhh!

We had never thought about mold before and the doctor explained that houses that are as old as our house typically have unfinished basements that leak a little. Check. He also said they stay pretty moist in the winter, which is the perfect conditions for mold to grow. Check. The mold is now taken care (thanks to David), and we have begun the HUGE job of re-sealing the basement. It should add some value to the house but is a big job. David took the initiative in getting us going on it.

I am SO thankful to know what I was reacting to and that the problem is now solved. Hopefully I won't be sick quite as much this winter!