As per usual..

You guys! We didn't take one single picture the whole weekend! It's so sad! I loved seeing everyone again and I had a ton of fun. 

I talked to Kate today! Yay! Zach is moving back to Eau Claire so we'll get to see each other the week after Christmas  :) it was great to talk (...right ms. Ebnetskeez?) 

This weekend Markie and I are headed up to Mercer, WI to ice fish at a cabin with some friends of his from High School. They are great people and I really like them. Apparently there is ice... And today his buddy caught a big one so we are both excited. We are busy tonight making food and packing lots of extra layers!

We are splitting Christmas between my parents and Marcus' parents in Phillips- almost 4 tanks of gas in the next week, but we can see everyone which will be wonderful. 

Our love to all- 

Siri (and Marcus and Zooey)

The death

So this last week (and then some) I've had a miserable cold.  But I'm not posting because of that.  This is the first time I've been sick since we got dexter and we've discovered he gets very concerned about his mom's wellbeing.  And only his mom, btw, Ryan does not receive the same level of "care." 

Dexter doesn't normally sleep in bed with us but it seems when I'm sick he shows his concern by smothering me while I try to sleep. 

The first is a picture of him and paisley laying on my legs.  I told them to get down (which they did).  About 3 mins later dexter slowly and gently climbs onto the bed in an attempt to be undetected.  He lightly paws around on the blankets until he feels me and than slowly lays down over my entire body.  He seems to think that being gentle will prevent me from noticing that there is a 130lb dog laying on my chest.  He's not the brightest crayon in the box :). 

When I squeeze out from under him, he rolls over on me again.  This is where he stays all night. 

The second picture is my view of the tv when he's sitting on me.  You will notice an outline of ears....

I think that laying on me is supposed to keep me warm (side note: the fever already does a really good job of this).  When I cough he boops me on the forehead with his wet nose, I can't figure out the logic behind this one....  Moral of the story, dexter is so sweet, and so unhelpful Haha!

I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy, especially momma Kirsten!

Later!

Happy Halloween!

Hi friends!
Happy Halloween! I would love to hear about all of your plans! We don't have anything big planned, but are excited for our first year of trick or treaters in years!
Sorry I haven't been keeping up on here, my computer died and I have yet to buy a new one. Adam's keyboard is cursed so I tend to have to type things out 2-3 times before it works.

It's been a crazy month for me. I switched computer systems at work which will eventually be easier (they promised!) but is a headache right now.
We're also a the point of home ownership where we are starting to find all the issues. My favorite was the day we opened our dishwasher that we haven't used because the garbage disposal doesn't work. There were 2" of standing green sludgy, moldy water in there- apparently it had backed up into the dishwasher and i would estimate it sat there at least 2 weeks. One of the worst smells ever. Luckily we just ran the dishwasher and after the nasty water drained up into the sink about 5 times, the water is gone. Needless to say, the garbage disposal replacement jumped to the top of the list! (Was that a Siri story?!)

Wedding planning is starting to take shape too. We have looked at a few venues and think we have picked one out. We don't have a definite date yet, but are leaning toward Sept or Oct of next year. If those don't work out, we will probably push it into the winter. Once the location and venue are in place we hope to start getting everything else figured out. I will say, cake boss and say yes to the dress have become my new favorite shows :)

Lastly, I think it's time for us  to plan a get-together! November is wide-open for me (except for Thanksgiving). Adam's sister is coming up sometime in December- I think the second weekend. It looks like there are a bunch of holiday shows in the cities, so if that is of interest, I would be happy to host and get more info on dates, times, actual shows! Miss you ladies!

Cars man

I hate automobiles, they are the bane of my existence! Tonight when I was taking my car to the dealership for a recall ( when the airbags go off, metal pieces would fly into your face) so we dropped off my car. Markie has an appt to get his truck checked out on Friday, there was some shaking in the front end that had been getting worse.  Headed to dinner in the truck, there was a Big Bang, and we pulled into a parking lot, and the truck wouldn't accelerate! Called the tow truck and waited for a while. Called a friend who took me to my car at the dealership, then we had to follow the tow truck to The Toyota dealership so they can look at it. Sheesh. So now we are having beers like adult people :)

Bussssyyy week

Hi friends!

I feel like a grandma trying to navigate this bloglol oh well. That's good for u guys. Work was crazy this week - too much to do in too little time. I know you can all relate.

On Wednesday we had our 20 week ultrasound. It was amazing! Our little baby was moving soooo much!  I can feel some movement but apparently not even a fraction of all of it's movement. On Thursday I was able to physically feel movement with my hand!  Haven'thad that since. I can't wait for Jake (and KJ) to be able to feel the baby move.

This is the baby's arm/hand - good news, it has 5 fingers on at least one hand! 

Top one is the regular US pic. Bottom is 3-d. Baby wouldn't turn so couldn't get whole face, but I love this one bc he/she is holding its hands up to its face. U can make out the ear, eye, nose, and mouth on this one. 

Normal pants and shirt! 20 weeks!

Jake is almost done painting the nursery!

Kinda hard to see the colors but most walls are 'Patina Hue' and one wall &closet r a gray. Still need to edge and touch up. 

SNL looked amazing last night but wewe're at a friends cabin and couldn't see/hear it too well. 

Today was kinda saaaaad. I went thru my closet and packed away summer clothes and clothes that no longer fit (all my jeans). :(  yoga pants it is! Yay!

We'll rangers, this was a long one, but it was a full week!

What did all of yooouuu do?

This weekend

What's everyone up to this weekend?? My parents are stopping by tonight and I'm frantically cleaning the house. Our yard needs desperately to be taken care of before winter sets in. And we don't have cbs so we'll have to go out to watch the Packers! (Oh,darn 😝)

Last weekend in Sturgeon Bay was nice- here's a pic with Markies parents. (Beth and Eric) she really put the heat on him to  get married - he was mortified but I thought it was hilarious!

Toodles- 

Mcgeer

Vroot's wedding venue

The venue where my cousin got married this weekend was beautiful!  It is a barn, but it's brand new, insulated and heated.  They've only had twelve weddings there so you may be able to get a date pretty easy. 

If you do it there though, I would do it in the fall because the property is just as beautiful as the barn.  You could do the ceremony under a huge willow tree or in a flower garden or in the barn (of course). 

Anyways, I have no idea what they charge, but they have a Facebook page where you can look at pictures.  Search for "Jean Acres." It's in ellsworth, so north of eau claire.

I won't be upset either way, and I hope you're having fun planning these things! ;)

Stop! Too many posts!

I kid.... I kid. 

Honestly Kirsten- I want asleep by 9:15 on Saturday, so I didn't see ANY of snl. I watched it on Sunday morning, it was still funny-ish.

I thought I posted some pics of the garden on Sunday but I didn't. I will now though!! MUAH HA HAAA

Here she is! Only cost me 15 bucks ( I had to get the pvc that didn't leach things into the soil, so it cost me more) 

If it's sunny the temp inside it gets into the 80s or 90s. I kept a habanero plant from this summer in hopes it would ripen. 

From left: carrots, spinach, and arugula is the biggest so far. Then ( you can only kind of make them out) beets, turnips, radishes, and more that isn't included in the picture. 

I honestly didn't expect things to grow ( bunnies and squirrels LOVE our house... Wonder why?! (Jk) but I keep it covered all day. 

Hope everyone is just straight killing it this week :) 

Love you, 

Siri

Ps- Amy Schumer is hosting SNL this week. Def watch any YouTube videos you can- she's hilarious and awesome.

Topics of conversation?

If anyone needs help thinking of things to post about - just any old updates will do.

Example: siri- went to a 5 year old soccer game this morning. I built a cold frame/ greenhouse type thing on my raised garden bed, and things are starting to sprout!! I planted mostly spinach and greens for winter.Next weekend Markie and I are going to a wedding in effing Sturgeon Bay... It's gonna be a haul. Is anyone going to be watching SNL tonight? I'm gonna try...

Except I'm sure other people's lives are so much more exciting. ❤️ Siri

Le First post

Hi friends! Figured I'd give it a go to at least try. I've invited all of you to be authors, and I'll fb message ya'll too. There's a blogger app, and since we're all awesome and have gmail accounts, should be pretty easy to access (blogger/blogspot is a google app) so I'll post putty quick here, but let's all remember that it doesn't have to be important, a long story ( I apologize in advance)  or anything that Facebook will see, it's more personal if it's just between as our lives are all getting cray cray. Maybe a picture or anecdote or something funny we find online. Love you girls! Siri