Happy 4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July with my family! Here's some pictures of Adam and Me playing bean bags with Mom and Dad.

We went to Lake Shelbyville to go boating, but we were only out on the water for about an hour before Mark's boat broke down! Another boater was nice enough to tow us back to the dock. What a bummer! We did get a little bit of skiing in before it happened though. Here's Mark skiing...

And Adam trying to ski...

Kristen's Wedding

I met Kristen my junior year at ISU. We both rushed Alpha Gamma Delta and then discovered we lived one floor away from each other in the same dorm! We became instant friends and stayed close even after Kristen decided not to stay in the sorority. She is the only friend I still have from AGD! While in college Kristen and I loved to get together on Monday nights to cook dinner for each other, drink wine, and watch "The Bachelor." I miss those Monday nights now that we live two hours away from each other!

Here are some pictures from Kristen & Jeremy's wedding. Congratulations guys!

This is Kristen and Me at her bridal shower.

Bachelorette party! We all had shirts that said, "Kristen's Last Fling Before the Ring."

Kristen and Me at the reception at Kickapoo Creek Winery.

This would have been a good picture of Adam and Me if the sun hadn't been shining in his eyes!

That's better!

Baby Clare!!!

My cousin Jenn finally had her baby! I'm an aunt! Well not "technically," but Jenn is more like my sister than my cousin so it's close enough. Clare Louise Miller was born on May 17th, and she was 7 lbs. 4 oz. Mandy and I drove out to Maryland last weekend to go see her, and we had so much fun holding her and taking lots of pictures! She is the most precious thing I have ever seen. She just melts my heart!

Wearing one of the outfits I got her. It says, "Mommy's Little Sweetie"

Me, the new Mommy Jenn, Mandy, & Clare

Clare loves to take cuddle up and take naps!

Mommy & Clare

Clare loves kisses!

In a daze!

Holding Aunt Mandy's & Aunt Lindsay's fingers

Hiking at Starved Rock

Adam and I have been wanting to head up to Starved Rock to go hiking for a long time, and the weather was finally nice enough this past weekend. It was a gorgeous day!

Out with friends

Adam & Me

Jen & Me

Pete & Sarah

My 25th Birthday

My 25th birthday was awesome! I pretty much celebrated all week! My Dad was going out of town this week so I celebrated with my family Monday night by having my requested dinner...shrimp! YUM!!!

Wednesday morning my co-workers suprised me with a birthday breakfast. They brought a big fruit tray and muffins and gave me supplies to wash my new car. Very clever gift!

On Thursday, the day of my birthday, Adam brought me my favorite lunch at work (pasta salad and bread from Coreleone's...YUM!) AND a gorgeous bouquet of pink roses. Isn't he a sweetheart?

When I got home from work there was a package from my best friend Sarah with two bottles of wine...more YUM!

Thursday night I went out to eat at my favorite restaurant, La Mex, with my Mom, brother Mark and sister-in-law Maren, Adam, and his parents. (Also YUM!) I forgot to take pictures during dinner, but here are some pics of the gifts I got. Adam's parents gave me two super cute Cubs shirts (go Cubbies!) and a candle.

Mom, Dad, Mark, & Maren gave me tickets to go see Wicked!!! I have been wanting to see it forever...so exciting!!!

I also got lots of cards, text messages, voicemails, myspace messages, and facebook messages from friends and family. It was a fabulous birthday! I am one lucky girl!

Birthdays!

Since Veronica's birthday is April 4th and mine is April 12th we decided to celebrate together this weekend. How fun!

Adam was there to help celebrate of course!

And my cousin Mandy was here for Easter, so she joined the fun too!

My new car!!!!!

Now that I am working full time and no longer attending school, I am finally living my dream of owning my very own car!!! I have been looking for about a month and finally found the most perfect car for me, a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS. As you can see, it is a gorgeous pearl white color! It has tan leather interior, a sunroof, and remote start! I LOVE IT!!! It is so much fun to drive and it is in excellent condition. (P.S. Did I mention it's fast? HeHe!)

Our 1st Valentine's Day

This was Adam's and my first Valentine's Day together, and it was wonderful! We had agreed on no gifts since we are trying to save money, but Adam sent a basket of chocolates and a red rose to me at work. (He knows my weakness for chocolate!) After I got off work we went out to dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Louie's Chophouse. The dinner was delicious as always and I would not have wanted to spend my night with anyone else. Love you sweetie!

Da Bears!

I know this is a little late, but now that my blog seems to be working again I thought I would try to post some more pictures. Here are some pics of Adam and I all decked out in our Bears gear for the NFC Championship game. (We won't talk about the Super Bowl...) The blanket is the fleece Bears blanket I made for him for Christmas.

Adam, you silly goose!

That's better!

PINK COOKIE!!!

I know it's been two months since I've posted, but I've had a hard time getting my pictures loaded on here and haven't had time to mess with it. BUT, in lieu of my Valentine's gift from my wonderful friend JAMIE I just had to give it a try! Some of you may know about my addiction to the wonderfully delicious pink cookies that for some unknown reason can only be found in the Utah area. In high school my lunch every day was a pink cookie and a Sprite. I was very sad when I moved to Illinois and discovered that you can't find them here! Jamie sent me THREE of them for Valentine's Day!!! What a great friend! Jamie, you rock!

Exhibit A: One wonderfully delicious pink cookie

The excitement is building...

Mmm....delicious...

That is the face of pure enjoyment...

And of course, I can't forget the Sprite!