The Annual Hollister Dice Game

On Saturday night we went to Corey's parents house for the annual dice game party. We had lots of fun, and ended up with a lot of stuff.




Corey got a Lego Ferrari- he started putting it together right away.

Thanksgiving

We got to spend Thanksgiving weekend in Ohio with the whole family (except for Megan, Eric, and Anna- we missed them!). It is always fun when we all can get together because it doesn't happen very often.

On Saturday night Jeremy got a fire going and we made s'mores.


Noelle seems to really like Corey a lot- she was always wanting to sit on his lap!


Here is Holly makin' some Christmas cookies.


Noelle was great with Ryan (she called him "baby"). Ryan loved to sit and watch the train go around the Christmas tree!

It's a Girl!

I'm sure most of you already know this, but Corey and I found out a couple of weeks ago that we are having a baby girl (of course, there is always the possibility of a surprise on delivery day, but we are pretty confident that she is a she :) ). So now that we know, we are getting excited to start decorating her room. We are still not totally sure on a name, but we have a couple of possibilities in mind. If anyone comes across a super cute name, tell me, 'cuz I am still looking!

I Finally Won!!

Monica finally let me buy a truck! Now all I have to do is give her a backrub every day! :)

The Great Minnesota Fair!!

Last Sunday Becky, Megan, Anna, Corey and I went to the Minnesota State Fair.


This is Corey wishing really hard!


As you can tell, the weather wasn't too great.

Susie has a Blog!!!!

Hey everyone!! Check out Susie's new blog!!!

I went to a wedding on Saturday and met up with Coach Halsted, my basketball coach from Pillsbury. After the wedding she came over to our house for a little while. It was really nice to talk with her- she is always a big encouragement to me. :)




On Sunday we drove down to Owatonna for a picnic that Megan put together. Eric will be leaving for basic training on Wednesday, so it was kind of a going away party for him. Besides for the rain and mosquitos, we had a lot of fun.

Game Night

About a week ago we had my parents and most of my brothers and sisters over(we missed Jeremy and Phil!) for dinner and games.





Dad thought he would be funny and shut his eyes for my picture, so I decided to post it anyhow. :)

More Pictures!

There was a rain storm when we went through the mountains on our way to Ohio- I thought it looked cool.


We stayed in Ohio for a couple nights and got to see Jeremy, Jo, and Ryan.

Meagan cleaning the pool

Corey got his hair highlighted

Noelle "helping" with dinner :)



Me and my big brother Phil :)

Pictures!!!

Leaving the Beach on Bald Head Island

Eb and Flo's on BHI

Corey made a dolphin!

Noelle playing with her beach toys that grandma got her

Becky, Noelle, and Holly on the trip over to Bald Head Island

Back To Reality

Well, we made it back from NC and are just trying to get back into "real life". We had an awesome time there- we also went to Ohio and saw Jeremy, Jo, and Ryan (my new nephew). I will try to post some pictures as soon as I get a chance (they are all on my home computer). Corey is keeping busy working his normal job plus side jobs in the evenings, and I am keeping busy making up some hours at work from vacation. Next Tuesday and Wednesday we are going up to Duluth for the Fourth of July, so we will be getting another "mini vacation". Other than that, there isn't a whole lot going on here, but I will post pics from NC as soon as I can.

The Best Computer Game Ever!!!

I just startedplaying this game
yesterday andI am addicted!!
Try it out for yourself and
see if you canbeat my high score. :)
http://www.hurtwood.demon.co.uk/Fun/copter.swf

I'm Back!

Sorry for the long silence!! I have been really busy lately, so the blog got a bit neglected. But I am back now!! We just got a new car a week ago- I love it, but I am still trying to get used to driving a manual!! I also took a picture of our house the other day- it isn't a very good one, but my camera battery died right after I took it, so I didn't get a better one. I love my little porch- it could use some flowers though!!
This Tuesday I will (hopefully) be having my first property closing (besides for my own). Corey's parents were kind enough to let me be their real estate agent and help them look for a house (even though they know more about buying a house than I do!). So the closing is planned for this Tuesday morning- pray that it goes smoothly!
I also have just started a "side" job that I do from home. I sort through mailed in rebate offers, and input them into a computer program for a company based in Young America, MN. Right now I am just doing that for 2 hours a day, but with a full time job besides, It is more than enough to keep me busy!
Well, that is pretty much it for now- I'll try not to wait a month before I update again! :)