Catching Up

I must apologize for not being very good about blogging lately. Either school is busy, I can't think of a single fun thing to write about, or I'm hopelessly caught up in the love of my life. :) So here's my little "catch up"!

Two weeks ago, I started taking my first tests of the semester. Some went extraordinarily well, while others were just "ok" according to my standards. For once in my life, I can honestly say that I am not worried about things right now. Everything will come around and my grades will be just fine in the end. One test or homework assignment doesn't define you!! It has been a bit challenging getting back into the "swing of things" after being off all summer. I'm thankful for the many breaks during college, but it also is a challenge getting all of my ducks in a row after so much time off. I guess it's hard to please everyone, huh? ;)

That weekend my brothers had a football game against Grygla/Goodridge in Grygla. It was cold, windy, and rainy. As soon as I jumped in the car to ride with my parents to the game, I thought to myself, "Why am I even going to this? It's crappy out and I'm really not in the mood to get rained on and then sit in wet clothes for an hour ride home." Boy, am I happy that I went though! It was a matchup between the then #3 and #4 state seeds. So many emotions rushed through me during those two hours: frustration, joy, panic, anxiety, excitement, anger, happiness, etc. It came down to the final play (which had to be played twice!), and we came out on top....this time. I'm sure they will see them again down the road, though!

 The boys and I after all of the excitement

G/G had the traveling trophy, and since they beat them, they now have it! YAY!

Last week went pretty quick for me, I guess. Monday night was homecoming coronation in Lancaster, where my brother Drew was a candidate. I went home for the evening to take part in the festivities and it was well worth my time (and gas). As there is only one girl in their class, the four students elected to the homecoming court, were escorted by their parents. It was a fun sight to see and will probably go down in history as the only one of its kind. Fun stuff!

 All of the Lancaster candidates and their moms or dad

 Mom and Drew walking up

A typical family picture for us.

My love :)

And now, for what you all have been waiting for I'm sure-Mark's column. :) I will fully admit it to the world, I am absolutely smitten by and in love with this man. There's something about the way that he can make me laugh when I'm upset, the subtle compliments and hints that he drops and the sparkle in his eyes after I come home from a long week of being gone, how he makes a point to tell me that he loves me every time I walk out the door, and his drive to excel in life and optimism that keeps me pushing forward with all of this college fun (sarcasm on the fun part of that) that keeps me falling for him more and more each day. He always tells me, "We've got forever. Why rush?" Most of the time I take it in a different direction, but today, right this very second, I can't help but smile and shed a tear or two, because I know that he is right. Yes, I said it. He's right more than I am I'm sure! ha He's so perfect that I can hardly stand it.

I am the luckiest woman in the entire world that's for sure. Saturday night we went to the lake and spent all of Sunday there. After a little tinkering and playing around, we got the boat in the water and ready to go. We left from Mom and Dad's (Zippel Bay) and went all the way around to Rocky Point to run an errand and visit with some friends. As always, it went a little longer than I expected, but the fun visits, good food, and Vikings WINNING made it completely worth it. We thought we would try fishing a little bit, but three foot waves are a little too large to be considered a good Walleye chop, so we took off for Zippel again and made it about 2 miles from shore when the boat died. I looked at Mark and thought "Oh he must just be stopping to fish or something." Nope, we had run out of gas! Thankfully we had a full gas can with us, so we put some in and kept going. THEN, we made it to the outer edge of the bay when the boat died, again. I thought we just put gas in!?!? Evidently, the boat burns more fuel than I thought. Mark filled it up once again and we did make it all the way back, this time. 

I think he was being sarcastic, but when we were almost back, Mark asked if I could back up the trailer so that he could just stay in the boat and drive it right on. OF COURSE, I had to prove myself to him and make sure he knew that I could do it! So, I hopped out, jumped in the pick-up, and went to town backing the trailer into the water. It took a little bit longer than I had hoped, and I needed some direction, but I did it! He drove it on and then I hooked it up and pulled it all the way up onto the trailer. What would he do without me, huh? ;) Just kidding! Then, our Sundays just aren't complete anymore without making a stop or trip in Roseau to see Bob, Carmen, and Mary. What was supposed to be a quick drop off turned into a couple hour visit and a nap-fest for Mark. We both enjoyed it I think, though. :) 

This morning it was back to school for me, bright and early! The alarm went off at 5:21, and I was on the road by 6:20. With one class left, I cannot wait to get back to the apartment to lay down for a little snooze. All of this college information has my brain fried by the end of the day! I hope you all have a great day! Make it wonderful!

P.S.-The shop is coming along well! Mark got it all sheeted up last week and they were going to start putting steel on the roof today. Praise God for the nice weather they have to work in today!