Can you Believe it...

Can you believe it I'm Back... After not blogging for well lets see here almost an entire year I know shocking!  

This picture above you may seem is concerning well you see it's my you know i'm crazy and thats why i've been missing! No but in all reality...my boyfriend...yea i have one of those now... put me in it...it's the original snuggy when i was at his condo and it was FREEZING!  This will warm you right up! It cracked me up! But i have to admit i kind of liked how warm it made me!!!!

So rather than try and catch you up, or just give you this weeks update...I'll do a little recap of the ENTIRE YEAR... bear with me...most of you already know everything...but I've made it exciting you see i've included pictures...so we'll keep it short...like the highlights of each month!

So We'll start in January...I turned 23!  This is me and all of my girls in Cincinnati I met these girl in nursing school and lets just say cincinnati would not be the same with out them!!! The have truely been a great blessing!

In febuary i really didn't take any pictures...sorry... i guess nothing exciting really happened...just a blah month i guess...

In march I hosted my first bridal shower....for my dearest friend Jessica Crockett...now Jessica Richey

I did all the cooking and planning...it was so much fun!!! I def got the hostest bug from my mama...here is some of the food spread... we had an egg caserole, scones with lemon curd, and devonshire cream, fresh fruit, carmalized french toast, grape salad, there was also not pictured, is the mimosas, fruit salsa with cinamon chips, and brandy and brie cheese. There were about 20 women at the gathering...oh and i just remembered this was not my first...I threw a Personal shower for my Bestest friend Brianna...two totally different looks! Both a blast...def learning with each party i throw!!!  It's so fun...I look forward to hosting many more gatherings...as the year goes on...my apartment starts to feel more like a home, and i hope to one day start a dinner club...sorry for the randomness of this little blurb!!!

 

In March and april Jessica and I def enjoyed as much time together as possible, she was my roommate and had to get as much time together before she went off and got married and moved almost an hour away!!!! She still makes it back to the "city" frequently and we can always do some damage to our wallets and waist lines together

In April I also helped throw her bachelorette party. 7 of us traveled via Megabus to chicago for a fun filled weekend of shopping, laughing, eating, and dancing!!! We had a BLAST!  Here we are with some Italian boys that saw us on the street and just had to have a picture with us!!!

In April (not sure why this is blue or underlined i tried to fix it it doesn't work ;( ) but I also went to the chicago area for PreEaster weekend with the fam...here are all the cousins and second cousins...what have you were just cousins! We have so much fun together (not pictured ben,sam, and becca...hope you guys can make it this year!!) but I had a blast i got to drive half way with my cousin Ashley she is 9 days older than me and it has been so fun getting to know her the past couple of years!

In May i got to go home for a visit...my best friend Brianna had her first baby and well aunt cara just couldn't stay away... it was an awesome time to visit i got to catch up with tons of old friends and by old i mean from before i moved to Cincinnati!

 

Above with Kristen,who has been an awesome friend, always looking out for me and def the big sister i never had she would wait for me every day before band my freshmen year and say hi and see how my day was going, we both went to bethel and continued to get together for coffee...a love we both have...and well she's just wonderful!

And below with my roommate from freshmen year, one of thos people i know i'll always be able to live with and call she is just an amazing women. She is currently teaching in Mexico this is her 3rd year their and she was home visiting her brother and sister-in-law and family! I miss her dearly and pray one day she will live in the same city as me...and we can be roommates again...we def had some fun times together!

 

I took my baby sister to get her nose pierced while i was home as well...much to our daddy's dismay...can't help it that my baby sister wants to be like her older cooler sister!!! It looks super cute on her...hey if ya got the sas do it!!!

 

Here I am with sweet precious Audrey JoAnne thats the outfit (1 of) that i bought for her!!  I just can't help myself i'm one proud Aunt!!!  I got to see lots of her while i was home!  My friend is a wonderful mommy and just well is so in love with her little girl it's fun to watch...and very weird... but I LOVE IT!!! I'm still working on getting both of them to Cincinnati for a Visit!!!! come on brie you can do it!!!! I say Vacation 2010!!!

continuing on in May... Jessica Crockett becomes Jessica Richey!!!

Here we are the Rehearsal dinner... it was at a Vineyard...which we now love...their wine is AMAZING!!! WE LOVE IT!!! and well their food ain't half bad either!!!!

 

below at the wedding... i was honored to be able to do a reading at the wedding... were a little sweaty we danced like no body was watching that night... my favorite quote from that night was "Cara!... I just wanna dance... I don't wanna talk to anyone...I just wanna dance!!!" Jessica Richey...i told her to go DANCE then!!! It was soooo fun!

The weekend after Jessicas wedding I was out with a friend from work and bumped into this guy...we talked for all of 2 minutes...and i made him work to get my phone number...I told him he couldn't have it unless he  promised to call...well he didn't call...can you believe it...he's phone died and he had no charger...he got a hold of me on monday...and i had already put him out of my mind...well lucky for him...and me i guess i gave him a chance, we went out the following saturday with a couple of his friends, and then on sunday had our first date...a walk in Eden Park and then back to my place for a beer and sittin on the porch...it was a PERFECT first date...great way to get to know somone...we were both shocked at how easy it was to talk to eachother and how much we both opened up. We look back now and are like Wow...we really layed it all out their!  We continued to see eachother that week... i think it was just about every other day...and well the rest is history!  I'm lucky because he lives so close!  But i'm very pleased to introduce you to...if you haven't heard or have not met, my boyfriend!!!!!

Tim!!!!!

 

This is our first picture together!!!!

He didn't realize what he was getting into with the picture thing...i'm taking it easy on him so far...my mom on the other hand not so much...I secretly think he likes it... ;)

In June I went to elgin, to see my cousin Kenzie dance in her recital...she is on a Hip Hop competition team and let me tell you that girl can shake it and does she have sas!!! Girl you were Awesome!! So fun to see you dance!

 

In July I went to Cancun with my friend Megan...we met while working at Gap together...now she's a teacher and i'm a nurse...well we wanted to go to the beach so we threw the trip together in less than a month and were on our way...we had a blast...we spent a lot of time on the beach...well pool side...you pretty much had to stay in the water to stay cool but it was fun...couldn't have picked a better person to vacation with!

 

July 4th Tim starts to experience obnoxious pictures...and my specialness as some would say...i like this picture so i included it for you!

Spent a lot of time at the pool this summer too...sometimes Ella Bean would join us...with her mommy Christina...it's hard when ya gotta drive 20 minutes but it's worth it when ya get to hang out with a best friend and her cute little girl

In August...it's an awful picture but i went to yes you are reading right my FIRST outdoor baseball game! Tim got some tickets from work...we were two rows back from the field between 3rd and home...to bad it wasn't a very exciting game....

Got to go home for another visit in July as well well end of july beginging of August...Here I am with my best friend and her baby Audrey at my parents 50th birthday party!!!

 

After a couple days at home, i traveled with my family to Jekyll Island, GA for my cousin Josh's wedding here's all the sibs all dressed up...we entertained ourselves with pictures while waiting for dinner to start...we had a blast at the beach, pool, and dancing the night away!!!

 

In August Jessica and I celebrated her 24th birthday with some Pedicures and a day of shopping at the HUGE homegoods store (it's like tj max only its all home stuff!) my wonderful boyfriend showed it to me...I LOVE IT!!!!

We also went out with a bunch of girls to a movie and for some drinks and apps that night! it was soooo fun!

 

NO pictures in September :(  sorry...boring month again

But in October my mommy and daddy came....I LOVED every second of it!!!

Mom and i Spent 3 yes thats right 3 hours in the homegoods store...and did some mass damage!  But it was so fun my mom and dad helped me get my apt all set up and did an awesome job...painting my living room and kitchen...thanks guys!

 

Getting some snuggle time in with daddy...and yes we did fall asleep like this!  Mom was busy blogging.... go figure but nothing better than curling up next to your daddy!

 

We went down to the boat house Montgommery Inn for dinner with my parents one night and mom took some awesome pictures of Tim and I. I blew this one up to a 11x14 and framed it in my living room...it was straight out of the camera no editing!!!

This one my mom took too...infront of my newly designed fire place...we covered the nasty tile with black contact paper and my dad screwed in these awesome sconces i got all 4 for only 28 dollars! I love it!!! This wasn't the best picture but it's hard to tell when loading pictures for this thing!!!  but it was a fun week of shopping, haning out and eating, and some more eating!

 

Here are my parents at Eden Park...the location of Tim and I's first date...this is actually were we walked up to and sat on the ledge for awhile while he explained to me what i was looking at...i still don't ever get it right...i'm geographically challenged!

 

At Montgommery Inn Boat house for a yummy rib dinner!

 

My newly painted kitchen! I LOVE LOVE LOVE It!!!!

 

Moving on to OCTOBER... bear with me folks i know it's a long one

Tim and I drove straight threw to MN stopping to pick up Natey boy in WINONA...I made it the whole 11 hours with no sleeping!  Tim drove the majority on the way there...i finished it out...he had worked the whole day before we left at 5pm cincy time on thursday and arrived in rochester at 3 am MN time on friday...it was so worth it...wish we could have stayed longer

 

Pictures mom snapped while we were visiting the plummer house!

Showing Tim my red neck ways...taking a little ride on the 4 wheeler!!

 

Went to our first wedding together...my other little brother Brice Hemmer married Jenny! Brice is Brianna's little brother and well He is a great friend, we had many fun drives back and fourth from the twin cities when i was at bethel...He is very dear and near to my heart, and I wouldnt' have missed his wedding for anything!

 

Tim and dad having some bonding time...

 

Me and daddy matched!

 

The best part of all was i got to see my best friend!!! Although i didn't get to spend nearly enough time with her!!! here are just a few of the goofy pictures we took!

 

This was fun...they did the dollar dance, and danae and i suprised brice and both danced with him at one time...we both tapped his shoulder and he turned around and said "Whoa...two dietzmans..." We replied well YEA!  It was to fun!

 

Mom and Dad showing off their dance moves! They are just too cute!

 

Tim and I dancing...this is not uncommon...probably telling me that i'm a hill billy of some sort!!!  I promise you it is not a sweet and tender moment...although you can pretend he is singing to me...awww sweet.

 

The day after the wedding we took Tim on a tour of down town...here we are posing with one of several geese down town...in Cincinnati they have Pig statues everywhere... in rochester...geese! 

 

My wonderful boyfriend took me to my first pre and regular season NFL game!  Here we are tailgating before the bears and bengals game...I tried to show some love to the bears...Tim's friends were not fans...but thought i should be true to my team...but let me tell you the Bears were embarassing that day!  Poor Tim had been sick the whole week before with the "little Piggy" (he had the swine flu or H1N1, take your pick their all the same thing) so he was not quite up to par at this point!

 

OK...were almost there...NOVEMBER

I went to chicago with some girls from work... we did Navy Pier, shopping on Mich. Ave, Ed. Debevics, and went to Howel at the Moon...a sooooo fun Dueling piano bar!!!

 

from left to right: Kelly, Katherine, Cara, and Katie (Yup all "K" sounds!)

 

Above at howel at the moon...stopped in Millenium park after shopping too!!!

Gotta see the Bean

 

Oh yea, i also got to meet up with some old church camp friends....Caili and i had sushi in the Nordstroms food court and Shea came to my hotel and we got starbucks...it was wonderful to catch up with them for a couple minutes!

We celebrated this little bundle of joy's first birthday...she has no clue what she is in for with her mama and all her friends

 

I got PTO this night and got to go watch the UC game with Tim and some of his friends...from left is Brain, Lance, and Jeff...there great!

 

So as a nurse...i'm a little morbid...I work night shift...and after a stressful night at work we decided at 10 the night before when i was running between two patients rooms with reactions to a blood transfusion and a reaction to an antibiotic...and an irregular heart rhythm...i had the doctor with me...for about 4 hours...it was a busy night...well anyways we decided we would go to a cafe called echo...we can get a cocktail in the early morning hours...well we were a little slap happy and when we walked out of the restaurant...now mind you we we work with the geriatric population...but this woman was like a walking bill board...i'm terribly sorry if i offend...

 

I have experienced many Elder football games this year...okay well just two...but Jeff and I showed our support...Elder is in the top 5 nationally ranked highschool football teams, and where Tim and all of his friends attended...dont' quote me on that national ranked business...but it's been said that it's harder to get a ticket to an elder game than a bengals game...they are also famous for their land locked football stadium called "The Pit" Labor day weekend they had one of their games nationally televeised on ESPN at the PIT...

 

Here are some random pictures...I posted this for Veterns day...My Grandpa Ralph served in the Air Force...he was one handome dude! And is the best Grandpa EVER!!!!

 

My mom got a new program to turn slides into digital pictures...and found several heart warming pictures of a sweet little daddy's girl, who turned out to be the "wild one" but still a daddy's girl!

 

The day after thanksgiving Tim and his friends watch football all day...Brain was supportive of me and my love of blue moon and drank one with me...we even did orange smiles!!!

 

Tim and I!

 

And I'll leave you with this ...my new christmas Tree... I will post more pictures of all my christmas decor and my updated apartment at a later time...but right now i must be on my way to go work out!!!  Gotta get a move on! Sorry it was so long and over due...if ya stuck with it good for you....if not well oh well...hoping to be a better blogger in the new year!

 

disclaimer: sorry for all the punctuation, grammer, and spelling errors...it was long...it took me several hours to do this...and i have  put off other important chores to do so...such as Laundry!!!  haha!!! But hey your worth it!