so i decided to dye my hair all one color because i was sick of the blonde at just the bottom. so i picked a light brown dye and this is what i got. a little darker then i was expecting but it'll do. then i decided to try the whole bang thing. we'll see how that goes... :)

i'm hoping it will eventually fade to the color i actually wanted but it is fall and time for darker hair color (just ask gina) :}

grama's birthday

this weekend we went up to good ole silver bay to celebrate my grama's 91st birthday. it was so cold but a good trip. below is grama and her gowgeous cake!!my bro actually came with!! it was good to get to spend some time with him. yeah, we're the coolest!!!

a good picture of mom smiling big (in green mode on my camera) my grama's favorite color is green if you can't tell :)lee finally smiled good for a picture!!!

duck was so ecstatic to find a skate park in silver bay.

below is bailey, my bed partner. she took up the entire bottom half of the bed... ;)

the fall colors were already gone up there, but it was still pretty in duluth and around the lake. had some good food and some good games of cribbage.

al and i carved our huge pumpkins tonight. i love carving pumpkins and it was al's first time. there's nothing like pulling out the goo and seeds with your bare hands and seeing the final project all lit up! can you tell which one is mine and which one is al's? :)yes, my pumpkin has ears! (they were originally meant to be vikings horns but we had really crappy, dull knives so now they are ears)


i also had my one year anniversary with menards this week. it's crazy that i've already been there a year, does not feel like it has been that long at all! but i enjoy my co-workers and it feels good to have a solid, secure job that is not in retail or customer service!!!
that also means that i have been in eau claire for a year. crazy that i've been away from minnesota that long and it wasn't for college. although i'm ready to go back to minnesota, eau claire has been pretty good to me. i'm thankful for all the people i met here and all the wonderful friends i've met through ec. below is a picture of the infamous water street where i have spent some crazy, fun nights. also, here's picture of one of the university buildings and the river. i love the rivers around here and the trees are gorgeous this time of year. i need to get out and take some pictures of the beautiful leaves before they freeze.

can't wait for snow and to go snow boarding (except that i need to get new tires on my truck before it snows...)

what a beautiful day for a wedding

manda and johnny got married on 10-4-08 and it was the most beautiful, perfect day ever! not a cloud in the sky. we started the day at manda's parents house setting up and getting ready. the after party was also in their back yard where they had a pond, 4 bonfire pits, karaoke, etc. it was the best party i've been to in a long time and i wanna do it all again!!

this first pic is of the boys of the wedding starting the day off right :) wes, b.r., johnny and dave. with the gorgeous pond in the background here is me (the honorary personnal attendent), meg and kunde. my softball girls minus the bride manda!!! again with the selb's amazing backyard in the background
groom and bride on the boat on the st croix. can't get any better!
looking over the edge. such a beautiful ceremony and boat
the beautiful bride with the sparkling water behind her.

it was such a great success of a wedding. i had a blast and am so happy for manda and johnny and so happy to have been a part of their day!!!