pumpkin carving

i love love LOVE carving pumpkins, so i was super excited about this halloween for alex and i to carve our first pumpkin...i even sported my "i heart pumpkin pi" apron for the occasion (thanks kayla!).


we decided (meaning i decided...but alex was a good sport, haha) to carve the old WM logo, feathers and all! here's the finished product...


here is it lit, complete with a pumpkin spice candle! what do you think? i was pretty proud of us/myself :)

wm homecoming!

for homecoming, alex and i made the trek down to williamsburg, starting in the dulles airport, where alex was really pleased that i was taking pictures...


when we got there, we wandered around the campus and saw our favorite sites...including the crim dell.


then, alex successfully snagged us some tickets to the sold out JMU football game!

moving to Chicago!

so i have been a serious blogging slacker, but i have been taking lots of pictures, so i'm going to try to update you all even though it's late :) a few weeks ago, i made the big move to chicago! thanks to lots of help from my parents and alex, i finally made it. on the way, we stopped at alex's parents new house and took some pictures with the truck for posterity's sake.


we actually saw some serious snow on the drive through the PA mountains...in the middle of october, i was NOT prepared for that!


alex forgot his sunglasses, so he got to sport mine while he was driving...i think he pulls it off quite nicely, haha.

apple picking!!!

farmville post #4 - sunday we spent apple picking in charlottesville. it was a B-E-A-utiful day and an incredible orchard. we all ate lots of apples, delicious apple doughnuts, and enjoyed the incredible scenery. and, i am thrilled to say, i finished my last apple today! what did you guys make with your apples? i just ate lots of peanut butter haha

photo-tastic!

farmville post #3 - sorry this is soooo late, but better late than never right? anyways, after kicking field goals behind chris and katie's house, we ran around taking lots of fabulous photos...these are the golden times! enjoy!

move over robbie gould!

farmville post #2: saturday afternoon we went out to a field behind chris and katie's house to kick some field goals! everyone got at least one through the uprights, although it took several tries...thankfully, this gave us some excellent opportunities for action photos :)

i chose the "i wish i was square dancing over enthusiastically" dance approach:


katie chose to be more scientific, focusing on incorporating the word "fulcrum" into her description of this technique:

stina went with the ever-reliable high kick follow through...seriously, she could be a rockett!



jennie abandoned her foot all together and went in with her shin instead:

Farmville USA!

this weekend stina, jennie, and i traveled to farmville to visit katie and chris in their new hometown! this is the first of several posts from the weekend (we took LOTS of pictures)...this one is dedicated to sites around town :)

when we drove into town, jennie spotted this burger king sign advertising "funnel cake fries"...we didn't go in for a sample, so i still have no idea what a funnel cake fry actually is. then, katie showed us a bit of the local flavor: Captain America. apparently, Captain America struts up and down the side of the street most days waving this flag to passers-by (he doesn't like getting his picture taken though, so we had to sneak this one from the back). we also went to see hampden-sydney college, where both chris and katie work, so here are a few shots of the basketball court/stands, katie in her very official-looking office, and the group outside of katie's building. enjoy...lots more to come!