exploding dog pumpkins - - not carved by me (but i wish they were.)

with mom and cousins jenn and stacie - at the student union, before last weeks husker game

arty encouragement....what i am going to do tonight!

wally in bed

for those of you that don't read my sister's blog - - here is the lovely picture she posted of me earlier this week. it cracked me up.

brad rocking out at a husker tailgate party

happy half birthday to brooke and pril! this is the adorable half of a birthday card that she sent me. :)

last night was my first time driving across the new o street overpass

recent apartment therapy inspiration

weenie (bailey) in the sink!

fried ice cream at el potrero. mmm.

levi and courtney are married!!

where i shared a yummy dinner with connie.

the evil lab candy bowl/subject of haiku from last week

look at this packing styrofoam - - it looks like a super mario bros cloud!

yes, i am irrationally excited about my new chair, but i just can't help myself. i love it!

can you guess what's in there?

what i look like when there are a lot of little mirrors in front of me

pups resting in the sunshine

kerri and megan: my two friends that have (on separate occasions) recently been stuck in an elevator.

brad n al (showing off her new obama shirt) at zen's. we watched the presidential debate there - along with a bunch of other democrats. AND the channel 8 news showed us (al, brad, cindy, brooke) watching the debate!

shuffles seem to come my way...my first one was on extended loan from pril and this one was given to me by ryan. thanks, friends!!!

this pampered chef cake pan is one of the very few kitchen-y things i've ever been excited about. it allows you to make a cake in 10 minutes...in the microwave! so far, i've made one chocolate cake and one lemon cake and they were both fabulous.

art museum on the k state campus

meeting luke

my palin scorecard from last nights vp debate...watched with jess, shawn, todd and luke in wamego, ks