aaand we're back!

Welcome to 2012!

January has treated us well. 

So far this year we've had our first ultrasound:

meet Geoff jr.!

we find out the gender the middle of next month.

We met my dad in Portland for a Blazer game:

We got some snow:

I dont really care for the snow that much, but i do love how pretty it makes my drive to work :)

and while it was snowing in Corvallis, Geoff and I had a sunny weekend at the beach:

even though we are only 45 minutes from the coast, I can never figure out why the weather is always the opposite from Corvallis. But I love it!

Happy 2012 y'all!

is there a doctor in the house? and other matters...

we wrapped up October with a sick awesome costume down at our local trunk or treat (thanks to the 'think tank' for the costume idea!)

Geoff and I dressed up as Operation with me as his Dr.

the trunk or treat lasted all of 15 minutes before we were cleaned out of our candy stash, we then spent some time at our favorite family, The Romrells house before going to late night eats at Applebees where we were 15 minutes late of winning the best costume for the night! bummer!

Other matters...

a lot of this has been happening at our house lately:

Geoffs been studying film like crazy. The big man got his first career start last weekend against Stanford. Its been so much fun getting to watch him play this year. 

My dad and I enjoyed watching the game in the covered section. No rain on us made for an enjoyable day. 

in other news, our life must be more stressful these days or something--between football, my 9 hour days, and my new title of 'acting store manager' (hopefully the 'acting' part will go away and just the 'store manager' part can remain. Regardless of what happens, I welcome the new challenges ahead). 

anyway, all geoff and I (but mostly geoff) talk about is our bed. He loves that thing more than me.. At the end of the day he cant wait to get into the bed. Its truly is the best bed around. 

(excuse her nakedness, she does have a bedskirt now)

my favorite part is what i find in that bed. Like him...

and her...

and sometimes, they even like to share.

October,

how I love thee. Its clearly the best month. The weather gets gloomy, the trees change to orange, red, purple and yellow, and you get to wear all your favorite fall clothes. On top of all of that we have had a lot of fun this month. Today we spent our Sunday exactly how we like to--family dinner with the Folsoms. Its always the best start to our week (or the best way to end the week, however you like to see it :).

Heres how we've spent our October so far:

we've had some awesome visitors

We went to the pumpkin patch

and displayed our pumpkins proudly!

We celebrated a birthday--

happy 24th to me!

Spent nights eating out and playing pool

and best of all geoff got his big debut as center out on the field!

he served up some pancakes, rightfully so!

Heres to October and hopefully the rest of the month being just as fun!

Stranded.

If your ever find yourself at the airport on an 8 hour delay here are some things that can happen:

1. The airlines will repeatedly lie to you. however, they will say it in an upbeat tone of voice so it sounds like your receiving good news....but really all hope is lost.

2. They will give you warm sodas and cold pizza.

3. After 4 hours people will start to break and yell their frustrations in the middle of the airport. And someone WILL tell you to chill out.

4. You might become BFF's with an old couple who will repeatedly tell you "better safe than sorry!"

5. Someone will fall asleep and snore so loudly that you and everyone else must listen to music to drown them out.

6. They will give you a $25 voucher which will TOTALLY make up for the wait and leave me feeling completely satisfied.

a recipe.

Sour cream pear pie.

I got this recipe at Rassmusen Pumpkin Farm last weekend. Its seriously so good. Dont question it. Just make it. Okay?

- 1 unbaked 9" pie shell

- 1 C. sour cream

- 1 egg

- 3/4 C. sugar

- 1 tsp. vanilla

- 1/4 tsp. salt

- 2 Tbl. four

- 4 C. peeled, diced pears*

Strusel topping

- 1/4 C. flour

- 1/4 C. brown sugar

- 1/4 tsp cinnamon

- 1/4 C. butter, cut into small pieces

- 1/4 C. chopped pecans (optional)

* I used Red Bartlett pears

Blend sour cream, egg, sugar, vanilla, salt and four until smooth. Fold in pears. Pour into the pie shell and bake @ 375 degrees for 40 min. Remove, sprinkle with topping and bake for another 10 minutes. Cool and serve. 

A day at the beach.

Summer is officially starting to wind down, and with football season in full swing--the idea that school is starting soon is finally starting to sink in. I always get a little sad knowing that I don't get to go back to campus. But I'm thankful I'm done and remember to count my blessings.

Last Monday, Geoff had the day off and I was getting done with work early so we decided to head out to the coast. We missed the last of the sunny days at the beach but the weather was still absolutely perfect! Not hot, not cold. Slightly overcast and NO wind. We did a little shopping and shared some fish and chips and then settled into the sand for an hour or so. It was wonderful. Heckled a few seagulls and played a few card games. It's so nice to hear the sound of the ocean. We are so lucky to have it so close. Here are a few shots from our day trip.

*sorry about a blogless football season. I'll work on it but it's not my favorite thing to blog about. Maybe when we get our first win :) However my fiend Kelly did get this great shot at the Wisconsin game. Until next time, Go Beavs.

Blogging from an iPad...

Makes for very slow blogging.

First off, the 'Geoff Garner' minor injury report:
-an ingrown toenail, fixed
-less than 24 hrs later 350lb dlineman, Castro breaks the rest of the remaining nail
-12 hrs later a dislocated left thumb
-after later inspection, torn ligiments are found. Currently wearing a soft cast.

Poor giblets. I feel so bad for the kid. Thankfully it's nothing worse.

Like Geoff did last month, I'm vacationing in The Dalles. It. Is. Awesome.

I spend everyday kickin' it poolside. I'm so tan. It's amazing.

And in other news, my stitches are out and I'm developing a scar that looks like a smiley face. It's pretty cool.

I'm going to learn how to can apple and cherry pie filling while im here so hopefully it all goes well and I can share my cornucopia of goods with everyone.


The first game of the season is in two weeks. Get ready Beaver Nation. It's gonna be fun.