Welcome Fall!

Where in the world did september go? Theres only 3 days left in the month before Fall!!! thats just nuts!!!! Im not complaining though, this is my favorite time of the year! I absolutly love fall! And Everything about it... the colors, the smells, the cool air! I have already finished knitting a scarf, and im halfway trough another one that im making for Chandra, and i just started one up for Anna. My goal is to be a knitting queen by the end of winter... Ugh, winter.... i dont even want to think about snow on the roads yet. I can handle them on the ground, but driving in crazy weather like that is just terrifying!!!
I did however, just get home from a trip to the U.P. last night. It was so nice to see the boys again! We got a lot accomplished in our 3 days.... Chandra and i rolled in on wednesday night around 1130.. and we saw the boys for about an hour. Even though we wanted to visit longer, they still had school in the morning. So we hiked up to hills across the street to Chans aunt and uncles house... how lucky were we that we were so close to the boys? And let me tell you, we stayed in heaven while we were up there. Dawn and David have a beautifully finished basement... we had our own living room, bedroom, bathroom and sauna.... oh and a hot tub! It was like we were in our own little cottage! And in the morning when we woke up and got our coffee... we had this amazing veiw of the canal. I am so bummed that i didnt take pictures of it! next time though ;)
When we woke up thursday morning i drove myself out to the family camp to visit with my grandma for the day, and she made lasagna for dinner when the rest of the gang joined me later. Oh and did i mentioned we did a sauna swim??? Superior was cold, but not as frigid as i thought it would have been this time of year.
On Friday we all went to the Mine Shaft for some bowling, and went to Jims Pizza in Hancock for dinner.... then that night me brian and paul went out to kyds. It was so nice to see some old friends and catch up!
On Saturday we spent the day relaxing and watched Michigan kick some butt! Erik made us all dinner that night, sweet barbequed Pork Ribs... it was soo good!!!
And then Sunday came faster then i blinked, and we were on our way home... we did however stop in mackinaw to meet with some of the Kempeinens and ate lunch and did a little sight seeing....
It was a wonderful, beautiful, relaxing weekend.... we are planning on going on another trip in october!! :) i cant wait!!!

summers coming to rest.....

I know i know... its only the first week through august.... but i cant help but get excited! as much as i love summer, im ready to get back to school. After this break im totally pumped to get back in swing. School starts in just a few weeks. And the boys will be leaving shortly after that. The whole family is up north right now except for me brian and erik... so its been nice just having some quality time with my older brothers before they have to leave for another nine months. But im defiantly planning on visiting them this year. I havent been too good at all about going and seeing them.... not once actually. But Chandra and I are planning some weekend trips. I was able to cram my school schedule all into two days, which im very thankful for! So i will be able to take a long weekend trip with no fuss! I am pretty excited to go up north in the fall.... ive never seen the fall leaves up there, only pictures... and you know what they say, pictures wont do it justice.
The Ludington trip was such a good trip! Ive never gone on vacation anywhere but hermits cove. I will have to post the picture of all 11 of us who went when i get it. If your unaware, my cousin Kristine is expecting, so it was nice to see her and her little baby bump!
Not much else though....
enjoy the rest of your august if im not around ;)

Welcome Summer!

And it sure has been summer season, that is for sure! I'm pretty sure that this is the first officially day of summer! :) Kelli and Dan were in town last weekend. So we had fun with them! And for the past couple of weeks there were many grad party's to attend to! I'm pretty sure that my grad season is over for this year. Until next year that is!
I do have a lot to look forward to this summer though! Like the Poyhonen/Kempeinen kids camping trip to ludington!! I am super pumped for that! All of us older kids are going. There will be 12 of us going. I missed the trip the other year and heard that it was super fun. So i am very happy that i am able to make it this year! We are leaving almost in two weeks here, Thursday the 8th through Sunday the 11th. I plan on relaxing all weekend and spending some quality time with my cousins and my brothers! :)
Fourth of July is coming up as well! Like every year my family will be joining the kempeinens and watch fireworks at hudson mills! We have kept to this tradition ever since i can remember. They are phenomenal... they are on Saturday the 3rd, so if you have never been before you should defiantly go and check them out this year!
And then lastly, we are going to our cabin the first week in august! This is by far the vacation that i am looking forward to the most, and the vacation that i will always look forward to going on. Theres nothing better then spending a week at Hermits Cove with not a care in the world. Just clear your head and relax on the beach, or go berry picking if thats your taste. I try to not leave the camp, but i do enjoy heading into town once while im up there. And if were up to it, we take a day and go even further up to Copper Harbor. Thats where you have to buy the fudge! We also go to Fort Wilkens, an old Civil War Campsite. -very cool!
I have a lot to look forward to. Im trying to make the best of my summer, especially being on such a tight budget! I have a feeling though that this will be one of my favorite summers to come. :) Have a lovely rest of your month.

Productive morning so far

Do you ever go into JoAnne's and suddenly feel really crafty? Well Jenna and i had that experience last night. when we got home she made a couple of head bands and embelleshed a shirt of her own. And this morning when i got home from work, i embelleshed a tank top of my. Im pleased with the results. It was my first time ever doing something like this. if anyone knows of any other way to easily embellish, please let me know! :)

The Perfect Friday Night

Just us Girls! :)

Justin Moore!!! We were pretty close-he sings Small Town USA
And me and Jenny


So last night we all decided to go to the hoedown... and let me tell you it was a blast! The entire trip was just crazyness! And seeing Justin Moore for free was pretty phenomenal! Although it was extremely crowded though! We left around 9, and we probably spent a good 15 minutes trying to get out of there! it was literally shoulder to shoulder trying to push your way out! It was a good experience though!

Welcome Spring...

Its been awhile since ive blogged.... obviously the 365 project was a failure for me. Do you know how hard it is to remember to take a picture everyday??? Let me tell you, very hard on my part at least. Not too much has been going on though, ive been working a lot. Thats about the extent of my life. Dave got a job down in colombus, so he moved down there yesterday with the guys. It was sad to say goodbye to him. I dont think its really hit any of us yet.
Summers almost here though! Im so ready for it!!! :) Bring on the late nights, bonfires, fishing, and boating, with a side of lemonade! :)
Yesterday anna and i got a little silly and took pictures with my colorful umbrella! :)
Thats all for now,
Take care!

The weekend is over... :(

Monday: 2/22- First day of watching Ava this week, isnt she just a doll!? :) Sunday 2/21: Jenna Bought new curtains for our balcany doorway the other day, and pulled them back with this gold ribbon! :)

Saturday 2/20: Some Scrapbooking that jenna did. I thought it was neat how she was making a "key to my heart" page, with keys all over it, as shes wearing the Key necklace that dave bought her.

The weekend is officially over. Not much happened this weekend. On Friday my mom and i spent a good part of the day together, and us girls went to coffee instead of hockey, I finished painting the kitchen on saturday, and sunday went to church, then worked, and watched the US vs Canada Olympic Hockey(GO USA!!! :))! So ya, it was a pretty chill kind of weekend. For the next couple of days i am watching Ava(steve and tammys baby). :) So it should be a fun weekend.