The night my world ended :(

Tonight, John and I decided to combine finances. By finances, I mean, EVERYTHING! To top off my wonderful evening, John made me call and cancel all of my credit cards. I know what you're thinking, 'Jacquie, you shouldn't have so many credit cards!' Let me just tell you; some of these credit cards have not been used since 2006, and some, I can't even find anymore! It's horrible. As the receptionists on the at the credit borough laughed on the other end when I told them my husband was making me cancel the card, John's mouth couldn't hit the floor fast enough when they told him the credit limits ranging from $700-&2300! It amazes me: and we wonder why people can't get out of debt. Imagine, $2300 worth of Limited clothing in a couple of shopping sprees! I'd be in heaven!

Strasburg Ghost Tour

Michelle invited Tracy and I to go on our first ghost tour of the season. Actually, Tracy and Michelle have never been on one before! I remember a couple of years ago, John and I went on one and have a wonderfully, scary time! I loved every minute of it!

This ghost tour was a little different. It was more directed to people who are "out-of towners." We walked the streets of Strasburg, listened to ghost/history stories, and visited grave sites. SPOOKY!

Michelle's mother had invited her Red Hat group and we were just the tag alongs I guess. They were such fun women and they couldn't stop talking! It sounds like there are trouble when they all get together! Afterwards, we stopped at Friendly's to celebrate the October birthdays. Nothing better to end the night than a hot fudge/melted peanut butter ice cream sundae! Ugh, the gym can't be calling my name sooner. HAHA!


Tracy, Michelle, and I


Some of the Red Hat Society Ladies

My pumpkin

I went for the simple look this year. It was all about getting the other pumpkins done. This is my best example of the character on A Nightmare Before Christmas.

Oh what fun you've missed:

I have been having so much fun now that's it's fall. I love the weather and I love dressing in sweatshirts! This past Sunday, I went to carve pumpkins with the annual crew. We ended up carving 9 pumpkins total. Michelle was having a 70th birthday party for her mom and we needed to carve multiple little pumpkins to light the paths. They turned out adorable. We made a whole day of it. I brought stuff to 'make your own pizza' and pumpkin cookies for desert. The kids loved it. You'll see by the end pictures that we had a "not-so-happy camper." It seems every year we have one and this year was no different. Oh well.... Here's to next year!



All the pumpkins in a row....


Abigail did a great job. She carved 3 ghosts the entire circumfrence of the pumpkin.


Mom, Michelle, was so proud of her HAND DRAWN cow she thought up and created! Way to go Shell!


Zac was so proud of "his" pumpkin his mom made. He kept telling everyone that those were his hands she traced.


Gabrielle did a wonderful job on her pumpkin as well. It was a long 7 hours.

Farm Show, Farm Show, How I Love Thee

Ah, you know it has hit Autumn when the leaves start to turn, and you realize you now need more than a sweatshirt outside. The beginning of the Farm Show also marks a time for Autumn, as we get excited to carve pumpkins, prepare for the trick-or-treaters, etc. I love it!

I have been to the Farm Show only twice this week. I've enjoyed many long lost pleasures such as Kreider Farms milkshakes, funnel cakes, and a warm toasted sub. I love every minute of it, from looking at Bobcats with John, to seeing a 1200 lb pumpkin. It is also a good time to catch up with friends that we 'never find the time' to see, unfortunately.

Every year, I love looking at the animals and watching the baby pigs feed, holding the chicks, etc. This year, kittens came onto the scene. I loved all of them! I wanted one so badly, but with Matilda, I don't think that would fly too well. (with John either) John and I had a wonderful time together last night as we walked the grounds of Manheim and laughed over chocolate milkshakes. Such fun times!

Courtney and Drew's Wedding

Courtney and Drew's wedding was perfect. After almost a whole week of rain, the weather held out Saturday for their special day. The weather was perfect, the sun shining, and fall leaves falling. How beautiful!



Courtney and Drew


Jess & I


AJ, myself, and Eric


Jess & AJ


Awwww!


Ty & Marissa





High School Reunion?


Colin decided to break out the guitar. It was awesome. He and AJ decided to write a song about Courtney and Drew's wedding. It was so creative! They did an amazing job!


This is the table of 'party-poopers.' They did not want to have fun!




Keely, myself, Courtney, Jess, and Sara

Thank You

We can say thank you enough for all your love and support to us. We couldn't have made it 5 years without all of you behind us, encouraging us through school, starting a buisness, and life's everyday challenges. We love you guys!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WEDDING PICTURES, CLICK THE LINK TO THE RIGHT FOR A SLIDESHOW.

Cooking with Mom

My Saturday consisted of spending the morning at the pediatric office... working of course. MISRIBLE! Since we are getting into flu season, it seems all I am doing is giving nebulizer treatments and giving flu shots. This past Saturday was exceptionally bad...
I had to give 2 flu shots to a brother & sister; probably 11 & 7? They were both screaming so loudly, kicking, punching, and holding onto the door handle to escape. The mom was in no control what so over and after about 5 minutes of this going on, she started to have a break down and cry! She finally got the little girl onto her lap and held her tight. I was just about to go in for the sting, and the child starts to vomiting. She had worked herself up so much, she made herself sick. Although once she got her shot, she was fine. Her brother on the other hand was not so easy. I offered to grab another nurse to help hold him down and he promised he would stop the kicking. Again, once I had the needle open and just about near his arm, his mom released her grip and he started swinging and kicking again. Needless to say, I immediately backed away, needle open and all. I was not about to get stuck with a needle, clean or not clean... I didn't care. This ordeal went on for almost 20 mintues! I'm in the room thinking to myself, 'I do have other patients, I don't really need this today!' I know it's horrible to think, but this is outrageous! As much as I love kids, I hate giving shots! This makes for a really long day!

When I finally got home, my parents brought over Chinese and we started cooking. Our friend is having surgery and I wanted to make dinner for her family while she is recovering, so I decided on something easy... soups. My mom and I made chicken corn noodle soup and white chicken chili... AWESOME! Here are a few pictures for our fun 5 hours of cooking....


Yes, I made the dough rivals! My favorite part to the soup!
And we couldn't have done it without the palmagranite martinis! YUM!



The best part was that I got to use all my new cooking gadgets! I love the Le Crucet and recommend it to everyone!



Look at all the soup!

Goodbye Lancaster, Hello Chicago!

This post is a little late, and Myla has since moved... :(
She has ventured out to the big city of CHICAGO!
We celebrated with a going-away party for her last Sunday.
Here are just a few pictures....







MYLA, WE MISS YOU... COME BACK!

Rascal Flatts

This past Sunday, we were invited to see Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift with Bryan and Amanda. Both our wedding songs were "Bless the Broken Road" by Rascal Flatts and it was a neat experience to share this fun time with them.

The concert was at the Giant Center and Bryan got 4 box seat tickets! It was amazing! We were high up and super close to the stage. Taylor Swift was not as good as I thought she would be, but the crowd seemed to enjoy her. Rascal Flatts were great. Awesome effects, smoke, ballons, confetti, etc. It was a real fun night!

WEDDING PICTURES!

Follow this link for a slide show that our photographer put together. Needless to say, we have about 530 pictures that are not here. How will I ever chose?

http://www.garywilkinsonphotography.com/wedding/jacqueline-john/

John's favorite gift

I must say, with everything we've purchased, I got the better end of the deal. I get to use the blender, the mixer, the pots and pans, etc. Poor John... does he really want to use all that? NOPE! So, his favorite gift from a number of couples was this...




And as you can see, we've already put it to good use :)

Mr. & Mrs. William Sonoma

Yes, I literally think we have purchased the entire store. The evening after we got home from the honeymoon, we were in a spending mood. John and I went to William Sonoma and purchased our ENTIRE registry! $1500, 4 hours, and no fighting later, we were home again. We have since been cleaning like mad to get the house back to some level of organization. I love everything we bought and I can't wait to use it!

It's funny because I would have purchased some different serving pieces, but a friend from high school, his mother works at William Sonoma and helped us purchase our registry. She kept telling me to go big! (She has 3 hungry boys and was always cooking during high school when the "girls" arrived for the evening at her home). Super cute! I love her! So of course, I bought the serving pieces for 20+.

We will be having holiday dinners eventually, right?

Bachlorette Party

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As you can see, the mulch still hasn't been taken care of since the "Mulch" post way back when. Our marriage counselors decided to have some fun with it and this is what we came home to one evening....

A tribute for Father's Day

I LOVE YOU!

Bridal Shower : June 7th

I was very surprised when John and I headed to our friend's home for a birthday party, and here was my bridal shower. The planning must have been such a process and the ladies did a great job. I was very surprised... and John was able to keep the secret well. Everything was great; from the hurricane drinks by Mr. Phillips to the flowers are gifts for the guests. Everyone had a great time!


My lovely fiance :)


Awww..... :)



Some of John's favorites




The ladies who threw the engagement party. Janelle, Courtney, and Steph

Billy Joel Concert

Quick pics at dinner before heading to the Billy Joel Concert