HaLlOwEeN 2011

This year was the first year that Kurt and I have dressed up for Halloween, I'm not a huge Halloween person.  But I'm not going to lie it was really fun dressing up!

To start off the holiday we carved Pumpkins the week before at Kurt's Parents.  Kurt hadn't been sick that day (24 hr. Flu) but he still wanted to come and participate...this is what he ended up doing all night

so sad!

While we did this

On Halloween we got dressed up and went to our friends house for a party!  Bre did a great job decorating and she had awesome games planned! Halloween Fear Factor was the best, luckily I didn't have to eat anything crazy!  I wish I had taken more pictures but here's what I got...

Happy Halloween from Mary Poppins and Burt!

Bumblebee

SO a few weeks ago we went and saw Transformers 3....  If you haven't seen it and are wanting to then don't keep reading, I don't want to spoil anything for you.  After watching it I was a little unsure about the new chick but I knew I wanted Bumblebee to be my BEST friend!  I have thought that sense the First Transformers came out, but for some reason the third one just pushed me over the top. ha ha. I'm Sure you all are thinking "Really Megan, its a movie and its JUST a CAR".  But there was just something about the scene when I thought the Bad guys were going to slaughter him, that got to me.  I'm not going to lie I got a little teary eyed.  But he survives and saves Sam's life for like the 15th time!

   Kurt says I have a crush on Bumblebee..well maybe I do. 

  I just want a cool Car Friend that can kick some A!

  and I wouldn't mind actually driving a sweet Camaro!

till we meet Bumblebee

passing the time

While I waited for Kurt to get home I passed the time by ....

~ Going to Vegas and being a part of Tres' wedding! It was amazing! I planed a Bachelorette party the night before that was a blast and she looked so Beautiful and Happy on her wedding day..congrats Ashley and Austin

~ My mom came to visit, we did her hair, ate lots of yummy food and did some shopping. I finally bought some good working shoes. I had a hard time spending the money and them not being very cute, but its been worth it.

~  I went on lots of girl nights with my sister in laws.

~ My Dad and Maria came to SLC for a 4 day conference, so I got to hang out with them for a few days. We went on a hike with my dad and out to eat a few times.  We tried a new Asian Bistro called J Wongs in down town SLC. SO tasty I cant wait to go back!

~ My salon participated in Salon Wars 3.  It is a Runway hair show. What was one of the most intense things I have been a part of.  It was a awesome experience.  Thank you Nick and Baylee and Crystal  for coming and supporting me!

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I'm so excited that Kurt is home! We went to Park City last weekend, so as soon as I get the pictures off of Kurt's phone i'll do a post....

 

Back to Work I go...

I cant belive how time has gone so fast! I leave Indy on FrIdAy! It is very bitter sweet, I miss my job and the girls I work with but i'm going to miss Kurt even more! So if you want to come see me at the salon Please do, cause i'm sure i'll be lonely!

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So here is a little up date of the past few weeks in Indy

After my parents left Kurt and I had a few days to our sevles, and then my sister Molly flew into town!

-heres the back story- it just so happens that my brother Jake and his Wife Melissa live in Lafayette, its a town abour 45 min. north of us.  Their baby was due at the begining of July and so that side of my family had already made plans to come visit them and baby Landon. Kurt and I just happend to be a bouns to their trip.

So I rented a car picked Molly up from the Airport and we headed to Lafayette.  Jake wasnt there because he left a few weeks before Landons birth for the Capitol Police Acadamy. He got to come home for the birth, but then had to go right back. When we got there Landon was still in the NICU for a few days due to a infection, so Mel stayed at the Hospital with him and Molls and I kept the cats company at the house.  It was so nice spending time with my sister, we really havent spent much time together sence High School. There has been the occsional holidays and vactions, but most of the time she is busy taking care of 3 kids(shes a nanny) or i'm busy working.  So it was nice to not have todo anything just hang out.  I wish we could spend more time together.  Now i'm sure some of you are thinking isnt she your step sister? so why do you call her your sister.  Well becasue she is! We become sister when I was 7 and she was 4, so as long as i can remember she has been in my life. Love ya sister. Any wasys....Landon came home a few days later and it was so fun to hold and snuggle him! I had to return the rental car so I drove back to Indy and spent the weekend with Kurt.  Then my Dad and Maria flew in to see Landon, they so kindly picked me up and off to Lafayette we went.  I stayed another few days and then Kurt came and picked me up.

  The day before Molls and the Parents flew out we went to down town Indianapolis, wich was cool because we had yet to go down there. We walked to Monument Circle, wondered into a really OLD church and then found the Capitol Building, Unfortunaly it had closed 10 mins. before we got there. I love looking at old buildings.  As we were walking around we found this yummy looking resturant called Weber Grill , so we went there for dinner. It was sooo good, they have these preztal rolls that are so awesome and my steak was pretty yummy too! After dinner we said our goodbyes.

In between the trips to Lafayette we managed to do some tourist things.  We went to the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I had no idea that it was going to be so big.  We spent 2 hours there and prob saw 1/3 of it, Its amazing to me the talent that artist have especially
 painters.  How can they stand so close to a canvas and create such a big picture? It blows my mind.

We also went to Kings Island with a buch of people from the office. 

for those who don't know its a huge them and water park in Ohio about 2 hours from us.  We got there and hurried to the bathroom, well just my luck I busted my pinkie toe open!  Good thing one of the girls had band aids in her purse, so the whole day I wobbled a little.  We rode a few rides and then decided to change and go to the water park because it was so HoT!  As soon as we changed it started poring rain, I was very happy I had my swimwear on :)   We waited out the crazy 2 hour thunderstorm and I'm so happy we did cause it chased a lot of people away and it broke the heat.  Now I'm not a huge roller coaster person. A. because the anticipation of whats coming causes me anxiety. B. I get motion sick.  but Kurt lOvEs them.  So I sucked it up and went on some of the scariest rides I have ever been on.  here are just a few:

1. Diamondback- 230 ft. drop and goes up to 80 mph

2. Firehawk-115 ft. drop and goes 50 mph and you are laying down

3. Drop Tower- 315 ft. drops you at 67 mph

We never made it to the water park because of the storm and some stupid worker told me that after it closes due to weather they don't open it back up.  we later found out that it dId open back up!  I was so sad because that's what I was most looking forward to doing.  Oh well maybe if we ever come back.  By the end of the night we were so tired but wanted to stay for the firework show.  We got home at 2am and went straight to bed! 

It really has been fun being out here! I love all the brick houses and how there are huge trees every where!  everyone has a yard with lots of GrEeN grass, life just seems simply out here. The flatness doesn't really bother me, but I do miss the bLuE sky. 

Indianapolis..update

So my first month in Indianapolis was pretty low key: watching Friends, Running around the pond behind our apartment, Monday girls night watching the Bachlorette with the other wives, cooking and hanging out with KURT!  It was some much needed relaxation. 

The month of July has been more exciting..My mom and Richard came to visit the 3rd-11th.  The morning of the 4th my mom I and some other wives went to a small town Parade.  It was awesome, I haven't been to a Parade in years.  It helped remind me what the 4th was all about and those who have served our country.

That night we BBQ'd, waited for Kurt to get home from work and then lit off some fireworks.

our sales manager's cute daughter

  A few days later Richard wanted to do some genealogy hunting in Clay County, Indiana, so my mom , Richard and I hopped in the car for the short car ride there...well sorta.  There was a small battle of the GPS vs. Map but ounce that battle was over I fell asleep and we were there in no time.  We walked around a cemetery and got to know some Harden's.  My mom and I dropped Richard off at a library and we took a short road trip to Terre Haute, went to T.J Max and then took a very long detour(the freeway entrance was closed) back to get Richard.  We then went to dinner with one of Richards distant cousins and her husband.  They were very nice and shared some family secrets with us.  All in all it was a fun trip, learned about the Hardens and got car sick. 

Last weekend we decided to do a last minute trip to Nauvoo, IL because my brother Adam and his family just happened to be there and it is only a 5 hourish drive for us.  I have been and so have my mom and Richard but it has been years, and Kurt has never been.  Kurt worked till 5 and then we started the drive, we drove through lots of corn fields and small towns.  I felt like I was in a small town American Movie, I forget that people really live like that.  We got to Nauvoo just in time to see the end of the Nauvoo Pageant, afterwards we found Adam and Heather and there cute kids.  We visited a bit with them and then went to our separate hotels.  We were filling hungry and the only thing open at 10:30 was a little local pizza place called Ziggies.  It was sooo GOOD!  and there Ziggie sticks are to die for, if you are ever in Nauvoo you need to go. It's on Mulholland St.

The next morning we started early so we could get a full day of site seeing in.  We started at the Temple so we were fresh and clean for family pictures.  Then we went do historic, old Nauvoo and walked around, checked out town hall, the bakery, the gun shop, the school house, the brick yard, Joseph Smith's houses, and the red brick store.  It was very hot and humid, but it was worth it to see all these things and to see the kids so excited to learn about old Nauvoo. 

We had lunch and then headed to Carthage Jail and went through the tour, such a touching place.  Our last stop for the day was Parley St., the Trail of Hope back in Navuoo.  This is where the pioneers lined up 3 wagons wide waiting to cross the Mississippi. Along Parley St. they have plaques up of peoples stories, this was by far my favorite.  They had such faith, being forced to leave most of their belongings behind and start all over again! 

The next morning we got up early and started the drive back to Indianapolis. We drove straight to the airport to drop off my parents.  It was a short trip but well worth it! Getting to see Adam, Heather and their kids was such a treat, we haven't seen then since our wedding! I wish we lived closer to more of my family, we just don't get to see them enough.  Thanks mom and Richard for coming to visit!

The Temple is so beautiful, I'm not that great of a picture taker but these are a few of my favorites.

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6 AM Wake up call

This Morning I had the lovely pleasure of being woken up by a CRAZY thunder/lightning/rain storm!  We have had a few storms since I've been here, but nothing like today's!  The Thunder was so loud that I seriously thought a cannon was be shot out side our window. I was having dreams about Pirates of the Caribbean, you know the scene where they attack Port Royal, that's how loud and often it was. The lightning was so bright that my eyes were closed and the binds on our windows were closed and the big bright flash still woke me up!  I was so happy to have Kurt sleeping next to me, I just snuggled right up to him and I knew I would be safe from Captain Barbossa! 

Its now around 11 AM and the storm seems to be still going strong.  I don't know how the guys are going to work today.  A few summers ago when I was in TX there were a few storms, but I don't remember them lasting this long!  From what I understand this is a very unusual summer for Indianapolis, and of course its when I'm here.

I would go outside and get some video to post, but I'm not going to lie...I don't want to even go out on our balcony.  I hope everyone else has a fun day cause it looks like I'll be spending most of mine inside :(  and to think we were hanging by the pool yesterday enjoying the nice weather and eating some yummy BBQ...

P.s. mom if your reading this..don't worry I'm fine:) but you might want to pack your umbrella when you come.

8 Ladies and a Captain

Before I flew out to Indy I wanted to get one last Lake trip in, my parents had been trying to sell it for a while.  Kurt's sisters had mentioned that they wanted to go since all of your hubbys would be out of town through out the summer.  The Megleys had been trying to do a girls trip for a while, but life was getting in the way.  At first only Marx could come but then Meg and Tres were able to get work off!  So girls weekend at the Birds Nest was so on! 

Thursday Crystal, Brooke and her puppy Anna drove down to Vegas, we went to dinner at the King and I and then went to Town Square for some Yogurt Land.  The next morning Crystal, Brooke, Anna, Tres and I hit the rode.  My dad and maria had gotten there about a hour before us, and in true Birdsall fashion there was a small issue at the house..the Fridge was broken.  Maria opted to stay home and wait for the new fridge, so my dad could take us out on the lake. Thanks.  We cruised the lake a bit and then headed to Kens Cove where Brooke and I cliff jumped.  Ounce back at the house we headed into town to get some groceries for the new fridge.  Then Meg and Ash met us at Mudsharks for dinner, they had to work.  That night we played a few games and just hung out.

Saturday was a full day of fun!  Anna hadn't been eating or drinking and wasn't feeling good since Friday morning.  So Maria decided she would stay home with her- what a sweet Grandma in law!  we did some tubing, my dad must have been in a nice mood cause he was very nice to use. Then cruised through the channel - under the London Bridge and back to Kens cove to eat lunch and to do some noodling, sun bathing, and more cliff jumping.  Marx wanted to go and no one would go with her, pulse I didn't want her hiking up by her self.  After a few hours we headed back to the house and as soon as we walked in the door maria was very worried about Anna.  She had gotten worse while we were gone and thought they should take her to the Vet.  While they were gone we took naps showered and got ready to go see Something Borrowed.  Luckily Anna was ok, they gave her a shoot and some meds.  The 6 of us headed to the local movie theater, witch was $8 and a few steps up from a dollar theater. ha ha.  Any way we made it back to the house just in time for the most yummy dinner! Maria marinated some ribs and my dad BBQ them to perfection! We were all to tired and sunburned to play any games, so we just had girl talk. 

I forgot to mention that between the time we planed the trip and the time we went my parents sold the boat.  My dad told the guy he could pick it up the weekend were there :(  Bright and early Sunday morning we got up and cleaned the Boat, took some pictures and then the new owners were there to take it away...it was very sad I couldn't watch.  After we cleaned up the house and packed our cars we went down to the bridge and got some yummy shaved ice, then headed home.  Thanks Dad and Maria for a fun last Boat trip! and thanks ladies for coming!  oh and thanks Pops for being our Captain

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