Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A New England Fall

Since my last post was a little heavy, I decided to add some fun fall pictures to cheer up a bit.

I love the fall here in New England. Fall is my favorite time of year and I have taken full advantage of all the fun fall-y things.

A few weekends ago, Chelsea's sister and her boyfriend came to visit and we had a few other friends over. We hiked to the top of a lookout tower for a great view of all the fall leaves and we could even see the bridge to Maine from there. That night we had hot apple cider, apple crisp, and a fire in our outdoor fireplace. Sunday we ventured out to a nearby farm. They had beautiful horses and a bunch of newborn lambs. Chelsea and I had a blast watching the little lambs try out there new legs by running around and jumping on their mom's backs. It was hilarisous. Then we all headed out to the farm's corn maze. It was shaped like a skunk and throughout the maze there were mailboxes with skunk trivia questions inside. If you got the answer right, you were sent in the right direction, if you got it wrong, you were sent to a dead end. We did pretty well; 7/10 right.





















The next weekend, my friend Tim and I headed to Keene, NH, about an an hour and a half away for their famous Pumpkin Fest. This is the world's largest jack-o-lantern gathering! People bring their pumpkins into town and the main streets are lined up to display them! There were food and craft vendors all over. It was really fun! Nikki had called me the week before to say that Rachel Ray mentioned Pumpkin Fest in her food magazine and that I should definitely go to it. I am super glad I did!











This weekend I had to work at a a visit day on Saturday and then I went home and warmed up by our fire and watched movies with Chelsea, since it was so cold and drizzly. It was the perfect lazy fall day. Sunday, was gorgeous and almost 60, so my friend Tim came and we carved pumpkins out on the back deck in the sunshine!



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I have really not been as good at updating this as I want to be. Sometimes I even forget that I have the blog until someone mentions that they read something on here. I wonder how many people read it anyways? I wish there was a way to see how many people view this. I assume it's just my family, until a random friend brings up something I blogged about. Hmmm.... Anyway, I think I will keep it going, just as a way to write about what is going on in my life, even if it's for my own sake.

So, things have been a little rough in the past two weeks. My Grandpa Williams has been in the hospital. My mom called last week and said that it was probably going to be his time. He has been a quadriplegic for over 20 years now and with this has come a myriad of health problems. Last week his was hospitalized for pnuemonia in both lungs. Of course, getting the phone call was really hard to hear, but it's even harder to be this far away from home. I slept with my phone right by my pillow and had it right on my desk at work everyday, just waiting for news. The call still hasn't come. He just keeps pulling through! I am just praying for him and especially for my grandma who is going through so many emotions and struggles. I am sending all my love their way.

Then, just a few days ago, my mom called to tell me that Nikki and Steve lost their baby. My heart is just breaking for them. I wasn't going to blog about it, but since I already wrote that they were expecting, I feel like it's important to post this as well and just ask everyone to keep them in your prayers. As a sister, it is almost unbearable to know that someone you love with all your heart is going through such a hard time. I want to fix everything and make it better and I can't and I hate that. More than anything, I want to physically be there with them. I want to hug my sister and hold her while she cries, and I can't. I absolutely love living out here, but it's at times like these that I wish I was with my family.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Becoming an Auntie!

I am so excited right now, I am about to burst!!

I am going to be an aunt twice!!! Kimi's little boy, Jackson, is due on January 8th. I cannot wait until he arrives, and am secretly hoping he will come a little early, so I can be there to see the birth when I am home for Christmas!!

Then, Nikki and Steve called yesterday and are expecting too!!! I am overjoyed for them! Their little one is due in June. I am so excited to have two babies to spoil!!

God is truly amazing and I cannot believe how blessed our family is!

I am on top of the world with the great news!!

Congrats to my both my beautiful sisters (and of course, Steve too!)

Monday, October 5, 2009

Boston

This weekend was busy! Saturday I had to work at our University Open House for prospective students. It was a long day, but went really well. After work, Chels and I drove to Boston to hang out with friends in celebration of Chelsey and another friend, Tim's, birthdays. It was so much fun! My friend Ally lives in a super cute apartment in South Boston, so we stayed with her. She lives on the top floor and has a really cool roof balcony that overlooks the city. We even had birthday brownies as we overlooked the lights of the city. Yesterday, we all walked down to a cute little breakfast cafe from Ally's place. They had fantastic turkey hash! After that, we headed down to Castle Island on the harbor. We watched people fish, planes, take off at the airport, and got to see the old fort there. It was a great weekend, but it flew by so fast!















Pictures of the Kitchen and Living Room

Here are the pictures of my living room (although now we have a big flat screen t.v.!), kitchen and dining room!