Easter weekend

with my sister home from colorado we had a jamped-packed weeknd. two trips to red wing to play games...eat bj goods.....laugh.....etc. the g8 fundraising has begun for our 2nd annual mex. missions trip in aug....BAKE SALE at church for the play/services. we raised great mula. andy and i went over to batzlaffs (used to live with them) for dutch blitz with jordan/chelcy and sara/kyle... it was awesome. andy and i have been on a animal cracker kick..so he thought since he was the oldest and all, to throw them everywhere, put them in shoes, on the driveway, and cars.....hilarious!!!! another pix is of andy and I with the arnolds....dear friends of ours....with their son, coop-digity....at church. it was a great wknd, ending at the finches on sund. night for qt with my youth girls and amzing family friends!

paybacks

so everytime andy gets my camera, he thinks he needs to be creative with his many hair styles. first up, pony tail. all i know is i am married to a fashion icon! wow!!!!! he is on is way to dreads. scary folks. love it. so this is a payback to my husband for taking 20 pix in a row on sat night of himself......

Spring brings NEW

I love this time of year! why? not for the leaf-less trees, brown grass, ugg boots yet..but I love change. longer daylight! inspiration across the board! I have been painting a lot, here is a simple piece I did last week.... also, I love being in the hair/fashion industry in the spring!!!! more blonde! more new styles. here are some beauties.......Mrs. Saxton herself, and Mandi/Mikayla....love it. good times with my blondes......

Other than those changes, Andy and I are doing great. We are going to take the step for 2008 with our finances, and jump on board with all the other extreme peeps out there and do it the "david ramsey way" hollar. Cheers for living sacrifically and going against the grain....prayers from my fellow bloggers for encouragement when Christy sees the deals. I am going to need it!

jenpachi

we had a great bday for andy this year. we went to dinner with a great crew....amazing friends! thanks for coming everyone. timms ended up getting sick, we missed them....celebrated with them the following week! andy had some great gifts. and was positive we were going to kallies' i actually successfully SURPRISED him. it was great! i cant' believe this was our 6th bday celebration....it seems like way more......life without andy would be rather lonely and dull. love you apie. thanks for the support and laughter on a daily basis.

josie/laura and i at retreat.

29 in 08

Quelf is the new fav for the cass home and G8. random and fun!

Retreat ladies. at lake geneva.

andy is 29! what a story....lets just say here is andys cake! happy birthday babe!

candles and friends.

liz + amy = beautiful souls. recently, my two great friends came down to rochester to experience some amazingness. we of course did some hair at tres francoise...shopped...grabbed starbux....church(mn teen challenge was there)AMAZING! we also dined at a local fav: SONTES' it is tapas style food. the atmosphere, food (all organic) service etc is exceptional! we were there for over 3 hours sharing conversations, stories, and LIFE! it was much needed. thanks girls for coming! love you both.


Candle Light Dinner is my FAVORITE. every yr our women's ministry puts on one amzing event.....it was held in the gathering area this yr! i had the opportunity to be on the planning team, which for me meant organizing the layout of the room, and designing the stage. with the assistance of my good pal, marilyn we made one awesome set! our theme for the event was "CHOCOLATE". 250 women came this yr. i had a blast...i also hosted a table! it was a blast....one of the pix is with my table ladies. osborns, shel/colleen, rosemary and lori! good peeps.

g8

some gate shots......we recently had to say goodbye to another student...RUSS. he and his fam moved to kentucky...the students, leaders are missing him much. he made a big difference at the g8 and rochester as a whole...and we believe that he will continue to do so! another pix. of katie, willingly volunteering herself to be apart of a very serious game...jk. its amazing what a couple pair of nylons can do. love it. just a plug for all of you to check out our newly designed site: http://tg8.org

been awhile

lots of change. memories....it has been an awesome month for a and I.......retreat. new job...birthday...the g8 here are some pix of retreat at Lake Geneva Switzerland....here is the business card andy and I designed for the salon. love it.. check out the web: http://tresfrancoisesalon.com