STRANGER DANGER!!!

I know these pictures may be a little weird but they represent the scariest/most exciting day of my life.

So yesterday mid-morning I was hanging out at home like any good unemployed house wife does. When someone knocked on the door and rang the door bell. I typically act like I'm not home and mute the TV hoping that they will go away. Well, this person kept knocking and kept ringing the doorbell. It started to scare me a bit but I really thought they might have the wrong house. About 10 minutes later, they left. Whew, I was so glad they were gone. So then I walked into the kitchen to see that same truck was now driving through the alley. Yikes!! Why would they do that? So I call Jason to tell him what is going on. He tells me to call the police, but in the back of my mind I didn't think it was a big deal and I didn't want to bother the police (I know, I'm stupid). So I hang up with Jason and start walking to the living room when they start knocking and ringing the doorbell AGAIN!! Now I start freaking out and I call Jason again. He has already gotten in the car and was heading my way. He told me NOT to answer the door and call the police. As he was saying this I saw them leave the front porch and head to the back gate! So I ran to the back bedroom and still did not call the cops because I couldn't find my phone.
Then all of a sudden I heard a several big bangs and a crunch...THEY WERE KICKING DOWN MY BACK DOOR! I don't know what fueled me but all I know is that I was not happy that they were getting in the house and breaking down the door. So I ran down the hall and through the kitchen and started yelling "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!?!". The guy was standing in the kitchen and he looked up at me and wide eyed said, "Umm...we have the wrong house." Then they ran away. I rushed to the front of the house to look at their car and try to get the plate numbers...but wasn't able to:(
For about 2 seconds I really thought they had the wrong house. I found my phone and immediately (and finally) called 911. When the dispatcher started asking me questions I realized that they were trying to break into the house. That's when I kind of lost it. Jason got there about 5 minutes after they had left and the cops showed up 20 minutes after that. My mom came over and stayed with me the rest of the day. I was VERY thankful she has a job that lets her leave when she needs to.
So that is the story in a nut shell and I know it might seem weird that is was also the most exciting day but it was. I had cops calling me all day to identify the car and the suspect. Then the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) came by to fingerprint me and the place. A detective came over today to do a line up and I successfully picked out the guy that they believe to be the one who has been caught in other crimes. Detective Logan said "I hope we are able to put this guy away for a long time.". It was such a movie line but it was exciting to help find the guy.
All in all is was a very scary experience and I wouldn't want to go through it again. But if there can be a lesson to learn through all of this, it would be to ALWAYS call the cops if someone you don't know is knocking on your door for 10 minutes. Maybe even for 5 minutes.
Praise God they didn't have a gun.


They had to print me.



This is the door after the whole day was done. NO ONE is getting in the back door.

"The Fair Comes in October" - Terry Booker

That's right folks, it's October and that means the Texas State Fair is in town. Now I grew up in Abilene as most of you know and the fair there is just a little different than the one here:) They are both fun and scary in their own way. The Abilene West Texas Fair brought the scary people to work it and the State Fair is just in one of the scariest parts of town. But that's part of the experience. The West Texas fair has it's own yummy food like their Aggie Fries. Delicious! But I will say that the State Fair has many more yummy treats. My absolute favorite would have to be the fried Marshmallows. Watch Out! It's the most wonderful treat you will ever eat. See the pictures below as I check to make sure they were still yummy. Jason and I made a game plan before we hit the fair and we decided to split all we ate and then eat Salty, then a Sweet. We started with their famous must have Corn dogs. Then we hit the fried Smores...unbelievable! The graham cracker was still crunchy! I can't keep writing about what we ate because I am getting hungry:) Let the pictures do the talking....

Jason checking out the car show.

Now this is the Official food winner of the fair. I was not too excited about trying it but it was very tasty.

The Fried Marshmallow.

Free Ice Cream in the Food Market.

Fried Grilled Cheese. This was very very good!

Jason insisted that we go to the dog show.

The Borden Milk Cow. Thanks for the ice cream Elsie!

See you next week! That's right, we are going back for more.

I would also like to give a shout out to my Blog designer Mrs. Ashley Wilson! Thanks for the awesome Blog!!!

Normally, I hate cats...

Hello, everyone.. it's Jason! That's right, Leigh has graciously decided to allow me to guest-post on her blog. Get ready, because this is going to be one of the most intellectually stimulating blog posts you'll read this hour.

The reason behind this post: the past couple of days at work, my productivity has been decidedly lower than usual because of a discovery I've made about myself - I love looking at photos of cats with ridiculous captions. Sometimes it's the simple things in life.

So, in my selfless desire to share my joy with all of our friends and relatives, I bribed Leigh with a cinnamon roll from Breadwinners and I now present to you some of the very best examples in this genre of creative expression.

















Aaaaahhhh... Now, that's better, isn't it? Your whole day just got a little bit brighter. I sometimes actually laugh so hard at some of these that I have to look away just to regain control.

I hope you have been touched in some way by this post - if even one person's life is enriched, I know it will have been worthwhile. And, on that note, for further enrichment, feel free to visit the source of this brilliance: I Can Has Cheezburger.com

Happy Wednesday to you all.

Olympics 2008 + Friends = Awesome party!

I know I am late on this post but it's how I am operating right now....slow. Anyway, Jason and I hosted the Duty's vision for an awesome Olympics Opening ceremony party. I am a much bigger fan of the Summer Olympics over the Winter ones. I got so in to it this year. Which was kind of easy seeing that I don't have a job. So I told Jason I would make it my job to make sure I was able to give him a full report on those day's events. He sure is lucky that I had all that extra free time:)
Traci had been planning this party in her head for a while now and I am just thankful I could help pull it off. We had everyone pick a country in which they also had to bring a food dish from. We also encouraged everyone to dress up like their country or an athlete. We had such a fun group of people and everyone participated. The food was a little random but definitly delicious. From Sushi and Fried rice to Swedish meatballs and bratwurst.

The table...we had flags to represent where the food had come from. The sad part was we had a hard time knowing what each flag was. I think Bermuda



The Participants and their country.

The Depauw's and their little Olympic torch were the USA.


The Wilson's and their Gold metal Costumes. They represented Japan.




The Duty's were Ikea workers from Sweden.


Matt and Julie (the Newlyweds) were Mexico.


Nick and Hannah were French men. They won the Silver medal for their awesome costume.


Since Jason and I hosted the party, we were the host country and ping pong players.


Jamie and Steven brought Pizzas from Italy but came as Paul and Morgan Hamm. It was just sad that the Hamm brothers were injured and couldn't compete.



These crazy islanders came from Bermuda.


It was such a great party and it helped that the openig ceremonies were awesome too! We are already looking forward to the party in 2012 for the London games.

Whoa!

I can't believe how fast the summer has flown and I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted! For those faithful readers out there I apologize for my lack of blogging. We haven't had a crazy summer really. Except for the fact that I quit my job in the middle of July. That is part of the reason for my lack of blogging...no computer:( It's a long story and I have been a house wife every since. I have a job possibility that I am waiting patiently to find out about.

Back to the summer events....

We spent the 4th of July in Granbury, TX with the Duty's. We have done that for the past 4 years. Jay's parents (the most amazing host ever) have a lot of traditions for the holiday and the one that is our favorite are the home made egg rolls. So Yummy! We roll them ourselves and then they get fried. They are so delicious and I am sure so nutritious.





Some of the group...


Here come the Fireworks....


We were amazed at the fireworks show.


Two days after the 4th was my 28th birthday. We had a little birthday dinner at one of my most favorite Dallas restaurants, Celebration. Yum yum yum! The Wilson's supplied a delicious cake from Everything Bunt Cake. It was a wonderful birthday and I am so thankful for such good friends.





It's been a great summer and I hope yours has been too.