69 Things...

1. Are you married or divorced?
-Neither, but I am getting married in July

2. Are you a vegetarian?
-Nope!!!

3. Do you believe in heaven?
-Yes!

4. Have you ever came close to dying?
-Not that I can think of...

5. What jewelry do you wear?
-My engagement and promise ring from my fiance' as well as the earrings and necklace that he has given me

6. Favorite time of day?
-The end of the day when I get done with school/work

7. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
-Yes!!!

8. Do you wear make-up?
-When I have somewhere to go

9. Ever had plastic surgery?
-Nope

10. Do you color your hair?
-Sometimes I highlight it, but I haven't in over a year now.

11. What do you wear to bed?
-Shorts/pants and a tank top

12. Have you ever done anything illegal?
-Speed....(but not enough to ever get pulled over)

13. Can you roll your tongue?
-Yes

14. Do you tweeze your eyebrows?
-In between waxing

15. What kind of sneakers?
-Under Armor

16. Do you believe in abortions?
-Depends on the case, but generally NO!!

17. What is your hair color?
-Dishwater blonde

18. Future child's name?
-I have some ideas, but I need to get married and pregnant first!

19. Do you snore?
-Only when I am sick and have a stuffy nose

20. If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
-Fiji

21. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
-They are in my bed sometimes but I don't cuddle with them normally

22. What would you do if you won the lottery?
-Pay off mine and my families debt, make a college fund for my nephews and for my future kids, give some to charity

23. Gold or silver?
-White gold

24. Hamburger or hotdog? - Cheeseburger
25. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? -Pasta because there are so many things you can do with it.
26. City, beach, or country? -Beach and country...? (Is that okay?)
27. What was the last thing you touched? -Some things in my classroom at school
28. Where did you eat last? -Buzzard Billy's
29. When was the last time you cried? -Probably last week
30. Do you read blogs? -Yes, I look at my sister-in-laws and her sister's almost every day
31. Ever been involved with the police? -No, not yet anyway
32. What's your favorite shampoo, conditioner, or soap? -I really like Sexy Little Things Body Wash from VS
33. Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? -Sure, shorts and a t-shirt is sufficient enough!
34. Do you talk in your sleep? -Sometimes I do!
35. Ocean or pool? -Ocean
36. What is your favorite song at the moment? -Don't have one
37. What is your favorite color(s)? -Clothing, I like basic colors (brown, white, black, off-white, etc.) but for other things I LOVE bright colors!!!
38. Ever met anyone famous? -Nope, but I shook President Obama's hand!!!
39. Do you feel that you've truly had a successful life? -Depends on the day...
40. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? -Twirl
41. Ricki Lake or Oprah? -Neither, but I like Ellen and Dr. Phil (when I get a chance to watch TV anyway)
42. Basketball or football? Professional: Football -Brett Favre all the way! College and High school- basketball!
43. How long do your showers last? -Depends on how big of a rush I am in!
44. Automatic or do you drive a stick? -Automatic
45. Cake or ice cream? -Ice cream
46. Are you self-consious? -Very much so!!!
47. Have you ever drank so much you threw-up? -Yes, but we are not going to comment on that!
48. Have you ever given money to a tramp? -Nope
49. Have you been in love? -I am very in love with my wonderful fiance'
50. Where do you wish you were? -Somewhere warm with the people I love...
51. Are you wearing socks? -Nope, wearing heels today
52. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? -No and I hope I never have to!
53. Can you tango? -No
54. Last gift you received? -I get many gifts from people I love every day, it doesn't have to be a material thing!
55. Last sport you played? - Cross counrty
56. Things you spend a lot of money on? -Things that I shouldn't!
57. Where do you live? -French Island/La Crosse
58. Where were you born? -La Crosse
59. Last wedding attended? -Tony and Kelly Groves
60. Favorite alcoholic drink? -Wine and Wine Coolers
61. What'd you do last weekend? -Took about 4.5 hours of tests, and then went to dinner and drinks with my fiance, sister, and her boyfriend.
62. Most hated food(s)? -Umm...I don't know. I used to hate everything but I find myself trying many things now! I will have to say meatloaf at the moment!
63. What is your least favorite chore? -Dusting
64. Can you sing? -Only in the privacy of my own car with no one else present!
65. Last person you instant messaged? -I don't do that anymore!
66. Last place you went on a holiday? -Holiday's are normally at my parents home, but I guess we did just have an early holiday out of town in Iowa...it was AMAZING!
67. Favorite regular drink? -Water or fresh apple cider
68. Current crush? -My wonderful fiance' Jake
69. If there was one person you could spend more time with, who would it be? - I would love to be able to spend time with my grandma's or my siblings that are no longer with us!

29 Weeks and 2 Days To Go...

I have recently displayed just how crazy I might be after all. I have recently registered, and paid for my first marathon! Crazy...yes, however it has been a goal of mine to run a marathon for a long time. My original goal was to run in the Disney Marathon in January. That was going to be my graduation present to myself-a trip to Florida and my first marathon. However, training has not really even been a possibility over the summer months or this fall. So, I have registered for one in May. I am very excited, yet nervous. I knew that if I didn't commit when I was really focused it wouldn't happen for a long time, so I did it! I have a lot of time left to train, and really focus on my marathon. One thing that I am very grateful for, is the fact that my first marathon will be in my hometown and my family and friends will be able to be there to see me finish such a huge milestone in my life. What a great spring and summer it will be! I will be able to cross off one of my life-long goals of running a marathon, but I will also be marrying the man of my dreams! I couldn't ask for anything better!

I have the countdown in my calendar, 29 weeks and 2 days until the marathon!

Welcome to the World, Mr. Landon Joseph!!

On Saturday, my sister-in-law, (and brother) brought another healthy, beautiful baby boy into this world. His name is Landon Joseph Rieber, coming in at 6lbs 15oz.

I am so excited to have another little Munchkin around! Landon looks like his big brother, and Bennett seems to be taking a liking to him. Last night when Landon was crying, Bennett kept trying to give Landon a ball to play with. Bennett then showered him with kisses!!!

End of Summer and my new journey

This summer did not end up being what I had planned. I ended up getting a factory job and working a ton!!! Therefore nothing too fun really occurred this summer, which was the reason for no posts. (Sorry!) However, as the summer now came to a close I am now one week into my new journey. I am officially a student teacher at Holmen Middle School! So far, it has been a blast! Although there will be a TON of work to do, I am so excited. Last week was the first week of school. We have a lot of great kids in our classes! I am really beginning to find out all of the work that goes on behind the scenes. If it is not meetings with the house, guidance, or curriculum teachers...it is doing something else for the classroom. I do enjoy it! The day fly's by.

I am having a little bit of difficulty adjusting all of the things in my schedule, like the additional 40 hours a week I am scheduled at my other job as well as cross country and trying to continue my training. It is rough! I get home and all I want to do is sleep!! December is NOT going to come fast enough! I am looking forward to all of the good times student teaching is going to bring as well as all of the opportunities that come along with it! I am so excited for the year, as well as graduation in December. I am finally beginning to see the light!

365 Days!

In exactly one year today... I will be getting married! I got to have lunch with Jake in-between jobs, and we were just talking about how crazy it is that we will be married in one year! We are both extremely excited! We cannot wait to see where the future takes us! Here is to breaking the one year point! :-)

Wedding Dress Shopping

Another fun thing I did while my family was in town was go wedding dress shopping. On Thursday, we had an entourage of ELEVEN people that ventured to Rochester to go dress shopping and we had another two surprise visitors once we were at the dress shop. We had a lot of fun (I think) and I tried on WAY too many dresses...four hours worth of dresses. It got to the point where we had to just about leave and I blatantly said..."I have to be done, I can't do this anymore." It was SOOO tiring! I couldn't believe it. But I was so happy that I could share my experience with my whole family. Yesterday, my mom, Linda, and I went back to Rochester and made a purchase. I am more than happy with the dress I got, although it is going to remain a secret to the others up to the day of the wedding! Wish me luck on keeping quiet!  :-)

Next step is to get the DJ, bridesmaid dresses, and flowers! I can't believe it is only a year and two days away!!!

4th of July

Above: Some of the Fam in town from D.C.

The growing Rieber family...Bennett loved the fireworks!! (Kim I have some other really good pictures to give you!)

Some of the very large group we had down for the fireworks. Our numbers keep growing every year...what would they do if I wouldn't go out at wee hours of the morning to get the best spot in the park?!?

The 4th was very special this year. Bennett was able to come down for his first fireworks at Riverfest (third firework show ever). It was so much fun to watch him. He kept saying "WOW" and "Pretty". He is such a goofy little boy. It was awesome to get to spend the wonderful night with family from out of town and a lot of friends as well. The company of friends and family keeps getting better every year. Next year we will have another addition to the crew...little baby Rieber.  Kristin and I were also lucky enough to spot Kim's best friend earlier in the night and invited her and her husband and mother to come join us. It was a great night with great company. Can't wait for next year!!