Monica's soccer card

Monica has been having such a great time playing soccer this year. I am so glad that she actually likes it this time. She usually plays forward in the first half of her games and goalie in the second half. She is really good at both positions. She only has 2 games left and she is already excited to play again next year.

Pickin' Pumpkins

We went to a pumpkin patch this afternoon to get our pumpkins. It was very cold, but at least it wasn't raining. We picked out 3 pumpkins and together they weighed 70 pounds. One of them is a cinderella pumpkin that I wanted just for decoration and no carving. It is really cute. Here are some pictures of the kids at the pumpkin patch. I will post more photos when we get them carved.

Halloween decorations

Every year I buy a few new Halloween decorations so my collection has become quite big now. I love getting all of my stuff out every year on October 1st. This year, I even bought a strobe light to put on the front porch for a scary effect. I think that I like Halloween so much because it reminds me of my Dad. He used to decorate our house every year and make it really scary with a strobe light and scary music. He always loved Halloween and made it a lot of fun for me as a kid. I hope that I can do the same for my kids. Here are some of my favorite decorations this year.

Our new computer!

I am so happy to finally have a new computer that I just had to share a photo of it. I have always wanted a black computer and Matt wanted the flat screen monitor so now we have this cool sleek new computer. I love how fast it is the most. :)

I love this stuff!

Philosophy body wash! My friend Jennifer got me a bottle of this stuff for my Birthday on Saturday. I had seen this stuff before, but I had never tried it or even smelled it. I am officially in love! She got me the Lavender Pound Cake Body Wash and it smells so good! I cannot wait to buy some of the other ones. The Vanilla Birthday Cake and the White Chocolate Hazlenut are next on my list to try. Thank you Jen for helping me discover this great new product.

My favorite shows of the season...

Like I have said before, I should be a tv critic or something with all of the tv shows that I watch every week. I am just glad that I have the ability to multi task or I would get nothing done around here. Here is a list of all of the shows that I am watching right now.

Monday
The King of Queens I started watching this show in re-runs and now I never miss a new episode. It is one of the few hilarious sitcoms on tv right now. I always tell my husband that they remind me of us only I am Doug and he is Carrie. :)
How I Met Your Mother Another great sitcom. CBS is really the best place for sitcoms this year. Neil Patrick Harris definitely has the best one liners of anyone on television right now. "This is totally going in my blog!"
Two and a Half Men I was totally surprised when I discovered this show this summer. Charlie Sheen is hilarious, but the little boy definitely steals the show on this one. Matt actually likes this one too.
Prison Break This is my favorite new show of the season. I was a little skeptical at first, but it is so intense and definitely a great escape. It keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole hour.
Kitchen Confidential What a funny hip sitcom this is. It is made by my favorite guy Darren Star who did Sex and the City and of course my very favorite show of all time 90210 so it just had to be good and it sure is.
Wife Swap I thought that this show would get old real quick, but they seem to find really interesting families every week. It sure makes me feel like a great mother and it also makes me think about some of the things that I do as well.

Tuesday
The Biggest Loser What an inspiring show. It was great last season and is great again this year. Who doesn't love to see people struggling with weight loss and seeing it work for them?
The Amazing Race This season it is a family edition and it is really fun to see family's race around the country. The only thing I miss about this one is that they seem to be staying in the US and I miss seeing the other countries that they go to on the show. They must be doing it because they need to drive SUV's with all of the people in the family and most other countries don't have them.

Wednesday
Lost My very favorite show. Well, I guess it is a tie with Prison Break, but it is a close tie. I didn't think this show could get any better then last season, but it is. It is such an edge of the seat thriller. You never know what is going to happen next and I love it!
Invasion I have never been a big fan of sci-fi television shows, but this one is great! I am glad that they show it right after Lost or else I probably would have missed it. Eddie Cibrian is great to look at too! :)

Thursday
The OC I love my teen dramas! I am 30 now, but I can still dream can't I? This show reminds me so much of 90210 that I had to love it.
Survivor I can't believe that this is the 11th season and I have watched all of them. I just can't get enough of this show. I am glad that they brought back my favorite girl Stephanie this season. She deserves to win!
CSI There is a reason why this show is the number one show on television and no it isn't the hot men. Although I would watch anything with Gary Dourdan (Warrick Brown) in it. The season finale last year really showed me that this one is not to be missed.
Reunion I have only seen 3 episodes of this one because of baseball playoffs, but it seems to have a really good concept. I can't wait to see who the killer is!

Sunday
Desperate Housewives I actually missed this weeks episode and I am really disappointed about it. Hopefully I can read up on what happened. I do not think that this show is as good as it was last season, but it is still good juicy fun!
Grey's Anatomy It takes place in Seattle so that was my reason for watching the first episode and I got hooked. It is funny, quirky and intense. Everything that I miss from ER. :( I am glad that there is a great new medical dramedy on television again.

Shows that I catch in re-runs
Laguna Beach Is this show for real? It is hard to believe that this is a reality show, but apparently it is. Just more teen drama that I love to watch. Go L.C.!
The Real World This show is getting pretty old finally. The cast that they picked for Austin is pretty boring and hard to watch, but I do catch episodes every once in a while.
Making The Band You gotta love seeing Ditty run these girls ragged every week. We will see if he can make this band work.
My Fair Brady Who would have known that Peter Brady would be so hot at age 47! I know that he and Adrian will not last, but it is still fun to see him acting like a father to her while they are sleeping together.

My 30th Birthday surprise!

Matt organized a surprise Birthday party for me for my 30th Birthday last Saturday. I couldn't believe that he actually pulled it off. I had no idea. He invited all of my friends and family and we had a great time. He even got my best friend Erin and her family there!

He took me out to dinner the night before on my actual Birthday and had my parents watch the kids for the night. He said that we were going to go to their house the next day to have cake and ice cream and I believed him. When I went to get in the car the next day he said that he was driving which was weird because whenever we go anywhere, I drive. When he started going to our community clubhouse I knew something was up. I walked in and everyone was there. Matt had bought food, decorations and everything. It was really sweet of him.

Even though I hate having parties for myself because I hate being the center of attention, I think that what he did was very sweet and I feel very lucky to have such a wonderful man in my life.

I am back!

I am so happy to have a new computer and finally have internet access back. I cannot believe that I made it a whole month without it! I feel like I have missed so much lately. Here are some of my favorite websites that I missed:
Two Peas in a Bucket
Shannon Tidwell
Celebrity Smack
Pink is the New Blog
King 5 News
Reality BBQ
TV Guide