Ready for the weekend..

Not a lot has been happening lately in the Kerestine house. Tomorrow is Friday and I am excited about that!! Tomorrow night we are going to dinner with a friend we haven't seen much since we have been married. It is crazy how time goes by, and I feel like a bad friend. THEN... on Saturday I'm going to pizza cooking class!!! My mom is taking Kendall (SIL) and I to a cooking school that she has been to before. This was one of our Christmas presents. I'm SOOO excited! Drew and I make homemade pizza sometimes- it is okay, but not fantastic. Hopefully, I will become a good pizza maker! I'll update ya'll later.

Speaking of updates, my blog on why the Ventrca's need a dog is not going so well. We know it will happen when the time is right, but I also understand when your heart is set on 'that dog' you have to have. Also, my dogs have been eating their own poop!!! DISGUSTING!!!! This is a new taste that they have acquired. When I let them out in the mornings after breakfast I let them out to do their business. One will usually find the right spot before the other and go right behind the other dog that is squatting and eat FRESH poop!! While I am beating on the window yelling "STOP IT!!" We will be putting an end to this, so I have purchased some stuff from the vet that you put in their food called FORBID that will make their poop taste bad! (HAHA How do you like it now puppies??) Why the dogs do this? I don't know. The correct term for eating fecal matter is called corophagy... FYI.

Reasons why the Ventrca Family needs a Great Dane puppy!

1. Protection- Michael is gone all the time. If any Creep looked at that dog they would run far far away.


2. Responsibility- Logan will be 2 in April and it's time that he starts learning a little responsibility. What better way to start than with a dog?


3. Companionship- A friend for all!


4. Manly Dog- A Great Dane is a manly dog for Michael AND Logan to bond over.


5. He is a boy- Little boys need dogs to run and play with. Since Logan doesn't have a sibling yet a dog is a perfect solution.


6. It will make the title of the Ventrca Family blog legit-Snips and Snails and Puppy-Dog Tails http://ventrcafamily05.blogspot.com/


7. They are a low maintenance dog- they don't eat THAT much, no shedding, low-key, mellow, docile.


8. They are smart.


9. It's a 2 for 1 deal- Every kid also needs a pony! Get a Great Dane, get a pony AND a dog.


10. People with pets live longer- they relieve stress. Since we want those Ventrca's around for as long as possible... they need a Great Dane.

Is that just not the cutest thing ever?!?! Aunt Kelsie thinks so!!

P.S.

I forgot to mention that my stone has a name. Should you need to make any inquiries regarding my stone, please refer to him as 'Steve'.

Thank you,

Stone Management

Happy New Year!

Well, the new year has arrived. Drew and I spent new year's eve at home and Chris & Shanna (brother-in-law & sis-in-law) over for some food and FUN!! We played a few rounds of Taboo and Scrabble. Oh, yes, we also had some pre-party dart action going on too!! Anyone who knows me knows I have a competitive soul!! :) I had a couple of wins!!

Soooo.... where do I really start to update you from our last blog?? Well, I think I discussed a Christmas party. That didn't happen. Day of the party Drew and I had planned to have our Christmas pictures taken by Kendall and then we would head over to Kim and Michael's house to start making appetizers. I had a slight stomach ache that morning, but I was functioning. We got ready for pics and I looked pretty cute if I'd say so! I convinced Drew to Drive b/c I wasn't feeling so hot, so he did (Note: we have our two dogs w/ us plus Kendall's dog, Lucy) We weren't even 10 minutes away from the house when I told Drew to turn around and go home. My stomach ache went from aching to the worst pain I have ever felt in my life!!!!!! I laid on the couch and Drew said "I'll be back I'm going to take Lucy home," I said "no you aren't, you are taking me to the ER." I think I got his attention then and he knew it was serious. So to the ER we went, and we waited (only about 40 min, but the kind of pain I was in it felt like a lifetime). They took me back and immediately started doing all sorts of tests... xray, cat scan, blood work, urinated in a cup, and had an ultrasound. I had a KIDNEY STONE, 5mm (which is a big stone)!!! What??? Me?? I'm young, I didn't think someone like ME could have a kidney stone. Finally, I got some really good pain meds and I was feeling good. So they tell me I have to stay over night to see if it will pass. It didn't. I went home with a funnel and hopefully I would pass my stone. 3 weeks go by and still no stone (that is how long the Dr said to wait before I contacted him again). Oh, and of course I can't do that new shock wave procedure to break the stone up b/c they can't see it on the xray. So... this week I am told I need repeat the cat scan to see were that stone went... (I know this is a long story and it only gets better) Ok, so the stone went BACK UP into my kidney AND is bigger, now 6mm!!! What?? How can this be? I mean I know it didn't pass, but I really wasn't expecting the doc to tell me this. So, the Dr wants me to go back that day and get an xray. This could be good news because if they are able to see it on the xray I could have the shock wave procedure done. Dr calls me today and.... THEY CAN'T SEE IT. Again, let down... I was being so optimistic. I have 2 choices the Dr tells me. 1. We can try to treat it w/ meds to try and dissolve the stone- this medication I will be taking only dissolves uric acid stones and the Dr isn't even sure if I have that type of stone (there are 5 different types). IF it is that type of stone I have about a 60-70% of it dissolving. Then I would go back in about 6 weeks to see where it is at. 2. He will go in and retrieve the stone- I really don't want to have to have surgery but there is a chance that the stone could try to pass again and I could be in severe pain. The chances of this size of stone passing are very unlikely. I'm guessing if it did try to pass again they would probably go in and retrieve it right away. I have been pain free for a couple of weeks now. Please pray that I will continue to be pain free and the stone will just dissolve.

I know, that was a super long story but I wanted to share. Hope it wasn't TMI?! So, needless to say we missed our Christmas pictures and party. However, we got to do our pictures the following day (slightly in pain) and they turned out great. :) GOOD LUCK TO KENDALL IN HER NEW PHOTOGRAPHY ADVENTURE!!

We also made our trip to Kansas for early Christmas w/ Cindy & Family and had a great time! I was glad Drew finally got to see all of Uncle Alan's Firebirds. He has tons of them and Drew was jealous! Sometimes I wish Drew still had his Firehawk. It was fun to have in the summer w/ the T-tops down and let the wind blow through our hair. Those were the good ol' days. Jim and Tom (my 17 & 16 year old cousins) each got REAL go carts from Santa. Jim took me on a ride and I think I wet my pants. HA

Christmas was great in Texas also! Drew was so sweet and did awesome, like usual. I got a nice watch w/ some BLING! :) a new bluetooch, gift cards for a mani & pedi and to Victoria's secret!! Poor Drew just got a tool box, kayak rack for our garage, and clothes. He says he liked them all. I love how he is so easy going! We spent time with both families on Christmas day. Dad got a Wii!! Oh my gosh, it is so much fun. Watching Grandma play tennis was a hoot. I was even sore the next day!!

I don't think we have a whole lot planned for 2009. Drew's friend, Josh will be getting married in March and in April we will celebrate our 1st anniversary!! Hard to believe it's almost been a year already! We also hope to plan a trip sometime this year. I don't know where, but there are so many places I want to see. I don't get out too much! Oh, I forgot to mention that Drew and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary of knowing each other on New Year's Eve. So much has happened in 3 years. I can't wait to see what is to come. I LOVE YOU DREW! Thank you for going out with all of us 3 years ago! And thanks to our matchmakers, April and Josh. I'm really not one for New Years resolutions. However, I have realized that maybe if I would blog a little more often I wouldn't have to sit down and write a novel once a month. So, maybe I'll blog a little more. :) I would also like to get myself a little healthier. A little more exercise and make my lungs a little stronger. Cheers to 2009!!

*disclaimer* no proofreading was performed while creating this blog.

Picture catch up!

Our first tree!! We are finally getting our landscaping started.. YAY!!

Phase one of our landscaping... we still need to add mulch and edging

This was Hobie's Halloween costume

Cuddles the hot dog!!



We practiced for our Christmas card!! Hobie was less than thrilled... LOL :) Kendall (sister-in-law) will be taking our Christmas card picture on Saturday. She is really excited b/c she is trying to build her portfolio.

Our house is decorated and lights are up on the house. It all looks SOOO cute! We will be putting our tree up this weekend. We are going to buy a REAL tree. I don't know anyone who buys REAL trees anymore... seems like everyone has allergies. I always had a real tree growing up and it was fun (except for the mess). Drew and I are really excited about going to pick it out. It has been really fun decorating our first home this year.

December will be full of activities for us. While decorating our tree Friday we will also be watching our niece-dog, Lucy since Brooks (brother) and Kendall will be attending their Christmas parties. Saturday we have our Sunday School Christmas party. It's a progressive dinner and white elephant exchange. Next weekend Drew and I will be traveling to Kansas to celebrate early Christmas with my Aunt Cindy and family. They will not be here for Christmas this year b/c they will be in New Zealand (I'm jealous!!). Brooks and Kendall will be watching our kiddos. I really hope they are good for them (I guess we will get the first little taste of it ourselves this weekend). We might go to a ugly Christmas sweater party, we'll attend the annual Rutledge Celebration, my Grandparents will be in from Florida, and we'll go drive around to look at Christmas lights. This is truly the best time of the year... I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!! :) Christmas shopping is more than half done, I just need to do the wrapping.

From Kendall...

7 Things I Want To Do Before I Die...
1. Ride in a hot air balloon
2. Have children
3. Swim with Dolphins... CHECK
4. Go somewhere exotic
5. I want to go sky diving... but sometimes I want to take it off my list LOL
6. Have my own little funny farm w/ lots of animals on lots of land.. hehe
7. Be a stay at home mom

7 Things I Can Do...
1. Make all sorts of crafts.. I love them!!
2. Eat Mexican Food EVERY DAY.. I'm with Kendall
3. Bend my thumb to touch my wrist
4. Ride a horse
5. Procrastinate
6. Probably watch TV or play online all day
7. I'm not very good at stuff.... hmmm... I can type fast??

7 Things I Can Not Do...
1. I have awful handwriting
2. Run... I'm out of breath after 30 seconds!!
3. I can't pass up hardly any sweets
4. pick up dog poop or vomit w/o gaging.. I can do baby poo all day
5. touch bugs or anything creepy crawly
6. wink really well
7. manage to EVER have a clean house!!

7 Things That Attracted Me to My Hubby
1. His cute dimples
2. How he can be shy and get embarrassed easily
3. His giving heart
4. His playfulness
5. His bald head.. LOL
6. Makes me laugh
7. He would do anything for me!!!

7 Things I Say Most Often
1. "Who did this??"
2. "Drew"
3. "It's cold in here!!"
4. "Hobie, be nice to your sister. Cuddles, OFF!!"
5. "I'm hungry."
6. "What's up??"
7. "This is Kelsie, can I help you?" What I say when I answer the phone at work.

7 Celebrities I Love
1. Matthew McConaughey... I LOVE HIM... he's my second husband. Even if he plays the bongos naked in his front yard... HAHA
2. Steve Martin
3. Reese Whitherspoon
4. Tom Hanks
5. Julia Roberts
6. John Travolta... even though he's a scientologist
7. Geroge Strait

7 People I'm Tagging...
1. Kim
2. Lindsey
3. I'm a loser.. I don't even know anymore bloggers..
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They Flipped the Switch!!

103.7 has officially started playing NOTHING but Christmas music. I'm SOOOOOOOO excited! I can't tell you how much I love Christmas music, it makes me fell so cheerful and happy! :) You might think it's too early, but not me.

I know I'm overdue for a blog about what all has been going on but life has been so busy and blogging would be just one more thing I have to do. This weekend I had a Uppercase Living show, finally got my house cleaned, and did some landscaping. I will post some pictures soon. I still need to let everyone know how my Halloween went.