Yesterday was the kind of day anyone would need to put their big girl/boy pants on and suck it up....so I did!
I was defeated early in the morning Friday by a whopping cold. Now I can count on a couple fingers the number of times I've been sick in the last few years and this cold takes the cake! I felt it coming on Tuesday, by Wednesday I was sure I was going to have at least a minor "I can live with this" kind of cold. Thursday I went to work and felt horrible throughout the entire day and by Friday....I was down for the count. My body and I were up all night trying to break a fever with no luck. I miss the days when my mom would come in every four hours throughout the night to give me more medicine and change my shirt if it was soaking wet from cold sweats. Instead I've gotten away from medicating myself and with the wonderful invention of dri-fit shirts there is no need worry about the cold sweats anymore!
Any who, I stayed home from work to knock this cold out of me especially since I have been way too excited all week for Friday. Chris and I were going to see Wicked!! There was no way I was missing that. So I sucked it, took back some medicine, put my big girl pants on and went out for a fantastic night with Chris.
We tried a new restaurant in town called TJ Sushi Steakhouse. We love sushi and we are always searching for the best. We've had sushi at a total of 6 different places here in Appleton and still the best to us is a little dumpy place called Far East. But back to Tj's. This restaurant went into a building that has switched owners and restaurants three times in the last 2 years so we were taking quite the risk. As it turned out, we were very impressed, me with the decor and Chris with the Tuna Tartar. The sushi was wonderful and fresh, the Tuna tartar was the best we've had in Appleton but still has leagues to go to catch up to Asiana's in Pewaukee. We also ordered a Thai Style Eggplant dish, medium spicy. It was very good, but with all the sushi we ordered we brought most of it home.
So we left dinner and made our way downtown to the Performing Arts Center. We parked the car and were a bit early so we went out for a drink at the Dirty Leprechaun...also a new place for us. It was fun, not busy in the least, it was also 6:00p...not exactly bar time! It reminded me a lot of the type of bar we are familiar with from college. We finished up our drinks and walked across the street to the play.
Wicked was awesome, it was....well...WICKED AWESOME! This was my first time seeing the play and I thoroughly enjoyed it. For those that have heard of Wicked but aren't sure what it's about; it's the story of the Wicked Witch of the West (Elphaba) and Glinda the Good. They were best friends growing up until one was called good and the other wicked. It's basically the story of the witches prior to Dorthy coming to Oz....and a slight hint of Dorthy near the end. It was such a great play, I can't wait to read the book!
Thank you very much to my love Christopher for treating me to such a wonderful night out....even if I did have to bring a bag full of tissues to get through it all!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Family Affair
So I kind of have the running itch. Now that I know I can run long distances, I'm hooked! I registered for my first run of the season this April. The Oshkosh Half Marathon and 5K will be the first.
I have not caught the itch though well enough to complete the training for the Half but I've got plenty of time to work on the 5K! You know who else has time to rock out a 5k!?!......
?
?
?
All of these hotties!
That's right, I've roped them all in to run a 5K this April with me...each and every one of them. Mom showed interest in running one last year while I was training and Dad got in on the idea when some of his co-workers asked him to run something with them. Tony wants to work on breaking 30 minutes and Chris took some convincing...but he's in :) Jacki is actually going to be our coach/cheerleader/photographer for the day. We expect a halftime dance or celebration dance when we finish! Got on that Jax!
I have not caught the itch though well enough to complete the training for the Half but I've got plenty of time to work on the 5K! You know who else has time to rock out a 5k!?!......
?
?
?
All of these hotties!
That's right, I've roped them all in to run a 5K this April with me...each and every one of them. Mom showed interest in running one last year while I was training and Dad got in on the idea when some of his co-workers asked him to run something with them. Tony wants to work on breaking 30 minutes and Chris took some convincing...but he's in :) Jacki is actually going to be our coach/cheerleader/photographer for the day. We expect a halftime dance or celebration dance when we finish! Got on that Jax!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Top Ten Posts of 2010
2010 was a year to enjoy! This is just a glance back and my favorite top ten memories of the year. Enjoy!
#10
October is always the busiest time of the year for Chris and I...well mostly for Chris at work and all those work conferences, but there are also plenty of birthdays to celebrate. This past year's October was especially fun...
October in a Nutshell
#9
We moved into our new home in November of 2009 so when spring came around we were experiencing everything for the first time. I love this post strictly for the size of the weeds that were growing in our yard! Not for the hottie mowing the lawn...that was just an added bonus!
Fields of Umm... Weeds
#8
The PGA baby! and the first and only appearance this year of the writing of Christopher Casey
Player Coming Through
60 Years of Love and More
#6
Simple days like this are what I loved most of 2010
30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6
#5
Our major house project of the year....the day it was done was a great one!
Landscaping Complete
#4
First timers over here......
Oh Christmas Lights..How I hate thee
#3
I don't remember where the idea came from or how Chris thought I was sane when I decided to go through with it...but I'm glad I did...and be truthful...would like to go through it again!
Excitingly Painful Weekend
#2
How could our first anniversary not make the top ten! I heart my Christopher very much and can't imagine what life would be like without him. This anniversary was 100% us and we'd like to thank the landscaping for sucking up our cash allowing us to have this wonderful day!
Happy Anniversary!
#1
The number one memory of 2010?!? What in the world could it be....really it's a no brainer...it has appeared or been mentioned in 29 of the 57 posts since it's arrival...still have no clue....really?!
The Number One Best Memory of 2010
Thanks for following our family this year through this wild ride we call life and a very Happy New Year to everyone and here is to the memories to come in 2011!
Much Love!
Ashlee, Lola & Chris Casey
#10
October is always the busiest time of the year for Chris and I...well mostly for Chris at work and all those work conferences, but there are also plenty of birthdays to celebrate. This past year's October was especially fun...
October in a Nutshell
#9
We moved into our new home in November of 2009 so when spring came around we were experiencing everything for the first time. I love this post strictly for the size of the weeds that were growing in our yard! Not for the hottie mowing the lawn...that was just an added bonus!
Fields of Umm... Weeds
#8
The PGA baby! and the first and only appearance this year of the writing of Christopher Casey
Player Coming Through
#7
We went a family trip to Florida this past June. Chris and I spent some time in Jacksonville visiting his grandma before making our way to the condo in Clearwater to meet up with my family. It was great to all travel together again, we had a blast. But we were also there on a mission....60 Years of Love and More
#6
Simple days like this are what I loved most of 2010
30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6
#5
Our major house project of the year....the day it was done was a great one!
Landscaping Complete
#4
First timers over here......
Oh Christmas Lights..How I hate thee
#3
I don't remember where the idea came from or how Chris thought I was sane when I decided to go through with it...but I'm glad I did...and be truthful...would like to go through it again!
Excitingly Painful Weekend
#2
How could our first anniversary not make the top ten! I heart my Christopher very much and can't imagine what life would be like without him. This anniversary was 100% us and we'd like to thank the landscaping for sucking up our cash allowing us to have this wonderful day!
Happy Anniversary!
#1
The number one memory of 2010?!? What in the world could it be....really it's a no brainer...it has appeared or been mentioned in 29 of the 57 posts since it's arrival...still have no clue....really?!
The Number One Best Memory of 2010
Thanks for following our family this year through this wild ride we call life and a very Happy New Year to everyone and here is to the memories to come in 2011!
Much Love!
Ashlee, Lola & Chris Casey
New Years Eve 2010....Pointer Style!
What a great and relaxing New Years Eve this year! For the first time in a long while we did not leave town for NYE we just hiked it five minutes down the road to our friends The Steifs.
Every year we get together with our college friends for Homecoming and New Years Eve and this past year we all missed Homecoming for various reasons. Our excuse was my good friends wedding, there were both Pointers so hey should know better, but they gave one hell of a party so we'll forgive them with time :)! So with that said Rich and Autumn decided NYE needed to be done up in true Pointer fashion. We rocked everything out college style, pizza, fish bowls, horrible mixers(Jason, Chris thanks you for that one! Go Limelite!), bloody mary's, Partner's/Rusty Mugs, UWSP apparel and jello shots...oh jello shots....
Go Pointers!
We also had lots of little ones running around this year...strange as is, times are changing and it's great to still be able to get together with these great friends and ring in the new year. There is no better way!
Every year we get together with our college friends for Homecoming and New Years Eve and this past year we all missed Homecoming for various reasons. Our excuse was my good friends wedding, there were both Pointers so hey should know better, but they gave one hell of a party so we'll forgive them with time :)! So with that said Rich and Autumn decided NYE needed to be done up in true Pointer fashion. We rocked everything out college style, pizza, fish bowls, horrible mixers(Jason, Chris thanks you for that one! Go Limelite!), bloody mary's, Partner's/Rusty Mugs, UWSP apparel and jello shots...oh jello shots....
Go Pointers!
We also had lots of little ones running around this year...strange as is, times are changing and it's great to still be able to get together with these great friends and ring in the new year. There is no better way!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Christmas!
Christmas went way too fast this year...way too fast. We always say that and most of the time it's just because it's coming to an end and we don't want to go back to work, but this year, it really truly, no lie, felt like it went way too fast!
We started our trip out in Waukesha visiting my family, I didn't take nearly enough photos as usual. Thursday night Chris and I got into town dropped the grandpuppy off at Grandma and Grandpa's and went out to dinner with my brother Tony and sister-in-law Jacki. Nothing special, just some quality time out at Chili's with bottomless chips and salsa, nacho's and shrimp tacos. Minus a newly poured, spilled beer compliments of Anthony and his flailing hand movements during one of his monumental stories, we had a great time!
Did I lay the sarcasm on thick enough there for everyone who's going to get it, to get it!?
Friday morning we met our good friends Gini and Mike out for breakfast. I will be standing up in their wedding this July! So excited! They just bought a house in New Berlin so after breakfast we went out to see it. They have done some amazing work on it, as it's older home in need of some fixing. I wish I had thought to bring my camera with to snap some pictures for you all. The funniest thing about the whole house is the upstairs bathroom. I'll do my best to describe it, but a picture easily would have said a thousand words. At the top of the stairs there is a fluted glass window, full length, in the wall. Plain and simple....on the other side of the window....the toilet! Yeah, ummmm weird! Right at the top of the stairs! Gini and Mike are hoping to drywall over it on the toilet side and maybe put a mirror in on the stairwell side. What kind of weirdo's lived there before them!?!!
Later Friday afternoon we opened gifts from "Santa". We all scored some pretty great stuff and Lola sat patiently like such a good girl. Tessa too!
My Papa and Jan came over a bit later for some snacks, drinks and family time. I just wish that the drinks part wasn't so delicious...Bailey's and Jameson get's me every year! This also would have been an opportune time for pictures but I failed again and you are all stuck reading my poor excuse for writing instead. Sorry!
For dinner we went with tradition and made our way to Maggiano's for dinner. There really are not words for how awesome their hearty Italian greatness is. The funny part of it all, we've have now been sat at the exact same table, three years in a row without requesting it. Church followed dinner and that's always a tough one to do after eating a big Italian dinner and for some reason it was hotter than heck in there which only makes you want to crawl into a ball and go to sleep even more.
Saturday we were early to rise in order to make our way to Chris' family to see our nephew Kellan before they left for Loyal. Oh yeah...Tim and Sarah too...but mostly Kellan ;) Uncle Chris and Auntie Ashlee were the lame ones this year and bought him a studly outfit....he didn't give a darn but I know Sarah was excited. He's going to look like mini hotness in his blue flannel shirt, polar bear sweatshirt and black puffy vest. Oh yeah...and this hat....got to love the hat!
Lola Bear got a present too from Grandma Casey, she carries it everywhere!
Lola also got to meet her cousin Misha....need I say more than this photo....
Before the Tim, Sarah, Kellan clan left for Loyal we went outside to play in the snow and send Kellan down the sled slide Mike made for him.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, this was such a great year and there are many more memories to come in 2011 :)
We started our trip out in Waukesha visiting my family, I didn't take nearly enough photos as usual. Thursday night Chris and I got into town dropped the grandpuppy off at Grandma and Grandpa's and went out to dinner with my brother Tony and sister-in-law Jacki. Nothing special, just some quality time out at Chili's with bottomless chips and salsa, nacho's and shrimp tacos. Minus a newly poured, spilled beer compliments of Anthony and his flailing hand movements during one of his monumental stories, we had a great time!
Did I lay the sarcasm on thick enough there for everyone who's going to get it, to get it!?
Friday morning we met our good friends Gini and Mike out for breakfast. I will be standing up in their wedding this July! So excited! They just bought a house in New Berlin so after breakfast we went out to see it. They have done some amazing work on it, as it's older home in need of some fixing. I wish I had thought to bring my camera with to snap some pictures for you all. The funniest thing about the whole house is the upstairs bathroom. I'll do my best to describe it, but a picture easily would have said a thousand words. At the top of the stairs there is a fluted glass window, full length, in the wall. Plain and simple....on the other side of the window....the toilet! Yeah, ummmm weird! Right at the top of the stairs! Gini and Mike are hoping to drywall over it on the toilet side and maybe put a mirror in on the stairwell side. What kind of weirdo's lived there before them!?!!
Later Friday afternoon we opened gifts from "Santa". We all scored some pretty great stuff and Lola sat patiently like such a good girl. Tessa too!
My Papa and Jan came over a bit later for some snacks, drinks and family time. I just wish that the drinks part wasn't so delicious...Bailey's and Jameson get's me every year! This also would have been an opportune time for pictures but I failed again and you are all stuck reading my poor excuse for writing instead. Sorry!
For dinner we went with tradition and made our way to Maggiano's for dinner. There really are not words for how awesome their hearty Italian greatness is. The funny part of it all, we've have now been sat at the exact same table, three years in a row without requesting it. Church followed dinner and that's always a tough one to do after eating a big Italian dinner and for some reason it was hotter than heck in there which only makes you want to crawl into a ball and go to sleep even more.
Saturday we were early to rise in order to make our way to Chris' family to see our nephew Kellan before they left for Loyal. Oh yeah...Tim and Sarah too...but mostly Kellan ;) Uncle Chris and Auntie Ashlee were the lame ones this year and bought him a studly outfit....he didn't give a darn but I know Sarah was excited. He's going to look like mini hotness in his blue flannel shirt, polar bear sweatshirt and black puffy vest. Oh yeah...and this hat....got to love the hat!
Lola Bear got a present too from Grandma Casey, she carries it everywhere!
Lola also got to meet her cousin Misha....need I say more than this photo....
Before the Tim, Sarah, Kellan clan left for Loyal we went outside to play in the snow and send Kellan down the sled slide Mike made for him.
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, this was such a great year and there are many more memories to come in 2011 :)
Friday, December 17, 2010
Christmas Tree Tour!
I already gave a sneak peek of some of our favorite new ornaments in a previous post but I saw a friends blog who gave a tour of their Christmas Tree....long story short...I'm being a copycat! I loved the idea. Let's begin!
Oldies But Goodies!
This is a pair of ballerina slippers from when I was young...real young... and in ballet...real young. As it turns out short and stumpy isn't exactly a fab ballet body! These little slippers still remain one of my favorites!
This year when I opened the box of ornaments my mom gave me from home I found out there were a lot of ornaments that were actually mine that I had no idea about...ie...the one below, it's from an old babysitter of mine.
My brother and I had matching Mickey and Minnie ornaments. Over the years Minnie has not been so lucky, she has lost her nose along the way. I painted a new one on for her this year :)
Lastly, I have always loved The Wizard of Oz. Of course when I was little Dorthy was my favorite but I could not say Dorthy. So when someone would call me Ashlee I would kindly tell them, 'NO, my name is Doorcy!'
The Good Ol' Days!
Long live the basketball and softball bazillion years of my life!
Speaking of good ol' days I made this ornament in college for a Christmas party give away for our design major. They were a big hit, but the blisters on my hands from bending all that wire certainly was not a big hit with me!
As long as we're talking about college....this is a new favorite for sure! My friend Steph bought this for our tree this year to remind me of the good ol' days....too funny! So much to say about that house...so little time!
Young at Heart!
We use to get fun silly ornaments like this...
Serious Business!
Then we got married...and had to start acting like adults! Bummer!
A year to remember...
Now It's All About the Hobbies!
Which for Chris is Golfing and Fishing. I dig the moose golfing with his little raccoon buddy hanging around on his back. Now that's a talented swing!
And my hobbies....well these aren't saying much! Or are they!?!
Well, that's the most of it! I hope you enjoyed the tour of our tree! Merry Christmas! Santa comes soon!
Oldies But Goodies!
This is a pair of ballerina slippers from when I was young...real young... and in ballet...real young. As it turns out short and stumpy isn't exactly a fab ballet body! These little slippers still remain one of my favorites!
This year when I opened the box of ornaments my mom gave me from home I found out there were a lot of ornaments that were actually mine that I had no idea about...ie...the one below, it's from an old babysitter of mine.
My brother and I had matching Mickey and Minnie ornaments. Over the years Minnie has not been so lucky, she has lost her nose along the way. I painted a new one on for her this year :)
Lastly, I have always loved The Wizard of Oz. Of course when I was little Dorthy was my favorite but I could not say Dorthy. So when someone would call me Ashlee I would kindly tell them, 'NO, my name is Doorcy!'
The Good Ol' Days!
Long live the basketball and softball bazillion years of my life!
Speaking of good ol' days I made this ornament in college for a Christmas party give away for our design major. They were a big hit, but the blisters on my hands from bending all that wire certainly was not a big hit with me!
As long as we're talking about college....this is a new favorite for sure! My friend Steph bought this for our tree this year to remind me of the good ol' days....too funny! So much to say about that house...so little time!
Young at Heart!
We use to get fun silly ornaments like this...
Serious Business!
Then we got married...and had to start acting like adults! Bummer!
A year to remember...
Now It's All About the Hobbies!
Which for Chris is Golfing and Fishing. I dig the moose golfing with his little raccoon buddy hanging around on his back. Now that's a talented swing!
And my hobbies....well these aren't saying much! Or are they!?!
Well, that's the most of it! I hope you enjoyed the tour of our tree! Merry Christmas! Santa comes soon!
Naughty & Nice
Every year my co-workers and I have had a Naughty & Nice Christmas Party. I've hosted the past two years and we've had a blast! There are some things that just can't be said in the work environment and we get that all out at this party!
We all bring NICE food and drink to share. I didn't think to grab a picture of our spread but it consisted of taco dip, veggie platter with rockstar hummus, shrimp cocktail, hot spinach/crab and artichoke dip, baked brie with strawberry pinot noir jam and apples(Hello!!), and cake balls...lots and lots of cake balls. Just to mention a few (I mean all) of the flavors...Gingerbread, Pumpkin, Andes Mint, German Chocolate, and Oreo Truffle...are you drooling yet!?! It was all delicious!
For the NAUGHTY part we all bring naughty, sassy or frivolous gifts to exchange white elephant style. Many are too naughty to mention here though, I run a PG-13 blog around here!
Here are some pictures of the sassy beautiful ladies I work with day in and day out. Aren't they a lovely bunch of coconuts!?!
There were a million and one laughs like this....
From crazy things like this...
We all bring NICE food and drink to share. I didn't think to grab a picture of our spread but it consisted of taco dip, veggie platter with rockstar hummus, shrimp cocktail, hot spinach/crab and artichoke dip, baked brie with strawberry pinot noir jam and apples(Hello!!), and cake balls...lots and lots of cake balls. Just to mention a few (I mean all) of the flavors...Gingerbread, Pumpkin, Andes Mint, German Chocolate, and Oreo Truffle...are you drooling yet!?! It was all delicious!
For the NAUGHTY part we all bring naughty, sassy or frivolous gifts to exchange white elephant style. Many are too naughty to mention here though, I run a PG-13 blog around here!
Here are some pictures of the sassy beautiful ladies I work with day in and day out. Aren't they a lovely bunch of coconuts!?!
There were a million and one laughs like this....
From crazy things like this...
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