My first trip to Indianapolis!!!!

woo hoo

I headed out yesterday evening to Indianapolis for a conference that begins this morning. It was about a 2 1/2 hour drive from South Bend, which kinda sucks, but I was still excited to see a new place.

Coming into the north side of Indy was eerily similar to coming into the south side of KC and Overland Park. It made me sorta miss Kansas, :(

We are staying out by the airport for this conference, which sucks because there is NOTHING out here. But, we are going downtown tonight so I am excited to do that. Everyone says downtown Indy is pretty cool! I hope to take some pictures and have something more FUN to blog about later. This is more or less an update on my whereabouts, haha.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone!!!

I'll take an order of cheddar bites with ranch please

you Girard-ians will think this is hilarious

Living in the small town of Girard, Jared and I visited the Sonic Drive-in on a regular basis. Mostly we went for drinks and ice cream, but sometimes when we didn't want to cook we would head up there for a cheeseburger and fries. It was about the only place to go in Girard, besides eating at the bar (which is no good anymore without Connie cooking), the chinese place and the grocery store (whose expiration dates were always questionable).

So when we moved to South Bend we were overwhelmed with the amount of awesome restaurants, fast food joints and grocery stores that were available. For the first couple of weeks, we were so excited to NOT have to eat Sonic that we were going to all our favorites like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Famous Dave's BBQ, Fazolis and Buffalo Wild Wings. But then one night Jared wanted his usual vanilla shake from Sonic, so I said I would go grab him one when I headed to the bank. So, I asked, "Where is the sonic here anyway, I haven't seen it". And he replied, "Hell, I don't know. I thought maybe you knew". :)

So, we got out the handy dandy phone book to check it out. We could not find Sonic ANYWHERE! It was like the world had come to an end. The place we got so tired of and so sick of eating, we were now craving and wanting so bad. I mean, I know that not ALL fast food places are located everywhere and that not all cities have the same stores, etc., but there was a Sonic in Fredonia, Girard and Cherryvale Kansas.... so why not South Bend, Indiana.

Well, my friends, on the Monday evening news here in South Bend, among stories about 3 murders in Elkhart, a bank robbery in South Bend and a stabbing in Mishawaka was a story about the "Sonic opening in South Bend". I am telling you, it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. They said (and I quote) "Sonic features 50s style food and fun and the car-hops even bring out your food on roller skates." In my 26 years of life I have only seen maybe 2 car hops actually wear skates at Sonic. They were so excited for this "awesome food drive-in" to be in town that it even made the news. I was laughing so hard I thought I might pee myself. Too bad it is on the complete other side of town from us or maybe I would actually visit it. You never know... they might even get TWO Sonics in South Bend! Hell, that would be an entire news cast if that happened! :)

My Daddy

there's no one like him

Since tomorrow is Father's Day, I figured I better roll out my special Father's Day blog just for my daddy.

My childhood was a grand one filled with laughter, fun, and learning all because of my father. I think ALL dads a supposed to be a little crazy and silly, but my dad topped them all, haha. I remember running down the hall screaming and laughing when the "bellet attacker" would come after me and Alicia. He would stick his hands out in a scary stance, put his bottom teeth out over his top lip and chase us around and tickle us like crazy. I remember him hiding behind doors and jumping out to scare us "RRRAAAAAARRR".

I remember hanging out in the garage with him while he worked on endless house and yard projects. I would hand him tools and he would tell me what he was doing and how we was doing it. Although I still have little ability in the carpentry area, I can say the little that I do have I learned from dad.

I remember laughing as he danced around the living room to John Cougar Mellencamp and how he would make up crazy songs with words Alicia and I had never heard. As we got a little older we were embarrassed by him, but I have to say that I remember EVERY song and phrase he ever said to me and I am sure my kids will hear it too, haha!

I remember how driven he was, and still is, to being the best he can be at his job, as a husband and as a father. Like I said before... there is no one quite like Robert Drennan and I proud to call him dad.

So, thank you dad for teaching me how to stand strong, be the best I can be and never give up (I think I got my work ethic and professionalism in the workplace from you). Thank you for making Alicia and I laugh and always taking time to listen to us and be there for us. Thank you for being such a wonderful husband to mom. Thank you for always being there for me when I needed you the most. And, thank you for giving me the most vivid and special memories that will stick with throughout eternity. You are the best and I love you!

Where will you be on November 11?

here's what my good friend Misty and I will be doing...

Don't you ALL wish you were this lucky OR even this cool! :)

Much better

Ok, I am liking my blog layout now! :)

Hope you all like it too! :)

Can't seem to get it right

i'm still not happy with the look of my blog

You all may have noticed that I have been changing some things on my blog recently. I am still not satisfied with what I have and I am continuing to work on it. Hopefully I will find just the right picture (or pictures) that describe us and will make a really neat header. I would work on it right now, but I don't have any Adobe programs at work to help me :(

Anyway... just wanted to drop a note and say hi and tell you that I hope to have the PERFECT blog soon. (Thanks Sherry and Sarah for introducing me to picnik.com as well. LOVE IT!)