NKU/DeeGee Night at the Reds Game

April 27th was NKU night at the Reds Game.

I was so very excited for this game for many reasons.

First, it is no secret that Keith and I are always up for going to a Reds game.

Baseball season is my favorite season of the year!

Second, the Delta Gamma collegians and alum were doing a mixer together--how fun!

Third, one of the cutest men I know, NKU's President, Dr.Votruba was throwing out the first pitch.

*Sigh*

I adore this man and think that he has done so many wonderful things for the NKU campus/community.

I am sad to hear that he is retiring!

Here are some pics from the game:

Keith & Me

John, Mary Jill, & Keith

President Votruba, Me, & New President Mr. Mearns 

Mrs. Votruba & Me

DeeGee group shot with Mr. Mearns, his son,
Mr. Votruba, & Mrs. Votruba

Norsin' it up!

Amber, Tiah & Kelly

Again, but this time being silly!

The Reds were losing but trying to make a come back--
rally cap time!

Great Grand Little & Me

Such a fun night!

What am I doing 3 weeks before race day?

If you would have asked me a few months ago what I would have been doing 3 weeks before race day,

I would not have said this....

or this....

or this....

or this.

The week of April 15th had started out well.

Nicole and I completed our last long run before the marathon.

20 miles! Woohoo!

The entire run I was feeling good.

Even Nicole commented on how well I was running.

When we got home and took this picture, I said,

"I can do 6 more miles after this!"

Like all long runs, Monday and Tuesday call for aches and pains.

Usually by Wednesday I am back to normal.

However, this week was different.

While the rest of me was feeling better,

the top of my left foot was feeling worse and worse.

On Wednesday after school, I looked down and thought my

left foot seemed swollen.

I thought I may be exaggerating,

so I called in Christina to take a look.

I didn't tell her which foot was hurting,

and immediately she picked out the left foot.

So instead of running the 6 miles I had planned,

I decided to go home and rest it,

in hopes that tomorrow would be better.

Tomorrow came and went.

In fact, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday did too.

It absolutely KILLED me to not be running 3 weeks before the race.

But I did not want to take the chance of injuring it more,

so I sucked it up, iced and elevated it every night, and prayed that it would feel better.

FINALLY, Sunday my foot was feeling better.

I ran 13.1 miles with no troubles.

Fingers crossed for no more set backs!

On a side note, since I was resting so much,

I had time to catch up on my Runner's World.

I went to grab my magazine and saw this,

"Slim Stro" is showing on the left side!

haha Made my night!

The Dreaded Friday the 13th...

Dum, dum, dum.

Friday the 13th.

The day people fear bad things are going to happen.

I don't know if I believe the myth or not,

but I was bound and determined for this Friday the 13th

to be the best.

The day ended up being like a roller coaster ride with a few ups and downs.

Up:

At 8 A.M. I checked my email at school.

I was surprised and honored to find out that I had

received a grant in the amount of $300 to order

high interest books for my students!

Score!

Friday the 13th wasn't starting out so bad after all!

Down:

I forwarded the email to my principal to let her know that

I had received the grant.

I explained to her that I was very excited about winning,

and all I needed was our Federal ID number to prove that

we were a low-income school.

This is such a great opportunity for our students!

I was excited for her reply,

hoping at the least it would say "Congratulations."

If you were the principal,

what would you have written in reply to my email?

Well, let me write you her EXTREMELY LONG email (sense my sarcasm)

on here:

Fed ID # ___________________

THAT'S IT! 

Can you believe it?

Do you see why I am in search for a new job?!?!?!

To top it all off,

she saw me after school and still didn't say anything!

SHEESH!

Up:

I was able to spend the evening with my handsome husband

and wonderful friends at the Dee Gee Beer/Wine Tasting event.

Here are some pics:

Me, Anne, & Lorin

Keith & Jim

Friday the 13th ended on a positive note with good friends,

good food, good drinks, and good times!

Who says Friday the 13th has to be so bad?

Hoppy Easter 2012

Easter is always one of my favorite holidays.

I love bunnies, spring weather, and getting a new dress for Easter.

I love the food, friendship, family, and fun!

I love the thought that the next time I will be off,

it will be SUMMER VACATION!

I love this holiday so much, I think I should have been off of school the day after!

Anywhoo, we had a busy Easter this year.

Keith and I got up early and went to German mass

with my Opa at Old St. Mary's Church downtown.

I have always attended mass with my Opa at this church,

but my attendance lately has been lacking due to my long runs on Sundays.

After church, all of the family came to our house for dinner.

I absolutely love how well our families get along,

and love that we can spend so much time together.

Here are some pics from the day:

Trin & Jaida opening their Easter baskets

The Moms

Blowing bubbles outside

Johnny and Nicole

Maddy & her Omi

Opa & Troy

I forgot to take pictures during the Easter egg hunt,

but it was quite hilarious!

I still think there are some eggs out in the yard

(sorry Keith--you will find those when you cut the grass!).

Hoppy Easter everyone!

Love,

The Messers

Opening Day 2012

Opening day in Cincinnati is a holiday.

Keith and I had never been to an Opening Day until last year.

We would listen to it on the radio or watch it on T.V., 

but we had never experienced the hoopla.

After last year's eventful day (to say the least!),

we decided from then on out we wanted to go to Opening Day every year.

Our day started out with Chili Time at 8:30 A.M.

After a delicious and filling breakfast,

Griff, Keith and I then met the Camps down at Moerlein Lager House .

The morning started out quite chilly,

the complete opposite of how the Reds game was 2 days before.

As it started to warm up a bit,

we stepped outside for some live music and fun!

Then we started finding friends all over the place!

Me & Amber

Jake & Kerri

While heading to the restroom,

Amber and I found Cara!

Alex, Andy, Keith, and Griff

Amber & Andy

Joe & Danny

Keith & Griff

Conway & Me

(Side note: I had forgotten my sunglasses and have squinty eyes in a lot of these pictures!

I stole Keith's hat, but I don't think I look very good in hats!)

Before I knew it,

I looked down at my phone and it said 3:34.

Woah!

The day had flown by!

I told Keith we needed to go!

Luckily, the stadium was right across the street from the Lager House.

Here is a view from our seats:

We almost made it on the jumbo-tron!

They showed the seats in front of us...

by the time I realized it, it was too late to bend down and get in the picture!

Kerri switched seats with Keith and we snagged a pic.

To celebrate the Reds win,

we headed to Fountain Square for awhile,

then we decided we were hungry.

We hailed a taxi, and headed to Oakley.

While riding in the taxi,

Alex, who was sitting in the front seat, said nonchalantly,

"His alignment's off."

I was in the middle in the backseat,

looked up and noticed the alignment wasn't a little off--

it was A LOT off!

I snapped a pic real quick.

You might think that we were taking a left turn,

but we weren't.

We were definitely going straight on the highway!

Oh brother!

What another eventful Opening Day.

Thankfully, we all arrived home safely!

Goooooo Reds!

Our Engagement Anniversary

It is now time to flashback three years ago today--

I had been in Germany with Opa for 10 days visiting family.

Here are some highlights from that trip:

  

 

 

 

 

When I came home from this wonderful trip,

Keith, family, and friends were waiting at the airport.

These signs say, 

"Welcome Home!"

When we had gone up the 2nd elevator,

all of our family and friends flipped their signs over to say,

"Will you marry me?"

When I turned around,

Keith was down on one knee.

I cannot believe it has been three years already!

I am so lucky that Keith asked me to marry him that day.

I am a better daughter, sister, aunt, friend, teacher...

because of him.

I read this quote on Pinterest and it made me think of our relationship:

A 5-year-old girl asked the boy sitting next to her,

"What is love?"

He replied...

"Love is when you steal chocolates from my bag everyday,

and yet I still keep them in the same place."

Thanks for letting me steal your chocolates.
(And everything else).

Love you.

Forever & Ever, Babe.