Change of Weekend Plans

Well we didnt get to go to Kansas City like we had hoped due to working later than we thought and not being able to leave til about 9:00 at night. So we came to Wichita and stayed the weekend. We stayed at the Holiday Inn and Suites its a very nice hotel however I got yelled at because there's not whirlpool and there's an outdoor pool. I told Cory next time he can pick the hotel out then. Oh well. It's still very nice. Saturday we went to East towne mall and shopped.. got a few things. Then came back to the hotel took a nap got ready to go to Supper at Hooters. Then we went to a new dance club called Fuzion. It was a very cool place. Cory bought me a captain and coke... chris came with us and he was just a drinking up a storm. Chris was even asking other tables to go and dance with him.. it was kinda funny. I think i had 4 captain and cokes and 1 white russian and I was done. Cory was our DD so he didnt drink at all.... Chris had a Budlight, 2 long island iced teass, 2 white russians, and 2 captain and cokes. that man can hold his liquor and i'm sure he would have drank more but we stopped him. anyways... i think we all passed out when we got back to the hotel, today we are just packing up and heading on home to do laundry and seeing what Sam has done or destroyed with the house. it was a fun weekend even though i picekd a bad hotel!

Newspaper!

This was in the Hutch Newspaper :)

A trip down to the river

We took a ride down to the river today to have fun on the quad. We took Chris along with us and even though i got cold it was still fun. Wish we could afford to get a Rhino so that all of us could go out and ride at the same time.

Karate Tournament

Cory had a karate tournament today in Inman. It was quite small to say the least but it was good for Cory to get back into the swing of things with karate. He's been off of doing karate for at least 2-3 weeks due to some miscommunitcation with the black belt test. Oh well. So anyways Cory got first in Wegiht pull, first in team forms, and first in regular forms. He did very well. I really cant wait til I can do my first tournament... that should be in March sometime. that will be scary but exciting all at the same time. Oh well. This morning my mom emailed me saying my cousin who lives in Florida her father passed away in his sleep last night. I feel so bad for her and her family... I know exactly what they are going through. You never know when your parents are gone and you dont have them here for support... Its tough. This just makes me think back on all the good times I had with my dad. He was a very wonderful dad. I may not have shown it all the time but I really loved him. Sometimes he wouldnt have to say anything but I knew he cared and listened and tried his best. There was this one time i remember my mom flew out to California to visit/help my grandma after knee surgery and my dad and i were running the house on our own. He would always just go about the day to say activities and he really was there for me day in and day out. When he passed away on june 4th 2008 i thought i couldnt go through with getting married beause he was supposed to walk me down the isle, and I know deep down he was wanting to see his daughter get married. But God had other plans for him. He took him away from us all for some unknown reason. Cory's and my wedding day was very hard because I knew Dad should have been there.... but he was there in spirit. There is one picture i'll post on here if i can find it... But if you look closly at it behind me you can see an outline of something... we are not sure if its just the smoke from the candle or what but looking closly at it you can kinda see an outline for a jacket... like a mens' sport jacket. I really believe its my dad. Be as it may... I believe he was there with us all at our wedding. There's just certain things that Cory and I do individually that really remind me of him. For instance Cory's favorite cereal is Frosted Flakes and that was my dad's. Just small things just make me smile sometimes. I just really really miss my dad and will always miss him. Days are getting easier but I still think of him all the time. Okay sorry i'll stop rambling and hopefully change our background on this blog to something more manly because I dont think Cory likes' the flowers! Oh well! Hope everyone is enjoying 2009.

A night out....

Well Cory took Chris and I out last night for a few drinks. We were planning on going to McGraws but we went past and the parking lot was quite empty. So we drive around some more and went back to mcgraws parking lot still empty. We then ended up at Grand Slam which is at the Grand Praire hotel. We thankfully got there intime and found chairs at hte bar. Pretty much after we got there the bar got full and a DJ started. It was a fun time. Cory was our DD so he only had a Appltini which was very good if i say so myself. and then I had 5 captian and Cokes and then chris had a appletini, Captian and Coke, 42 ounce Long Island Iced tea, and then abpout a 20 ounce Long iSland iced tea. I was gone 3 sheets to the wind Cory had his hands full trying to get Chris and I into the house last night. apparently we are both really happy drunks. Oh well... It was a fun time... Need to get everyone from the wedding together again and head to Mcgraws or back to Grand Slam. We are trying to plan something for Cory's Birthday weekend Which is February 8th... He wants to start out at Hooters probably in wichita and head out to Grand Slam or somewhere else and he wants lots of people there!!! So plan on coming!! :)

Here's a pciture of me when i got home last night... notice how im hanging onto the counter for balance!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Well New Years Eve came and went. Cory and I were both sick... we ate something Tuesday night (Tyson's Chicken Fried Rice) and i went to bed not feeling the greatest i was up all night long.... starting at 12:30 until well morning.... Cory got up starting about 3 and was up ever since... We both got super sick and didnt do a thing yesterday. We stil ended up having a new years eve party with jason and krista last night. They brought their Wii over so that was fun to play with. Cory went to bed about 10:30 because he was getting sick again.... i actually wasfeeling much better. So once the new year was rung in then jason and family left and i went to bed it was about 12:30. cory and I both slept until 11:00 today and we both feel 100% better. Both hungry so i guess thats a good sign!! Yesterday I didnt eat hardly anything.. I had a 1/2 cup of jello and some soda crackers thats it. I did have to run to Kiwk Shop yesterday and get some sprite for us because that seems to be the only thing that settles our stomachs. I'm so glad we are both feeling much better today... going to be nice outside so maybe we'll get out and do something outside today. anyways.. I hope everything had a good new years eve and has a very happy new Year. Happy 2009!!!!!!! Love Stephanie and Cory K.

Christmas 2008

Merry Christmas 2008.. Just a few days late! Oh well. My mom made it to Kansas on Monday before Christmas.... She had to drive between snow storms. But she made it here safely. I had to work this whole week (minus Christmas Day.. )and Cory's off on Shut down this week and next so i've been leaving him honey do lists. So anyways he and mom had to go Christmas shopping for me on Tuesdaya nd Wednesday... but we went to church Christmas Eve and then headed to Cory's Grandma's house for Christmas eve Dinner with all his famly... That was fun. My mom was ordered to make this overnight french toast thing that cory likes for Christmas Morning Breakfast. So mom and I made that the 24th night beofre bed.... then Christmas Day we woke up and opened stockings and presents and then just relaxed for the day by ourselves. Here's just a few pictures of our day!!

Hope everyone had a Very merry Christmas!!!

Cory and I are thinking of having a New Years Eve party so come on over if you would like too!!!!!

Christmas Present!

Look what cory got me for Christmas!?!?! :) I LVOE THEM!!!! :)

Sam

We've been having some issues with Sam our cat... Sometimes hes just a love bug othertimes he can get into the most trouble imaginable. We dont know what to do anymore. He's just an adroable Siamese cat but gets into everything. For example.. Cory left a cup of Soda on the end table tonight and was out of the cahri for maybe 5 minutes and came backa nd Sam had already spilled the soda ll over the place. Sam has done this about 10-15 times already... and everytime we rub his nose in it and spank his butt and then he gets to be locked in the basement for a bit as a "time out" sorta thing. So far and thankfully he has left the christmas tree alone.... but still.. i can only imagine he will attack that at somepoint too. I tried to make it as cat proof as possible. I kepe tellingmyself that Sam will sepnd the holidays locked in the basement because he is just into everything.. he's worse then a 2 year old. So if there's anybody with any suggestions please let us know! Like i said sometime's he just a lovebug and you cant help but just love him. othertimes you just want to throw him out!

~Thanksgiving~

Well Turkey Day is fast approaching... Thought I better update a little bit on here. Some news... We finally got our professional wedding pictures... They are wonderful. They are on facebook and myspace is you need those links let me know. I love how all of them turned out, we better love them for the price of them. Phew! Anyways... its exactly 1 month til Christmas... Thats crazy! Seems like it was just the 4th of July and we were in the middle of planning our wedding, time is sure flying by these days. It better slow down a bit because I have lots to do before Christmas coming ,mom is coming down here for Christmas yay!!! Let's see... Other news... Our wonderful Cat has been up to no good lately, he's been decieding that its fun to play all night long and run up and down the hallway, its fun to go to the bathroom anywhere he wants. We tried to put him outside to see what he would do without his leash on and he just sits on the porch and looks at us like "Guys you forgot something so I can't go anywhere because i have no leash on". So at least we know he wont be running away anytime soon. We are not sure how the holidays will go with Sam and the Christmas Tree. we'll have pictures I'm sure. Anyways... Thanksgiving this week... We are having Cory's family over for dinner. Not sure what else is going on that day.. I have to work "Black Friday" and Cory is off... but I'll be off around noon..then maybe we'll go shopping for some deals. Anyways... Here's a few of the professional wedding pictures that are my favroite!!! Love, Stephanie