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A message from us to you…Posted by Britt on November 25th, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM JOEL AND BRITTANY (:

A year ago next Wednesday (:Posted by Britt on November 19th, 2009

Yesterday was a pretty eventful day for me. I had the day off for the first time in a few weeks; which is saying a lot since a few months ago it would have been my my first work day in a few weeks! Anyway, I went up to Busco to get the little entertainment center I had up in my old apartment. The one Joel had was fine, but the one I had was nicer. We have been talking about going up there to get this stand for months now. I had tried to get it once before but smashed my finger and got mad and quit (I am my Mother’s Daughter (: ). So yesterday while I was up there getting some things, I felt the need to try again. I had ask Perry (my brother-in-law for those who may not know.) if he could help, but he had practice, so once again I was all alone. I tried lifting it but that was a joke…I think this suckers pretty heavy. So I found a screw driver and started taking the thing apart. I got the top, sides, shelves, and doors off, but I couldn’t get the middles pieces off. I tried my hand at picking it up, now that there were parts of it off, and low and behold there was lift off haha. I carried all the pieces down the stairs to my car and managed to pack it in my car (normally I suck at packing things in the car and making them fit nicely). When Joel got home, we put it back together and did an little rearranging, and it looks pretty good in the corner. Now we will just have to see how many bruises start popping up by the weekend haha.

Now for the reason for the title of this post. A year ago next Wednesday (really the 25th) is when Joel proposed to me! Of course I still remember being in total shock after gasping and seeing the ring. And of course I remember Joel taking the ring out of the cheese cake and getting down on one knee and asking me to marry him! So this year I wanted to do something special to remember the occasion. Next Wednesday we will be in Ohio for Thanksgiving so yesterday (Wednesday) I made a nice dinner, got a bottle of wine, set the table the correct way (thanks internet ha) and lit some candles. He knew I was going to make dinner and we were going to eat at the table, but he thought it was going to be next week. He had called me on his way home from practice and told me to go ahead and start eating. I told him no I was going to wait. He didn’t understand why until he came home. He was surprised, and we had a lovely dinner. (:

I will leave you with a picture. This is one that I have photoshopped. I did it a few months ago, but never seemed to post it for some reason. Meet Super Shaikh (pronounced shake). He is one of Joel’s runners, and after seeing this picture of him I decided to make him a comic book cover. It ended up taking me longer then I anticipated…but it looks pretty good I think! Enjoy:

*Remember you can click on the image to make it larger. Sorry if it makes it really big…I haven’t figured out why yet!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!Posted by Britt on November 15th, 2009

Still busy in the Childs’ household. Joel has switched from Cross Country to Basketball. He is trying his hand at assistant coaching 8th grade boys basketball. They have not had any games yet, but I believe they will start after Thanksgiving, if not sooner. Photography has picked up for me. I have had a shoot just about every night this week and next. I am getting trained more and more so I can be ready to go out as an actual photography for them in the spring! I need to work on being louder and faster. I am so focused on how centered the picture is that I take a little too long. When I don’t have to be so accurate since the photo lab can crop. I am learning every time I go out, and it’s great experience and lets not forget enjoyable!
Yesterday, Joel, Perry, and I went down to Terre Haute for DIII Regionals and then had dinner at our Grandparents house. We had a good time and wonderful visit. My hips and ankles are a bit sore today. The ground for the spectators at the course was uneven and I am not use to running on uneven ground.
This year we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with my family! Last year we were in Connecticut with Joel’s family and had a great time. I love this time of year. Thanksgiving followed by Christmas and then New Years. I could do without the cold weather except for on Christmas, then it can be cold (:
This coming weekend we will be celebrating our good friend Jon’s birthday! I think that is all the news that we have to share at the moment. I will leave you with a few pictures of us on Halloween. We were Max and the Wild Things from the book (and now movie) Where The Wild Things Are. If for some reason we don’t update this before then…Happy Thanksgiving!

StatePosted by Britt on November 3rd, 2009

The Huntington North Mens Cross Country Team finished 9th at the State Meet this past Saturday, the 31st! They got 12th last year, and was hoping to be in the top 10, which they were. I think at the beginning of the season they could have been top 3, but with injuries throughout the season it was not possible. I will miss the 7 seniors that will graduate in May. A few of them are looking at Anderson University, so that is awesome! Good luck in the future boys (: