I had the best day with you today.

Yesterday, Jordan and I went to the Husker vs. Idaho game! And we absolutely had a blast! We started the day by sleeping in (always a sign that Jordan will be in a good mood that day lol) then getting ready - and realizing that Jordan does not own a single red t-shirt (Which constitutes as the eighth deadly sin in Nebraska). So, once I "finally" finished my hair we made a quick run to TJMaxx, found a shirt for seven dollars, filled the car up with gas, and drove through Baristas for a Pumpkin Spice Chai.
By the way, pumpkin spice chai is 19,799,000 times better than a pumpkin spice latte from starbucks. Jus' sayin.
All in all, we only left town about twenty minutes late. We hit the road and found ourselves in the familiarly busy east-bound lane of the interstate, looking longingly at the completely bare west-bound lane across the ditch. Every person in every car was wearing red. Even the one from Massachusetts. We drove through Wendy's in York, and I got the "W" hamburger. Just for the pickles. Don't judge me.
Once we got to Lincoln, we started to hit heavy traffic. Here was our conversation.

"We should just park here and walk"
"No, let's try to find something in the Haymarket."
"Look at all these people. Let's walk."
"No! I'm sure we can find something!"
"Well, I'm not paying a dang twenty bucks to park in a garage."
"Fine."
"We're just gonna have to walk, babe."
"Ok........ I need to pee."
"Here, let's pull into the sketchy person's yard, pay them fifteen dollars, and hope that they won't break into this beauty of an Impala."

Well, that last sentence didn't happen, but after some tension, we found some parking that was a reasonable distance from the stadium and wasn't extremely overpriced. Then we as we were walking, we stopped at a Casey's along the way and I waited for twenty minutes in a forever-long line for the bathroom. I'm telling you, even with fourteen girls waiting on you, some women still feel the need to primp in front of the mirror. Sigh.
Anyway, we got the stadium, found our seats (they were pretty stinkin' awesome seats, too!) and sat for about an hour before the band and baton-twirlers came out. Explain that to me. Who practices baton-twirling anymore?
Now, rumor had it that the Huskers were supposed to stomp the Idaho team pretty badly. We just didn't know how badly. We cheered for touchdown after touchdown and at halftime, I think the score was 52-0. Honestly, the game got a little dull in the second and third quarters. The crowd started the wave, which actually worked. (I have never seen one get all the way around a stadium before) Not only did it work, but it went around four times, then switched to a "slow-motion" wave, then a fast wave then we all had two waves going around the stadium in opposite directions. It was supremely entertaining. (It started during a long timeout, and it took the crowd several minutes to realize the game had started again)
Anyway, quite a few people had lost the momentum feeling when the score reached 66-0, and many fans started leaving. We stayed, and I'm glad we did.
The other team scored a touchdown and got the point after. Now, to understand why this was such a big deal, you have to know that Runza (a Nebraska-only chain restaurant that serves amazing food) prints on the back of every ticket that if the Huskers hold the other team to 10 points or less, everyone who went to the game gets a freee Runza sandwich. Big deal. Back to the game - Nebraska had put in their fourth or fifth string players, so our defense was lacking. Idaho was ten yards away from a touchdown. Jordan leaned over to me and said "I hope they don't get this. I want my free Runza!" I looked around the stadium, and I though everyone else was hoping the same thing for the same reason! In that last few minutes, the crowd cheered louder than they had the whole game. I kid you not, people were on their feet, screaming, and throwing the crossbones. During a quick timeout we heard a faint, "I WANT MY FREE RUNZAAAAA!!!!" from the nosebleed section. Well, our cheering must've worked! They didn't score, and the final score was Huskers 73 to Idaho 7.
It was a very fun game, but Jordan and I are terrible at remembering to take pictures, so we only got one before the game started. We walked back out to where we parked our car and tried to figure out what we wanted for supper. Wow, was that ever hard. I don't know why, but neither of us could decide anything! We killed some time by going to the mall to maybe see some of my old coworkers. Well, I saw one, but it was the one I absolutely couldn't stand when I worked there, so that was a little bit of a letdown! Haha, anyway, we finally ended up at Red Lobster, where I chowed down on Coconut Shrimp and Jordan enjoyed.... chicken.
After eating, Jordan all of a sudden got suuuuper sleepy, so I drove us home through construction - ugh. Oh well, at least we got home! :)
Today, we went to church and got our free Runzas for lunch! We cleaned our apartment (that  took all of ten minutes lol) and now we're just relaxing. Pretty good weekend, huh? :)

woah.

You wanna have something amazing?? Cuz I just discovered something amazing.

Take two packets of Swiss Miss hot chocolate with marshmallows and pour them in a large mug. Brew a strong cup of coffee over the hot chocolate mix. Stir. Pour in about a tablespoon of hazelnut creamer (CoffeMate to be exact!) and stir again. Add five large marshmallows. And enjoy.

Holy delicious.

Live and Learn

Hmmm, life has been so busy lately! Jordan and I have been working, of course, but our jobs have both been getting a little more hectic. Not in a bad way, just a "constant state of busy-ness!" Jordan has been working on more and more projects and already has his 90-day review this week (fingers crossed!!!) and my job has been getting so much business, we've hired three new full-time employees and still can't seem to keep up!
We're also staying busy keeping up with our siblings! Jordan's sister and my brother both run for the same cross country team, and we've been to a couple meets. So much fun! :) My other brother came home from college this past week, and my family and we spent three hours at the local Olive Garden catching up with him!
Last week was our highschool's homecoming. We went to the football game (our team actually scored!!) and had fun seeing relatives, classmates and good friends. Isn't it crazy how much people change in five years, three years, or even a few months?
On Saturday, one of my classmates got married. We skipped the Husker game (well, I guess we listened to it on the radio), argued for forty minutes about what to wear, and travelled to Minden. I love going to weddings, because it always reminds me of my own wedding day. I can't believe we got married nine months tomorrow! Anyway, after the ceremony, we went to the reception and ate, chatted with friends and danced! Well, I danced... Jordan sat. Hey, I got him to dance one slow song with me (one more than I usually get!) At least he's ok with me dancing with my friends and doesn't make me sit, too! :)
Today, we went to church where the sermon was unusually long. It was a great sermon, but my allergies made me so miserable I had to leave the room twice - embarrassing! And tonight we have Biblestudy. Tonight is our first night, and I'm really looking forward to it. However, I need to make a side dish. And I don't have any ideas. Maybe I should stop typing and start flipping through my cookbooks!

Dry Tears

How can a heart break so many times? How many tragedies await us in life? It seems the more I grow up, the more devestating life appears.

Barb.
Steve.
Bernice.
Hurricanes.
Blue Hill.
Landin.
Don.
Rita's husband.
Fires.
Kristen's dad.
Anthony.
Zane.
Albert.

God, how much?

God, how long?

This life is short. It is merely a few breaths. Eternity awaits.

A heart can break so many times. God holds it together.
Unlimited tragedies will come in this life. He will wipe every tear from our eyes.

The hope I have found in these horrible events has grounded my faith in God more than a million blessings. Jesus uses death and pain and destruction for His glory. For good. To encourage us. To show Himself to us.

Lord, give us peace. Comfort the mourning. Show us Your love.