Toy Destroyer!

I don't have much news to discuss, but do have some fun photos to post. We just got back from Kansas and bought the puppies a cute little yellow tire shaped toy. Buster loved it because it made noise. The other night I was focusing on writing a paper and turned around to find the toy completely destroyed. Buster looked pretty proud though! Here are some cute pictures!

P.S. I just wrote my first blog post on my other blog! www.lifeviascrapbooking.blogspot.com. Check it out!

Scrapbook blog and movie reviews

I don't have much on the way of an updating side, but do have a few new pieces of news. One, I started a new blog! I've decided that I need a hobby in order to have some more fun in my life. Well, I already have a hobby...scrapbooking! I started back in the 4th grade and used to do it all the time, but recently haven't had the time. Follow my life through my hobby at http://www.lifeviascrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Now for a few movie reviews. We saw "The Other Guys" and "The Expendables" this weekend. The Other Guys was okay, definitely not great. There were a few funny quotes, but for the most part it wasn't that great. I walked out feeling like we wasted money going in theaters, but oh well. I give it 2/5 stars.

Matt also took me to the Expendables this weekend. I was pretty excited considering how many action stars were in the movie. Don't go into this thinking it's going to be a great movie. If you go into this movie knowing that it's a typical Stallone movie you'll be okay. The action scenes were AWESOME, but the dialogue and plot line were TERRIBLE! There were a few laughable quotes, but in general the movie wasn't good. The funniest part of the movie is the part where the "govenator" shows up, but it only lasts like two minutes. A definite RENTAL movie for the action scenes, but definitely don't spend the money in theaters. I feel that this movie needs two reviews. It gets a 1/5 for plot and dialogue, but gets a 4/5 for action scenes.

Yikes!

Let me start by apologizing for my lack of blog posts. I've been feeling super stressed lately with the last paper I wrote for class and now that it's over I might finally have some free time!

To catch things up: I'm in week 4 of my second MBA class. I've written two papers regarding management and had a hard time with both of them. Although I thought it stunk my paper on the Verizon mission statement got me an A+ and great reviews from my professor. Not going to lie: it was a HUGE confidence booster!

In puppy news: Buster and Bella have learned how to get underneath the porch (boo!) so we spent a few hours moving stuff around so they couldn't. I don't think we would mind as much if it wasn't DISGUSTING underneath our porch. We've been weaning Buster off of his kennel at bedtime and he's done pretty well. The hardest part is that he loves to jump on the bed at 3 or 4 in the morning, which we hate. I think he's pretty smart though because he chooses a time he KNOWS I'm too tired to put him back to bed so I leave him on the bed. Silly boy!

Other than that we just got back from a weekend getaway in Kansas. We spent a majority of the weekend in the Kansas City/Lawrence area seeing as many friends and family members as we could! It was a super long 15 hour drive, but the puppies did fabulously well! They spent the first five or so hours trying to figure out what we were doing, then relaxed and slept most of the way!

Thursday night we got lunch with my best friend Brenna and boyfriend Drew. We spent Friday in Lawrence getting delicious burgers from "The Burger Stand" in downtown Lawrence. Then I took Brenna to get her first pedicure. This hour pedicure and gossip made me realize how much I miss my girl time with Brenna. She's one of my best friends and I have such a blast when we hang out.

We went out to dinner with our friends Megan and Dusty. We drank some margaritas, ate some delicious food, and visited about life. I forgot how much I missed spending time with them. We spent Friday night at my favorite bar in Lawrence, the Sandbar, and was glad to see that nothing has changed. After witnessing a Hurricane (google it!) and slugging down a couple of Shark Attacks I remember what I love about that bar.

Saturday was our day with the least amount of activites planned. We visited my brother, sister-in-law, and nieces in Lenexa because my brother just got his gallbladder removed (ouch!) and weren't sure if we'd be seeing them at the family reunion on Sunday. After playing UNO and Mancala with my nieces we headed back to Brad's place where I took a much needed NAP!

Saturday night was a BLAST! Our friend Sasha had an awesome house-warming party and we ended up taking a FREE suburban to a nearby bar. After drinking too much we headed back home where I woke up with a killer headache, ick.

We headed to Seneca on Sunday for a family reunion. It was SUPER hot and humid, which I definitley don't miss about Kansas. We got to visit with my favorite aunts, uncles, and cousins and got to wish my favorite and ONLY! little brother a happy 20th birthday! It's still scary to think that he's 20! We then went back to my parents house where I finished my paper and was taken out to dinner by my parents.

Overall, the trip was a great success. Made me realize how much I miss Kansas, but know that things will work out the way they are supposed to. Thanks family and friends for the FABULOUS weekend! Miss and love you all!

And because the blog needs some excitement, here are some fun photos!



Aaron, Erin, Matt, and I enjoying our time at Saints!



Matt and I



The crew!


Buster fell asleep on my shoulder



Buster climbed into the taken apart kennel and Bella decided to climb in too. Then she fell asleep on him.

Puppy Power!

Not a whole lot of news in the Lindberg household, but a few cute pictures!

I just finished my second week of school! It went surprisingly well considering I have to get re-adjusted to doing homework during the week. I did find that if I do things early in the week then it allows me more time during the weekend to hang out with my husband and puppies! I had to do a powerpoint for our week three presentation and it went really well! I was surprised at how much came back to me in such a short period of time. This class was just the intro class though so we'll see how it goes.

In other news, we're going to Kansas in a couple of weeks!!! Matt and I are pretty much already stressed out again from work so this extended weekend vacation with family and friends is a welcome change. We'll be spending some time in KC to see some friends. We'll also be spending some in L-town visiting friends and visiting our beloved campus. Last time we went back to Kansas we walked around like tourists and took pictures on all the campus landmarks. This time we need to find a photographer to follow us around and we can re-do wedding pictures in Lawrence or something. Let me know if you're interested! ;)

And to make this post interesting, I have some new puppy photos! On our way back from Telluride this last weekend Buster fell asleep on my arm. He looked super comfortable and adorable so I didn't move my arm, even though it fell asleep many times.

San Francisco Vacation

Sorry for the lack of blog posts recently, I've been in San Francisco on a fabulous vacation with Matt! Only downfall was we had to leave the puppies at home and I missed them like crazy! I called our dogsitter almost every night to make sure everything was okay. I also cried when we left so I felt like a huge baby, but everything ended up being fine.

Well, other than the fact that most of our clothes ended up in the backyard. Our dogsitter had some teeth removed and took some painkillers. When he woke up all of the clothes they could reach and everything they could find from the bathrooms was outside in the yard covered in dirt and grass. Most of it was just clothes which is all washable so not a big deal. But they did manage to destroy one pair of my shoes, a pair of slippers, and my FAVORITE stuffed animal. I'm pretty bummed about the stuffed animal, but Matt promised we'd fix it.

San Francisco was fabulous though. It was beautiful weather the ENTIRE time we were there. It was 70's and 80's the entire week and gets chilly at night like it does in Colorado. Couldn't have asked for better weather while we were there. Matt went to the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and had a blast. We went to Pier 39 and saw the sea lions, Brooklyn Bridge, and the most fabulous sports shop ever. Literally has every single sports team EVER. Noni and Papa bought us matching KU sweatshirts which are crazy comfortable! We spent most of the week lounging around and watching TONS of movies. Only downfall is that on the day we were supposed to go to Napa Valley (i couldn't wait) I got food poisioning and ended up in the bathroom for a majority of the night. Total bummer on that one.

We watched TONS of movies this week and I'll post a couple of quick reviews if anybody was planning on watching them. I watched "Whip It" on my ipod on the way to California. It stars Drew Barrymore and Ellen Paige. Ellen Paige has an extremely strict mother who wants her to compete in pageants for scholarship money. She finds a brochure for roller derby and competes. She ends up becoming one of the stars of roller derby. It was a really good movie! It had lots of cute and quirky moments. Ellen Paige is fabulous in it. I give it 3.5/5 stars.

I also watched "The Lovely Bones" with Mark Wahlberg. Wahlberg's daughter "Suzi" gets murdered by a neighbor. It's a good story about what happens after death. She shows herself in many ways to the family and ends up helping her dad figure out who murdered her. A few weird twists, but overall a decent film. As long as you are ready for some depressing moments. I give it 3/5 stars.

We watched the "A-Team" with Matt's dad and this ended up being WAY better than I thought it would be. The reviews weren't fabulous, but as an action movie...it really rocks. It stars Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper. Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper make this movie. The action scenes are all really well done and the scene at the end is absolutely incredible. Definite 4/5 stars.

We also saw "Toy Story 3" which makes us seem pretty lame, but considering how much I love children's movies I had to see this. It stars all of the original cast, but some additions. Andy goes to college and the team gets dropped off and donated to a daycare. The dictator teddybear sends them in with the toddlers. Good movie with tons of cute and quirky parts. Definite must see 4/5 stars.

On Friday we saw "Grownups" starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. They become friends over a championship basketball team and when their coach dies- it brings them and their families back to the cabin they spent time in at as kids. Lots of funny parts, some crudeness. 3.5/stars

If you wanted to watch one of these, now you know! Happy Reading! And now for some San Fran photos!

Happy "early" Father's Day!

I know I'm a bit early for Father's Day, but since I'll be in California on Sunday I figured I would write my incredibly meaningful blog today.

I know everybody says that their dad is the best, well mine truly is. Ever since I can remember he's been there for me. He may not have always said his true emotions outloud, but it just made the times he did express it that much more meaningful.

My dad has taught me so much about life and how to live it. As a father to seven kids, he always made sure we had what we needed, even if it meant struggling a bit to make it work. He put six of us through college and is currently working on the seventh. I don't know too many men who could do something quite like that.

He's taught me to be responsible, well-spoken, polite, and most-importantly hard-working. It is one of the best things my dad could have ever taught me. While I was working 40 hours a week and going to college full-time I had quite a few people wonder how I could manage. It comes from my dad's hard-working attitude where if you want it bad enough and work hard enough to get there, it's all worth it in the end!

My parents were never the showing emotion type. We didn't really say "I love you" or hug everytime we saw eachother, but the times that I saw emotion from my dad are some of the best and happiest moments of my life. For example, the day of my KU graduation. He gave me a big hug and told me how proud he was of me. Explained how difficult it is to graduate from such a good school. I had tears in my eyes.
Another time, I had flown back to KS from CO for a bridal shower in May 2009. He brought me back to the airport and walked me to my gate. Gave me a giant hug and told me how much he loved me and just wanted me to be happy. I still cry thinking about this time. And the most recent one- as he was walking me down the aisle on my wedding day. He was trying to make me cry and I was avoiding it like crazy! We got to end of the aisle, he gave me a hug and kiss, told me he loved me and walked away. And that was that.

These moments remain some of the happiest moments with my dad. Not to mention all of my memories from when I was little. I'd put on my railroad hat and sit on his lap. He looked quite a bit different then- with the long hair and sideburns! He'd pull out my favorite book and read to me for hours. This is one of my favorite things about my dad. No matter how busy he was, he always had time for his baby girl. And now that I've moved away and got married, I still remember the important things. Like no matter what he'll always be there for me, to help me through life, and to guide me in everyway he possibly can. Because he's my dad, and he's the best.

I love you dad, and thank you for absolutely everything you've ever done for me.
Happy Father's Day!

Everything Dad


A little girl needs her daddy
To love her with manly charm,
To soothe her when she’s hurt,
And keep her safe from harm.


A girl needs her dad
To show her a man who’s good,
To help her make right choices,
As only a father could.


A woman needs her father
Just to be aware,
He’ll always be there for her
To sustain her and to care.


You’ve been all these things, Dad.
I hope that you can see
How much I treasure you;
You mean everything to me.


By Joanna Fuchs










My favorite railroad hat!


Me being cranky, and my dad in the "reading chair." This was my favorite chair for reading.




At my first communion. Look how young my parents look!!!

I promised!

So I promised I'd post some utterly adorable photos of the puppies so I'm going to do it. Luckily we got our new power cord for the labtop today after Bella chewed through the other one. *rolls eyes*

The only exciting piece of news I have to share is...I GOT INTO GRAD SCHOOL!!! Finally KU decided to send in my transcript and I was accepted into Baker University's MBA program! I'm pretty excited, yet nervous to begin school again. But I know it will bring bigger and better things for our future. On a related note I had to fill out the FAFSA today on my own. I kind of had a feeling I'd have some issues and I did so I called the only person I knew could help, my daddy. I'm not sure what I would do without him on days like today. I'll be sure to write a fabulous father's day post before I leave for CA on Saturday. I'll write another longer post later on when I'm not so exhausted. But for now...PUPPY PHOTOS!!









Bella absolutely loves to sleep underneath things. Here she is underneath the coffee table. She also really loves being underneath the kitchen table and end tables. She's quite the strange one!



Yeah, so they're pretty freakin' cute!