Happy 3 Year Anniversary Colin!

A few days ago, March 15th, was Colin and I's 3 year anniversary! We celebrated with sushi and watching Clemson win their first NCAA tournament game...overall a very good day. I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from our years together. I wish I had all the ones from high school but they are back in Indiana. I really hate that I am missing pictures from 2003 and 2004 because I lost a TON of pictures when my hard drive crashed a few years ago...tear! So enjoy the picture overload. Love you Colin!

Christmas 2010

September 2010

October 2009

March 15, 2008

August 2007

July 2007

May 2006

December 2005

Summer 2005

New Design and a Summer Update

So I have been MIA from the blogging world....AGAIN! So I thought to refresh my blog with a new layout to hopefully inspire myself to blog more. Below is is a quick update of what has been going on in the Leonard house so far this summer...it could be long because of pictures so stick with me :0)

1. Jevin graduated from Purdue with his undergrad! I went home for the weekend to spend with my whole family to celebrate Jevin's graduation. I am so proud of how well he did in his undergrad but even more proud that he is going straight on to get his PhD at Purdue (smarty pants). Below is a picture of my family after Jevin's graduation. Can I mention how much I loved being back on Purdue's campus while there, ahhh Boilermaker country!

2. Two weekends later Colin and I flew home for Justin and Allison's wedding. We had such a great with with our family and friends from high school. The wedding was beautiful and we wish Justin and Allison years of happiness! Below are a few pictures from after the wedding at Jakes.

3. The morning I got back to work from the wedding weekend, I accidently passed out at a work presentation at an outdoor memorial on campus (not to mention in front of the WHOLE athletic department) and cracked 3 of my front teeth really bad and cut open my chin. This has been a summer long ordeal. I went to the ER that morning and got a stitch in my chin then the next day my dental work started. Because of my fainting episode I ended up getting 1 root canal and have had a temporary piece to "resemble" teeth for over a month now. It will finally come to a finish on Thursday when I get my three crowns for my teeth. Cross your fingers they will look like my old teeth, because I have really been missing them! Oh, I also just found out this week that it was all getting covered by workmen's comp (a wonderful day in my house). Below is a picture that Colin took the day it happened, Ha!

4. Colin went on a week fishing trip to Grassy Narrows, Canada with his brother, step-brother and step-father. They had a great time and caught a ton of fish. I would like to add in there that this happened to fall the week after my accident and the week I got all my dental work (root canal) done and they didn't have cell phone reception. I was laid out on the couch all week while Colin was living it up in Canada, ha! He still owes me :0) Below is a picture of Colin with the biggest fish he caught while he was there.

5. Colin and I went to Columbia a few Sundays ago so that I could go to Kate's baby shower and Colin could hang out with the daddy-to-be Wes. Wes was one of Colin's roommates during his freshman and sophomore years at Clemson. I'm so thankful they are still friends because that means that Kate and I get to see each other. Kate is Wes's sweet wife so I'm so glad that I have become friends with her. They are expecting their first baby in August, a little girl. We couldn't be more thrilled for them and can't wait to meet little Ellie! I'm so mad that I didn't make the boys take our picture, ugh!

Speaking of friends having babies, I have never had as many friends as I do now who have either already had a baby or are expecting. It is a very exciting time in so many of our wonderful friends lives!

6. Besides all the exciting events above Colin and I have just been busy working this summer. I've spent a couple days at the pool and a day on the lake. We have been trying to sell all of our stuff in the garage on Craigslist and only have been successful selling our old riding lawnmower. People need to buy my stuff so someday I can park in our garage! We are driving back home on Indiana on Saturday and taking all the animals. The ride home could be a blog in itself being that it is 10 hours long and we will have 3 cats and a dog....wish us luck! Hopefully I can blog from home to recap all our of days events while we spend time with family and friends!

Our Favorite Family of 5!

Our favorite family of 5 has also decided to join the blogging world and I couldn't be more excited! We don't get to see them much and hate that we are missing our nieces and nephew grow up but now with them blogging we will get to read all about it! I can't wait to read funny stories about what the kids did and see pictures of them (hint hint Dylan and Beth, I like pictures). So I would like to welcome the other Leonard's to blogging. You can check out their crazy world with 3 under 3 at www.theleonards5.blogspot.com.

Colin is officially a blogger!

Colin has decided to join the blogging world. Not as a guest blogger on my blog but actually start his very own blog (insert reactions here)!

To check out his new blog visits www.c54leonard.blogspot.com. He actually needs your help. He wanted to start the blog to find different challenges to do but he doesn't know what challenges he should do. That is where you come into play...go to his blog and leave your comments on different ideas you have for a challenge. Just remember I have to live with whatever challenges he decides to try!

Thanks for your help and I hope that you find my husband's first blog as funny as I did!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my wonderful Mom's birthday! She is not only a great mom but also my best friend. I hope that when I become a mom that I am half the mom she is. I don't know a kinder, more patient, giving, loving and stronger woman than she is. I love you Mom! Wish I could be with you today to celebrate!

An Indiana Christmas.

Nothing says Christmas then being at home with my family and seeing snow on the ground!

I got to spend time with all my friends and family while in Indiana. I have to admit..I think I might have spent more time at the mall than anywhere else! I went shopping with my Mom, Colin's mom and my BFF Jessica. While I didn't buy much, it was so nice to walk around with my favorite people to shop with!

I also got to have dinner with my gymnastics family at our favorite hang out- Pepes! I wish I would have taken pictures of us all, but sadly I didn't. There isn't a dinner with them that I don't almost cry from laughing so hard. It was so good to see Cindy, Renee and my adoptive children! I terribly miss coaching gymnastics at LAGC.

Colin and are I blessed that our parents live literally like 30 seconds from each other. It makes for easy traveling during the holidays. On Christmas Eve we always spend the day with Colin's side of the family. We ate a wonderful meal prepared by Colin, went to candlelight service and then opened presents. After presents we all played the game Loaded Questions, it was a great time! Here is a picture I stole from Lauren's facebook (it was the most normal we all looked).

The on Christmas Day we spent the day with my family. We did our normal Christmas routine. We woke up and opened presents followed by egg casserole (it wouldn't be Christmas morning without it). Colin got the new Super Mario Brothers Wii game and we spent the afternoon playing that. My poor Mom got a migraine and slept most of the afternoon but Dad made a wonderful meal of lobster and fillet.


I was so sad when I had to leave both of my families and friends the morning after Christmas!

Theres No Place Like Home...

I am home.

There is nothing much else to say but that.

I have already gotten to be with both sides of my family, go shopping with my mom, see my best friend for a few minutes, eat at my favorite place on Purdue's campus and even try a new spot.

Simply Wonderful!

I've been a bad blogger...

I really do have a problem updating my blog. I always get sucked into reading other people's blogs that I forget to update mine. Who knows if anyone even reads mine though :0) So since it has been FOREVER since I have blogged, I will give you a quick update on life in the Leonard household.

1. Colin's family came to visit over fall break. I had a wonderful time with my MIL, and my grandparents-in-law. We did a bunch of antiquing and some shopping. They even stocked our fridge! It was the first time they had seen the house and we were so glad to welcome them. Too bad I didn't take any pictures while they were here!

2. Kari's Bridal Shower was the weekend that my family was in town and Kate and I went to it. It such a nice shower that her sister put on for her. I can't wait for her wedding the first weekend in December.

3. Colin and I have been tailgating with Kari and TC's family after games. We have been having a blast with them and want to thank them for allowing us to hang out with them! Here are a few pictures from past tailgates....P.S. We beat Wake Forest last weekend and Purdue beat Ohio State! It was a good football weekend in the Leonard house!

4. Clemson just hosted Rock the 'John 2009 this past Friday. It is our version of midnight madness and kicks off our basketball season. I have to brag on our event because it was awesome. We totally had the best entrance of any coach in the nation this year. Coach Purnell repelled from the rafters of Littlejohn in Army fatigues. Here is a picture even though it doesn't do it justice! Now we just have to come up with something to top that for next year!

I will leave this post as a promise. I promise that I will try to start blogging more often and keeping everyone updated on our life in the south. If you read this, let me know so that I don't feel as if I am blogging to no one :0)

I'm Back!

Ok, so I have been MIA in almost a YEAR! I was really bad about updating my blog but I have decided that I need to start blogging again. The reason being is that I read so many other people's blogs, many of whom I do not know and it makes me want to record my life in words. I want to be able to have a place to look back at all the memories in life as I go forward.

So, since it has almost been a year I will try my best to give a quick overview of the past year of the most important highlights.

1. Colin and I bought a house this summer in Liberty, South Carolina!! We LOVE it! We have been here for 3 months now and there is always something else to be done. We have done a lot of painting but have much more to do. We just love knowing that we have somewhere to call home that is truly ours. Below is a picture for those of you who haven't been able to come visit yet. Speaking of visitors...we love visitors! So please come down to see us!

2. We got a PUPPY! Bella is a lab/spitz mix who is 4 months old. We have had her for about 4 weeks now. I'm not sure how we have gotten so lucky with animals (as you know we have 3 of the best cats ever) but Bella is super sweet and really hasn't chewed up too much...yet. Bella loves the cats...the cats put up with Bella. Below is a picture of our sweet Bella girl, I mean how can you not fall in love with those eyes!

3. Jevin came to visit! Jevin came down to visit us Labor Day weekend. It was so great to see him since I hadn't seen him since March. He got to go to the Clemson vs. MTSU game, see our new home, meet Bella and go to Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta we went to the Georgia Aquarium and to the World of Coke Museum. I always love having my brother come to stay with us!

4. My BFF got married in June! Jessica and Scott were married on June 20th and it was such a beautiful wedding. Jess and I have been friends forever and I can't even start to describe how happy I am that she found Scott to spend her life with and how perfect they are for each other. I love them both and I know they will have a wonderful marriage and life together.

Those are just a short overview of some of the bigger moments of this past year. I can't wait to see all that the fall has in store for the Leonard house. I hope more visitors and some great fall weekends celebrating some Clemson football wins!

I promise to become better at this blogging business...stay tuned!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend spent with friends and family! Thursday we had Thanksgiving dinner with the entire Rickett's family...wonderful food and fun!

Thursday night Julie, Gary and Lauren came to visit for the weekend. We had a great time! Colin worked his 1st Black Friday and....SURVIVED!! He had to be at work at 3:45 AM. Friday I went shopping in Greenville with Lauren and Ju

lie and we survived the mass of shoppers as well. Friday night we cheered on the Tiger basketball team to a victory over PC! 7-0....is a great start to the season!

Saturday concluded the regular season for Clemson Football and what a finish it was! The Tigers are going BOWLING after a great victory over the Chickens! After the game we had some football fun of our own at the apartment. The pictures are from some of our fun!

I heard it was snowing in Lafayette today and that really bummed me out! I can't wait to be home on the 19th for Christmas! I really hope that it snows while we are there!