Luckiest Woman In The World!!

Today I went to answer the door and this is what I found, along with a sweet note from my husband who is out of town right now... i was so happy, I got those fun butterflies in my stomach, ya know the ones you get when your first dating...that make you just smile from ear to ear and maybe brings a tear or two to your eye?? It's the times like these that we are reminded the reason why we fell in love. I could not ask for a better man in my life! Thanks babe, you have made my day!!

Why Yes, I would love to fly to the Beach for the day!!! Tell me when and where and I will be there!!
This past Friday Larry and I decided at the last second to fly out to San Diego with my family for my little bro's 14th birthday party. We were planning on taking Brenley but Larry's mom volunteered to watch her for the whole day so we could have a little time together... Thanks Barb!!!! Since Larry has been working out of town for the past little while we really needed that time! So we packed up and met my mom, Brothers and my little Bro's two friends at the airport Friday morning to fly out! (who can really say they went to Pacific Beach for there Birthday Party... heck, I wasn't even lucky enough to make it to McDonalds!!) We flew in to San Diego, rented a mini van (those 14 year olds thought it was pretty lamo that we were cruisin in Cali in a mini van) and then drove to good old Pacific Beach! Now this little beach town is definitely... a beach town, and needless to say this post baby body just didn't fit in. I decided, that if your not a size 2, super tan, and have fabulous abs...you should't even consider moving to this town, or even driving through! It gave me a bit of motivation to get this booty back in shape- o-well, we still had a blast!! Larry and Tyler were nutso out there... They actually ended up getting yelled at by the life guard , lol, it was a bit funny! My mom even got in the water and did a bit of body boarding! I tell you what, she is one tough chick for a fifty one year old!! By the end of the trip we were all waterlogged and sunburned, but, it was soooo worth it! Thanks Braden, for letting us tag along on your Birthday party! We had a blast and can't wait until the next San Diego trip! (p.s. if you are wondering, my mom works for Jet blue so us kids fly for free and everyone else just has to pay $50.. so it makes flying easy for us!) Wahoo for San Diego, Sunburned faces, taco bell, a $24 airport meal, surfer dudes, mini vans, mother in laws, Jet Blue, Sunscreen, Sunglasses, California traffic, 14 year olds with topless ladies, and all that San Diego has to offer!!!

I think I can get the hang of this!!

Sooo, you see- My Sweet Husband has been wanting to get me a bow for a while- saying that "it would be so fun to shoot together" and yada yada yada- so I gave in and for my birthday in February we got one- and for those of you ladies who don't have the privilage of living with a bow hunter (and those of you who do, will know exactly what I am talking about;) you don't just get the bow and your ready to shoot - you have to get all the "pricy necesseties" to go along with it so you can actually shoot it! So needless to say it took until August to finally be able to get everything on and ready to go! So the other day we went out to shoot....and.... I LOVED IT!! It was so much fun, and I think this could be a new hobby of mine! Larry has been working out of town the past few weeks and I have been trying to be so patient and not look to anxious to go shoot more! So any of you looking for a new hobby- try bow hunting!!! (Crystal, I'm finally ready, lets go party!)

Girls Camp

Here are a few pictures of Girls Camp! I was lucky enough to be able to go up on Friday... but a bit bummed I couldn't be there the whole time... I had such a fun time hangin with the gals... so here are a few pictures of the crazy day!! I have the Best Young Women Ever!!!

Whats your DREAM DATE?

Ok ladies, I nEeD yOuR hElP!!! Get your imaginations rolling here, and if you are just passing through and don't even know who I am... I need your help too!! Here it is.... If you could design a dream date of your choice, for your hubby or significant other to take you on, what would it be? Please, Please, leave a comment.. or if you think your date is too dreamy and mushy or just too dang long for a simple comment, feel free to e-mail me at encrook@hotmail.com. If you have more than one date, thats fine, add as many as you would like! And if for any reason you feel like asking your hubby or Boyfriend or just any guy for that matter what his dream date would be, feel free to post that as well! Thank you so much for all of your help! I will let you know later on the reason why I am asking......... For now- HAPPY DREAMING!!

AnD tHeY'rE oFf!!!

HaPpY fAmIlY!

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bRaDeN, cOrt & ZaK

My NeW fUrRy FrIeNd!!

NeW bReEd???

These are just a few pic's of the County Fair, I don't know why, but I am just drawn to these things- I think there is a little bit of a farm girl inside of me- I love to walk through the animals and sit and pet the sheep- I think Larry just puts up with it and Humors me the whole time- but, I don't care. I keep telling him one of these days I want sheep and pigs and all of the fun farm animals... and well... He just Laughs at me like I am nutty!

Crook Reunion....

So imagine for a minuite with me- over 100 people in one campground.... 11 or so trailers, and many tents... two rented porta potty's... a homemade Frisbee golf course set up through the trees... wake up Saturday morning to breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage, etc....just to prepare yourself for the upcoming horseshoe tornament that by the end of the day there have been about 63 games played... then to end that Saturday, have a program full of laughs and good times as you watch your family make fools of themselfs, but the fun thing is nobody even cares if you look silly- come to think of it, the goofier the program, the better it is... then wake up Sunday morning to sit around the campfire with these people who you love and have an amazing Testimony meeting................................ Now that was a short description of The good ole Crook Family Reunion! Most people dread going to family reunions, but we all look forward to this reunion every year, and by the end of it, talk about how much fun the next year will be!! We were able to take off Wednesday night, and come home Sunday night, and I would have to say I could have stayed another week and been fine with it! I have got a one of a kind family, that I counldn't be happier to be a part of! Thanks everyone for another fun and crazy reunion!! And COGRATS MOM for winning the horseshoe tournament!!