End of January

Hi All-

I can't believe it's already the end of January and you know we have been busy our Christmas tree is still up. LOL

So anyway the last couple of weeks have been stressful to say the least. Brad had found out after a lot of back and forth that he his contract will end on January 30. He's been in a mad scramble to find a job, I suppose the upcoming prospects of the wedding and having kids soon adds some intensity as well. He has had some good leads with some different recruiting companies, so all we can do is cross our fingers and hope for something good to happen.

Brad on Sunday got real sick with some sort of viral infection, he got real dehydrated and was running to the bathroom every 10-15 minutes. We decided to take him to North Memorial and try that hospital out, since we have had awful stories of Methodist Hospital.
This time around we were in and out of the hospital in about 5 hours. I think that's a record for Brad. He stayed home from work for a couple of days, I got a mild case of whatever he had and ended up staying home for one day. I can tell you I've been wanting a day off of work, but not that kind of day off. :-)

In other news, I am in training! Yes you heard right, I am training for the Tactical Strength Challenge in April. What that consists of is deadlifting, pullups and the kettlebell snatches. Now I can tell you I won't be doing any pullups. I wasn't able to do them as a kid there is no way I will be able to do them now. I've been training in kettlebells since August, so about 6 months or so I'm up to 3 days a week. My kettlebell instructor Fawn has been very happy with my progress she even made a video of me overhead pressing a 20kg bell, which I think is 44lbs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4QA_mr2Rp4
Brad is excited that I am doing the TSC as it's called, he will be doing it too. Mostly for the deadlifting. More to come on that subject....

My niece Kamryn celebrated her 1st birthday this weekend. She's starting to get the whole walking thing. Yeah for Kamryn!!!

Grounds hog's day is around the corner I'm hoping that the Groundhog doesn't see his shadow and we get an early spring. I don't know about everyone else, but I am done with winter and want it to be spring.

Have a good week!!
~Amy

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a great New Year, we have been pretty busy since the year started. On Christmas Eve went to Jeff Dunham at the Target Center. We had floor seats and we were in the 10th row, it was pretty cool to be that close. We got to see all of our favorites, Achmed the Dead Terroist, Walter and Peanut. If you don't know who Jeff Dunham is be sure to check him out on youtube, he is awesome. Then after the show we went and rung in the New Year with some friends of ours.

Then on another night we had dinner with Brad's parents, Grandma and Aunt from Canada. His Aunt wanted to hear about all the wedding plans. It was nice to be able to sit and get to know her we only get to see her once a year.

Today I had a fun girls day, I met Brad's sister's family at the dress shop because his nieces are my Jr. Bridesmaids so we got their dresses fitted and ordered. Then later on that morning the rest of my bridesmaids and flower girl came in. It was fun to have everyone together!!


This is my niece and sister in law at the dress shop. That's the dress Lea had picked out, the middle ribbon will be a hot pink color. She put on the dress and said "I look like a Princess."

I got my Save the Date Magnets the other day, this was the 2nd printing of them. They turned out better the 2nd time around. Now I get the fun job of finalizing the guest list and getting them sent out.

Have a great week!!

~Amy

Relax Time

Well now is the time of the year that is considered relax time!!
We had another great Christmas in the Roberts/Madvig Household. Christmas started with Christmas Eve w/Madvigs and relatives. It's always great to see the relatives that from out of town. This year we got to meet the newest cousin Sophie. She is such a cutie!! We were minus one family this year due to illness, but we will be meeting up with them here in the near future.

Christmas morning, Brad and I have been going to his parents house for breakfast and gift exchange between the four of us. It's always very nice to have some quiet, peaceful time during the busy season.

Later on Christmas Day we spend with my family, this year we were at my brother's house. My sister and brother in law were able to come in from out of town as well. My nieces are always the center of attention :-). They sure know how to keep everyone entertained. After everyone was full from dinner and the presents were opened we all gathered downstairs for some video game and board game fun.

Then Friday I had an unexpected day off, which was nice to be able to sleep in and run some errands. Although I have to say that the day after Christmas shoppers can be pretty crazy. Brad and I will normally do after Thanksgiving shopping, but it doesn't seem to be as crazy.

Well that's all for now, I hope everyone has a great New Year 2009 will definitely be something to look forward to!!

Christmas Week

So this will be where I blog now about the ongoings on life in the Roberts- Madvig Household.
As our wedding approaches there will be blogs on www.amyandbrad.com that is our wedding website.
This last weekend was pretty busy for us, on Friday night we had Game Night which is always a blast.
Saturday we got together with some friends and a had a great time there as well. Luckily enough when we were out driving Saturday Night the snow had pretty much stopped and the roads weren't too bad. Sunday again we were out running errands, but the roads were still pretty slick. I just don't get how people forget to drive in the snowy, icy weather every year. I can't tell you how many accidents and spinouts we saw during a 4 hour period.

Now this week is always the craziest of the year. This year we have 3 days of Christmas with the Madvigs this year it starts on Tuesday. Usually I like to get my Christmas Cards out in the mail by the week before Christmas. Well this year that didn't happen, we've had a lot going on the past couple of weeks where the weekends have been jam packed. Last night I decided too wrap all the gifts and send out the Christmas Cards. I think I started wrapping at around 5pm and I got done around 10:30.

Well at least I get a break before I have to address all the envelopes for the Save the Date cards that will be going out in the mail in Mid January. Speaking of which I just called the company and had to complain because I orderd the Save the Dates in Mid December. I just got them in the mail last week and the coloring on them was really bad and really inconsistent. They are going to be redoing them, I"m crossing my fingers hoping they turn out this time.

Also for Wedding News this weekend Brad and I were out and about finishing up the Christmas shopping and what not. We did our first wedding registry which is at Kohls, so I know it may sound silly but it just makes it more real for us. We will be registering at Target as well after the holidays are over.

We are at 7 months and 24 days and counting!!

I hope everyone has a great week and has a wonderful Christmas!

~ Amy