tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83822592612102850582024-03-13T10:39:07.166-07:00The Merrill'sColin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-35590739312077532612010-04-09T08:43:00.000-07:002010-04-09T08:54:16.530-07:00I'm mixin things up again<div align="center">So....I've decided that I'm going back to my old blog</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"> lachellekellis.blogspot.com</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> Yes I'm still married hahah </div><div align="center">I'm just a lazy little bum. </div><div align="center">I dislike with a passion going back to my old blog when I want to stalk my fellow bloggers </div><div align="center">I don't want to take the time to add them onto my new blog. </div><div align="center"> Like I said...LAZY BUM!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Also I have heard many times from many of MY STALKERS...that since I changed my blog I haven't been blogging as much. So maybe this will start me up again.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> AND that I need to put some of my wedding pictures up</div><div align="center">for those of you who don't have facebook and stalk me on my blog.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">So as you can see I'm returning to the other blog for my viewers</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">SO APPRECIATE IT!!!! ;)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">come and visit me</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-36130272500123710532010-02-18T08:53:00.000-08:002010-02-18T21:46:47.082-08:00V-DAY!!!<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Our</b> Valentines Day (February 12th) was AWESOME!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Friday morning I rolled over in bed onto an envelope<br /><br /></span><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-j4Auu55IvQvgWkgsaw6LKfbuVrmiXuHWwdUvMQLjh6l8nwwujbJHTg2r3nehaYHZounbOcV1K4WbrdBrTArXdQA6SC5H7RnioOPVPTQBaBK53C_HzJEtdEY0eYY-qQOGYZxAGH_zl0/s1600-h/yummy.gif"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHKpcAhQjn4dJeBcIoZ33mCQSBdpLwGHRhh8a7hWbieFj6sgKHGiDVN7T_ehgqahigd8Cj4SH1MoxtDuqxMJngkpTEuIxYQX0QcizY_iitC2Pydm-DJHOoypl4ZJa0DZqJQm-BVTlpqA/s1600-h/IMG_4107%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439628043357255858" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHKpcAhQjn4dJeBcIoZ33mCQSBdpLwGHRhh8a7hWbieFj6sgKHGiDVN7T_ehgqahigd8Cj4SH1MoxtDuqxMJngkpTEuIxYQX0QcizY_iitC2Pydm-DJHOoypl4ZJa0DZqJQm-BVTlpqA/s320/IMG_4107%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHKpcAhQjn4dJeBcIoZ33mCQSBdpLwGHRhh8a7hWbieFj6sgKHGiDVN7T_ehgqahigd8Cj4SH1MoxtDuqxMJngkpTEuIxYQX0QcizY_iitC2Pydm-DJHOoypl4ZJa0DZqJQm-BVTlpqA/s1600-h/IMG_4107%5B1%5D"></a>& in the envelope was a very sweet card that my husbueno picked out for me!! When my eyes finally adjusted I noticed this.....<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNHSSrNbvhBp1HUpD3bQvXB2KarrH0SIcc3iYGMLhdWmgp4iij_wtewDZnk7Af4c95iSsoIjfItMdPCDX4CbuL8kDY7cwminen_2t9rQiuA3kNitcAwyy4DBQBAv3sHdv0LOkP82rC3Y/s1600-h/IMG_4106.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439634752738045346" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNHSSrNbvhBp1HUpD3bQvXB2KarrH0SIcc3iYGMLhdWmgp4iij_wtewDZnk7Af4c95iSsoIjfItMdPCDX4CbuL8kDY7cwminen_2t9rQiuA3kNitcAwyy4DBQBAv3sHdv0LOkP82rC3Y/s320/IMG_4106.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My guy was very busy in the morning putting everything together while I was still passed out in bed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Xm4mYZl2msvtobdnH-Y6-z69VfS3waOjECg18g_QlhKmX3uvHUsjq17uCxG3VekrtlK3Nx5RSSbObKhhKIPqfy2ONxHWn7VljXTl92mNDf-jFBLowHtHU59_0qRjFjLYGQEZ3H0WTEw/s1600-h/IMG_4108.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439634690839957042" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Xm4mYZl2msvtobdnH-Y6-z69VfS3waOjECg18g_QlhKmX3uvHUsjq17uCxG3VekrtlK3Nx5RSSbObKhhKIPqfy2ONxHWn7VljXTl92mNDf-jFBLowHtHU59_0qRjFjLYGQEZ3H0WTEw/s320/IMG_4108.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>I was very excited to get flowers, chocolate, sparkling cider (I'm a lil obsessed with the stuff) & edward sweetarts haha & my Vera Bradley Purse that I have been wanting!!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">That Night....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">we went to the</span></div><div><br /><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp9DEqqWd88MzrPakI21ldqebSrcVxT8GLqXTH3Vwj1B7Aq5QxC8QA889QDd9TF_n9JKPRVElQUQidvOoDVNZmQig1M15qZTvfMVQStOI96-Quxdj8Z7REycQLbq1oigwLnb-qA6PP0/s1600-h/yumm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439637241718356930" style="WIDTH: 273px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp9DEqqWd88MzrPakI21ldqebSrcVxT8GLqXTH3Vwj1B7Aq5QxC8QA889QDd9TF_n9JKPRVElQUQidvOoDVNZmQig1M15qZTvfMVQStOI96-Quxdj8Z7REycQLbq1oigwLnb-qA6PP0/s320/yumm.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQp9DEqqWd88MzrPakI21ldqebSrcVxT8GLqXTH3Vwj1B7Aq5QxC8QA889QDd9TF_n9JKPRVElQUQidvOoDVNZmQig1M15qZTvfMVQStOI96-Quxdj8Z7REycQLbq1oigwLnb-qA6PP0/s1600-h/yumm.jpg"></a>and had their buffalo blast for an appetizer & they were DELICIOUS & then we shared their farfalle dish that has mushrooms, caramelized onions, sun dried tomatoes, pancetta all in a garlic cream sauce. I'm totally salivating right now</div><div><br /></div><div>After dinner we went and saw Valentines Day...and the only thing I liked about the movie was him & these AMAZING flowers!!!</div><div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayNMmvW64Xdj3l5cqD4q6ufanzvPODW1jILds7x2VPkmF-zIZ2D5p_hKhjgKpbYPrLYacaq3emashk5NXLVGTyxTuID9XoB5KVpH0w-0ZKVzKcGD0j1hS1PajSI5dGo5i_0F1_weSHHg/s1600-h/ash.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439638024929950978" style="WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayNMmvW64Xdj3l5cqD4q6ufanzvPODW1jILds7x2VPkmF-zIZ2D5p_hKhjgKpbYPrLYacaq3emashk5NXLVGTyxTuID9XoB5KVpH0w-0ZKVzKcGD0j1hS1PajSI5dGo5i_0F1_weSHHg/s320/ash.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>After our Friday Valentines day, I woke up on Saturday thinking I had to hit the stores to get my discounted Valentine decor, when Colin reminded me that Valentines day is not over yet.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>So I had an idea</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> & Colin always groans & gets really nervous when he hears those words hahah!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">But this time he got himself into this mess. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">colin had suggested awhile ago that we should heart attack our parents house & of course what do us women do when we are given a good idea?!? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">WE TAKE IT</span>,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxioe19jFsQnHutthJYpdVCM-aLQkGPNbS_omJTdNq_OtXcINS_53IIT4LZqMurMe49QWViFF8TmLb-TyRcPcSZIjwwnp3PtQnXkRsKTWUcbFRBKv6TpMY7OGf5LXBjCDbBcHIOdRU6Ik/s1600-h/IMG_4122%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439632610521727586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxioe19jFsQnHutthJYpdVCM-aLQkGPNbS_omJTdNq_OtXcINS_53IIT4LZqMurMe49QWViFF8TmLb-TyRcPcSZIjwwnp3PtQnXkRsKTWUcbFRBKv6TpMY7OGf5LXBjCDbBcHIOdRU6Ik/s320/IMG_4122%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">WE BLOW IT OUT OF PROPORTION BY CUTTING OUT 400 HEARTS</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokm-legXiJ2b359JppG0Ejx3xpLYs-x75AAuprkMXe2HWGIlcNx8SYfQ28Ip876XGHN-ccv_OxWmalRnUANLyY0VHYHjLln7ufZaHuD2BS2_jkAk1CyTUnBLv2855fZXDV0npuVdo-3s/s1600-h/IMG_4131.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439634519475401650" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokm-legXiJ2b359JppG0Ejx3xpLYs-x75AAuprkMXe2HWGIlcNx8SYfQ28Ip876XGHN-ccv_OxWmalRnUANLyY0VHYHjLln7ufZaHuD2BS2_jkAk1CyTUnBLv2855fZXDV0npuVdo-3s/s320/IMG_4131.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">WE DRIVE OUR HUSBANDS CRAZY BY PUTTING LIP KISSES ON THEIR FACE & MASCARA SMEARS UNDER THEIR EYES</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpABgFef8TC6tUXm7L_Q-YO5TLF_6FH_tdXeLlrmD9FF0s79Q1Sc1jRu3rUhIefTGiyZMLEbBpylGKmtBm1tM9KX7FGIQ3uUOt5jgcNHler46go36wtMe2qOtJK73eYWOYOn2mR-duQUM/s1600-h/IMG_4129%5B1%5D"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439632427370416818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpABgFef8TC6tUXm7L_Q-YO5TLF_6FH_tdXeLlrmD9FF0s79Q1Sc1jRu3rUhIefTGiyZMLEbBpylGKmtBm1tM9KX7FGIQ3uUOt5jgcNHler46go36wtMe2qOtJK73eYWOYOn2mR-duQUM/s320/IMG_4129%5B1%5D" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">WE RUN WITH IT & MAKE OUR HUSBANDs DRESS UP IN BLACK & RED</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>AND WE ATTACK WITH HEARTS</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">&</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">THE RESULTS WERE AWESOME</span></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpbi4qNLmhHPuKH4IDB-0mUW8Xgk1pWBeqJdm3LjqTWI6ShStEu4yHciqtCjPhVNn88mz8QMf_j1D8A_8bRK8wzwAaOtWy3Z1BhJznwfoLPg4rM56ae2726eiHOeUlq_s9Vl-mwJwbbU/s1600-h/houses.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439630793062442946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBpbi4qNLmhHPuKH4IDB-0mUW8Xgk1pWBeqJdm3LjqTWI6ShStEu4yHciqtCjPhVNn88mz8QMf_j1D8A_8bRK8wzwAaOtWy3Z1BhJznwfoLPg4rM56ae2726eiHOeUlq_s9Vl-mwJwbbU/s320/houses.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">We were heart attacking for 2 hours that night & we had such a blast!!</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeOn9nDlk5S0PQ61uMuO-Yt8644T3FBtgOMxqlrUvHPnnfeLX7k7TARBGWCinhjRK2xLIRLLQ4HUYLHwWyDOwKKy_rzIFL67vH1wNJpz2hxAEmuhfRdrwyzQ-ZIMBjXThQASlHpBvWXI/s1600-h/IMG_4102.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439634816385230434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeOn9nDlk5S0PQ61uMuO-Yt8644T3FBtgOMxqlrUvHPnnfeLX7k7TARBGWCinhjRK2xLIRLLQ4HUYLHwWyDOwKKy_rzIFL67vH1wNJpz2hxAEmuhfRdrwyzQ-ZIMBjXThQASlHpBvWXI/s320/IMG_4102.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh I also decided to get crafty and make these cute little treats for my family!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Valentines Day was so much fun & what can I say</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm Loved</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm Spoiled</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had the Best Valentine EVER!!</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNOF0mWkQwLJc1PfTX-nM4RIJ7s80irlBCialFWDT4vMeKSTh71GTC_Q_HsFpSh3frCSFjQPZd0_mBEmsuFaJpThK3A1Y0HUajurUK3ozxf4Sk8lMk4tjKSyDEq0ktCg05W_PeGTb3o0/s1600-h/IMG_4118.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439634610757911970" style="WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZNOF0mWkQwLJc1PfTX-nM4RIJ7s80irlBCialFWDT4vMeKSTh71GTC_Q_HsFpSh3frCSFjQPZd0_mBEmsuFaJpThK3A1Y0HUajurUK3ozxf4Sk8lMk4tjKSyDEq0ktCg05W_PeGTb3o0/s320/IMG_4118.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-71564319292167114372010-02-09T08:21:00.000-08:002010-02-09T09:12:44.534-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This SUNDAY is a day for....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyDiUeJOgZPp8SbuwBOGt54ZIzCiY1ODbZS9Xu5hZY0E2P_RWX4MCOUfUH1Iw3hfsyiC7Rf6ApMnbh26nCFEB5FsfgWmmTQbetn_IrwZYqvnJXjP8GXiCOgpGxeRDvl3p4H2XdarVOBI/s1600-h/valentines_heart_box.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290605664060706" style="WIDTH: 173px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyDiUeJOgZPp8SbuwBOGt54ZIzCiY1ODbZS9Xu5hZY0E2P_RWX4MCOUfUH1Iw3hfsyiC7Rf6ApMnbh26nCFEB5FsfgWmmTQbetn_IrwZYqvnJXjP8GXiCOgpGxeRDvl3p4H2XdarVOBI/s320/valentines_heart_box.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUgiUJP3oOzZ2RcUIXcUFRXZSe2oNnqilOs6Q71GUZ0LkgkcirrQgNfcMAL8IGOSqGSxxCYOk5Te0TUfBD-1dWlx95bJo6KZf2BsGM5jYrSwHtqrrUEUxRQOxyD1Y-gfJ4_E1Axmh4oQ/s1600-h/valentines_day_gift_ideals_online_coupons.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290550209609266" style="WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUgiUJP3oOzZ2RcUIXcUFRXZSe2oNnqilOs6Q71GUZ0LkgkcirrQgNfcMAL8IGOSqGSxxCYOk5Te0TUfBD-1dWlx95bJo6KZf2BsGM5jYrSwHtqrrUEUxRQOxyD1Y-gfJ4_E1Axmh4oQ/s320/valentines_day_gift_ideals_online_coupons.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">every year this day comes around I always wanted a Valentine</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG8KEwHCJbA4A4_l4cWN7txTPyzH2XQzY2vz0HFLAEgIXK2YpzfAaXXi655tItnx9XpVhy80ZEAV2ehGZs-j9XQ-YelunNdV48-7qFCJ02rUghpEfUFSqR11JPDhZDtinOzh8pYrTCzw/s1600-h/Happy%252BValentines%252BDay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436290470596854162" style="WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG8KEwHCJbA4A4_l4cWN7txTPyzH2XQzY2vz0HFLAEgIXK2YpzfAaXXi655tItnx9XpVhy80ZEAV2ehGZs-j9XQ-YelunNdV48-7qFCJ02rUghpEfUFSqR11JPDhZDtinOzh8pYrTCzw/s320/Happy%252BValentines%252BDay.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">But the boys never asked me</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">so I used to dread this upcoming DAY</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidlNXCIN9fIadK9AbzqWw7ls9ZjxGnF-JjuQtC0gU0ARxQsGmhJTS8J7PfiFksygaQUeGYFHig_p1UDqODSAIV81g6_j82VaNK3q1ItpUmmDB0tUjVvny34WdPqV8sNStnIjHI03IdXE/s1600-h/cupid-valentines-day1.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436289839694588370" style="WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidlNXCIN9fIadK9AbzqWw7ls9ZjxGnF-JjuQtC0gU0ARxQsGmhJTS8J7PfiFksygaQUeGYFHig_p1UDqODSAIV81g6_j82VaNK3q1ItpUmmDB0tUjVvny34WdPqV8sNStnIjHI03IdXE/s320/cupid-valentines-day1.gif" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">But this Valentines Day</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I got a Valentine...</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRV9JqjD9Y-tV_V4sKr1iy0KU8wJ0Bh2sRBNgy9GcDbKZJpYa18QxVKuEGFG2SOh0GYk3OlpNxJnl3FA0bnoFlupTUgtd6PRVseGuQ19bdv2lfON3Z34txWdKgKtRsGpuekk25rxdS88Q/s1600-h/unedited075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436291129065654114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRV9JqjD9Y-tV_V4sKr1iy0KU8wJ0Bh2sRBNgy9GcDbKZJpYa18QxVKuEGFG2SOh0GYk3OlpNxJnl3FA0bnoFlupTUgtd6PRVseGuQ19bdv2lfON3Z34txWdKgKtRsGpuekk25rxdS88Q/s320/unedited075.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:180%;">AND HE IS ALL MINE!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">hope you all have a great valentines day & that your sweetie treats you well!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Colin & I will be celebrating V-Day & our 3 month anniversary ( I know we are silly) on FRIDAY!!! So I will update you on what happens</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-88245489494897496882010-01-29T08:12:00.000-08:002010-01-29T17:00:31.558-08:00So you've been begging for an update...We gave in!<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >Happy New Year!</span> it's been a while...<br /><br />We Had a GREAT Christmas! Thinking back on Christmas...its easy to pick out our favorite parts.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Our <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NUMBER ONE FAVORITE</span> of course was...</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:courier new;" >Spen</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:courier new;" >ding time with </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:courier new;" >FAMILY!!</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWDpFfqc6OKLQS0UrNrnbHSZrz9Vw60IWTKBZctoRmou6GvIttsoedFfa09XZC3QkzxxSbCm38z-9UcZwrhnXVyohIx93BXobi3dFQiXKiIdnqTSkkh6Ny309jbU8B16Unpw5358xAuU/s1600-h/january2010+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWDpFfqc6OKLQS0UrNrnbHSZrz9Vw60IWTKBZctoRmou6GvIttsoedFfa09XZC3QkzxxSbCm38z-9UcZwrhnXVyohIx93BXobi3dFQiXKiIdnqTSkkh6Ny309jbU8B16Unpw5358xAuU/s400/january2010+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432201234908968002" border="0" /></a><br />We couldn't ask for two better families...It was FUN :) splitting our time between both sides. We had a great time at the Lachelle's sides christmas party where colin had the honor of being the donkey in the nativity. he got to wear panty hose on his head for ears and they could hardly get them off of him when it was over...:) The combs' family party was a success as well, we especially enjoyed the family progressive dinner where we do one course of the meal at each house...but our place got skipped this year for obvious reasons. guess we are still Noobs!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTwAVGeeuCV71dZAFVZc3gihDx7Pbrz1985SaKxNNhBIVOIM5rttqWXfLb2loK204Ki16U-2t7flO8GQckPhDZwLE60axoXLsPFeJpauEEdB1DMgSzCyWNyPy3ouk619iLwvql4EZc4s/s1600-h/january2010+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTwAVGeeuCV71dZAFVZc3gihDx7Pbrz1985SaKxNNhBIVOIM5rttqWXfLb2loK204Ki16U-2t7flO8GQckPhDZwLE60axoXLsPFeJpauEEdB1DMgSzCyWNyPy3ouk619iLwvql4EZc4s/s320/january2010+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432199634674694466" border="0" /></a>CHRISTMAS ANGELS!<br /><br />we chose two little girls this year, an 18 month old and an 8 year old. We really should have gotten pictures of what we got them because I think we went a little crazy- mostly on shell's part... she couldn't resist all those cute clothes at walmart :) We got the baby some cute dora stuff and several outfits and the other girl of course had to have a hannah montana guitar and notebook and some adorable clothes. for some reason all we ended up with was a picture of colin next to the christmas angels tree....<br /><br /><br />All december we had both been dreaming of a white christmas, but it was't until January that....<br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><br />WE GOT OUR WISH!!!</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuuxHySHu4Jqbl2SNpCRtu16ozYByDnsCh3blaREGpdvIEpmsf8vYoqR4gYKU71o7V0oKyJI5MyCwiV7yZFET6r1Rm2HrTs_SY7m4BdSa7qLlC85fk3tDIKxt5vTPmEeDS_QK8yi96ow/s1600-h/january2010+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuuxHySHu4Jqbl2SNpCRtu16ozYByDnsCh3blaREGpdvIEpmsf8vYoqR4gYKU71o7V0oKyJI5MyCwiV7yZFET6r1Rm2HrTs_SY7m4BdSa7qLlC85fk3tDIKxt5vTPmEeDS_QK8yi96ow/s320/january2010+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432305903930388338" border="0" /></a>...Sort of. Okay, it didn't snow in Mesa, so we decided to go up to Sholow the last weekend before school started! We just chillaxed up at the cabin. watched a lot of television, went and got some good mexican food and some delectable fudge. Oh and we can't forget the best part...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-7L_n0SOFGNHYgeOW94BEpllp6ahImVxgvKw7eCGpGIVu5pCD_GOcN54A5ZMxv01riS3lgnKgLqGjqouWhm7AhxarUFoQKd6LC6LPLxHk2G7oOZK2U9UIYfUuihOK07uGjTX3byBFqk/s1600-h/january2010+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-7L_n0SOFGNHYgeOW94BEpllp6ahImVxgvKw7eCGpGIVu5pCD_GOcN54A5ZMxv01riS3lgnKgLqGjqouWhm7AhxarUFoQKd6LC6LPLxHk2G7oOZK2U9UIYfUuihOK07uGjTX3byBFqk/s320/january2010+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432326401356493170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> BOWLING!</span></span><br /><br />We went to the alpine lanes and tore up the lanes. Shell was thinks she's pretty hot because she scored higher than Colin, but we all know that the guy always lets the girl win the first time to build up her confidence... :)<br /><br /><br /><br />AND....THE FINAL SCORE:<br /><br />Colin: 76 Shell:102<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP3Ta0KSAHvAy129D7k0-BNLrSXYw6EqdxMeGoYcDnyOP0Ei-aG38xkK-vghCUTANVjjTMn4I-kTzLulD9pr6CleafxAHofwqAiQAH-Jx5-JjOqV4VBDf7lxVICjN5cpXEUV3aDRSJxE/s1600-h/january2010+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIP3Ta0KSAHvAy129D7k0-BNLrSXYw6EqdxMeGoYcDnyOP0Ei-aG38xkK-vghCUTANVjjTMn4I-kTzLulD9pr6CleafxAHofwqAiQAH-Jx5-JjOqV4VBDf7lxVICjN5cpXEUV3aDRSJxE/s320/january2010+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432327219149037778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXzm2zwxsO8p8k-svOcblziTNmB57vzlWdM8oN1psZEwR4PX6GxDkhm_-J5FPlCr9eyX_9tFDnyAMJHllbda-U-SSIz32AVrRnyu6lEW9T0ehQ35ZX_zPr9g-nRK-JQtNR88ecMJqhOc/s1600-h/january2010+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXzm2zwxsO8p8k-svOcblziTNmB57vzlWdM8oN1psZEwR4PX6GxDkhm_-J5FPlCr9eyX_9tFDnyAMJHllbda-U-SSIz32AVrRnyu6lEW9T0ehQ35ZX_zPr9g-nRK-JQtNR88ecMJqhOc/s320/january2010+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432327553463066466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, Lachelle CONQUERED! AND she look <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:180%;" >Beautiful</span> while doing it!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Overall it was just great to be up in the snow, bundling up in the cold, and taking one last vacation before the dreaded semester of school.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2PdawPoqzlyCisobP1_X8q9CigKj8AZrkfVx9zGWyesq-vn1voRcDjmyrQ37n0eXRK8wfLhMwcertnGJpVB7nQH_sZ-d5Klg0qmrCfZWJBXyYpVjpkQE2jJ3Jfz_eSad7M8RNvFtsXI/s1600-h/january2010+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2PdawPoqzlyCisobP1_X8q9CigKj8AZrkfVx9zGWyesq-vn1voRcDjmyrQ37n0eXRK8wfLhMwcertnGJpVB7nQH_sZ-d5Klg0qmrCfZWJBXyYpVjpkQE2jJ3Jfz_eSad7M8RNvFtsXI/s400/january2010+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432329640890558050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7i0SfYNH1kkNS6lidra-eH3TJVM2ibn9QhVpGpC3KGz2wCYqQX3-c9cNJxyHEEysbx4F5q0nf8sPSSNaz7jUAtT_iO6EhxRa0Q96rBE0mtnz0Xt6vOcaBREXNx97tyvkKhHQ1e4k0K4/s1600-h/january2010+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7i0SfYNH1kkNS6lidra-eH3TJVM2ibn9QhVpGpC3KGz2wCYqQX3-c9cNJxyHEEysbx4F5q0nf8sPSSNaz7jUAtT_iO6EhxRa0Q96rBE0mtnz0Xt6vOcaBREXNx97tyvkKhHQ1e4k0K4/s320/january2010+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432330528191286610" border="0" /></a>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-91580327873177854282009-12-23T07:44:00.000-08:002009-12-23T08:31:25.366-08:00Jingle Bells MY WAY!!!<div align="center">(please sing to Jingle Bells)</div><div align="center">Come on....start with the tune......"Dashing through the snow"....</div><div align="center">but please use my lyrics :)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"Dashing in the stores,</div><div align="center"> trying not to take much time,</div><div align="center">wondering how I got, </div><div align="center">in this mess right now."</div><div align="center">HA HA HA</div><div align="center">my shopping isn't done,</div><div align="center">my wrapping hasn't begun</div><div align="center">But just remember one simple thing</div><div align="center">CHRISTMAS EVE is TOMORROW!!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH</span>!!!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">frantically</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">frantically</span></div><div align="center">shopping through the mall</div><div align="center">Running home to wrap presents</div><div align="center">before Colin comes through our door.</div><div align="center">Cutting paper, cutting paper</div><div align="center">I cut my own dang finger</div><div align="center">Oh, hurry shove it under the tree</div><div align="center">& hurry and clean up all my things.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(Verse two: incase you're lost)</div><div align="center">So when he did come home</div><div align="center">I thought I would just die</div><div align="center">If he did not notice </div><div align="center">all the gifts under our tree.</div><div align="center">But did I mention this</div><div align="center">how much I love my guy</div><div align="center">Because he said with a great big smile</div><div align="center">"What the Heck"</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(okay it doesn't fit in the song but hey...give me a break)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div align="center">Chorus:</div><div align="center">Oh, mission complete, mission complete</div><div align="center">right now I can relax</div><div align="center">My guy is happy my presents are done</div><div align="center">oh, Santa hit our house up first</div><div align="center">No Santa? No Santa?</div><div align="center">Colin what do you mean?</div><div align="center">what do I look forward to now?</div><div align="center">He says with another handsome smile.....</div><div align="center">"hey Dork, YOU'VE GOT ME!!"</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Love,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Merrill's</span></div><div align="center"> </div>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-59068925620198270092009-12-15T22:29:00.000-08:002009-12-16T00:02:07.707-08:00Colin's FIRST amazingly awesome blog postcolin: "shel? whats your password for the blog?"<br />shel: "why?"<br />colin: "just tell me!"<br />*she types in the password and realizes whats going on*<br />shel: "you don't even know what you're doing!"<br />colin: "yes i do!"<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Well, this is proof that EVEN a GUY can blog...</span><br /><br />I don't think Shel got to blog about what happened just BEFORE November 13th...<br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />the...</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtRVu9KlPVOEpwiJP6a5XD1vaYcHeiUgORd2f4vl-4Qs7RipVfpGA562zVSP84zjZ9x0sxZYRkmip1d7e8qPuElG8IWR1u8kKh_cuVmqM9ma7lb5jk_cgqRQrHyp7zb5NJbSwzILXKN4/s1600-h/Us+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmtRVu9KlPVOEpwiJP6a5XD1vaYcHeiUgORd2f4vl-4Qs7RipVfpGA562zVSP84zjZ9x0sxZYRkmip1d7e8qPuElG8IWR1u8kKh_cuVmqM9ma7lb5jk_cgqRQrHyp7zb5NJbSwzILXKN4/s200/Us+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415735998953179298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Got to take a ride in the...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSXtak8vm5Q77xjeKk6u9V7LjRgRCrOvAA0IsBlsz9HOspwSyGM3i2YWN00hUzr2WaEahJ2978vpfZp0yfW01Nt1mpqjE8GtpXLLoDae6Hc6E8OdM82KP9EAUSkisatkf_y-o5ty1cU8/s1600-h/Us+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSXtak8vm5Q77xjeKk6u9V7LjRgRCrOvAA0IsBlsz9HOspwSyGM3i2YWN00hUzr2WaEahJ2978vpfZp0yfW01Nt1mpqjE8GtpXLLoDae6Hc6E8OdM82KP9EAUSkisatkf_y-o5ty1cU8/s200/Us+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415736362475232210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Shel went out one last time with her mom and sisters as a "SINGLE LADY" Now she can't sing that Beyonce song anymore... :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAMf4pMt5Z9ddp-TZ0CigjwktoyiyQTfQ_k9wVMhyphenhyphenoL7RjaL3Fvtt0JN_OWqJwPh5AQZZF9HKqWLyg2HESRVfa4z5EG4O19oILsQoBZsodmiLEI-vaK83hExo8jj675WVOVPc7v1cmuc/s1600-h/Us+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAMf4pMt5Z9ddp-TZ0CigjwktoyiyQTfQ_k9wVMhyphenhyphenoL7RjaL3Fvtt0JN_OWqJwPh5AQZZF9HKqWLyg2HESRVfa4z5EG4O19oILsQoBZsodmiLEI-vaK83hExo8jj675WVOVPc7v1cmuc/s400/Us+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415737026370964530" border="0" /></a>They went out for a WILD night...I'm pretty sure I didn't get most of the details of what went on, but I'm sure they had a lot of fun!<br /><br />ANYWAY....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxCocEzkRrSf0X1I8ywN-4JAzxsbc1l6zID8ilhHgeItedzzsmKCVtP_YF_Zwb6T5JUdztRspAjgZcGkv-vGF-wbuVeRzA2Td_5MWkaG1p9NuvF_6aU1nBIIH2drlNMk2qwSG-Cp0-wg/s1600-h/100_3491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxCocEzkRrSf0X1I8ywN-4JAzxsbc1l6zID8ilhHgeItedzzsmKCVtP_YF_Zwb6T5JUdztRspAjgZcGkv-vGF-wbuVeRzA2Td_5MWkaG1p9NuvF_6aU1nBIIH2drlNMk2qwSG-Cp0-wg/s320/100_3491.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415718914776647522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Many many things have been going </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />on in the Merrills' lives since</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" >BIG DAY! </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNrWLeoLMem71p48C9RHx_eoo6ouFa-AnPRfUENDLL6OsBcSkCTPZWMMNUjIxGfTf83fzEfVBDGCJNhyphenhyphenuZaMpO8QCHNSNqYgPaHavtjtdCN_doDlU8RIKHGsjIW192a0leFPUxMgPBr4/s1600-h/100_3514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNrWLeoLMem71p48C9RHx_eoo6ouFa-AnPRfUENDLL6OsBcSkCTPZWMMNUjIxGfTf83fzEfVBDGCJNhyphenhyphenuZaMpO8QCHNSNqYgPaHavtjtdCN_doDlU8RIKHGsjIW192a0leFPUxMgPBr4/s400/100_3514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415722378382160882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most Importantly</span></span>,<br /><br />Shel became the <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">newest member</span> of<br /><br />the Merrill Family!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe4gAVlTqHQzNyxGRvIEQu3qQk_rhrBND4wdY-1IM96GgC4dMnHYjJIbo0uiiYvool0grDHddHlsRBoKRRn-aTQiBm0n-jAfwuuXlDwHD5NeqjtvMrhEpOaEwAhat_D5T6iOAoS9K4x0/s1600-h/Us+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLe4gAVlTqHQzNyxGRvIEQu3qQk_rhrBND4wdY-1IM96GgC4dMnHYjJIbo0uiiYvool0grDHddHlsRBoKRRn-aTQiBm0n-jAfwuuXlDwHD5NeqjtvMrhEpOaEwAhat_D5T6iOAoS9K4x0/s400/Us+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415727900869178866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We just recently went up to flagstaff. We had really been needing to just get away, and a ROAD TRIP was exactly the thing to make us forget about everything else!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBW7jDdnNYVEQhNen00vqZLQ_fLdlhU3CCzUgfsOKOeylzAhU1-rSybschYGavhoeYAF3PDai_bkH9v7vpQyz-NwANkVS_zZoXTnWOCrFp9u-tqATeiQQwhMN4ltBtffRjO1pphwe1qQ/s1600-h/100_3509.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBW7jDdnNYVEQhNen00vqZLQ_fLdlhU3CCzUgfsOKOeylzAhU1-rSybschYGavhoeYAF3PDai_bkH9v7vpQyz-NwANkVS_zZoXTnWOCrFp9u-tqATeiQQwhMN4ltBtffRjO1pphwe1qQ/s320/100_3509.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415723573031963746" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As you can see, we had A BLAST in Flagstaff!! we got to bundle up because it was FREEZING and we got to see Cecily at NAU's holiday di<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzwbD7WWEpwqF4sKqWCvHw1v4MmZwPzHG_hs1R-rx0jaO0lkdkejLLDlQ5viOZo90Keopm2jniU6V_HL1oLlChtVdTdN7SQgUPseccEpEFeIQc_VnA4-FggDzrjFFBLGLGXJPZFdKHIY/s1600-h/Us+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzwbD7WWEpwqF4sKqWCvHw1v4MmZwPzHG_hs1R-rx0jaO0lkdkejLLDlQ5viOZo90Keopm2jniU6V_HL1oLlChtVdTdN7SQgUPseccEpEFeIQc_VnA4-FggDzrjFFBLGLGXJPZFdKHIY/s400/Us+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415730412686209154" border="0" /></a>nners<br /><br />We had a lot of fun walking around<br /><br />downtown and going into the shops!<br /><br />And of course we had to take<br /><br />advantage of some photo<br /><br />opportunities...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoef50Sc5ueTXmUkos2pqWoUlb4EMhTrR3GiSkGE6yXYGpZJJKCNwIH98lt7ZMf9Df0e915_9m4w_vQFowfFRA28RlOguDhyphenhyphen73mTeW339u8BicdQ6wkuVrlnWNZOt3Myfk3x03GwbzEmg/s1600-h/Us+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoef50Sc5ueTXmUkos2pqWoUlb4EMhTrR3GiSkGE6yXYGpZJJKCNwIH98lt7ZMf9Df0e915_9m4w_vQFowfFRA28RlOguDhyphenhyphen73mTeW339u8BicdQ6wkuVrlnWNZOt3Myfk3x03GwbzEmg/s400/Us+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415731701222287890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is my favorite picture of shel!<br /><br />we found a bunch of cool spots in the alleys<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We've really enjoyed being in our new place and we are slowly but surely getting everything put together... (photos mainly for the benefit of Granparents overseas)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkt6ea0SoknJR-SmT0bebO15mm78OyqTezNMlXTLVka5uD0eTl29yxFOV3sGyToyfGuxudsZ0_HgWt6x8xyIMYYbs_x0t2jTVHfYj1gfaFqmRNVv5tVE-K_KeLRHTuIytwg-FOMvYMas/s1600-h/Us+014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOkt6ea0SoknJR-SmT0bebO15mm78OyqTezNMlXTLVka5uD0eTl29yxFOV3sGyToyfGuxudsZ0_HgWt6x8xyIMYYbs_x0t2jTVHfYj1gfaFqmRNVv5tVE-K_KeLRHTuIytwg-FOMvYMas/s320/Us+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415732222308294274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq31JzhuxhGu3-jkqQtUdTAEGjbQpmlGgCI017iH-qoBY2Xk7_hmtVgn3zj0rIjToXdMkJRK4lY0-6UUXq9-IoEjfrGd3FRjtd4t90tFgOxrhWEfmJOScVWurpiPa0-9hFrIDJE4SWeM/s1600-h/Us+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIq31JzhuxhGu3-jkqQtUdTAEGjbQpmlGgCI017iH-qoBY2Xk7_hmtVgn3zj0rIjToXdMkJRK4lY0-6UUXq9-IoEjfrGd3FRjtd4t90tFgOxrhWEfmJOScVWurpiPa0-9hFrIDJE4SWeM/s320/Us+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415732923283046626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBPXoDG4T4d1INs8qAjJZyokzwYbsvH6UD1Vforx59jSLhu07KV30HssPICkoXs6mtN-6vEprFpzGN11hUV3bE0e7obwbiQRggHqKYFRFr6Zsz5N-lL4krSwEvAYqFTKjoT_PbNnUPhw/s1600-h/Us+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBPXoDG4T4d1INs8qAjJZyokzwYbsvH6UD1Vforx59jSLhu07KV30HssPICkoXs6mtN-6vEprFpzGN11hUV3bE0e7obwbiQRggHqKYFRFr6Zsz5N-lL4krSwEvAYqFTKjoT_PbNnUPhw/s320/Us+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415737900533696114" border="0" /></a><br />This process should move along much quicker now that winter break has finally arrived!! Which also means that Christmas is right around the corner!! Shel decorated our tree which looks AMAZING and she is doing the 12 DAYS of Christmas for me! :)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUyxuNgPf6k52mrYYh3Nd_SOQJkLig8tgAB6gPkWegsbfsakkigo3-S8yy16aNtrXTT8pOy6hytvmf4TfyLdwklv4_thCNPnCjuY_eAX3uFsOEUi4YI6ylDZCZ78yfYefhEpmzQrBM_I/s1600-h/Us+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUyxuNgPf6k52mrYYh3Nd_SOQJkLig8tgAB6gPkWegsbfsakkigo3-S8yy16aNtrXTT8pOy6hytvmf4TfyLdwklv4_thCNPnCjuY_eAX3uFsOEUi4YI6ylDZCZ78yfYefhEpmzQrBM_I/s400/Us+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415734506646760258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">MERRY</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">CHRISTMAS!!!!</span></span><br /></div><br /></div>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259261210285058.post-62561795219259021602009-11-13T21:00:00.000-08:002009-11-13T21:00:02.370-08:00<div align="center"><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">WE ARE</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403231574322860658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9knLOrIJKEwR5gO4j6uQXSHEFDlBKvbdsiYfGT4yqfgh0chtqvs-mVCbfGEXE0zCho_8XcuUudWfcg_Dmtj2GxLZgsK_ocn5a9I-YM5-ZzrZKosj1zNeu_LT45mSIe7hPTQBI5_IU78/s320/Honeymoon%2520Just%2520Married(1).jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:180%;">&</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">ON OUR</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403231513481975458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-_iR3uaxZ9XunfZwJ5ooODr_yU0BfAg69hum5sbwdm-Xi01hC57s3_sw_IYEXnXdkvOcS9xgkPUctNDGdwCwSlWY1kYQd8MNVUlA0HFe1pIbnzH39T1KDeXhCsbZ0nO-bC5TwXMyoQo/s320/honeymoon_logo.jpg" border="0" /></span></div></div><p> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">BE BACK SOON!!!</span></p>Colin & Lachellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961743763136498301noreply@blogger.com0