Wednesday, November 19, 2008
My Very First Blog Post
Well a friend of mine introduced me to the world of blogging and I just love it!! So of course I have to have my own...
Thursday, September 18, 2008
On 9/18/2008 2:05 PM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
Hi Everyone!
We are back from our trip and had such a great time!! We left on Friday 08/29/08 after work and made the 3 hour drive (which turned into 4 with the holiday traffic) up to Forest Lakes, AZ. Nanette, Michelle and Baby Zack were up for the weekend so we got to see our cute little God Son-- he sure is growing now. Barb and Dave made it up late that night and we visited with them before we left too.
Saturday morning we left bright and early 4AM and drove thru New Mexico and on to Texas. We stopped at the Cadillac Ranch and sprayed painted a heart with our initials. It was pretty fun. Then we headed to our RV park. The spot was nice because we had our own little yard for the dogs. That evening we went out for a Steak Dinner at the Big Texan. It was such a cute restaurant!! They have a challenge if you can eat a 72 oz stake and the fixins its free!! We didn't partake in that, but enjoyed our 21 oz steak we shared and had some left for the dogs.
The next morning we took off just before sunrise.We drove thru Oklahoma and made it into Maumella Park in Arkansas that evening. Our spot was so awesome-- right on the Arkansas River. The next morning we drove up to Petitie Jean mountain and had breakfast at Mather Lodge. The food was good and the view was amazing!! That afternoon we went to a get together at Kenny's cousin Peggy's house. She invited friends and family and it was so nice to see/meet everyone. She has such a beautiful home you will have to check out the pictures to see her Razerback room!!
The next morning we headed to Branson, MO. We got a lot of rain from the Hurricane and it didn't stop for 3 days!! We went shopping at the craft malls (poor Kenny) and saw two fun shows- Mickey Gilley (09/02) and Dixie Stampede (09/03). Mickey Gilley was really fun and much better than I expected since Kenny and I don't have the same love for older country music. Joey his side kick was so funny and really made the show. Dixie Stampede was our favorite though- and we had front row seats!! Its dinner and a show and kind of interactive you cheer for the North or South depending on which side you are on. The food you eat with your hands only and it was baked potatoes, corn on the cob and a Cornish hen-- so good. We ended up being part of the show!! The asked if we wanted to be in the show- I said yes and Kenny said no, but they needed a couple so Kenny decided to do it. We were going to ride horses- sounded fine to me. We go down to the arena with 3 other couples and they tell the men to choose their horse. There are 6 beautiful women on horses and they run and pick on. Then the announcer says no guys those are the women's horses here are yours-- and hands them each stick horses (you know like a horse head on a stick). We had to ride it together and compete against the other couples- it was really funny.
Next we headed on to Springfield, IL but not before stopping in St Louis for some frozen custard - recommended by our coworker. Ted Drews Frozen Custard- yum. We made it into Springfield--still getting rained on... and met up with Kenny's Uncle Jerry, Aunt Kathy and cousins Jerry Jr and Brett. They took us out to an awesome restaurant called O'Charley's. The food was great and we ended up talking until after the resturant closed! It was really a nice time.
The next day (Saturday 09/06/08) we drove to Arthur Illinois to visit Amish country. I read a fictional book a while back that talked about Amish and one of the things I remembered from the book was the amazing cinnamon swirl bread - so we tracked that down and got some. Also, I wanted to get an Amish Quilt, but they were well out of my price range ($700+) so I settled for a really neat framed quilt block. The Amish we saw were Mennonites and from what I understand they are more open to technology but it still kinda weird to see people decked out in Amish clothing get into a mini van OR a man in a buggy pulled by a horse talking on a cell phone. It was a fun experience though. After that we drove into Kenny's home town of Clinton, IL and saw the house his mom and dad lived in and the Hardee's they owned. We drove back to Springfield and did some shopping at the White Oaks mall then had dinner with the Kuhns again. After dinner we went back to their house and Jerry Jr taught us how to play craps. It was SO much fun.
The next morning we met up with everyone again at the cracker barrel for breakfast before we left. For lunch that day we met up with Kenny's Aunt Donna and her son David and one of her granddaughters. We ate at Stake and Shake-- yum. After that we visited Ron's (Kenny's dad) grave sight. The cemetery really is a beautiful place. Then we headed up to see Susie (Kenny's step mom). That night we ended up going to a demolition derby - my first and a fair in a nearby town. It was SO awesome!!! We met up with Kenny's step sister Jennifer and her family. Sunday, Susie and I went to a fun store called maple City - it is a candy and gift store and Kenny stayed at Susie's and relaxed. The store was amazing it is 3 stories and endless rooms of cute stuff. Later that day Susie took us to Fun City in Iowa. They have a casino so Kenny tried his luck at the craps table and did awesome!! We won like $80--- he gave it all back but had a lot of fun doing it. I won $10 on penny machine which was pretty fun too. We played lots of video games and Susie bought us lunch at the restaurant there.
Monday (09/08/08) we took off and drove through Iowa and on to Nebraska. We stayed the night and pretty much headed out first thing to Denver Co. We stayed 2 days in Co and had such a blast. Idaho Springs outside of Denver is where we stayed and it was just beautiful. We were near a place called Central City which was an old mining town 'where the gold rush began' they say. We enjoyed walking around the near old town and found a neat Deal or No Deal penny slot machine (since there were no chaps tables there) to play. We at at a restaurant called Beau Jo's, recommended by coworker, both nights we were there. They had "mountain pies" which is yummy pizza. On 09/11/08 we headed on to Utah and then headed home on 09/12. We used the weekend to recoup, clean out the trailer etc.
We feel really lucky to have been able to see so much of this beautiful country. It was a nice trip.
Sunday we went to PIR with Barb and Dave for a Dodge Challenge Event. They were introducing the 2009 Dodge Truck. They had several courses set up where you could test drive the Dodge along with several competitors- Ford, Chevy and Toyota Trucks threw the test courses. It was really fun and at the end we got free T-shirts, hats and other Dodge stuff. Afterwards we headed over to Barb's for a B-day dinner for Bubba.
Monday we started our bowling league and really had a fun time. We ended up winning 2/3 of the games. We are playing with our friend Blair and a 4th lady we haven't met yet. It should be a fun season.
Well we are back to work and busy busy-- hope to hear from you soon!!
We are back from our trip and had such a great time!! We left on Friday 08/29/08 after work and made the 3 hour drive (which turned into 4 with the holiday traffic) up to Forest Lakes, AZ. Nanette, Michelle and Baby Zack were up for the weekend so we got to see our cute little God Son-- he sure is growing now. Barb and Dave made it up late that night and we visited with them before we left too.
Saturday morning we left bright and early 4AM and drove thru New Mexico and on to Texas. We stopped at the Cadillac Ranch and sprayed painted a heart with our initials. It was pretty fun. Then we headed to our RV park. The spot was nice because we had our own little yard for the dogs. That evening we went out for a Steak Dinner at the Big Texan. It was such a cute restaurant!! They have a challenge if you can eat a 72 oz stake and the fixins its free!! We didn't partake in that, but enjoyed our 21 oz steak we shared and had some left for the dogs.
The next morning we took off just before sunrise.We drove thru Oklahoma and made it into Maumella Park in Arkansas that evening. Our spot was so awesome-- right on the Arkansas River. The next morning we drove up to Petitie Jean mountain and had breakfast at Mather Lodge. The food was good and the view was amazing!! That afternoon we went to a get together at Kenny's cousin Peggy's house. She invited friends and family and it was so nice to see/meet everyone. She has such a beautiful home you will have to check out the pictures to see her Razerback room!!
The next morning we headed to Branson, MO. We got a lot of rain from the Hurricane and it didn't stop for 3 days!! We went shopping at the craft malls (poor Kenny) and saw two fun shows- Mickey Gilley (09/02) and Dixie Stampede (09/03). Mickey Gilley was really fun and much better than I expected since Kenny and I don't have the same love for older country music. Joey his side kick was so funny and really made the show. Dixie Stampede was our favorite though- and we had front row seats!! Its dinner and a show and kind of interactive you cheer for the North or South depending on which side you are on. The food you eat with your hands only and it was baked potatoes, corn on the cob and a Cornish hen-- so good. We ended up being part of the show!! The asked if we wanted to be in the show- I said yes and Kenny said no, but they needed a couple so Kenny decided to do it. We were going to ride horses- sounded fine to me. We go down to the arena with 3 other couples and they tell the men to choose their horse. There are 6 beautiful women on horses and they run and pick on. Then the announcer says no guys those are the women's horses here are yours-- and hands them each stick horses (you know like a horse head on a stick). We had to ride it together and compete against the other couples- it was really funny.
Next we headed on to Springfield, IL but not before stopping in St Louis for some frozen custard - recommended by our coworker. Ted Drews Frozen Custard- yum. We made it into Springfield--still getting rained on... and met up with Kenny's Uncle Jerry, Aunt Kathy and cousins Jerry Jr and Brett. They took us out to an awesome restaurant called O'Charley's. The food was great and we ended up talking until after the resturant closed! It was really a nice time.
The next day (Saturday 09/06/08) we drove to Arthur Illinois to visit Amish country. I read a fictional book a while back that talked about Amish and one of the things I remembered from the book was the amazing cinnamon swirl bread - so we tracked that down and got some. Also, I wanted to get an Amish Quilt, but they were well out of my price range ($700+) so I settled for a really neat framed quilt block. The Amish we saw were Mennonites and from what I understand they are more open to technology but it still kinda weird to see people decked out in Amish clothing get into a mini van OR a man in a buggy pulled by a horse talking on a cell phone. It was a fun experience though. After that we drove into Kenny's home town of Clinton, IL and saw the house his mom and dad lived in and the Hardee's they owned. We drove back to Springfield and did some shopping at the White Oaks mall then had dinner with the Kuhns again. After dinner we went back to their house and Jerry Jr taught us how to play craps. It was SO much fun.
The next morning we met up with everyone again at the cracker barrel for breakfast before we left. For lunch that day we met up with Kenny's Aunt Donna and her son David and one of her granddaughters. We ate at Stake and Shake-- yum. After that we visited Ron's (Kenny's dad) grave sight. The cemetery really is a beautiful place. Then we headed up to see Susie (Kenny's step mom). That night we ended up going to a demolition derby - my first and a fair in a nearby town. It was SO awesome!!! We met up with Kenny's step sister Jennifer and her family. Sunday, Susie and I went to a fun store called maple City - it is a candy and gift store and Kenny stayed at Susie's and relaxed. The store was amazing it is 3 stories and endless rooms of cute stuff. Later that day Susie took us to Fun City in Iowa. They have a casino so Kenny tried his luck at the craps table and did awesome!! We won like $80--- he gave it all back but had a lot of fun doing it. I won $10 on penny machine which was pretty fun too. We played lots of video games and Susie bought us lunch at the restaurant there.
Monday (09/08/08) we took off and drove through Iowa and on to Nebraska. We stayed the night and pretty much headed out first thing to Denver Co. We stayed 2 days in Co and had such a blast. Idaho Springs outside of Denver is where we stayed and it was just beautiful. We were near a place called Central City which was an old mining town 'where the gold rush began' they say. We enjoyed walking around the near old town and found a neat Deal or No Deal penny slot machine (since there were no chaps tables there) to play. We at at a restaurant called Beau Jo's, recommended by coworker, both nights we were there. They had "mountain pies" which is yummy pizza. On 09/11/08 we headed on to Utah and then headed home on 09/12. We used the weekend to recoup, clean out the trailer etc.
We feel really lucky to have been able to see so much of this beautiful country. It was a nice trip.
Sunday we went to PIR with Barb and Dave for a Dodge Challenge Event. They were introducing the 2009 Dodge Truck. They had several courses set up where you could test drive the Dodge along with several competitors- Ford, Chevy and Toyota Trucks threw the test courses. It was really fun and at the end we got free T-shirts, hats and other Dodge stuff. Afterwards we headed over to Barb's for a B-day dinner for Bubba.
Monday we started our bowling league and really had a fun time. We ended up winning 2/3 of the games. We are playing with our friend Blair and a 4th lady we haven't met yet. It should be a fun season.
Well we are back to work and busy busy-- hope to hear from you soon!!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
On 8/21/2008 9:16 AM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
Hello Everyone!!
YICKS !it has been SOOO long since I have written and this note is SO long- sorry!!! Hope everyone is doing awesome! We have both been so busy at work and at home- in fact Kenny is in Nevada right now that I just haven't had the time to officially write the "Kuhn Update". With the poor economy the pressure has really been put on me at work and I don't have as much extra time. There is has been no indication of layoffs yet, but with expenses so high that is always a possibility looming in the future. Well enough doom and gloom we really have been good and enjoying ourselves. Here is what we have been up to--
06/14- Barb and Dave’s for fathers day and Sarah’s b-day. We had a nice meal and enjoyed spending time together.
06/15/08- Brian’s house for fathers day celebration
Friday night (06/20/08) was my dad’s 51st b-day so we ordered some pizza and played cards at their place. It was such a shame to have to beat him at cribbage and backwards bridge on his b-day, but sometimes that is just the way the cards fall! Afterwards we ran over to our softball game at 9- we had fun although the other team whooped us.
06/21 Kenny and Randy went shooting at Ben Avery
06/27 Kenny got his new gun. We just had to go visit Barb and Dave and show them and since the store was near my Grandparents house we stopped by there too.
06/30 I was “lucky” enough to get into the dentist on Monday morning for an emergency visit—I ended up getting my first crown. I don’t do well with needles and passed out when they gave me the novocaine. Then when they gave me the $460 I wanted to pass out again. I was SO numb after that (even my ear was numb!!) I ended up just going home and spending the afternoon on the couch with the dogs.
07/01- Tuesday was a much better day- work breezed by and that evening Kenny went to get the trailer for our trip and I went to the American Idol Concert with Blair. Now don’t feel sorry for Kenny not going to the concert, because I really tried to get him to go, but he didn’t want to be part of the “teenie boper craze” Blair and I had such a blast and want to make it an annual tradition!
Wednesday we left on our camping trip to Forest Lakes. We camped out in the forest near Kenny’s grandparent’s cabin. We were super lucky to get an uncrowded spot with lots of room for the dogs to run and play. The weather was wonderful and it rained on us every day. Friday was Sarah’s yard sale and we helped out with that and went to a few of the other yard sales in the area. Friday night Sarah and Quint took us (Kenny, me Nanette and Kim) to dinner for all our help with the yard sale. It was nice, but chilly believe it or not with the rain we actually had to wear jackets!! Saturday we drove into Heber/Overgaurd, Bison ranch and Show Low. We ran into a friend at Bison ranch who was up there camping with his SSR buddies. The drive was so beautiful to/from! On Sunday when we left it was only 59 degrees! We wanted to get a jump start down the hill to avoid some of the holiday weekend traffic. We were doing fine until we approached Sunflower and saw some smoke. It turned out to be a car fire and they stopped our traffic for 51 mins! Everyone was getting out of their cars and walking dogs and kids along the highway. One lady offered us $20 to use our restroom in the trailer! We let her use it for free of course, but it was kinda funny.
Monday night (07/07) We visited my Grandma and Grandpa and had some Pizza for dinner. My grandma had dug out an old family picture album. It was so much fun to see the old pictures of our family. My brother was the cutest little guy, plus there were pictures of my Grandma Max, Grandma Taylor, Uncle Kenny and even my parents wedding! It was so much fun to hear the stories—my favorite was the Christmas picture of my uncle rick and my grandma remembered that, that was the year he came home (he lives in CA) and said he was going to marry Mei-lan. The really funny thing is he hadn’t even asked her out yet—So cute and romantic!!
Friday (07/11/08) Was my day off Friday and I met up with a friend from work to sew all day at the quilt shop. She taught me how to make a super cute purse and we worked on other unfinished projects. Later Kenny and I went out for Mexican food since our softball game was canceled due to rain (since the field was flooded).
07/12 Saturday my mom and I went and got pedicures and did some shopping—it was a lot of fun. We have so many events coming up 2 baby showers, a housewarming and a wedding to buy for it was good to get some of that done. Saturday night Kenny and I went to Blair’s housewarming party.
07/13 Sunday Kenny and I had a date afternoon! We went to Firebirds for lunch and then went and saw the movie Hancock after. When we walked out of the theater we had no idea it was pouring rain!! We both ran like crazy people to the car. By the time we got in we were both laughing hysterically and soaked to the bone.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
2008
07/20 Sunday was Michelle's (Kenny's Cousin) surprise baby shower. I went a little early and helped her sister Kim set up. It was a lot of fun to see her surprise and excitement. She is so excited for her little boy and so are her friends and family! Nanette (her mom) made her 9 crocheted blankets and they were just beautiful!
07/21-07/29 My grandma went in to the hospital for a simple out patient procedure.I am no doctor, but I will describe this the best way I can. She was supposed to get stints put in her heart and have her artery cleaned out in her neck. Monday they went in to put the stints in her heart and decided she didn't need them, but kept her over night to do the second procedure. Tuesday they did the thing in her neck and when they did she had a small stroke. They had her in ICU for several days after that. She had Pneumonia and was on oxygen. Everyday they told her she would go home the next day but then something else would go wrong. Finally Saturday she was about to be discharged and another doctor had to check her over before she could leave and thank God he did! He noticed that she was bleeding from her surgery still and that they had not properly clamped off the artery! Saturday night she broke out in this terrible rash - they said a reaction to the antibiotics. Also, she had a horrible episode of shaking which they wrote off as a anxiety attack, but might have been her passing a clot in her chest. Sunday she had another surgery and they fixed the problem. She recovered more quickly after that and finally got to go home on Tuesday after a 8 day stay in the hospital for an out patient procedure. She had to go home with oxygen, but only used it for the first week or so. She seems to be doing really well. When my mom I talked to her about a possible malpractice suit she said that she wasn't mad and that they didn't do it to her on purpose. I thought that was really something to think about if only more of us thought like that. If I went through what she went through because of doctors mistakes or inadequate care I don't think I would be quite as forgiving as her.
Okay moving on I could probably talk about that all day-- on 07/31/08 Michelle and Trevor's baby boy Zackery Quinton Ross was born at 10:44 PM and was 19 3/4 inches and 6.4 lbs . He is just the cutest little guy ever!
August has been a blurr of softball games, work, studying, cooking classes, a birthday party, a graduation (Crystal my brothers girlfriend graduated from Mechanic school), visiting friends and family etc. But one really important thing that happened to us was on Sunday August 3 Kenny and I became God Parents! Michelle and Trevor asked us to be Zack's God parents. God Parents can have a lot of meanings so I just want to clarify what it means to us is basically if Zack were orphaned we would take care of him and be his legal guardians. For us it is a really huge honor and we are more than excited about it.
Well, that is what we have been up to and next week Monday I am taking another CPCU test (7/8) and Friday we leave for our glorious 2 week vacation to Illinois. We will be taking our travel trailer and the dogs cross country through New Mexico, TX, Oklahoma then on to Little Rock Arkansas were we will visit Kenny's mom's side of the family. Then on to Branson, MO for some shows and fun then to Springfield to visit his dad's side of the family-- Uncle Jerry and Aunt Kathy, Brett and Jerry JR and hopefully Aunt Donna. Then to Peoria to visit his dad's grave and Susie his step mom. Jennifer, Kenny's step sister, is due 09/09 with baby number 2 so we may get to be there or visit with her new baby girl! On our way home we will go through Iowa, Nebraska, Co and stay 2 days in Richfield Utah to end our trip. Anyway, I will tell you all about it next month!!
Have a good one!
Love,
Amanda and Kenny
Friday, July 18, 2008
Family Pictures
On Saturday we got family pictures taken with my side of the family. We had them taken at Target. My brother and Kenny are so funny they had all of us laughing so hard! The boys (Jacob and Little Brian) were so cute too. Every time I look at those pictures it makes me smile.
Monday, June 9, 2008
On 6/9/2008 3:56 PM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
Hi Everyone!
How is everyone doing!? We are just fine. Here is our weekend shanangans--
Last Thursday mom and I went to Dottie’s for our weekly cooking class and it was so much fun! They did Father’s Day BBQ ideas and snacks- Stake, garlic mashed potatoes, French bread with garlic spread, homemade ice cream, pop corn and more. It was a lot of fun and I ended up buying Kenny a Cuisinart popcorn popper. It is super cool and Kenny loves to make popcorn as a snack and since microwave popcorn is now on the no no list I thought it would be a good alternative.
Friday afternoon we took the pups (Shelby and Toby) to the vet for their rabies shots. Poor Shelby is so afraid of the vet! Toby doesn’t mind he will visit with anyone. That evening I had an opportunity to meet one of my favorite authors- Debbie Macomber at a book signing. So that was a lot of fun.
Saturday, me and two other girls got together and had a yard sale. It was more fun to hang out than anything and we got rid of a bunch of junk too. Kenny went over and helped his mom and Dave with a few things around their house. We are also doing some home improvements at our house- basically just finally getting to decorate our bedroom. We are painting, got some new curtains, a new bed and ceiling fan. We are doing a tropical/beach theme.
Saturday, me and two other girls got together and had a yard sale. It was more fun to hang out than anything and we got rid of a bunch of junk too. Kenny went over and helped his mom and Dave with a few things around their house. We are also doing some home improvements at our house- basically just finally getting to decorate our bedroom. We are painting, got some new curtains, a new bed and ceiling fan. We are doing a tropical/beach theme.
Sunday night we had my parents over for dinner Filet Mignon, garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed mushrooms, corn and garlic bread! After dinner Kenny and I went over to Blair’s new house. Kenny installed one of our old fans in her kids play room and hung a mirror for her.
Well, that is about it for now—talk to you later!!
Love,
A&K
A&K
Monday, June 2, 2008
On 6/2/2008 4:10 PM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
here is some catch up on us--
Tuesday (05/13) We got invited to the D-backs game for our company suite night. It was so awesome! Good unlimited food, awesome view and it was a great opportunity for us to get to know some of the agents better. Normally these types of events are for underwriters and marketing, but since Kenny just happens to be my husband and works for the company it worked out really good for him. The agents we very excited to get to meet him. He was a social butterfly!
Wednesday- we went to cracker barrel and it was delicious--!!
Friday was my day off and I just used it to clean and run out to the scrapbook store. Since most of the shops have closed down I really have to make my list before I travel out to get supplies.
Thursday night mom and I went to Girls night out at Radiant Church. It was SO awesome. They talked about all the right things we needed to hear. My favorite John 8:7- I encourage everyone to look it up... always a good reminder.
Our weekend was pretty awesome! Saturday morning we had softball practice with our church team- Kenny is hitting awesome this season and we are all eager to play in a game. Afterwards we ran around all day Blair. We bumped into The Turley girls at Ross on Saturday. They were just at Joann’s getting fabric for Laura’s wedding dress (how exciting!!). It was nice to chat and catch up with them. That night we went with Blair to get her tattoo… we were supposed to be there to distract her but once that needle starts—it seems like we all got quieter. She did fine thought and ended up with 3 adorable butterflies on her back to represent her little family (her and her 2 kiddos).
Sunday we went to the Gun show at the AZ State Fair Grounds with Dave. It surly was interesting—who knew there were so many types, shapes, colors and styles of guns and “accessories” Kenny signed up for the NRA and we both registered to vote (probably something we should have done long ago).
05/21/08 was the season finale of American Idol- Blair and I watch of course- no surprise David Cook won- he is so awesome. Blair and I have our tickets for the concert and are super duper excited. We couldn't get Kenny to go with us... he said he didn't want to get mixed up with the teenie bopers. LOL
05/22/08 Mom and I went to our cooking class at dotties-- it was fun to get back to that and spend some girl time together once a week.
Friday 05/23/08 Kenny and I got to go to Andy's (his cousin) high school graduation. His class was huge!! About 535 kids in the class, but they did a very nice job on the ceremony. One of our fellow employees was graduating too! Afterwards we went to Nanette's house for some dessert. It is surprising how fast 'kids' grow up !! It seems like just yesterday he was the 9 year old kid I first met. He will be starting at GCC (glendale community college) next year and we wish him the best!
Saturday Kenny worked on mom's craft closed. her shelf came down so he made her some new ones. Mom and I had a fun time sorting through all the craft stuff.
Saturday Kenny worked on mom's craft closed. her shelf came down so he made her some new ones. Mom and I had a fun time sorting through all the craft stuff.
This past weekend 05/31-06/01 we spend a lot of time at home. Saturday I think I got a bit of the stomach flu or food poisoning... something not so fun- so we stayed home. In the afternoon my mom and her friend Stargret came over and showed us www.pictures2stories.com by heritage makers-- it is basically a digital scrapbooking site. It was pretty fun to see all you can do.
Anyway, that is what we have been up to! Haven't heard from anyone in a while--- how is everything out there? Love to hear from you!
Amanda and Kenny
Monday, May 12, 2008
Hi Everyone!!
Here is what we have been up to---
Here is what we have been up to---
We were lucky enough to get tickets to the diamondbacks vs. the Houston Astros on Monday the 28th. It was a so much fun. The company seats are awesome (row 23!!) and the D-backs played great so it was a fun game to watch. They had the roof open and it was such a beautiful night.
On May 2nd we took Barb and Dave out to dinner as a little thank you for letting us park our trailer out at their house. We went to Texas Roadhouse and man was it good! The next day was Kenny’s concealed carry class. He said he learned a lot from the class and passed the test with flying colors.
On Friday I went to a late night sewing class with my girlfriend from work. It was a lot of fun we all brought snacks and stayed up late working on projects. I sewed a tote bag and two table runners that night.
Saturday we had softball practice with our church team. I got the first injury of the season by stopping a line drive with my knee… it is a nice shade of purple. Also, Kenny and I both got pretty sun burned. It was a fun practice because we played with the other co-ed team and the mens teams. After practice (and showers) we headed over to my brothers house for a mother’s day celebration. We had cake and ice cream and ended up playing a laughter filled game of Pictionary. It was a great time. Kenny and I went to dinner after words at Abucus Inn and went to see the new Harold and Kumar movie. It was pretty funny.
On Sunday (mother’s day), Kenny went to have breakfast with his Mom and Dave and I took my mom to church. Our church went all out for mothers day they had special songs, the cookies and donuts had pink sprinkles and all the women got a gift (a cute bottle of lotion). Also, mom and I got our picture taken at one of the free booths they set up. Kenny had fun over at his mom’s too. Dave made them breakfast and they enjoyed each other’s company. Later we had pork stakes at my parent’s house with my grandparents and parents.
It sure was an action filled weekend. Hope everyone is doing well!
It sure was an action filled weekend. Hope everyone is doing well!
Love ya!
Amanda and Kenny
Monday, April 28, 2008
On 4/28/2008 8:31 AM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
Hi Guys!
Just wanted to send a note to keep in touch. It has been a busy month and here is what we have been up to--
Easter was fun- we had a dinner out in Buckeye with Barb, Dave, Sarah and Quint on Saturday. Then on Sunday we went to my brothers for an Easter lunch. My mom made all the food and brought it out. It was really nice and we enjoyed spending time with them and the boys. Holidays are so much fun with little ones. Also, my brother got a dog. She is really a cute puppy and is really good with the boys. Her name is Kitty...
We had a fun trip to Vegas at the end of March. Kenny was super busy with work so I hung out at the hotel. I enjoyed the quiet time to study and when he was done with work we did a little shopping and went to dinner. Kenny did gamble a little, but didn't win this time.
Just wanted to send a note to keep in touch. It has been a busy month and here is what we have been up to--
Easter was fun- we had a dinner out in Buckeye with Barb, Dave, Sarah and Quint on Saturday. Then on Sunday we went to my brothers for an Easter lunch. My mom made all the food and brought it out. It was really nice and we enjoyed spending time with them and the boys. Holidays are so much fun with little ones. Also, my brother got a dog. She is really a cute puppy and is really good with the boys. Her name is Kitty...
We had a fun trip to Vegas at the end of March. Kenny was super busy with work so I hung out at the hotel. I enjoyed the quiet time to study and when he was done with work we did a little shopping and went to dinner. Kenny did gamble a little, but didn't win this time.
On Friday April 4th we went to Barb and Dave's for a nice BBQ for Kenny's b-day. Sarah and Quint (Kenny's grandparents) were there too and we all had a good time. Kenny and I put all of Barb's old home movies of Kenny growing up onto DVDs and we watched some of those. That Saturday I got to learn about guns. Dave was kind enough to teach and explain about them and safety and stuff. We went out to the desert afterwards and fired them. That night we went over to my parents house for B-day a pizza party for Kenny. My mom got him a giant oreo ice cream cake too. We went swimming and played some cards.
The next week was a busy travel week for us. On the 8th (Kenny's b-day) I went down to Tucson with my friend Beverly (our marketing rep) and we visited a few agents and took one to El Paso for lunch. I used to get so nervous taking agents to lunch, but now it can be fun. Kenny did an audit in Globe that day so he was busy traveling too. That night we went to El Paso for dinner (some place I went to lunch in Tucson ha ha). Kenny got a giant desert for his b-day, but luckily they didn't sing to him.
The next day I fly to California and met up with the marketing rep there and we visited 11 agents over the next 3 days. I came home late Friday night and Kenny took me to the Chuck Wagon for dinner. It was a nice treat.
Monday April 14 was our last softball game with our work team. We ended the season 2 and 6. We are really looking forward to our Church team starting back up in June.
Last weekend I spent the day with Beverly for a girls day out. We met at Red Robin for lunch, went to the Goodwill 50% off day sale and then headed to her girlfriends house for a Cookie Lee Jewelry party. Mean while Kenny went out to Ben Avery and got some practice shooting in and enjoyed watching the Suns game. That night we went out to Barb and Daves for dinner. Sunday my grandparents took us out to Carols O Briens for dinner to thank Kenny for all his work on her computer. We had such a great time and enjoyed the good food and good company. My grandparents are doing so well and we are so proud of them. They have quit smoking and started exercising! They are taking walks and she is doing so much better.
On the 23rd and 24th Kenny went back to Vegas for work. The 23rd was Administrative Professionals Day (AKA Secretary's Day) so I took my assistant Carol out to lunch. We always have fun together since we both are really into crafts.
This past weekend we loaded up the trailer and the dogs and headed up north to camp with Barb and Dave. It was a beautiful weekend and we had the best spot to camp. The dogs enjoyed the open spaces and running around. They sure were tired Sunday night!
Last night we got the news that my Great Aunt Edie passed way at 8:20 Sunday morning. She was my dad's aunt. She was living in an assisted living home in California. At the beginning of this year her health started to decline. She had a cold that got so bad she finally went to the doctor. They discovered a mass in her lung and it was cancer. Then on 03/25/08 she had a stroke and was parlayed on her left side. Aunt Mabel (her sister) and Debbie came out to visit in mid April and celebrated her 80th b-day in the hospital. The girls extended their stay as long as they could and headed home this past Friday. She will be cremated and there will not be a service for her as this is what she wanted. We will miss her, but are glad she is in a better place.
Love you guys,
Amanda and Kenny
Monday April 14 was our last softball game with our work team. We ended the season 2 and 6. We are really looking forward to our Church team starting back up in June.
Last weekend I spent the day with Beverly for a girls day out. We met at Red Robin for lunch, went to the Goodwill 50% off day sale and then headed to her girlfriends house for a Cookie Lee Jewelry party. Mean while Kenny went out to Ben Avery and got some practice shooting in and enjoyed watching the Suns game. That night we went out to Barb and Daves for dinner. Sunday my grandparents took us out to Carols O Briens for dinner to thank Kenny for all his work on her computer. We had such a great time and enjoyed the good food and good company. My grandparents are doing so well and we are so proud of them. They have quit smoking and started exercising! They are taking walks and she is doing so much better.
On the 23rd and 24th Kenny went back to Vegas for work. The 23rd was Administrative Professionals Day (AKA Secretary's Day) so I took my assistant Carol out to lunch. We always have fun together since we both are really into crafts.
This past weekend we loaded up the trailer and the dogs and headed up north to camp with Barb and Dave. It was a beautiful weekend and we had the best spot to camp. The dogs enjoyed the open spaces and running around. They sure were tired Sunday night!
Last night we got the news that my Great Aunt Edie passed way at 8:20 Sunday morning. She was my dad's aunt. She was living in an assisted living home in California. At the beginning of this year her health started to decline. She had a cold that got so bad she finally went to the doctor. They discovered a mass in her lung and it was cancer. Then on 03/25/08 she had a stroke and was parlayed on her left side. Aunt Mabel (her sister) and Debbie came out to visit in mid April and celebrated her 80th b-day in the hospital. The girls extended their stay as long as they could and headed home this past Friday. She will be cremated and there will not be a service for her as this is what she wanted. We will miss her, but are glad she is in a better place.
Love you guys,
Amanda and Kenny
Monday, March 17, 2008
On 3/17/2008 8:13 AM, Amanda L. Kuhn wrote:
Hi Everyone!!
Happy St. Patty's Day!! I hope you are wearing green today so you don't get pinched. Did you have Corn Beef and Cabbage to celebrate? We had my parents over for dinner yesterday and had our corn beef and cabbage plus potatoes and carrots. It was a great way to end a fun and busy weekend.
Friday was our bonus check day! We were so excited to get our checks on Friday and shove them in our savings. The bonus is based on last years end results and are now paid in one lump sum in March. We (company wide) got 8.5% of our salary - which is approximately a whole month income. After I got off at 12:30 Kenny and I met Blair and her daughter Hannah for lunch. Then Blair, Hannah and I went shopping all afternoon starting with Savers and ending at the mall. Blair came over that night and we watch Dan in Real Life again- First time Blair saw it and she really liked it too. Saturday night Kenny and I went out with our friend Beverly from work and her boyfriend Lloyd. They took us to a neat hamburger place near ASU main then we headed over to The Sets which is where we saw some stand up. It was hilarious and good to get out and laugh.
Last weekend was our trip to San Francisco and we had a pretty good time. We rented a convertible, and had to have the heater full blast to stay warm as we cruised around- but we didn't care it was awesome. We really liked Alcatraz, Pier 39 and Fisherman's Warf. We didn't really like China Town since that is where we got our parking ticket! And we didn't have any luck looking up Ronnie, Kenny's half brother. We found his apartment, but we can't be certain that we still lived there. When we got to the airport Sunday morning they had no record of my reservation! We got it straight, but it was a little stressful. Anyway, the trip had some bumps, but for the most part we had a good time.
Also, my 25th b-day just passed. I had a fabulous b-day. My day starting by discovering my dad had decorated my truck. He wrote Happy 25th B-day and put streamers and some ribbons all over it. It was pretty funny. Then I got to work and found my cubicle completely decked out too! Purple balloons, streamers and confetti everywhere. My girlfriends here took me out for lunch at PF Changs- my favorite!! Also, that night Kenny and I went out with my parents to Olive Garden. It was a great day!!
Well, that is about it for us- we would love to hear from you all! Talk to you soon!
Love,
Amanda and Kenny
Happy St. Patty's Day!! I hope you are wearing green today so you don't get pinched. Did you have Corn Beef and Cabbage to celebrate? We had my parents over for dinner yesterday and had our corn beef and cabbage plus potatoes and carrots. It was a great way to end a fun and busy weekend.
Friday was our bonus check day! We were so excited to get our checks on Friday and shove them in our savings. The bonus is based on last years end results and are now paid in one lump sum in March. We (company wide) got 8.5% of our salary - which is approximately a whole month income. After I got off at 12:30 Kenny and I met Blair and her daughter Hannah for lunch. Then Blair, Hannah and I went shopping all afternoon starting with Savers and ending at the mall. Blair came over that night and we watch Dan in Real Life again- First time Blair saw it and she really liked it too. Saturday night Kenny and I went out with our friend Beverly from work and her boyfriend Lloyd. They took us to a neat hamburger place near ASU main then we headed over to The Sets which is where we saw some stand up. It was hilarious and good to get out and laugh.
Last weekend was our trip to San Francisco and we had a pretty good time. We rented a convertible, and had to have the heater full blast to stay warm as we cruised around- but we didn't care it was awesome. We really liked Alcatraz, Pier 39 and Fisherman's Warf. We didn't really like China Town since that is where we got our parking ticket! And we didn't have any luck looking up Ronnie, Kenny's half brother. We found his apartment, but we can't be certain that we still lived there. When we got to the airport Sunday morning they had no record of my reservation! We got it straight, but it was a little stressful. Anyway, the trip had some bumps, but for the most part we had a good time.
Also, my 25th b-day just passed. I had a fabulous b-day. My day starting by discovering my dad had decorated my truck. He wrote Happy 25th B-day and put streamers and some ribbons all over it. It was pretty funny. Then I got to work and found my cubicle completely decked out too! Purple balloons, streamers and confetti everywhere. My girlfriends here took me out for lunch at PF Changs- my favorite!! Also, that night Kenny and I went out with my parents to Olive Garden. It was a great day!!
Well, that is about it for us- we would love to hear from you all! Talk to you soon!
Love,
Amanda and Kenny
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