What day is it?

Is it Halloween or College Game Day??

Well, until Oregon & USC play today, it's Game Day in the Splonski house!

Not only is it a big game but ESPN's College GameDay is Live From Autzen Stadium!!

This morning D rolled over to me at 6:50am and said "I'm getting up. It's college game day!" You would've thought it was Christmas!

{the only difference is that he requested hot wings instead of breakfast casserole}

What would a brisk fall day be without college football?

Go Ducks!!

{ Auntie } Crystal

I have a great sister. One who is always up for a laugh and somehow always knows when something is wrong. We come from a pretty quirky family and have always shared that sense of humor. D doesn't always appreciate it but when we're together, we can usually find humor in the silliest things. Of all the times in my life when I laughed so hard I could barely breathe, they were usually with my sister. Some of you may know about these and some of you will be totally confused but I thought I would make my Sissy a little list of our funniest moments and {inside} jokes that always make me laugh when I think about them.

-And if any of you are just dying to know the story behind some of these, I'd be more than happy to explain...you may or may not see the humor. :)

• Dancing to "Groove is in the Heart" when we were kids. 1.2.3.Ooooh!
• Doll Hands
• Follow me to the library
• Will Farrell as Pres. Bush - "This is Haaaard"
• The Victoria's Secret model who couldn't wink. ::sad::
• The reason I hate peep-toe shoes
• Fish Fish Good to Eat! {okay, you never thought that was as funny as I thought it was}

Happy Birthday Crystal! Hope you had a good laugh over these! We miss you!

p.s. sorry about the "mullet" picture. :)

Happy Fall!

I was cleaning up some files and found last year's pumpkin patch pictures. The kids have grown so much in 12 short months and the time has flown by!

We haven't been to the pumpkin patch yet but as soon as we go, I'll be sure to post some pics!

Just a thought

You know that time at the end of your day when you're lying in bed thinking about your day and what you need to do tomorrow and random thoughts just pop into your head? That's normal, right?

Sometimes D and I will spout off random thoughts and when we hear ourselves say them, we feel the need to explain the progression from a totally normal thought to the weird, random one we just blurted out.

Anyway, I don't remember what my totally normal thought was but somehow I started thinking about my name and how I actually like it now. I spent my whole life wishing that I had a different name. For a while, when I was little, I wished my parents had named me Anastasia rather than just plain ol' Stacy. After the reality hit that I couldn't be Anastasia Anne because that was just stupid; I thought I would go by Stacy-Anne. You know, like Peggy-Sue or some other cute hyphenated name. Then I sang the only line of the song that I could remember in my head. Then I thought..."why can't somebody write a decent song about a girl named Stacy??" Sure, I've got "Stacy's Mom" but that isn't even really about Stacy...just her hot mom. Why can't some love-sick, poetic guy fall head over heels for a girl named Stacy and write her a song then get a record deal and get it on the radio for everybody to hear? I guess I'm just jealous of those girls with a song. Because when your name is in a song, people always feel the need to sing it to you. I think I'm going to be eighty years old and people are still going to be singing "Stacy's Mom has got it goin' on" when they meet me.

*sigh* I guess I'll forever be a little envious of Mandy, Jenny, Sally, Layla & Delilah.

Just a thought.

Don't forget the fair!

What would summer in Oregon be without a trip to the fair?

The kids had a blast going to see all the animals, dancing to the live music, watching "Muttin Bustin" {B really wanted to ride a sheep...maybe next year, Sweetie.}, and getting their faces painted.

Sorry there aren't pics of Mr. M. By the time we pulled the camera out he was ready for a little snooze in the stroller. Maybe next year he'll be able to stay awake for the whole thing!

We met up with Leslie & Nin while we were there. These two are such great buds!

Checking out their newly painted faces!

Say CHEESE!