Yearly Archives: 2012

ZONA {recap.one}

Right after graduation – before the *organized* chaos of the wedding and summer fun began – a group of gal pals and myself took a little road trip. Two cars – 8 divas – and the long, open road. It took us approximately 17 hours to reach our destination, we stayed for 3 days and then headed back to the midwest.

There was a lot of poolside fun, multiple target runs, cream cheese obliques, one big hike, and one mini hike that involved an attacking cactus. We had so much fun and I can only hope we can go back someday – with maybe a few more gals this time. It was the perfect way to celebrate graduation and my final month of singleness.

On our way to Arizona we had three ladies that couldn’t leave early Sunday morning (super bratty of them) so they were able to enjoy the privilege of flying. After 17 hours in the car, driver #2 Lindsey and I drove another 45 minutes to pick up Cheyn, Swanson, and Gracie from the airport. Once all 8 of us had safely arrived at the house our ZONA brattiness had officially begun.376952_3712681534209_1014730803_nCheyn was behind and camera and Missy was sleeping – but we had finally all arrived.

The next morning we got up and made banana pancakes – went on our first target run – bought 5 more pool floaties and sent this video to momma Scheer.

Each day we had a different event. The first day was strictly devoted to pool time and target runs. Then we had a morning of hiking, an afternoon of shopping, more pool time, and a regular nap time around 4:00. We also had a regular snack time that consisted of cream cheese, dried beef, wheat thins, doritos, and oreo balls. One afternoon a few of us spent a significant time working on a puzzle as well. It was a wild time.

IMG_1924We had Pei Wei for dinner one night – and we made our own fruit punch!

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We spent a lot of time in the evenings enjoying the sunset and sitting on the back patio.

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One of the nights, my fellow BRATZ surprised me with a bachelorette party. Those silly friends.

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Also, have I mentioned that we ate a lot of really delicious food?

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That’s all for now! Up next we have {the big hike, the attacking cactus, and nertz} and trust me, you’re not gonna want to miss it.

See you soon,
The Jaderstons

Maize Girls Golf

I have been out of work for the last two weeks – a life update that will happen eventually – so because of this I have been able to get out and see my younger sister play some golf. Last Monday my parents and I drove out to Garden City to watch the team. Now, I used to be a girls golfer myself and I can say with confidence that the sport of girls golf has changed drastically since I was involved. For example, my sister plays in the fourth spot on the Maize team but if she had been on my team in 2008 she would have easily been the number one player. These girls are dedicated! (not to say my team wasn’t dedicated but we had maybe two truly “dedicated” girls and I was not one of them) Also, they get such cute outfits! We wore mens polos (not kidding) with khakis. These girls get super cute Nike skirts and Puma tank polos with cute logos – it’s just not fair.

Anyways, it’s been a lot of fun watching her golf and I’m really proud of her for working so hard to get where she is.

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That picture was taken on the very last hole – and that is why she is so happy. It was a miserably windy day and her group took 5 hours and 30 minutes to finish. She rocked though.

Here she is not so happy – mostly not so happy with the annoying sister who keeps taking pictures.

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I could brag about this girl for far longer than you all could handle. Even though it was super windy, we had a lot of fun. Dad got frustrated for a few holes when Maddie would pull the wrong club but that is the reality of learning how to golf from daddo.

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IMG_2454The only photo I took of me watching golf – in the shade of course – and with the zoom lens

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She ended up tying for 6th place! It was a good day for Maize Girls Golf. Also the first time Maize had ever beat Garden City on GC’s turf. I learned that I have more Maize pride than I thought, but then again it might be because someone I love is participating.

That’s all for now, folks.
See you soon,
The Jaderstons

Weekend Fun

Over the weekend my little sister Maddie came to Sterling for a college visit. My family was able to come with her and I got to spend the day with my littlest sister, Katie. We played Life and a new game called You’ve Gotta Be Kiddin’. They were both so much fun. I cannot believe that she is 8 years old now. She has a fireball attitude and is smarter than any other 8 year old I know – and I’m not biased at all.

Needless to say, we had a great Friday with my family. On this particular day, the littlest was all about the backwards hat and making the peace signs. (heart melting)

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On Saturday Mike and I went to hutch with his momma to meet his brother. We went to lunch and saw a movie – The Words. I personally thought it was really confusing – but overall it was a decent movie. We had so much fun and laughed so much together. Mike bought an extra extra large bowl of popcorn and we could only eat half. There was so much popcorn. I definitely married into a wonderful family. Mike and I are incredibly blessed by our families.

We got to see my family again on Sunday after Mike spoke at a church in Larned, KS. My mom treated Mike and I to The Lion King! We got to sit with the littlest sister’s girl scout troop. It was phenomenal. I have seen it once before in New York City but it was Mike’s first professional production. We had a great time – we also had a bunny ear war during intermission.

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It was a wonderful weekend filled with wonderful people.
We’re already looking forward to the next weekend.

See you soon!
The Jaderstons

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