Weeder Wedding

We had a great time at the Weeder Wedding on Saturday, August 29th! The church was gorgeous, the bride was beautiful and the day was wonderful! It was great to catch up with some college friends and just kick back for an evening! This is one wedding neither Ryan nor Amberly were in, so we got the chance to enjoy it all! And the buffet... multiple times! A quick shout-out to Shannon Whistler...thanks for reading! :)

We also got the chance that Friday to have a couples dinner with our friends Todd and Jeannine Bryant and Lucas and Katie Carroll and their beautiful daughter, Grace. It was so much fun to catch up and re-hash the last few months and everything that has been going on. We even got to see Grace toddle around and show us her skills of walking! She's especially cute when she turbo runs and sticks her arms straight down. Looking forward to many more couples dinners!

Lost Ring

Saturday night, Amberly's parents came to visit after moving Jared into his new apartment in Lincoln. We enjoyed a nice home made Italian meal complete with 4 cheese penne pasta, caesar salad, home-made bread and green beans. After we were sufficiently stuffed we headed out to run a few errands and get mom and dad some Panera Bread goodies for breakfast the next morning. As we relaxed for the remainder of the evening and as Amberly dished up brownies a la mode, Ryan informed us that he had dropped his ring.

Now...Ryan has been known to play with his wedding ring and has dropped it in interesting places, more than once in the car, underneath the table at dinner, at the movies, and at a work conference where it happened to roll a few rows of seats in front of him....and who knows where else! Amberly is now used to this and is thinking that it might be time to start a new wedding ring fund for Ryan. As the brownies were warming up, I could see Ryan digging his hand into the side of the couch.

That's when I knew he had lost his wedding ring...again. Ryan asked for my tiny hands to see if I could reach the ring inside the couch. However this time the ring wasn't wedged into the side of the couch it had fallen inside the actual frame of the couch. After lots of deliberation, flipping the couch on its side and figuring and re-figuring where exactly the ring could be, the scissors came out. We ended up cutting the batting on the bottom of the couch to find the ring. And Thankfully it was a success...the ring was found! I think I'll still keep the ring fund going, just in case.

Long Over Due

We apologize for the ridiculously long time between posting. Has it really almost been a month since our last post? Yikes….sorry again. The fun never ends with the Austads. The beginning of August brought a visit from our friend Stephanie from Dallas. We spent the evening celebrating our friend Betsy’s 25th birthday with dinner and dancing. After a fun-filled weekend with friends we spent Sunday hanging out and even went to a house viewing of our favorite home here in Omaha.

Oh geeze, what else has happened? Amberly got a new car, in-laws visited from Sioux Falls, had a BBQ at Mike and Sara Rubin’s, and last but not least…spent a wonderful weekend in Minnesota. Last weekend, we headed to Minnesota to enjoy a mini-vacation. We saw a twins game, enjoyed a nice Italian meal and oh yeah….we went to the PGA Championship and saw Tiger completely lose it on the last day. Mr. Y E Yang pulled it off to be the first Asian-born player to capture a major title…quite exciting.

This week is sure to keep us busy too! Already we’ve had a new haircut (Amberly’s- super short, but super cute) and we’re looking forward to a round of golf with Mike and Sara, a dinner with Amberly’s parents and dinner with cousins, kim, kelli and greg Sunday night at Lo Sole Mio.

We can’t believe its already the last few weeks of August…really, where does the time go? Enjoy this wonderful weather!!!

Congratulations Mike and Sara Rubin!

This past weekend has been one of the most enjoyable of the entire summer! Mike Rubin and Ryan’s Sister, Sara were married in Sioux Falls, SD. The weekend began Thursday night, with a little lasagna dinner at the Austad household, orange lantern completion, and candy bag confusion. Friday was jam-packed with fun, Ryan and I got our 7 mile run in at on the beautiful Sioux Falls running trail, we decorated at the church, and then cleaned up and got ready for the Rubstad Open! A great golf tournament filled with crazy clothes and lots of fun! The Rehearsal was a little late (after all, we had to finish our golf games), but after everything was ironed out, we were on to Bracco’s to celebrate. The food was yummy and the conversation was delightful. A fantastic evening to get ready for the BIG DAY!

Sara and Mike’s wedding day was PERFECT! And I’m definitely not kidding on that one. Everything seemed seamless! The girls had a bunch of fun getting ready at the salon while the boys decorated at the reception spot. As we left the salon the beautiful 75 degree weather was a little rare for the middle of July, the breeze was light but fabulous and kept the guys cool in their tuxes. Everything from pictures, to preparation went so fast, by the time we knew it we were up at the aisle witnessing the marriage of Mike and Sara. And then it was off to the reception for dinner and dancing!

Mike and Sara, congratulations to a wonderful couple! We are so happy for you and wish you the best life has to offer. We can’t wait to share many more memories with you guys over the years, I’m sure there are many fun things that are headed our way. Congrats!

Busy Bees

This past week was a BLAST! We decided to get a head start to the weekend with a Wednesday night movie of the new Harry Potter movie. Ryan and I went all out, even sportin’ our Harry Potter forehead lightning bolts…see picture below. Although we might have been outnumbered by the tweens in the audience, we loved the movie! Friday was a low key evening, and then a 6 mile run kicked off our Saturday morning. The only way to start your day! ;) Our friend, Dan Hinds celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday and we enjoyed dinner with him at Upstream in the Old Market. The night concluded with drinking “Das Boot” at a German bar complete with sauerkraut…it was the ultimate German experience! We are still in search of the “perfect house.” Although we’re not looking to buy anytime soon, we are perfecting our peeking and browsing techniques. Every week for the past month or so we’ve enjoyed a Sunday afternoon drive through a few of our favorite neighborhoods finding pieces of homes that we like. I’m sure some time in the future there will be a blog post of our new home…but until then we’ll continue our search.

A Lazy Weekend but a Fun Week

Not gonna lie this past weekend wasn't as crazy as our last few. Friday night, we celebrated our 1/2 year anniversary with dinner at Lazlo's and then a few drinks while we enjoyed our porch and a chat! Saturday, Ryan was the busy one and Amberly got to stay at home! While he had lunch with a friend, a golf outing and a bachelor party to attend... Amberly deep-cleaned the apartment, finished her book, organized the junk drawer, watched some mindless tv, and painted her toenails! :) a good day overall.

As for this week, we've been keeping it low key; a 5 mile and 4 mile run already under our belts for this week, tonight is rest night and a "Harry Potter" date is calling our names! We might head out to Rib Fest Thursday night and then enjoy the weekend with a friend's birthday party and possibly lounging by the pool. Oh, free weekends we do enjoy them!

p.s. the picture above is a blast from the past! Remembering our lazy weekends, sitting on the porch at Ryan's old apartment in Lincoln! :) Fun Times!!!

Independence Day

What a fun Fourth of July weekend! After hitting the road early Friday afternoon, we were ready for some relaxation. Neither of us can remember a Fourth of July where rain and sweatshirts were involved, but this year would change that. The high for the day was just above 60 and it was wet and rainy. On Saturday, we managed a quick boat ride, a few Frisbee tosses and a backyard game of darts at the condo in Okoboji. The clouds cleared just in time for the fireworks display!! Sunday was a different story…with highs in the 80s, we threw our suits on and headed out on the boat! Ryan water skied and Amberly enjoyed some tubing…we both came back to Omaha with nasty sunburns and have been nursing them with aloe! All in all a good 4^th!

No huge plans for the next few weeks, a friends bbq, a few date nights and Mike’s Bachelor party, only a few more weeks until the AUSTAD-RUBIN wedding! And we’re looking forward to a roaring party!

Just us

Sara, Abbie, Lissa, Amberly and Ryan mini-golfing

A beautiful 4th of July