Halloween is right around the corner!..

We went shopping for our Halloween costume today and amongst all the pumpkin, fairy, princess, and avatar costumes....Jaci chose to be.........

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...When she chose to be a cheerleader, I panicked at first because there was a KU and KSU outfit. I wasn't too worried which one she chose though, because A) She would be smart and pick the KU cheerleading outfit, or B) She would pick the KSU cheerleading outfit and therefore we would face paint her and she would go as a "dead cheerleader." haha! My dad didn't find it as funny...

Jaci Lane: Professional Flower Girl

Jaci was a flower girl for a wedding yesterday. If you haven't heard already, I shall tell you the story of our last experience as a flower girl. This past summer, Jaci had the rare opportunity to be a part of a wedding- as a flower girl. The wedding was at 2 which was in Jaci's prime nap time. Not thinking, I let her stay awake up until the wedding which made for a very very grouchy girl. I tried to please her by giving her any thing she wanted!

...but nothing worked! So when the time came to walk down the aisle, she cried the entire way and stopped at my pew and refused to walk any farther! She looked very beautiful doing it though.

Jaci's dress for Matt and Leigha's wedding

7/17/2010

Sadie and Chase decided to tie the knot and Jaci was one of the SIX flower girls. Yes, I said SIX!!! This time, Jaci wore a dress that was made by my Aunt Connie. I prayed that maybe with more girls walking, Jaci would want to walk down the aisle too.

Jaci walking down the aisle at Sadie's wedding. 9/25/2010

She walked all the way down the aisle with her hand in front of her face...but that's okay, because every one thought it was cute (even with her socks unrolled) and so I consider it a success! GO JACI!

Oh yes, and this is a picture of my smokin' hot date (my boyfriend, Derek) and if you look at Jaci in the photo, you can see her super cute hairdo that Caroline did for her!! Congrats, Sadie and Chase!

Strap on your lederhosen!

I love my heritage. Volga Germans allllll ze way!

When it comes to Oktoberfest, it's kind of like Christmas for us Beilman's. Where some people make Christmas candy from November til Christ's day of birth, I make German dishes from the day school starts 'til Oktoberfest. In fact my friend, Amanda, and I make bierocks almost every year! This year I made them at the house by myself. I found a recipe for them in my Grandma's old old old cook book I got when she passed. I knew I would grow to love this cookbook even though most recipes contain a cup of LARD. LARD? Seriously? I don't even know how to obtain lard.

My yummy bierocks. =0)

Last week I made a soup pot full of GREEN BEAN DUMPLING SOUP for supper! It was so good that it only lasted til lunch the next day and it was all gone..I guess Caroline thinks GBD soup is a good breakfast and late night snack. haha I had to make a DOUBLE batch that next night just to tie us over for a couple days!

Green bean dumpling soup. Our weakness in our household..

HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE AND FUN OKTOBERFEST!!

Foods NOT to eat while dieting

I saw this on a sidelink on my Facebook page and I just couldn't resist clicking on it (the picture was eggs, a daily meal in my home...) Here's what came up: I bolded my list.

Heres a bigger list of Foods NOT to eat when trying to lose weight...
Fried foods
Hamburgers & French fries (I already miss you Q burgers)
Table sugar
Plain Jam
salted nuts
smoked nuts
refried beans
Baked Beans
Chocolate Fudge
Candy
Toffee
Gums
Boiled sweets
Mint Sweets
Liquorice
Honey
Soft drinks
Tinned fruits
Chutney
Pickle
bacon
sausage
cured meats
ham
Fatty cuts of steak like T-bone & rib-eye
Puddings
Corn syrup
Fruit juice
Cake
Bread made with white flour
Soda pop, such as Coke®, Pepsi®, Mountain Dew®, etc.
All baked goods made with white flour
Coffee
Biscuits
Fast foods
Pasta made with white flour
Canned fruits w/added sugar
Most packaged cereals
Alcohol
Potato chips
Popcorn
Cookies
Ice cream
Cakes
Pies
All desserts

Might as well take away my happiness. The only thing on that list I could definitely go without is pie. I HATE PIE. Ew. The only pie I enjoy is pumpkin and pecan...but fruit pie sucks IMHO. Cake is on there twice, which really kills me. WE GET IT! We don't get to eat cake!

"Well....that was interesting.."

Caroline and I like to look our best...and to look our best we have to beautify ourselves in more ways than one. Tonight was one of those nights for us. We started out joking around taking photos of each other to see who could look the ugliest in our facial masks...

Needless to say, I won the contest, but only because I was also donning my sweet metal retainer. So as we are sitting there waiting for the mask to adhere to our faces and beautify our pores and skin tone, I get this idea. "CAROLINE! Let's get on chatroulette so people can laugh at us!!!!" Best idea ever? Or worst idea ever? You decide...

This guy was really cute, so naturally Caroline freaks out like maybe someday she'll meet him and he's going to remember her mug from Chatroulette. He got a good chuckle out of us but couldn't seem to make eye contact with the beauty that is "the Beilman girls."

Those boxers had us at hello...we laughed it off and hit the next button.....bad idea....

Oh my lanta!!!! Chatroulette is a disgusting place. Is it weird that it looks like he has the same bedding set as me? I need to invest in new sheets..this makes me feel dirty in my own skin.

Last but not least, we met a guy who enjoyed our humor! But by this time, the masks had dried and began to crack and we knew our stint in the world of Chatroulette was over. Will I ever go back to Chatroulette after this experience? I don't believe so. I think I saw enough random boxers to last a lifetime...but it is an experience Caroline and I shall never forget! I'll stick to Skype from here on out!