From corn fields to vineyards

Well it is Wednesday night and Chance and I are struggling to stay awake. We are still recovering from a long.....did you hear me?...LONG weekend. But may I say very over-dramatically.....FUN weekend. I will try to sum up our weekend without TOO many details but there are just so many good things happening in little ole Ellinwood that I may just expound and you're gonna have to either deal with it or skim over them! I heart Ellinwood. Let's begin there. I have always liked the idea of a small town but going there with Chance and hanging with his family has made it entirely harder each time to come back to Wichita. Enough about me wanting to live out in the middle of nowhere because (A) it scares me that I like it so much and (B) I want to get to the all the events of the weekend.
We took a lot of pictures and tried to get some good ones of the land and all the activities, but we didn't want to put up a long blog full of pictures so we made a little slideshow of the pictures. I figured I could fill you in on the events and then you could see the pictures all at once (less scrolling involved and less cutting and pasting for me).
Chance and I drove up on Friday, hung out with family, and ate amazing food (as usual!) at dad’s restaurant. We then went and hung out with some of Chance’s high school friends (characters to say the least). Saturday was spent watching the little small town parade and sitting with grandpa and grandma while Chance rode in the truck for the “Kans 4 Kids” promotion. Ps as I usually mention, talking and spending time with grandpa and grandma is in the top two of my favorite things about Ellinwood:)
The rest of Saturday was spent following all his friends around town and jumping from pools to beer gardens to bbq….it was a blast and good quality time with crazy friends and fun family. I was so glad that Chance’s sister, Tara, was able to come as well, she’s a blast. Saturday night was the “big dance” with an amazing band that plays a lot of classic rock mixed with a little more contemporary music as well. It was so much fun and let’s just say we got so crazy that Chance cut his hand open from playing the tambourine with such a grip of death all night. Yes…I DID just say he was wounded from his tambourine playing. My boyfriend is SO hardcore;) Sunday we ate with the family, went to the annual softball game, and relaxed with friends until it was time to come home.
There were many stories throughout the weekend but not enough blog space to fit all the happenings! It was, in short, an amazing trip…and I’m counting down til the next AHF (After Harvest Fest)….or really…til the next Ellinwood trip in general! Enjoy the pictures and if you have any questions or if I left anything out that you see in the pictures, just comment and I’ll reply as needed!

Popcorn, pedis, and one patient boyfriend

Well it's the weekend. Which means what Chance and I really want to do is ....well, NOTHING but sit around. Unfortunately, the secular world tells us we are in our early twenties, so we should be out and about on any night that we don't have work in the morning. We usually screw the stereotype and sit around watching TV all weekend on his comfortable couch, but this weekend we decided to socialize a little. My best friend Erin, who got married last June, is 5 months pregnant, and her and her husband Andrew don't feel like "going out" that much anymore either. So we relate pretty well:) Chance and I decided to double date it up and go see "Despicable Me" on opening night last night.
Click this picture to watch the trailer:
(Did Chance get super techy and make it super easy for you to watch the trailer by just clicking a picture? YUP)


O-M-G...if you are between the ages of 9 and 99...go see this movie. Steve Carell from the Office is the main villain's voice and it is a HOOT. So Chance, Andrew, Erin, and I drug ourselves out of our comas and went to the movie.



Chance was super sweet (as usual) and made the movie experience (or what Dane Cook calls a "cinematic adventure") perfect with what makes any Daeschner girl satisfied...treats. We got popcorn, raisinetes, and diet dr pepper:)



Not sure if he wanted all those treats too, or if he was just hoping for a "super sweet boyfriend who gets treats and takes me out on movie nights" kiss...but either way...he got one:)


Being social and not feeling like a super lame couple who wants to stay in all weekend...check.
Attempting to go downtown after the movie at midnight but getting distracted by the couch again...check.
Today I was hoping to sleep in. And of course, this was the weekend I had to lead the supervision meeting at the office at 9 am this morning. Boo that. Well I made it in time (with some credit to Chance calling me to make sure I was up, what a guy) and when I got out, Chance informed me that his best friend from home, Blythe, and her mom, were in town to do some shopping. I love Blythe. She is super fun and we get along like two peas in a bar....I mean pod. We pretty much clicked instantly and I'm pretty sure Chance thinks I'm with him to hang out with her. Not true, obviously...but Blythe enjoys rubbing it in:)
Now here is where your judgment is going to begin. Blythe wanted to go get pedicures with all of us, and I had been telling Chance that at some point I wanted him to try a "sport pedicure" for men. HAHA. I know, I know, I'm evil, right? Well hear me out, my theory is that most men enjoy being pampered just as much as women do so I told Chance that he should just try it once and see how he felt. Plus ...if he likes them, maybe pedicures will be a more frequent occurrence for me...both of us.
So Chance agreed, and Blythe, Chance, and I all sat in our massage chairs and began the pedicure process that I so much adore.
Here is Chance's "pre-pedicure" pep talk.

How adorable is he?
So he sat with all the ladies and read his "Cycle World" magazine to help him feel manly,


got his cuticles snipped,



got his legs and feet rubbed down,


and ended up with prett...I mean HANDSOME feet as a result:)


He was pretty proud that he made it through the painful cuticle chopping and the scrubber that gets the bottom of your feet, because both of us are pretty ticklish, but he was a trooper. I informed him that pain was beauty. Here is his "after pedicure" review:

So I guess he enjoyed himself, and all the ladies enjoyed poking fun and asking him what color he was going to choose...thanks for being so laid back and fun, babe....you're my favorite.

Is it gay that I like blogging?

So, it's finally time for the man to do some of the talking. That's right. I, Chance Haddon, will be taking my first crack at this whole blog thing. Usually Katie does the writing, but she suggested I blog a quick entry to make my presence known. In doing so, I feel as though it would be pertinent to our story if I let you in on a few of the things that have currently made our "likes and dislikes" list. Katie and I have noticed that these lists are kind of a blog fad right now, so hopefully this will help us fit in around here. Over these last several months that I have come to know Katie, I have been able to compile quite the list.

Katie's Likes:
-Naps (and these aren't your 20-30 minute cat naps)

-Surprises (particularly pedicures)


-Unbearably loud TV volume setting (she claims to have a "hearing problem" but I think it's when she's had more than one glass of wine)

-Critiquing lapses in her boyfriend's less than perfect grammar
-Sonic slushes and neat wine bottles
-Modern furniture
-Allowing stray animals into my apartment while I'm not there


Katie's Dislikes: ...this might take awhile ;)
-Waking Up From Naps

-Conversing after waking up from naps
-Loud noises after waking up from na........ pretty much anything after waking up from naps.
-When I chomp my ice
-Gum popping
-Tapping of any kind
-My inability to find exits to parking lots

*These are just a few of the things that have recently made their way onto her lists. I'm sure there are many more present now and many more to come.*
She also tells me she likes me a lot....and I love that I'm on that list... I hear it's hard to make the cut;)

I was going to have her write some of my likes and dislikes, but she's looking pretty tired and I'm not sure I will get any writing out of her tonight. So basically I need to post this before she tried to nix any of parts of the lists:) And in short, my likes are, well, pretty much just Katie since the day we met and my dislikes are the old men at Quik Trip who whistle and holler at her.

Well here goes nothin...I'm sure you will be hearing more from me and about me in posts to come. Goodnight.