Dear Arrested Development Fans,

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Love,

Lindsay and Tobias Funke

Me being Myself...

6 things you'll never hear me say...

* "I should quit school and have a baby."

* "I'm not in the mood for a bean and cheese burrito."

* "Being poor isn't that bad, it's almost like a fun challenge." (People who say that are on crack.)

* "Let's move to Queen Creek."

* "Birthdays aren't exciting when you get older."

* "I'm off pop."

6 things I probably say too much...

* "Are you freaking kidding me?"

* "I hate school."

* "Thanks Love."

* "___________ can eat my poo."

* "I like my husband."

* "I need some ibuprophen and a Diet Pepsi."

How's that for a little something random today?

Exciting news and the weekend...

So our Lindblom family had the most exciting surprise last Wednesday! Philip's sister Julia, had her tiny baby boy! She was four weeks early, but due to some unforeseen obstacles, she had him on Wednesday! I actually was really glad it was that day, because isn't the 15th such a cuter day than the 14th or 16th? The answer is, yes Melissa, the 15th is definitely cuter.

We went down to the hospital about an hour after she had the baby, and it was a serious party with all the sisters there. Unfortunately we didn't get to see the baby though because since he was early and tiny, he had to go up to the nursery. Julia has a few pictures posted on her blog here.

So then on Saturday night, Kev & Nicole called and wanted to hang out, and it was decided that we would go to Fiddlesticks, which none of us had been to since our first dates (Kev took Nicole there on their first date too). We first hit up the driving range, which the boys took VERY seriously. And of course, I took pictures all along the way. Philip being a natural at every sport ever... Me being bad at every sport ever, and breaking Philip's heart because he's so scared that our kids will get my athletic abilities. Notice that the ball is still in place after my power swing...

Nicole being way better than me...

And Kevin being the athletic Jones...

Kev teaching Nicole, "It's all in the hips..."

Me thinking, "If you had fun you won!" and Philip still being nervous for our children...

We then went to the batting cages, and doesn't it look like Kevin kind of has nubs for arms here?

And that Philip has a nub for a leg here? I maybe laughed out loud when I took these...

We finished up our night with miniature golf, in which Kev insisted on keeping score and took it ridiculously seriously, and then didn't do as well as he wanted, which made him really angry and made us laugh harder than we have in a long long time. At the end, Philip came in first, and beat us all by 21 strokes, and Kev was seriously pissed. He kind of got over it. Enough that I could at least be obnoxious and take another picture... ...and request yet another one be taken of us. So that's all. I'm just realizing that I took pictures as if we were at Disneyland or something...and yet, we were right at white trash home in Arizona. I'm awesome. Whatev, have a good week, and happy almost two months until Christmas!

Sweater Weather

You guys it's officially sweater weather.

Which means that I've been cold all weekend long, and Philip is still wearing shorts and flip flops and thinks that the weather is delightful. Last night he did let me turn on the heater in the car though...isn't he a sweetheart?

And then when I woke up this morning it was like 70 degrees in our house...brrr. Therefore I am currently donning my old ugly pj pants with holes in them, and my pink fluffy robe. And yes it is as sexy as it sounds. Lucky Philip huh? Once again, where is warmer than Arizona?

In other news, I just polished off my second bowl of Marshmallow Mateys this morning. Guess what I like...cereal. Marshmallow Mateys/Lucky Charms in particular.

We never have it because well, I don't know, we just never buy it, and 95% of the time our milk is expired anyways. We aren't really milk drinkers at our house. Like if cereal tasted good with Diet Pepsi poured over it, we would have no need for milk at all. Anyways, three quarters of the way through my second bowl, I remembered that I have a doctors appointment today...which inevitably means an official weigh in. I really don't mind going to appointments, I just hate that they always start with a weigh in. It's like a wrestling match or something. Now I'm wishing I would have kept my breakfast to one bowl, and will have to plan my outfit accordingly (no layers or sweaters (which will be hard since it is sweater weather)).

And lastly, yesterday was my parents anniversary! 35 years...holy crap!

Aren't they stunning? Let's all take a moment and thank them for creating six awesome kids. I mean, we are pretty great right? No but really, congrats to them. It does however, make me wonder what me and Philip will look like in 32 more years.

Probably something like this:

Except for the fact that I look like my dad and Philip looks like his mom, but I'm not THAT good at using Microsoft Paint. This picture makes me laugh though, because often times at wedding receptions I pair up the bride's mom and the groom's dad in my head (to give me an idea of what the couple will look like years to come, not for anything else pervs) ...and it produces pictures like this. I seriously laugh every time. I'm really normal.

Anyways, have a good week friends! Enjoy fall!

Mel's Birthday Wish List 2008

In case you had not yet marked your calendars, my birthday is coming up. Six weeks from Wednesday if you want to be exact. So in the spirit of the season, and the fact that I was bored out of my mind in class last week, I started making a birthday list.

Now I generally don't mention my wish list until after my brothers Chris and Jake have their birthdays on Oct. 31st, and Nov. 1st, but this semester is going to be

BEYOND RIDICULOUSLY RIDICULOUS,

and I need a little motivation. So here goes:

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1. A dremel. Yes I'm a man and like tools, but I'm not going to lie, on more than one occasion I have thought, "Ugh, if only I had a dremel on hand..."

2. Silver chargers

They would compliment my china so nicely, and then maybe I could think of an occasion to use my china...and chargers. I will need eight. Thanks.

3. A pullover hoodie.

Perhaps a Gold Medal Gardening one would be nice...hint hint Jones cousins. Just kidding, kind of. But remember that I still wear my old one that I stole from Rachel in high school, and how at the Jones Cousin Christmas Party last year I was SERIOUSLY sad when I didn't come home with the new one?

4. Black heels to wear with dresses and jeans

These will do nicely. And with a 5 inch heel these will make me a towering 6'2". Awesome right?

5. Cannery salsa

Seriously the best salsa for burritos around. The only thing though is that you can't just buy it, you have to work at the cannery for a day, and then buy it. Lame.

6. These shoes.

I'm actually a little undecided on these still. I'm not sure that I like all the holes up front you know? I think they are darling otherwise though.

7. Date thing.

How stinkin' cute is this? Answer: Stinkin' cute. I even have the perfect spot for it. And it is showed with my dad's birthday...I think it's a sign that I NEED it.

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8. Annual Pass to Disneyland.

Times two.

(Philip will need one too.)

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9. Nice jeans.

I'm actually still a little leery of this because I haven't decided if I want to accept my current size or not, and nice jeans are very much a deciding factor, you know? It's not like Charlotte Russe jeans that you got for like 27 cents, those are fairly disposable, but real jeans kind of seal the deal on sizes because you'll keep them for quite a while. Until, that is, you bust out the booty on them like I did on my last pair of nice jeans. I'm not sure I'm ready for the emotional stress that accompanies this one.

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10. A pony.

No explanation needed there.

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Um, that's all I can think of for now. There's an excellent chance that I may add to this later. Happy 44 days until my birthday!