year in review---early

I decided I will say what i am thankful for since i didn't for thanksgiving and I want to do it be

Siblings

Bret- you are the best little brother in the world. you make me smile so much and you are always there for me and I know I can count on you. Congrats on graduating 8th grade and I cant believe you are now in high school where did the time go?

Jordan- Congrats on getting your license now you can drive me places. I can't believe you are graduating high school this year. I know if i need some one to make me laugh i can always look to you. Oh and I think you and Kayla are really cute together.

Tony- I cant believe how similar you and Bret are. You are so sweet. I love your comedy acts and I love to chill with you and you are super funny.

Alyssa- I absolutely love your nerd sweater and you of course. your so sweet and I love spending time with you. You crack me up all the time and I love making cookies and stuff with you.

Family

Mom- I love you so much. you. I don't even know how i can ever thank you for everything you do for me. you are totally the best mom ever and I know i can count on you no matter what time of day it is.

Auntie Debbie and Uncle Chris- You let me just chill at your house whenever I want. I love chilling at your house but I love you more. I know if i ever need anything you will be here to support me. I don't know how to thank you for everything you have done and will do for me.

Grandma and Papa- I don't even know where to begin with you two. Well I love the fact that Papa can get me to laugh with all your stories. And your advice never bite a dog because they taste bad was awesome. I love going to Brewer games with Grandma. Thanks for everything you do for me and all the putting up with me you do. I love you guys so very much

Uncle Eddie- I love swimming at your pool. I also love when you make fun of me. Thanks for always fixing my car when fixing is needed to be done. I love you

Zach- I love you so much. I know that you are always there for me and I love having Josey moments with you. Such as its dark outside. You make me smile no matter what and i can always count on you. it has been the best two years of my life when I have been with you. I love you babe and thanks for everything

Geitz Family-I don't know where to begin. Thanks so much for everything. I love spending time at your house with all you guys. I always know when I go over to your house I will get a good laugh. I know when I go to your house I fit right in and feel like family. I love you guys so much.

Youngman Family- I know coming to see you guys the car ride kills me. But I know that when I get there it is worth it. I get a lot of laughs and I feel like family. I love painting pictures with the girls and I love going to bdubs with just Brian and playing cards with Jodi and laughing till I cry with her. I am soo excited to find out if baby is a boy or a girl. I am hoping boy but either way I will love baby. Love you guys.

Meg and boys-I remember the night before you offered me the nannying job. I was crying because did not have money for gas or money to go out with my friends. The next day you messaged me with the job offer. I literally prayed about how I needed a job and hoped someone would call about my application well literally not even 12 hrs later you answered my prayers. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful job. I donut even consider it a job its more like fun. I love watching the boys. Every morning they tell me what they learned in school and they always get along. I love watching them grow and mature. They are gonna be wonderful men when they grow up. Meg you are such a wonderful boss and I look up to you a lot.

Friends- you guys are wonderful. There is just so much to say and so many of you to do you guys one by one. I know I can count on you no matter what. You guys are always there for me. I love you guys and hope your life's adventure is going the way you want it to. And we all need to hang out soon.

Everyone- I love you guys a lot and each one of you have been placed in my life for one reason or another and I am so thankful that you have been in my life. You guys mean the world to me and without you my life would be boring and I would be missing a key piece of my heart.

Confirmation

So today Bret was blessed to be able to take communion for the first time today. Iwas amazing to be able to be there and witness it. I am so very proud of him and yet so shocked that he is already in 8th grade. I remeber when he was little and I got to hold him and help mom feed him and just take care of him and now he can take care of himself...or at least for the most part. I also remember when I was confirmed and how I felt and I cant believe that four years had alreay come and gone. I am so proud of him... He is so close to the end of grade school and so close to be a freshman in high school. Wow is all I can say. Bret I am so very proud of you and I love very much. May God bless you all the days of your life and never forget this special day.

Brets confirmation verse. John chapter 8:31-3231-To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

Our little confirmant
Bret with Grandma and Papa


Bret and Mom

Zach Bret and I...I am pretty lucky to be surrounded by good guys like the two of them

Mom Bret and I

Bret and I

Bret

A group shot

Prom

My flowers! So pretty!
The gym...So pretty (cornation)

Zach and I with his parents

The limo

Zach and I

Garter time

Us at coronation

The group from l-r....girl to guy

Jamie,Brad,Emily,Joe, Ariana,Jeff, Prom Queen Hannah,

Homecoming King Nathen, Me and Zach

My Princ Charming and I....My favorite Prom Picture

So this week has been really busy getting ready for Prom. It was random little things all through out the week wich made it so busy. Like one day was order flowers, another was hair run through, an yet another getting my eyebrows done and Friday was getting my nails done. So now that all the little stuff is done its finally the big day. I woke up and got ready ish....as ready as i could to get my hair and make-up done. I went to pick up Hannah and we go over to Annette's for her to do our hair and make-up. We were running a tad late and We were supose to leave there at 330 at the latest but we left at 345. Which was ok because people called and almost everybody was running late. We get back to Debbie's house and finish getting ready. Zach was the only one there when we got there which was good. So when almost everybody was there we started pictures. Nathen had a tennis match so he was running late. Zach forgot the flowers so his dad ran home to get them. Anyways...The limo pulled up and I am just so excited! The limo was my graduation gift from auntie Debbie and uncle Chris. We drove to the park for more pictures and then when to coronation wich was fun. Hannah was prom queen. then time for the dance. Dinner was provided in the cost of the tickets but I could only eat the salad, potatoes,green beans, and fruit so I was a bit hungry throughout the dance. anyways we danced which by the way was so much fun. Then we went back to Debbies for an afterparty which we just watched tv and giggled. Everybody went home except zach we watched a movie. I cant belive that prom is over now for sure the summer feels so much closer and that means I am so clsoe to graduation its scary. I have mixed feelings about grraduation. I am ready to be done especially with the drama aspect and i am so bored with school. But at the same time I am gonna miss everybody and I am not sure what I want to do with the next step in the journey called life. Its not that I dont know what I want to do but the way things will turn out. I also dont know if I am a hundred percent ready for the next step. All in all Prom was fun!!!!

A night at Ariana's house

So lately I have been spending a lot of time with Ariana. We are really close and pretty much inseperable. So while I was at her house she acted out our friend Emily who was walking up the upstairs but slipped on the carpeted stairs and somehow managed to then slide down the flight of stairs on her stomach. Her mom called her and her brother Robert down stairs for dinner and so I said to her "Josey you can come down for dinner". And then I continued to say I should wait for her to call me to dinner because I don't want to go downstairs and be rude and just help myself. So she went downstairs and when her mom finally asked where I was she was like. Oh Josey did not want to just invite herself to dinner and be rude so she is chilling in my room. So then her mom called me to dinner and I came down the stairs giggly as normal. And yeah it was just fun to mess with her mom. Then I asked my aunt if one more person could be in the limo for prom well that is because she did not have a group and I did not want her to be alone. So I said to Debbie (through a text) can one more person fit in the limo. And she was like I would say so as long as she is not a hippo....jk lol yeah it was one of those you should have been there moments. But me and my twin thought it was FUNNY! Boy what a night!

Finger painting

Hudson!

This week we had student help day at school. I had to go in and take a trig test. I figured that after I took a trig test would be the perfect time to go to Hudson. I could leave nice and early so I could have more time for fun. Well little did I know that my car was gonna act up. My car started over heating while we were on the way. So I stoped to put oil in and gas up and check all the other fluids. Well when we got back on the freeway the car did not want to accelerate. So I was sorta getting nervous. Well mom and Richard both said to drive it so I listened to them and drove up here. And was gonna have Richard look at it when we got here. He did and my transmission is going. Not cool. I need to just be careful on my way home. Now that I have the boring stuff out of the way I can tell all about the fun stuff. We get in yesterday around 3:45 and we went to Jodi's school to see her and go with her to pick up the girls. When we get to Nana's house Gracie Jo is downstairs and when she sees me at the top of the stairs she climbs up the stairs as fast as she can and while she is saying it she says "Josey I coming" "JOSEY" "Coming". When she finally gets to me I get the biggest hug and kiss ever. When we get back to the apartment we chill for a bit well face it Jodi was at work all day and Bret and I were in a car not fun. After some downtime we finger paint with Gracie. Well it looked like so much fun that I climbed in the tub with her so I could have a turn. It makes a big mess but it was fun and its definatly worth making the mess to watch Gracie clean the tub. You give her shaving cream and she uses it as soap and cleans the tub. So much fun. After painting we went "nigh nigh" as Grace would say. It is now Saturday. Brian had to work and Jodi had class for two hrs. I got to stay home and play with the girls. When Jodi got home we made goop which was fun. I used to play with that when I was little. Then we got lunch and went and got Gracie and Brianna a little picnic table with and umbrella. Yes I know Bri is to little for it but she will grow into it. We came back to the apartment and went and played outside. We built the table and had a picnic with fruit snacks and Apple juice. Thank you Zach for the fruit snacks. I also played in the box that the picnic table came in and of course Gracie crawled in the box with me. We also played on the playground and with bubbles. Carrie also came over for a bit. We had so much fun. Then we went to church and went out to dinner with a bunch of awesome people that I will for sure miss. This whole weekend Gracie has been attached to me. I am sure gonna miss it here. But the next time I get to see them is for graduation and I cant wait for that. I can already hear Gracie saying Yay Josey! and clapping.

right before her green beans

not sure how she feels about it but i guess it is kinda yummy

All done and all over her face

Brianna Leigh

Look at those two teeth

So cute

So tired

Picnic

eating fruit snack with forks, knives and spoons!

fun!

Gracie in the box

Fun in the box!

Just starting to finger paint trying to get Josey to get in the tub

Josey gave in and right away snuffy painted Josey

Having way to much fun
The clean up process with the shaving cream...She is just amazed by me

Josey's hand and Gracie's hand. We are just missing little Brianna's...maybe when she is bigger

Finished masterpiece.

What a night!

So yesterday my mom took Bret, Zach, and I to the waterpark. I was so much fun. There were quite a few people who were annoying. They were kids who were not being watched by anyone. They were loud and were jumping in the hot tub and just OBNOXIOUS!. We were there from like 3:30 till close which was 10.
On the car ride home mom told us the story where one morning she went to Mcdonalds for breakfast and ordered a sandwich and they never told her her total or anything. She waited there for a bit and nothing so she pulled around to the next window and they lady at the window was not paying any attention to her. Soon from the door came a guy with a bag of money. Oh so thats why nobody was taking my order. Well the man who robbed Mcdonalds threw the bag of money. If your gonna rob something dont just throw the money. So she went to cousins because Mcdonalds could not do any orders right now. And at cousins the were open but they were out of bread. Its 10am and there is no bread. Well all I can say is it sucked to be her that day.

Then I had to take Zach home. Boy was he in for a ride. SO I was eating dry cereal because I was hungry and I looked over at him and said I wish I had a bowel some milk and a spoon. And he goes why? J-Because I want some cereal. I will only eat it at red lights. Z-why will you only eat it at red lights? J- well how do you expect me to eat it. I would have my hands on the bowl and spoon do you want me to drive with me knees? So he was making fun of me the whole ride home. We passed a Mcdonalds and I was like I could get a spoon some milk and a big cup from them and then have my cereal....It was a joke.I finally got my cereal this morning. Zach is coming over today for more fun Josey blonde moments! So stay tuned

Dear Youngman Family,
I am just giving you a heads up that I get to see you on Friday. So please be ready. Thats your warning to either get ready or get out of town. Hahah Love you guys tons and cant wait to see you.
Love,
Gracie and Brianna's Big Sister <3

Year and a half...Once Upon a Prom

So on April 7th was Zach and my year and a half. We went out to dinner and talked. Honestly I cant believe we have been together this long already. I feel like it was only yesterday we first started dating. I also cant believe that we made it this far considering I have put him through a lot. And he has been there every step of the way. And I am so thankful for that. In general I am thankful for him being in my life and showing me the new ways to look at things. He is so supportive on everything I love it. On April 10th I was sick and could not leave the house and Zach came over with a bouqet of flowers they were so pretty.And he asked me to prom and of course I accepted it. Prom is May 1st. The theme for prom is once upon a prom. He bought the tickets already and is ordering his tux today. I got a gold dress already and have my shoes. I also know what I am gonna do with my hair. I am so excited. We are also going in a prom group with some of my closest friends which is a plus. As most people know we did Beauty and the Beast for our schools play and so for cornation we are gonna set up some of the set wich will bring back so many memories. The day after prom is Bret's confirmation. I honestly cant believe my little brother is in 8th grade already. So the trick is getting up early the day after prom after we have an awesome after party.

*I tried to upload some pictures but it would not work so I will post prom pics!

Josey has neck rabies

As many people know I have a boyfriend and we have been dating for a little more then a year and a half. Well he came over one saturday afternoon, for some odd reason my neck was itching like crazy so i looked over at him and was like I think I have neck rabies...Zach dont you know if you have rabies you will have white foam coming out of you neck...Josey yeah but my neck itches....About ten minutes later we were on the couch and you know how on celing fans they have a little piece of mettal on them that on most of them look like moons when Zach goes Josey look at the moon on your celing fan. Well me being me I dont see it. So I am picturing the celing fan moving and nope. He goes look at that so I look and go OHHH I get it. I turn to him and say i was picturing it moving....(can you say Josey you should be blonde)....Jodi this is for you!

The best picture I could find!

YAY!!!!

I would like to thank our school for having teacher convention this week which gives the students off of school monday and tuesday. I cant wait for tomorrow because I get see Gracie Jo, Jodi and I finally get to meet little Brianna Leigh for the first time. I can hardly wait. I will post pictures as soon as I can

Holy Cow this year went by so fast

On October 7th 2008 Zach asked me out. I have liked him since freshman year so I was kinda thinking its about time. Well its already been a year. We have been through quit a bit. Whenever I need him he is there for me no matter what its about. I have my blonde days such as when I said its dark out side when really it was still sunny out and a tree was blocking the sun and the whole left handed t-shirt thing. Zach has been nothing but good to me I love him so much. I cant imagine going through everything i am going through without him. For our one year he gave me a charm bracelt minus the charms. He said that it was a travelers charm bracelet that when I go on trips I should get charms for my braclet so I remember all the cool places I have been. So when I go to Hudson I will buy a charm. I got him a heart shaped box that says my heart belongs to you now and always. On the inside cover there was a mirror and on the mirror ingraved was October 7th,2008. I also got him a softball dog tag with my last name and number on it. For me to wear to his games I got myself the football one. Finally I wrote him two poems. He is my first boyfriend and I hope that he will also be my last. I love you Zach!

So for our one year he was late getting out of football practice so I sat at his house talking to his mom. She told some pretty good stories about him. Then he took me out to dinner and after dinner we went back to his house and I helped him with his humanities project wich was due the next day. It was a fun night.






The pretty Box





The Beautiful Bracelet





Heart Shapped Box





Softball Jersey





Football Jersey








My Love

I think I really should be a Blonde!

So last night I went on a date with. We have been dating for eleven months now and he has seen quite a few of my blonde moments, But this one was well more blonde than normal. So the conversation begins when I tell Zach about the shirt my friend made for me for his games because I am left handed and puffy painting is not that easy being left handed. I could have started with the end and painted backwards but that would have been to easy. Anyways...

Josey: Sarah made me a shirt to wear to all your football games
Zach: For all the three home games that are left...Why did Sarah make it?
J: because I am left handed and it would have smeared it
Z: you could have bought a shirt for left handers
J: Where? I need to get one next time we puffy paint.
Z: (laughing at me)
J: OMG! Did I really say that
Z: yeah

I felt so dumb....Its ten times funnier if you would have been there but hey. The shirt on the front says Spartan Football and on the back says Geitz 78.

Top 30 Summer Memories with the Youngmans

This summer has been fill with lots of fun but it also has had its number of challanges. The challanges are no fun to lok at but her are some of the memories.

1.Camping out with Brian and Bret was tons of fun.
2.The first time we gave Gracie fruit snacks we had to break them in our mouth because we were at Brians softball game and after a while she decided to take them out of my moth with her tounge rather than her finger.
3.KLA-DUMP...jodi
4. FUN FROM Waukesha...batting cages,taking snuffy to the public pool for the first time, staying up late laughing with Jodi,card fight,snuff saying my name for the first time
5. Brian's dating advie
6.Driving to Hudson with an angry baby
7.staying at Nacy and Jerry's because the toliet flooded, Brians ass water shoes
8.going in a box while everyone was unpacking to entertain Snuff and Elara
9.softball and after the game being a human wet nap
10. ceral with rellie in the mornings
11.Mall of America
12. family gathering
13.fishing with Brian and Jerry...I caught a crappie the size of a mans hand...kiss a fish
14.Block party...showing snuff that sand is fun
15.going over to Nana and grandpa's...the fair thing...getting Bri's toybox and letters
16.dinner with Richard,Erin,and SJ
17.walk with Jess
18.playground
20.going to the holiday gas station when you had to pee because the toliet is broken
21.getting hit on at the dollar tree and taco johns
22. what? him? me? no!
23.eating dairy
24.softball game that i had a nice hit in and a good catch
25.snuffy tricking me with licorice
26.helping jodi in the classroom...colorbatize
27.camping with Brian
28.snuff giving bri raspberries
29. camping with brian...wife swap...food network
30. while i was crying about leaving snuff wipping my tears and saying love you

Gracie you tricked me

Gracie Bean was having some licorice-which, by the way, have wheat in them (I can't eat wheat). Anyways she was eating licorice when she walked by me and I said "Baby, you smell yummy." She responded by wanting a kiss, so I leaned in to give her a kiss-but this kiss was not just any kiss. Gracie suddenly spit her licorice in my mouth and then said "Yum!" EWWW.

Softball and "Wet Nap"

I played softball for the first time since playing for school two weeks ago and it felt great. I could not play on the school team last season because I fractured my hip.I started at third base. I went o-2 but one of my at bats should have been a hit if we were playing another team. My fielding was a little off but i was just getting into the swing of things again. Our team lost by eight runs but it was still fun. After the game a group of us went to applebees for some dinner. I ordered Buffalo wings and Gracie usually likes wings had a different point of view on wings when the night was over. Gracie loves eating whatever I eat. So since she usually has wings when I eat them I thought I would go ahead and share with her. She had a bit of my wing and the sauce was to HOT for her she had this shocked look on her face. She ran for a few seconds in the booth and then she started licking my face like I was a "wet nap". That did not help because I already had sauce all over my face. So I handed her her milk and she would not drink it till daddy reminded her that milk helps. It was so funny. It was funny to the point where Rich almost fell out of the booth. My biggest fan... She cheers me on every step of the way

Batting

Playing third base
So thirsty after the game