Our Easter Fun

This year Chris and I did our "own" Easter!  It really wasn't planned that way, but we had a super time.  Since earlier in the year we got the massive snow storm....that created a snow make up day.  Thus my Good Friday was now a working Friday. Since my long Easter weekend was no longer...Chris and I decided to do Easter here on our own.  I will say the sad thing about doing it with just he and I is...NO EGG HUNTING!

However, regardless we had a blast! We began our day with church of course.  The holiday services are mostly traditional ones. Therefore, we also received a bit of a different style of church since we normally go to the contemporary.  It was a very nice change with the full choir and orchestra.

After a wonderful service we took off for brunch at Blue Mesa.  The food was too good...it was hard to stay on that wedding diet there.  Chris had been wanting to eat brunch the past couple of weeks, so he finally got his fix in.  From brunch we were off to change clothes and head to the tees.  Yes, Chris wanted to do some golfing.  I of course am in no way a golfer...but I am a great cart driver.  Since we were to have really nice weather I loved the idea of hanging on the golf course with Chris.  (Did you catch the WERE TO HAVE!)  As we approached the course...small drizzles began to hit the car.  Nice job weather men, that wonderful SUNNY EASTER DAY forecast....um no where near it!  It was overcast and WINDY!  I do realize that they can not get the weather right every day, but don't predict SUNNY on an OVERCAST day! That's all!

Luckily I could see the sky was no where near clearing when we left, so I packed a blanket to keep me warm.  It was a nice added extra for the cart driver.  Chris and I had a blast golfing together.  I mean really it was some super quality time.

See those sunny skies!!!

What a nice looking golfer....

I really liked this pic...with the water and hole...oh did I mention I enjoyed using my camera?

I really enjoyed hanging out with Chris as he played a sport he enjoys.  I mean Chris is a super support of my tennis!!!  He has attended more matches that I would ever ask of him.  I also love it when he comes to support me.  Therefore it was nice that I got to partake in something Chris enjoys.  The course was not to busy so don't get me wrong...I took a few swings here and there.  However, let me tell you what! Tennis and golf no where near the same....I will stick to tennis folks.

Please note how I look as I finish my swing...

...and this is how Chris finishes out! They look a little different!

But...I had a super hit! 

Once we finished up golf we hit up the local nursery for some flowers.  I who come from a place that receives snow even on Easter some years....doesn't believe in planting flowers prior to Easter!  (I think the past 4 Easters in Amarillo have been bitter cold and even snowy!!!)  I am very happy to actually be planting flowers at my home and not apartment!  We had a nice time planting our flowers and letting Winston enjoy the outdoors.  Winston loves yard work as much as Chris does.  

I think we had a pretty perfect Easter even if the sun only came out for about an hour!  I love that Chris and I really got to enjoy good quality time together as well.  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your loved ones.

Happy Easter

We hope everyone has a super Easter!  

Google, what will you come up with next....

Google you are amazing! I love you. I love the ease I have when I need to search for something.  I think I can probably Google anything in the world.  If I need an answer and don't know it, where do I turn but to you.  You are like my right hand man!  Life would be nothing with out you.

I then began this blogger thing.  Only because my sister said it was wonderful and a great way to share.  I loved to blog however I have not LOVED the blogger.  I was sad to know that Google could create something I would not love.  I hate the fact that uploading pictures and spell checking can not be done with ease.  Why?  Why must I always switch between old editior and new editor?  If I wanted to spell check it was the old editor...if I wanted to place a picture any where but the top of the blog it was the new editor.  

Many people had said you need to use Firefox or a Mac.  Google let me tell you this...Mac and I, well we DO NOT speak the same lingo!  Yes I know people LOVE the Mac...and we have one in our house!  However I am a PC girl born and raised, therefore Mac is another language to me.  Using Firefox on my PC seemed like I was cheating....I just dealt with the fact that I as a PC user would have to switch between the to editors.  Actually I have become so accustomed to this that it was like I never knew life before.  

Then Google you AMAZED ME!!! You created the perfect match to "Firefox", GOOGLE CHROME!  I am now able to blog and spell check right along the way.  As I type the GOOGLE CHROME corrects my every mistake!  I no longer need to switch back and forth between old editor and new to spell check an place photos.  Now I can just use the new editor (the easiest photo loader) and type away.  Google you keep me alive and happy!  Thank you for making an better browser.  Yes I did fail to mention the speed too...You can upload my web pages in 1 second.  You make waiting a thing of the past!  You have (in my belief) topped "Firefox."  I love you GOOGLE....THANK YOU for making my blogging life easier.  (P.S. Chris thanks you too, because now I am not cursing you out every time I blog; and don't spend half as long blogging!)

Boxes...I love them at the door!

Today when I came home there was a wonderful gift! A BOX!!  Normally Chris is the one getting all the goodies at the door, or Winston, Ha...but now that the wedding is only 86 days away...majority of the goodies are for me.  YES!!!

Here is the box that I had waiting for me!  Not to large...

Chris even read the return address.  He said, "You got some kind of samples today."  I of course had no idea what samples I would be getting.  I shook the box and knew exactly what it was!  This box contained my last needed item for the tables at the ceremony.  I am so stinking excited!

Oh yes I know you would like to know what it has in it, but I will only give you a small peek!  I would hate for all the guest to know before the BIG DAY!  Let's just say it is one of a kind!

Tomorrow I hope to receive 2 boxes...Yes, one with my long awaited swim suits....I can't wait!

Happiness, Cuteness, and Sadness all in my house!

This one is just because I am hardly ever in any with our pup!!!

CUTENESS

Today Little Winston and I took an wonderful walk.  We headed out and ended up walking for about an hour to hour and half.  He loved it, as did I!  I am trying everything to get more working out and less sitting on my butt!! (minus time to blog and grade papers, HA)  Therefore you can imagine how happy this sweet cute little face was when we got home.  

HAPPINESS

He got even happier when Chris rolled in from work.   Monday are his late nights so Winston and I kind of do our thing till he gets home.  Winston LOVES Chris and goes crazy when he gets home.  After Chris took off his work clothes he began checking the mail.  Another thing I leave up to Chris in our house.  Okay technically it is not MY HOUSE, thus Chris' house...and now "our" house.  Therefore I don't feel as though checking the mail is really my place.  He was sifting through things reading out loud what all they were.  When he PAUSED!!!!  Got this little boy in a candy store look on his face; and opened up a piece of mail.  It was his STARBUCKS GOLD LEVEL REWARD CARD!!! You know this right here is ONE of the many reasons why I love Chris!

He loves a good deal, finding something really cheap, getting all the rewards, and such.  Therefore to have finally reach such a level at Starbucks is like a GOLD MEDAL to him.  I didn't realize until about 2 months ago that such a thing exsisted.  Chris' father always sends us some goodies, one being Starbucks gift cards.  Well somewhere along the line Chris realized that by registering them online and then using them added points.  So I would like all to know that I too am half owner of this GOLD card, due to the fact that he registers all my cards under his name.  Well from these wonderful gifts he has recieved another gift...THE GOLD CARD (are you all laughing yet...because I think this is crazy!  Although if SONIC had one you know I would be the first to sign up and win!)

With the card he now will get:

• Free birthday drink
• 2 continuous hours of free Wi Fi daily (thats big for him since he works out and about)
• Free refills on brewed coffee and tea
• Free flavored syrups
• Free soy milk
• Free tall beverages with ever pound of coffee purchased
• Exclusive offers & coupons
• Free drink ever 15 stars

WAY TO GO CHRIS!!! ENJOY ALL THE FREENESS!!!

SADNESS

This one here.....

She has never really LOVED our pup like we would hope!  I mean she did get ripped from her home, brought into a new one, and then put in it with a DOG!  However, after reading a lot of info....we found that for a cat to love a dog they must come around on their own time.  You are to give the cat a safe place and then let the cat come to the dog. Not the dog to the cat!  (which is how our house normally is).  Therefore, to give her time we have gated her so Winston can't run in and bark like a mad man!  At night once Winston is in his kennel she ROAMS FREE!!!  

Well here in the past 2 days, she has been very vocal.  Bob has always been a talker but man has she really stared to tell us!  She now will sit on the end of the bed and just MEOW!!!  She has decided she is not HAPPY with the way things are and wants us to know....But there is still that problem of the DOG!  I mean we move the gate and give her a chance to come roam and check it out but she just wont.  Yet she is pissed. meows, meows, and meows.  HELP!!!  Any ideas here on how to warm her up.  It's like in her head she has psyched her self up for him; but then when it comes time she freaks.  He is in no way mean to her, just a bunch of barking!  He mostly wants to play!  Therefore poor BOB, she sits each night and waits till 9 when she can roam free.  I love her and hate that this is how it is...I want to sit with her like we use to! It breaks both our hearts!!!

My guest book is in!!!

Alright I am sure you will remember back to my post where I spoke about my guest book! Ha, like you could remember, I can hardly remember what to do each day.  A little refresher for you.  Over spring break mom and I dug for rocks!  Yes, rocks....for my guest book at the actual wedding.   I want all my guest to write their names and memos on a rock.  I think it will be so neat to have the collection in a vase at our house!  I mean honestly for you married people; How often do you look at your guest book?  Exactly!  Do you even know where it is?

However, mom was very pressured that I would not have an actual guest book.  You know she has bent a lot with the whole destination thing...not being able to really plan and buy stuff for the actual wedding.  Therefore, she asked if we could possibly do a guest book at the Encore Celebration? (a.k.a. back home party)  I had not thought about having one there, so sure!  When we were at Paper Planet looking for some other ideas (fans for the ceremony) we found the perfect one.  I mean the idea for the perfect one.

I walked the wonderful worker through how I wanted it to look, and then they created it for me.  I picked this amazing hand made paper for our cover.  I love it it because it is the exact color that our wedding will be with a little something extra.  Then I had them put the hand made paper inside of the book for guest to sign on.  To top it off it was bound with this wonderful yellow ribbon!  I just LOVE IT!!!  THANKS MOM for pushing me to get a guest book.  Best part is, I designed and pick the whole thing out adding a little extra to the memory.

the ribbon binding...I love it

the inside where guest can sign and leave their thoughts...

If you are ever in need of ideas Paper Planet is where you should head.  It is kind of a design your own idea place that you can either make or have them make for you.  They have tons of pre-made ideas that you can look through for ideas.  I really love going there....so much creativeness.  Chris better watch out or I could be spending a lot of our money in there!

New Do!

I have not really posted much about or sweet little guy.  I guess things have been so busy lately with the wedding, spring break, and Chris in and out of town!  However the other night he was looking so cute I couldn't help but try out a few things with my camera.  I still have not gotten down to reading all the ins and out about it! But I am trying.  Here is our little guy looking rather FLUFFY!! (well over do for a hair cut)

And then this is the face that has won my heart over!  However, won his father's heart over way more than mine...he can talk his father into anything! 

Finally our sweet little guy did get his hair cut!  It was very nice to see him all trimmed up and clean.  He loves having shorter hair in the summer...he thinks he can run faster! Or so that is what his dad tells him.  

Thanks friends...

Thanks for all your votes!!!  I think it was a pretty easy one since almost everyone voted for B!  I loved all your input since I personally don't like to make decisions.  Also thanks to Jonathan our photographer...he formated the picture so it will look spectacular once enlarged.  Your the best BLOG FRIENDS EVER!!!  A MILLION THANKS!

I need some help...please help me pick!

Alright so if you don't know...I won an amazing offer from Bride on a Budget!  Now here is the tricky part....I have to pick which picture I want made into this AMAZING  (18x25) poster to be used at our Encore Celebration back home.  HINT HINT HINT!!! This is where you come....please comment on which picture you love best.  I hate to make decisions and well when planning a wedding I do it all day.  Therefore your opinion is very much appreciated.

Choice A- more formal Chris and I sitting on the steps.

Choice B- a little more casual Chris and I chilling in front of Rice welcome center

Choice C- a fun one....

I personally like A or B...because I can't imagine my nose on C as an 18x25 poster print.  However I am torn between A and B....please give me your choice!  Or if you have any other amazing suggestions I am more than happy to welcome them.  Thanks in advance! 

The fun is over

as I sit here sad about going back to work! BOO!! Well I did pretty good on my TO DO LIST, majority of the items got checked off. After mom and I had a very productive 1st half of the week, I took off for Norman. I had such a blast in Norman visiting my sweet babies. Okay well they are not babies any more! When I left Norman, Jack was just in Pre-K, Sissy and Will were in elementary school, and Sami was in Middle school. NOW Jack is the only one left in elementary school, Sissy and Will are both in middle school, Sami is driving and looking at Colleges! Where does the time go???

helping with the Flat Miley cause

How sweet is he??

Flat Miley loved her stay...

The kids have really grown up well. I mean to see how sweet and loving they are to one another is just amazing. I remember the days I was settling fights over silly things between Abby and Will. Not now, now Will is making sure Abby looks her best and keeping his eye on any boys that may cause trouble...he is her little protector. It is so cute to see how much he cares for her. Sam is so grown up I can't even believe that little guy was only 10 when I first started babysitting him. I remember the nights we would sit and do homework together...not now his is so stinking smart! Oh and my sweet baby Jack...he has really turned into a little man. He is reading like crazy, loves his big brother Will to death, and just hysterical to talk with. Jen and Troy Daddy have an amazing little family. I am and always have been very thankful to have been apart of their family. I loved every minute of my too short visit with the kiddos. Even the snow couldn't ruin our fun! We had a blast. I can't wait until the wedding when Jack helps B down the isle as my handsome ring bearers. Only 97 more days!