Because I Owe Her

A while back I posted about being a groomswoman in Morgan and Amelia's wedding. The only picture I had was one of her mouth wide open during the cake cutting. So, because I'm such a good friend, I want to show you all what a stunning bride she was ... and how trashy Morgan is.

All the bridesmaids (plus me) with Amelia:

Me, and my trashy BFF.

High five!

Aren't they cute?

Holiday Favorites

We made it back from almost two weeks away visiting family and friends in Oklahoma. There's way too much to write about the events during the time we were gone, so I'll just highlight the time with some pictures.


Christmas morning with my side of the family. Nathan was more interested in copying Grandpa by putting bows on his head.


On BSC's side, the traditional "dirty Santa" gift exchange was especially vicious. Three awesome gifts were stolen from me. I ended up with a gift nobody wanted.



Second Christmas with BSC's side of the family. Nathan made out well. See all those gifts? Those are all for him.


I'm pretty sure Mr. Potato Head was his favorite.


Tulsa was in the 70's off and on the entire time we were there. It was amazing. We took Nathan for walks around his parents' land.


We found some train tracks, and ten minutes later a train.

But most importantly, Brandi had her baby!

Oh Abilene

This past weekend was ACU's Homecoming. On Thursday, BSC and I loaded up the boy and flew into Austin and stayed with our friends, Kara and Alan. Before making the four-hour drive to Abilene, Kara had to work for a few hours. So I decided to help her out a bit by washing some dishes and doing a few loads of laundry. I know how hard it is to work full time and take care of an eight month old at the same time (plus her hubby is in med school). So here I am, washing the dishes, thinking I'm helping out my friend. Little did I know that the sink wasn't hooked up to the drain until my feet were soaking wet and the water was rushing out from the cabinets. CRAP!! As fast as I could, I grabbed everything out from underneath the sink and sopped up the water with some towels (some = six towels soaked with water). This was the boys' reaction to the flood:

So the weekend started out a bit stressful, but quickly turned to blissful when Kara brought some Taco Bueno back for lunch. Holy yummy. The drive to Abilene went smooth, both kiddos were great during the drive and we arrived in plenty of time to enjoy the carnival held on campus. It was weird walking on campus again. Once we pulled up to the parking lot, I had a very clear moment of thinking "I'm officially one of the old people who have returned for the sole purpose of reminiscing about my college days."

We awoke very early the next morning to attend my sorority's Homecoming breakfast:

These are some of this year's pledges holding Kaitlyn in her halloween costume. For those of you who don't know, the giraffe is our mascot.

Kara and Kaitlyn the giraffe.

LeighAnn and I (she flew in from DC, we both won a t-shirt for traveling so far).

Circle up girls! Another sorority tradition.


My freakin' hot shoes.


Awww, nothing sweeter.


Me and Allison, who so graciously allowed us to stay at her home while in Abilene.


The ladies in my pledge class who came to breakfast.


The boys at the parade.


The float built by our pledges.


The cute pledges!

All in all the weekend was a blast. After the parade, we attended Chapel, went to the JMC reception and ate more yummy Mexican food. We drove back to Austin that night and spent more time with Kara, Alan and Kaitlyn. Alan had the sink fixed by the time we got back, so I was able to finish their dishes too!

Everything went downhill on Sunday when we left. We had a really early flight out of Austin. Both BSC and I slept through the alarm (which I have NEVER done in my life). So we were one of those people running through the airport to catch our flight. Luckily we made it, but Nathan was in no mood to be on a flight that early in the morning. He was a terror, screaming, kicking the seats, etc, etc. On top of all that, I lost my voice and was unable to say much of anything - even apologize to the people around us who had to deal with Nathan's fit. It was so embarrassing.

I'm so glad we got to go. It was exhausting and a ton of fun. For those of you I didn't see, I wish we would have had more time. I guess I'll see you in another five years!

We have been busy!

These past few weeks have been full of fun, including ...

A family trip to Yellowstone:

A fancy date with my sister:

This is the diamond ring we didn't win:

But at least we look freakin' hot:

And my shoes were too awesome:

And a surprise 30th birthday party for my sister:

And the fun isn't going to stop. My mother in-law is currently in town, I'm throwing a wine and cheese party on Friday, my first book club meeting is in a couple weeks, we're flying to Texas for our fifth college reunion and my sister got NKOTB (New Kids On The Block) concert tickets for her birthday which we'll be rocking out to in November. Wahooooo!!!

Moms Gone Wild

Sorry it's been a while. I've been contemplating this post for the past week wondering how in the world I could do it justice. I've finally realized that there's no way those who weren't there could understand just how amazing this was.

This past weekend a group of ten girlfriends and I took our second annual moms' trip. On Thursday, we loaded up in my sister's mini van and headed to Jackson, WY. After a disappointing dinner and getting lost trying to find our house, we finally arrived. The house was spectacular and had everything we needed, including a hot tub and bed for everyone (I didn't have to sleep with my sister this year, of which we were both thankful).

The weekend was full of laughter, secrets, great food, drinks, and some very memorable quotes. This trip is always much anticipated and such a great experience. It's quite therapeutic to leave all responsibility behind and spend some fun, silly time with moms who can almost always relate (and laugh) at everything we experience on a daily basis.

So instead of giving you a play-by-play of the weekend, I'll give you some pictures and let you experience a part of the fun:

In the van, on the way there:

Surfing for man candy:

Yeehaw, American Idol! These are the sexiest legs I've ever seen:

Mmmmm, homemade fajitas:

Awww, cute little baby bump:

Anyone got any ICE?

Salt, shoot, suck!

We learned from the master ...

Mmmm, chocolate fountain:

Freakin' hot mamas:

She bought this for her hubby for Christmas:

We didn't quite fit in with the rest of the crowd at Bubba's BBQ:

At the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar:

I think we all love this picture ... too bad two of us are missing (probably dancing with the cute old guys):