Work Bridal Shower!!

Yesterday I had my Locust Bridal Shower!! It was so cute and I loved it! I loved the little cakes...each were cute into individual bite size well couple bites really. I don't think I could ask for better co-workers!! Most of my gifts were cooking related....I guess they want me to cook more!!

The punch at the shower was AWESOME and Im going to have to remember that in the future maybe I'll make it for the wedding which reminds me...there are so many things that need to get done in the next week its CRAZY!! Im really looking forward to using all my gifts!

On a side note..David will be home at night now!! No more Conway!! When people become dis-respectful you just have to draw a line!

Bachelorette Weekend!!

This weekend was both hilarious and FUN!! We loaded up the car and went to Austin...we being me and the girls! We left Friday evening...which was an eventful trip...who knew you could get 4 warnings after being pulled over by a State Trooper. We did make it to Austin in one piece though...Saturday morning. I helped Kannika make breakfast; french toast, bacon, fresh fruit and OJ!! Who could really ask for a better breakfast! Then we layed around the house for a bit and got ready for our Spa Appointments!! We spent about 4 hours in the Spa an it was so much fun!! They told us we could bring whatever we wanted with is and we did....we had snacks, drinks and even went out to get some food too!! They were super nice and let us make ourselves at home!! They even provided some "beverages" for us as well!! After the spa we went and saw the Austin Bats!!

Here is a picture of Sharon & I waiting for it to get dark enough for the bats to come out!!

After the Bats it started getting pretty chilly but we still went for Amy's Ice Cream!! Let me just say AWESOME!! We shared Punkin Pie : Pumpkin Ice Cream, graham crackers, and homemade whipped cream!!! After all that we went home for a lingerie party and then to eat at RUDY's!! I love RUDY's and a must for any Austin trip!! After Rudy's we went out on 6th Street...I took Lauren to get a Henna Tattoo while Lori & Lupe got REAL tattoos!! Here are Sharon & I waiting for my henna.

Don't you just love the outfit I had on....I had a flashing tiara, flashing lips and a blue flashing ROCK ring!! It was sad to leave on Sunday morning after breakfast but we had to get back in time for our marriage classes!! I can't believe it 2 weeks and its here!

My understanding of David's weekend while I was gone was TONS OF RELAXING!! Which I am super glad he did!! He needs to rest!! Well I've got tons to do in the next 2 weeks to get everything ready....a few more invites to mail and then well be set to go!! at least I HOPE SO!!

Pumpkin Patch!!

Well this week at school has been kinda crazy...children tend to act different as the weather changes. However we were lucky that the rain stopped long enough for us to take them to the Pumpkin Patch!! Here is a picture of myself and my assistant Christina..

We've been working really hard on making our classroom look like Fall and Halloween coming up. Today Christina made us a night sky and GIANT pumpkin outside our room...pics of that to come as we start adding their art work to the walls.

Aside from school I've been doing more and more things for the wedding lately and things are falling into place...YAY!!! This weekend is my Bachelorette Party in Austin...I am really excited my friends and family are all coming!! and to top it all off....we're going to a SPA!! I need some serious relaxation. We'll back to the daily grind..T-minus 4 hrs till we hit the road to AUSTIN!!

Day Shift!!

Well yesterday was David's first day on Days @ BCBS...and lets just say its AWESOME having him home in the evenings...the only downer is that he still has to be at work at 12:15 for Conway. Im thinking once he gets used to his schedule mornings will be better because yesterday and this morning felt like torture to wake him up which is kinda hard when Im getting up and getting ready for work at the same time!

On a wedding note...I have the invitations and I've started to deliver some...hopefully I can get them in the mail and delivered by this weekend. I am really looking forward to this weekend because its my Bachelorette Party. We're going to Austin and have a weekend full of planned events!!

On my school note we've switched to a Fall theme and its really fun and exciting for me!! My assistant made this awesome TREE for class I'll post a picture of it later and today we made leaves to go on it and we'll be making more tree's and pumpkins in the up coming weeks!!

skies the limit...

I took this picture while I was waiting for David to come out for dinner tonight...The clouds were awesome...as they were developing into a storm....Well...tonight I started my Juice Therapy....its a holistic approach to weight loss and a healthy way to repair my liver condition without having to take medicine.

I'll be drinking my juice for breakfast, regular lunch and then juice again before dinner....Im really hoping that this helps and will help me lose some weight before the wedding!!! Today we picked up Maddie's flower girl dress and got Ori fitted for her junior bridesmaid dress and dresses will be ready by Oct. 12th...Things are really getting closer!!

Feels like forever!

Its felt like forever since I've posted anything on this...but since then...I've finished a solid month of school...had my bridal shower and now gearing up for 6 hrs worth of Marriage Classes....we start those this next weekend...yes yes I know way too close way way too close!! Hopefully we'll get them done on time.

Saturday we bought David's wedding band and David got fitted for his tuxedo....make more and more progress these days. My mom is working on my wedding veil and my dress is in alterations getting altered. I will pick that up on Oct. 14th.

I want to say Thank You to everyone that came to my shower!! It was a wonderful afternoon with friends and family. All my gifts were beautiful...I've put most of all the stuff we got up already and will have the Thank You cards out soon. Well....back to the wedding planning and gearing up for the week to come!

2 weeks have gone...

Well I've taught for 2 weeks tomorrow....wow...its had its great moments and then had its OMG what am I doing moments!! I love the hours and I love being home at night and being able to make dinner....

Tonight was Open House at school and it went fairly well...I had half my class show up along with their parents. I am a very lucky teacher to have wonderful parents that love that our class is Dual Language!!

On the wedding home front...I am beyond thankful to my sister for allowing me to borrow all my reception decorations!! Aswell as my cake!! Lots of things are falling into place and I couldn't be happier or more blessed to have so many people to love me!

On the David front...he has been working lots and lots...and it it weren't for him I wouldn't be able to do the things I do getting ready for school....

Regisetries!!

Well all the registeries are done!! Target, Kohl's, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Dillards and Perkins! I also think that I did Wal-mart as well but can't remember!!

Orientation Over...weekend Hello!!

Well my first week of not working at BCBS was Hectic to say the least! David & I tried to communicate as much as possible while we were both at work. I spent about 15 more hours in my room to feel kinda like I got no where!! I did however cover the bulletin boards with butcher paper...well at least those that didn't require 2 people...which left me with 2 still uncovered. I made sure that every night I had dinner for David & I so we got to enjoy our 30 minutes together. Some major changes at BCBS went in this week that were a major shocker....and we kinda well rather David offically decided that he'd put in for the Flex Shift. So if he gets that he'll be working hours at work that are much closer to mine....so that will be nice to spend more time with him!
Im alittle nervous...school starts in 1 week 2 days! Yikes and Im not really ready....but I will get there. I attended my New Teacher Orientation Thursday and Friday this week and wow...I am certainly bless to have my job. This year was the largest hiring year for AISD after quite a long hiring freeze. I THANK GOD...that he's blessed us with such an amazing oppurtunity. Now its up to me to make sure that I use this blessing to its full advantage!
On Davids work front....he'd been coming home fairly early every morning until today!! He got in at 9 am after getting to Conway at 12 midnight!! CRAZY!! He is sleeping so that after we can hang out...go do some stuff and even if I have to bribe him or something we need to finish 3 more registries for the wedding....Also he does have his I-phone now so text or call him so he can add you into his phone as he doesn't remember his contacts and hasn't taken them from his old phone yet!!

Registry and Another Funeral

This year has been a rough year. Its amazing how many people around us have passed away. My uncle passed away Thursday night and I attended the funeral with my family Sunday afternoon. It was nice to just have some family time. I hung out with my sisters and mom and tanned. We talked wedding as we have 2 months and 29 days basically. YIKES!!

David stayed behind and helped his family finish moving his grandpa's apartment. Aside from that we had a pretty boring weekend which was kinda nice to just not mess with much.

One really good thing that we did get done this weekend was one of the four wedding registries we will have. We went to Target and had lots of fun scanning stuff we would like for our home. I am proud of David he did really good for like the first 30 minutes of the process then he got BORED! We all know how that can be.

Running around!

Well we have been off work since Thursday evening. Friday we took thing slow as we were up pretty late at the hospital with David's parents. We are off work until Tuesday and I think thats good. Its given David some time to cope and get back into the swing of things. Saturday we worked on Dusty (AKA his grandparents car) as we need to have it moved by the end of the week. We also had Louie's t-ball game which I have to say are very interesting....you can tell the kids that certainly practice with their parents. We got a tire for the car and it was an interesting adventure for David. Had I thought about it I should of taken pictures but the thought escaped my mind. We also had a car club meeting that evening and hung out with friends. It was nice to have a small escape from the reality we've been facing lately.
Sunday was another busy day with church, lunch and Mikahman's 1st birthday. Which was HOT as it was outside!! After that we decided to just come home and relax. We've had a nice evening with Pizza, True Blood and Movie Night!!! We're watching The Knowing and its pretty good!! I am continuing to finish up ideas on the wedding and we're getting ready to finally start "getting the ball rolling" and actually start buying things!! WOO HOO!! My mom and I are starting to make decisions on the reception menu....YUMMY!!

WHEW!!

WHEW!! Im finally done with VBS and pretty much on the downhill side of the summer!! I recieved my contract in the mail last Wednesday which was a nice change from my great nephew's funeral that I attended earlier that afternoon. Its really been a whirlwind of emotions that came with the passing of Jude and Jacob. I feel that the boys are hanging out and playing with Clara keeping each other company until we are there to be with them.
On happier notes...I am finally getting most of my wedding planning done. I have Save-the-Dates ready to go and pass out. VBS was a very busy time and wasn't any easier considering that I've been having an allergic reaction to something that I have no idea....so Friday I finally went to the doctor to figure out whats causing this reaction...while they didn't know they did give me some meds to stop the reaction from happening anymore and told me to wait for it to flare again and then go to the Allergy specialist to get tested. Im really not looking forward to that but they said that it could be a Heat Reaction and if so then I might save myself from the needles!

Well that is all I have for the moment....we've kinda had a very slow and easy life lately and its been nice!!

New Possibilities!!

Well its offical I am a Pre-K teacher at Loctus. I signed my letter agreement last week along with filling out my pre-employment packet along with setting up my Employment Orientation session!! I am super excited about my future job which offically begins August 17th. But am a tad sad at that thought that I won't be seeing David as much as I am used too. He will continue working at BCBS while adding a new job...being a Greeter at Conway Freight!! David starts tomorrow night so from 12pm to 6 am I will be by myself at home and in the future he'll be working 3 pm to 6 am while I work 7 am to 4 pm. We're both excited about what the future holds for us and getting to where we'd love to be!!
Along with new jobs we also decided to take the carpet up in our hallway and found out that its awesome. So from there we continued that same evening ripping up the carpet in our living room. On Sunday we went to Lowe's to look at some finishing touches that we'd like to make to our house. We picked out the stain for the hardwood, tile for the kitchen, kitchen cabinets and paint colors for the accent wall in our livingroom!! Yes we have lots to do along with all the planning needed for the wedding but I am happy to say that I have picked out Bridesmaid dresses and flower girl dresses.

On top of all of that I am slowly getting VBS ready to go...we've had about 16 kids sign up and have all our teaching staff picked along with many crew leaders.

Graduations & More!!!

Yesterday we went to Maddie's Pre-K graduation and then later that night I went to Lauren's highschool graduation which was also her 18th birthday!! Maddie's graduation was certainly one of the cutest graduations I've seen. I also got one of the greatest phones calls in a while!! The H.R. Personnel director called to say that I offically got the Pre-K teaching job!! We are both excited about our future and what it holds for us....new job, new classroom, and a wedding!!! We are also just a couple days out of finding out if David got his second job...there are so many new things happening in our lives!!

This morning David went to see Louie's first t-ball game...Im really sad that I wasn't able to go but David made sure to take plenty of pictures so that I could see how he did.

Photography Really!?!?

O-WOW!! I think thats about all I can say for the moment about photography!! I've started looking into photographers for the wedding and its quite overwhelming...there are so many out there. I guess I should start calling to see on the availablity of some of these photographers but first I need to discuss with David how much we're actually willing to spend because I think $7500 is just way way to much for anyones pictures. Some may think thats a decent price but OMIGOSH no!! Well I am super excited about my double graduations tomorrow!! Yes I said double!! I have my Maddie and my first niece that I got to be with Lauren!! One from preschool and the other from Highschool!!

Just 2 more steps!!

Well we've done some more work on the room and we just have two more steps and we'll be done!! FINALLY!!! Trey helped David this weekend get the painting and trim work done. Tim and David busted out the texture so that we were able to get everything done this weekend!! We just want to say Thank You to all who helped!! This is what the room looked like before and now this is what it looks like!! The only things we need left is carpet, laminate and painting the trim. I am really excited that we've gotten so close to being done.

This morning I went with Norma & Ori to look at some James Avery jewelry that they were getting!! Our plans for today are to relax, rest and start putting up all the tools we used on the room. I am happy to say that I found some invitations for the wedding that I like now just to get with David to see what he likes. Im finally getting everything together for the wedding and now just to start actually buying the stuff!!

Well we're planning on watching movies and Im gonna finish up on the save the dates!! Happy Memorial Day to all!!

Relaxing Day!!

Today we decided to take a day for ourselves and just relax. We are catching up on our TV shows and thinking of making an ice cream run!! Later tonight we're going to meet the group at BDubs to discuss and plan our Austin mini trip for next weekend!! It should be lots of fun and just nice to get out of town for a little bit.

We are making more progress on the house remodeling all we have left is some touch ups on the walls and then texturing, painting and trim work!! We will have our extra bedroom complete. We made a purchase today so that we can get things done!!

Aside from all of this we are also planning the wedding and trying to organize and find all the stuff that we need and want.

Tape & Bedding!!

David & Tim are getting started on the tape & bedding of the room and hopefully we'll be ready for texturing next weekend. I on the other really have nothing to do this weekend. I went to McMurry's graduation and watched a family friend Smiley graduate. Tonight we have a BBQ with some friends and then getting down to some WEEDING!! Here come the squats! Its really an awesome workout when you think about it.

Tomorrow I'll get back to the grind of wedding planning and start making a schedule of what appointments I need to make and who I need to let know with plenty of time in advance.

The Room and More!!

Well this weekend David worked on he room one day by himself and then the next with the help of Tim...who we are OMG thankful for. Sunday I had to help out at the Cinco de Mayo festival that my church was having which turned into a 5 hr shift that I wasn't expecting but thats ok. It was awesome to come home to a nearly completed room. I'll have pictures up in a couple minutes in our Remodel folder!! Aside from that our weekend was pretty relaxed nothing major went to a bday party and hung out with the car club!!

I got a chance to talk to the girls about my wedding and put together most of our guest list which let me tell you it can be intimidating. I've finally decided its time..5 months before lol to get the full ball rolling!! I basically verbally decided on all the decorations with my sister which was a ton of help cause my mind can now concentrate on the attire details. Im in the search of a cathedral length veil and sometime this month the guys are going to go search for tuxes and probably next month get the girls together for dress fittings!!

Its amazing how fast things can pop up!!

Overtime!!

Wow...it feels like David and I never leave BCBS...I think for the past 3 or 4 weekends every other weekend we've been working you'd think we were banking lol..to bad its all mandatory!! We worked this morning 7 am to Noon and are happy to be done!! David & Tim are working on the car..I'll be out there later to take pictures of them at work...lol..and then Im off to my sisters to help her prepare for Fat Louie's BDAY!! Yes our little buddy is finally 3 years old!! Its amazing how time flys...I talked to my sister this week and Maddie registered for Kindergarten!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT Kindergarten!! I still rememeber bottle feeding while David & I had lunch together at the resturant...those were the days I tell ya! We don't have many plans for the weekend other than trying to rest and for David working the soreness out of his legs!! We have Louie's party tonight and then at some other point watching Marley & Me. I also need to go to a bookstore and buy a wedding planning book otherwise I might just be taking stabs in the dark at what I really want or need to have done in the next 6 months!! I'd also like to get some workout time in this weekend..I've got my last week of Fit Camp coming up and I hope I improve my PT testing times and #'s...