So much to say, so here we go...

ALOT has happened in the last few weeks, I am going to try to summarize but I am sure that I will leave things out.

I will start with the good stuff...

I took Ryan camping to celebrate his birthday, it was our first Jasper camping trip since we got married and it was so much fun! I bought him all of the camping gear we could possibly need- I definitely felt like a wife walking through Academy asking about fishing hooks and what tent would be the best... Possum Kingdom Lake was just gorgeous!


We took Scout and he had an absolute blast! He spent most of the trip rolling around in the dirt and eating everything in sight... but nevertheless he was in heaven.



We hiked, grilled, went out on a boat (just like the one from the notebook) and I fished for the first time in my life! That's right people. I am 25 and had never been fishing. We didn't catch anything but I still really enjoyed it.




Lindsee came to visit and we had a blast! We spent most of our time just laughing and eating good food :) the things we love most in life!

We took her to the "Stockyards" which is one of my favorite Fort Worth spots for BBQ!


I love my girls!!


The next day we headed to my favorite lunch spot... "The Lunch Box" it precious and could not be more girly. This is us in front of the cute green and yellow windows...


Our party would not be complete without cupcakes so we headed over to the "Cupcake Cottage" and the pink box of goodness became a staple for the rest of our day...


Then we headed to the Fort Worth Water Gardens and picture palooza began! If it's one thing we learned in being in our sorority it was how to take pictures... 100s of them- i LOVE that we can take all these pictures together without judgement. I am only sharing a few of my 76 pictures from our weekend haha



I rode back to Houston with Lindsee to spend some time with my family and Scout came along with us! I recently purchased the most ridiculous thing... a car seat. Yes, for my dog. My reasoning in this purchase is that Scout loves the car. Scout loves to climb on me in the car. Scout almost makes me wreck my car when he decides to jump across the console. Safety first folks... so here he is in his little seat... I love him.


I need to get the pictures from what happened next in our little adventure to Houston... Scout decided to bite his toenail while in his chair and the blood flowed. It was pretty gross. My mommy ways kicked into gear, we pulled over in Huntsville which is ironic and I wrapped his foot in a poop bag. It was all I had and I have to say, paired with my ponytail holder it was pure perfection. I am thinking selling it.

Linds and I went to Chic-Fil-A which we randomly ate on my parent's dining room table and said our sweet goodbyes. I love you so much and had a blast!!

I then spent time with my family, it was sweet Ethan's 5th birthday so we all headed to Chucky Cheese's and it was so fun! Here are a few of my favorite pictures...

Me with my birthday boy! I can not believe he is already 5!!


My Caderoo and I!


Me and my little man Jakers!


My Aunt, Jakers and I :) Love you Zonakay!


Me and my Nana!


After coming back to Fort Worth Ryan and I were given some very sad news about his Grandmother... she passed away earlier this week and it has been pretty hard on his Mom. Ryan was given the honor of doing the service, it was his 1st funeral and quite possibly one of the most emotionally difficult things he has ever had to do. I have to say that I could not have been a prouder wife as God used him to lead his family through all of this. The service was beautiful. Ryan did an absolutely amazing job. On the happier side of things his Mom stayed with us this weekend and today just so happens to be Ryan's 26th birthday. We have been enjoying our time with her and I am so thankful that she decided to stay- I am so lucky to have her as a Mother-in-law. We showed her around our town and despite the difficult circumstances really had a good time together.

Tomorrow we are spending the morning with Ryan's Dad and Step-mom and we are very excited about it! Then, I am taking him to dinner and our friends are coming over for the desert. Pray for me. I am making cake balls for the first time... hopefully they do not turn out to be a disaster! Thanks so much for the recipe Linds!!!

Ok, I am now going to end this incredibly long post... more to come soon because I still have more to tell!

Happy Birthday Mom!

As I have grown-up my relationship with my Mom has grown into one that I cherish more than almost any other relationship that I have. She is the most giving, caring, forgiving, funny person on the planet. People tell me all the time that I am just like her and honestly I can only hope that is true. My parents came up last weekend to celebrate my Mom's 50th birthday! We had so much fun and it was great to just spend a whole weekend in celebration of her amazing self.

They came in on Friday afternoon and we went to my favorite local restaurant "Palio's." Then, we waited for Ryan to get home, they didn't make it all the way until 11- they said it was because my Mom was 50 but they go to bed at 9 and have my entire life haha. Saturday morning we got up, had breakfast and headed to my favorite little town outside of Fort Worth! Granbury is a town that has tons of fun shops, an opera house, a drive-in, a beach and my new favorite part- a concert house!

I had front row seats at will-call for us to see "The Beat Goes On" and it was really great! My Mom loved it! The owner even pointed at her on stage and said "no one had as much fun as this lady on the front row!" she was so embarassed but I just loved it haha.

Waiting for the Show to start!


Then we headed over to "Babes" for some amazing home cooking and came back to Fort Worth. We hung-out at the apartment and then got "Cousins" for dinner (one of the best bbq places ever) and headed to bed! My favorite part besides the show was brunch at Tillman's Roadhouse! Thanks to Jalei I heard about this adoreable new restaurant and it was fantastic! Here are a few pictures from the weekend! I love you Mom!!

Friendships!

I just wanted to share this cute poem that my Mom sent me- it is so true and I just loved it! I have TONS to write about but not very much time lately so I will be updating soon!

I used to believe in the concept of one best friend,
When I started to grow up I found out that if you allow your heart to open up,
God would show you the best in many friends.

One friend is needed when you're going through things with your man.
Another friend is needed when you're going through things with your Mom.
Another will sit beside you in the bleachers as you delight in your children.
Another when you want to shop, share, heal, hurt, joke, or just be.
One friend will say, 'Let's cry together,'
Another , 'Let's fight together,'
Another , 'Let's walk away together.'

One friend will meet your spiritual need,
Another your shoe fetish,
Another your love for movies,
Another will be with you in your season of confusion,
Another will be your clarifier,
Another the wind beneath your wings.

But whatever their assignment in your life,
On whatever the occasion,
On whatever the day,
Or wherever you need them to meet you with their gym shoes on and hair pulled back,
Or to hold you back from making a complete fool of yourself ..
Those are your best friends.

It may all be wrapped up in one woman, But for many, it's wrapped up in several..
One from 7th grade,
One from high school,
Several from the college years,
A couple from old jobs,
On some days your mother,
On some days your neighbor,
On others, your sisters,
And on some days, your daughters.

Thank you for being part of my life!