Friday, November 7, 2008

SORRY!! i know it has been 2 months!! oops!

Ya Ya... 2 months since the last post. I'm gonna try to be better but don't get your hopes up. We have actually been pretty busy. Let's see... what have you missed. 

Sept wasn't too exciting. The highlight was all of our shows starting back up. My favorites are Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, the Office, Survivor, ER, Amazing Race, the Hills, and more but I'm a little embarrassed about all of the tv that I watch. It would be much easier if our apartments used good cable so we could have DVR but at least most shows are online. (Centrovision cable is the worst ever, there is not a tv guide channel and they don't even offer the best invention ever... DVR. I'll get off of my soap box now). 
October was much more exciting!! I had a birthday on the 5th. Andy got me the Bose ipod sound dock that I had been wanting forever. I LOVE it!

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We also went out to eat with our small group to Shogun! We had a lot of fun and LauraLeigh made the best cake ever!!!


The next big event was Stephen and Becca's wedding. Stephen has been Andy's best friend since junior high so it was very exciting! Stephen and Becca are some of our favorite people. Stephen is in seminary in Memphis and Becca is a nurse, such a great Christian couple! The wedding was beautiful. Bob (Andy's dad) did such a good job with the ceremony, like always. 
Here are a few pictures from the rehearsal dinner. 



AND the wedding






Although the wedding was very fun and we got to see all of our college friends, the highlight was when Jason and Beth came to AR from SE Asia. It had been a year since we had seen them. We had the best time ever. It was like thanksgiving early. All of the family got together and stayed at the lake house.  Beth is so freaking cute!! She is pregnant and due in Feb., we can't wait to meet the newest member of the family, Hatley Thomas! Andy's cousin Heather (who we call Heather 1 and I am Heather 2) is also pregnant and due 2 days after Beth. This will be their second son. Michael is 2 and adorable, the most handsome kid ever!! They live in Chicago so we don't get to see them much either. Anyways, while we were there, it was COLD. It got below freezing while we were there, so needless to say, we didn't get to ski :) We did, however, take a couple of boat rides. As you will see in the pictures, we bundled up in multiple layers and blankets. Overall, it was a restful trip filled with family quality time, my Favorite past time!! The guys had a fun time playing Wii and target shooting, while us girls sat around and talked baby and ate. Speaking of eating, oh my goodness, it was a feast!! Marsha said she used 12 POUNDS of sugar in one week!!!! There were like 15 people, but still!! Maybe that's why Marsha got an abscessed tooth the next week (I'm so sorry Marsh). What else did we do.. we hiked, had a baby shower, and a birthday party (Beth's birthday was the 3rd and mine the 5th so we always like to celebrate together). We also had a bond fire!! I could go on and on about this trip but I don't want to bore you so here are some pictures.























Thursday, September 4, 2008

Labor Day Weekend with the Fam

Andy and I were so excited to go to Arkansas last weekend for Labor Day. This was my first time to the lake house ALL summer. It's weird because I literally lived there last summer. Anyways, we got to see both our families, which was rare and way fun. We celebrated Andy's birthday (a few days late, but better late than never). Bob and Marsha surprised us by inviting Becca and Stephen to the birthday dinner. Andy was so excited and could not believe that everyone kept a secret. He also had another surprise, a 4-wheeler!!! Bob and Marsha hvae some friends who bought a new ride so they gave them the old one, it's great, Andy drove it all weekend. Saturday we played on the lake all morning. In the afternoon, the boys went to the Razorback game and the girls went shopping and hung out with Sarah. (Unfortunately, Sarah had rush all weekend so she did not get to stay at the lake, maybe next time sis). Sunday and Monday was more fun on the lake. We had such a great time but it was really hard saying goodbye. 




Wednesday, August 20, 2008

NYC

I just got back from the most amazing trip in NYC!! It was my first time to the big city and i absolutely loved it. Anyways... Mary French, one of our pi phi sorority sisters, was getting married in NYC so we decided to make it a girls trip. Michelle, Janet (Michelle's mom), Liz and I had been planning this trip for months and it finally came. We arrived on Wednesday afternoon and got to stay at the Waldorf Astoria, pretty cool. That evening, Liz gave us a little tour. A few of the highlights where.... Mary and Adams unbelievable apartment, Dylan's candy bar, an amazing little restaurant (I can't remember the name, I'm so bad) and Times Square. Fun day but we were exhausted. My flight left from Austin at 600am. So we left Temple at 330am!!! It's amazing I lasted all day, I guess I was running on adrenaline. Thursday was great!! We went shopped in SoHo and ate at little Italy during the day and then we decided we would try to get tickets to see Wicked. Surprisingly, we got tickets after 30 min of standing in line and they were great seats. Who would have thought??!!! It was meant to be! We went back to the hotel to change and I guess we lollygagged around because the show was starting at 800 and we went down to catch a taxi at 730, in the rain!!! We were out of our minds and there was absolutely no way we could have made it so... we took a pedicab! Those things are a rush, if you think taxis are crazy, you just wait until you ride in a pedicab. Anyways, thank goodness for pedicabs because we arrived with time to spare. What an adventure. WICKED was incredible!!! I had high expectations going into it and I was not let down!! I would definitely see it again (maybe in Tulsa or San Antonio, Marsha wink wink). Friday we woke up and went to Broadway in the Park at Bryant park. They did songs from Lion King, Hairspray, Annie, LesMis, Legally Blonde, and more. After that we shopped, went sightseeing, and bought our ticket for Mary Poppins. We had a few hours to kill so we went to China town, that place is crazy but I love it, I think it's a love hate relationship. Shortly after we got down there, it started to rain so we were getting great deals. Time kind of got away from us and we realized that we did not have time to take our purchases back to the hotel, so... we bought those awful, big (big meaning you can fit 3 small children in them big) plastic NYC souvenir bags and hauled them to Mary Poppins and coat checked them. It was really funny and kind of embarrassing. Janet has a pic of it so I will have to get it from here and post it later. Mary Poppins is one of my favorite Disney movies so I loved the show. There were some impressive stunts too. Saturday was the wedding day, we just did some more touristy things that morning and then headed off to the wedding. The wedding was at a Christ Church United Methodist (beautiful church). The ceremony was short but very meaningful. After the ceremony we walked to Central Park Zoo, where the reception was being held. It was a perfect setting, not cheesy at all but very elegant. We had cocktail hour, a sit down dinner and dancing. We had such a great time and would say that it was one of the best weddings I have been to and Mary's dress was fabulous. Sunday, Michelle and Janet did the early morning 600am flight so I didn't get to see them. I had a fun day by myself. I had breakfast in Central Park, went to the cool Apple store, walked around the street market behind our hotel, and headed to LGA where I had a 2 and a half hour delay, but I finally made it back home to my Andy. I have to say that this was an amazing trip and I will definitely go back some day with my wonderful husband. 

Here is the wedding website   http://marymarryme.com/

                                 dresses from Project Runway made out of candy wrappers

                                                            view from Mary's balcony

                                                              woo hoo! Times square!!

                                               you know who that is... it needs no caption

                                                                     the lovely subway

                               smile janet :) i dont think she was ready for this pict, sorry

                                                                  Lunch in Little Italy

                                                                          WICKED!!!!!

                          not supposed to take picts in the theater but... i did, with my iphone

                                                          wicked stage at intermission

Waldorf lobby

Broadway in the Park



Guess what show she is in???
 Hairspray, duh!!

Mary Poppins last scene


A much needed pedi

Christ Church United Methodist

You may kiss your bride!

The girls in Central Park

At the zoo/reception

cute sea lions, they were doing tricks while we were waiting on Mary and Adam

i love these girls!

Me and Ashley (i miss her)

the most beautiful maid of honor

Mr and Mrs Adam Cantrell

look at that fabulous Oscar de la Renta

Wedding cake (it's not leaning, that is the great photographer)
it was carrot cake (one of my favs)



Liz and Austin (siblings of the bride)
go austin

Mary and Ashley breaking it down

friends in the photo booth

Pi Phi song

"a little bit softer now"


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