Andy & his pal.... AKA, our Dog Augustus.

Andy loves to take a break during the day and this is their routine. Gus loves to play outside, he is so fast and jumps SO high. He is such a great dog!!! 

Boys just wanna have fun!

Birthday Celebration (a few weeks late)

A few weeks ago was Andy's Birthday, he turned 28 ( can we say OLD MAN), we were in Dallas for a Sudan meeting so we celebrated his birth with some 

friends there on the actual day of birth. 

Then the next day we had celebration #2, The Durhams had a BBQ for Andy and made steaks and corn, it was AMAZING! 

My camera Battery died so I only captured a few random candids.

 

THANK YOU....

I would like to thank my sweet friend ASHLEY for my new header. She is so creative and did a killer job. Thanks for being so sweet Ash!!!!

Stand under my UMBRELLA-ELLA- ELLA-ELLA -A-A-A

This weekend a few of my girlfriends headed to the Woodland to rock and roll like there was no tomorrow. We saw Riahanna, Kanye West, N.E.R.D.S and Lupe Fiasco. 

Being how I love music I felt in my element, that is until Kanye West came on and I knew only one song. Riahanna rocked the stage, 

the other I could have left behind but it was a fun night!!!

Weekend Wrap-up

Well we drove in from Jasper on Friday around noon,

 just enough time to relax before we 

hit the streets. 

Friday we went to the Astros game with the Mangrums and the Brunsons. The Astros lost big time against the Colorado Rockies but it was a great time for the girls to be able to ChitChat about life, since the game was not that exciting. 

After the game we headed to the Chocolate Bar, this is an amazing dessert place in Houston, that has ice cream, huge cakes, frozen Hot Chocolate, and cute little chocolate gifts. I myself had chocolate covered strawberries, while Christine had this amazing ice cream-

 ROOTBEER FLOAT, it makes me speechless.

If you are ever in Houston or live in Houston please try it!!!

Well Sat. was just a relax day, I laid out at the pool (and turned into a lobster). Andy went and ran some errands, we went to Central Market and then we hung out with 

Andy's brother and his wife for the rest of the evening. 

It was so relaxing to have nothing to do. 

On Sunday, we woke up and met Amanda and Curtis for Church and tried the Sunday School class that they have been attending (since we are both newbies, we thought we would try it together). Andy and I really enjoyed the class and are planning on going again. 

After that Andy and I hit the road and headed back to Jasper a little early so we could get some lake time in. it was a beautiful day at the lake and a great way to end the weekend. 

This next weekend is just around the corner and Guess who's Birthday it is ANDY'S, he is turning the BIG 28....on Friday!!! WOW!!!!

I would like to live....

HERE...

I just love the colors and the worn look. SO old yet so vivid!!!  Can you just imagine waking up with a cup of tea and walking out on that little balcony to feel the warmth of the day... AMAZING!!!!

Thanks to Desire to Inspire  for Inspiring me in this Day..... also look at this cute headboard... I would love to paint that for a little girls room. HMMM!!

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THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE AND WHAT WE DO IN JASPER...

MOM PROM 2008

The cake that I made for MOM Prom...

PROM HERE WE COME!!!

Andy and I in our OLD MAN/WOMAN PROM outfits....

This is the second mom prom.... it is just a fun way to get together and raise money for a good cause. This year all the proceeds went to an orphanage in Mexico...

 We had so Much fun and cant wait until next year. 

Update on my SWEET cousin...

Here is the scoop... my cousin is three months pregnant. She went to her first doctors appointment for the baby and they diagnosed her with a blood disorder. The blood disorder that she has be given- in turn kind of poisons the baby.  The baby has an abundance of fluid around it and the doctor said that it more than likely has Spina Bifida. The first doctor didn't give her much hope and just bluntly said it was a matter of time, 

but he did send her to a specialist. 

The appointment for the specialist is what I was asking each to pray for. And now I am asking for more prayer. The specialist discovered that the baby had fluid from it head to it knees. They did some test and should get them back in a couple of weeks.

 They are hoping for a specific disorder, I just don't know what it is. 

They gave the baby about a 10% chance to live, if she carries it to birth or not. 

My cousin is in Good spirits and is excited about the 10% chance the baby does have. 

So please pray for that 10%....

 We have a GOD that is BIGGER than we are and we know that His 

plans are much bigger than ours 

ALWAYS!!!!

PRAYER!

I am asking you (the three people that read my blog, Ha!!) 

to please pray for my cousin 

today and tomorrow

 as she prepares and goes to the doctor for some things she has recently faced. 

Please pray that she will have a clear mind, 

that the doctors will be full of wisdom (Godly Wisdom), 

 her and my aunt will be strong in the Lord in whatever faces them and 

they will cry out to the Lord for help, as they are going through this. 

I am not going to go into details but my cousin's  

doctors appointment is at 1:30 on Tuesday. 

I believe very much so in the power of prayer and

 I know that you my sweet friends do also. 

So Thank you in advice for being such sweet sisters!!!

WE ARE OFF TO THE CITY OF JAZZ!

We Will Talk to you next week, 

everyone have a good weekend!!! 

Peace Out!!!

Happy Birthday Janelle!!!!

I will miss you today as I celebrate another year of your life from afar.

 Have a Good Day Sweet Friend!

Catch up Round TWO!

We had a great Easter, we spent it in Houston this Year with Andy's Family. Andy's sister and her husband welcomed us with Hamburger's and Easter Eggs,

 it was a fun time of Celebration. 

Last weekend, some of my girlfriends and I had a garage sale at my friend Jordan's house, it was a total success and we decided that we should become professional garage Salers. The second we walked out the door, we had a swarm of people and it was constantly non-stop. It was a fun day. 

Andy and I joined a church here in Houston, Houston's First Baptist. It was the church that Andy grew up in and that were excited to join as a family of our own. We were sad to leave our membership at First Irving, but we are excited to be a part of such a great church and new fellowship!  It has really felt like home and has been great.

Well I think that pretty much sums everything up for now.... we have been really busy and are always excited about the new things God reveals to us. We are going to Houston tomorrow to watch DBU play Rice in baseball, Go Patriots!!! On Friday we are headed to New Orleans to see my moms Family,Yeah!!!

Ok..... Here is the run down, A Little Catch up!!!

Well one weekend- I baked alot.... I made a cake for one of my friends, who was throwing a shower for one of her friends. I also made these little lollipop-cakes, that I saw on Bakerella. They were so yummy...but mine didn't turn out as cute as hers. But

 It was my first Time to bake the pops and to use fondant 

so it was trying but it was overall a success. 

Andy and His brother also built a deck for Jeremy and Erica's backyard. While they were building I got to play with Marin- If you can tell by the pictures, we had alot of FUN!!!

Paul McCartney Signs Deal with iTunes

Kids..... Mr. McCartney himself signed a $400 million dollar deal with iTunes....AHHHHH!!!!!

Now I can have the Beatles on my Ipod- AMEN! Strawberry Field FOREVER!
P.S. If you cant tell I love the Beatles!!!

A shout out to my peeps

I just wanted to make a little shout out to the First Irving Team in Honduras. Please pray for them as they SHINE in Honduras. Please pray for their families as they are gone, some have babes. Please pray for the people of Honduras, that they would see the light of God in the teams face and that they would yearn for that same light for themselves.

I am here to ANNOUNCE we are MOVING again!!!

We found this house in Houston and just couldn't pass up the deal. It's off of Kirby and It is to die for. I little touch of french country has made my world complete. Here are some pics of the new crib....

Just kidding, I totally wish!!! This weekend we were blessed with opportunity to go to the Azalea trail. We received the ticket from a Friend of Andy's mom and are very Thankful. The trail is hosted by The River Oaks Garden Club and it is a sight to see. The houses and the gardens are amazing and words cannot describe the beauty that they convey. This house was one of my favorites, it is just a perfect "little" cottage.(Not little at all) Here are some more pics from the Azalea Trail.

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P.S. I didnt get a tons of pictures because yes my SIMS cards was not in my camera for most of the trail!

I am ADDICTED.....

to Decorating...straight up. I am literally never satisfied, I continue to want to change our house because I have no more room to decorate. My husband says I need an outlet. So I have found these decorating blogs and I cannot stop looking at them which in turn is making my problem worse. I am in the process of trying to talk Andy into letting me get a new couch....so I am hoping this will quench my decorating thirst. 

Here is my favorite design blog, Desire to Inspire.....

you should take a peek!!!

www.desiretoinspire.blogspot.com

*Caroline, I picked this picture for you because I know so, How much you love Blue and White Spode!

1st Annual Crawfish Boil....

Well this past weekend we had our First ANNUAL crawfish Boil. Yeah, that's right we are going to have it every year. And hopefully it will get larger and larger as people's families get bigger and bigger. It was a last minute get together that we had to have....cause the weather was oh so beautiful. It was a Cajun cook-out. We had 70 pounds of crawfish, homemade ettoufee , Boudin, french bread... man was it delicious. We had a little Washers competition going on. It was just a time in a half. Well I am sad to announce that I don't have pictures because guess what, my camera is broken... are expensive Camera's suppose to break, I don't think so!!!!