So, I finally took the time to write my "25 Random Things About Me" to be posted on Facebook last night and because it took me so long to come up with these I decided I would go ahead and post them on here too!!! I have tweaked and updated a few- it was late when I finished last night and some of these were a little goofy!
1. I am crazy in love with Gregg! He is the most amazing and wonderful man and a fantastic husband. I am so grateful that God picked Gregg for me and me for him!
2. I have the most incredible family ever! My parents are amazing and have shown me what true love is thru their own marriage and have taught me that the best things in life are worth fighting for. My little brother is an inspiration to me- he is the hardest working person that I know and I feel truly lucky to be his sister. I love my sister-in-law and absolutely love and adore my niece- my family has been blessed by them.
3. I dream about being a Mommy and hope that Gregg and I can be the kind of parents to our children that our parents were to us!
4. I honestly believe that my wedding was one of the most beautiful and special weddings I have ever seen/ been a part of. (I know I am a little biased!) I loved the way that the day was so personal and totally about Gregg and I and our families!
5. We had the most beautiful flowers at our wedding! (Last thing about the wedding I promise!) Our florist used cotton boles and wheat in all our arrangements that came out of my Grandfather’s and Gregg’s father’s field. My bouquet was beautiful and it was all way better than what I pictured!
6. I have the best friends in the world! I love that have several different and diverse groups of girlfriends and each one of them plays such a special role in my life!
7. I love going to work each day and I love my job! I enjoy being able to meet so many students and help them to grow in their studies. I feel so blessed to be a nurse and to be a part of a wonderful profession (and to know that I have guaranteed job security!)
8. I bleed RED AND BLACK!!! I am a die hard Red Raider and am slightly obsessed with Texas Tech football!
9. I love living in the DFW area but do admit that I miss Lubbock and frequently get sad that Gregg and I live so far away from our families! (Especially when they are all together for a family function and we are here instead.)
10. Gregg and I love food to a fault!!! We are trying so hard to be healthy but it just isn’t near as enjoyable or fun!
11. I have a very crazy gag reflex and I really can’t describe what it is that sets me off. EX: I had to turn the Kidd Kradick morning show down yesterday on my way to work when JC was eating the Beef Stroganoff “Out Of The Box” and was crunching the noodles and describing how terrible the powder smelt. I was gagging and retching and nearly threw up!
12. I wish that we hadn’t moved around so much while I was growing up (I attended schools in 5 different school districts and never went to any one school for longer than 4 years). I pray that Gregg and I can settle somewhere and barring a major family crisis raise our children in the same community they were born into.
13. I am addicted to TV and watch way too many shows! Even shows that really aren’t all that great I still watch just because I am addicted to them! I wish I could break this terrible habit and take up something more physically challenging and demanding!
14. I watch “The Young And The Restless” every single day! Gregg has even learned to watch it with me because I am that obsessed (and he is that great of a guy)!
15. I am also addicted to my laptop and spend too much time on the Internet!
16. I was asked in my marital counseling what I would do in life if money wasn’t and issue and I knew that I would be successful. My dream job in that case would be to open up a wrapping paper and stationary store (yes, just like Papperie but only better!) I am obsessed with wrapping paper and tissue paper and keep everything that gifts I get are wrapped in. I have it all stored upstairs in my office. (Poor Gregg!)
17. I am a tad bit neurotic- especially when it comes to my work!!!
18. Because of #17, my partner at work drives me absolutely CRAZY and I plan on unpacking her boxes tomorrow (while she is out of the office) that have been sitting on the floor of our new office since we moved in over a month ago!
19. I love to sleep and pretty much have to have my 8 hours of sleep each night! I take a Melatonin each night so that I can sleep through the night and wake up rested!
20. I LOVE to read and could probably open up a used book store with all the books that are boxed up and stored in our garage!
21. I want to have a garage sell! We have so much stuff out there that we need to go through and get rid of. I just don’t have it in me to do it right now. Anyone wanna help?!?!?
22. I have always slept with the fan on high but that bothers Gregg’s allergies and he has always slept with the fan off. I have learned to compromise on even the small things recently and we sleep with the fan on low now!
23. I want to take country dance lessons with my husband and to be able to twirl and spin all over the dance floor.
24. I LOVE my Fireman and am so very proud of him for what he does and who he is!
25. I think that I have gotten way more detailed doing this than what was probably intended! (No wonder I have been putting off doing this for so long now!)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Me, Me, Me
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Our Not So Happy Valentine's Day
Gregg has the flu (we think that is what it is at least) and is not feeling well at all! Poor thing has been coughing, achy all over, and running a fever for a couple of days now. So, needless to say we have spent our Valentine's Day weekend in different parts of the house and slept in different beds last night :( I have been doing my best to be the good little nurse that I am but still trying to stay away from him so that I don't get sick too. We both got flu shots this year so I am really hoping that mine holds up a little better! Hopefully he will be feeling better tomorrow because he is supposed to go to Collin County College so that he can register for a Fire Officer class that starts on Tuesday.
On a better note, I have posted a link to a slide show with some of our wedding pictures . The post is actually a few posts lower so that it is in chronological order. (I am crazy I know for caring about that!!!) These pictures are ones that friends and family members have taken so not all of them are the best quality! My grandmother saw our photographer at Church today and she said that she is almost done with our real pictures so hopefully I will get those this week and then I can post some of them as well!
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
WOW: Worshiping Other Ways!
Last night we met Jason and Mary at Church for the 3rd Annual Worshiping Other Ways Service. White's Chapel UMC hosted members of the Faithful Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas for Worship and Dinner. The 2 Choirs joined together for some AMAZING music and there was even a Praise Dancer from FMBC that performed! The Rev. N.C. Sargent preached (and man did he preach!!!) Overall the Service was incredible and very cool to get to worship in such a different way!
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Sunday, February 1, 2009
1 Week Anniversary
Gregg and I celebrated our "1 Week Anniversary" last night! A friend of Gregg's from college, Jessica, was in town with her boyfriend for the Ft Worth Stockshow and so we met up with them for dinner at Texas Road House and then went to Billy Bob's to see Cross Canadian Ragweed in concert. Billy Bob's was CRAZY! The concert was good but there were so many people in there that people were standing on the dance floor making it hard (and dangerous) to try and dance. Gregg rented us a hotel room in Ft Worth so we wouldn't have to make the 2 hour drive back to Wylie last night (and we would be closer to Church this morning). I told Gregg that he is totally spoiling me and that I can't wait to see what we do next weekend for our 2 Week Anniversary!!! Ha! Ha! :)
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Mini Surprise Honeymoon to Fredericksburg




After lunch we headed back to the B&B because we had a scheduled 1 hour Couples Massage! This was my first massage in quite some time and Gregg's first massage EVER! The massage was fantastic and very relaxing. Gregg actually fell asleep during the last half of his and was snoring by the end! 

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Our Wedding!!!
Gregg and I got married on January 24, 2009 in Lubbock, Texas. Our Wedding was at First Baptist Church in Wolfforth, Texas (the same Church that my parents were married in 32 years ago) and the reception was at 4 Bar K Ranch. The Wedding was even more perfect and beautiful than I could have imagined. Gregg and I feel truly blessed to have been able to share this incredible day with so many friends and family members. We thank God for putting us in each others lifes and letting our paths cross at just the right time. Thanks also to everyone who has helped shape us into the people that we are and who helped make this day possible for us! We love yall!
Here are a few pictures from the day that I have been given from different people. I hope to have the professional pictures soon and I will blog again with those!
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Rehearsal Dinner
Here are pictures from our Wedding Rehearsal and the Rehearsal Dinner. Gregg's parents hosted us the best Rehearsal Dinner at the Wolfforth Community Center. It was a Fiesta theme and was decorated fantastically!!! We had yummy fajitas and amazing desserts!!! Overall, we had a wonderful evening practicing for our BIG Day and celebrating with our family and friends!
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Bridal Luncheon
My Bridal Luncheon was the Friday morning before the Wedding. We had the luncheon at La Diosa Cellars down in the Depot District. The place was so cute and so much fun! I had a great morning sharing and celebrating with all the important girls in my life! Thank yall all so much for everything that yall have done for me throughout my entire life and especially over these last 8 months as I have prepared to marry Gregg. I love you all!
After the Bridal Shower Jennifer, Keli, Morgan, and I all went to a salon in Lubbock for manicures and pedicures. We had a great time and I got one of the best pedicures I have ever had! Here are a few pictures from our time at the salon.




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