Long time......

Ok I've negelected my blog long enough!!! We have done so much since I last blogged so I'll start from after my birthday! We went to Michigan to visit some friends. We had a wonderful time. We went to the Mackinaw bridge, which connects lower Michigan to the upper part.

I caught the biggest bass of the season!! (it may be the biggest anyone's caught from that pond!!)

We also went to San Antonio in July for a hunting show, but we got to play too! We went to the Alamo and Sea World. It was my sisters birthday so her and her friend swam with the beluga whales.

Also at the hunting show I got to meet Matt Hughes (a UFC fighter) He was very nice and walked around the show and visited different booths

Ok the next posts will be a little longer. We went to Europe with my parents so I'll do a couple post on that with pictures!

Birthday in Pictures

For my birthday we had a big party and then we went to the Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw concert. We had a BLAST!!!! At the concert
Lady A
Part of the birthday part group watching the UFC fight on the back porch
Hand stand contest!!! =) (Yes I am 25, who cares!)

The caterer for my party. It was SO yummy!! Big Truck Tacos came out to the house in their truck! It was awesome!
My hubby and I

With my birthday glass from my Uncle R.
The girls sitting by the pool

I have more pics to update from a trip to Michigan and the 4th. Hopefully I'll get to update them soon!!!!! Thanks for all the b-day wishes I had a BLAST

It's MY Birthday

So Saturday June 12th was my 25th b-day. The hubs had planned a party for me at our house! We swam and Big Truck Tacos came out and catered. The big truck served 5 or 6 different tacos, chips, salsa, queso and gauc. It was DELICIOUS!!! We also had yummy yummy cake and cookies. They were wonderful! There was a UFC fight on that we got on the TV outside and then we swam and swam until like 2:30am. We had a BLAST. The group of people that came was just amazing. Some old friends, new friend, lots of family and it was just perfect. We all sat and talked and swam and just had an absolute blast. I love ALL birthdays but this one was just AMAZING!! The hubs and my parents did an awesome job! I also got some fun fun things for my b-day. The hubs got me tickets to the Lady Antebellum/Tim McGraw concert! So excited to go!!!!! I got some fun fun gift cards, hair things, picture frames, candles, a local beer, my parents got me a new small camera (I have a huge Canon Rebel, so I have this to carry in my purse!) It was such a great summer night. It was kind of cloudy, but perfect so that it wasn't too hot! It was amazing. Seriously, having so many friends and family that truly love me and my family and love being with us is such a great thing. We are so blessed. There were tons of memories made and laughs that it was such a fun night! Love my hubs for doing this for me! It was an awesome party!!!!!

Pics to come sometime soon! =)

Quick Trip

Over Memorial weekend my mom, gran and a friend of my mom's went to Branson to go shopping at the outlet malls and to see some friends. We had an absolute blast. We shopped all day at one of the outlets and got some wonderful buys! There is a Gap Outlet there and I LOVE Gap. So I got some great things!!

These are the waterfalls that dance to music and have fire too! They are so fun!

We stayed at Branson Landing. It is a newer part of Branson on Lake Taneycomo. There is an outdoor mall and restaurants and a neat water fall that dances to music. It's so fun! We met our friend Syls and one of her little girls Gabs for dinner. (This fam has 7 kids!! The hubs and I babysat for them for 3 weeks before we were married.) Anyways, it is so much fun to see them and hang out with them. Dinner was amazing! We got up the next morning and shopped at Branson Landing and then headed home. It was a great little trip just the girls!

Me with Syls and Gabs eating dinner on Lake Taneycomo

This pretty pic is from sitting on our back porch. The evenings have been so pretty lately. I just love it!!! So thankful for where we leave. It is so pretty!

What we have been up to lately

So now that summer has arrived (it was 93 degrees F today) we have been outside a lot. Now only if the cottonwood tree would stop blooming and my allergies would go away for a bit I'd be good to go! (Seriously though these stupid trees need to go away.) We had some friends over last weekend for their boys 11th b-day. They wanted to go fishing for their birthday. So they came over and fished with some friends. They had so much fun!!

Here is the hubs with the G and G and a bass they caught
Of course from my last post you all know I've been laying out by the pool. Here is Phoebe chilling by the pool. A friend of mine, Steph and I got to lay out last week for a couple hours. Let me tell you it was great! I always enjoy laying out with friends. Talking, reading, and enjoying the beautiful weather. We picked up sandwiches for lunch and ate by the pool. It was a perfect afternoon and I look forward to many more soon!!!

Bo and Filson on the dock after we walked to the pond

L and I have been trying to walk the dogs more. Well really I am trying to lose some weight so I am trying to walk close to everyday along with Curves and Bikram. Hopefully I can kick these 20lbs! But L has been walking with me which is nice b/c I like being with him. So we have been taking the dogs with us. The other morning I took Bo (the boxer) on a walk through the neighborhood and he saw a squirrel and just about freaked out. He almost pulled me over trying to chase it! This dog CRACKS me up. Whenever deer are outside of our fence you can ask him Bo where are the deer and he RUNS to the fence and barks at them. So I don't know why is surprised me when he ran at the squirrel, but I'm pretty sure he scared me more than the squirrel!!

So we had a nice relaxing day. Laid our by the pool and ate lunch at a yummy restaurant. Looking forward to a nice weekend!

PS I don't know why the pictures are so small, but oh well!

Summer Time

So as most of you know I LOVE summer! I am totally a summer girl and I am so excited it is upon us! This past weekend was the first weekend we had people over to swim and cook out! It was so much fun. The weather is finally starting to warm up enough to lay out. I have yet to get in the pool, but I'm sure within the next week I will be!!

Filson loves the pool as much as I do!!

We have also had lots of critters arounds. First the dogs found a snake on the back porch at 5:20am as I was about to leave for work. Once the hubs let them out again it was gone. I HATE snakes! Seriously I could never see another one in my life and be just fine! Later that afternoon I saw a snake in the pond. As long as it's not in my yard, house or back porch I will be ok! =) Then we have these cute deer! There were twins born last year and they are both bucks. They have cute little antlers and have been hanging around our back yard the past couple of nights. They walk almost up to the fence. It is so fun! The dogs freak out! It's hilarious! Also today my mom and I were coming back from yoga and there was a mom and baby deer in our field. The baby was PRECIOUS!!! I mean so little and it's legs were wobbly. It was just adorable! I told the hubs I wanted one!! haha. The snakes can stay away for now I'll take the deer! =)

Speaking of yoga. I have been doing Bikram yoga for about 2 months now and I absolutely love it!! It's yoga in an 105 degree room, let me tell ya you sweat like you've never sweated before, but it is AMAZING. It is such a workout. The hubs has started going with my mom and I too. He loves it just as much as I do! It seriously works you out hardcore! If you have hot yoga or Bikram yoga anywhere close to you, you must try it! FYI bring a large towel, water and a hand towel to wipe your sweat! I think next week mom and I are going to try and do it everyday and do two classes in one day! So i'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully I don't pass out!!

Alright I'm headed to fold pool towels and get ready for the pretty sunshine!

Goodness Gracious!

For about a week now the weathermen on ALL of our local channels have been saying there would be bad weather today. Of course when they predict it that early I always think, "Oh whatever, it's not going to be bad" Well they were right. We have had multiple tornadoes touch the ground in the metro area. We even had one on the ground about 5 miles from us. I hate tornadoes. About 3 years ago I was on my way home from college and I was in a tornado in my car. My car went up on two wheels and a tree limb hit the side of my car and my windshield cracked. Seriously one of the scariest things in my life. I called my sweet hubby when I saw the tornado and he talked me through it all but once it passed me my phone had no service and I couldn't talked to me. He left work and headed to where I was. We met on the road. It was so scary. So since then I have been pretty terrified of tornadoes. So today I called our family made sure they were all at home and got my things ready to get in the cellar. My mom called and said it was on the ground 5 miles from us and the dogs and I headed to the cellar. L of course stood outside watching for it. He did come in the cellar when the rained stopped and it got quiet. He thought it was close to us. Fortunately it went back up in the sky and we were protected. But in the metro area there has been some big tornadoes touch the ground with injuries and homes destroyed. Please pray for these families that are affected by these storms. It is so scary when it is so close to home. I'm glued to the TV for the rest of the night to see what all has happened and make sure we are in the clear! What a crazy Monday! Hopefully we won't get anymore the rest of the week!

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