Catch Up!

I meant to post earlier this week, but time just gets away from me!

Last week was Spring Break for me and I had big plans to go and visit my friends in Branson, but the weather had other plans for me. It was like a monsoon here in Tulsa Monday-Thursday, so I decided not to drive through terrible weather. Instead I caught up on some sleep and reading. It was kind of nice to just relax, but I was a little bummed that the weather was so terrible. One of the exciting things we did is go out to Trevor's family's land and shoot guns. I have never actually shot a gun, so this was a new experience. I kind of just sat back and watched this go round.

 I had high hopes to try it, but there were a lot of people around and I got a little nervous...so hopefully next time!

Winston's hair is getting quite long, so I made it a point to find a good groomer in Tulsa and get his hair cut. The last time I took him to a place in Tulsa, they did terrible and he had cuts all over him...Poor little guy! So I decided to try a place that Trevor's parents take their look pooch! Bark N' Bubbles! They did a great job! I definitely recommend them if you live in the Broken Arrow/Coweta area.

While Winston was getting groomed, I went and hung out with Trevor's parents new pup; Miss Baily!

She's too cute!!! ;)

This weekend was a special weekend because my soon to be sister-in-law had her bachelorette party...I didn't get too many pictures because I have been slacking in that department, but here is the one I got! Me with the beautiful Bride to be!!!! ;)

The highlight of the past two weeks has been getting to drive around in my Jeep with the doors off!

I cannot wait to take the entire top off, but as of right now we have no where to store it!...so taking the doors off will have to suffice until we get into our house!

Well this was a very random catch up post! Thanks for staying with me! ;)

Trevor and I have been doing some shopping for the house and our house is moving along quite nicely! I will post an update on that soon! Have a great Sunday Funday!















The First of Many...

As many of you know we are in the process of building a house. We have had everything picked out for awhile now, but we have been postponing actually building because Trevor wanted to be completely done with busy season before they started so he could take an active role in helping with some of the things we want to do to the house.
Well they finally started! (Hallelujah!)
They officially started March 6 and are coming along rather quickly!

First day - they had the footings poured.



Day 3 - they set the boards up for the foundation

Next up, they poured the foundation!

This shot up in one day!

Walking around in our new home! ;)

This picture was taken this afternoon!

They have done so much in less than 2 weeks! It makes us so excited for it to be done and us to start our lives together in our new home!! Like the title has implied, this is probably the first of many updates on our house!! We have actually met quite a few neighbors and they all seem so nice, which makes it even more exciting, knowing we are living by some great people!

On a side note, my Spring Break officially started on Friday at 2:35! I'm so excited to sleep in this week, make a little trip to Branson to see some amazing friends, and to relax! Trevor is taking off Friday so we can have an extended weekend together! Life is just wonderful and we are excited for our new adventures! 

IKEA extravaganza

So as mentioned in the previous blog post, Trevor and I were first timers at IKEA last weekend. Our first time in the store was on Saturday and it definitely took us a few hours to walk through and look at everything. We were really hesitant to pick anything up because we didn't want to have to carry it around, not knowing how much of the store we had left...so we just kept walking. By the end of it all, we had picked up a rug and a couple things for my classroom. Don't get me wrong, there were a million and one things that I wanted to get, but we kept talking ourselves out of it saying that we won't be in our house for a few months, we shouldn't buy anything yet, where are we going to store it, what if it doesn't fit where we want it to go...blah blah blah.
But here is the rug we got...we got the green one.

We were pretty well exhausted when we got out of the store, but we decided to visit a few more stores in the area. So we went to lunch to rejuvenate and then started shopping again. After visiting 3 or so more stores we realized that IKEA really does have the best deals for what we are looking for. We didn't want to go back to IKEA that day because we were a little tired of shopping, plus we were in a hurry to get to our hotel to get ready for the evening. So we decided to sleep on everything and then go back the next day before heading out of town to pick up a few more items.

Well, a few more items became a truck load!!!
We ended up getting an entire entertainment center

a little take for our entry hall. Although it is white in this picture, we got the black/brown colored.

a couple mirrors...a 7 foot one for our bedroom (pictured below) and a circular one for our kitchen area that I did not get a picture of.

We also got several decor items that I did not get pictures of and some lighting.

Overall, we had a great experience at IKEA....I don't think they husband knew what we were in for when we walked in this store! ;)

Weekend Getaway!

I had the BEST weekend!!!! Not only was it my birthday, but I have the best husband who planned an amazing weekend for me! Also, since busy season is officially OVER, this is the first week we actually got to hang out together after we both got off work...so our little weekend getaway was much needed! We both took off work on Friday so we could get an early start to the weekend! We woke up late and then started getting ready. When I was in the shower, my sweet husband ran a little errand and went and got me my favorite breakfast! Donuts!!!

Isn't this the cutest donut!!!! I'm not going to read into the fact that my husband bought me a bone shaped donut! haha!

Next up, we headed to Dallas! On the way there we stopped at an outlet mall and went shopping...my favorite purchase...

They are so comfy!

Next up, we checked into our bed and breakfast! We have had a few friends stay at B&B's and they said it was a lot of fun, so we decided to try something new and check one out! Since Trevor and I haven't spent much quality time together lately, the B&B was my birthday present! We chose the lodge themed room and here are a couple pics...

Yes, that is camo wallpaper!! haha!

After checking in, we went and grabbed some dinner. The B&B was located by the old Main Street in Irving Texas, so we went to a little hole in the wall place called Villas Grill and it was DELICIOUS!!
The next morning they brought up breakfast in bed! They brought us eggs, bacon, toast, bagels, fruit, yogurt, coffee, orange juice....a whole lot of great stuff!!!!

Overall, I highly recommend checking out a B&B! We had a great experience. It was fun and unique!

The next morning we hit up IKEA for some house shopping!

This deserves it's own blog in itself...so you will have to wait and hear about the IKEA details later! ;)

After we went to IKEA and a couple other furniture stores we decided to eat some lunch...not so funny story: We drove around and found a couple restaurants that we also had in Tulsa and we were really wanting something new or something we don't have at home...so went to a place called 3rd Base Sports Pub. For those of you who are familiar with this restaurant, you are probably laughing at me right now. It was basically like a hooters; and yes, this is where my husband decided to take me to eat on my birthday!

After we ate lunch we went and checked into the hotel that we got engaged in 2 years ago! This actually wasn't planned...hotwire knew what was up when they placed us at this hotel! ;)

After we got all ready we went and met up with some friends for dinner and drinks. For dinner we ended up going to Chuys....we just got one of these in Tulsa and I have been anxious to try it, so Trevor surprised me and we all went there for dinner. I'm usually really good at taking lots of pictures to document the evening, but I have really been slacking lately and these are the only pictures I got.

We had such a great weekend with amazing friends!! Thank you to all our friends who took party in celebrating!!!

Sew Cute!

This past week I got an invitation to a friend of mines baby shower. So this past week my mom and I went shopping for her and her up and coming baby girl. I didn't find anything that I just desperately wanted to get her, so I decided to break out my crafty side! For Christmas my mother-in-law and grandma-in-law got me a sewing machine and everything I need to go along with it. Because I had just started a new job, I have not had any time to break it out and start doing any projects, so I thought this would be a great opportunity!

My mom is amazing at all this stuff and she tried to get me to use her machine so she could help me, but I obliged and said I needed to learn on mine, so we spend one whole night just putting everything together to start sewing! I'm glad she was there or I'd still be sitting there wondering where the thread goes!!

I decided to making a baby blanket! I looked on my friends facebook to see what colors she was decorating her little girls room (pink and green) and I decided to go with zebra and green polka dot fabric!

First I started out by cutting both fabrics the same size. I then laid the fabric so the pretty sides where facing each other and I pinned them together.

I then jumped in and started sewing...my mom was so proud of what she had taught me she started taking pictures! (On a side note, my mom and I have been spending a lot of time together because Trevor is at work so late every night...I think it has been good for us, she has taught me to sew and I have taught her to text...YES, my mother is just now learning to text! Better late than never!)

After I sewed all the side together, leaving a small opening on one side, I flipped it so it's not inside out anymore. I then ironed the blanket.

When it was completely ironed and flap, I sewed around all edges again to create a little border.

It just wasn't complete yet, so I decided to put little bows on the corners!

SEW CUTE!! ;)

Her baby shower was today and I was so excited to give it to her! I also got her a couple other cute things...


 zebra dishes!

And bath toys...the LAGOON PARTY!

And here are a couple pics from the shower...

And that's all folks!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...for me...I'm glad it's a 3 day weekend!! ;)

Love Day

Hallmark knew what they were doing when they created a holiday all about Love!! <3

Since busy season takes up most of Trevor's time, we decided to celebrate this past Saturday evening. Trevor has told me for about 5 years now that he would take me to Flemings. But our lives get busy and we just haven't had the opportunity yet. When I got the job at Union, Trevor told me he would take me there as a celebratory dinner. Again, our lives became busy and we didn't have a chance to go. So for Valentine's Day Trevor must have decided it was time because this past Saturday evening he took me on a date to Flemings!

It was quite delicious! I have no complaints! We also exchanged gift! Trevor got me a cute OSU shirt from Victoria's Secret and I got Trevor and Oklahoma City Thunder shirt.

On Sunday, my sweet husband took me to see The Vow. Luckily for him, he coaxed some of his friends to join us! So 6 of us (3 couples) all went and saw the movie together! The girls loved it, and the boys...well they watched it and that was all we could ask of them! ;)

Trevor's stepbrother and his fiance are getting married in April and we attended their couple's shower on Sunday evening!


Me and the Bride to be!

Newlywed Game!

In laws!! ;)

Overall, it was a fabulous weekend! The hubs and I actually got to spend some quality time together, which is unusual for us lately...but well needed! We have so many exciting things coming up...I can't wait to share them all! ;)

XOXO - have a WONDERFUL week!

RIP Nitro

This past weekend was somewhat of a sad weekend. Trevor's dad has a dog named Nitro. He was one of the best hunting dogs and one of the cutest pups! Trevor's dad and fiance were out of town and Nitro ended up getting out of the backyard and was hit by a car. Luckily, the person that hit him stopped to pull him off the road and call the number on his tag to let the Trevor's dad know what happened. So on Sunday we buried Nitro on Trevor's mom's land. It's crazy to know the impact a dog can have on a life! He wasn't even my dog and I felt a huge loss.
RIP Nito

For Trevor's birthday I planned to give him a puppy...Trevor's dad was going to breed Nitro and we were going to get first choice of his puppies. Now Trevor and I, and Trevor's dad are all looking for lab puppies. If you know any breeders please let me know!

OZ

This past week my mom and I went and saw the musical Wizard of Oz! Since I love going to any kind of musical and so does my mom, I jumped at the opportunity to get free tickets since I am now an employee of Union PS. I would have asked Trevor to go with me, but for one, he doesn't really like these kinds of events and two, work is consuming his life right now! So my mom and I got to enjoy it together. I am also an advocate for any arts program, so I thought it would be good to support the arts! Schools wouldn't be the same without these opportunities for kids!

It was such a great show! They added some twists and comical lines that really made the show! I have to say the part I was most skeptical about ended up cracking me up the entire show! Instead of using a real dog (Toto), they had a human dressed in a dog costume. When I first saw that a person was going to be pretending to be a dog I was very skeptical about what that was going to be like...well...it ended up being hilarious! My mom and I were laughing the entire show at this pretend dog!
Also, there are a couple students from my class that were munchkins in the show, so it was exciting getting to see them in a different element! They did so good! When I was 8 or 9 years old I was a munchkin in the Wizard of Oz at the PAC center at TCC. So watching my students play this part brought back many memories for me! It is so much fun to be a part of something like this! Props to Union for putting on a great performance! The show is running though tomorrow (Saturday) night...if you have the opportunity to see it, I highly recommend it! ;)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Trevor and I have only seen each other for about 1 hour all week...so we will be spending the weekend together...relaxing!

XOXO