I'm Famous!

This past weekend Trevor and I went to Branson to visit some great friends! I seriously made some of the best friendships while living in Branson, so visiting them is always a top priority of mine. In March I got a text from my fellow coworkers that we were put on a billboard along highway 65 heading from Springfield to Branson...so of course making a pit stop to take some pictures of this billboard were a MUST! WE'RE FAMOUS!!!!

It's HUGE!!!

If you make a trip to Branson be sure and look for this between mile marker 40.2 and 40.0 heading South

We are also famous at Country Mart

And this photo will soon be on Silver Dollar City mugs around park!

For the most part we got to hang out with our friend Emily who we also stayed with during our visit. The first night we were in town we ate at Old Chicago which is one of my favorite restaurants in that town! They seriously have the BEST pizza and great appetizers! I really wish Tulsa would invest in getting this restaurant! On Saturday we went out on Table Rock Lake with Emily and our friend Rachel and her boyfriend. Here are a couple pictures of us enjoying the day!...

Rachel, me, Trevor, and Emily

Saloon Gals!!

I sure have missed these two!

On Sunday Trevor and I ended up going out to Silver Dollar City to catch the show. It was so hot that afternoon that we just went to the park to watch the Saloon Show, then we rode a roller coaster that didn't have a line and then we headed home for a mid-day nap.

CANCAN!

I just love these two talented ladies!

That night we got to see and hang out with all of our wonderful friends in Branson! We had such a great time and can't wait to see them again!

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe 4th of July! I will be singing the National Anthem at Freedom Fest downtown Tulsa prior to the 21st street bridge fireworks display! We will be rockin' it VIP style! Pictures to come soon!

Baby Showers, Lake Trips, House Stuff, Oh My!

We haven't had just one exciting thing happen lately that required it's own special blog, so here is a compiled list of things happening in our lives.
First up is a little sneak peak of some of my favorite things about our new home! You will just have to come over to see the rest...

This is in our entry hall...the Morris sign was a wedding gift from a very sweet friend. (Thanks Caitlin) The sunflowers were actually part of our centerpieces at our wedding reception. It just makes me happy when I walk through the door everyday. 

My little collage wall...our family and friends play such important roles in our lives and it is great getting to feature those that we love in our home.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my curtains. Curtains are something I searched high and low for. My mom ended up finding these hidden gems at bed bath and beyond (love that place!).

I absolutely love being a homeowner...and I am having just too much fun decorating!
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A couple weekends ago we were invited to a baby shower...it was probably the best baby shower I have ever been too. They invited all their friends (guys and girls) and hosted a little lunch for everyone. Then the girls stayed in the cabin and opened gifts while the boys went outside and did "man things" as I like to say. The boys all brought their shotguns and hung out and shot skeet. It was such a unique way to include everyone. I only took one picture the entire day...here is me with the beautiful mommy to be!

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This past weekend we ended up going to the lake with some friends. When we go to the lake with Trevor's family we almost always go to Lake Tenkiller and we camp on an island that is about a 10 minute boat ride from Strayhorn Marina. Here are some fun pictures from the weekend.

Here is where we camped and cooked

Trevor and I in our matching shirts! ;)

Mr. Winston loves the lake!!! He has too much fun!

Our friends Vanessa and Eric

Trevor's tricks! He has grown up doing all these water sports and he is really good at all of them. Me, not so much, so I have retired to just being the photographer!

catching some air

Little Winston freaks out anytime me or Trevor jumps in the water, he will not take his eyes off you to make sure you don't drown! Such a good watch dog!

Beautiful sunset in the evening.

If you know me then you probably know I am the worlds worst camper. But Trevor continues to drag take me...so hopefully I'll get used to it eventually like it! ;)
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If you have been to our house then you know that we have a three car garage and that we are making the little garage Trevor's man cave. One of the many projects he has been working on, which will eventually require it's own special post, is a bar.

We really have done a lot of work on this little man cave. We have officially bought a new TV for our living room, so we moved our old TV in the man cave. Since I have quite a bit of time on my hands I painted one of the walls an OSU orange, and slowly but surely we are making progress.
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Last but not least, Trevor was so kind and gave me my Anniversary gift this week and it was a big one! We have been needing new tires on my Jeep since about the day we bought it, so it was time to break down and make that happen. Since we bought it, I have always wanted to get a little bit larger tire on it. I'm not one to go off-roading nor do I really NEED bigger tires, but I just like the look a little better when they have over sized tires on them. Since my Jeep just had the standard tires on them, we have to do a little extra work and get spacers put on the Jeep to raise it up a little and then we got larger tires on it. So this was my Anniversary gift and I could not be more happy! Here are some before and after pics! ;)

Here is the Jeep after we bought it...

My Golden Goddess all prettied up! ;)

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Life is good!!! Happy Wednesday!!

ANNIVERSARY!!!

June 4 is one special day in my book...it is the day I married my best friend!! This time last year we started a new chapter in our lives and I cannot believe how time has flown. Here are some pictures that capture our perfect day!!

Right before we saw each other for the first time

beautiful chapel

"You may kiss the bride"

First Dance

Cake cutting

Well tonight we celebrated by taking a walk with Winston, cooking dinner and enjoying our new home!! We also went and bought a dart board...Trevor is putting that together as I am writing this. ;)

We looked up some recipes and thanks to "Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood" we decided on Stuffed Bell Peppers and Bacon Wrapped Asparagus...all while drinking champagne out of our amazing champagne glasses that we got as a wedding gift from a dear friend!

It was a DELICIOUS dinner!!!

We then had our topper from our wedding cake...after a year of being frozen I have to say, it was actually pretty good!!



Here is us wrapping up the evening playing some darts!

Overall it was a perfect evening with the perfect husband! I could not be happier! I am so excited to spend forever with my prince charming! ;)

One Week

So we have officially been in the house one week and I couldn't be more happy! So many people took time out of their busy schedules to come and help and we appreciate every minute of their time spent helping us! We have done so much to the house and really only have one more room to finish up. Maybe I'll post some pictures soon!

In the middle of moving we decided to go on a little getaway to the lake for Memorial Day weekend. Now if you know me, you know that I am not a big fan of camping. I wish I was because I know Trevor really enjoys it, but I just really like a clean bed, a big shower, and electricity! But I stuck it out just for him because he promised we would have a big tent to sleep in and a comfy air mattress! Well come to find out, all the air mattress pumps were out of charge and when we realized this, it was probably about midnight...you can imagine my dismay! So we slept on the rocks...inside the tent of course, but it was definitely rocky!! Even Winston's paws were sore from walking on the rocks all day! Poor little guy!

Well here are a couple pictures from our weekend...all was well other than the sleeping arrangements!

Trevor jumping off cliffs

Bullock jumping off cliffs

me and Katie

Enjoying the weather with little Winston!

great friends!

fire pit

The one thing I love about camping is getting to make smores...and us girls made this happen!! It definitely made my weekend!

We had high hopes to go back home on Sunday morning and work on the house but we were so tired when we got home we took a nap instead! I hope everyone had a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend! I can't believe it's almost the weekend again! I love summertime!

DIY Tree

So I saw this idea originally on pinterest and just LOVED it! This is before we were really serious about buying/building a house, so I just posted it to a board and thought I would never get around to doing it!

(source)

I ended up showing it to Trevor one day thinking he wouldn't really like it, but to my surprise, he said it was a cool idea so I thought I would try it out! Before our house was completely finished I got a projector and took it out to the house and traced a tree on one of our bathroom walls.

 I am not very artistic, so the projector was the only way to go...I then painted the tree, which took a lot longer than one might think.

 After painting it, I bought some hooks that were a bronze color and vualah! Now we have a place to hang our wet towels and it looks cute!

There are a lot of other ideas on that wonderful website that I just might have to tackle soon!
I hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day Weekend! We are getting all settled into our new place and having a cookout tonight!