Astros & Rangers Game

While my parents were up in the area, they wanted to go visit a close friend of the family. While they were visiting we went to the Astros and Rangers game. Of course the Astros lost, but we always have next year! It was SO HOT, being that it was at 2 in the afternoon in Texas. Despite the heat, we still had a good time. After the game we got to see Reckless Kelly. The concert was included with the game. Mr. T LOVES them and was really excited they were playing around here.

Lauren and Mr. T

Mr. T and I

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MIA

So sorry that I have been MIA! We have been busy and have had lots going on in our world.

My parents came into town on Friday and stayed with us until Monday morning. We enjoyed their visit and can't wait for them to come back. We grilled and hung out Friday night and my mom helped me go through garage sale stuff. On Saturday we had a garage sale and it was also our community sale as well. We did really well and made some $$! Saturday was also my mom's birthday, so we took them to dinner. We ate at a place we have never tried before and it was WONDERFUL! Mr. T and I are going back soon.

I have been doing some DIY things around the house though! I purchased this corner shelf on CL and I am in the process of redoing it. I can't decide if I want to paint it black or a blue color. Any ideas?! I am scared that everything in my house is going to either be black or distressed white. :)

While my mom was in town we went to a indoor shopping area that has different booths set up and browsed around. I found some shutters that I fell in love with, but I couldn't bring myself to pay $12 A PIECE for them. So Monday on my lunch break I ran over to the Habitat ReStore and found some for $5!!! I was way excited. I can't wait to get these painted and hung where I want them. They are going in the guest bedroom that I am over hauling. It is almost ready to show you!

I also found a baby bed for $20 and I am not sure yet what I am going to do with it. I have seen several projects floating around and I am going to have a hard time deciding which one to do.

My awesome and way crafty friend over here at The Autocrat hit 100 followers! I am so proud of her and I am always amazed at how she finds time to do some many things. I think its because King is out of town. I am trying to plan a weekend so we can go craft together. Way to go Friend, I am proud of you!

Until we meet again, happy crafting!

"The best changes often start as single, simple thoughts. Think big, and discover how to make your dreams real."

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Parents Blog

I forgot to mention in the previous blog....

Bobby went for his CT scan last week and the spot on his lung has shrunk!!! Praise God! Thank you for all the prayers and just keep them coming. He also had his 3rd round of chemo and did excellent with it... never got sick! We are so thankful at how well he is responding to all of this. My mom has been updating the blog that we created and below is the link. Please keep praying that God will work a miracle.

http://bobbyandcathy.blogspot.com

Have a blessed day!


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3 Weeks!

Well the big day is only 3 weeks away now. The stress level has slowly begin to increase. All the little things that have to be done before the wedding are popping up, but I am knocking them out. I finally finished the slide show that we are doing for the rehearsal dinner. That took forever to do, haven't used power point in a while. I think it turned out good and I am excited for everyone to see it.

My next project to tackle is the programs... I have them figured out I think, but I went ahead and sent a copy to my mom to look over and make sure it looked ok. I am going to have to assemble all of them and everything, so I want to get that done soon. I will post a picture of them when I finish them.

My mom and I put together the out of town bags for the wedding and I think they turned out super cute. I don't want to spoil the surprise of them for any guest that reads this, so I will post what they look like after the wedding. While on the subject of out of town... our hotel block has been one of the biggest problems for the wedding. First I got told that my contract was not real and then they told me that the block was for "nights" not actual "rooms". It has been a real headache trying to get it all figured out. I thought I had it all figured out, then I call back to get the # of rooms for the bags and it was all messed up again. The lady goes over all the people coming in and about 1/2 of them were not even under our block. With Salado being very small, you don't have many choices for a hotel to block rooms off at. I think it will all work out though!

These next few weeks are going to be crazy busy... I am very excited though. Going to be spending time with a bunch of people that I love and care about!


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Back to Work, Weekend is too Short.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend... we did! We went to Temple on Saturday and stayed with my parents. The weather was nice on Saturday, just a little chilly, but we managed to get some things done for the wedding. I found some heart deals (I know, not a good explanation) that I fell in love with while we were in downtown McKinney shopping a while back. I had tried to explaining them to Mr. T and Bobby and I never could do it well enough. We have gone back down there and they weren't there, but I went in and asked the shop owner and she told me who made them for her. I went to ask the guy and he wanted to charge me $150!! Insane! I told Mr. T that I bet him and Bobby could make them, so we have been talking about doing them for a while. The shop finally put them out again for V-Day, so I went and took some pictures of them to show Bobby and then I took pictures of how they were attached and such.

Well Bobby was feeling really good this weekend and since the wedding is only a little over a month away, we decided to try and do them. Bobby said he wanted me there to make sure he did them right... he told Mr. T to never do anything without the woman being there b/c then you will just have to do it all over again. Haha! We used rebar and with the help of Mr. T and Bobby's muscles we bent it and shaped it into hearts. They look AMAZING and I am so happy they turned out so well. It cost nowhere near $150 to do them and it allowed us to all spend some time together.

My mom and I left after they got the hang of it and we needed to go buy paint and pots to put them in. My mom also wanted to run and look for some jewelry for the wedding to go with her dress. We went to Beall's and boy did we hit the jackpot on a sale! We found shirts from $4 to $8!!! My mom bought me this really cute black sweater with zebra trim on the sleeves. We got back and the boys said from now on they are going to buy supplies and we stay home. :)

Saturday night I went out to Bo's Barn in Salado with some of the girls that I worked with at Johnny's. I had never been there and we had SO much fun! We danced and had a blast. Trav didn't really want to go, so he went over to his friend's house and got to have some "guy time".

Sunday we had our last preacher meeting and it went really well. Bro Andy said he thought we were ready!

Overall we had a great weekend, just went by way too fast. Bobby goes in this week for a CT scan and they meet with the doctor again on Wednesday to discuss the results. Please pray that the chemo is helping to shrink the spot and that all is well. He has his 3rd round of chemo on Thursday as well. My mom wants to start a blog to keep people updated on him, so we are going to try to do that next weekend.


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Trying New Things

Well with a lot of my friends doing it and me liking to follow several, I thought I would jump in and start a blog for our little family. :) As you all know, the wedding is quickly approaching and I am getting a little stressed. Mr. T keeps telling me just to enjoy it and let things happen and if it isn't just the way I want, it will still be ok. I am trying to take his advice, but we all know I am a control freak, but just a little.

Just to catch everyone up on some things that have happened recently....
1. We bought a house in October and we love it. Still not done with getting everything just the way we want it, but with time that will come.
2. We had 12 inches of snow fall last week and Mr. T and I were little kids and built a snowman. The babies weren't too crazy about the snow, but they managed to go outside every now and then. Everytime Izabelle went out we had to bring her in and blowdry her b/c the snow got stuck in her fur on her legs and tummy. She would just sit and shiver.
3. My step dad got diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer the week after Christmas and he has started chemo. He has done really well with the chemo with having little amounts of side effects. Everyday is a new day and it brings something new to him and my mom. My mom is trying to read up on a lot of stuff to try and do her best to take care of him. Keep them in your prayers!
4. I took classes this past fall to get my Alt. Teacher Certification and I am just scoping out the idea of becoming a teacher. I would really like to teach 2nd grade, but I am still thinking about it all.
5. I guess that is all I can really think of right now.


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