Content at Home

Well, Kyle and I have finally made it to Texas... we are on the big count down for our wedding day which is THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 13TH... 5 days away!!! We are so excited to be here with my family and are enjoying finishing up last minute details.

This past Wednesday night we got the keys to our first apartment together. Yippee!!! Kyle spent all day Thursday, while I was at work, moving furniture and things into our new place. Then Friday, while Kyle was at work, I spent the day unpacking multiple boxes, trying to set up our home for when we get back from our honeymoon. Then Saturday morning I picked Kyle up about 3:45am to make one last move to our apartment and by 4:20am we hit the road for Texas... wow! What a rush these last few days have been, but what fun to be able to share this new season of life together!!!

Yesterday, Sunday, we went to my parent's church and then met my pastor and his wife at Starbucks last night for our last marriage counseling session (which we had been doing over Skype from Kentucky with them). We had a great time of fellowship, talking about the rehearsal, wedding day, and just life. We are so very grateful for Bro. Dan and Chris and their amazing examples to us of a godly husband and wife! It is such an honor to be having Bro. Dan as our pastor to marry us!

Well, this coming week is full of many fun things going on! However, one thing got added to the list today that is not normally on a bride's to-do list the week of her wedding! I have to get a root canal done on a tooth Wednesday morning... so if I seem a little ditsy at the wedding... it may be because I'm on pain killers! haha... Besides that, we have the bachelorette party, the bachelor party, the bride's tea, Kyle and I's parents meeting for the first time, more wedding shopping, Kyle and I getting our marriage license, etc...

So yes, hopefully I can get some geat pictures up to share with everyone as the week progresses... hopefully... haha! We'll see.

For now, I must return to wedding duties! I'll return soon!

Yesterday was a wonderful day filled with family and freinds. I started out the morning by meeting my friend, Joelle, up for coffee. She got married a couple years ago to a guy who is in seminary as well, so we enjoyed talking about married life together.


Next, I drove out to my Grandparent's house to have lunch with them, my Mom, Lisa (sister-in-law), nephews, Aunt and Uncle, and niece. We all met up at Sonic for the kiddos to play on the playground and they sure loved it!

Granddad giving Jordan a ride on his scooter...
Keagan and his silly face!
Jordan and Aunt Sissy! He's finally warmed up to me! Yay!!!
Logan and Keagan chillin' in the car...
Uncle Ed with his granddaughter, Mikala, walking to go play.
The little cutie pie!
Jordan: "Do I cry or smile?"
"Bear" being irresistible!
Keagan, Jordan, and Logan all riding the little car...
Uncle Ed, Grandmother and Granddad enjoying relaxing and talking while us kids play!
Talkin' to Granddad... what a great bonding time!
Jordan, just as cute as can be! He loves using a straw now!
Mikala and Jordan loved riding the alligator...
aww... Aunt Sissy and Bubba Jordan.
Jordan: "Say what? You talkin' to me?" haha... that cup was almost as big as him!
So we tried numerous times to get all four kids to look at the camera... this is as close as we got... but how cute! All four "great-cousins"!!!
I love Mikala's grin and laugh in this picture!
The boys loved riding down the slide with Aunt Sissy... Aunt Sissy rather enjoyed it too! haha...

Well everyone... it's almost here... the time for me to move to Kentucky!!! I've been packing and spending the last week saying "goodbye." Tomorrow I will pack up my car (and my parent's car) and at 5am Wednesday morning, we will be heading out to Kentucky. Our plan is to spend the night in Tennessee and then finish off the last three hours on Thursday morning.


I AM SO EXCITED!!!


I'm so ready to just be on the road and to get up to Boyce College. My classes will start next week on Tuesday, August 12th. I'll be blogging more when I get up there (Lord willing), if I can get good internet access. I'll be excited to share life experiences and pictures on here. So keep a watch cause you never know when I'll be updating (sorry!!!). :-)


Here's a few pics from my week:

My friend Melanie and I after running (after cleaning up) on Wednesday morning! We had so much fun hanging out together. We went to the Rowlett Creek Preserve and went trail running. Woot woot!!!

Tuesday evening I met up with my friend Vonni from Grace Church in Frisco and we went out to dinner at my favorite restaurant in Dallas, Fadi's Mediterranean Cuisine, then we went to Paciugo's for ice cream. After our night on the town, I went back to her apartment and spent the night with her. I so enjoyed our time together!!!

On Wednesday, after running with Mel and shopping for the afternoon, I met up with several good friends from Criswell for dinner. This is Joelle Allen and her sweet baby Judah. Isn't he so cute???

My good friends Nicole Popejoy and her twin sister Renee Streett met up with us also. I'm so grateful that I got to see them before I move to KY! I know I'll be back, but life changes so much in such a short period of time!

On Saturday night I got to see a bunch of my friends from here in Ft. Worth...

My sister-in-law, Lisa, and I.

My best friend, Jessica, and I.

haha... I love this picture!!!

My very, very dear friend, Camile and I!

Two of my good friends from Criswell, Josh Boulter and Nicole Popejoy.

Morgan Bedford and I... we graduated high school together and still keep up... wow... six years ago seems like forever, yet also seems like yesterday!

Mark and Jessica Driggers... and me...

Brent and Keri Osterberg with their sweet little son, Peter.

There are many more pictures that I could post from my week... this is only the tip of the ice berg, however, sleep awaits me and I need to continue working towards packing up. I'll try to write one last time before hopping in the car... one last post from Texas for a while!!! :-)