O' the treasures you will find

This is by far the funnest post I've done to date.  So I am moving this week and have been going through things the last couple of weeks trying to consolidate all my stuff from a three bedroom house (that I've been sharing with my wonderful roommate Megan) into a one bedroom apartment....this has proven to be quite the task.  So I wanted to go through EVERYTHING since I haven't really done that since I moved to college 7 years ago.

So as I am going through all my belongings, trying to decide what goes to the apartment, what goes to the FBC Caring Center, what goes home to my mom for their garage sale, and what goes in the trash....I've found some pretty interesting things...So I thought I would share with you all.

<---- First off, we have this marvelous ADeePi bracelet that I found in my jewelry box.  I'm not quite sure when I received this, but I'm thinking maybe sophomore year?  I remember wearing this thing everywhere!

Next I found my pin box!!! I have been ----> looking for this thing everywhere!  I hadn't found it since I moved into this house 2 years ago.  I was sooo excited I found it.  

<---The next thing I found was a box of cassette tapes of me singing in church when i was in middle and high school.  Too bad I don't even have a tape player to listen to them haha.  

As I'm going through my "office" supplies  -->

I managed to find three mini staplers.  Who on earth needs three mini staplers!  

<-----I also managed to find three name tags from my college days.  I kept the middle one (my sorority name tag) just in case I need it for some alumnae event.

And just to tell how long it's been since I went  ---->

through stuff....I found multi-colored floppy disks in my drawer.  Ha pretty sure I haven't used these in about 6 years.  

<----- And last but not least, I had to take a pic of some of the crazy/funny things my roommate found in her jewelry box.  She has a necklace with little lambs on it, an ice cream cone that you can pin onto your shirt, just about every color imaginable of What Would Jesus Do bracelets (she says one to match every outfit), and some sort of necklace with what appears to be a Mexican woman on it.  These are just a FEW of the good items she found haha.  

I'm only about halfway done packing so i'm sure I will be able to find some more awesome stuff to share with you all!  

Cry Out To Jesus

I had the urge to listen to Third Day while working today.  I have always loved this song and typically get emotional every time I hear.  Well today was no exception.  But due to all that has been going on, I wanted to write about it.  There are so many people out there hurting, and this song is just an excellent reminder that Christ is always there with you no matter what you are struggling with.  The song talks about when you lose someone you love, people with burdens and pains, those struggling in their marriage, people who can't break their addictions, those that are lonely, those that are widowed, and children without a home.  It just breaks your heart when you hear this song. But also gives you hope to realize that He is always with you, no matter what you are going through.

There is HOPE for the helpless,
REST for the weary,
LOVE for the broken heart,
There is GRACE and FORGIVENESS,
MERCY and HEALING,
He'll meet you wherever you are,
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus!!!

This last week has been extremely difficult.  Some marriage problems with my sister and brother-in-law have arose and my 8 year old nephew, Jake, is in the middle of it.  This is one of the reasons I had him all weekend, see the post below about all the fun we had.  But my heart just goes out to that poor little boy that has no control over what's going on.  I sincerely appreciate all of you that have been praying even when you didn't know what you were praying for.  Please continue to pray for strength, guidance, patience, and peace for my family.  Thank you all SO much!

It's Football Season!!

My favorite time of the year has finally arrived!  Fall!!!!  With it comes football, leaves changing colors, Halloween, cooler weather, and just pure happiness!  Fall is by far my favorite time of the year (If you couldn't tell by all the exclamation points haha).

Saturday was the first OSU college football game and it did NOT disappoint.  The weather was amazing!  And our first tailgate was a success.  About 10 people showed up and helped contribute to make our typical tailgating menu a success.  We of course make hamburgers with chips, pasta salad, potato salad, veggies and dip, and dessert.  Sooo yummy!  We secured our spot right next to the stadium and right in the middle of all the orange!

Here is Hasley excited about Cowboy Football! --->

I also got to babysit my 8 year old nephew Jake all weekend and we had so much fun!  Friday night when we got back to Tulsa I took him to the park where he played on the playground until it got dark.  Saturday we watched lots of cartoons in the morning and then headed to Stillwater for the game and he had a great time.  We were able to see Mimi and Papa (my parents) also.  Yesterday I took him to church with me and then of course it was nap time (for me not him, he doesn't nap ha) Then we headed over to Ricky's parents to play in their pool and he LOVED it over there.  He thought it was an amusement park because they had a pool with a slide and a popcorn machine.  His mom came and got him this morning and I've been recuperating ever since ha.  It's crazy how busy a little 8 year old can keep you. 

All in all, an excellent Labor Day weekend!  But it's back to work tomorrow :(  Only 5 days until the next football game though! 

Happy Birthday Ricky!

Yesterday was Ricky's birthday, the big 2-6 :)  Being the amazing girlfriend that I am, I bought him tickets to see the Dallas Cowboys play at the new stadium.  But not just any game, a Monday night football game against the NY Giants.  He has known about the tickets for awhile, mainly because I couldn't just buy him tickets for any random day hoping he would be free.  So we picked the best day and it just happened to be a Monday night game :)  I'm so excited to go!  We're going down Sunday morning and staying until Tuesday.  While we're there we are wanting to take a tour of the new stadium.

So since he already knew what his present was, I still wanted to surprise him with something so I sent him these decorated cookies to his office.  Here is what they generally looked like ----->

Of course I had to stick with the Dallas Cowboy theme :)  He loved them and I'm glad I could surprise him with something. 

So to celebrate his birthday we went to Shoguns last night with his family.  It was a lot of fun and the food was fantastic!  Here are just some images of the night :)

That's Ricky's little sister feeding him something, could be fried rice or chicken or salad.  But she's sooo adorable!  So all in all it was an excellent birthday for him....I think so anyways :) 

  

Back to K-Town!

I had such an amazing weekend!  Ricky left Friday morning for drill (he won't be back until this Friday) so I had the weekend alone so me and Meredith decided to take a trip back to Kingfisher for some fried chicken and good mexican food!  So saturday after I finished my run (only did 8 instead of 12...didn't feel so good) we headed to OKC to meet up with a friend for lunch and then put a big dent in my wallet at the mall ha.  But I did get some super cute new jeans!  Then we headed to Okarche, home of Eichens friend chicken.  Soooo good.  Sunday morning got up and went to my old church there in Kingfisher, it's always strange to go back to a place that was so close to home and things are different.  But I got to see some good friends.  Then we had lunch at my favorite Mexican place in Kingfisher....yummmmm!  Got some sun by the pool, and a short nap, and headed back to Tulsa.

Overall an excellent weekend, but even though Ricky is gone this week I have lots to do.  Which is good, keeps me busy :)  Ricky gets back Friday night sometime and I can't wait!  

<----Picture of Eichens chicken....but of course you have to add the fried okra to the meal :)

Branson trip

This weekend me and Ricky went on a trip to Branson with Shane and Jennifer.  It was fun with the exception that our AC in the condo didn't work.  Meaning the first night we got to sleep in a hotel that wasn't exactly 5 stars....but it was better than nothing I suppose.  But they temporarily fixed it and we got to spend the rest of the weekend in the condo.

While in Branson we got to go to the Dixie Stampede.  I haven't been since I was maybe 12 and had forgotten how cool it was.  You eat all this food with your hands, chicken, potato, corn, bisquit (my fav!) and soup.  Soooo much food, but it was tasty.

<-----Shane and Jennifer with their Dixie Stampede souvenir boot mugs.

We didn't do much else exciting, the traffic was terrible there though.  Apparently it was the busiest weekend in Branson because they were having this car show.  So it took us a long time to get anywhere.

Ricky and I with our souvenir mugs ------>

So all in all, it was a good weekend.  Hopefully next time we go back we won't have any unfortunate mishaps.  

On the weight loss journey, I gained .4 this week which is incredible seeing as how much I snacked this weekend.  Went to the grocery store last night and picked up all kinds of fruit and veggies and can't wait to pick up my running mileage this week.  

Until next time!......

And so it begins....

Welcome all to my blog....

My intention for this is to just share with you my life.  I have seen several other people I know start these and they are fun to read.  So I thought I would start my own.  The next couple years will have lots of ups and downs and I would like to share most of those things with whoever reads this :)

We are headed to Branson for a get-away this weekend with some amazing people.  So it will be a blast, and I can't wait for it!

We ran a quarter marathon on Saturday and both successfully finished :)  Here is a pic.

Well that's all I have for my first post.....stayed tuned.