Backpacking Trip

Drew went backpacking a few weekends ago in Arkansas and I have been meaning to post some pictures from his trip, but just have not gotten around to it yet! (story of my life) He got to use his new shock proof/water proof camera that I gave him for Christmas and he came back with some great pictures! Here are a few of my favorite! He's just so cute out in his element!

More to come: While Drew was backpacking, I had a wonderful weekend at home with my girls! Lasen came to stay with me on Friday evening, and sister and I had a slumber party on Saturday evening! Pictures and details soon to come...

Let's Play A Game!

So, Mrs. O'Donnell posted a super fun game that I could not pass up on joining! If you want to play, leave me a comment and I will assign you a letter. Then, post about the game on your blog and list 10 things that you LOVE that begin with your assigned letter! Nat assigned me the letter "D"...so here is my list of 10 things that I LOVE that start with D!

1. Drew - I love my husband with all of my heart! He is my other half and the absolute love of my life.

2. Dogs - Especially my precious little Bo Bear. He has brought more joy to our lives than we could have ever imagined! There is nothing better than coming home to TWO precious boys that couldn't be more excited to see me.

3. December - December is my favorite month! It is filled with cold days by the fire, hot chocolate and coffee, Christmas trees and cute decor, holiday parties, sweet time with friends and family, shopping, a time to remember exactly why we celebrate, and best of all CHRISTMAS DAY!! There is nothing better than Christmas spirit in December.

4. Dallas - Born and raised! I love Dallas and hope to always live here...it is a wonderful wonderful city full of fun things to do and most importantly, our family!

5. Desperado's - A yummy little Mexican food place that we love! If you know me well at all, you know that I LOVE Mexican food and could probably eat it for every meal! :)

6. Decorating - Decorating is something that I enjoy so very much! I just got done decorating mom and dads new house and though it was a ton of work, I enjoyed every minute of it and I have to say....it turned out just perfect! I can't wait to soon have a house of my own to decorate!

7. Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue - It's my new favorite smell! I love love love perfume, this is one of my new finds, and I am in love!

8. Damask - I love the print and tend to be drawn to it when decorating!

9. Diet Lemonade from Chick-fil-a - There is nothing better on a hot summer day!

10. Details - Give me all the facts so that I can plan accordingly. I am SUCH a little planner, so the more details that I have, the better!

And there you have it....my list of 10 things that start with "D" that I LOVE. Let me know if you want to play!

TaaaDaaa...Look What I Got!

My very first blog award! I don't really feel worthy as I have not been a great blogger lately...but sweet Jen gave me the award and I am so thrilled! I have to say, it inspires me to be a better (aahem, more consistent) blogger :) Here are the steps...

1. Say one nice thing to the man in your life: Only one?! I could brag on my sweet hubby all day...the Lord blessed me with him and I am so very grateful! Ok, but one....Drew, I love how you always tell me that you love me, no matter who is around, no matter how long/short ago you told me, no matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, you constantly constantly tell me that you love me (seriously, if you are around us, you can testify to it) :) and that is ONE of the ways that you make me feel so special. Thank you for being wonderful you! I love you!

2. List at least 6 ways you measure success in your life:

1. Live in such a way that those who know you but don't know God, know God because they know you
2. Falling more and more in love with my husband each day, and he with me
3. Being blessed with the joy of having and raising children (one day)
4. To have family and friends that love me unconditionally
5. Learning from mistakes and becoming a stronger person because of it
6. Living each day to its fullest and having no regrets

3. Assign 5 other blogs this award: (drum roll please...)

1. Jenny M's Magical Mystery Tour
2. The Canady's
3. The Bolerjack's
4. The New Family
5. Paige's Pages
   

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Baby Canady

Tonight (or tomorrow sometime) our precious friends Jen and Evan will become mommy and daddy!!!! We can't wait for your arrival baby Cadence! Praying for you guys and wishing that we were in the waiting room, all dressed in pink, for the big arrival!

UPDATE: Here is a sweet sweet picture of miss Cadence Elizabeth Canady! She was born Friday, January 23rd at 12:52pm. 6lbs 2oz, 18 in. She is the most ADORABLE thing!!

Love This Lady...Love This Family!

So I hear that Mrs. Kate Gosselin is going to be in Houston TONIGHT!! I can't tell you how sad I am that I am not going to get to see her even though she is so so close! Jon & Kate Plus 8 are a celebrity family in our house...we look forward to their precious show coming on each week! I feel like I practically know their sweet family! Soooo....to any of you gals getting to see Kate......ah hem, Emily Elaine.......I want details :) She allllmost makes you want to have eight yourself...almost :)

1 - 2 - AND 3

I intended to write more today...but it has been a day from you know where! Seems like I can't catch a break lately with busy work days...but I'm not complaining...I am so thankful for my wonderful job in this nasty economy. Three quick things to share before I run out the door to meet my hubby, a relaxing evening, and a glass of wine.....

AMERICAN IDOL STARTS TONIGHT!!! Get excited, get pumped up...It's going to be amazing! I have high expectations after I started watching last season...don't let me down AI!

Well, I finally gave in/broke down and bought the first book yesterday. I am just dying to know what all the hype is about. I'm not a huge reader (something that I am striving to be better about enjoying), so we will see if it keeps my attention. If it's anything like the crazy and rave, I'm sure I will be addicted the second I can get more than twenty pages into the book!

Sister and I went to go see Bride Wars yesterday and it was just too cute!!! I would definitely recommend it if you are in the mood for something girlie and light hearted. It was just a clean, funny, all around cute movie. I'm a sucker for these types!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Enjoy your evening!

This is how I felt at work yesterday...

...here's hoping for a better today :)

My Handsome Little Lion

My husband is probably going to shoot me for posting this...but he is toooooo precious not to post!!! An old friend of Beth's (Andrew's older sister), posted this picture on facebook of my Drew and I completely fell in love with this precious little lion all over again.

I love you my sweet honey!

Goodbye 2008...Hello 2009!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful time ringin' in the new year with your sweetie! I absolutely can not believe that 2008 has already come and gone! As I think back on it, we have SO very much to be thankful for...

-We celebrated our one year anniversary
-Sister officially became an Aggie (and we moved her into her new precious house)
-Beth got into PT school (and made a 4.0 her first semester)
-Bekah was accepted to OSU (we are so proud of our sissies!)
-Mom and Dad sold their house and built and moved into a beautiful new one in McKinney
-We got our baby Bo bear and love him with all of our heart
-Drew left AXA and accepted a job with Wells Fargo and is loving it
-I left Northwestern Mutual and accepted a job with Tenet Healthcare and I am loving it
-We've had friends get married and seen sweet babies born
-We deepened friendships with wonderful lifelong friends, strengthened love even more between family members, and continue to fall more and more in love with each other as husband and wife

...just to name a few :) We had a wonderful and blessed 2008 and can not wait to see what the Lord has in store for us in 2009! Cheers to a wonderful new year!