Whew, What a Week!

Well last week was quite a packed week, I realize looking back this time next year Lord willing with a baby on board our lives will be so different. But it was fun week enjoying the freedom of making my own schedule and spending lots of time out with friends. I want to live more in the moment and not look to far down the road or spend time looking back behind and be grateful for where I am now, so this was a busy week filled with lots of fun activities and friends and next year with a baby on board there will be a whole set of new activities and adventures. God gives a time and season for everything, I am enjoying this time and season in my life and the many blessings it brings.

Monday: In the morning A.M. and I went to go to our Gym and then out of no where when we pull it said it was closed and had moved to another location. I assume the location had to be worse and was annoyed there was no warning and I would for sure be cancelling my membership but much to my surprise it is a great new location very close to my house now! So the week started with a not nice surprise ended being a great one.

Tuesday: Then I went to melting pot with book club, it was as yummy as always and we discussed the latest read, "Same Kind of Different as Me". Parking was another adventure, I didn't think about it being the same night as the NBA game going on down town so parking was scarce and expensive. It ended up I thought I had more cash then I actually did so I had to park far away and hike to restaurant.

Wednesday: Small group at our friends house and then hit the Gym. This was nice with no unexpected surprises.

Thursday: Went out to Birthday dinner to celebrate a friends birthday at Van's Pig Stand and enjoyed some pretty yummy BBQ. (I am usually not that into BBQ but since being pregnant I very much enjoy it lately!)

Friday: We went to the homecoming Alumni Banquet Dinner at OC with several friends which was a good time and more good eats.

Saturday: Lunch with my sister at one of my favorite cafe's, enjoyed some shopping and then a quiet night at home with Ryan and Rory.

Halloween Happenings.

Saturday we stayed in and had friends over to watch the OSU game.

Here's Ryan and Rory ready in their OSU gear:

Ryan says Rory was Dez Bryant for Halloween:

During the game the girls made gourmet candy apples. It was pretty fun:

Here's an updated pregnancy pic at 15 weeks:

Happy Halloween!!

To think this time next year we will hopefully have a cute little 6 month old to dress up! :0)
I love a great costume for kids and pets. I put Rory's hot dog costume on her over the weekend, so much fun, she didn't even fight me to put it on, she's knows its great too!! I stole these pics from my sister's facebook, my nieces are always impressive with their creative idea's for Halloween, I remember what made a good costume for me and my sis was if we could spray our hair a crazy color, I am glad to see the tradition is living on:

This year we have Super Chloe and Grapes:

A legacy of love...

This weekend Ryan and I traveled to Kirksville, Mo to celebrate my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. What a tremendous gift it is the legacy all 4 sets of our grandparents have given us to all have marriages that have lasted 50+ years.

The Bell Kids:

Here's how cute they were on their wedding day:

And still cute 60 years later:

Baby Celebration with Friends.

Last Sunday night we went out with friends to Texas Road House to celebrate our baby news. My sis-in-law Amy made these cute little pink & blue m&m treats for everyone. It was really just a great excuse to get the crew together. We all went to OC together and have remained close since. Friends are such a wonderful blessing. One of my favorite quotes I have in my office at work is "Friends are the family we choose". I love my family family and my friend family, I am so thankful for the blessing they are in my life and will be in our child's life too!

Goodbye first tri-mester!

Well its funny how in the beginning the weeks are just creeping by when your holding this secret in and now its like where did the time already go! Today marks the first day of the 2nd tri-mester! I think it will be time in the next few weeks to do some maternity clothes shopping. So far everything still fits, which is nice and since I've been sick a lot I've not actually gained weight yet.

12 weeks:

10 weeks:

Heath got Hitched!

Last weekend Ryan and I were in Tulsa for my cousin Heath's wedding. Its was a very sweet wedding and we enjoyed participating in the festivities. Heath and his wife met at my brother's wedding several years ago. Okay get out your family tree diagram, Heath is our first cousin and his wife is Lori's first cousin (my sister-in-law) but no worries Heath and Brook are in fact not cousins, so its all good.

The married couple and their first dance:

Ryan and I at the reception:

I caught this picture of Matt and Lori, It always good to see them, I wish we all lived closser:

Allie and Rory zonked out after the long weekend on the way home: