Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Lots to post about...

I have been a busy girl in the last month. Sooooo many events with work going on in the midst of regular work, school, friends, etc. So here is a little bit of what I have been up to.


Rachel and I with Martellus Bennett at the Ticketstock Convention. He plays for the Cowboys :) We got his autograph and our pic taken (obviously). He was really nice. Ticketstock was a bit over whelming...its put on by a sport talk radio station and has tons of vendors for fans to come visit, including us, the Cowboys, Mavs, Stars, etc. Very busy day of giving out free stuff. hahaMarc Grow was in town for some business and we got to go out in style. He and his friend/coworker Dave rented a stretch towncar and we rode around Dallas and went dancin :) It was really nice to see him.

For Valentine's Day I went to Little Rock and we had a really great weekend. The picture below is on Vday. Alex took me rock/wall climbing and man is it a work out. It was really fun though and I made it to the top of several walls. yay me! Above is us at dinner and Ciao Baci. It was really great Italian food and amazing wine...from Washington! We always get WA wine whenever its available.
I've been going out with some friends to concerts here and there. This is my friend Faith and I at a Johnny Cooper concert. The next week we went to Eli Young Band (they're on the radio) and it was really fun. I've learned to country dance, two step and half step. I'll be really good by the end of my time here in Texas haha

Some more Warden people came to town. The Warden football coaches came to a convention right outside of Dallas and on their last day in town I got to hang out with them, walk them around Dallas and be the tour guide for a bit as well as go out to an amazing dinner and Texas de Brazil. They walk around with all different kinds of meat on swords and serve it to you. Really fun! It was great to see all of these guys, esp. Mr. Wiggy, Joseph and Nano :)

My roommate/coworker Rachel got a new job (a real one!!!) at University of Texas at Arlington and will be starting on March 16. She's really excited and I'm excited for her. We'll still be living together for the time being because of our lease but towards the summer she's gonna find a place closer to work (about a 45 min drive right now) and I'm gonna live by myself for the first time. EEEEK! Congrats Rach!

Spring sports are well underway. Tennis and softball are keeping us busy as well as the end of basketball season. This week is the start of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Should be interesting. Above is our mascot Scrappy at a tennis match and below is Kadie Platt ready to steal 3rd for our awesome softball team.


My bosses family (Paul, Jen, Kalyn and Lane) are like my second family down here. I spend lots of time with them. They recently got a new puppy, a little black lab and he is soooooo cute! Above is Zepellin and Lane while Zep is passed out. Adorable

Alex came to visit this last weekend and we had a good time. He's done in Little Rock now and has made his way to Clovis, New Mexico for his first "real" station. He's bought a house (a couple posts ago you can see where) and is really excited to start flying with his squadron. He stopped here in Denton on his way to Clovis to visit me for a couple days. We had fun with tennis matches, shopping, going to drinks and dinner with my friend's Jana and Brad and then dinner with next night at my friend's Jill and Joel's. Very busy and fun filled couple of day. I'll be heading to Clovis for a short spring break here in a couple weeks :)

Well that's my busy life. Enjoy!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Boo Boo having a Baby...Auntie Sara here I come!!!

My best friend from college, Kayce (boo boo) and her husband Mark are having a baby and I'm so excited!!! I'm going to be Auntie Sara as I was informed yesterday afternoon. Congrats to the Matthey's and may this be the experience of a lifetime.

We're crazy and this kid will love it! I bought Boo a preggo book today by Jenny McCarthy and the part that I read online is hilarious. Boo is gonna love it!
The proud parents to be. Love you guys!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Slip and Slide

This is what happens during winter in Texas...it rains, freezes and cars, roads and everything are covered in sheets of ice. They actually closed the university last Tuesday and 1/2 of Wednesday because of this business. It was crazy because city people don't know how to drive in this stuff and there were SOOOOOO many wrecks. Note to all: don't live by a hospital in a big city...lots of sirens :(

The Cougar mobile covered in ice

You're Beautiful

I had the opportunity to work with my friend Jennifer on a project that she was working on. She is on a committee with the American Cancer Society and they put on an event every year here in Denton called "You're Beautiful" that showcases cancer survivors and benefits cancer research. Jenn was in charge of the decor this year and I got to help a lot with the home making of a bunch of stuff. In the end it turned out to be really gorgeous and the event itself was awesome. So many amazing men and women, I was so lucky to be apart of this. Thanks Jenn!

The stage backdrop...haven't been on a ladder in a while
table centerpieces...we worked on these for a couple months. made the vases from empty containers, covered them with paper, ribbon and feather. I made all the table numbers. Jenn got most of the supplies and I was the gluer and such when I could go over for an evening and turn her and Paul's house into a craft show HAHA. She did the arrangements too since I had class.
Jenn made this AWESOME fountain...she's decorating my wedding some day because she is amazing! :)

Sara does Waco

I took a 2 day trip down to Waco to see my friend Stacey who now works at Baylor University. We went country dancing on Friday night at a club in Waco and listened to Wade Bowen (Texas country guy). And then on Saturday we made the rounds in Waco checking out campus and town and going shopping :) It was great to see her and get away for a couple of days.

Dancin at Wild West...gettin our 2 step on!
We went to an equestrian event and it was interesting.

The actual Baylor Bears...they were sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeping, seriously passed out lol
The sunrise as I drove home on Sunday morning...made it in time to shower and go to church :)

Friday, January 23, 2009

On to New Mexico!

Alex is moving on to the next venture in his career and it is taking him to New Mexico. He went there last week to check it out and find a place to live. He bought a house in a new development where a few other pilots have bought houses. The house isn't built yet but the pile of dirt is his! The blue prints look great and the area is really nice. I'm excited to go see it over Spring Break in March, it might be almost done by then :)

Alex and his "house" or pile of dirt
Taking over :)

He's really excited to own his own place and I'm excited for him (plus I get to decorated it hehe :))

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Home for the Holidays - Part 4

For New Years we went to Tri Cities and spent it with a bunch of our friends at Neilan and Katie's place. It was great to see Neilan and Katie and fun to spend time with everyone. Then we went over to the west side to Federal Way, where Alex's family lives and spent some time with them before we both had to had back south.

My trip home was a success! It was great to see my family and friends and spend time with the people I love the most. Can't wait to go home in April for Neilan and Katie's wedding :)


Something didn't taste good

Me and Katie

Neilan and Alex...reunioned. haha they love each other

First kiss of 2009! Happy New Year!
Playing Pictionary with Alex's parents...me and momma Laurie won! YAY!