Please lift Oklahoma up in your prayers!

As I am sure you have seen, Moore, OK took a very devastating hit from a F4/F5 tornado yesterday afternoon.  The aftermath is unreal and very heartbreaking.  An elementary school was hit hard and many children are missing still.  There is a blessing, over 100 people were rescued overnight and now on to a safe place.  Moore, OK was hit almost just as hard on May 3, 1999 and yesterday's tornado led almost the same path.  That is a very scary situation, some homes will be rebuilt that are only 14 years old.

Living in Oklahoma is a tough situation.  While I love being close to my family and friends, every spring we have to go through a very scary and destructive tornado season.  Oklahoma is a great state, full of caring people that will give you the shirt off their back if you need it, and that is what is so humbling about it.  The Big12 baseball tournment has been hosted in OKC since this weekend and the West Virigina team immediately tried to get to Moore to help with rescue, however, they were turned away.  Did they give up at that point? Nope, they drove to a Wal-Mart and loaded carts full of clothes for children and adults to donate.  Big hearts right there! 

Lord, I ask you to lay your healing hands on every soul in Moore, whether they were injured or have loved ones and friends hurt.  We need your Grace during this time.  Give us the strength to recover and more on with our hearts so hurt.  We ask that the families of the Plaza Towers elementary school be loved on, those children were taken away too soon.  We ask that you give them peace and comfort to know that those kids are in your arms. 

We will get through this and be stronger than ever!  Oklahoma is our HOME!

Be Blessed!

Mid May

Oh wow, I can't believe it is already the middle of May!!  Time sure flies when you are having fun when you are busy as heck!  We officially have every weekend in June booked, including 3 weekends away and Lion King and oh yeah our ONE YEAR Anniversary!  We decided to not go anywhere as it is Father's day weekend and we would like to see our parents, plus we wanted to do two other family planned trips the following two weekends.  To say we are excited about family vacays is an understatement.  We love spending time with everyone, and I truly love being busy on the weekends! 

Work is crazy busy with me being the only accountant now.  I have been working late and barely taking lunches, but they are getting to hire another accountant, so hopefully that will help me out!  I plan to blog every couple days now, even if it is just silly things!  I promise!

Toodles!

Calling Okie Bloggers!!!

Okay, so I haven't been blogging much, but that is about to change.  I will be finished with school next week and I will be back.  Anyways, I got an email from Miss Holly about doing a Oklahoma Blogger Meet Up!  Holly and I had been partnered during the Cara Box Exchange and got to know each other a little bit.  I am so excited to meet follow bloggers in Oklahoma!!  So sign up and grab the button!           <center>
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Oh my it's been over a month

...since my last post!  I am so sorry!  Life has been so crazy!  These last 9 hours of school really suck bad, and I am hating it more and more every day!  Thank the sweet Lord above, I only have 2.5 weeks left!

We have been so busy with going out of town almost every weekend.  We usually have one weekend a month to stay home, that's when I get to catch up on house stuff.  I kid!  But seriously, this weekend is it for April and I need to do some major spring cleaning.  I need to clean out closets (AGAIN) and down size.  I refuse to move all that crap AGAIN! 

I was hoping to do a weekend update with pics on Monday, but I forgot my cell phone at my sister's house on Saturday morning and we were too far west to turn around and get it.  Can you say media withdrawal?  I felt so naked!  So I didn't snap any pics but next weekend I will for sure!

Better get back to work!  Sorry I have been MIA lately, I promise it will get more regular once I am completely done with school!  Plus, I need to showcase all of my craft projects/new business stuff!!

Toodles!

Weekend Update, birthday update!

So Friday was my birthday, turning 31!  Not that different than 30, so I can live with it.  I am the oldest wiser one of my marriage, haha I kid I kid.  Well no, it's true!  Anyways onto my weekend...

Friday night, we ate a quick dinner at home and then headed to see Darius Rucker at the Hard Rock!  It was awesome!  We saw him last year with Thompson Squared and Lady A, it was glorious!!  The Joint is a smaller venue, and there wasn't a bad seat in the house.  I just wish he would have sang more of his new record!  But he did sing his staples, family traditions (the first country song he fell in love with) and his cover of Wagon Wheel, and last but not least, Purple Rain.  I love that song!  I sang my little heart out and it was great!  I picked up a shirt and we headed home. 

Saturday, my family came into town and we had a taco party!  I love me some tacos!  I had ordered my own birthday cake for me and Amy and it was delish.  Same cake we had at our wedding, I always spoil myself on my birthday!!  Bavarian Cream Cheesecake, yum yum yum!!

Saturday night, the little punk neighborhood kids decided to egg our house.  Let me tell you, I am not happy and will run over their basketball the next time it is in the street.  #pissed

Sunday, we took my sister and her family to the Home and Garden show.  It was fun but my BIL loves to do projects, so it took us forever to get out of the there.  He wanted to get every brochure and was planning his spring break activities. 

After they went home, we headed to my in laws to have birthday dinner, homemade lasagna and homemade Italian Cream cake...YUM

Isn't the stand to die for??  I love cake stands.  I have so many and we don't even eat cake that much!  I need to have a dessert party so I can display them all!!

That's it for me.  Oh and btdubs, I am not liking this daylight savings, I like my sleep!  I need to get back on a good schedule! 

Toodles!

To my sister on her birthday!!!

My oldest sister and I are three years and TWO days apart!!  We always had family birthdays together growing up and still do, it's just something we do!  Now, when we were little the birthday girl got a bigger present and then the other 2 would get something small....yeah we don't do that anymore, man I wish we did!  I would get presents all the time, no way, just in December and March! 

Amy and I aren't as close as Jess and I, but Jess and I are only 14 months apart.  We are a pretty close family tho!  We love spending time together and we always have a good time.  Even with 5 little kiddos running wild, we have a great time!  So this weekend, the crew is "East bounding down, loaded up and truckin" their way to T-town to celebrate!  I really am starting to get spoiled with them coming here for holidays, first Christmas, now my birthday!  Last year was the big 30 so it's not a BIG party as it was, but we are having taco bar and a fabulous cake....our wedding cake!  No no no, before you start wondering, I ordered a birthday cake from the same company that did our wedding cake, Ludger's, best cake in town!  So we will enjoy the Bavarian cream cheesecake this weekend and again when they make our fresh topper for our ONE YEAR in June!  Gosh, just three months away!!!

I say all of that to say this, I wish the bestest of birthdays to my big sis Amy!  You are a wonderful women and super at all you do!  I love you and can't wait to see you this weekend!!! 

Happy Birthday Amy!!!

Oh ma word ladies, it's March!!

Which means it's my birthday month!!! Yes, don't judge, I celebrate all month!  hahaha just titting!!  So anyways, I am super busy at work today and only have a quick min!  We are headed out of town tonight for a friends surprise 30th birthday party! Night in a hotelly with my honey, yes please!!  Then tomorrow it is off to see my sweet little girls in Stilly!!!  Look at little Cindy Lou Who!!!

Peace out, girl scouts!