Memorial Day Wknd

It's funny how our posts are by weekend! It's not that we really just sit at home during the week, but our pictures are always taken during the weekend. Over time, it seems we just get busier and busier...Monday is our offical "Lazy Day", we don't even pretend like we're going to be productive. It's just an understood that nothing will get accomplished on Monday's (Natalie's favorite day). On Tuesday's, JR will have an occasional night of b-bal "practice", I say practice, but it's really like scratch b-ball at the church. It does give Lauren and I an excuse to go to the youth room and do this:


Wednesday's are usually a good Happy Hour day :) Our favorite place to go is Ozona's b/c it's very non-bar like with a huge outdoor patio and we can enjoy $1 draft! Yum-o! Thursday's are game days with the Neave's, always. Well, atleast thru the end of July and Friday's are our only day up for grabs, and it usually depends on if we're going up to OK or not that wknd. When did we get so busy? We used to be at home, wondering if we had any friends :) We are very fortunate to have found some great friends down here and soe fun things to fill up our nights!

This wknd JR and I are planning on spending some time in Canton. I've been wanting to go for a long time, and this seems to be the only wknd available. JR had the idea of maybe staying in a hotel down there or even a B & B!! So, my homework today is to find any place available this late :) oops! Should be fun though!

For Memorial Day we just decided to go up to The Farm, to get some rest. We were originally supp to drive Alex up to California but our plans changed when we realized we didn't have enough time to get back to work, boo. So, my whole family is enjoying sunny Cali right now, without us :( Our wknd was perfect in OK! Saturday, Duncan pretty much flooded, no not pretty much. It did. They had to close down 81!! I've never seen rain like that! We just stayed in all day Saturday and enjoyed the coziness of the rain. Sunday JR woke up, READY TO GO! We took the 4-wheeler out and got muddy and dirty and disgusting, and it was so fun!!! First, we took Okie out to go look at the damage from the water out in the pasture, which turned out okay but you could see how high the creek had gotten over night. Scary! Then, we went down to Rock Bottom and it had turned into a flowing river!! I couldn't believe it, next thing I know JR is halfway across this temporary "raging rapid" and calling for me! I kept thinking how crazy he was for crossing it...next thing I know I'm knee deep in freezing rushing water, praying the stick JR got me to balance doesn't float away with my cold, wet, little body in tow...ahhhh! I was scared! I made it across, not without scaring JR into thinking there was a snake on the other side!! I had to get him back somehow, haha! I love doing that.

On Monday we were supp to go out to the lake, but it was still a little cloudy so JR and I decided to head up to Lawton to the mountains. We try and go every month or so, b/c it is always so beautiful and peaceful out there. You know I had to get my Meers fix. Well, sad story. The line was so long we didn't get to go. *tear* I was very upset, but we had Ann's instead, which I guess sufficed. It was no Meers though.
Meers I still miss you:


Okay, enough writing...here are some pics we took up in the mountains! Happy Wednesday!

The Victery's came to visit!!!!

awww Kitty!

This little guy looks like our two boys! So cute! Looks like something Charlie would do :)

Courtney's Graduation!

Ryan and I went up to Norman for our friend Courtney's graduation!! It was just for one night but we had a great time!

Basketball!

One of the things JR wanted to do most when we moved down here was to find somewhere to play golf, basketball, football...etc. We've got golf and basketball narrowed down some! He golfs with Jake and Bobby and Ricardo got him into a league every Thursday! It works out great because we get some time with the Neaves' every week now! Guaranteed :)

We're 0-2 right now, but it's a work in progress! haha! It's really a lot of fun to watch the boys play! Here are a couple pics from the first game!

I like sparkly things...

Isn't this cute and sparkly and super girly?! You can tell this post was not done by JR :)

I just learned how to do this today! Not while I work either...

JR & Joe's Swing-Jump Contest

This is funny video of JR and Joe's competition to see who could get the best jump off the swings! These two make a competition out of ANYTHING!!

The Lake Wknd!

Below are some pics from our wknd at the lake a couple of weeks ago!

The Perfect Day

Nice weather can make for the most perfect day! We had Jay and Beka's wedding on Saturday then spent Sunday at the farm. We woke up Sunday morning, and there was no wind (which is amazing in OK) and it was about 75 degrees! So beautiful! I'm trying to pick up the pace with the pictures a little bit, so here's some of our Sunday at the farm :)

Here is our hilarious dog! He likes to "frolick" in the water!

Finally!!!

I know I know! It's been so long since I last posted! March ended up being the busiest month we've ever had together! We had bachelor parties, weddings, trips all over Oklahoma and even some weekends at home!! I'm sad to say that I have not been doing well with my picture taking lately but I do have a few to share:

On St. Patrick's Day we went to Lower Greenville and met up with my friend Ryan and stayed for a few hours! We went to represent OU! Boomer Sooner!



This next picture is of us at the Bodyworlds exhibit in Dallas. On the way out, there were some neat science displays and this one was one of the Infinity mirrors where you see yourself over and over...one of us is def enough!! haha!




I also surprised JR one wknd with his friend Tommy! I worked it out, so that Tommy met me right after work when JR was already home. He opened the door to surprise me, but instead was totally shocked to see Tommy standing there with me!


In the midst of all the craziness of the past month, we've become fast friends with the Walker's, Jake, Angel and Bastian! Look at this dog! He is HUGE! and is the sweetest, most gentle dog!


The only pics I got of Easter wknd were these right before church, b/c my camera wasn't charged during the Easter Egg hunt! I'll get some from Nancy's camera to post!






We hope you all had a wonderul Easter!!

Still recovering from this wknd...

Sigh...that is us being worn out from this weekend, ha. We feel very fortunate to have been able to be a part of Blake and Jennifer's wedding, but man....I'm tired as though we're the ones that got married :) All jokes aside, it was one of the most beautiful and heartfelt weddings I think either one of us has been to. I think it was special to see JR alongside one of his dearest friends wishing him well during one of the most important moments of his life. It was nice to be around old Central friends, whom we don't get to see very often, and even meet some new ones that I'd heard so much about but never met!! (Owen, Amanda, and Austyn Nease--and ofcourse John's wife Meggs and their precious Lily) The ceremony was perfect, the reception was fun, but I think it is so neat to see two people so in love and so ready to be husband and wife. The eagerness to share a life together and the eagerness to walk out of a church as one. Life is a journey, and as long as you hold on tight it will take you on a wild ride!!

















We also helped Scott move on Sunday and these are some cute pics I got throughout the day!