We had a great weekend in Jacksonville for Ben and Tara's wedding! We got to see some of our best friends. Julie came down to J'ville with Stephen and the twins, they are adorable! And not to mention so well behaved, as crazy as Julie thinks they are they were really good! It was so great to see them. It was definitely hard to come back. We got in late late Thursday night but started Friday off with laying by the pool. Ah, it was amazing. I could definitely live that life--wake up, hang out with good friends by the pool, order a drink and food. Fabulous!

Friday night we went to the rehearsal dinner which was absolutely beautiful. The Kings did such a wonderful job planning a beautiful night.

This is what we looked at all night at the dinner:

Lauren and I at the rehearsal dinner

Me and Andrew at dinner.

On the beach!

Saturday we got to sleep in, lay by the pool (however I was covered trying to hide in the shade as I got just a tad burned on Friday). The wedding was at 3pm so we all ended up getting ready pretty early. It was a beautiful day. The reception was quite the scene. Not to mention quite a dance party! Tara made a beautiful bride! Ben and Tara seemed like they had a great time! Off to Greece they go (not to shabby)!!

Mr and Mrs!!

You can tell a good time was had by all!

The sweet hub!

We hope to see our friends again sooner, rather than later!

It did the heart good!

Fort Worth Mini Getaway

This weekend I took Andrew for a mini getaway in Fort Worth. Its nice to have a little separation of cities to feel like you are not at home. We went to Fort Worth Saturday after taking Sadie and Kellie to breakfast. It was a fun little last meal with Sades before she went back to Baylor...already missing her so much!

The past few weeks have been full of emotion and physical stress with all the emotions. We are lucky to be able to get away, retreat, and leave life 45 minutes away! =)

Once we got to the Omni we layed by the pool for about an hour before our couples massage. Aw, wonderful---a bit more painful than my last massage but still wonderful. I was so ticklish this go around and could hardly stand myself at times, holding back busting out in laughter. Andrew was thinking how painful his was during the whole thing. But, it was very good for him as he has been through much the past few weeks. It was a much deserved break for him. Im glad I could plan a fun weekend for us and some R&R!

We relaxed for about an hr and then headed downstairs for some happy hr wine. It was good, we had a fun fun night and great conversation. We ate at Bob's Steak House in the Omni which was such a treat. I knew Andrew could go for a great steak so I booked reservations for 2! I enjoyed a great seabass meal. Im still ewing and awing over the food, so fabulous!

The next morning we got up and ate at Yogi's---the BEST breakfast place in Fort Worth. So yum! We drove around cute little parts of Fort Worth, around TCU, and the surrounding areas since I had never seen much of Fort Worth. Such a cute place. I would definitely move there! =) The rest of Sunday was relaxing on the couch, wonderful!

Happy Monday after a happy weekend!

The only picture we got all weekend...love self timers! =)

YUM!

made these tonight.

yum.

love annies eats blog.

i recommend.

Well Done Good and Faithful Servent

And that she was!

The family loves YOU but happy you are with sweet Jesus!

To Dallas They Come!

So so very excited for next weekend! This little one is coming to see us!!

I have waited over a year for him to make his debut in TX!

Just the one on the right though...the girl must be his new girlfriend. Sure is starting early! =)

Michele and Tyler get to come see Aunt Missy and Uncle Andrew next weekend!

We are so excited for their trip to Dallas!

Many fun things are planned for this fun little man!

Cant wait to see yall!

xoxo

PS....

dont forget your cowboy boots little man!

The Bike is Bought!

Ever since Andrew got his mountain bike a few weeks ago he has been wanting me to get a bike so we can ride together. Problem is, I dont ride trails (one time i did, i landed on my face pretty much). And, I wanted to try and train for a triathlon so I didnt want a mountain bike but I knew I wasnt IronMan enough for a road bike. So we settled on a hybrid (cross between mountain and road bike so we can ride together). Its great, especially with the touch of "Missy."

Now I just need to sign up for the Triathlon to make myself actually do it. Oct 11 is the date! I have yet decided if Im actually going to take the next 12 weeks and train. There is an 800m swim which I could jump in the pool and do now. Tricky part-in the lake. Then the 24 mile bike--i currently dont bike but I will soon because....

we bought the bike! Yikes! This makes me HAVE to to the triathlon. Lastly there is the 3.2mi run, which I could do right now as well. But--doing all back to back--thats the problem I run into. Im pretty sure the course is fairly flat (I mean Im pretty sure ive conquered any ant hill that i might have to bike or run while running in bham). But still, all back to back--whoa! We shall see. Training starts monday. Not registered yet, but training starts!

Plus--how could not wanna ride this bike with this fun minor missy detail on the bike..

I put a fun pink bottle holder on it! I had to have a touch of girl on it. Plus a cute water bottle. Im sure Ill switch out the cuteness for a good water bottle come Oct 11th if I stay into it. Along with the bike, I got some cute biking gear! Cant waste all the cuteness! =)

Bundle of JOY!

This is who I got to play with while in Nashville 2 weekends ago!

Precious Precious Precious!

Also got to visit with my sweet grandpapa!

She is definitely a spitting image of her mommy when she was that age!

Sweet angel!!