What's Happenin!?

Long time no blog...I'm not even going to make excuses. Life is just busy and to be honest, kind of repetitive. Mostly these days are spent going to work, cleaning house, working out here and there, and spending a ton of time with friends. Cory and I have not done one thing to plan for the wedding yet. We are attempting to buy our house by the end of this year so that has been his main focus. Of course I am Pinteresting away and making plans in my head but nothing has been set in stone yet and I'm fine with that. I don't do well with anything un-work/school related stress so taking our time is fine by me.

There is one thing that I have been totally bummed and stressed out about lately however, I didn't get into the Physical Therapy Degree Program I applied for and so now I am looking for alternatives.

I want to blog more, I just don't feel like I have enought to talk about right now. I really enjoy reading blogs and that pretty much starts my day but as far as coming up with my own material, like I said, nothing too special going on at this moment.

I am sooo ready for summer and cannot wait to spend the days at the lake and by the pool! So maybe I will have more to blog about soon but until then I will do my best at rambling random things or anything that I really want to remember in the future!

<3-Until next time

God Gained an Angel Today

Well, it has been a rough day for many. My sister informed me last night that a friend of ours was not doing to well and I have been keeping close tabs on each and all updates on FB and Twitter all morning.

After a year long fight with Leukemia, a dear friend of mine, Ronnie Balfour, has gone to claim victory with the Lord. Ronnie was a championship wrestler at my highschool and went on to wrestle at Oklahoma University. He was a fantastic athlete but an amazing friend.

Sometimes you do not realize what an impact someone is until they start slipping away from you. Ronnie has the entire community behind him and I'm sure that is not even half of it. He was the life of the party and brought a smile to everyone's face.

Funny story: He was in love with my sister for quite a while and would always mess with me to talk him up to her so one night we were at a party and he pulled my cooler seat out from under me as a joke, not funny. So I was like, "nope, that's it, you will never get in with Sarah after that little stunt you just pulled." Needless to say he was definately a suck up for a while after that but I knew he was a great guy and my sister and he ended up dating for a short period of time but never lost touch regardless.

(My sister and Ronnie)

Ronnie will always have a special place in our hearts and will be so missed but we know that his pain is gone and he is now free to Rest in Paradise.

You will never be forgotten Ronnie and will always be loved by so many.

Ronnie Balfour

(February 19, 1992-February 21, 2012)

Get Creative This V-Day

Quick post!

So Cory has always been so good at surprising me and going above and beyond in all situations, well this year it is my turn to surprise him!

Now I do not feel like nail this on the head as well as he does but he understands I am a work in progress and I just hope he enjoys everything I have gotten him for V-Day. (I know it's not about the gifts but who doesn't love to see their loved ones face light up because of something you did! :))

Anyways, because we are trying to save as much money as possible this year in an effort to buy our home, I got super creative and made Cory some gifts which, if I do say so myself, I am SUPER proud of!

{I don't have pictures uploaded right now but I will definately be posting!}
First: I made him a coupon book! //original I know// but still fun!

Next: I made a date jar! This is such a cute idea, I can't remember which website I got it off of, but I made a list of 12 date ideas and rolled them up and put them in cute little holders and put them all in a jar and each month we will pick a date from the jar and that is what we will do on our date night that month!

Also: I made him a sort of picture book thing which I am beyond proud of myself for!! This needs pictures to explain but this is seriously the best gift I have ever made!

The biggest surprise is that I will be blindfolding him and taking him downtown to a hockey game! I know it is not a huge deal but he is always talking about wanting to go watch hockey and I have a girlfriend who works at the BOK center so I was able to score some free tickets and I know he will be excited about that!

My only dilemma now is what the heck do I wear?..I always want to wear something I don't already have :/ oh well, I will figure something out.

Until next time <3 I hope all you lovelies have a great V-Day!!

Valentine's Day

Heyyy!! What's shakin bacon? Long time no blog? yeaa...sorry 'bout that. But kicking it off on a good note!

So Cory has always been really good with surprises and presents and making me feel so special and I really want to do something special for him this year! I would prefer to do something unique that he would not expect but I am not so much the creative one. :/ I know that I will be making him a little album of our first two years together as well as a "Last Name" sign for our front door seeing as h0w we are now ENGAGED!! :) But other than that I really have no idea. Dinner and a movie are my last resorts.

Any ideas? Shoot them my way!

As far as a wedding update goes..We have not done anything yet. We are simply enjoying being engaged and not stressing about a wedding. When we do start planning, it will be completely joint as Cory is not one to not have his opinion heard. Which I don't mind because I know that ultimately we will want the same things and I get the upper hand on small differences :p That being said, you can imagine that doesn't stop me from being obsessed with everything wedding so any good wedding blogs that you know of, send them my way as well!!

Anyways, I get really excited when I start thinking about crafts and ideas that will make Cory happy and surprised so let me know what you think!!

<3 until next time-

ANNOUNCEMENT!

I just returned from a 5 day ski vacation with the beau, brother and sister and sister beau, and daddy. We had an AMAZING time and was one of the best trips EVER! Not only did everyone have an absolute blast but I got an early surprise Christmas gift.....

TA-DA!!

I AM ENGAGED!!!!!!

I am beyond thrilled and so excited! Cory is the most amazing man I could ever ask for and he is without question my other half. He is all of the things any girl would hope to come from their better half and so much more I never even thought to ask for :)

Our Story...

(I love it)

As I said we have been skiing this past week and our first day was Demeber 18th. This was my second trip to the SolVista Basin and Cory's first so he wanted to try his hand at snow boarding before making the decision to switch to skis.

He was having a very hard time making it down his first run and my dad had already lapped us twice and I was getting quite frustrated, just wanted to get down the mountain so we could switch to skis and he could enjoy himself more. But nonetheless, I was patient and let him continue trying until he felt that he had done his best and could be satisfied with making the switch. Well at one point when he took a tumble, he was fed up and just wanted to sit on the side of the run for a break as he was exhausted! So after a few minutes he gets up to helps me up and is still holding onto my hand and starts crying.

side note: I had ABSOLUTELY no idea this was coming. I had mentioned to my best friend (who already knew) that I thought this might be the Christmas and she told Cory who then put on a great act of telling me how he did not want me to be disappointed but that this just wasn't going to the Christmas it would happen.

So he is looking at me and holding my hand and crying and I am thinking it is just from exhaustion and frustration and I grin a little and think, "baby it's okay, we will make it down the mountain eventually." LOL and then I see him start reaching in his pocket! I am SHOCKED!

"really? really? ARE YOU SERIOUS?"

He gets down on one knee and asks me to make him the happiest man for the rest of his life and of course I say "YES!!"

People are passing by and quietly watching our exchange and we hug and kiss and it was PERFECT!

Afterwards, I ask him to please take the snowboard off so we can walk down the mountain together.

So this being said, I am transitioning this blog to a wedding blog. I am absolutely beyond excited and am so blessed with this man God has matched me with.

Fail...

So I know I have been totally lacking in the blogging but honestly, life has been happening!!! And I know I am a total FAIL and I haven't posted pictures ONCE AGAIN as promised. And I am on my iPhone now so I do have some pics to share today but sadly not all of them.

So let's see... Work is ridiculous! So much to do with not enough hours in the day but that's life right? Also school is going fine, I've finally got some sort of a handle on my course work and I am almost done!One of our doggies had puppies!!! They are sooo cute!! AND our other fur baby is preggers!

Halloween was so much fun!! Beau and I carved pumpkins, Freddy vs Jason to be exact, pretty legit :)

Halloween party on Saturday with my best friends! Beau and I were Daisy Duke and Bo Duke, we already had most of what we needed for these costumes so they were practical.

The party was awesome! Lots of flow and drunken funness :) My phone has no flash so alot of the pictures are pretty dark.. Sorry!

On Halloween, Beau and I stayed home and passed out candy and ordered pizza so overall it was a very successful Halloween weekend!On a more somber note, there was a horrible apartment fire yesterday on Tulsa. Em and I went to check it out during our lunch break as she used to work there and knew some of the residents. It was so heartbreaking to watch those families with nothing left sit and watch their homes burn. It really makes you put into perspective how nothing in life is guaranteed and to really count your blessings. Please pray for those who lost their homes and keep them in your thoughts.

So that's all I got for now! Should be, it's enough rambling huh? Hopefully it make up for my absence:) I will be better!!I leave you with this pic of Beau and I just because I love him..(don't make fun of my cheesiness)

Until next time <3

Update!

I know I never got back to you guys about the Taylor Swift concert...I had so much fun with the girls!! The concert was great..I haven't been to many concerts in the past and the ones I have been to were more of rock concerts so this was alot different with many more theatrics and I really enjoyed it!

The fair was fun!! But then again I just love the atmosphere so I'll enjoy it anyways:) We walked around the vendors and eyeballed everything and ate some of the most fattening food I could dream up....are you ready for it......FRIED COOKIE DOUGH!!! *cue choir* It was freakin amazing! I am definitely a cookie dough lover and I had my doubts for some reason about this but it was sooo good. Definitely mine and beau's highlight of the night! But we deemed it only necessary once a year. Other than that I got my annual turkey leg and beau got a Polish sausage and a funnel cake with ice cream and caramel. We wouldn't get that again but it was interesting. Just after everything we had already had, I didn't need to eat anything else!!

THEN.....my best friend turned 21!!! We went to the zoo on Saturday with a small group of us and a party was thrown that night. As always we all had a blast! I am the beer pong champ! yea, be jealous :) hah just kidding, I was just having a good night!

That's all of the fun updates I have. School is SOOOO stressful. I am so thankful I have next semester off. I need a break from school. Non-stop since I graduated high school 3 years ago! This week is the most stressful week of school I feel like I have EVER had as well. A speech(hate/freakin out), Calc midterm, Accounting final, on top of all of my weekly homework. It is getting done but it is so difficult. AND ( I keep remembering more things!) beau and I are taking a Daycation to Frontier City on friday! it is only for the evening mainly but I am so excited to just get away for even an evening with him and it just be us two.

I think that is it for now! So excited it is OCTOBER!!

-Unitl next time <3

P.S. I have pictures! Swear! I am just at work right now so I will have to post them when I get home.

Tulsa State Fair

Is where I am going tonight with the beau!! I absolutely love the fair! I wait for it to come around each year and always will. I just love the carnival atmosphere. Not much of a rides person anymore but I love to walk around and look at all of the vendors and at least catch clips of each performance, although I have to say the hypnotist is my favorite! This will be the second year beau and I will be going together as a couple, and the third year going together period :)

It is ridiculous how fattening fair food is!! I heard through the grapevine that they have fried BUTTER...really? seriously? sick!! Pineapple Whip ice cream is a must for me at the fair. I cannot leave the fair without getting a cup of Pineapple Whip!! my love<3

The way to go is to agree that you will each get a dinner and desert and then split EVERYTHING!! Ha! Food is all we really spend money on at the fair so this is our one time to go.for.it. Anyways I am super excited and am only 2 hours away from getting off work so we can head that way!

Taylor Swift

I just got an invite from an old friend of mine to join her at the Taylor Swift concert tonight!! I am soo excited! I have not seen this friend (L) in forever!! We, along with another friend of ours that will be going, all grew up in church together and were inseperable when we were younger. They are older than I am so we kind of grew apart when they went off to college but it's crazy how much time can pass and then you see each other and it is like you were never apart.

So back to Taylor Swift! I am not a die hard obsessed fan but I do really enjoy her music and have even been told I look like her before..weird I know..but I am super excited and promise to have pictures since these will be new!! Only problem- what the heck should I wear. It's getting chilly outside but I'm sure the venue will get warm. I'm not even exactly sure where our seats are. But any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! note* I do not own cowboy boots or a hat. Thanks for any and all suggestions!!

Anything New?

So I haven't been blogging much because there is not much to talk about right now. We are in a pretty busy schedule that comprises of work and homework. Throw in a few house duties in there and that is our days right now. Exciting I know!! School is still very overwhelming but I'm getting by. C's job is going good but he's still looking for something he would enjoy more but the money is decent. While we have more income right now, I still don't feel like we have any extra money! It royally sucks, I know I am just complaining and I am so very blessed to have everything we do and each other and honestly that is all I need! But that doesn't change the fact that I would love to just get a few things for this coming Fall and Winter. Why is it that when you actually have more, it still feels like you have hardly anything?

ALSO, I never found my pictures or old files :( DEVASTATED...I still plan on having an I.T. guy look at it but I'm loosing hope. It makes me soo sad. Really not much at all is going on right now. Tulsa has finally cooled down and Fall is on the horizon! I'm ready!! Anyways I will work on replenishing my pictures and try to post more. :)

-Until next time!

OH NO!!

My computer crashed! I really have no idea what happened. It was working one minute and the next I couldn't get it to log back in.. I kept trying to restart it and run the check that the prompt recommended and nothing!! So then I come home from work yesterday and there was a new promp for some sort of Dell DataSafe fixerupper thing. So I went through that process with the mindset that it would clean up my computer and I didn't have many other options considering it was friday and I had homework assignments due this weekend. So the restoration thing worked! but I.LOST.EVERYTHING!! ugh I am so upset. I am almost positive I selected all the correct boxes to make sure my documents didn't get deleted, i.e. notes, pictures, etc. , so I am hoping all of my stuff is just hiding somewhere that I can't find it. I am stressing though because I have three years worth of pictures and I will be devastated if I really lost it all. I am going to take my computer into work on Monday and hope one of my I.T. guys can recover some of my files. If not, I will be one very sad girl :( Hoping for the best!

I FIGURED IT OUT

So YAY!! I figured out how to get pictures where I want them thanks to Lindsay@Delighted Momma. Now I just need to find the time to update my posts and add pictures. The reason that is difficult is because i do most of my posts from work and all of my pictures are on my computer at home so I really must get better at this :)

I am so excited it is finally cooling down. It has been in the upper 70s to mid 80s all week and it is GORGEOUS! I am so excited to whip out the boots and cardigans!! only problem is I need a serious shopping trip! Hopefully I can start picking things up here and there as soon as we know where our finances are with Beau's job. Also, Pinterest has so many cute decor ideas. I am already planning how I want to decorate for the different events(fall in general, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.) and have some cute crafts I am hoping I get to work on.

Speaking of Beau, his new job is going surprisingly well. It is so nice to know that we do not need to wonder if we'll have any gas money or be able to get groceries. Of course we do not have ANY money to blow but we are getting by and I know it will just get better.

My little brother made the highschool soccer team!! I am so freakin excited! I will be his #1 fan and I absolutely cannot wait to start cheering him on in the Spring. Soccer is one of the only things that my brother and I have had in common during our younger years. We used to always argue about everything, but now that I am out of the house and we do not get on each other's nerves, we are more alike than I could tell before and connect on a more common ground. Anyways, FREAKING EXCITED yea..

All in all life is good right now. School is tough and overwhelming but I know I can do it and I am just proud of myself for persevering and just making myself do it. Work is work but not horrible. Family and Friends are all in good health and Beau and I are doing great!

<3 alwayz

Update on Stuff

C got a job!! And it's amazing how much stress has been lifted off of my shoulders it seems. It's not a career but it will do for now and I am definitely not complaining!

Last weekend we went to the lake with my parents. They just got a new boat and wanted to show it off! I don't blame them, it was georgous! It was a relaxing day just the 4 of us. C has to work this weekend but I am going up again on Saturday since summer is drawing to a close and we won't have many more chances.

My best "guy" friend is coming into town on Friday and I am so excited to see him!! He is in the military and will be in town for a week for his brother's wedding. I am sure we (all of our friends) will be living it up while he is here!

School is a doozy, I knew I was signing up for alot and I know I can handle it but that does not make it any easier! There is always something to do and not any free time. My days basically consist of work, house cleaning, and homework. I know it will pay off but that doesn't make it suck any less.

I am SOOO ready for Fall to be here!! I have a shopping list compiled and my Christmas list started :) Maybe that's a little much but it's not that I am expecting it all by any means, it's just a wish list. I am officially a huge fan of Pinterest and have found so many cute home ideas and style ideas. I absolutely love speculating over what something might look like in our home or how might I be able to achieve a similar look. C told me last night I should just be an interior decorator :) That is fine by me!

-until next time <3

HELP PLEASE

I am trying to add pictures...as promised..and when I add one, it just shows up at the top of the post and I can't move it anywhere else. How do I get it to be in the middle of a post? i.e. after a paragraph or whatnot? Any advise would be greatly appreciated! PLEASE AND THANK YOU :)

Catch Up

lets see...

I started school this week and am already stressed. I am taking 4 online classes, one of those being a fast track class....yea, full course load. Also, Beau is out of the boot and back in shoes!! Next step is getting hired. He is trying to avoid going back to being a server and has applied at a handful of places, just hoping for a call back pronto!

Life has been pretty stressful lately. With Beau being out of work momentarily and all, we are scraping by. I am confident for a financial turn around once we have two incomes again but it's been rough. I am so thankful for our parents though, I really don't know what we would do without their help and support!

Work is very demanding, shocker, but it's what we do and I can't complain. I am so lucky to have as good of a job as I do with my mom as my boss and working with my best friend. Really can't ask for more than that!

On a lighter note, I will be getting my AS in Business this semester and will hopefully be starting Physical Therapy classes next fall so having the spring semester off will be nice! Beau and I have started opening up to each other more..We've always been very open with each other but we also realized that we were holding back from each other as far as emotions and whatnot and how we really felt about things. We've become alot closer and I am so thankful to have him <3

-Until next time!

P.S. still working on it:) (pictures) whaa...life has been busy!

I'm Back

We got back from Nebraska on Sunday but I just haven't had much free time to post. It was a decent trip. Went to my cousin's wedding on Friday. Beautiful and intimate wedding and wish them the absolute best. Saturday was a day of..not much.at all.

C and I (mostly C) has been trying to garage sale successfully and have failed.miserably. we are trying again on Thursday and Friday with better signs:) We are going to the river this weekend with some of our closest friends and I.AM.SO.EXCITED! We originally were not going to go for lack of funds but C knew I really wanted to and arranged our trip with my bff while I was out of town.so sweet! He and my bestie are two people I definitely hope I never have to live without! They are my rock!

C should be getting back to work within the next week hopefully(dr. appt tomorrow) and we will be back on our feet soon! That can't come soon enough considering our roommate is moving back home and we definitely can't do it without the extra income.

On a final note, C has been hogging my computer so I have not been able to post pictures..still fully intend on doing so, just taking longer than planned.

-Until next time.. <3

Yard Work

I really don't mind it. Of course I want our yard to look nice and well kept..but in 113 degree weather.... NO THANK YOU! ya, that is what I did last night from the time I got home from work until about 9:30. If I had it my way, I would just wait until the fall to do the heavy duty stuff to keep myself from sweating like a man!!! Not attractive. And while I do not consider myself a prissy girl whatsoever, I just dislike sweating like a man with passion (unless I am playing soccer, my other love of 9 years.) C doesn't mind it whatsoever which makes me feel like I if he is going to be out there in this heat then my goodness I can do it too!! Yea...not my best line :)

In other news, I leave for Nebraska tomorrow.! I'm excited to see my family and see my cousin get married but not thrilled about leaving C behind. I know it will be over before I know it but who looks forward to a weekend away from the love of their life, along with the fact that....it's Nebraska :)

Until next time!

Rant on Dumb Blondes

So yes, I am a natural blonde, I have never colored my hair and at this point in time do not plan to. I take complete pride in my hair color and absolutely love it. The thing I absolutely do not love, is when girls act completely stupid and dumb and then say, "heh I'm such a blonde," drives.me.nuts. ESPECIALLY because they are hardly ever even natural blondes. I have come to realize that natural blondes are some of the more intelligent and sensible people in society. Now this is not to say that I never have my slip ups or dumb moments but doesn't everybody? And I am always told I should use it to my advantage and sometimes I do when it is a legit mistake and I just kind of laugh it off but what I am talking about are the ditzy girls who think it is attractive to be annoyingly...dumb. I just dislike dumb blondes giving all blondes a bad rep! Okay my rant is over. :)

Weekend of Fun and Family

So every friday for the past 3 or 4 months I have been getting together with my closest girlfriends for Girl's Night! We don't do much, just hang out and gossip and enjoy each other's company. And that is exactly what we did and I look forward to it every week!! Then on Saturday C and I just hung around at home and watched Stan Lee's Superhumans, there are some freaks out there( meant in the nicest way) and recovered from the previous night.

Then it was time to get ready for another night out for a Congratulatory party for my best friend's brother who had accomplished something he's been working towards for a while. YAY!! I love getting together with all of my friends, it's a pretty tight knit group, and just having fun. I am so thankful C and I have generally the same group of friends so there are no disagreements about who is going to be around. I really enjoy being able to have fun as a couple and everyone getting along! And after a few shots down and a little bit of stumbling :) it is time to head home coupled with the fact I have an early morning I need to get up for.

Yesterday was a chill day and those are always nice after a full week of work and nights out, everyone needs a calm day. I got up to go to church with the parents, it was also my step-dad's birthday so we met up with the rest of the family for Lone Star afterwards. I ate way to much and was miserable by the time I got home.. House cleaning was very necessary considering there are 3 people living in our house (C's bestfriend is our 3rd roommate) and 2 very furry babies. Then it was out to C's mom's for dinner and a video on demand..overall a good night and relaxing!

Now it is back to the work week!! fun stuff. This is a pretty typical schedule for us right now. Tonight is "Family Night" at my mom's house which is basically just dinner together and this weekend I am going out of town to good ole Nebraska for 1 of 2 yearly trips we take to visit my grandparents and dad's side of the family. Not the best vacay imaginable but not horrible! It's always nice to see family you haven't seen in a while. It is amazing how much people can change. My work computer doesn't have my pictures that I want to use so I will have to post pictures when the beau isn't on the computer(which is constantly because he has a healing broken ankle right now and is trying to sell some baseball cards for a little extra money), but hopefully I will get to that soon!

A Little About Me

I want to be able to document things I am going through as best as I can and since I am in front of a computer all day, this might be the easiest way. I am the oldest the three children. I am currently living with my boyfriend of 1.5 years and I love it! We definitely plan on getting married and having a family one day but that is in the future. We have two totally different dogs who are my babies: a husky we call Baby Girl, she is the most hyper dog I have ever met but she is the sweetest thing and wouldn't hurt anyone. Buddy is a rot mix and is my protector! He follows me around and is so smart, probably one of the best dogs I have ever had.

Beau and I

The Furbabies:

Buddy and Baby Girl

My parents and brother and sister are absolutely amazing, while they do not always agree with my opinions or things I do, they always support me and help me do the best I can.

My Mom and Step-dad at a Thanksgiving tradition and my lovely brother and sister
My dad on Christmas

(he can never get his eyes open all the way in pictures haha)

I have not been through nearly as much as some of my friends but I feel as though everyone has their own obstacles. Right now, mine are money woes. Sometimes it is just drama, others it is family issues. Regardless of what is going on though, I always try to look for the light at the end of the tunnel. I absolutely love the life I have been given and feel so blessed to live the way I do.


The best friends anyone could ask for <3