Quick Update!

Just a quick update for those not informed- Baby Haden is feeling a bit hasty and ready to be born! The Dr. Strongly disagrees and I am bedridden for the next 2 weeks. So far(it has been 2 days), it is completely boring and cabin fever is setting in! You don't realize how much you take for granted when you find out vacuuming the floor could trigger labor! Who knew?

Phillip is doing great, working hard, and managing to grocery shop and help with the house. I am thankful to have such a great husband, and am excited Haden will be here soon!

6 Weeks to Go!

Sorry, I have been truly pathetic at posting the past year! If you have been under a rock, and didn't know we are expecting a little boy this July! His expectant date is July 15th(10 days before my bday!). As of Monday he weighed 4 pounds and is 1 week ahead of schedule!

My close girlfriends threw me a beautiful shower at Cheesecake Factory. It was such fun seeing all of my closest friends at one time! I am truly a blessed girl to have so many around that love me.

My next Dr.'s Appt is not until next week, hopefully, I will have more details. Time is getting closer for Haden to be here and his room is a wreck! We will keep you updated on his progress.

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Dave Ramsey!

Dave Ramsey: by definition(to me): he tells your husband no more money can be spent until all bills are paid. So, if you know me, you know I am not crazy about Mr.Ramsey, but honestly he has opened our eyes to careless spending. We are now focusing on our finacial future, and growing closer with Christ through this process. We take a class every Tuesday night, watch a video, and break into smaller groups. We discuss hardships, successes, and cut up credit cards. October will be our first month really focusing on our "budget". So far, we have paid of 3 credit cards, a chair, and growing our account, with only 1 income. God is good!

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Honeymoon Pics II

While in Tulum, Mexico; we visited the Mayan Ruins. It was a 10 minute cab drive from the hotel. At the entrance, you could walk a mile to the ruins, or you could take a train(which do you think we did?)
The water was incredibly beautiful, the ruins are on the side of a cliff. Apparently the myans threw people over as sacrifice to the gods.

Such sofisticated building for a primitive lifestyle.

You had to walk down a very steep staircase to reach the sand.

While, I was in bed sick, P began his underwater adventure!

This is a stingray!

Honeymoon in Tulum, Mexico

Our honeymoon was spent in Tulum, Mexico; roughly 2 hours from Cancun. We stayed at the Dreams Resort, accompanied by Jason and Amy Rannebarger(in-laws) from St. Louis. We arrived on Saturday, and drank until Friday! The food at the resort...well, lets just say it was "challenging". They had 6 restaurants to choose from: Japanese, Sushi, French,Italian, Seafood, Mexican, and the not so worldly " World Cafe". The French was the tastiest, and breakfast was good. The rest tasted like t.v dinners reheated and placed fancily on a plate! Super gross, but the view made up for it entirely!! Tulum is picturesque beautiful with white sandy beaches and crystal blue waters. At night the sky lit up with a million stars, truly breathtaking.The entrance to our hotel was pretty amazing. You had to be "checked in" at a guard shack to enter the resort.


The walkway to our room.











One of the All- you- can- guzzle bars. During the day they are surrounded by bees, but really no one cares since its an open bar and you can drink all day and night.
Our beautiful room.
The hotel grounds on the way to " El Patio" which translates to "the grossest food I have ever eaten"


Beautiful Sandy white beaches, very rocky shore line. You had to almost jump over them to get into the water! Amy twisted her ankle after getting stuck in a rock! Poor thing hobbled the rest of the trip!

Tons of these little guys(and big ones) running around! Iguanas, snakes and lizards were everywhere!
We stayed on the 3rd floor in an ocean-view room. Jason and Amy had an ocean view room, literally on the sand.

We Finally Did It!

August 7th,2009. The day Phillip and I finally tied the knot! We had a very very small wedding with a few family members and Tonia(My Friend from Highschool), and Lance(P's friend). We were married at our church in Hurst, by one our favorite pastors. I am so blessed to have found Phillip and what a blessing to be married by such a wonderful pastor. We dined at Texas de Brazil where Lance and P had an eating contest........and yes, the groom won!! Thank you friends for a great day!

I Hear Wedding Bells!

Sorry, It has been so long since I blogged last! Not too much to report over the past 5-6 months! Still looking for a job, and basically hanging out here at the house! P has hit a bump in the road at his job and is starting to look as well.

We officially have our wedding date set! August 7! Yay! We will be having a private ceremony at our church, and will leave for Tulum on August 15! Whew! I cant wait!

Jason and Amy(P's brother and his wife) are going with us on our wedding/honeymoon minus josh and alexa! They have been researching everything and our super excited as well! This will be the first time that I will get to meet with them, almost 2 years of emails and phone calls will finally put a face with a name! I know we are going to have a great time, and hopefully God will permit us to go with no:drug wars, hurricanes, swine flu, or earthquakes!

I will try and be better at posting!!! e