5 Things Tag

Here is my list of 5 things...

5 things I was doing 10 years ago...

1. I was a sophmore at OU.
2. I had just made a career choice-teaching.
3. I was living with Kandace, Jayme Hale, and Tasha Johnson
in The Commons.
4. I was babysitting for Chet and Andy aka "The Skinner Boys"
5. I had found one of my passions...Geography!


5 things on my to do list...

1. Clean out my car
2. Clean the house
3. Do laundry
4. Paint the dining and living rooms
5. Go on a "pumpkin date" with Jerid and Layne

5 bad habits...

1. not picking up after myself
2. procrastinating
3. drinking too much dr. pepper
4. watching The Hills
5. shopping too often for Layne or holiday decor

5 places I have lived...

1. Woodward
2. Norman
3. Stillwater
4. Oklahoma City
5. Edmond (though technically, it's still an OKC address)

5 things I am listening to...

1. Austin and Lucy chasing eachother (Kandace's dogs)
2. Pink's "So What"
3. Kandace typing on her blog
4. Me typing on my blog
5. Kandace attempting to sing Pink's "So What"

5 words I hate...

1. Mine,
2. I
3. said
4. no
5. ! This is Layne's new favorite saying and she over-uses it!!!

5 jobs I've had...

1. working at Hillcrest Pharmacy
2. babysitting regularly for the Bogdahn's, Norwood's, and Skinner's
3. OSU mail room...with Annie, Mandy, Katie, Lacy, Leia, and Sally
4. teaching 7-12 grades at Mooreland High School...Go Bearcats! And teaching at PC Capps Middle School 7th grade Geography and cheer sponsor
5. The BEST job in the world...Administrative Assistant to Kandace Phillips at One Chord Song!!!

5 things I have eaten today...

1. smoked ribs
2. fried okra
3. homemade mac and cheese
4. cornbread
5. a fun-sized snickers

We took Lance out to lunch after his swearing in ceremony for the Oklahoma Bar...Don't judge me!

5 websites I visit daily...

1. myspace-I update Stoney's blog daily
2. midfirst bank
3. stoneylarue.com
4. baby gap,old navy,etc. (usually one of these a day)
5. my favorite blogs

Long Time No Blog

Hello everyone! I know it has been nearly a month since my last blog entry and I apoligize. We have been very busy this past month. Layne started going to "school"! It was really difficult for her and her mom in the beginning, but she is doing great now. Leia watched her for a few months until I could get her in somewhere...thanks so much Leia! I know it wasn't always easy. We are all moved in, except for those items still lingering in storage, and we are ready to start making some of the changes we talked about early on. So, I will be showing some of our projects in future blogs. For now, I would like to leave you with some pictures of the last month or two. We celebrated an anniversary, attended a few birthday parties, and moved into a new home! We are so excited for Fall (aka football season) and the upcoming holidays! I'll try not to wait so long before my next blog, I am sure you are all on the edge of your seats.




Jerid and I celebrated our 5th anniversary on July 26th...yea us!




A family picture before Chad's big 30th birthday bash




Layne...checking her myspace...naked.




Alexis, you're right...sleeping while eating just doesn't work!




Layne loves popcorn! Like mother, like daughter!



Anabella Rose celebrated her first birthday. Isn't she beautiful!?!

Home Sweet Home

We are still working on getting the new house in order and our computer is still not up and working. Since Mandy and Annie have been very patient with me, I thought I better repay their good behavior with atleast one picture of the house. I downloaded this from the county assessor's site, so the yard looks a little bit nicer than it really does right now. But, we are going to start working on that very soon!

I Apoligize

I am sorry that I have not posted in a while. We are still in the process of unpacking and our computer is not set up yet! I am hoping we can get this worked out over the weekend and I can post some pictures of the house. Don't give up on me...I will post again.

P.S.- Mandy (my sister) and Annie this post is mostly for you two because you are always complaining about how I don't post enough, so stop your sighing and practice your patience. I will put some pics up soon!!!

Our Vacation

In the midst of selling our home and buying another, Jerid and I decided to go ahead with our planned trip to Angel Fire, NM. Every since I was a young kid, I have loved being in the mountains! We invited our good friends Mitchel and Amanda to share in our adventure. We played golf, went hiking, and ate a lot of wonderful food, but most of all it was VERY RELAXING! Now, it's back to the real world of packing and moving and then unpacking. I will put some pictures up of the new house soon. We did get the one I originally talked about in my previous post. This first picture is from the golf course. I had some doritos in the cart and while we were all putting, a chipmunk got into them! All in all it was a wonderful vacation, but I was happy to get home to my little girl!





Here's the little thief enjoying the fruits of his labor!




The view from our condo



Jerid and I on the golf course



The lake from the hike that Amanda and I took while our husbands stayed at the condo watching sportscenter...like they never get to do that at home!


Amanda and I just before dinner at the Roasted Clove...it was delicious!!!



Here's a pic of Layne just for fun!

Busy Bees

Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been so long since the last post, but we have been extremely busy(hence the title). We have spent the last month getting our house ready to put on the market. We know that we want to move before our kids get in school and involved in other activities, so we thought we would just list it and see what happens. We know we have a few years, so if it doesn't sell...oh well! Needless to say, we put it on the market and it sold in 5 days!!! I can't believe it! We found another home that we LOVE and our waiting to hear back, so I'll keep you updated. Thanks to everyone who helped get our house ready. Jerid's parents came up and worked on the yard. It was in bad shape and they really helped us make it beautiful! Mandy helped with some staging, most of you know how wonderful she is at that stuff. And Lance, poor Lance. He had the "pleasure" of keeping Layne (along with Reece and Kamryn) while I cleaned my house during the day. Thanks to all of you!
I am starting my new job with One Chord Song tomorrow! I am so excited. This is Kandace and Stoney's management company, so I will be working for Kandace. So, not only is she back in Oklahoma, but I get to see her everyday and get paid for it! It will still be work, but I can't think of a more ideal job!
So, now to the pictures. Layne's hair was looking very bad, so I attempted to cut her bangs...BIG MISTAKE. I took her to Christi (yes, this is Chad's Christi) to get the mullet cut and the bangs fixed. Layne was very good and really enjoyed it!




She was so still and patient...YES, Layne WAS PATIENT!







Here's Layne and Christi after the cut was complete!

Happy Birthday to Me...and Kandace!

Yesterday I celebrated my 29th birthday! My husband got up with Layne at 7:00 so that I could sleep in. About 2 hours later, Layne came in attempting to carry a bouquet of flowers and cards. Layne got me an hour massage...I guess she feels bad for breaking my back each and every day! Jerid is getting me some new tennis shoes. I haven't bought a new pair in a few years, so he figured it was time. We went to dinner and then stopped by Braums for some birthday icecream!