OU/TX

I know I'm a little late as usual, but I wanted to share some pictures from last weekend when we crossed the Red River for the OU/TX game.

Josh had to stay behind for some work and school stuff so Rocky and I rode down to Dallas with my parents on Thursday then Josh met up with us Friday night. Rocky did so good in the truck. He loves getting in the car and going places. He tries to get in the car any chance he gets, so I knew he would be good.



We stayed with my sister and brother-in-law on Thursday night and celebrated my sister's birthday. I can't believe my little sister is 25! She is all grown up and married and I am just so proud of her!


Friday us girls went shopping while my dad, Billy, and the dogs went mountain biking and hiking.


Then we checked into our hotel and got ready for the night. This was Rocky and Brinkley's first time to stay in a hotel. It was so cute to watch them run around checking things out. They even jumped on the bed like typical kids.

Of course Rocky and Brinkley had to represent their team too!

Some of our friends stayed at the same hotel, so we all met up for some tailgating and then went to dinner.



We headed out Saturday morning for the Texas State Fair. It was sooo crowded with people decked out in their crimson and burnt orange. None of our family had tickets to the game. We just went in the fair for the festivities and watched the game on one of the big screens they had set up. And, I'm sure you've heard by now but......THE SOONERS WON!!!

We came back to the hotel after the game to celebrate the victory with some more tailgating!


We left bright and early Sunday morning. We had to get back to Oklahoma for a VERY important birthday!

Our sweet niece turned 10! That's right, the big one oh!!

The first birthday party I went to of hers, she was just turning 6! My how time flies!


Well, that's it my friends! We had such a great time with our family and friends as usual. But after we got back, we had some big decisions to make. After lots of thought and prayer, we decided that Josh should resign from his job. He is in his final two semesters of school and working 40+ hours while going to school full-time has just become too much to handle. I know if he really needed to, he could have kept doing it. But the fact is, he doesn't need to. We have figured out a way for him to quit and concentrate more on his schoolwork and that is what will make us most happy right now, so that is what we are doing. He already has a part-time job at a golf course (in fact he is working there all weekend), so things are looking good!

Other than that, we've just been hanging around the house getting some things done. I have the house all decorated for fall. I'm just loving sitting in the house with the windows open, my maple butter scentsy burning and enjoying my fall decor! I'll do a post of some pics of the fall decor soon. In the meantime....take care ya'll!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Our weekend started out with Rocky's first sleepover! Lesha and Billy came to stay with us Friday night and brought their little love Brinkley. Brinkley's and Rocky's personalities could not be more different. Rocky is super laid back and loves nothing more than sitting in someone's lap. Brinkley on the other hand is full of life, and LOVES to run and play. They usually play pretty good together, Rocky just gets tired a little faster than Brinkley.



We've been thinking really hard lately about getting Rocky a baby brother/sister. So, this weekend was a good test run.....and the verdict is- no new puppy! It was hard to feed them at the same time. The barking was a little out of hand...one would bark and then the other, it was like they each wanted to have the last bark. Ha! And...Rocky did not handle his momma giving attention to another dog very well. Rocky spent a lot of time on the rug by the front door pouting while I played with Brinkley. It made me so sad to see him so upset. I have one VERY SPOILED dog on my hands...but that's okay cause that's how I like it.

I think Rocky had fun for the most part though! I just don't think he wants it to be permanent. Ha ha! (please ignore the hair issues and no make-up, I had just gotten home from a run)

Aren't these two little sweeties cute?!

Saturday we kicked football season off in Norman at the OU vs. Utah State game! We met up with my friend Shawna and her bf Shane for some tailgaiting before the game!

We had a blast and the Sooners got their 800th win!! This is the view from our seats this year.


I'm tellin ya.....it doesn't get much better than this. I LOVE SOONER FOOTBALL!!

Back In Time

This weekend was one of the best we've had in a long time. It was relaxing but not boring....just the right amount of things to do. We started the weekend a little early and went out with a couple of friends Thursday night. We met one of Josh's co-workers, Justin and his fiance Shalon for a night out. This was the first time for us to hang out with the two of them, and I have to say.....I see a long friendship ahead! We were having so much fun that we didn't get home until early Friday morning! Ha ha....haven't done that in FOREVER! I was a trooper though - I made it to work the next day!

We spent Friday night at home with take-out Chinese and a movie - Dear John. I had already seen it in the theater but Josh hadn't seen it yet and it was definitely worth watching again! I am in love with Channing Tatum!! His character, John, reminds me soooo much of my Josh!



Josh went and worked a few hours at the Winter Creek Golf & Country Club Saturday morning and I went on a jog. After I got through running, I walked down to the Farmers Market to look around. They had lots of good looking veggies....I'll have to remember to bring my wallet next time! When Josh got home from the golf course, he made us some PB & J's for lunch and we headed to Norman to get groceries....at least that was the plan! We ended up getting side tracked at Mathis Brothers Furniture and went home with a new coffee table, end table and sofa table! They are just beautiful - I'll have to post some pics soon. After leaving the furniture store, we decided to stop by Cheddars for some appetizers and adult beverages! By the time we got done there, we decided to skip the grocery shopping completely, which was the only thing we had actually planned on doing that day. Ha ha, I love random days like that though!

We had planned on going to a new church for a second visit this morning but we ended up getting a slow start. We promised ourselves that we will be going back next weekend though. I think we may have finally found our church home but it will take a few more visits to be sure. Josh ended up playing golf this afternoon and I met my mom, dad, Me-Me, Grandma and Cathy (also ended up running into Jennifer & Patrick) in Chickasha to see the Chickasha Community Theater's production of Once Upon A Mattress. It was really neat because this was the first time for the community theater to perform in the old Washita Theater since they refurbished it! I have so many memories of going to see movies in this theater when I was in Jr. High. Lots of my girlfriends had their first dates and maybe even first kisses in this theater (I was a late bloomer and way too shy for boys! hee hee!). The play was really good and the theater looked awesome!



The rest of the evening was spent finishing up laundry and cooking a HUGE supper. We had chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn on the cob, rolls and iced sweet tea! What better way to end the weekend?! Too bad Josh has to start his work week tonight...the weekends are just never long enough, right?