Babymoon!

Our Babymoon!

and 5 Year Anniversary Celebration!

Mike and I had talked about going somewhere to just get away for a weekend a long time ago...our schedules make it hard for us to take time just for us...which is something we need to do more of, especially with LB on her way.  We are so excited for Little Bit to be here, but we still want to make sure that we have our time together. So anyway, we hadn't really done much and then it was like, 'oh, we need to get on this if we want to do something'. I wasn't really sure how far I could at this point in my pregnancy. We wanted it to be driving distance, so we didn't have the airlines fees.  Welp, we got so darn lucky!!

Living Social had one of their great escapes to Lake of the Ozarks, The Lodge at Four Seasons. Neither one of us had been, so we did some research and then got a little concerned...the place had some bad reviews.  I typically don't read reviews, mainly because I know my brain thinks differently than other people's brains...Mike makes fun of me for this too :) But, it did kinda have me upset about this maybe not being for us.  Well, I was so set on doing something and with the deal Living Social was offering, we decided to go and make our own judgements.

Thank goodness we did!! We LOVED it!! We hope to go back and hopefully go with friends too...and kids...it was kid friendly but not so that it was overwhelming by kiddos.

Our deal was two nights, breakfast included each morning, and a $100 resort credit. When we got there, we were pleasantly surprised that our two nights were in a Suite! It had it's own full kitchen and living room!! Not that Mike and I really used the kitchen and we could have easily watched the Thunder kick butt in the room. But it was nice to have the living room to hang out in when we were there. It was so nice!

Breakfast was good, a nice buffet with biscuits and gravy, eggs, fruits, sausage, the norm pretty much. We ate at their restaurant HK's, which I have to admit, I originally thought Hell's Kitchen, but it wasn't that. But it was great, we both had the filet and it was one of the better steaks I've had! All the staff throughout the resort were very friendly and helpful.

Mike got to play golf twice at The Cove and The Ridge. He really liked The Cove, I was going to ride along one time with him, but his tee time was at 7 something, and I instead rested. I went to Spa Shiki for an amazing Mommy-to-Be Massage! It was much needed and so heavenly!  I wish we could afford to go back every weekend for one! I hung out at the pool and met a new friend. We talked babies and it was lots of fun.

So, again, why I don't really read reviews...I don't understand how some could give the bad reviews...People do have to understand it is a lodge, on the lake...if you wanted the Ritz, go to the Ritz. We couldn't have been happier for our last little get away before LB gets here. I hope we get to take her in the future and she can enjoy all the fun stuff too!

So here are some pictures I took...I am a little disappointed that I didn't take more and didn't get one with Mike...I know he hates pictures, so I try not to nag about them, but that's gonna have to change pronto! :)

Here's our bathroom...with a fabulous shower by the way! HUGE! And I love the robe!

 The tub

Vanity

 Bedroom with balcony. King size bed, we are now super spoiled with our iComfort AMAZING bed at home, so it wasn't as comfortable as I'm now use too. I do think that if I could sleep on my back it would have been fine though.

 Full Kitchen  

With a Breakfast Nook, I think is what you'd call that...

Living Room with beautiful view of the woods and lake

Our celebration cookies from Cookiedoodle!!

Out and About... 

Love these tree flowers 

 Hanging out at the pool!  Loving life!

We loved our stay at The Lodge and definitely recommend it to others!! 

The New Mr. and Mrs.!!

Congrats to the Newly Weds!!

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hughes!

Last weekend, we celebrated Memorial Weekend in Oklahoma City, for Mike's Best Friend, Derek and his super fun wife Kacy! I was able to take their engagement pictures later last year. They are such a fun couple and great friends of ours. They had the rehearsal dinner, which I was so glad I was able to get off work for, at Pearl's Crabtown. Great food and good times for all! We all then headed back to the hotel and went to the bar...this was the first time I'd been to the bar really really pregnant looking, so I felt a little funny at first :) I made my way to bed a little after midnight...Mike had a later night with the rest of the gang.

The next morning, I had breakfast with Tim, another groomsman, before they headed out for golf...Mike wanted to sleep a little later and he was getting ready. So the boys headed out for golf and I hung out for a bit and then the cleaning people came, so then I met Rick (FIL) while he ate. Around that time, Sarah-Tim's wife, showed up and she sat with us for a while too. Rick mentioned going to the mall to walk around some, so Me, Melanie, and Rick headed to the mall and had some lunch, walked around, Rick got my phone fixed--no more broken glass!! And then Mel and I met up with Sarah for pedi's! Woo Hoo, first one of the season for me!
We then got ready and headed to the Country Club where the wedding and reception was held. So beautiful and fun!  Kacy had those fun bright colored, ball lantern type thingy's  hanging all around...I'm hoping to get some for LB nursery :) The food was great and hanging out with all our friends was even better.

After the reception, guess where we headed...back to the hotel bar again. I didn't stay out too much longer, but Mike and his buddies and Derek's fam had an even later night. Pretty sure everyone enjoyed themselves all weekend. Sunday, Kacy's parents invited us for a brunch, which is where I had that amazing Cinnamon Role!! I soothed my feet in their pool too. It was a great weekend and I am so glad we got to be apart of their special day.
Derek and Kacy, we wish you a lifetime of happiness and lots of laughter!  We love you guys!

Here are a couple pictures, I snapped of them walking down the isle...Mike would be so happy, because I didn't even ask him to take any pictures.

And I just loved these of Derek and couldn't pick a fav out of the B&W or Color!

I Love Weekends!

I Heart Weekends!! 

Especially when they are filled with fun friends, beautiful weather, patios, football, beer being thrown at you, and good food!

Friday Mike and I went out for dinner and drinks with Derek and Kacy.  We sat out on the patio of Cafe Ole!  They have some of the best queso ever...my dinner was a different story though, blah!  But thankfully, I filled up on chips and queso.  Then we went to Blue Dome District downtown in hopes of trying out Dust Bowl, a vintage bowling ally downtown...they didn't have any lanes available until midnight, so we will try another time.  Then we went to McNellies for a couple of drinks.  I really really don't like beer, but McNellies has a gazillion beers, so I tried a cider beer, it was yummy but too sweet for me to finish. 

Saturday, I took Nellie to the vet, she's still a cat, that weighs 8 pounds. We normally see Dr. Mac, but Nellie saw Dr. Townsly, and she thought Nellie looked a little on the light side and asked about feeding. I told her she's been about 8 pounds since we got her, just a little petite girl.  So she checked out just fine.

Then we headed to Chad and Debra for some All Day College Football!  Texas A&M hosted our Cowboys and, I have to say, I was a bit upset in the first half, Mike on the other hand...I thought we'd have to buy new windows or something for Chad and Debra's house...he's very passionate about OSU Football.  Well Chad finally made it home at halftime and got his ORANGE on and the second half was amazing!  Go POKES!!  We beat A&M 30-29, so long Aggies, have fun in the SEC!

We also watched the OU/Mizzou game, and I was sad that Mizzou couldn't keep it up to take home a win in Norman.  But oh well.

So we had lots of fun with game winnings and Mike and I also celebrated a great win for the Yankees!

They beat the Red Sox 9-1 WooHoo!!

So yes, I said weekends are great with beer being thrown at you...on our way home from Chad and Debras, there was this ever so classy, more than likely overserved, guy that kept riding Mike's tail and then as he exited, waving at us with a very nice finger, he threw his can of beer at us and hit Mike's windshield!!  I couldn't believe it and was wanting to jump out of the car and kick some bootie!  Mike on the other hand, I don't really know where my husband was when all this happened, because, he just smiled and said, "We Win".  He was so excited about OSU's win, that even a beer thrown at him didn't bother him. He also told me this morning that he woke up in the night and smiled because he was so happy about OSU winning. He's such a nerd and I love him so much!

Sunday, Mike is playing golf with his buddies and I took Remi to the Dog Park and we had a blast.  It is absolutely a gorgeous day, we went walking, and Remi also played in the creek nearby.  She's worn out now, but we may go on another walk later tonight.  I have beans cooking in the kitchen and am excited about some yummy cornbread for tonight too.

I had a great time in Indianapolis last week and will post about that later. I have a couple of cool pictures to share too.

Oh, I can't believe we leave for ITALY so soon!!!  I've got to start packing!  YAY!  Hope you all had a great weekend and have a great week!

Hugs!

It's Here, It's Here!!!

Remember here, I talked about the AWESOME Erin Condren Life Planner I ordered??? It's Here and I am so excited!  I'm tellin' ya, Ms. Erin is straight out of my bright and cheery bubble, I mean even her packaging brightens my day!  So here it is...

Oh, and thankfully, it wasn't breakable, when the fedex guy came...who didn't even bother to ring the door bell or knock...I swear, he stood at the end of our porch and just chunked it at the door and went back to his truck. But oh well, I obviously placed it nicely for a great picture!

 What I found once I opened it!  They even made me my own Sample package of Enjoy Stickers!

 Wallah!!!  YAY, my very own Life Planner!

With all things fun Mike and I love to do! 

More fun packaging details! 

And these are my most favorite pens that I'll be filling it with! Papermate Profile.  They really are the best pens ever if you like a Medium point.  I use the black at work and so wish I could use the fun colors, but they frown on fun colors! Fun-Haters! 

And these are my second favorite pens, the RSVP by Pentel.  They come in Fine or Medium Tip.

So, that completely made my weekend!  I'll be taking it with me everywhere I go! 

This weekend I have to work...boo! and then I'm headed to Indianapolis for the ATRA (American Therapeutic Recreation Association) Conference and I am so excited.  I'll be there til Wednesday

Our Cowboys come to Tulsa tomorrow to face the Hurricane.  Mike and I will probably have some friends over to watch the game considering the tickets were freaking $95!  But you could pay $110 and get a TU 3-game package...umm no thanks.  Go Pokes!

The weather has started to cool and if feels amazing like FALL!  I just hope we get more than a week or two of Fall and then it goes to Winter.  I love Fall!

We head to Italy super soon!! Less than a month!  I plan on renting the same wide angle lens that I took to Alaska to get some great pictures.  I can't wait!

Well, I hope y'all have a fantastic weekend!

Wedding Season

Tis the Season for Love in the Air! 

This year has been a big year for some of our friends, they are gettin hitched!  Mike and I headed to Florida the middle of June.  Tim, one of Mike's long time friends, was married to his best friend, Sarah.  We had so much fun hanging out and we got to spend time with Mike's parents too!  They live in Florida, so we stayed with them for the weekend.  It was a beautiful wedding and very intimate, we felt so blessed to be a part of it. 

We attended the Rehearsal Dinner and then went out to a favorite hang out of Tim and Sarah's...I was a little 'overserved' that night :).  It was so much fun!  Pretty sure I cried to Mike's mom too!  haha!  We headed home late that night and I slept in on Saturday...Mike and Derek headed to hang out with Tim on Saturday at the beach before his nuptials...I continued to sleep for most the day, it was great!

Headed to the ceremony and then to the reception at a hotel on the beach...it was gorgeous.  They had a fantastic cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, and then we all hung out at the hotel pool and bar the rest of the night.  Mike raced the hotel security officer, he was 'overserved' this night :)

Anywho, it was great weekend getaway and so fun to spend time with Rick and Mel and go to the wedding. Here are some pictures from that weekend.

Mike and I at the Rehearsal Dinner

After the Rehearsal, at the Waterfront Bar...Tim and Sarah favorite hangout. I loved getting to be barefoot in the sand and enjoy my drinks.

I loved all the colorful chairs, umbrellas, and lights at the bar.  So festive...I wish my backyard looked like this!

Our view at the cocktail hour...the classic beach picture! 

Some of the yummies!  The 'B' was sooo tasty!  I took them off all the uneaten cakeballs.

Mike and Derek-Best Friends!  Derek will be getting married soon too!  Yay!

Me and the Boys

The Groom and his Groomsmen

Me and Derek

The Boys being silly.

Mike holding his first little girl!  It melted my heart!  I can't wait till we have some of our own.  Little Miss K was so sweet and a great sport all night.  She snuggled her head on Mike shoulder and it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

Derek and Little Miss K

Me and My Hubby!  I love this man so much!



Little of This...Little of That...

This is a kinda random post....

So, Tulsa has been under mass construction for...well forever it feels like and they just keep addin more and more projects.  So with all the construction, are those bright orange barrels and cones...Well tonight, I was driving home, windows down, sun roof open, and Remi's head out the window, and I saw a long line of orange cones. Ya wanna know what went through my head?  How fun would it be to run all those little sones over and watch them going flyin!  I know you've thought the same thing.  I did control myself, but thought if it were later at night with less cars around...I just might do it!

So thankful the weekend is almost here!!

I have been so confused on what day it is all week...I even had a dream last night about being confused if it was Thursday or Friday, so I woke up this morning even more confused and really had no idea what day it was...really really hoping it was Friday...but finally came to the realization that it was only Thursday. So yay for tomorrow being Friday and then the weekend!  

I plan on making my way to Cherry Street Farmers Market this weekend along with Springfest held by Tulsa Garden Center.  I've never been to either, but I think it will be super fun. I'll probably take Remi with me and she'll love it!  Thanks to my good friend, Alayna at The Ruby Jewel, I am starting a Square foot Garden this year.  I have my frame built for my garden.  I built a 4'x4'x10'' box.  Mom tried to get me to buy the pre-made box that didn't require very much work...but it was $120! I don't think so!  So I got 1 16 foot long 2''x10'' board for about $16 and some brackets for a couple bucks each and waala!  Garden box complete less than $25.  Dad came over and helped me get it started.  We actually had to screw the screws in by hand cause I forgot to charge my drill and his wasn't charged either.  Oh well, it didn't take long at all and it was a beautiful evening.  I will also be making a trellis with 1''x3'' boards for my cucumber and squash to grow up instead of out. I don't know exactly what I am planting yet, but so far I want cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, bell peppers, okra, onion, and some herbs. 

Apparently Square foot Gardening is very popular and seems pretty simple for first-timers.  There are several ways to build your box, but basically you can plant so many plants in each square foot, there is a book on it and I have found lots of info online at various websites.  Anywho, I am super excited for fresh veggies.

A couple of weeks ago, I took pictures of Miss M.  This is my best friend from college, her niece.  Hope you all enjoy the pictures!

Hope y'all enjoy the pictures, your cd is in the mail!

Talked to Rick and Mel last night and found out we will be staying in Venice for 3 nights at Duodo Palace which looks amazing and then 5 nights in Florance!  We are waiting to hear back from the Travel Agent about what to do...but we will for sure be going to push over the Tower in Pisa and going on a Vinyard Tour of Tuscany!  We are so excited there aren't words to describe it!

  ARRRGGG!!  This will be the second time of typing this part...stupid blogger decided not to save what I wrote...so here we go again...
I was readin up on some blog friends and I saw Brit was doing a Weight Loss Challenge...so I checked it out and thought what the heck, I'll give it a try!It's the Jiggle Challenge, what a great name huh?  I have some Jigglin goin on that I'm not too proud of.  In High School I was very active and had definition where my now muffin top is.  It was easy for me to stay fit, I was in practice everyday and tumbling classes 3-4 times a week too.  I didn't really have to workout, I just tumbled my way to fit.  At games, I did back flips for every point scored, stretched everyday.  It was easy back then.  Went to college and had some drink drink, still pretty active, but definitely gained some weight.  Got married and got busy with life and plum lazy!Mike and I started the P90X in January, and did it for a couple weeks until the massive blizzard came sweeping through Oklahoma...Why we stopped, I really don't know, I was havin a blast playin the snow though!  But we never got back into it and I don't have a lot of self-motivation to just work out.  Some friends of mine actually went to a tumbling class about 2 years ago and had a blast, but my tumbling buddy hurt herself and it seemed kinda weird being almost 30 in tumbling class with 10 year olds, so I stopped that too.  Mike is super busy now with work (lawn and landscaping business) and baseball.But with this, I may have accountability and motivation from others and if I'm having to put my weight up there, that maybe a motivator too!The rules are simple, we check in once a week and report any loss of weight (pounds or percentages) and share about how we are meeting those goals. My plan:Be more active.Take the Stairs again.Walk with Remi.Attempt P90X a 2-3 times a week.Drink lots of water.More Fruits and Veggies.Watch my Proportions. I don't really have a specific number of pounds I'd like to loose, really just feel more comfortable in my clothes. If you'd like to join us, check it out here. Well I hope you all are looking forward to the weekend as much as I am!  What are your plans for a happy Friday and fabulous weekend?!