Fall is Here!!!

I am so excited that today was so nice and cool with fall weather!! 


So, these last few weeks I have been attending this bible study for young married women, and it has been awesome! We have been learning the lessons in Titus 2:3-5 plus learning different meals to cook and techniques with those meals. If anyone knows me, then they know that I LOVE to cook!  I love having new recipes to use! I made homemade lasagna for the first time this weekend! It was awesome! We have had some great food, and I look forward to making more from the many recipes to come! :)


The second bible study that Matt and I are both are attending is wonderful! We are making new friends and learning about the Lord and what He is calling us to do. What could be better!?  After reading part of the lesson today, I was so convicted on the life I live. I pray that I can be a light for the Lord and live for Him and not myself.  


Have a great and blessed week!

"Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God." Titus 2:3-5

Settling In

Matt and I are finally starting to settle into the groove of our lives together.  Between work, family, church, and friends we are very busy.  But in the midst of all the craziness, Matt and my mom managed to plan a surprise party for me last weekend! It was pretty awesome I must admit, along with being totally surprised!! But, that wasn't the only surprise I had last weekend! Matt invited his parents up to visit us! :) It was a very awesome surprise! We went out to lunch and I thought they had to go back home (3 hour drive) then another surprise was they came to the party! I was under the impression they were turning around and going home, but SO surprised to see them at the party that night.  Sunday (my actual bday) Matt took me out to Round Rock after church.  It was a nice day with the hubby!  All in all, my 25th birthday was filled with wonderful surprises and amazing family!

Birthday Princess!!! So much fun!

So excited about the pedi/mani gift certificate!!

ECLIPSE!! Enough said!

My awesome husband!!! Love him oh so much!

Heading to Round Rock for a fun-filled birthday!!! 

I guess that is all that has happened in the past few weeks. We are not the most exciting people....haha!!  However, we are becoming very involved in a Sunday school class and a small group.  We are loving the people we are meeting and becoming friends with. It is such a blessing from the Lord to meet people our age and have the same desire in life, to serve the Lord and love people as He calls us to do! 


My daily struggle is to surrender to the Lord DAILY and let His will be done and not mine.  Adjusting to married life in my walk with the Lord has been a little difficult. Satan is constantly whispering deceitful lies to me....and the horrible thing is believing them can be easy! I pray that the Lord continues to strengthen me in Him to remember His truths and promises to Matt and I.  Please pray for me that I would focus on God's word and what He has said and not what Satan lies are telling me.  Thank you so much!  God bless you and your family!


"¹¹ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. ¹² Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ¹⁴ I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."

New Space

Okay, so I have determined I am not very good at this but I am going to keep trying. We moved into our own place (finally) in Temple, and we love it! It is smaller than what we hoped for, but we know it is perfect for right now. It is coming together a little slower than what I would like, but putting two peoples stuff together and cleaning out and adding stuff can take a while. I can't wait until it is all done and then some pictures can be posted. YAY! 


We are also excited that I got a NEW JOB!!! I got a job at the local hospital here so I will be in the medical field...right where I want to be! Pays better also plus the benefits are good! First time in my life where I will NOT be going to school this fall and have to have a "grown up" job. I am kind of excited about this new chapter in life.  And it is so awesome to be sharing it with an amazing man.  


We are looking forward to start attending a Sunday school class in a week or so.  We are hoping to meet new friends and make great bonds with them.  I love the church we attend here and can't wait to become more active in it.  I know the Lord has some wonderful things in store for our future.  He has already blessed us so much in the month and half we have been married.  This new adventure is fun and stretches as people (but I like growing and discovering new things about myself).  I can't thank the Lord enough who He blessed me with to share this adventure with us.  Please continue to pray for us and our adventure. If you have any prayer requests or questions about Jesus, feel free to let me know. 


Have a blessed week!

WE'RE MARRIED!!!!!!

So, WE ARE MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry it has taken me so long to post, but things have been crazy since we got back. I started work at Academy Sports last week and it's like riding a bike. But that's the boring stuff...now for the fun stuff and pictures!


First of all, the wedding was AMAZING!!! I don't have any pictures from that yet, but we had a great, wonderful, fun time! It was so beautiful and I don't think I could have asked for anything better! After our fun-filled wedding we left for JAMAICA on Sunday! It was so much fun and beautiful! I loved that we got to have this adventure together. Everything went so smoothly until we got to the Montego Bay Airport.  We were in the airport waiting for our flight when it got delayed once for mechanical problems and again for the weather.  So, when we finally get to Miami we had to haul butt through baggage claim, customs, and security to our gate.  Thankfully we made it! Well, here are some pictures from the honeymoon...enjoy!

Leaving hotel Sunday morning and on our way to the airport for Jamaica!

Miami Airport..........way cool!

On our way to Montego Bay, Jamaica!

So excited about Jamaica!

First morning in Jamaica! Beautiful!

I loved it there....

For a florist, it was a flower heaven!

The food was always available and soooo good!!

The beach!!!

A view when we went on our first excursion, a 4X4 Safari tour and then to Dunn's River Falls! It was so awesome!!!

The coastline and the Sandals resort from a view on our tour!

A really cool flower!

Our second excursion, DUNE BUGEY MUDDIN'!!! Before the muddin' began!

Half way through the muddin' trip!

At the end of the trip...I was covered with mud! It was awesome!!!

My food at the last restaurant we got to eat, Valentino's. It was soooo good! I had Chicken Alfredo with Penne pasta.

My wonderful dessert....an Apple Fritter. It was sooo good also!

Us all dressed up! We had a such a great time!

On our way to the Montego Bay Airport to go home. 

Okay, we had a such a great time.  We would love to go back again especially with another couple. It would be so much fun!!!

GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PRAISE JESUS!!!!! I got a job last night at Academy Sports & Outdoors as cashier. Not the dream job, but it is a job and I am very excited. I start July 5th. Oh, all I can do is thank the Lord!!!!! He is so good to us!

I can't believe this Saturday is the day!!! So excited, anxious, and a little nervous. It's going to be great! I can't wait to celebrate with Matthew, our families, and friends! : )

So....I am posting some pictures that have happen this summer. From Katie's graduation in May til this past Sunday, Father's Day! Enjoy!

                            On our way to Katie's graduation!!

           Walking to her seat, she's so beautiful!!! So proud of her!!

                                            My love and I 

At my shower in Huntsville with all my wonderful, amazing hostesses! : )

Cody rocking it out playing  a little bball! My brother is now 6'3"! Craziness!!!! Oh, did I mention is only 15!

My precious nephew playing with my keys and saying "CHEESEEEEE!!!!"

Celebrating Father's day with my family!

This is the big zipper spider on Mamaw's window outside!

There! Picture of the summer thus far! Next to come, WEDDING/HONEYMOON PICTURES!!

Getting Ready...

As we get closer and closer to the wedding day by day, the Lord continues to amaze me at how He is working everything thing out for Matt and I.  We got news last night that we might have a house to move into in July after we get back from Jamaica. That is very exciting and such a blessing to us. I am so excited that I have already starting decorating and painting in my head. : ) Just can't wait to have a home to call our own instead of living with someone.  


Matt is continuing to work VERY hard for the both of us as I still have not heard anything about a job. I ask that you continue to pray for us.  I am so proud of Matt and the hard work he is doing for us. He is such a great man! The Lord has truly blessed me with a great man who works hard and wants to make not only me proud, but his family and the Lord! I couldn't ask for anything more.  Thank you love for everything!!!!


Enough bragging for now. Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Father's day weekend! I know I am looking forward to it! : )

10 days left!

So, there is only 10 days left until the big day, and I am getting rather excited and anxious!! It's going to be beautiful and awesome! I pray that it blesses the Lord also. It's going to be so much with all the family and friends we are going to be having at the wedding!!! I will post many pictures when we get back from Jamaica and after the wedding. I will try to remember all the fun stuff we do! Hehe! I am so excited about JAMAICA!!! It's going to be so neat and fun!!! Well, back to wedding details....