A Trip to the Windy City!

On our way back from Michigan we hit Chicago! My uncle lives there so we got to see him, and get a littl e mini-vacation. It's so pretty there. The buildings are simply insane! Coming from Oklahoma, it's a huge jaw dropper to see these giant buildings. Here's some pictures of all the skyscrapers!

The Air and Water Show was going on while we were there! It was so cool, the planes were huge and SO LOUD. We went to the Navy Pier and it had a perfect view of all the planes flying by!

That was just too cool. While we were there, I got this ginormous sno cone! It was soo yummy! (:

Anyways, we had a lot of fun! School starts tomorrow, so I'll be sure to tell you all about that. (: Have a great week!

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Central Michigan University!

Boy, it's been quite a week! Rachel is officially moved in at CMU. It took a lot of planning and a lot of moving but we did it! I'm so sorry for the 'belatedness' of this post but it has been insane these past few days. My mom's been moving, I've been shopping and getting stuff ready for school, so between the two of us we've been quite the hooligans. Okay, back to Rachel's room. Rachel's going to CMU with her long time friend Preslee, who also got a full ride gymnastics scholarship. They were gymnasts together when they were little, and they always dreamed of rooming together! It's crazy how things worked out. Since they knew who they were rooming with and they lived close by, it was super easy to coordinate everything. (and I mean everything.. from towels to make-up bags) They share a 'suite' with 2 other girls. There's two rooms that are seperated by a living room. (I'm sure those girls are scarred for life by the matchiness of Pres and Rachel's room..) So here's the before picture!

Boring right? Well get ready for the opposite. Here's the after pictures!

It turned out great! Anyways, Rachel is happy where she is and so are we. Stay tuned for the Chicago blogpost!

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Life Update.

Hi there. I just thought I should do a post to update you on what's going on with my life. The first thing I want to mention is the fact that it is SO STINKIN' HOT in Oklahoma. I'm about to melt.

Do you see that? 114 degrees?! Slap my mammy, that is too darn hot. I'm not one to complain, but that is insane. INSANE. I do have to say that I am very thankful that I'm not in Iraq, where it is 126 degrees. I could be wearing all of that army gear and trying to stay alive while being shot at. I know that was a little random, but I always think of that before I complain about the heat. Anyways, Oklahoma is like the Sahara Desert. My sister's coach from Central Michigan flew down here go over a few things, and he said he had never seen so much dead grass in all of his days! He also told us that there would be no air conditioning in my sister's dorm. She was freaking out, asking my parents to buy her a bunch of fans, then he said that basically no one has air conditioning in Michigan because you could open the window in the summer and feel perfectly cool. I wish we could do that here! My sister is going to learn a lot up there...

It's also about time for my mom to start setting up her classroom! She teaches first grade, and it's tradition that I help her get her room all put together. This year she changed her theme from stars to frogs! We just got the cutest stuff from Mardel's recently, and we're ready for the change! I can't wait.

I'll also be going to Chicago in a few weeks! August 17th we head up to Michigan to move my sister in, after that we'll stop in Chicago to stay with my uncle for a few days. I'm super excited, it's a great little vacation for me. I do hate the city, but I can handle it for a few days. Everyone is just so mean there. They drive so angrily and say mean things. Not my place, I'd never ever live there. I'll be sure to take a lot of pictures to show you!

Like I said in my other post, stay tuned for a blog post on Coupons. It'll basically be about how to start couponing for your family, and how to snatch the good deals. I've learned a lot in the past few months! Talk to you soon!

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Obsessions Tuesday.

Hello friends! Stay tuned for an upcoming post giving you an update of my life. This post will most likely be posted on Wednesday because I'm just finishing it up at midnight. Sorry about that.. we'll just have to pretend that it's Tuesday. Help out by playing along! (: Here are this week's obsessions!

So technically the obsession isn't Sally Beauty Supply, but the bobby pins sold from here. They simply have the best bobby pins! I don't know about you, but I get so sick of bobby pins that get all stretched out and don't hold any hair. The bobby pins, specifically from here, are sooo strong and hold your hair very tight. They never fall out, like ever.

I've recently started couponing! I just love the feeling of helping out when it comes to saving money. I don't have a job so I feel like this is a great way for me to stretch the family dollar. I'm gonna do a post on coupons soon, so stay tuned!

Love pinterest! This is an awesome site to organize all of your jumbled up thoughts. I'd definitely recommend you getting one and following me!

Well I hope you enjoyed my obsessions! Bye for now!

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The Time I Fell With a Baby.

Let me just go ahead and say that the Baby and I are okay. We were completely unharmed, I was just completely embarrassed. I was babysitting 3 little ones, Skylar (7), Londyn (5), and Lincoln (1). We decided to go down to the neighborhood pool and swim to cool down. I had forgotten my swimsuit at my grandma's house the past weekend and I couldn't find my other one so I didn't get to bring a swimsuit to their house, so I was in a casual black dress. We got to the pool, Skylar and Londyn headed straight for the slide. Lincoln did the same, only this was not okay because it was 5 ft deep at the end and I'm without a suit. I went to run after him but he had already reached the stairs to the slide. I climbed the stairs to grab him but he was not having it. He screamed and cried; threw his head back. All the while I'm trying to avoid a meltdown I know is already approaching. I pick him up and as I head down the stairs my foot completely slips on the wet step. I, ever so gracefully, fall down, every. single. step... with a child! I instinctively hover over him to protect him in all his tininess. He was okay, I was okay, but I was soooo embarrassed! I still don't know how the people at the pool suppressed their laughter. There weren't that many people there, maybe 8 or 9 at the most. Meanwhile, I'm sopping wet from Lincoln's swimsuit. It was just a big, ugly mess. It wasn't at all funny then, but I look back on it and I crack up! I wish it was on video! It would never get old. Ever. So that is the story of the time I fell with a baby. I hope you enjoyed.

Picture-taking Frenzy!

   It really was a day of paparazzi! In this case my mom was the paparazzi. Lynnlee and I went out to take some pictures today! So much fun! This post is probably gonna be really long cause I wanna put all the pictures on here cause they're pretty precious. Here's a sneek peek! (:

This is one of our favorites.

Love this one!

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Fourth of July Activities!

I had a wonderful Fourth, as said in my earlier post! I wanted to post some pictures of all my fun because for some reason I feel like I haven't taken any good pictures recently. And, we're OFF.

Look at her in all her beauty. Haha, these are the kind of fireworks I approve of. The least amount of fire is involved. I love fireworks I just don't like lighting them.

There they are, my little friends.

I really tried to get some good pictures, honest.

Evidence of a successful day.

Woah, I attempted to catch one!

Lynnlee, Rachel, and Mommy enjoying some fireworks!

 So in our small little town we have this big outing called Rockets over Rhema. Rhema is this hayoooge church that goes big for like every holiday. For the Fourth they put on this giant firework show that everyone gathers to watch! It's a tradition that I really enjoy. (:

 So Lynnlee and I have this giant obsession with Ryan Reynolds. In this particular background of him he likes like a Greek God. He even has a sash. He's beautiful, really he is. I will marry him. Just look at him.

My best shot of Rockets over Rhema. We were probably 5 miles away and they were still that big!

This was an awesome fountain! Scary.

Same fountain! It was a noisy one.

So I hope your Fourth was wonderful! By the way I need to say...  I'M SORRY FOR NOT POSTING MY SUMMER SERIES AS I WELL SHOULD. Truly I will try to get more of those, it's just a little difficult when I can't drive. Oh, and don't forget to check out my book! I hope you like it.

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