Days go By...

Man, it sure feels like forever, since I've updated..but in all actuality it's only been about a week. I guess it's just because I've been in a very bad mood lately, so I feel like as if, time has stopped! I keep thinking of Weezer on Steel Magnolia's that said something like, "I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 40 years!" I can't decide whether the stress of the wedding is catching up, or if it's my "to do" list that's quadrupled, or the fact that I have NO AC, and everytime I get in my car to go somewhere I feel like I want to melt, then I get road-rage, not a good combination..Or it could be that I've consistently been exercising for THREE weeks now, longer than I think I EVER have before, and yesterday the scale said, I'd gained 5 lbs!! UGH!

Wow, I think I feel much better!! lol :)

So, on to what's been happening. I left off with Matt keeping Addi. Umm, let's just say, that when I got home that evening..Matt said that, God had spoken to him..he said, "Matt, no children for you!" ha, I laughed and insisted that my precious angel could not have been bad. and she wasn't. Here's some pics of how the rest of the week went with CaCa in charge!

The first day, I had to wake addi up at 8:40 to go to school! I thought, man I can do this..WRONG! The second day, Addi was full force at a brisk 6:40 AM!! I pleaded with her to go back to bed, but she wasn't having it..between the slow high-pitched drawn out "CaaaaCaaaa" or the bouncing on my head, yelling "HIII", "HIII"..I couldn't take it anymore, needless to say, Addi was at school at 8am sharp that morning!!

(disclaimer: I did however redo her hair the second morning after we got in the car, it wasn't so "pebble-ish"..This does remind me though, of a not so pleasant long night of one of Ashley's..the next morning she woke up with a "Pebbles" hairdo of her own, and claimed noone but me, could have done it..she was right!)

Friday after work, Matt and I met up with Clay & Mikki and the kids, and headed over to Matt's parents house to celebrate Matt's belated birthday. Matt's mom, and mikki had flown in from Boston on the night of his birthday, so this was the first chance everyone got to celebrate. We all loaded up in the boat and headed over to the marina on the lake for a nice birthday dinner. Afterwards, we floated for a while, it was incredibly peaceful and amazing..long overdue. We then came back to the house for cake and presents. It was a great night!

Saturday, oh Saturday.. On this day, Melanie & Addi, Ginger, Me & Mom drove to Shreveport to go "dress shopping".

I had made an appt. at 1 for our first stop. I can't even describe to yall, what a disaster this was. When we first walked in, my "bridal consultant" showed me the "designer room" and explained to me that nothing in this room was under $2500..uh hum..NEXT, you're kidding me right. The next room was where I could pick out "my" dresses. "My" dresses, in "MY" size..um, maybe three. It was horrible awful, and after the second dress, I was DONE..and clearly emphasized to the "consultant" after only 45 minutes, that I was DONE! :) At least Addi enjoyed herself..not so much the women that worked there though, they were actually going behind her wiping her handprints off of the glass!! yeah..The second store..better, much better. They had a wide variety of dresses "My" size, and I found 5 I thought I might like. I narrowed the search to 2, then to 1, but still wasn't certain. I ended up purchasing..BUT I'm going back tonight actually to continue on with my search for "The One!" The dress is not at all what I had envisioned for my wedding dress. It's very simple and plain, with no dramatic feel, (so not like me) :) and I just didn't get the feeling of "Wow, this is the dress", I heard no angels singing, saw no bright shiny light above it..am I wrong about this? Should I not know when I've found "the one"??

This may be my all time FAVORITE picture ever! My mom said casually, that she couldn't wait to show Addi it on "her" wedding day. HER wedding day, I thought..HER wedding day, I froze! That could not be possible, Addi's my little girl, my baby girl forever..I tell you, I CANNOT imagine me loving my future children anymore than I do Addi and Brennan, I just don't see it physically or emotionally possible... How precious is this?? and, to top it off, she's holding her "Tappy" aka. Paci..like a bouquet..too cute!

and..the real addi!
On Sunday afternoon, Dad & Donna, Matt & I, and Cody & Family all went to Roadhouse (Yum)to celebrate Big Poppa's birthday the day before..HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG POPPA! Afterwards we went and did our usual thing on Sunday, swimming out at Cody's, but this occasion, and to everyone's delight, dad had made homemade Peach ice cream..woo-hoo, he had also brought to the kids some posters and such of some kid movie playing at the theatre. see attached!

and, after a long weekend..here's Matty doing what he does best on Sunday Pool Day..but, with a lil' helper!! :) awww..how cute is that!

Until Next Time!!

Happy Birthday to Matt..

This past Saturday, July 12th, was Matt's 31st birthday! WOW! Does 31 not sound so old??!! I guess just for Matt.. ;) That morning, Matt enjoyed a free round of golf at Cascades from his father and Clay (as usual)..not the free part though, just ask our VOW leader, golf $$ is ALWAYS a topic of conversation! :) While Matt was busy golfing CaCa had Addi. Here's a pic after 4 very long hours of Addi napping, so long in fact, that I woke the child up, just to make sure she was still breathing..what can I say, I guess she get's it honest! :)

After Matt got home, we headed to Shreveport (one of our favorite places!) and I treated Matt to Horseshoe's Jack Binion's steakhouse, where we met our friend Colleen and her boyfriend Adam. You like how each couple matched??!! I know..dorks!

We had a wonderful YUMMY dinner, and even better conversation with friends. After dinner, Colleen and Adam ditched us, and Matt and I enjoyed a little casual entertainment with some gambling at the boats!! :) Luckily Matt had some birthday luck on his side, and we came home with a little extra cash!!

The next day, Missy and Addi, came over to help Matt and I finish up our registries.

Cody, Melanie, Brennan, Andy, Casey, Demi, Talan, Mike & Becky (my uncle and aunt and also andy's parents) and Robert & Teresa (also my uncle and aunt) all left for Destin on Friday WITHOUT Missy, Me, Matt, and most importantly Addi! What awful parents, I know. So we've all been taking turns keeping Addi for the week. My dad had her on Friday, Missy Sat-Mon, and Matt and I will have her from today until Thursday. Here's a too too cute pic! (It's so funny how kids minds work, as soon as I get my camera out, she yells "cheeese" and heads directly for the fireplace) Hence all the fireplace pics!

We headed for Dillard's first. Last time Matt and I "attempted" this on our own. After two long hours, and only TWO registered candle holders later, we called in reinforcements! I knew starting out, this probably would be a little tricky, seeing as how an almost two year old would be joining us this time.. The first ten minutes, needless to say, were torture! What is it when you tell a child "don't touch", they want to touch EVERYTHING! If I could wipe out two words in the english language, it would be "MINE" and "NOOOOOOO", Addi's two favorite words! ;) Matt is soooo good with kids, and I know he'll be a wonderful father, but when they start crying he completely shuts down! I mean...D-O-N-E! I've tried explaining to him, "Honey, kids cry" but, he wants NOTHING to do with it. (I think I'm in trouble!)

After a long breather, Matt returned, and with Addi back to "normal", we really ended up getting everything accomplished.

My lil' helper! Next stop, Target! Matt decided to take a proactive approach this time, and for about an hour, this is where you could find Matt and Addi! :)


We'll see what the rest of the week holds for us, my bible study starts tonight, so Matt will have Addi ALL to himself tonight..oh boy!

Until Next Time!

...and I'm proud to be an AMERICAN!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! Whew, what a weekend! Why is it, that once you FINALLY get a four day weekend work-free, you need the ENTIRE five day work-week, just to re-cooperate?! Matt and I had a busy busy, fun-filled, one too many hot dog, jam packed good ole' time. Let's see.. It all started Thursday night, with a surprise 30th birthday party for Matt's longtime friend, Josh Young, at stone lake. We had a wonderful evening, and got a chance to catch up a little with old friends. It was GREAT getting to see "the gang" together again. Here's a few pics from the evening. Mark, Philip, Adam, Gangster Kirk, Buck, Josh, Shane, Sparks, Matt, Michael

Matt & Mark (take one) Matt & Mark (take two)

Josh McAfee doing a little old school entertaining..
Ashley with her babies, Dylan & Lane

Me & Matthew
Friday the fourth, = S L E E P! It was Great! :) Matt had been staying at Mikki and Clay's for the week, while the entire Bobo/Funder Family spent the holiday with Mike, Casey, & the kids. Too bad we didn't get to go! :( Anyways, so the apt. was unusually quiet this day, and I took full advantage of it. That afternoon flew by, and before I knew it, Matt and I were picking Holly up, and headed out for the Satterwhite's Annual 4th of July Fun at the Farm! Cody, Mel, the kids, Sammy, Nancy, and Melanie's niece Melaina and her friend Heather, joined us this year. The Satterwhite's always go way out for the holiday, but I do believe this was the best year yet! Over 1000 attended a night full of hotdogs, apple pie, and sweet tea. There were games for the adults, games for the kids, and even 2 huge blow up water slides this year..very cool, if I do say so myself. Here are a couple pics, of course, of the fun!

Brennan & Addi

Addi & Lane Brennan & Kyle McFarland

Mel & Addi Mel & Brennan

Me & Matthew Me & Holly

A few of the highlights from the night. The fireworks were spectacular! Even brought a tear to my eye for a sec. I don't know if it's the fact, that they're really that good, or that they're so close, or the music Sammy choreographs with them, but it was very special..very patriotic. Mel said the best she'd ever seen, Cody claimed he was asking for a refund on the fireworks he had purchased for the next night! ;) ha!

Saturday was another good sleep in day, and afterwards I headed off to Holly's to spend some time with her and Parker..FINALLY! I haven't gotten to spend alot of time with Parker, and really get to know his personality too much, so I was thankful for the little time we got. We played trucks and tickled, watched his bath..and off to bed he went. In the afternoon though, during a nap, Holly and I were able to sneak off and do a little dress shopping. It was something I kept putting off, but all in all it was pretty painless. I tried on three, and of course didn't find "the one" yet, but it gave me motivation to start that "diet" I've been talking about for months..wait years, and look forward to trying on some more. Sorry, no pics! :)

Later that night, we went to Cody and Melanie for their 4th of (5th of) July bash. We watched the kids swim, ate alot, and Cody put on the First Annual Ferguson Fireworks Extravaganza! See pics!

The fireworks were a little too loud for Demi's sweet lil ears!

The "Ferguson Girls" Me, Mel, & Casey

While Cody, Andy, Sammy, & Stephen Bills, a friend of cody and mel's AND Matt and I's PASTOR who's going to marry us (Woo-Hoo) attended to the fireworks, this is what Matthew did!..so Typical!!

and of course, the fireworks! notice in the pic, all the guys huddled together.. so serious, too funny!

Sunday was a real treat for me. Holly & Parker, Ashley, Philip, Dylan & Lane, Ginger, Melanie, Cody & the kids, and I all spent the afternoon at the pool at Cody & Mel's. Casey joined us for a sec, but Demi wasn't feeling well, so motherhood called! :) Amanda had to work. The event was to plan Matt and I's first shower. A couple's laua shower! :) I'm so very excited, after planning and attending EVERYONE else's shower, it's finally my turn! Cody cooked out hotdogs, and we spent the afternoon just hanging out and enjoying every one's kids and company..and you guessed it, here's the pics!

Holly & Parker

The "daddies" and their girls!

How Cute is She?!

Melanie & Ginger

Until Next Time!!