When you see a Woman...

This weekend was Tanner & Jillianne's wedding in Stillwater. It was Chris and my first time back to Stilly since our college graduation (over a year!). I thoroughly enjoyed getting to go back and visit some of our favorite spots & see how much things have (and haven't) changed. I was pleased to find out you can now drive through campus on Hall of Fame!!

The wedding itself was fun. The ceremony was outside on Willard Hall patio while the reception was at Wes Watkins Center. It was filled with lovely Kappa ladies & AGR boys.

One of my favorite Kappa traditions is the song we sing at weddings, When you See a Woman. It seriously makes me tear up every time I hear it. I love how our sisters gather in support of one another to give their blessing to the newlyweds. It is such a special tradition, unique to the greek community. I am so blessed for it to have been a part of our wedding.

When you see a woman

walking proudly down the way

and the memory of her loveliness

is in your heart to stay

If she makes you want to sigh

if she makes you want to cry

then you'll know

she's a Kappa lady

When you see a woman

standing humbly in a crowd

and her individuality

makes her look sincere and proud

if she makes you smile and say,

"I'd like to be her friend someday"

then you'll know

she's a Kappa lady

Kappa Kappa Gamma

Me and Taylor Davis--soon to be Smith at the Tebow wedding reception.

Mrs. Jillianne Tebow!

About Time!

This weekend Chris & I decided to have some friends from our Engaged & Newly Married class over for dinner. This pushed us to FINALLY do something with our spare room-- From the beginning I said spare bedroom & Chris said dining room. Chris won. We are now the proud owners of a new dining room table.

Although it was a rushed decision & the room still lacks some decorative items, I am very pleased with how it turned out. I still want to purchase a china cabinet to go in the corner of the room.

Friday night dinner was a success. I cooked shrimp asparagus pasta, fruit salad, & home made brownies. Delish. I got some sun on both Saturday AND Sunday, read an entire book, had dinner at Gloria's with my hubbie, & did a little shopping. It was seriously an amazing weekend. I enjoyed just being in Dallas and having no agenda.

It looks like our social calendar is filling up pretty quick, so I needed this weekend at home.

Oklahoma OK.

This weekend I made yet another trip to OKC. I went to Tulsa to stay with Whit on Friday & to OKC Saturday for Jillianne's bachelorette party.
As I was driving along I couldn't help but laugh at some of the town names. Here's a few of my favorites:

1. Okarche (Shout out to Eischen's Chicken)
2. Catoosa
3. Chattanooga
4. Chickasha
5. Okmulgee
6. Oolagah
7. Pawhuska
8. Talequah
9. Watonga
10. Wewoka

But my most favorite town of all in Oklahoma is.... STILLWATER!!

left to right: Kellie, Taylor, Jennifer, Jillianne, Mindy, Lynae, Meredith, Me, & Brittany

Things I Never Thought I'd Say

Over the past year I have cought myself saying things I thought would never come out of my mouth. It humors me to look back and reflect on how much has changed in just a year.

1. The state of Oklahoma has a special place in my heart.
2. I do not particularly care for the city of Dallas.
3. Working is actually enjoyable (90% of the time)
4. Getting out of college in 4 years was a dumb idea. What was my rush?
5. I have a need to nest. (i.e. buy a home, start a family)--
6. Amarillo/Canyon/The Panhandle is "home." Always will be
7. My dad and I are the same person, which explains a lot.
8. Quality > Quantity when it comes to friends
9. Money does not buy happiness.
10. I am self sufficient, happily married, a college graduate and gainfully employed at 23. Wow!

I Miss College.

This weekend was Trey Bowen's wedding in Tulsa. What a weekend!!! We headed to Tulsa around noon on Saturday, arriving just in time to run by Whitney's apartment (where we were staying) visit for a little while, change clothes and head to Catoosa for the wedding. The place the wedding was held was very pretty. It was really great to get to see old friends from college and talk about the good times.

After the wedding is when the real fun began. The chapel was like 2 minutes from the new Hard Rock casino, so we decided to go. Needless to say by the end of the night Austin sweet talked our way into the club with zero cover charge and no waiting in line, I found an iPhone (and lost it), Trey (the groom) was denied entrance to the club , Austin purchased 2 $150 bottles of Grey Goose for our table and we (Austin and I) were both escorted out (neither of us are certain why) Oh. what. a. night.

Hoodlum Cousins

So I gave in and decided to take a week off from work. Chris was given the opportunity to work from HKB's Amarillo office for a week. I am a big fat weenie and am scared to stay in Dallas by my lonesome, so I went back too. I was very apprehensive at first, feeling like I was abandoning ship at Butler, however, once we pulled out of DFW I never looked back. It was a great week of relaxation. I spent the week napping, laying by the pool, shopping, and preparing for our annual Hoodlum Lake trip.

The lake was awesome. After 3 full days of skiing, knee boarding, & attempting to wake board I am burnt to a crisp and sore as can be! I am getting too dang old for this. I managed to read 2 books while we were there (LA Candy by Lauren Conrad -- 2 thumbs up--and My Sister's Keeper-- tearrr jerker). This year it was crazy packed at the lake house. I counted heads and at one point there was over 20 people there, and we all spent the night. Ahhh! The more the merrier I guess.

Ollie loves loves loves the lake. You can hardly keep her out of the water while we are there. ESPECIALLY if Chris & I were in the water. If she heard our voices from afar she was determined to swim to the middle of the lake to save us. It turned out that we had to save her. Silly dog.

Chris only got to stay Thursday and Friday nights. He had his "man trip" with his dad and brother here in Dallas.They went to the horse races, Chelsea soccer game, & golfing. I have barely talked to him since I've been home, but I'm sure he had a blast.

Funny story... kinda. My car went in the shop on Wednesday morning to get the AC fixed (it finally is-- Wahoo!) so I had to take Chris into AMA in my mom's car. I accidentally left my phone at my parents' house. Wouldn't you know that the BMW's "never fail" tires failed AGAIN. No phone, no spare tire, and no clue what to do. Soo I panicked and started to walk down VFW in my pajamas. I made it a couple miles before a sweet little grandma picked me up and offered to drive me home. Just. my. luck.

Domesticated? No, but trying!

Since we finally got cable on Saturday (after 6 weeks of waiting) I have been watching the Food Network. Taylor and I watched it all the time in college and I have become very familiar with the usuals like Rachel Ray, Giada, Barefoot Contessa, etc... Anyways, as I was watching Paula Deen with Liz she began to make these amazing cinnamon rolls. They didn't look too difficult, so I thought, "Hey I could totally make those." So I decided to use pre-made dough and substitute a cream cheese icing recipe I found online for her traditional version. They turned out prettttty darn good, if I might say so myself.

Liz and Eric were here this weekend. I just loveee them. Friday we went to Dick's Last Resort and walked around the West End. Then we went to Blue Goose for margaritas. Eric and Liz thought this was cool because it was referenced in Adam's book as the best margaritas in Dallas.

Saturday we lounged by the pool for the afternoon, which was really nice, and then went for sushi that evening. We tried Sushi Axiom by our apartment and it turned out to be really good.

Ok, so this is when our real fun began. Chris and I discovered a long time ago that jumping onto our Love Sack (aka big bean bag) from the coffee table is pretty humorous. Once we showed our guests how fun this can be it was on! It quickly turned into who could get the coolest picture mid-air. Ohhh mindless fun!

A very fun weekend with such a great couple! Success!!