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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wrestle fest on the way home from KRF

Ok...so even though it was the same weekend, I decided to do our ride home from Kelly Run Farm, where we board the dogs, with 3 dogs... it was a little wild at times. Ha ha. I sat up front with calm Elsie, while best buds Miley and Bailey had a wrestle fest in the back seat. I finally got my camera out to film it to show my family...and they stopped. haha. Ah well. The pics say it all.

They are so pretty!

Save me from the insanity of these young whipper-snappers!

Grace Brannon, College Grad.

Last weekend, we took the dogs to Kelly Run Farm, and headed over to Rome, GA for one last time (for Grace at least) to celebrate Grace's graduation! Here are some pics from the weekend. We are so proud of Grace. Berry was an excellent college for her and she worked very hard while she was there. For those that do not know, Grace was at Berry College on a volleyball scholarship in addition to a Winshape scholarship, which gives her some money and let her live in the same special dorm for all 4 years. She was 1 of 50 other students chosen from 100's. In return, she had to commit to not drink or do drugs all 4 years. Because of her faith, that was like asking Grace to breathe....it came naturally to her...even after turning 21 her junior year and pressure from friends. This weekend, at 22 years old, Grace graduated from college, and finally had her first drink, which she chose to have with my daddy at our Mexican dinner Saturday night. It was amusing, and, of course, I documented it (see pic below). I'm so proud of her and the commitment she upheld to Berry and the Winshape program. Good job, Gracie!

Our BEAUTIFUL graduate!!!

I've gotta get some sun!

First sip of beer....not so tasty...haha

Trip to Tulsa, Ok

The first weekend in May, Josh and I took a trip to Tulsa, OK to attend the wedding of my best guy friend (under Josh, of course!) of over 10 years, Clint. Clint and I met on a Young Life ski trip our junior year of high school and have stayed in touch ever since. He is one of THE sweetest guys you'll ever meet and comes from an incredible family. Seriously, they are so genuinely kind, love the Lord, and are very unpretentious. If we were not married to our respective (God-chosen) spouses, I would consider marrying Clint b/c not only do I know he'll be an amazing husband, but mostly to get into that family! hahaha. The wedding was delightfully laid-back--i got to wear a cotton dress with cowgirl boots...clint got married in jeans...mason jars with flowers...stacks of cookies as the cake....BBQ, beans, and potato salad...and lots of love. The whole day was full of family. Clint's brother-in-law performed the ceremony, his brother wrote/performed a song for them, his nieces were flowergirls, his nephew was the ring bearer, and his dad was his best man. Bless their hearts, the wedding was originally planned to be on Clint's family land, but due to weather, they had to move it to his parents' church last minute. Needless to say it was a stressful few days for them and their families, but they pulled it off beautifully! Here are some pics from our trip out and time there. It was a fun trip and definitely went too quickly! They aren't in any very good order. Sorry about that....

Since we were going to be on a plane in a very confined space with others for hours, we decided to go with the masks... it wasn't like we went out and bought themesp since we were stopping in TX by Mexico... better safe than sorry.

The airline lost our luggage. Fortunately, it came in on the next flight from Houston, but in the meantime, the Pollards gave us these kits that Clint's brother had gotten flying overseas to be at the wedding.... in them was stuff like toothbrushes, toothpaste...and as you can see, sleep masks. Josh originally put it on as a joke, but fell asleep before he could take it off. hahaha

Heading to the wedding!

The cookie "cake"...

With sweet Kathleen, Clint's sister before the ceremony.

Cute flower girls!

Beautiful bride!

He couldn't take his eyes off of her.

Manchi was a beautiful bride.

The...(silly) love of my life. :)

Clint's sister, Liz, and her family. 2 girls, 1 boy, and one boy on the way!
(She is one of the best looking preggos I've ever seen. This pic does not do her justice.
I guess by the 4th one, she's a pro!)

Their precious "cake" topper.

Mr. and Mrs. Clint Pollard!

Flash caught J.Gam off-guard...

Playing around with the bride after the reception

I really like this pic... despite Josh being a bit of a goober. haha

Clint, Manchi, and his parents.

Clint is very indulgent of his nephew!

Be Friendly. . .

A month or so ago, my BFF Eden gave me a starter for Amish Friendship Bread. For those of you unfamiliar with Amish Friendship Bread, it is where you have a starter and directions for 10 days. Day 1-5 you just mash the bag, day 6 you add some ingredients, and then mash for days 7-9. On day 10, you dump it all into a non-metal bowl, add more ingredients, and spoon out 4 individual 1 cup portions into baggies. These are "starters" that you will be friendly and give to others to bake their own bread! If you want to be able to bake more bread for yourself, you only give away 3 of the starters. Each starter eventually makes 2 loaves of bread.... which is more like cake haha. I've really enjoyed baking the bread and passing starters and bread on to others for various reasons... the people who keep Miley at the boarding farm... my friend Kathleen for letting Josh and me stay at her apartment in Tulsa, Ok... you get the picture. I'm constantly making more starters, so if you'd like to make some Amish Friendship Bread, I'd be happy to pass you a starter!