Quick updates.....

I talked to Julie the other day and she informed me I was a bad blogger b/c my last entry was in April!! so here is the quick run down from the last 6 months.

May 2008:

Finished my 2nd year of vet school! WOO HOO!

Josh and I went to see my favorite band in Houston: RADIOHEAD!!

Tini came too!

John and Suzanne came down that same weekend to visit with her brother, so we all met up.

We took a family vacation to Biloxi.

Shelly came to visit the same week Josh's parents came and, and we all went to New Orleans!

We ate beignets at Cafe du Monde!

Anna & Courtney came to visit!

June 2008:

Suz and I helped host a couples shower for Amanda & Spencer

July 2008:

The Penningtons come to BR! We all went to New Orleans and listened to fun piano players at Pat O'Brians.

Amanda's Bachelorette Party Weekend Extravaganza!!!

Laura Katherine gets married!!

August 2008:
Mom and I hosted Amanda's Bridesmaids luncheon

Amanda married Spencer!!

Suz and I in our billionth picture!

Josh and I celebrated our one year anniversary!!

Our table of gifts and cards from everyone :)

Our cake still tasted SOO yummy

the 2 dozen roses Josh had sent to me. My baby loves me.

We went to Tsunami for dinner. We watched the sun set over the Mississippi River. It was windy on the terrace!

We started school, but it closed for a week b/c of Gustav.

This house was one of the lucky ones... I've seen a number of houses they just decided to tear down :(

Of course there was NO food for a while.

One of the NUMEROUS powerlines that is no longer functional :(

This is the line to get gas just before IKE! I didn't even try to get gas before Gustav...

another tree. these were everywhere

If you look at the roof you can see the tarps covering up the damage to our apartments. We had some damage in our unit; some workers came in and tore out a bunch of our baseboards, tarped up the holes in our ceiling and placed fans/ dehumidifiers to try to dry it all out.

I celebrated my birthday in Arkansas!

Me and Paige!

My birthday cupcakes!

The usual tailgate crew


My stud

My bestest

Josh's Raise!!

We are happy to announce that after only one month at Basic Industries, Josh has been awarded a ten percent raise (10%!!!!!!!!!!) thats HUGE!! We are so excited. Last night we celebrated with dinner at Bonefish, one of our favorite restaurants. Here is the money maker in his working garb and his celebratory cake!

Easter 2008!!

Our Easter celebration began last night when Josh and I watched a video on tv about Jesus' resurrection. It wasn't the traditional "Ten Commandments" type show that I usually watch around Easter, rather it was a conglomeration of scientists and archaeologists who were making their own claim about what they believed actually happened. It was interesting to hear, but I still believe the Bible.

This morning we woke up to get ready for church. I made a small but yummy breakfast of scrambled eggs and fruit then had to run off to curl my hair. I'm into big hair these days :) Of course, I made us take some Easter pictures. Josh said we'd have plenty of Easters to come, but I want to document every single one.

Josh and I just before church.

After church we decided to take some outside pictures! Isn't he handsome!!!

So... we got tired of all the standing-around poses, so we opted to do something a little more fun!

and this is WAY more fun!!!!!!!!!!

So when we finished our photo-shoot I said "give us a two thumbs up for taking such great shots" ..... but he thought it would be funnier to make an ugly face.

so I said "come on! play my game!" so then he got REALLY CHEESY!!! he's super cute!

The Easter Bunny ALMOST found us today!! As we were leaving church, we ran into a woman and her husband trying to give away a free black lab. They found him on the side of the road and since they already had 2 labs + a baby on the way, they could not have another. I BEGGED and begged Josh if we could take him home (b/c we've been talking about getting a dog! yay!), but Josh said "No"... we still live in an apartment and do not have enough room for a big dog. I agree..... I guess. Actually, I'm not really ready to not have Tini as my number one girl. :) Someday. But not yet.

Here's my favorite girl in her Easter outfit!!

Spring Break 2008

Josh and I took a marvelous trip to Arkansas this weekend. We had SOOO much to do, but we were able to jam pack it in and make it fun. I had a dermatology exam Friday morning and Josh worked til noon. Then Stacey met us at our apartment (we gave her and Choda a ride to AR) and we left around 1:30. We arrived in LR around 8 and had a late dinner with my parents. Then we talked for a few hours before finally unloading the car around midnight and going to bed. We woke up for a lovely breakfast with mom and dad then packed up again and hit the road to NWA. We arrived at Suzanne's new house around 2:30 and took a tour of her new home! SME, Nappy, Amanda, and Maddie came too! It was nice seeing everyone again. We could only stay for a small while before heading to Rogers to say hi to Josh's parents and getting ready for the wedding of Kyle & Miah Scogin. We said a short hello then left for the wedding at 4:15. It was a beautiful ceremony at Cooper Chapel in Bella Vista. The reception was at the Garden Room in Fayetteville. It was simple and elegant and a lot of fun. Josh and I then parted ways so he could visit some more with his high school friends, I could go see the rest of the girls. I met them all at Theo's and it was a wondeful time. I had a glass of wine that tasted like a firecracker. Josh and I met up again just in time to go see Paige before we went home. Sunday morning Josh and I woke up and left in a hurry for Missouri... we were going to see my grandparents and great-grandmother! We actually went out of the way for about 30 minutes making our trip an hour longer than planned, but it was well worth it. My grandparents met us at their town home and had lunch prepared for us. Then we went to visit my great-grandmother. She is 101 and has just recently entered a nursing home. It was very hard to see her in this way, very different from the last time I visited her. We finally left there and arrived back in Rogers around 5 or so. My in-laws were preparing a delicious steak dinner for us, which we enjoyed after taking a tour of Paige's new home. Monday, Josh had a ton of appointments which left me free to shop, lunch, and hang out with Leslie. It was a nice day. That afternoon we drove to LR for another dinner with my parents. We went to bed a little earlier than normal, because we were so exhausted. At 9am the next morning, we left for Baton Rouge. Such a short trip, but filled with so many good memories. :)

My favorite girls!!!

Papa & Grandma

Grandma Gee!! She's 101!

Merry Christmas to All!!

We had such a wonderful Christmas vacation!! We split time between the Medlocks and the O'Neals, most of the time being in Rogers, but we did make stops in Jonesboro and Fayetteville to see more and more family! Tini came along for the ride, too! We miss you already!

MEDLOCK MADDNESS

Christmas at the O'NEAL'S

Christmas at the MEDLOCK'S