Cat Lady Reunion - Washington DC

A few weeks ago, I headed to Washington D.C. to visit one of my best friends.  Beth and I have been friends since preschool and I loved getting to spend some time with her!  She is currently in graduate school at Georgetown which called for a reunion in one of my favorite cities in the US. It was such gorgeous weather the entire weekend!

One thing that we did was go to a Nike workout in a park one morning.  It was so fun and it was quite difficult actually!  Ha ha We mainly completed the workout to get the free Jrink's at the end - which were completely worth it all!  Jrink Juicery is a cold-pressed juicery that offers raw juices that are made by angels in heaven! I wish they would mail me some every single day! 

One Direction

This past weekend, I went to Texas to see Sara, my roommate from OBU, for a little reunion and to go to the One Direction concert at Cowboy Stadium.  I know you're all judging us but just realize that their music is extremely catchy and fun to dance to okay?

 I had never been to AT&T Stadium before and let me tell you....IT'S MASSIVE!!! I was completely shocked! By the time the concert began, it was completely packed - only a handful of empty seats in the entire stadium, which seats 80,000 people, I believe.

Obviously, we had to ask for a picture with the posters, which were quite small because I am sure they are more for 12 and 13 year olds but we didn't care! (:

We were so far up at the top that the guys all looked like little ants down on the stage - we couldn't even tell who was who!  So we watched the entire concert on the screens, which was just as much fun!!

This is one of my favorite pictures that I took Sunday night! It shows how high up we were, the entire stage and you can see all of the camera flash lights! (:

Surprisingly, we weren't the oldest fans there! There were a few other girls our age on our row and some fans even older! (:  It was such a fun concert! Every one was having a blast the entire time...except for all of the dads who were camped out in the concessions drinking beer! (:

Xx

Sarah and Cy's Engagement Party

My best friend, Sara, is getting married this upcoming March and I am SO honored to say that I get to stand beside her as her Maid of Honor.  This past weekend, I headed to Tulsa for a reunion and some celebrating of her and Cy.  This is Sarah and me at her engagement party!

If you know Sarah and/or me, you know that we are a little bit crazy!  We decided to bring out a ton of sparklers and end the night really celebrating her engagement!  This is one of my favorite pictures that we took! (:

Lauren's Wedding

The weekend of July 11th, my cousin, Lauren, got married!! It was a lot of fun and such an honor to get to be a part of her special day!! Here are just a few pictures from the day!

This is Lauren, me, and Chelsy (a friend from OBU).

This is Leah and me right before the wedding!  So glad she was there to do my hair and makeup!! I would have been lost without her help!!

Didn't Lauren look GORGEOUS??

This is my old roommate, Sara, and me.  It was so great to get to see her!  It has been months since we last got together!!

My Aunt Cheryl, me and my mom as the reception.

Me, Aunt Cheryl, mom, and my cousin Andy at the reception.

This is one of my favorite pictures taken the whole weekend.  Here is a selfie taken by Lauren's dad, Terry, of the entire bridal party right before we all walked out! Such a great picture!!

July 4th Weekend 2014

The weekend of July 4th was a excitement-filled one!  I headed home on Thursday to get my hair done before Lauren's wedding, which was the following weekend.  I was determined to park in the parking spot in the shade which, unfortunately for me, resulted in someone backing in to my brand new car that I just got the end of March!  What a happy way to start off a fun-filled weekend right?

Well, lucky for me, my family is pretty good at keeping my mind in happy spirits (most of the time)!!  

Dean and I had a lot of fun showing our love for the USA!!

One way that we celebrated America was by making red, white, and blue red velvet cupcakes! And I got my own little kitchen helper!

Ryder Vance Cooley

On June 22, Ryder Vance Cooley decided to finally make his appearance in the world!  Mackenzie was spending the weekend with me when I got some text messages from Emilee letting me know that I would be loading up in the car as soon as MPH woke up and heading to Fort Smith to see the family!  If you know me, you know how much I love my sleep, MPH and Penelope seem to take after me in that aspect! (:

While waiting at the hospital, Dean and Mackenzie made sure to keep everyone entertained! I mean, how could you not be with these two kiddos? (:

This is one of my favorite pictures that we took while at the hospital! Dean LOVES his cousin and this was such a sweet moment!

FINALLY we were able to go back to Emilee's room and I got to meet my sweet, newest nephew, Ryder Vance Cooley! What a sweetheart!

Nan & Mal Visit Europe: Days 11-14

My mom and I ended our European adventure with some relaxing at Buckingham Palace - one of my favorite places in London.  Luckily for us, it was a gorgeous evening and it wasn't very crowded so we were able to sit in St. James' Park. 

It was nice to have a bit of a break at the end of our trip!  I loved getting to show my mom around Europe and we have already begun planning our next adventure!

Xo