Beauty

This is a picture that one of my friends sent me this morning.  I really liked it and I just thought that I would share it with you all.  I hope you like it as much as I do! (:

Outside of the Bubble

I apologize for my lack of blog posts.  Life has been ridiculously out of control.  But I am going to try and make up for it.  (Please forgive me for my pictures being scrambled)

On August 10, my parents and I woke up early (for me) and we hit the road for Tulsa, Oklahoma.  We got all of my stuff loaded in to a Uhaul and we hit the road!

 I already miss seeing this every morning when I leave.

 Yes, I know I shouldn't have been doing this while I was driving but I couldn't help but take a picture.

 Here is my new home!  I am really excited about where I am living for the next two years.  My apartment complex is so so nice and it is in excellent shape and the best part, as you all know how I lack in being on time for things, I live exactly one block from the speech pathology building.

 Here is my living room! (:  Doesn't it look cozy?

 The view of downtown Tulsa from the library in the middle of campus!

 Such a gorgeous walk.

 Here is my bathroom.  I normally wouldn't put a picture of it up but I am proud of my work.  I actually redid the little cabinet/table things and I am so in love with the picture of the Arkansas State Capital that was taken by my friend John Morgan.

 The other part of my living room.  I also have to say something about the GORGEOUS painting on the wall that my cousin, Anja, painted for me.  It is probably my favorite thing in my apartment!

 My bedroom (which is still not finished).

 The other part of my living room.

Well, there is the tour of where I will be living for the next two years.  I don't have much else to update on except that I started classes today.  I am anxious about the semester even though I already know that it is going to seriously kick my butt.  Well, it is time for school age language disorders so that's all for now! (:

Family Getaway

A few weekends ago, the whole family went to Lake Ouachita for a little family getaway before Matt had to leave.  We had an absolute blast!!

This is the view of the lake from our cabin:

 Erin, Mackenzie, Emilee and Dean getting ready to head out!!! (:

 Me and Emilee (:

 Matt and I (:

 Me, Erin and Mackenzie making sure that we put safety first with our life jackets on! (:

 The whole gang!

 My sisters and I (:

 The fathers day gift that we got my dad!!  Pretty creative if I do say so myself! Ha Ha (:

my favorite girl

A few weeks ago, my niece got to come down to Arkadelphia and spend quite a bit of time with me.  It was so much fun!!  She is without a doubt, one of my favorite people on this planet.  We have so much fun together!  Here are just a few pictures that we took together!!

These are pictures of us on our way out to the pool for a little fun!!  I told her to make a silly face and these are what I got!!

 This is Mackenzie and I in the car on our way to Hot Springs with my parents.  These are our "monkey faces."  

 My mom got Mackenzie and Dean some new sunglasses that we had so much fun with!!

 Dean and Mackenzie having a little cousin bonding time!!

 I left Mackenzie in my room one morning for about 30 seconds and come back to find that she found my lipstick!! (:

 Mackenzie came to visit me one day at the dentist office while I was working. 

 In case you can't tell, she was a LOT of help!!!

Sabrina's Softball Tournament

I know!  I know!  I am so behind on posting!  At the beginning of June, I went to watch my little sister play in a softball tournament in Bryant.  It was a lot of fun.  I haven't gotten to see her, my dad, or my step mom since Christmas so it was good to get to spend some time with them!  Here are a few pictures of me, Sabrina and my dad from that weekend!

My Best Friends Wedding

Three weekends ago, on May 19, my best friend since kindergarten got married.  It was the most beautiful thing ever and I am so thankful that she asked me to be a part of it!

This first photo is of my hair for the wedding.  Jessie Weims did it for me and she did such a wonderful job.  If you can't tell, my hair has gotten sooooo long.

 This picture is of me and Whitley.  Wasn't she a beautiful bride?

 My best friend.  I can't believe she left me and went all the way to New Orleans :(

 Here a few pictures of the wedding.  It was at Berry Chapel on OBU's campus and it was just perfect!

 Mr. and Mrs. Waylon Slabach

I am so unbelievably happy for Whitley and Waylon.  They are two of the best people that I know and I know that they are going to be so happy together!! (:

Graduation

On Saturday,  May 12, at 9:30 a.m. OBU's 125th graduation ceremony and my first graduation ceremony!  This was such an exciting weekend!! Unfortunately, I am going to miss all of my friends so much!!

These first pictures are ones of my friends and I.  The top left is me and my friend Zac.  Zac and I have been friends since freshman year.  The top right one is my friend Brock and I.  I am seriously going to miss him.  The bottom left is Whitley and I.  We have been friends since kindergarten.  We also dropped out of high school together and we both graduated college together! (: We overcame the drop out statistics and we got higher education!  Woo Hoo!!  The bottom right is my cousin Clinton and I. 

 This group of pictures is of my family.  I am so blessed to have the family that I do and I am so thankful for all that they do for me and it meant so much to me that they were there for my graduation.  The top left picture is of my parents and I.  My parents have done more for me than I could ever tell you.  They are amazing.  That's really all there is to say about it!  The top right picture is of my sweet precious niece.  This was my favorite part of my day.  As I walked off of the stage, she ran to congratulate me!  It was so cute! (:  The bottom picture is of me with all of my family that were able to attend my graduation!  If you can't tell, I had a lot of family present and it meant so much to me! (:

 Here are some more pictures from graduation.  The top left photo is of my immediate family and I.  My dad, brother, mom and brother-in-law are on the back row.  Then it's my brother-in-law, sister, me, my niece, sister and my nephew.  I love them all so much!  The top right photo is of my niece and I.  If you can't tell, Mackenzie loved holding my diploma!  Ha ha  The bottom left photo is of my cousin Molly Anne, me, my grandmother and my cousin Laura Leigh.  I love all three of them and I am so happy that they were ab;e to be there.  The bottom right photo is my friend Kurt and I.  I am going to miss him a lot!

 These photo's are my graduation gifts that I received from my family!  From my grandmother, I got a Michael Kors watch.  It's Rose Gold and absolutely gorgeous.  I have to get it fixed (it's too big), but I can't wait to wear it!! (:  The top right photo is the necklace that my sisters and brother-in-laws got me.  I have actually been wanting a necklace like this since last summer.  They got the lady who made it to put the heart over where Arkadelphia is in the state.  I absolutely love it.  The bottom right photo is a picture of one of the gifts that my mother got me.  If you know me at all, you know that I am in love with Taylor Swift.  So, she got me her new perfume, Wonderstruck.

I have such a wonderful family and I am so blessed that so many of them were able to be a part of my special weekend!  I love each and every one of them!