look at these lazy bums!

you know what's sad? these pics were taken at noon. lazy bums.

it's a girl!!!!!

okay, i've known about this for 4 days already, but i'm just now having a chance to post this: my cousin and his wife are having a girl!!!! i'm so excited for them, and i think the next few months are going to be torture until i can meet my new cousin. i'm sure they feel the same way too!

hannah-you're going to make a wonderful big sister! i know that your little sister will look up to you and admire you. make sure to tell her all the secrets to getting what you want from edward :)

theresa-i'm so glad that edward married you. i'm proud to call you my cousin. you're already a great mom, and i know that this little one will be blessed to have you and edward as parents.

edward-i have to be honest...i wasn't sure this day would come at all! but i'm so proud of the way that you've allowed God to work in your life. He has blessed you with a great wife and daughter, and now you'll have 2 daughters (i won't envy you at all when they're teenagers). somehow i have this feeling that your poor daughters won't even be able to talk to boys (now where would i get that idea?!). but know that i'm always praying for you, theresa, hannah, and the little one. i love you.

girls only conference

the conference that my cousin spoke at was a girls only conference. it was wonderful. the person who put it together, ana, did an amazing job. this is her 5th year to do this conference, and you can tell that this is her passion. there is no doubt in my mind that God has called her to do this. there were about 50 teenage girls who attended and i KNOW that God spoke to them at this conference-through my cousin, of course!

this is something that every young girl needs. every girl needs to know that she is precious. that God loves her more than anything and wants only the best for her. i want every young girl to know that.

my amazing preacher-cousin; she's stinkin' awesome

the first session-i was too embarrassed to go up to the front to get a picture

the girls scrapbooking between sessions. the decorations were incredibly cute.

i believe 100% in the ministry of chi alpha. college students need God. but this weekend opened my eyes to the precious gift we have in teenage girls.

ooh la la...

as some of you know, my best friend amanda is getting married in september. i'm beyond thrilled for her. and i'm beyond thrilled that i get to wear a pretty dress again. my dress was shipped to my parents house this past weekend, but since i was out of town, i didn't get to see it until sunday. i tried it on sunday night. and monday morning. and i'm sure i'll put it on a few more times in between just for the heck of it. wanna see it?

no, that is not me...i'm a little darker than that

it fits perfectly...almost. i have to get it altered a little bit, but not too much. now here's the funny, yet slightly sad part. it's supposed to be tea length. but because i'm so stinkin' short, it goes to my ankles-MY ANKLES! guess i gotta go get it hemmed. like a lot. *sigh* why am i so short?

go ahead and laugh...i know you already are...

now i get to go buy shoes!!!!!!!

b&b: my new favorite thing

as i mentioned in my last post, i went out of town this past weekend. i traveled with my cousin, cheli, because she was invited to speak at a girls conference in canadian, tx. yes, there really is a town in texas called canadian-it has a little over 2000 people. and its about 2 hours north of amarillo. NORTH!!! it was a bit of a long drive. i'll give you more details about the conference later. it was great. but i was pleasantly surprised by the town. i thought it would be super flat, but after we left pampa, it started to get hilly (is that a word?) and pretty. the landscape is beautiful. now that i think of it, i should have taken pictures of the scenery. oh well.

anyway, the church that hosted the conference put cheli up in a bed and breakfast called kim's cottage. it was waaaaay super cute. i absolutely fell in love with it. don't tell anyone, but it may have been my favorite part of the whole trip :)

front door to the parlor area

the door to our room-i think all the rooms used to be attorney's offices.

the view from the door. now how did my dr. pepper sneak in there?!

the dresser/information table

our closet

closet door opened. i almost knocked the whole thing over. long story.

guestbook-guess who forgot to sign it (stupid, stupid, stupid)

look at this cute sink!!

my absolute favorite! i took a bubble bath in the clawfoot tub. i loved it! i loved it!

(are you jealous?)

this was in the bathroom! imagine...eating breakfast in the bathroom. actually, that sounds kinda gross. the point is, it was a HUGE bathroom.

the common/ sitting area

breakfast table in the common area

our fully stocked pantry. there was also a fridge and microwave.

um yeah, i definitely wished we could have stayed longer. it was wonderful! if for any reason you find yourself in canadian (don't ask me why), stay at kim's cottage!

don't cry for me, argentina...

well folks, i'm going out of town this weekend, so don't expect any new posts...but i promise i will post another one when i come back, complete with pictures!

have a super weekend!

i got it

i got my dr. pepper today guys, so ya'll don't need to worry anymore. close call....

a special thank you goes to courtney for getting me one from chick-fil-a (of course). do my friends know me or what?!