I dyed my hair darker....

Cheesy self taken pictures:)

Ha:)

I love the self timer on my camera:)

Love...

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer;

no disease that enough love will not heal;

no door that enough love will not open;

no gulf that enough love will not bridge;

no wall that enough love will not throw down;

no sin that enough love will not redeem...

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble;

how hopeless the outlook;

how muddled the tangle;

how great the mistake.

A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.If only you could love enough you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world...~Emmet Fox~

Today's quote.... Good 1 for me 2day!

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." -Epicurus

Some days I feel like I really need this or that or I am not happy with this or that and then I realize... All I NEEd I already have. I'm glad God is patient with me, I am sure my prayers sometimes are way way too much for him! I try everyday to live in the NOW, because you never know what God has in store for us! I love working at the family business, but some days.. I feel like everything I do will never be good enough in my dad's eyes! Hopefully someday I can prove that to him!

Happy day friends:)

em

Fun in the SUN:)

We had sooo much fun while we were in Destin, Florida!
We had a total of 30 people from Tulsa, who went to Destin and the more the merrier! It only rained wed and it was actually kind of nice because we went to the outlet mall and then watched a movie and slept! I sure am wishing I could sleep right now:) ha! I got the cutest black purse from the Coach store at the outlet! My daddy got it for me:) Thanks daddy:)

It took us 14 hours to get there! The dads had a blast walkie talkie each other every 5 minutes.. they would walkie talkie the most random things! ha! We drove ten hours the first day and then 4 the second! We basically basked in the sun, swam (well, there were some jelly fish in the water, but we still swam and got stung), played Frisbee, buried people in the sand, laid out some more, ate and DRANK:)

Favorite parts of my trip
1. The ride down and back - road in the car with Patrick and Ryan - my two fav guys
2. Got our own room - Being married ROCKS- we had a room with two twin beds and we pushed them together!ha
3. Laying out
4. Sleeping in
5. Spending time with family and friends
6. Getting a new coach purse
7. Watching my husband play nonstop with my brother and cousins... football, Frisbee, cashing toads and lizards and jelly fish.. you name.. he did it!
8. Being able to relax!
9. Eating lots of good food
10. Spending time with my aunt Lisa, aunt Linda and uncle Larry! They are the greatest!

Here are a few pictures:)
I took 305 pictures total...... I take too many... but hey, no one else does and so I am the only one who preserves the memories:)

Loyal.....

I sure do love my pup Halley:) She is soo loyal... I leave for lunch and she sits by the front door, sad because it is too hot for me to take her.... I come back and there she is... waiting for me with excitement:) Joys of having a dog and being able to bring her to work! I love her.. she makes me smile everyday:)

"Don't be long mom:)"

"Back already! yahooo! I missed you"



"He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he is not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, he is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, he is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, he ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself. He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And I expect I will - as I always have. He is just my dog." - Gene Hill

We are BACK:)

We made it back to Tulsa late saturday night:)
We had such a blast... lots of stories and pictures to come:)
Missed all my blogging friends:)
Glad to be back.
I'm checking emails and what not and then I will post a new quote and some fun pictures:)

We are BACK:)

Trip to Grammies and Grandpa's House:)

We took Daisy to Grammies and Grandpa's house last night, so that she could play with her uncle Vader and Aunt CoCo:) while we are in Florida!!
Here are some pictures of our journey:)

Daisy and her daddy on the way to Stillwater:)

Daisy being silly:)
Daisy and her Uncle Vader
What Daisy and her Uncle Vader will be doing all week!
Halley, Ryan, Karen and George and I, with the cake Karen got us for our one year anniv of being engaged:)
Thanks for taking such good care of Daisy while we are away:)

We don't know what we would do without you guys!

Also, thanks Chris and Libby for watching our house while we are gone! You guys are the best of the best:) love you guys!

Love,

em, ry, hal and daisy

HAPPY

"Anyone in a state of seeking can never be happy. Only those who are constantly FINDING are fullfilled. And finding is not something that happens to us---it is something we do!" ~ Alan Cohen

Year ago on the 13th!!!

One year ago on July 13, 2007 Ryan proposed to me in Niagara Falls, Canada!!It was the biggest SURPRISE and best day EVER, well besides our wedding day on March 29Th -the two days are tied for best days EVER!!!

Ryan proposed to me while we were on a carriage ride, over looking the falls!!! I was sooo excited and have never been so happy!!! That day was a start to an amazing journey and I am so happy to be on the journey of life with my best friend and lover!!

Happy One Year of being engaged babe! I LOVE YOU

Angels...

"Angels fly because they take themselves lightly." ~ GK Chesterton

Heading to Stillwater tonight to visit the in-laws and drop Daisy off for the week! I am sure she is going to be worn out by the time we go and get her!! My mother in law is cooking dinner tonight and I am very excited because she is a brilliant cook:) I cant wait to see what she cooks up for us:) Happy day- Em

Quotes and Why I LOVE them:)

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. it will not lead you astray." ~ Rumi

"The aim of life is to live, and live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware." ~ Henry Miller

I love quotes. I feel like they just speak to me. Quotes have always seemed to make every situation seem better or more understandable. Quotes from people make me step back and think... "Hmm, I am not alone, someone feels the same way I do." In times of sadness, quotes make me feel better and make the sad times not seem so sad. I am not saying quotes make everything automatically better, I'm just saying they make things a little more understandable and easy!

My brother and his girlfriend broke up.... For some reason the past three days since they broke up.. I have been an emotional wreck! Crying and feeling sad for the both of them! Even remembering the days when I was in their shoes!

Patrick is a wonderful brother and in fact a wonderful boyfriend. He always says that he is lucky to have two older sisters and so he knows how to treat a lady right:) It is weird to see things from the boys perspective. My heart goes out to Sagen, because obviously I am a girl and I can totally relate every feeling and confusion she is feeling. But never before have I seen that it too, is hard on the boy. Patrick just needed time apart, to sort things out and see how he felt when Sagen wasn't in his life, but that doesn't mean he isn't hurting. I can tell her is just overly worried and concerned and feels sick about hurting her. It makes me look back and think about all the times Ryan was confused and makes me remember how bad it hurts to love someone so much and have them say they really aren't sure about how they feel! But now I can look back and smile because God in fact works everything out.... heck now I am married to Ryan and I have never been happier in my whole life. We all love Sagen very much and I consider her a close friend of mine and I know my sister does too! We know what ever is meant to be, will be! She is a wonderful, beautiful, honest, funny, outgoing girl and has so much to offer the world! Patrick is also a wonderful, smart, handsome, funny, honest, loving, amazing, outgoing guy and also has so much to offer the world. Whether they end up together or not.... I will love them both forever:)

Destination Destin, Florida

This is where we will be going on Friday:)

ahhh... I can hear the beach calling me:)

Our own pool:)

But I would much rather be on the beach:)

Another Lake weekend:)

We spent another wonderful weekend at the lake! This time we went to lake tenkiller :) Marcy came in town and we had soo much fun! I think the pictures will do the explaining:)

We came back Sunday morning and did some stuff around the house and then headed over to my parents to "pool it" with them and Chris, Libby and Grant:) Another wonderful weekend:)

Friday we leave for Destin, Florida!Yipeee.....

Here are some pictures from our amazing weekend

Ryan and I

Al and I before our exploring on the golf cart
Amy decided she needed some extra shut eye
Ryan needed some extra shut eye on his noodles
PS- he had no idea I had AL take a pic, he was really asleep!
Love my friends:)
Fun group pic Tulsa gals
Another fun group pic

The boys
Thanks Kyle
I love my hubby
Us and Laker girl