Home at Last

We are finally coming home!!! I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I feel like this summer has dragged on FOREVER! I started packing a little bit and did a bunch of laundry today.. I feel like we can't leave soon enough :) We will be leaving Wednesday early morning. haha and Bruce is making fun of me because I have already started packing.

I am so grateful for this summer, and the fun times and memories we have made. Daphne, Alabama was amazing, and still to this day I miss that place. Even though we have not enjoyed Mcallen, Texas as much we have had so much fun with good friends!!!

What do dreams mean anyway?

Sorry I just need to vent...

Well lately I have had lots of dreams.... What about you might ask??? My future children.

Bruce and I have been trying to get pregnant for 11 months... Deep down I have always known I would have a hard time having kids, so I begged Bruce to start trying sooner... But he needed his time and I respected that. Me on the other hand, I would have gotten pregnant the day we were married if I could. It has always been my dream to be a wife and MOTHER... The beautiful October day that Bruce told me he was ready to be a Daddy I cried. I was SOOOO excited! The first few months of trying I was okay, because like I said deep down I always knew it would take some time... But the past few months I have just ached to hold our baby.

Well the past couple weeks I have had a lot of dreams about being pregnant, or just having a baby. In every dream it has been a little girl, and every dream is different. As I am sleeping these dreams are amazing, but the second I wake up reality kicks in and says, haha Guess what Chanteal... You really aren't pregnant! Tricked ya! These dreams feel so real, it is insane. So then my mind starts wondering and thinking WHY do I keep having these amazing dreams... I love them to death, and and wouldn't trade having them for anything... But, what do they mean? Probably nothing. But I wish they ment something :) haha.

As I sit here I am wondering if I should post this, I don't want people feeling sorry for me... That's not why I wrote this... I have not told anyone about this, except a few people, I guess it just feels good to vent a little bit :)

I know we have not been able to have kids yet for a reason, and even if we never know the reason I am grateful for it. Bruce and I have the best relationship because we haven't had kids yet. We really are best friends, and it has been so much fun with it just being us two. I would not trade the past 2 1/2 years for anything...

M.E.M.O.R.I.E.S

I was looking through so of our old pictures and it brought back so many memories!

This is 3 months after we started dating... at my parents cabin! This was such a fun weekend, because it was the first time we had been away somewhere together... After this weekend we started talking about marriage.

This is right after Bruce proposed! It was at the Temple... the same bench his dad proposed to his mom on... and amazing!

This was the weekend after we got engaged... It was so much fun to go up to the Rim with Bruce's family... We camped, road quads, and had a lot of fun!

Monday.

Can I just say that Monday was amazing.... Well I guess it all started on Saturday. Bruce decided he needed a break since he has been working 4 months straight with no days off... So he came home at 5:00 on Saturday. It was so nice to just hang out together and actually eat dinner at a decent hour. Then Sunday roles around {my favorite day of the week} and we had more time together.... But Bruce decided to take Monday off as well!!!!!!!!!! I had to go in to work for a little bit in the morning, but after we ran some errands and then went to lunch at Olive Garden! After that we came home and hung out for awhile and then we went and looked at cars at the Ford dealership. {looking at cars is Bruce's favorite thing to do} We then went and rented the 4th season of Prison Break, and got some ice cream and then we came home and watched Prison Break! Nothing too exciting happened, but seriously this has been the best day of my summer so far!!!! With Bruce working such long hours it gets really hard to be able to spend some quality time together, and I REALLY needed just a day to myself with my husband.

We only have 1 month left out here and we will be coming home, and I seriously can't wait!!! It has been a fun summer, and I am grateful we came out here, but it will be nice to get back to the real world.

Lately...

The past few weeks have gone by surprisingly fast.. I have found a few things to do so the days go by a little faster... I made this watch and it has interchangeable bands... So I can put a different band on to match what I wear.

I have also started making Family Home Evening packets!!! I have wanted to do this forever, but I didn't want to buy them.. I found a website that I was able to print the lessons out, along with pictures to go with them! So I have been busy coloring all the pictures, then laminating them and putting them in their own folders. I know we don't have kids yet, but i figure it will be easier to do it now, instead of waiting til we actually have kids...

Bruce and I are both doing great! We are getting ready for extended season and the office is starting to get a little smaller. Bruce is still doing great in sales, and I am really enjoying being the office manager. If gives me something to do, and makes the days go by faster! We miss Arizona so much, and can't wait until we get to come home!!!

New Skirt

I was bored the other day so I decided to make another skirt. I love how this turned out! I got some new fabric, so I can't wait to make another one.

Happy Birthday Brookie!

Yesterday was Brookie's birthday! We are so grateful Dalan & Brooke came out here with us this summer, it is always nice to have family with us! The card games, late nights, and movies have been so much fun!!! We are seriously going to miss them so much when they leave. Brookie is so much fun to hang out with, and she is so sweet and keeps you laughing!!! Here are some things we love about Brooke.

1. She will do anything for her family, and is so giving.

2. She is so funny and will keep you laughing for hours.

3. She is so fun to hang out with!

4. She can make just about anything, scrap booking, sewing, baking you name it!!! She is a wonderful homemaker!

5. She has always been so good to Bruce!!!

We love you Brooke, and we hope you had an awesome birthday!!! I know it's not as fun being away from all your family, but we were so glad to have you here with us!!!

The last couple days...

So the past few weeks I have been going crazy and bored out of my mind!!! So on Saturday Brookie and I decided to do something about it. The day turned out to be a lot of fun, and it was so random. We started out going to Ross, TJ Max, Target, H.E.B, then we decided to go to this little thrift shop we found. Once we got to the thrift/antique store they told us about another one that was suppose to be really good. We went back to the apartments to get our navigation, then headed to the new place... We found a few VERY random and weird antique stores, and when we finally got to the one we were going to it turned out being more like a Mexican garage sale. That was a major bummer. After that we went to a few other shops, and found a fabric store... Then we finally headed home. We left at noon and got home at 8.00 that night!!! It turned out to be a very fun and eventful day, and we ended the night going to dinner with our hubbies!!!

Sunday ended up being amazing because I got to spend the WHOLE day with Bruce!!! I miss my husband so much during the week so it is always nice to be able to relax and hang out all day on Sunday. As night time approaches we dread the up and coming week, but Sunday always comes sooner than we think! :)

Today I decided to do something productive and I made myself a skirt. I gave the last skirt I made to my mom, so I needed one for myself and I love how it turned out!

Tagged!

For all you married people out there! Tag your married friends that you want to know about!

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: August 20th
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: March 8, 2007
3.How long have you known your spouse: 4 years and 7 months
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 2 years!
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: My friend was a nanny and she was babysitting for their friends, so he showed up with his friend at the house she was babysitting at. 6. What is your spouse's full name: Bruce Webb Brooks
7. Do you have any children yet: No.
8. How many: 0
9. Do you have any house pets: Yes, our dog Auggie!
10. Do you own a house or rent: We rent his grandpas house.
11. Do you live in the country or town/city: City
12. What is one of your favorite activities together: Playing cards, watching movies, taking drives, quadding,
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: So far Hawaii
14. How many siblings (including in-laws): 14 all together. On his side {including the spouses and us} 3 girls and 3 boys, and my side 5 boys and 3 girls!
15. What church do you attend: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
16. Is this the church you were married in: We were married in the Temple of our church.
17. What town is your current address: McAllen, Texas
18. Do you work or stay at home: Right now I am staying at home...
19. Where did you honeymoon: Flagstaff, AZ in a cabin!
20. Leave a piece of marriage advice: Save the fights for times that count, most stuff isn't worth getting upset over.

I tag: Brookie, Bree, Mom, and Jessica

What a fun week so far!

Nothing to new and exciting is happening with us. I seriously miss Alabama, I loved it there! McAllen is a lovely place {can you sense my sarcasm} Bruce likes to say I lived in a bubble in Alabama because we were in a really nice area and all the fun stores were right by us... Here it is a complete different story. At least we are only here for a short time. It has been fun hanging out with friends again though! Bruce is still doing really good with his sales, and I am so proud of him. Yesterday I went to Target with Christanie and they had 24 season 7 on sale for only $25 so I had to buy it.... Bruce and I are now addicted to Jack Bauer again.... haha.

Sunday- We woke up and I made breakfast, then at 1:00 we went to church. We came home and relaxed for awhile while dinner was cooking and then we played games with Brookie & Dalan... Can I just say we are so happy they are out here with us, they have made this summer so much fun!!!

Monday- Brooke and I waited ALL day for the Bachelorette, Men Tell All to start... I have never been into one of the Bachelors and much as I am now, and i love it... I am dying to know who she picks next week! It was also one of the sales reps birthday so we had a little get together at our place for him. We had pizza and cake then played lots of games! It was a lot of fun. I could play games all day!

Tuesday- Christanie and I decided to go to Target so we looked around there for awhile and I got a few fun dollar items... as well as the 7th season of 24. I came home and cleaned up our messy apartment and made dinner, then when Bruce finally got home we watched like 4 episodes of 24 then gave Auggie a haircut. For some reason Bruce LOVES giving Auggie haircuts, and then half way through it he gets sick of it and asks me to finish... It's pretty funny! Now Auggie has way to short of hair {but Bruce says its okay because Auggie gets hot during the day} We have that conversation every time Auggie gets a haircut, haha, thankfully it grows out quickly!

Home at Last

I am finally with my husband! Even though I had a really fun 2 1/2 weeks with my family, it was the longest 2 weeks of my life! I felt bad because I went home so I could go to my family reunion, but I couldn't go that long without Bruce so I flew home early! It is so funny to me how I was in Arizona, the place I grew up in and love, with my family... and I just didn't feel at home. The 2nd I saw Bruce when he picked me up at the airport I was home. I love him so much!!! I have to admit it was weird at first coming home to Mcallen, Texas a place I have never been before. My apartment was already put together and I didn't know where anything was, but I'm getting the hang of this new place! What a fun adventure we have ahead of us...

Wicked!

Last night my mom took Katrina & I to the play Wicked!!! We had a ticket for Stacey, but she wasn't able to go at the last minute {we missed you Stacey, it would have been so fun with you there} so Katrina wanted to call and invite her mom to go.. It turned out to be a blast! All my cousins and my grandma came to, so it was one big girls night! All I have to say is it was amazing. It started out and I was kinda thinking maybe this won't be as good as everyone says, but it turned out being so much better than I expected! The characters were amazing, the singing dancing, and acting was incredible and it was so much fun to learn the story of the good witch and the bad witch! Now I need to go buy the cd. Thank you so much mom for saving up the money to take us, you are awesome!!! Now I can't wait to go again...

Another Change of Plans!

Well even though we LOVED Alabama, our office ran out of doors to knock so Bruce packed up {while I have been in AZ} and moved down to Mcallen, Texas! We are excited because its a new fun place, but we were sad to leave Alabama. I am the most excited about the amazing store they have in Texas called HEB Plus!!! It is like a cosco/sams club/walmart and grocery store all in one! It's amazing... We will keep up updated on our life in Texas, Wish us luck in our new adventure!

4th of July!

I love 4th of July! I love the fireworks, I love the BBQ's and I love quality time with the family. Since I flew home for my moms birthday I was in Arizona for the 4th and I went up to the cabin with Mom, Dad, Justin, Katrina Dakota, Gunnar & Kylie!!! It was amazing weather {like 65 degrees all weekend} and a lot of fun! We just relaxed, shopped and played cards all weekend! Even though it was a lot fun, I was sad to be away from Bruce!

Happy Birthday Chaddy & Mom!!!

On July 1st my Mom and Chad had a birthday! I wasn't able to be here for it last year, so Bruce {being the sweet husband that he is} flew me down for it. I surprised my parents and was sitting on the couch when they got home from dinner. They were extremely happy to say the least.

Everyone already knows how I feel about my Mom... To sum it up she is amazing and I am honored to be her daughter! I love you Mom...

My brother Chad is one of my very best friends. I love him to death. Even though he is 5 years older than me we always had the same friends. I was lucky and he always let me tag along with him and we had such a fun group of friends. Those are some of the best memories I have. Chad is one of the most amazing guys, he puts EVERYONE before himself. He could be miserable for the rest of his life and if he was making one person happy he would be okay with it. He has always been so good to me, and he loves to poke and pick on me! I am so grateful to have Chad in my life, it wouldn't be the same without him!