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!

Happy Father's Day

We are so grateful to have two amazing dads in our life! I love Father's Day because it is a day to recognize and show gratitude for all our dad's do for us.

I love my dad so much. He has always been there for me no matter what, and I have always been able to talk to him. He has made it a huge point to tell me he loves me, and give me a huge hug every single time I see him. He is so hard working and would do ANYTHING for his family. I cherish the times that I am alone with my dad {without my brothers} and we can just talk. He has always been there to remind me of my talents. My dad has been my Hero, ever since I was little and I look up to him so much. I use to always tell my mom that I wanted my kids to have a daddy just like my dad.... and as time goes on I see more and more similarities between Bruce and my Dad. I am so thankful to have him in my life...

I was lucky enough to be blessed with an incredible father-in-law. I have always been really close with Bruce, and I look up to him like he is my own dad. He has always been there for Bruce and I whether we needed to talk, or just to laugh with. He gives great advice and we know he wants the best for us. He has always been the person Bruce and I both look forward to just sitting down and talking to {we go to furniture plus more than any normal person that doesn't have a job there should haha, but we love to!} Bruce looks up to his dad more than anyone I have ever met. I love to watch their relationship because you can tell they are best friends. He is an incredible father and you can see the love he has for each of his kids. I am so grateful to have Bruce as my father in law... Life really wouldn't be the same without him!

I hope our dad's had a great father's day! We were sad that we couldn't be there to share this day with them...

Ocean Blue at West Gate!

I just wanted to get the word out that a new Ocean Blue store opened out at West Gate! {Kinda by the Cardinals stadium!} If you haven't tried Ocean Blue yet you need to, It is delicious frozen yogurt!!! My brother and his wife opened it, and I can't wait for my visit to AZ in a couple weeks so I can see their new store!!! I heard it looks amazing! So if you are in the Glendale area, go check it out! You won't be disappointed.

The Finer Things Club

For those of you who watch the office, you know what the Finer Things Club is... Well we have decided to make our own Finer Things Club out here! It started out with a group of us (Bruce+I, Dalan+Brooke, Devin S., Nick H., Elliot, Devon P.+Amanda P) going out to dinner every Tuesday night, but we decided to expand it a little and shoot fireworks off every Sunday Night at the Beach as well!!! This Sunday was our first week to shoot off fireworks and it turned into a blast! We planned on going to a beach to shoot off the fireworks, but it had to be out of city limits and we couldn't find a beach so we did it off the bay. Once we figured out where we were gonna do it we started getting everything ready and this drunk guy drove up and started talking to us. He tried telling us he was a famous country singer and then started dancing for us, so he was our entertainment for the night! Bruce started dancing with him and it was hilarious! Leave it to Bruce to make everyone laugh. After we finally asked him to turn down his radio he left and we started the fireworks! During the week Bruce, Devin and Elliot went and bought a huge box of fireworks! After awhile I started hearing alot of movement in the water next to us (like within 2 feet) and I swear I saw an alligator, but no one wanted to believe me until it started making even more noise! It was pretty freaky because you could see it swimming around right by us, luckily we never had to meet our reptile friend! The guys did find a crab though.

My Antique Treasure!

I have found a little town that I am absolutely in love with! It has the funnest little shops and tons of antique stores! When Brookie got down here I knew I had to take her too it... So the very first chance we got we went. I found this ice crusher and I fell in love! I love old antique kitchen things, so I have started adding them to my kitchen. I didn't buy it that day because it was $30 and I didn't want Bruce to get mad, so I have waited...and waited...and waited. Finally Bruce took me there this morning before he had to go to work and he bought it for me! I wasn't expecting to get it, but I took him in there just to show it to him and so I could dream about it a little more and he said, "well sweety, lets get it!" Don't have have the best husband???

Fun Sunday!

I love Sundays. Especially during the summer, because it is Bruce's only day off. Not only are Sundays my favorite because we get to go to church and feel the spirit and learn more about the amazing gospel that we are blessed to be a part of, but I get to spend ALL day with my husband!!! We have made it our "Sunday Tradition" to go down to look at the Alligators. We are just dying to see a 15 footer! We ended the night by playing games with Bruce's sister and her husband. I just love Sundays!

My Skirt

I just finished this skirt and I love it! I can't believe how easy it was. All the ones I have seen go to the knee, but I wanted mine a little longer! Now I can't wait to make more. I had stitched along all the pockets and added rhinestone buttons on the back pockets and I love it!!! I can't wait to wear it.

Update!

Nothing too new and exciting is happening with us! Bruce is doing awesome with his sales, and I am so proud of him! I am also so grateful for the dedication he has to go out and knock doors 6 days a week for hours... It's a hard job. We are excited for Brookie and Dalan to come out here {they should be here tomorrow} and they are bringing our dog Auggie! I have been going CRAZY without Auggie the past two weeks... He entertains me all day, so it has been boring without him. Bruce is even excited, when we were laying in bed the other night he was like, "hey sweety, I am actually excited to have our child back!" haha.

I have been trying to keep myself busy by watching lots and lots of movies and making some crafts! I made a patchwork quilt about a week ago, and I love the way it turned out! I just did a solid red flannel on the other side and it turned out really cute. I also made a couple hot pads {for cooking} out of some of the left over fabric. I have wanted a white board calendar forever... every time I go to a store I think might have one I look, but I haven't found one I liked enough to buy. The other day I thought I would try to make one on my own! I went and bought a 16x20 frame and put some fabric behind it, and I love how it turned out! Its fun cause I can switch out the fabric whenever I want. I picked a neutral color for right now, but I think I might put red or gold in it when I get home. It took awhile to figure out how to draw the lines, and actually make the calendar...But I am happy with how it turned out! I am sure I will have many more little projects to pass the time while we are here!

Yesterday I went with some of the girls to Mobile. {for the first time} We decided we would go to the mall... We didn't have a navigation, and after driving for an hour and fifteen minutes and seeing a sign that said Welcome to Mississippi we realized we passed the mall. haha. We turned around and the mall ended up being pretty close to our apartments, {about 25 minutes} So I'm excited to go back now that we know how to get there!

Sweet Home Alabama (well just for the summer)

I keep forgetting to post about our apartments! They are the nicest apartments we have had during summer sales, and we love them! We have a 1 bedroom this year but its huge and brand new. The apartments have never been lived in so its really nice.

It is gorgeous here!