Catchup: December 2011

This was an interesting month for us. I got a job offer in Houston, but had to be there December 1st to start working. Darrin wasn't done in San Antonio until the week of Christmas, so we got to have a long distance marriage for 3 weeks. Ugh! 

December's highlights:

• I started my new new job in downtown Houston

• We bought our first house (without even seeing it in person first!!!) After a horrific closing day that did not end with us getting house keys, confusion was cleared up and I picked up the keys the next day, without my hubby.

• Moving weekend which started with Darrin winning a new gas grill at the SA Crawford Christmas party!!! He did get to see the house on moving day, but he didn't get to stay in it yet. :(

• Chrissy's graduation from A&M {early}!!! Congratulations Kiki, you are incredible!!!! We also got to celebrate Gram's 80th birthday!

• Darrin officially moved to Houston! YAYYYYYYY!!!

• Christmas in Dallas with the Bartons. Thank you Allison for hosting a wonderful week for us and making an otherwise hectic holiday a very special celebration for all of us. We all got to be there as Brandon led his first Christmas Eve service and he even let us all sing with him!

Warms my heart!! (Allison has all the great group shots!)

With our little Christmas Princess!

• Quick stop in Hillsboro on our way to Bryan to meet Camille's littlest angel & see the whole Cole gang!!

• Christmas in Bryan with the Lampleys. CHRISSY & JUSTIN GOT ENGAGED!!!!

Merry Christmas!!! 

The whole gang! 

The first thing she did was reach for the ring! hehe :) Congrats to the future Paynes!!!

What a year 2011 was!!!

Catchup: November 2011

November:

• Martha & Eric came to visit us in SA! (for the first time since moving us - our fault not theirs, we were always gone!!!)

• Nate & Hannah's couples shower

It's a picture of cake balls because we were too busy hosting and having fun to take any during the shower. AND I made over 100 of these bad boys for the shower!!!! They were very tasty if I do say so myself... :)

• Layne starred as "Sandy" in the Rudder High School Grease musical...and she totally ROCKED it!! & I got to go to the football game with my Daddy!

"You're the one that I want...OO OO OO!" 

• Thanksgiving with the Lampleys & A&M vs tu football

Whoop!

We didn't get any pics at Thanksgiving dinner, but we did get this group shot that night after we all hung Christmas lights on the house!!!

• And the big decision to move to Houston so Darrin could take a job as an Outside Salesman with Crawford's new Industrial Branch!!! I'm so proud of him!!! This meant my last day at Tesoro after only 4 short months, but my coworkers were so sweet. They threw me a surprise going away party!

Sammy, Jenna & Danitza - miss you girls!!!

Tasty & adorable cupcakes!

• Our 2nd Anniversary!!! My amazing hubby came home with roses for me and we went out for a nice dinner. I am so blessed to have him in my life!!!

• Play day at the Air Force Base with my grandparents before I moved to start my new Houston job. My Champa is retired Air Force and took me to see the replicas of the planes, they were awesome!

Catchup: September & October 2011

September:

• El Campo weekend to meet this little guy

And see this big guy again!

• Sister date to Tricia & Siddiq's wedding. We all worked with Tricia at different times at TAMU Petroleum Engineering, and Kaitlyn is currently working with Siddiq at PETE.

• Princess Avaree's SECOND{!!!!} birthday!

This was one VERY excited little birthday princess!!

 October:

• Engagement party for "Mama Lisa"

• Cousin Bond's senior night...he's got a full scholarship to college next year!!

(Plus I got to see both grandparents in the same night & celebrate my Daddy's birthday a little early!!) 

• Soney & Chris' wedding weekend (a VERY busy one!!!)

Beautiful sunset ceremony at the golf course!!!

{Allison's photo} Love this man!!

AND I got to go shopping with this little cutie-patootie!

AND Paige turned two!

AND we went to the pumpkin patch with a certain little someone!

(Being two sure looks like a lot of fun, doesn't it??)

• Mimi's 80th Birthday weekend

Lampley family photo!

Mimi and her girls, take 81309572435943265147213. You should see these girls try to stop giggling and playing long enough to take a picture!

Catchup: August 2011

After nearly 6 months, I've decided to come back to the blogging world. That's my goal anyways. SO much has happened and changed in the last 6 months, it's hard to really catch you up, so my goal is to do a better job of keeping up on here in the future. With the important things, the fun things, and just the things that I want to remember. Because really this blog is just fun for us to look back on down the road.

So my last blog was in October, but I was really just getting around to early August when I blogged. And we had lots of fun that got left out!!! Here's what you missed:

August:

• Lampley family vacation to Galveston

Best group shot on the beach (that's a Diet Coke Mom's holding :) )

My love!!

lovely view

• Started my new job at Tesoro
• Signed a contract to build a house in San Antonio

All of our color selections for the house we thought would be our first home...hehehe!

• {Darrin's} 25th birthday celebration with the Crew in San Antonio!

The Bartons, the Ellises, the soon-to-be Greigs, and the Kubicheks (+ baby Raylen!!). We were just missing the Anthonys!

• Brandon's Ordination as a minister!

Forgive the terrible quality of this photo. I love this sweet moment, Allison watching as Brandon's Dad & Grandfather pray over him! 

We were all a bit teary-eyed. We're so proud of you B!!!

Each month will need to have it's own post, there's just so much! To be continued...