Tuscan Dreams

We painted a few accent walls at work a Barnyard Red, and I started to get the itch to paint our house! So far we only have one room done. We can't decide on the other colors at this point. The kitchen was very easy to decide on. We went for a Tuscan Red. It's a very dark red. It took us all day on a Saturday to paint the kitchen, but it was worth it!



Here is the before picture!


Molly was calm as can be. Just relaxing as we did all the work! lol


They were so funny trying to watch Jesse! At one point, Rowdy fell off the window sill. I don't know how he didn't end up with paint all over him!


We had to put the pups into the crate because they were getting too close to the paint.. Isn't she adorable?


Here is the final project! We love it! I just realized we didn't put the green ivy back up at the top!!! Oops!!!

Smithville Trip

Jesse and I went out to Smithville one evening to visit my Great Uncle Sam and Aunt Leann. They have a bunch of horses so they were showing us all of their horses and their property. It was really neat. It was so quiet out there, too!
Here's a slide show of their horses!

All About Jesse

All About Jesse!


1. He is sitting in front of the T.V., what is he watching? Probably The Office. If we had a cable though, he would be watching Discovery Health all day!

2. You're out to eat, what dressing does he get on his salad? Ranch

3. What's one food he doesn't like? Seafood... :( which is my favorite.

4. You go out to eat and have a drink, whats his choice? Dr.Pepper always

5. Where did he go to high school? Round Rock High School

6. What size shoe does he wear? 10 1/2 - 11

7. If he was to collect anything, what would it be? Money! lol j/k, classic cars

8. What is his favorite type of sandwich? Anything but tuna.

9. What would he eat everyday if he could? expensive restaurant

10. What is his favorite cereal? Fruity pebbles

11. What would he never wear? Girls undies. lol! ;)

12. What is favorite sports team? UT Longhorns

13. Who did he vote for? Obama

14. Who is his best friend? me!

15. What is something you do that he wishes you didn't? Getting worked up about scheduling...

16. What is his heritage? He's white chocolate... What more do you need to know? lol

17. What kind of cake do you make for his birthday? I BUY him carrot cake. lol

18. Did he play sports in high school? none, he was on drum line

19. What could he spend hours doing? Sleeping, surfing craigslist for cars, rough house with the pups.

20. What is one unique talent he has? He can always make me smile and he has very good rhythm. He can find the beat in any song and repeat it back to you. It's amazing...


Love ya boo!

Kori Jean

I am just absolutely thrilled for a really good friend of mine! We were the best of buds my senior year in high school and she was actively pursuing a career of singing at the time. WELL, the time has finally come and she has her very own website up and a debut album releasing!
I am super excited for Kori! You can listen to some of her songs at her website: www.korijeanolsen.com! Kori is a beautiful woman and I can't wait to see succeed!

Alisa's Wedding

Alisa is a girl that Jesse has known since he was in diapers. She recently had a beautiful wedding and here are a few pictures!


This is the bride and groom's first dance. They were a really cute couple and looked so happy! Her dress was stunning, as well!




Here's a picture of my sister-in-law, Judith and I.




Here is one of the few serious pictures we have. lol




True love... picking each other's noses! ;)




This is us just being silly. Nothing new here!




This is the plantation that Alisa's wedding was. Her reception and ceremony were outside, but it was still a beautiful touch and added class to the wedding. It was like a dream home inside!!

Seaworld Fun!

The last weekend of May we went down to Seaworld with the Mittelstadts. (Thanks Mom & Dad for letting us crash at your place, btw!!!) It was a blast! The last time I went to Seaworld I was about 10 years old. All I remember were the kiddie rides, only because they were so boring! haha!

Everyone knows that you can't go to Seaworld and not go and see Shamu. We went to the first show of the day! Now, I don't know if maybe I was just really emotional or what, but I found the show very touching. It was just absolutely amazing to see these large animals swimming with humans. You could really see and feel the love that the whales and trainers had for each other. The beginning of the show was the most powerful. They tell a story of a young boy with very powerful music, and then all of a sudden 2 whales come out of the water. They start to jump out of the water in all different places. Absolutely stunning. I teared up a few times throughout the show. Corny, I know. Here are a few pictures below.




After Shamu, we went to see the dolphins and beluga whales show. That was a fun show. It was more about the acrobats than the actual animals. I didn't care for that very much. I was shocked at how high the dolphins could jump. The beluga whale that is pictured below had a baby who followed her everywhere. It was really cute. The baby wouldn't do the tricks, but she was always right behind mama's tale.



The rest of the day was pretty fun. It started to get really hot and we were all very tired, so we went back to my parents house for dinner and then headed home. It was a nice getaway weekend!

Catch Up Time

Sorry everybody! I just realized today that I have not posted ANYTHING in a month!! And so much has happened. I'll break it down by event. It's going to be a long night! lol.