MIA: SSgt JR Crombie

Below are pictures of a member of our United States Air Force... a guy that I have always looked up to since I was a child... someone that I considered to be family... like a big brother... if anyone has had any contact with him in the past 3 months, please let him know that his "little sister" misses and loves him... even though he has had a few months of bad judgement.

Me and my best friend, partner in crime, big brother, protector, confident, sidekick, bike riding buddy, and one of my heros. We have always been close, since childhood... until he chose to let another girl come between our friendship... Since 9/11 we have talked on the phone at least once a week, keeping up with each other and sharing stories... through the 3 months he was stationed at PSAB I received random phone calls (at all times during the day and night) just to let me know that he was doing well... while in Korea... I received phone calls once or twice a week along with emails... even when he was first stationed in Germany... I still received my weekly phone calls... that was until...
I just hope that my bubby knows that I still love him and even though I can act like a brat at times, I will always be here for him and I will even try to not rub in my wisdom by saying "I TOLD YOU SO..." when things don't work out the way that HE thinks they will... I also hope that he knows that I will forgive him for not calling or being in contact with me for going on four months IF he calls and asks to be forgiven... I WILL NOT stand around and be passive about him letting another girl in his life control who he talks to from home... I have been here for him a lot longer than she has been in his life... and will be...

COWGIRL UP!

NOTE: Pictures have been removed from this blog... I finally figured out how to edit the pictures!!!!

Ok... so you have seen this picture once in this blog... I promise that I didn't upload it twice... I guess the computer program just KNEW that I loved this picture A LOT!!!! So as most of you know, I spent most of the month of June out in Nevada with my boyfriend's mom and sister. These are some of the pictures that we took of me being a "cowgirl..." Below (and above) you see a picture of me in my lovely shirt that announces that my boyfriend is out of town! I am holding Ang's horse Jake for her while she gets ready for her ride at the State High School Rodeo. Since Kendra (Trevor's little sis) wasn't riding I didn't have to be in western attire, hence this cute shirt! Have no fear! I bought Trevor a shirt that says that his girlfriend is out of town... he has yet to wear it and I have been gone for most of my summer vacation! Isn't the scenary awesome! Yeah stop laughing... the thought of me sitting on the tailgate of a truck holding the lead rope for a horse in my boots and cowboy hat... yah yah yah...

This next series of pictures is from Gymkhana. It is a riding club where you can participate in the speed riding events or horse shows. Kendra participates in the speed riding events, which is what I did that particular weekend! Don't I look the part of a barrel racer/pole bender???? My dad is still stuck on me NOT wearing a cowboy hat... :) The horse that I am riding is named Paul... he is just about as old as me... he's a good ol' boy!
Notice the look on Paul's face... it is as if he is thinking, "Not the blonde chick again..." We had quite a weekend of riding together! It was the most that Paul had been ridden in a LONG time!!!! I am sure that I confused quite a few people at the Gymkhana with my saddle and my display of extraordinary riding skills! I had the privelage of using Kendra's HIGH POINT girl saddle which she won at a rodeo last summer and I had the chest strap that said Rookie Cowgirl 2005 (or something to that effect). I almost wasn't allowed to ride in the events that day! The registration lady wasn't going to let me ride without having one of my parent's signatures!!! Something about having to have parent signature to ride if you are UNDER 16! She didn't believe that I was older than 16!!! That was funny to say the least!

This is after all the events were over and we were getting ready to trailor up and come home. I didn't really win a ribbon... I was just pretending... they stop awarding ribbons at 6th place and I had two 7th places and two 8th places! Paul looks realy tired!!! No more riding for him for a while!!!! (Which was fine with me cause my buns were REALLY sore from all the riding!!!!)
For more information on my times and the events (and even a video which is on the funny side) contact me...
I was quite proud of myself for completing all five events! And I did them all in UNDER a minute! We won't discuss how my times compared to Kendra's... but hey she has been doing this for a few years!!!!

These next pictures are from the day before the Gymkhana... the MAIN reason that Paul was so tired! We went for a Longhorn Roundup as previously mentioned in another blog...

This would be me with the four cowboys that were with us on the ride. Ernie is to the far left and Mike is next to him. I can't remember the other two guys names. I know that the horse to the right of me (with the blaze like Paul) is named Jake... They thought it would be funny to take a picture of me in chaps (or chinks) and a hat and beer with the guys and send it to Trevor... Throughout the entire day the guys called me TEXAS... not quite my name... but ok... we had lots of fun, crossed quite a few muddy bogs... and even saw a few longhorns. I must say that I think that we covered all 1500 acres of the ranch at least twice...

Here Kendra joined me on Jake for a picture! Jake and Paul look a lot alike! Overall I had a great trip in Nevada and I miss getting to ride and hangout with Kendra! She is the best "sis" that someone could ever ask for! Her mom isn't bad either!!!! Thanks for the good times while I was home with you!!!!

Little Twinkle Toes

These are pictures of the most adorable horse you will ever see! Her name is unofficially Little Twinkle Toes! She is a miniature horse and was born March 17, 2006 in Yerington, Nevada.

Here she is inside with the stuffed horse she thinks is a playmate! She is about the same size as this toy horse!!!! Boy is she precious!

Here we see Twinkle Toes eating lunch with her mommy Pumpkin in the yard. The hay bucket is almost bigger than she is!!!

Twinkle Toes is tuckered out from all the pictures!!!!

Going to the chapel and she's...

We are going to the chapel and she's gonna get married... but the she isn't me... sorry to get your hopes up! June 24, 2006 was a very special day for Valerie Reynolds, we went to the chapel and SHE got married! These are a few of the pictures from her big day, or week shall we say! (Note to reader, I haven't mastered the art of uploading pictures on here in the correct order, so pictures are kinda crazy!)

This is me at her parents house before going to the church to get ready. I decided to get dressed a little early so that I could have my picture taken before the fireplace, which is a Reynolds family tradition!

Me and Trevor at the reception... it was almost midnight and the poor baby had been up since about 4:30 in the morning! He had a rough weekend! He spent most of the afternoon Friday checking the radar and weather place to get clearance to fly up to Tulsa in his little Cessna 150... no luck as the weather between Tulsa and Ft. Worth was horrible with storms! So he woke up EARLY Saturday morning to get clearance to fly up to Tulsa before the storms built up and before I had to be at the wedding prep activities!

My mugshot that Dad Reynolds took after my hair (redo) and makeup were finished... for the time being... more makeup was added at the church to "finish" the job... I have worn more makeup in my life... but Trevor has never seen me wearing "real" makeup... which would explain why he thought I looked like I was wearing a mask!

Me and Valerie at the Bridal Attendants luncheon! We were both looking good and were sooo happy!

Someone snapped a picture of me as I was putting my camera away at the Bridal Attendants Luncheon. I like the picture...

We had an action filled week that is for sure! I arrived back in Tulsa on Tuesday evening, spent Wednesday with my mom shopping and getting my last minute stuff for the wedding... then Thursday was the Bridal Luncheon at Green Onion (yummy) and between the luncheon and the bachelorette party I managed to spend a little quality time with my AnaRae. AnaRae didn't quite understand the concept that I was going to a party and needed to look pretty, even though I was going with girls. She kept asking me if I was going to get me a "fancy boyfriend" in Tulsa so that I could come home more often... Thursday evening we met at Val's brother/sister 'n law's house for predinner cocktails and some fun before going to dinner at the Bistro and then to Brookside for some dancing at Suede. Friday, after getting a few hours of sleep we all had stuff to do before meeting for the rehearsal and dinner. Then finally, Saturday, the big day! I had a hair appointment at 8 am then picked Trevor up at the airport and he dropped me off at Val's parents house so that we could get ready! I have no clue as to what he did all day, I think he just crashed at Val's brother's house... then off to the chapel to get her married!!!! I was ready for a few days of sleep after that weekend!

I have pictures from my trip to Nevada that I will post in the next day or so... check back...