Summer Fun

This summer was a busy one! Summer school for both me and Ian... our nephew was born in Tulsa... had a weekend get-away to celebrate with Ian's cousin as she pledged her love to her husband...  started providing pediatric home speech therapy... Ian started his new business... we went to Breckenridge for a few days to celebrate our first anniversary... my parents came to visit... my Tulsa best friend came for a visit... we went to Tulsa for a quick trip to meet the nephew... then started school...

Here are a few pictures from the summer. Started with Ian's birthday dinner the end of June and ending with our Tulsa trip.

Left to Right - Christina, me, Ian and Ryan - we love spending times with Christina and Ryan! Ian's birthday dinner at Katie Mullin's downtown Denver.

 Rehearsal Dinner- Patrick, Allan, Caroline with Ethan, Stephanie, Chris and Nicole.

Post rehearsal dinner- I had to get a photo of the two of us!

Wedding day at the Maroon Bells!

Keelty Cousins - Lauran, Meredith, Chris (Nicole in front), Zach (Stephanie in front), Berkeley, Patrick, Sheridan and Lo (in front with Oliver center), Ian (me in front), Allan with Ethan and Caroline beside, Ryan and Christina (sitting), Molly, Liam and Aiden.

 Aspen Summer Music Festival.

Our wedding rings... never took a photo like this on our wedding day...

 Our anniversary get-away- the lake on Loveland Pass.

Happy 1st anniversary to us!!! From the balcony of "THE ROOM" at the Lodge!

 My rebel... Once a rebel, always a rebel! I love my crazy husband!

Pike's Peak summit...

The precious little footsies of Henry!


And this ends the Summer FUN!

Moving Stinks!

Well... I finally managed to get about 95% of my stuff packed on my own with no thanks to the lack of help from my closest friends who all said that they would help me... (I'm over it now...) Trevor drove the trailer up to Tulsa on Friday and arrived about 10 pm, while I drove up earlier in the day.

Saturday we spent most of the morning with my dad unloading the trailer. It is coming along. I think I am going to like it, despite the lack of cabinet space in the kitchen and bathroom... I think I had more cabinets in my one bedroom apartment in college... maybe I should have requested the bigger apartment... hmmm... but for now, 630 sq ft is fine for me... I will just be creative as to where I put my baking pans and my rubbermade storage containers... and my blow drier... and....

I will post pictures of my new place as soon as I have more than just the bed made and the couch/loveseat in place!

Weekend fun in Tulsa

This was a fun weekend in Tulsa! I drove home on Thursday to have dinner with one of my friends who is very difficult to contact and make plans with! We had a great time at dinner, and I am looking forward to many more fun nights this summer with this friend...

Friday night I picked up Syrina and Kenzie from their mom and we went home to grammy and papa's house. Kenzie had a special surprise when Davie came over!!! We played SWAP and then read books before going to bed. Here Kenzie and Dave are reading "Little Bunny FooFoo" while Dad and Syrina are reading "SOCKS"

Saturday morning Kenzie was excited about going to John and Patty's to see the new baby donkey! Lucy had a baby two weeks ago and Kenzie thought that a good name for her burrow would be Little Ricky since it is a boy. But we have now decided that isn't a good name after all. We just don't know what to name the little guy!
Here is Kenzie with lil' burrow and Lucy. The donkeys like peanuts just as much as they like carrots!!!
After playing with the baby donkey, Kenzie and Gavin drove around in her Jeep. She attempted to let Gavin drive but after he ran them into a ditch and overturned the Jeep she decided that maybe she should drive from now on! They had a lot of fun in the Jeep! Too bad the wheels are hard plastic and not soft rubber, she could really get up and go!!!
This was the first time that Kenzie has ever completely ran the battery out in her Jeep!!!

We went home from our exciting morning and got all pretty to go watch AnaRae dance at her recital! Syrina and Kenzie had fun at the recital, and enjoyed getting to watch Ana dance!!!

Tulsa

Well I have been thinking seriously about moving back to Tulsa for sometime now... I have asked for opinions on my moving on my myspace blog and had some interesting responses... I asked my friends on myspace to weigh in on what THEY THINK I should do, stay in Texas or move back to Tulsa. and five reasons why I should do either... Most of my responses were that I would have to make the ultimate decision myself and that everyone would support me whatever I decide to do...

So... for you, my family and friends that read this blog- it is your turn to weigh in and tell me what YOU think that I should do and give me YOUR reasons why I should either move home to Tulsa or stay put in Texas...

I'll be looking forward to reading the responses from my extended family (yea that's you all you Blakemore family members...) and random high school friends!!!!

More details to come about the applications that I have completed online for Broken Arrow and Jenks. As well as the interviews that I have scheduled with Sand Springs and Sooner Start. I am also submitting my application to Owasso and Therapy Works. Cross your fingers and say some prayers for me. I keep hearing that there is a shortage of SLPs in the area... but so far haven't had anyone come calling me in response to the applications I have been completing online...

ICE world

Well the meteorologists were right when they said we were going to get ice... and lots of it... ANY OTHER TIME when they predict a "wintery mix" nothing happens... I was banking on that when I drove to Tulsa Thursday night to spend a long weekend with family and friends. A long weekend it turned out to be... I didn't leave Broken Arrow...
Here Brian is posing by my car... showing how excited he is about the ice... that means I get to stay a little longer!!!
This is the ice on my back window after we chipped some off... it was at least an inch thick on the back window!!
The front of my car... the ice was at least 4 inches thick! In order to get through it all Brian used the back side of a hammer to chisel his way to the bottom of the ice, then I was able to use my ice scraper in conjunction with the defroster to find my window! You are probably asking yourself why we didn't put my car in the garage on Friday when it started to sleet and drizzle... answer to your question... we dunno... we didn't think about it! Now my baby is warming up in the garage... there is still ice on the top of the car, but it is much better than it was!!!!