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Anniversary Adventures

May 22, 2013

What a fabulous 2 years I have had being married to this guy. :)

We began our anniversary at midnight. At IHOP. Obviously, we needed pancakes to be a part of our celebration. ;) And it was fun to check that off my “23 while 23″ list.

Andrew had a belgian waffle and eggs, and I had chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, and hashbrowns.

Glory, glory. Hallelujah.

On our actual anniversary morning, Andrew headed to work and I spent the morning with Mom, getting some stuff to our church for the tornado victims.

That early evening, we headed to a lovely dinner at Red Rock!

It’s a fabulous little place on Lake Hefner that serves that most delicious rotisserie chicken. ;)

Handsome, handsome, handsome. :)

Smirking… because I’m about to eat chicken. ;)

We also consumed a plate of chips at a record pace.

More glory. More hallelujahs. ;)

No, neither of us finished.

After dinner, we headed to see Star Trek again, because we loved it that much.

I also got these beauties yesterday. :)

AND our “real” anniversary plans are going to happen in a couple weeks when I have my first free weekend without a wedding. ;) We’re roadtripping to San Antonio and spending a day at Sea World. :D

Side note: anniversaries are kinda weird. Or maybe I’m just weird… They make me feel so flippin’ old! It’s hard to comprehend how quickly our first two years of marriage have flown, and I’m desperately trying to hang on to every waking day. Someone with great wisdom, give me the secret to making life move unbelievably slow. ;)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Date Day, Date Night, Fashion, Food, Life Lessons, Love, Oklahoma City, Outdoors, Personal, Summer Tags: anniversary, OKC, red rock

2 Years Ago Today

May 21, 2013

**Before I go into my anniversary spiel, just want to let you all know that we are safe, but you need to keep praying for Oklahoma, especially the city of Moore! Last night’s post has links where you can donate, or you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 to help with disaster relief. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! God is good, and our precious little state is getting an opportunity to show others His love and glorify Him.**

Two years ago today, I picked up my best friend, and I’m fairly certain we screamed the whole way to our church.

I met this handsome man under a willow tree…

…and I married him in the church I grew up in.

We had the greatest parents to support us…

…and the cutest friends to stand by us.

And I had one of the best (and fastest) days of my life.

I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already. I couldn’t ask for a better person to spend the rest of my years with, and I’m still so very much in love with you, husband. ;) You are the best friend I’ve ever had, and in light of recent events, I’m even more thankful to be holding you safe and sound in my arms. I can’t wait to see what else God has in store for us. Thank you for loving me past my faults and food obsessions. Thank you for doing dishes and laundry on days when I don’t feel like it. Thank you for supporting my insanity and love for adventure. You are my greatest adventure, Andrew. :)

Happy Anniversary!

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Family, Fashion, Friends, Jesus, Letters, Life Lessons, Love, Oklahoma City, Outdoors, Party, Personal, Photography, Wedding

Home Sweet Oklahoma

May 20, 2013

Thank you all so much for the emails & messages checking on us. We are safe and sound, but so many people here are not, and they need your prayers. My heart is breaking for my state right now. I wasn’t born here, but Oklahoma has been my home since I was 5 years old, and it is most assuredly the home of the sweetest people on earth. The town that was struck today is the first town I lived in when my family moved here, and the place of my very first childhood memories. Please keep Moore, Oklahoma in your prayers.

When you live here, you can often become calloused to tornadoes. Most of us joke about running outside with a video camera when the sirens go off, but the damage is devastating. It has been gut-wrenching to watch the news. Our hearts are hurting for the people who lost their homes and their loved ones, especially those who have lost their children. “The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, and saves those crushed in spirit.” -Psalm 34:18

Please keep everyone affected in your prayers.

If you would like to help, you can donate here: http://www.okdisasterhelp.com/

Or here: www.FeedTheChildren.org/disaster

Thank you all for joining us in prayer.

“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves.” -Psalm 68:19-20

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Home, Jesus, Life Lessons, Oklahoma City, Personal Tags: moore, oklahoma, oklahoma city, pray, prayer, tornado, tornadoes

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

May 20, 2013

I cannot believe how much has been crammed to fit in the past few days…let’s break it down.

THE GOOD:

We love eating out…probably too much, but it’s one luxury we will never give up if possible!

And this is why. ;) God bless Olive Garden.

We went to see the new Star Trek movie Thursday night, and our minds were BLOWN. So good.

These lovely people joined us. :)

BFFs. For liiiife.

Saturday, Kristi Belle helped me shoot a wedding for one of my good friends from high school. :)

Sunday, my family took us out for an early anniversary celebration meal. :) And Dad brought me back fudge from Colorado. :D (More to come later on our anniversary plans…)

THE BAD (but not too bad):

Dad, I think there’s a storm coming.

The three of us piled in the bathtub with a mattress when the sirens started to go off. Oh, Oklahoma.

Jack seemed very calm.

And was asleep within minutes. ;) Hahaha.

Mom…I am so bored.

And finally…THE UGLY:

My voice. My voice is gone. I can barely let out a squeak. Lol. I’ve been fighting a sore throat/cold/something dreadful the past week and a half, and it hasn’t been too terrible until this past weekend. I woke up at 3 AM Sunday with a burning throat and haven’t been able to talk since. It’s killing me. WHO KNEW I enjoyed talking so much? ;-P Andrew had to order my meal at Longhorn (luckily, my appetite isn’t gone), and I think I scared the poor lady at Gordman’s half to death when I answered her “do you want to sign up for a credit card?” with a creepy “No, sorry, I lost my voice” whisper. Hahaha. So say a little prayer for me and let’s hope this voice comes back really soon, because how else am I going to get Sonic drinks?! ;)

Happy Monday, loves. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Animals, Date Night, Family, Food, Friends, Health, Humor, Jack, Outdoors, Personal, Photography, Photoshop, Random Mondays, Summer

Answered Prayers

May 15, 2013

Here’s to answered prayers and the abundance of God’s blessings. :)

We’ve been in this fabulous little home for a YEAR now. :) Looks like we’ve got one more year to go here, and I’m anticipating more memories in this home. :)

My maniac of a dog is a rockstar snuggler…even if it took a few months for that prayer to be answered. ;)

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I prayed for the desire to be healthy. I’ve been running running running like crazy the past month. :)

AND…drum roll, please… my super attractive husband got a full-time, big boy JOB! He has a badge and everything. Lol. ;) SO proud of him. :)

Our God is so good, and our lives are so full. :)

What prayers have you had answered lately? :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Animals, Family, Health, Home, Jack, Jesus, Life Lessons, Love, Personal

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Tuesday.

May 14, 2013

Hello, Tuesday. Thank you for not being Monday.

Time for another round of catch up! I promise I’ve planned more exciting posts this week, but Andrew and I have been feeling sickly, so you just get a weekend recap post today. ;)

Oklahoma’s weather lately almost makes up for how horribly annoying it was a few weeks ago. ;)

Snuggles. The very best.

Flowers. :)

Braum’s date with my sweet Mikaela. :)

Celebrating this college grad! I have the most stellar best friend of all time.

She’s a gem.

Pre-wedding shooting. Hubs rocked it.

And we scored Cici’s for dinner after the wedding. Just FYI, Cici’s is hopping even at 9:30 at night.

This is one of 20 pictures I tried to take with Jackers on Mother’s Day…because, yes, he’s essentially my child. He was not in a picture mood, so this is the best we got.

More sunset loving. :)

Happy Tuesday, loves! Stay tuned for more delightfully exciting posts when I feel more energetic. :)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Animals, Family, Food, Friends, Jack, Outdoors, Personal, Random

Happy Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day to the two most wonderful Moms I know!

To my beautiful superhero of a mother who raised me to love Jesus, chocolate, and working out…you are the very best. Thank you for the constant Sonic drinks, encouragement, and for always listening to me babble. I don’t know what I would do without you. You are the most inspiring person, and I am so grateful to be your daughter!! Love you love you love you Mama!

And to my adorable Mom-in-law…I never guessed I would enjoy my in-laws so much. :) Thank you for taking me in like one of your own and spoiling me entirely too much! I am so thankful for you and for our shopping trips and Longhorn dates. You are wonderful, and I love you!

And Happy Mother’s Day to all you precious moms and moms-to-be! I am in awe of every single one of you…seriously. Motherhood scares me to death. Well done, ladies. ;)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Family, Holiday, Letters, Life Lessons, Personal Tags: moms, mother's day, mothers

Chevron Freebies

May 9, 2013

I don’t know how I’m not tired of it yet, but chevron seems to be sweeping the world…and I like it.

Here. Have some freebies. :) (Click on them, save them to your desktop, and print.)

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Crafting, DIY, Fashion, Freebies, Giveaway, Party, Personal, Photoshop, Printables, Random, Tips

March & April Months in Review

May 8, 2013

Yeah, I’m a little behind on the months in review…but here they are! I’m equally aghast every month when I realize it’s time to make another one…time is flying!

Here’s January and February in case you missed those. Happy Wednesday!

~Cait

Posted by Caitlin in Adventures, Animals, Cooking, Crafting, Date Day, Date Night, Decorating, DIY, Family, Food, Friends, Health, Home, Humor, Jack, Months in Review, OKC zoo, Outdoors, Party, Personal, Photography, Photoshop, Travel

Mom & Dad

May 7, 2013

Happy 30th anniversary to the two most hilarious parents on the face of the earth! I could not ask for a better example, and I can’t imagine growing up under the leadership and dry humor of anyone else. ;) I love you both so very much! Thank you for your love, support, humor, food, and friendship. I feel so blessed to be your daughter, and I’m immensely proud that you have stayed married (and cute) for THIRTY FLIPPIN YEARS. Well done, folks. Hope you are having the time of your lives celebrating in Maine! Eat an extra ice cream sundae at Friendly’s for me. ;)

I don’t care if these embarrass you. Consider it payback for making me wear overalls. ;) Haha. LOVE YOU!