Olivia Preston Black

The newest member of our friendship family!  I love this little one.   :)

Hello Spring! Update on life...

Half way through the Spring semester already. Time goes by way too quickly! I guess that happens when your schedule is jammed pack with craziness... and when you're having fun. ;) It has taken me all three months into this year to finally get used to my schedule, but now I'm able to deal with it and enjoy it! Josh is much more easy going (that goes without being said, I know). He is at work from 5:30 am - 7:30 pm, and working on his thesis! This would probably send me to the nut house, but he is loving it as always (well he doesn't love writing his thesis :/)! As long as he has enough meals to make it through the day, then he is a happy camper.

 

We have been consistently having a date night once a week, and I look forward to that night each week. Sometimes we go out to eat or to a movie, other times we'll rent a movie, cook, and stay home. Either way it's great quality time and we really enjoy hiding from the world for a night! :) We also workout together 1-2 times per week. I LOVE this time together - it's always fun. He motivates me and takes me out of my comfort zone, so I usually work much harder. Not to mention, he's so dang good lookin'! ;) 

 

Jaxjax is his typical self. Either so sleepy or so playful, but always very happy to see you when you come home. He's such a great dog. There are many more dog park days in his near future (thanks to this wonderful Spring weather), and he is excited about that!

 

A few things we are looking forward to:

College Bible Community. We are starting the College Bible Community the second week of April. It will be a place for college students to come after Church for food and Bible study. We're very excited about this and think that the Lord has great plans for it!

The Black's Baby. Hannah is due in April - ahh! Jenee and I will be driving up to Memphis whenever she is having the baby. I can't wait! I'm excited for a road trip with Jenee, to see sweet Hannah, and to meet the newest member of our "friendship family"! :) Boy or girl?!   Josh won't be able to come because of Spring football, but hopefully we'll make a trip up together in May.

TJ in the Navy. TJ is shipping out June 21st for Basic Training! He will be gone for 9 weeks, and then we will go up there (around the Great Lakes) for his graduation. Go TJ! :)

Summer Vacation. We don't have a summer vacation planned, but we hope to visit the Dickermans wherever they move! We're sad to see them leave Beaumont, but hoping that they get to move to a good vacation spot! :)

Josh's Graduation. He will probably finish his thesis this summer, so graduation in August! I know that he is so excited about this, and I can't wait for him to have one less thing to worry about. He will be done with his schooling - forever!

Mud Race. Josh finally wants to do a mud race with me! Yeah! Now we just have to pick one out! That will be So.Much.Fun!!

Big Pizza!

Josh, Russel, and Brick shared this pizza in San Antonio.  After the 3 of them did work, there were only two pieces left!  Pizza Monsters!

Hannah's "Little Peanut" Baby Shower

I can't believe one of my very best friends is having a baby!  Hannah and Josh are not finding out the sex of the baby until he or she is here (agh!).  So, until then, we will call the baby Peanut.  We had a shower for her and the theme was "Little Peanut".  Everything was so cute and the shower made it so real... for me at least.  I'm sure that's been very real for Hannah and Josh since they found out! :)  I just can't wait to meet that sweet baby... Peanut will be here in April!

Wrappin' Up 2011 (Season 2 @ LU)

Record: 4-6 There's always next year! :)

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DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT/TIME
Sat, Sept 3	vs Texas College	W 58-0
Sat, Sept 10	@ South Alabama	L 30-8
Sat, Sept 17	vs Incarnate Word	W 45-35
Sat, Oct 1	@ Southeastern Louisiana	W 48-38
Sat, Oct 8	vs Northwestern State	L 37-17
Sat, Oct 15	@ Texas State	L 46-21
Sat, Oct 22	vs Central Arkansas	L 38-24
Sat, Oct 29	@ Sam Houston State	L 66-0
Sat, Nov 5	vs Stephen F. Austin	L 69-10
Sat, Nov 12	@ Nicholls State	W 34-26
Sat, Nov 19	vs McNeese State	L 45-17	

Happy Birthday Haley! :)

Texas A&M Game

Chris and Amy brought us to College Station for the weekend, for our first Texas A&M game. 

First stop: Midnight Yell!

(Thanks for the antlers, Josh)

So much fun!

We were walking around the campus before the game with our great tourguides! This is where Chris proposed to Amy, so I thought it was a great photo opp! :)

You can't tell, but that's me and Josh under the huge tree.  We just loved it.

@ the game!

Thanks, Chris and Amy for such a fun weekend! :)

Duff Wedding

Hannah and Matt are now Mr. & Mrs. Duff! What a crazy/busy/fun weekend.  I drove to Baton Rouge and met Esther, and then we drove to Thomasville, AL together.  We made it there just a little late for the bridal brunch - but we made it!  Then we had the rehearsal dinner and wedding/reception the next day.  Drove home straight after. Whew!  It was such a sweet time with these friends, though.  Hannah and Esther have been huge blessings in my life and I just love time when the three of us can be together. Miss them already.

Congrats to this new sweet couple that the Lord has brought together!