"Love is in the Air. My Heart, My Story" Contest by Amarillo National Bank!

It’s so great of ANB to do this and be the HEART of Amarillo! Check out their Valentine's Contest at www.anb.com.

What a great family that's held ANB together all these 100 so years. They put a HUGE HEART in the center of downtown last year and took family pictures for people last Valentine's Day. This year, they are having a contest...so creative! Doubt I make it but it got me thinking...what's my Love Story… I guess you can say it was more of a Love Connection!

My mother divorced after 10 or so years of marriage to Jim (2 of those years they were separated) we moved to Amarillo my senior year. My cousin, Jeremy, introduced me to Jeff one night! I never had a steady boyfriend before and was so timid at first…we became friends that fell in love and after 4 years of dating, we became one! My Nanny would always joke w/ me because if we were ever in a room together we had to be touching….hands, feet or I’d be sitting in his lap…..it was just comfortable being around him.

What I loved most about our connection is we were both ready to be in love and it was forever with us. We both grew up without our Dads (his dad passed away from Cancer when he was 3) and we were both raised by our Mom’s …it’s because of our Mom’s…that we are both in love today. The pastor that married us was the same man that married his Mom & Dad…35 years ago. His name was Strauss and later married his brother. That’s a connection that is deep inside us.

Love to us is about family, working hard, laughing and having fun and it’s forever!
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! What's your love story?

There's a new "donut" in town!

Well, nothing says "GOOD MORNING" like a Donut and good cup of caffeine! Before the new year, we started going to this new Donut and Bakery. They are not your "typical" donut either....lots of variety so if you like your "DONUT STOP" daily donut....don't come here....you won't be able to handle it! Ha!

Jeff's favorite is the Jalapeno Kolache w/ cheese wrapped in a homemade Croissant....yeah...this can be w/ or w/o Jalapeno too!

Brooke and I love the Glazed Potato Cake donut....so moist you won't believe your taste buds. We think of this as our "healthy" donut..if there is such a thing! My 2nd choice would have to be the sourdough blueberry donut..I can't even eat a Donut Stop Blueberry donut now....

Blaine's favorite is the strawberry glazed donuts...ooh la la.

Valentine Special - Strawberry Cake, Heart Cupcakes or my choice....Heart Shaped Strawberry Glazed Donuts!

Thanksgiving Weekend Blast

We celebrated several events this past weekend...Jeff coming homeThanksgiving with Jeff's family, Blaine's early bday and welcome the snow with a little horseback riding
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and looking forward to the Holidays...they'll be here before we know it!

Weekend Pictures

Here's just a few pictures of us "Vampire Girls" for the big Premiere of New Moon!

The movie brought in $258.8 million worldwide over it's Opening Weekend! Twilight was $384 million worldwide during its entire run in 2008. The movie was fantastic and we all want to see it a 2nd time! The ending wasn't my favorite ending ...it felt RUSHED but left us wanting MORE!

Bitten by Twilight Party

Tonight...seven of my closest girl friends are headed to see New Moon, the movie based on the 2nd book of the Twilight Saga!

I am hosting the Dinner/Movie Party at my house! Here's my table with some of my favorite quotes from the books and pictures from the movie! We are planning on watching Twilight while we eat dinner and cannot wait to see the new movie, New Moon! I've already heard from several people that saw it Premier at Midnight last night and I am told I am in for a real treat!

On the dinner menu for tonight:

• my favorite homemade Alfredo Sauce
• Chicken Fettuccine
• Olive Garden salad and bread sticks
• Misty's Party Punch..those who know Misty will know this will be worth every last drop
• Tracy's Vampire Wine!

Range Riders....meet the Henry's

We are proud NEW members of Range Riders!

Diamond and Henry...Henry is trying to eat the grass...he's such a PIG!

Thanks to Kameron & Jill along with Tammy & Dan for sponsoring us so we could join! The kids are really excited, especially Brooke, because they have an indoor riding arena all winter and the horses get pretty spoiled here too! I loaded up the horses and moved them on Friday and the kids helped me set up our Tack Room and Feed Room. I am pumped to have feed delivered (with Jeff out of town a lot lately)my aching muscles will be so excited to be SPARED the 10 lb feed bags and hay bales!

After all that...I met the girls for a few drinks...

Who doesn't love Elmo?

We have tickets with Crockett & Courtney to see Sesame Street Live tonight! Who doesn't love Elmo, well...ask me tonight...I might be singing it in my sleep!

Boys will have a SURPRISE as they don't know they are going yet...they just are excited to have a PLAY DATE tonight and cannot wait to see their faces light up!