papa- paparazzi!

while visiting this pretty lady on liberty island. . .

we ran into. . .

emily blunt and. . .

matt damon! he waved at us, no big deal.

they were busy filming for their new movie adjustment bureau coming to theatres near you this fall.

we were so excited about our celebrity sighting!

(images via paparazzi emily!)

we couldn't stop talking about it the rest of the trip.

you always wonder and hope that just maybe you will see a real life celebrity when you visit these big cities and we really did!

dream come true.

can you believe it?

dear andy.

can you believe that in just a few days we will have been married for one year?

can you believe that a year ago we were days away from our wedding?
those were such long days, waiting to marry you was miserable!
i remember thinking it couldn't possibly get here any sooner.

 can you believe that a year ago we were practicing our dancing skills for the big party while we were setting up our little house?

i loved that night.

can you believe that almost a year ago we were on our fabulous honeymoon?

eww, i wish we were there now!

can you believe that we have been happily married for one whole year?

you are wonderful andy.

i cannot imagine my life without you.

i have 'known' you for about six years now.

loved you for two.

really, really known you for a year.

and it's perfect.  i love our story.

can you believe how different our little life is about to be?

can you believe how different 'our plan' was from the Lord's?

i still can't and it makes me laugh.

can you believe that we are having a daughter?

can you believe that we lived in and sold our house in less than a year?

i sure do love married life with you. 

i am so thankful that i am your wife.

you are the happiest part of my day. 

you lead our family so well.

you are sturdy, just like a tree. 

you make such smart decisions for our family. 

you are so funny to me and you make life very great.

i see Jesus in you, andy. 
everyday i do.
 by the way you love me and take care of me, by the way you love our families, by the way you are always putting other people's needs and wants before yours.
holy moly, i am so excited about our life together.
i am so in love with you. 

just crazy in love. 

goodbye many waters.

i closed on our house on monday. 

such a bittersweet day.

andy is away on business so i was responsible for such a grown up task.

we are so thankful that our sweet house sold. 

 we know that the market for homes right now is in such limbo so we are praising the Lord that it got snatched up in just 6 short weeks.  andy was bound and determined to sell it by owner and i am so glad he did! realtors make a killing on houses and it just made so much more sense for us to try it on our own.  so thankful for my wise husband.  he worked endlessly to get this puppy on to another grateful owner. 

i will always love this home.  for the obvious reason, that is was mine and andy's very first house together.  isn't there something so sweet about your very first home with your husband? i know you agree. we have so many wonderful first married memories in this house.  it just makes me tear up thinking about it. 

i loved having people over.  it had a great layout.  the girls could be in the kitchen chatting and snacking while the boys were in the living room watching a game.  it was perfect for hosting. 

and i loved the little details.  granite countertops, beautiful crown molding, lights under the cabinets which made things so pretty, perfect neutral paint color, iron brushed hardware, great trim around the windows.  just lots of extras that we never expected would be in our first home. 

i will always love you little first home. 

you are dear to our hearts. 

we hope to find your twin in fort worth very soon!

june's haul.

little june has created quite the collection since we found out we would be having a pink baby!

i always knew it was going to be trouble if andy and i had a baby girl, the shopping possiblities are just endless. everywhere i go there are things that i just know she will need in her wardrobe!  so you can imagine the craziness that i felt in the big apple when faced with the cutest little baby clothes my eyes ever did see. here's what june collected on her big adventure!

i get so excited just looking at them! she also has two boxes packed up just waiting to make home in a closet somewhere.  i might be crossing the overboard line.  andy keeps reminding me that she is going to grow really fast and that most of the things i'm buying she won't wear for months.  but my mom and i just can't resist!

do you see that rose printed bag in the back? i had previously found that bag in missouri at a sad wanna-be boutique.  they had it ridiciously priced so i passed.  then by the magic of new york we found it! same brand, same print, same everything for $14.99.  i was beyond thrilled! i can't wait to pack it full of her little things when she travels to abilene to see her peeps.

i have not been able to settle on a diaper bag.  i have looked everywhere. 

trust me, everywhere! i don't really love diaper bags.  they look a bit obnixious when i see other moms carrying them and the straps are always so long. i know they are essential but i figured it's not essential to sacrifice good taste.  so i think hope i found the solution!

as if we hadn't done enough shopping in ny, my mom and i ventured out on monday to our little loved store surprise's and found this cute tote.  it was cheap so i could justify my big plans not working out. . . so i snatched it up.  i really want it to work because i love the print, the straps are the perfect length and it's wipe off for all of those spills.  i am going to use the smaller bag for diapers and wipees and such when i need something for a quick in and out somewhere.  here's to hoping this little tote will be just right for baby june!

real quick. here's my inspiration for her sweet nursery.

the mirror, not the rocker. 

although i do love that rocker and wish my parents would let me have it.

you can't really tell in the picture but it's the most perfect shade of pale pale yellow.

i'm excited about the dreams in my head of custom bedding, a chandelier, a beautiful antique white crib, robin egg blue and chocolate brown, a closet full of cute clothes and our sweet little june in her nursery!

 

in the past.

in the past week we have been to ft. worth and back four times. 

it has been exhausting to say the least. 

we are on a major house hunt and have turned up obviously empty handed. we are so hopeful that our perfect little house is somewhere out there.  we are also so thankful for our VERY sweet and VERY supportive family for scoping out neighborhoods at a moments notice and jumping in the car on a whim. 

our move to ft. worth has come about a little sooner than expected since our little family kinda grew a little sooner than expected.  we are so excited.  i am sometimes a lot little freaked out when i think about our to-do list. 

2 and a half days of school left.

2 and a half days of work left.

pack and move out of my classroom.

pack up our house.

go to nyc!

close on our house.

go to omaha.

celebrate one year of wedded bliss!

find a new house.

find a new doctor to deliver our little papaya.

move into a new house.

learn to drive in the big city.

get settled.

get a nursery.

have a baby.

i really try to talk myself out of being stressed because the above list is all so wonderful.  i love cleaning things out so packing will honestly be fun.  who couldn't be more excited about three little get-aways? house hunting, while stressful is entertaining to see what people are ok living with and finding a new house is so exciting.  although we really are in love and spoiled rotten with our current little abode. it will be sad to turn over the keys.  decorating is a joy and i have big plans for our little nursery. . . that is if i can get into a house in time.
so therapeutic for me to write all of this down.  because just seeing it all ahead of me helps me know it's totally do-able.  and if not, oh well!
all our baby girl will need is love! we've got plenty of that to share and the new jeffrey three can split time between baby june's grandparents.  it will be nice for the new parents to have some veteran assitance. 
we are praising the Lord for this baby girl and for all of these huge transitions!

not really.

a funny thing has been happening to andy and i lately. 

you see i am not the most technologically sound girl in the world so operating an iphone is a huge feat for me on most days.  andy's a whiz.  

here is the funny thing. 

 we have been so embarrassed by this but it is really quite hysterical.  

our iphones have at least a handful of times pressed the 'like' button on fb all by itself.  

we are unaware of our 'like' until we start getting the email notifications informing us of perfect strangers that also 'like' what we 'like'.  

it makes for such a good laugh but it really is just so embarrassing!

it might be time to kick it old school again, ditch the iphone that i hate more often than love and make a trip to at&t for a good old flip phone that will never dream of pulling a quick one on us.  

goodness gracious.

i never dreamed of spending so much time in lee's summit, missouri.  

my parents and i got here last wednesday and we are still here and hopefully will be here until late tomorrow night.  

christopher and the wildcats are competing in their regional tournament and we are here to cheer them on. 

i am really happy to be here but i miss andy so much. 

 none of us really planned on being here this long but the rain will not stop! 

we are all stir crazy and the boys are ready ready ready to play.  

they haven't been able to play for two days.  

my mom and i have done a ton of shopping for baby jeffrey, so that's been fun.  we are about 15 miles outside of kansas city.  which who knew is a fabulous town.  we found an outdoor shopping area that rivals la cantera in san antonio and southlake town center.  it has everything a shopaholic could want.  anthropologie, jcrew, forever21, pottery barn, pottery barn kids, gap, babygap and much much more!

we have eaten some really yummy food.  so that's fun. 

we have laid around alot and relaxed. so that's been fantastic! 

i am getting caught up on some blogging. so that's lucky for you, little reader.

but we are all ready for some baseball.

here's a wrap up of the boys big conference win a couple weeks back.  

go wildcats! 

on the road to north carolina!