6 months! On the dot!!! Well....Almost!!!

Yesterday was our 6 month wedding anniversary!!!! Crazy huh? The time seems like it just flew right on by!!! We have been very busy and made lots of memories!!!
In 6 months we have:
Begun remodeling our home....(begun being the keyword!!!),
Traveled to 4 other states,
Had our first balloon ride together,
Picked out and TRAINED a fun little puppy,
Made 112 yummy dinners,
Been to 3 other weddings,
Had 3 new baby boys born into the family,
Done 72 loads of laundry (holy cow!),
Made several big purchases,
Began preparing for the future,
Made plans to build a bed, a deck, and several other small projects,
Terry has started school up again and I have my program lined up,
Chopped off all my hair!!,
Learned so much about each other and ourselves,
and so much more!!!

We have done so much and had so many wonderful experiences together.
We have so many plans and we are eager to finish our home and to finish school.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us and shared in our experiences!

My First Flight!!!

So this past weekend me and Terry had an amazing opportunity. Terry's dad sponsored a hot air balloon at the Alamo balloon festival. We got to be in on all the action!! We helped set it up and pack it up!! It was amazing!!! We got to ride over White Sands!! It was the coolest experience!!

It was a wonderful weeekend with the whole family!!! We loved it!!

Thanks Mom and Dad Hester!!!!

This was the Balloon we got to ride in!! The only shape there!!!

Us up in the air!!

Isn't the view AMAZING!!! White Sands is HUGE!!!!
This was our first flight initaition!! It was the most awesome experience!!

There are more pictures than this up on my facebook account!! Just click the link below!!!

Facebook Album

Writing Lists and Making Plans.....

So we are finally at the point where we can start working hard on our house again. It is finally cool enough (atleast in the morning and evenings) that I feel like I can start painting again!!! HOORAY!!! And we are getting close to working on the deck. We are just gonna pick a saturday and get it done. It is so nice!! I am genetically predisposed to be a list-maker.....and it just made a Whopper!!! We have tons of work to do!! I cant wait!!

We are also making lots of changes!! We still do not have ANY plans of having any kiddos until we are both done with our degrees.....BUT we really want to have some good habits in place for when that time comes. Food storage, gettin fit, family home evenings, scripture study, ORGANIZED HOUSE (that one is big because I am a little OCD), and so many more things are filling our plates these days. It feels good to have a plan and to be working towards things that we both want in our lives!!! Bring on the Work!!!

A Cut Above the Rest

I have chopped off all my hair!!!

I have always wanted to donate my hair to locks of love ever since i was a little girl. And this was my year!!! Not many know that I have "been blessed" with severe migraines and headaches my whole life. This did not allow me to grow my hair out very far simply because it was too heavy and would give me a headache. I would always get close to having the required 10 inches just to cut it again all because it was too heavy!!!!

Well this year i toughed it out because i thought this might be my last chance!!!

So i took good care of it and made sure to keep it trimmed so it would grow quicker!!!

This morning I went to the smae lady who has cut my hair since i was a wee one and i told her to chop it all off!!!!

We bundled it up and she started sawing away!!! And believe me!!! She had to saw!!!! She cute about 11 inches off when all the sawing was done!!! WHOA!!! It was short!!!

Then she just kept cutting!!! It was amazing how light my head felt!!!! After all was said and done....she had cut 13 inches.....and that was on my longest layer!!! It is a pretty big shock but it feels great!!! It will be a great refreshing change for me. It was about time!
So here goes.....The before pics (curly and straight)

And AFTER!!!!

Hang in there T!!! It is totally worth it!!!!