10 May 2019 All the Fun Things

All the Fun Things

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This Spring has been full of lots of fun moments!

Tyler got the lawn mower out for the first time and Remi was SO excited to go for a ride. She was in the bathtub when she heard it start up outside. “Daddy mowing the grass?”  Yes, baby, he’s mowing the grass. “Hurry and wash my hair so I can go ride!!”

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She earned a trip to the Monkey House for having 5 good nights of sleep (middle of the night wakeups/freakouts/trying to break out of her room have been happening) and after she jumped, she needed to show Gigi her Super Remi cape and mask!  Super Remi was flying around the parking lot!

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We went to one of Daddy’s soccer games, and these sweet girls were SO WONDERFUL to Remi. Remi wanted to play with them (they were from the visiting team, and just little sisters waiting for the game to pass), and I am working with her on “Say hi, ask if you can play with them, ask their name” and these sweet girls went along with everything and played so sweetly with her. Tyler snapped this picture from his perch on top of the stands.

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Our town had a great car show that we hit up on a Saturday. Remi thought the cars were fine, but she REALLY loved the snow cone and bouncy house!

I can’t get enough of this little girl!

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Tough to take pictures, but she’s 100% a fan of bounce houses now. She REALLY wanted her little friend Revin to come in and play. But he was hesitant. She kept saying “Momma, help Revin! He needs a boost to come in!”

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We went to a baby shower for our cousin Kelsey and baby Hattie.  She looked SO cute in her dress and pigtails.  She was A MESS at the shower- hyped up and wanting to help them open gifts (which they didn’t mind, but some guests who didn’t know her and their relationship were annoyed, I think).  But she looked cute, so whatever.

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We broke out her Future OBU Tiger shirt (Thanks Alumni program!) for school and of course, we had to tiger growl before school.

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This season of life is so, so good.


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10 October 2018 OBU Homecoming 2018

OBU Homecoming 2018

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At the last minute, I decided to go to Ouachita’s homecoming.  Alden had an extra ticket to the big music production, Tiger Tunes, and she offered it to me.

But I knew we were starting potty training a couple weeks prior, and I wasn’t sure I could leave so soon.  But since Remi took right to that, I felt ok to leave her.

I got up early and headed to campus. Alden was bringing a high schooler from their youth group and they got hung up on the way to campus, so they were a little late.

I got there about 45 minutes early and walked around. It’s the strangest feeling, like everything and nothing had changed.

It was early (like 10 am) so not many older alumni were there yet, but I did manage to catch up with a few people and professors before Alden and Maddie arrived.

I enjoyed meeting some current Tri Chi girls and singing the song with them!

And we had to take a picture with the letters, of course!

And we HAD to throw the chis!

We hit the bookstore and visited our names in the sidewalk.

And we took a picture with our tiger! We were told an interesting story- we used to “ride the tiger” and sneak up on the statue at night (and it used to be gold and without a tail….they’ve refurbished it since I graduated). Turns out, it has lots of cracks in it and it’s close to crumbling….so no more riding the tiger (hence the new fence keeping students out).

We headed down to the VERY PACKED football field, ate a Chick-fil-a sandwich and watched the game. Tiger victory!

After the game, we met Megan at Burger Barn (an Arkadelphia MUST) and then went to Tiger Tunes! The show was FANTASTIC. Tri Chi girls were boxers, and it was so cute.

I also had the opportunity to perform with the hosts and hostesses during the finale (I’m almost hiding behind the third host from the right in the black vest).  We sang a song from Wicked together. It’s fun to be back on the JPAC stage!

After the show, we celebrated with our girls and got a little Tri Chi family picture with Jessie (and Bailey!).  Love these girls!

I got to catch up with some friends like my sweet SaraJane and then I headed to Hot Springs for the night.  I met my family for breakfast before they had church (the most amazing cinnamon rolls at Will’s Cinnamon Shop!). Then I did some walking and shopping downtown before heading home.

I made it just in time for Remi’s nap after church (and got to take a nap myself!).  It was a great weekend!


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4 September 2014 We the Union- Awesome New Music

We the Union- Awesome New Music

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I went to college at Ouachita Baptist University.  It’s a great place.  I could go on for days about my love of OBU.  One thing in particular that I loved about OBU was the amazingly talented people I met on campus.  Some of these guys have started (or really, continued since they’ve been playing together since college) a band called We The Union.

They released an EP on iTunes this week and the music is SO good.  Original songs full of beautiful melodies and heartfelt lyrics.  It’s honestly some of the best worship music I’ve heard lately.

The whole EP is just $5.94 for 6 awesome songs, or you can sample a song for just $.99.  My favorite so far is “Majesty.”  You can click here or search “We the Union” on iTunes.  You won’t be sorry.

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If you were at OBU around the same time as me, this music will take you right back to Refuge or Christian Focus Week since most of these guys led worship for us during that time.  It’s so good.

Do you have any music recommendations for me?  I’d love to hear what’s buzzing in your ears these days.


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Coming Home

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My heart was in it’s happy place this weekend- at Ouachita Baptist University.  I spent four wonderful years there making so many memories.  Homecoming is one of my favorite times of year.
We arrived in town Friday night.  We usually just stayed with my parents 45 minutes away, but since they moved, we had to get a hotel and stay in town.  So Friday evening, we had dinner at my favorite local Mexican place…and then we walked around campus.
Tyler and I had our first long talk one-on-one on campus down by the river back in 2007.  This picture was in that same spot (it’s dark, so you can’t tell…but we were in the same spot!)
 Saturday morning, we headed to campus for the homecoming teas.  It was raining, so instead of being outside, they were in the conference center.  I LOVED these adorable chi cookies!
I got to meet some of my Tri Chi family…such sweet girls.  I felt SO old.   I’m pledge class 2006, and some of these girls are PC 13!
These were the only PC 06 girls I saw… so good to catch up with these friends.
I also got to visit with some girls who were a couple years ahead of me.  It’s funny – in school, it meant so much more that I was younger than it does now! ha!
It was raining, so instead of going to the OBU football game, we headed to a local sports bar to watch the OU game and the Razorback game (both were horrible losses…but at least the food and company were good).
I love these girls.  Alden, me and Megan were good friends at school (and me and Megan are Alden’s MOHs), and Mallorie is a new friend.  She just got engaged to our great friend Bryce…so now she’s one of the girls! 🙂
 Between Tiger Tunes shows, we hung out on campus to see friends.  Got to see our little sis Jessie! This is three generation of Tri Chi family! 🙂 
 Tiger Tunes was great!  My sweet Tri Chis were “Under the Sea” and they put on a super cute show. They won 4th place!
Tyler’s club, Kappa Chi, were newsboys…and they got 2nd place.  A great show!
I had an extra special experience.  In 2006, I was a Tiger Tunes Hostess.  I got to perform in between the clubs.  It was one of my favorite college memories.
They had a Host and Hostess reunion performance, and they invited us all back on the JPAC stage.  Unreal!  I got to perform with a couple guys who were hosts with me in 2006 – Justin and Kirt.  LOVED that we could all do this together again.
It was so fun to be back on the stage with some friends at my alma mater.

We headed home today and I’ve been napping, cleaning, and food prepping this afternoon.  It’s always great to be back on campus.  So many memories and so many wonderful friends.  It was a fabulous weekend.

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