Pictures

Jen York Dearmore's Wedding with Marissa!

Rachel and I before the game!

garrett, rachel and alan before the game

garrett, dad, rachie and I at the game! it was really fun and we had a good view and fun tech fans around us!

TYMTJ

My friend Ashley is "leading" a 10 day prayer directed towards your husband or future husband...its called "Take Your Man To Jesus" ... I was glad she suggested praying for your future husband because it has been fun to pray so specifically for mine...

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Things that have happened since we talked last:

(1a) Christmas...it was wonderful!! We went to my grandmother’s church: Watermark in Dallas, and they did Cardboard testimonies - which were really powerful…also they started the candlelight part of the services from one candle…so it was really neat to see the lights spread all the way across the auditorium!

(1b) Christmas! -- my "baby" cousins (3, 5, 7 years old) were with us for Christmas...which always makes it a blast...they had like a million presents and ripped through them in like 5 minutes...then wanted to open mine! The deal was: I get to keep whatever is inside! :)

(2) Santa came...I still believe b/c if i stop then so does Santa!! He brought me boots to my specifications (sorta...that might be a good blog post sometime!) and Cotton Bowl Tickets!! (see below)

(3) Saw my friend Vicki from California!

(4) Spent way too much money on after-Christmas sales!

(5) New Years in Austin with Brooke, Missy, Stoof, Scott and Bo = TOTALLY fun!! We used Brooke's camera all night, so we'll have to wait and see if she ever updates her blog...oh! and while we were in Austin, we got to see Jen Chi and Jack Ladd (not at the same time though!)

(6) After new years...We went to see the TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS play in the Cotton Bowl :( we lost...it was bad...and sad...and made me want to try out for the team next year! but it was REALLY fun to be there! Tmw I will post pictures (I did use my camera this day!)

(7) I knew 2 Jen's in Grad school...Jen York and Jen Dearmore...on Saturday...my friend Jen York married Jen Dearmore's brother...thus she is the new Jen Dearmore! weird huh? Luckily, the original Jen Dearmore got married last summer, so we did not have two Jen Dearmores at the same time! -- And I know I am disappointing some people...but I also did not use my camera this night...Amanda did...and we will have to wait and see these pictures too!

Snow in Houston?!!?

YEP! Outside my balcony...

and on my car!

The next morning I had to use my scrapper to get the snow/ice off...it totally felt like a REAL december! (vs. the 70 degree weather we had the day before!)

...AND...at work we are having "the 12 days of Christmas" so the 12 days before Christmas we do something special each day: cookies, free jeans day, staff potluck etc....

The day after it snowed was....

HOT CHOCOLATE DAY!!
I was loving that :)

Christmas Time

(Sorry Jaci! I know you already had this background, but I loved it too...)

Favorite Christmas song:

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

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No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as, the curse is found.

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He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders, of His love.

i love when you repeat "wonders of his love" over and over and the second verse "Joy to the world, our savior reigns!"


Favorite Christmas decoration: Candy Canes -- when I was little, the chruch did a christmas play and sang a little song about candy canes...i still remember the words, it goes like this:

Every time I see a candy cane hanging on a tree

I can't help thinking of the one who gave his life for me

And everything about candy cane from its color to its shape:

Reminds me of my savior's love, that's why I celebrate!

The thanksgiving tally

Number of days till Thanksgiving: 2
Number of family members feeling sick: 8
Number of family members feeling well: 10
Number of kleenex used: countless!

...hopefully these numbers will be changing...

Quote of the Year

What do you think your boyfriend likes most about you? "I think he likes me because we both have fun. We both like sushi."

I was watching Trading Spouses. After that, "mom for a week" said, we'll i think you are young and naive and should wait to get married.

i agree. is that really all she could think of?!