The Schobey's

Chris' 27th Bday July 2009

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On the way to celebrate Chris' bday we had to stop and get a picture of the corn. There are a ton of corn fields around here.

After The Wedding

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After the wedding we had cake to celebrate our anniversary and our birthdays. Since they are all so close together we had one celebration.

Zane and Kara leaving for their honeymoon.

We all signed this plate for Zane and Kara.

Zach decided to add his own touch to the back.

Rachael and Rob displaying the picture that all the guests could sign at the wedding.

Me just hanging around.

Chris, Aunt Helen, and Grandma just hanging around also.

Wedding Day June 27, 2009

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These pictures are in backwards order. Oh well. :)

Me and mom at the reception. She looks so cute.

Zane's 1st attempt to throw the garter. The guys didn't even try to catch it so he had to get closer. The second attempt is below.

Kara's turn to throw the bouquet.

Zach and I being crazy. Can't take a normal picture.

Me and Christopher.

Zane at the groom's cake.

The Garber/Tucker clan.

Me and Rachael

Us and Kesha, Matt and their sweet baby girl.

The cake topper. Pretty awesome.

Zane and Kara's Big Day June 2009

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Just a few pics of Kara's shower the night before and a few pics of the morning of the wedding. The boys are very chilled playing video games.

Our 5yr Anniversary June 2009

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We went to NM for Zane and Kara's wedding and it was the same weekend as our 5yr anniversary. So we took a few hours to go to Ruidoso to have lunch and to see some friends.

These pics are of our friends Connor and Kaylee's little boys. Such cuties. First one is of Tripp, second one is of Thatcher, and the third one is of me and Truett.
Just threw in a pic of the NM sky.

Bdays

2009-07-26T22:41:00.000-05:00

This pic is of Meredith and Lezlie, two ladies I work with. They had bdays in May and we decorated their offices. They each got to wear the bday crown.

Then when it was my bday my desk got decorated too and I got the bday crown.

I got a manicure and pedicure for my bday. Love being pampered.

I chose my bday dinner to be at Zorba's a Greek food restuarant. It was great. Alina and Jason went with us.

San Antonio Here We Come

2009-07-26T22:15:00.000-05:00

We got to go to San Antonio for Memorial Day weekend. Chris lived there when he was younger and I hadn't been there since high school. Our friends Jason and Alina were there as well. So we got to hang out. We went to the Tower of Americas, went to the zoo, went to the Alamo and just did some site seeing. It was a great weekend trip.

Thought this was funny. The rice came out in a pyramid.

We went looking for some breakfast the first morning we were in San Antonio and a tour guide lady told us about this great breakfast joint. Very hole-in-the-wall and run by these funny dudes. It was great food though. We had breakfast there all three days we were there.

This is the view from our hotel room.

We were over-looking the Alamo.

New Furniture....This Pic Is For You Carla :)

2009-07-26T21:48:00.000-05:00

Hurray for us. We got a new couch finally. Our old one was great for awhile but it definitely got used and worn down. We have wanted a new couch for a long time and we found this great one. It looks small in this picture but it's actually pretty big. The pillows that came with it really aren't us but we are using them until we can find some others.

Easter 09

2009-07-26T21:38:00.001-05:00

So this year was the first year since my birth 28yrs ago that I have not spent Easter with my family. I was pretty bummed because you just don't not spend holidays with family. You miss traditions like waking up and finding my Easter basket in the living room somewhere and then competing with my brothers, mainly Zane, on who can find the most easter eggs in the house. Yes my mom still hides easter eggs for us and we get to hunt them and I usually beat Zane by finding the most. Traditions people, they never end even when you get older. So Chris was so sweet to put together a basket for me and fill it with fun stuff. He also filled a whole bag of plastic eggs with candy and hide them around our apartment, all after I fell asleep the night before Easter. We had our own hunt. What a husband.

Looking Back.....

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This is the weekend that Chris and I met at Bonita Park, December 29th, 2002. We stayed up until 3pm one of the nights around a campfire that wasn't even hot with Leora and Kyle and this was the pic from that. It was snowy outside and freezing. But we liked each other so much from the beginning that it didn't matter.

Carla and I that same weekend. We were celebrating the New Year. Oh we were so young.

I don't remember when this picture was if it was during the Christmas break or one of the summers at BP but I thought it fit with the theme of this post...looking back. Me and Melissa Weaver.

Chris and I were in a long distance relationship for the first 5 months we were together. So I got to see him during my spring break when I went to Texarkana. We went to the lake and we made this heart in the sand.

We also had dinner at Sonia and Vance's house and that's where this picture was. I sent this pic to Chris later with this note attached.

I don't know when we took this picture but I know it was sometime towards the beginning of Chris and Kylee so it made it in. Look at that goatee on Chris.

This is one of the times Chris came to visit me at college in Las Cruces and he lived at BP. He brought me a little kitty that turned out to be a little evil. I would get scared at night when I went to bed because it would jump up on the bed and run at my face and claw. Chris had some other incidents happen when it was his turn to keep the kitty. Stories he'll have to tell you in person when you get the chance. Needless to say that kitty is long gone. Actually we gave it to my friend Kesha, she had it fixed and that cat is awesome. So all turned out well. First year we were married we worked at BP and Chris was embracing the mountain living. He decided to grow his hair out. I think we liked it at first then it was too much.

This was me in my daily uniform at BP. Nametag and all. Good times....good times. This was a great place to start our marriage.

I think this was maybe our first Easter together as a married couple. I'm not sure. But I do remember this sweater. It's one I ordered from American Eagle. I never order clothes online. I did for this sweater because I loved it. After we got married Chris did the laundry and shrunk this sweater so small it would fit a really small child. Bummer for the cool sweater.

Zoo with the Davis'

2009-07-23T16:56:00.000-05:00

Carla and Nik came to visit us as their first stop of their vacation, Adventure TOKMA (Texas, Oaklahoma, Kansas, I forgot what M stands for, and Arkansas). You have to have a name for your trip. Good times. I'm not sure why Chris and Nik have a weird look on their faces. Maybe they were suspicious of our train ride we were taking. Who knows. This is me showing off the Ft Worth zoo map. Just thought it would be fun.

I think this picture is cute. What a couple right?

Carla and I just being us.

Gotta have a group pic.

Random Pics

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No this is not our baby. This is Major. He belongs to our friends Chris and Mara. He's almost one year old. This picture was taken a while ago but as you have seen, I haven't posted any pics since Christmas. Don't worry...I think I will get better.

These next pics are just of me and Chris so you don't forget what we look like. These are the faces you get to miss out on not living in the same place as us.

Christmas Day 2008

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Me and Mom Christmas morning. This was 1 out of many pics. She kept closing her eyes. Finally a good one.

Zane and Kara. Typical Zane face in pictures. He can never look normal.

Zach and Rachel.

The pups, Jenna and Jasmine, 1 yr later. You can check out the pics from last year's Christmas on this blog and see how much they've grown.

Rachel and Coda. Such a sweet puppy. Always likes to cuddle.

Me and Christopher. He can't have a normal face in pictures these days.

Zach and Mom posing for scary cooking pictures. She was making his birthday chocolate pie. He celebrated his 29th birthday, Dec 25th.

Us taking our usual Christmas afternoon nap. Good stuff.

Christmas Eve 2008 and Traditions

2008-12-31T12:52:00.000-06:00

We are all about the traditions for the Christmas holiday. So we went to our annual Christmas Eve party at the Kunko's house. Such a beautiful house and wonderful people. Makes it feel like Christmas. So we always have to get our picture in front of the tree.

Me and Rachel, Zach's girlfriend. Can you tell who's from California? Yep I didn't know I was so ghost-like. :)
Me, Kara (Zane's Fiance), and Mommy Klemo

Zach and Rachel. Zane and Rob always play some Christmas tunes on their guitar at this party and Zach joined them. I don't know why I don't have a pic of Zane and Rob. Maybe it will pop up later.

Me and Zacharoo.

Zach and Rachel......again.

Mom and Nancy Stowe.

We went over to the Humphrey's house to say hello and chat. And to take a photo of the group. This is me and Rob saying, "Come on...we are ready to take the pic." And I'm also saying, "I have to have a fireplace in my next residence." So warm and cozy.

And here's all the gang. From bottom, left to right. Kara, Rachel, Mommy Klemo, Me, Melanie (JT's fiance), Katy. Back to the left. Rob, Zane, Zach, Chris, JT, and Jimmy. These are memories frozen in time people!

We always go looking at lights on Christmas Eve so here are Zach and Rachel in front of this house that had so many lights and other gadgets in their yard that it was like a Winter Wonderland.

We always open one present on Christmas Eve before we go to bed. So this is us documenting the giving of the first one. More to come on why Zach and Zane are wearing a funky sweater and turtleneck.

Trip to Las Cruces Over Christmas

2008-12-31T12:48:00.000-06:00

We went to NM for the Christmas holiday and one of those days we got to go to Las Cruces and visit with some friends. We had lunch with Regina and Ruben but I forgot to get a pic. We got to eat at one of our favorite restuarants there, Lorenzo's. Yummy. This pic is of the mountains going into Las Cruces. Chris used this new program to give it a little more color because NM is looking very brown and dry as always.

We also got to see Justin, Desi, and their new baby boy, Caden. What a cute kid.

Winter Stuff

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These are the people that Chris works with day in and day out. Jenna, Amanda, and Curtis. This is before their work Christmas party.

It was pretty cold the week before Christmas. The fountain in front of Chris' work froze. No snow though. Just ice. Bummer.

Fun with the Gang

2008-12-31T12:42:00.000-06:00

Our friends Nik and Carla came to visit for a day and our other friend Chris had a bday party. So we all got together.

Chris and Mara's son Major. A Cowboy fan from birth.

Nik and Carla

Me and Mr. Christopher

The Deramcy Family.

Secondhand Serenade

2008-12-31T12:39:00.000-06:00

Being in the city we've gotten to go to a few concerts and we went to the House of Blues to see Secondhand Serenade. We went with Alina. Her husband Jason was supposed to go but had to do work stuff out of town. Bummer, but we had a good time. It decided to sleet and snow for the few minutes we were running from the parking lot to the building. Then it quit. It was crazy, but fun.

Oh I Forgot

2008-10-20T18:17:00.000-05:00

I wanted to post some pics of my boss, Scott's, bday. I put together a small party to have after our staff meeting but I made the balloon hat for him to wear at our staff meeting and during the party.
He loved it.
We all wore black to celebrate his day. 45, getting up there.

It was a good little party. Birthdays need to be celebrated. They are wonderful.

Where's Chris?

2008-10-20T18:12:00.000-05:00

I need to take more pictures WITH Chris. He's no where to be found. I'll work on that for the next post.

Pumpkin Time

2008-10-20T18:06:00.000-05:00

We went to our first pumpkin patch ever. We went with our friends Alina and Jason. Fun times.
Even though they had big pumpkins I wanted the baby ones. Jason is really tall and he didn't even measure on the height scale.
The friendly goats. They gave us stuff to feed all the animals.
Longhorns? These horns don't look that long. A goat bridge. Apparently the longest one in Colin County. I don't know.
Hay ride. All sorts of fun.

The rest of the Weekend

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My mom's babies. Jenna and Jasmine. Most of the time they are cute. Unless they are doing something mischevious.
Chris likes to take pictures of me doing random stuff. Like holding bacon.
Me and Zaney.
We got to see our friends Kesha and Matt Miles. They are expecting a baby next year. So exciting.
We went to Cattle Baron to get some grub the day after the engagement. Such a funny picture. Posed for sure. They are both so excited.

Outside mom's house. Saying goodbye.

Fun Stuff in Roswell

2008-10-20T17:49:00.000-05:00

Chris and I went back to Roswell to celebrate my mom's and Zane's bdays. We also went back to celebrate Zane and Kara getting engaged. So yeah, she said yes. We had a bday/engagement party. Fun stuff.
Mr. Holcomb, Jeff, Zane and Lobo. Zane's future brother in laws and father in law.
The guys and Moses (the cat)
Zane and my mom blowing out their candles. Zane's 21 and mom is.......52. She doesn't care that people know her age. Every year is an accomplishment. :)

Zane relaxing and taking in the night. Single no more.
Chris just being Chris.
The party balloons. (I don't know, Chris was just taking pictures. )
All the guys who were at the party.
Kara, her mom and sisters.

Zane, Kara, and Moses. Cool cat.

It was a fun night.

The Infamous SCOOTY

2008-10-20T17:44:00.001-05:00

So we decided to sell the Hyundai to buy a scooter. And we named it Scooty. I mean, really, you can't give it a tough name. You just have to give it a name that suits. So Scooty is it's name. My idea, definitely not Chris'. Since we don't live that far from Chris' work and we don't really need a second car right now, we got this scooter. Chris is loving it. We've gotten him a helmet and a jacket. It's getting colder now but he doesn't mind the cold. If it's really bad outside then we share the Passat. Since we live and work so close it's not a problem.
I'm still a little nervous on Scooty but I'm getting better. My experience is driving it around our parking lot. I'm not ready to go out on the open road. Scary.
But I did get a cute helmet. If I have to wear one, it's going to be cute.

Random pics

2008-10-20T17:40:00.000-05:00

Chris and Major, a little older this time
What a face, right? He still doesn't know what's going on. But he's starting to have expressions. Smiling now.
The proud mom covering up spit up on her shirt. The joys of being a mommy.
Kylee in the morning. Getting ready for work. Listening to the IPOD. Gotta get the juices flowing. My favorite color......pink.

Family Stuff

2008-10-20T17:35:00.000-05:00

Chris and his mom at their house in Texarkana.

Chris, Debbie, and David
Ok, Chris' dad kept talking about how the grass needed mowed and I was like, I'll mow it especially if it's a riding lawn mower. Who wouldn't jump at the chance to ride a lawn mower for the first time, right? It was successful. I made the lines pretty straight and I didn't run into anything. And I'm proudly sporting my alien tee I bought in Roswell.

Just a few pics of our apartment

2008-10-20T17:31:00.000-05:00

View from our balcony. We want to make this a cool balcony with some lights, a nice little table to have meals at. Maybe soon.
Part of our living room/office area. Thank you IKEA for our apartment furniture. :) Apartment living is so fun. It's kindof cozy not having much space.
Kitchen/Dining room. I painted a few walls. It makes it not so apartment like. More homey.
Bathroom. I love these colors.

Major Ray Deramcy has arrived!

2008-10-20T17:27:00.000-05:00

Our friends, Chris and Mara Deramcy had their little boy, August 27th. Chris was at the hospital most of the day and got to hold little Major soon after he was born.
He got a little excited. This is the second baby he's held in his life. A little scary.
The proud Dad, Uncle Chris, and Baby Major.
Me and the baby. No baby fever yet, if anyone was wondering.

Summer Pics

2008-10-20T17:18:00.000-05:00

I got to visit with Diane a little here in McKinney, before she moved on to Kansas with Rusty. Wow, we look really bright in this photo. I guess the flash was really bright that day. And we were glistening with sweat. So hot that day. Chris' family came to visit us and we had to go to Steak N Shake. Yummy stuff. And Chris had to wear one of their funky hats.
Debbie (Chris' mom) and Caden (addition to the Kim's household, Kim (Chris' sister)) Crazy cute kid.

Trip to Temple, TX

2008-10-20T17:14:00.001-05:00

We took a trip to Temple to check out Carla and Nik's new place. We got to see their new home, their church, and the town. I know I have some other pics I just can't find them right now. So we'll start with these. The first one is at a Greek food restuarant. It was really good. The next ones are at Starbucks. Gotta stop for caffeine.

Chris' 26th Birthday!

2008-07-13T14:41:00.000-05:00

Chris Schobey, July 8th. I got him a Cold Stone cake which was delicious. We also went to Six Flags on his birthday. Texas Giant stinks, no one should ever go on it again. I'm pretty sure I got whiplash. The rest of the rides were good. We had a fun time. It was hot so by the end of the day we were pretty tired. But it was a good day. We celebrated Chris' birthday for about three days. He doesn't get the week long celebration like me. :)

July Stuff

2008-07-13T14:30:00.000-05:00

With gas so expensive we did a "staycation" and went to Ft. Worth to hang out for the weekend. Stayed in a nice hotel, ate some good food, just had some good time together. We really want to go on a cruise this year so we are trying to save up some money. On our way home we stopped by TCU, Zach's alma mater.
4th of July with Chris and Mara DeRamcy. We hung out downtown McKinney for awhile. Got some ice cream, checked out some shops. Mara and Chris are expecting their baby boy in August. Exciting.
We were hanging out at an outdoor concert and Chris tried on Chris' hat. A little small. :) And yes, we shouldn't have friends with the same name and either of us.
After the fireworks.

The next day I went to a wedding of this couple that works at the church. They are a great couple. Kyle and Jessica Hendrickson. Beautiful wedding. Chris had to work that day so I went with my friend Meredith.

Accident

2008-07-13T14:25:00.000-05:00

Blow dryers are crazy sometimes. I was blow drying my hair on Monday morning and it stopped for a second so I shook it a little, it started again and as I was putting back up to my head, it started shooting sparks and fire out of the cord where it connects to the blow dryer. I threw it down and it stopped sparking but it had burned my wrist pretty badly. I went to the doctor and found out I had a second degree burn. I took pics of the nasty burn, but I figured you guys wouldn't like to see those. The bandaged me and gave me a tetanus shot which hurt worse than the burn. that shot hurt for a week. And a couple days before that I scraped my arm on the corner of my mirror. So here is a picture of all my ailments.

Kylee Turns 27 and Zane Comes to Visit

2008-07-13T14:14:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm 27. One year older and smarter. :) It was a great birthday week. Yes, we celebrate my birthday for a whole week. One fun thing a day. I asked for an exercise bike as my birthday present and Chris actually got me one. Just to clarify, he does not think I need to lose weight, I asked for the bike.

Zane was our first visitor from NM. It was great to have him here. We bonded over the wonderful red licorice. I used to go to Zane's apt on campus when we both lived in Las Cruces and I would eat his red licorice. Yummy.
Here he is looking all GQ with his licorice. Funny.

Then just some funny pics of me and Chris. I don't know about us. Maybe we have too much time on our hands.

First Rangers game

2008-07-13T14:09:00.000-05:00

Our dear friends, Kim and Erwin Hancock, took us to a Rangers game. My first pro sports game and Chris' second. It was fun. Erwin looking all smoldery and stuff in the backgroud of that pic. We were really close to the field and there were a ton of homeruns that game. Chris and I also were on the KissCam. Right before it came on we were like, I wonder how the pick the people to be on the KissCam. Then we were watching and we showed up on there. I was thinking, that's us, what do we do? Obviously, kiss right?

New Cowboy stadium in Arlington. It's huge. We took this pic from the top of the Rangers stadium.

New Haircut and Me and Mom

2008-07-13T14:06:00.000-05:00

I got a new haircut. A little shorter. It's alot longer now. Texas makes my hair grow faster. Weird.
I flew back to Roswell to see my mom. Had to document that with at least one picture. I don't know, do we look alike?

Just fun pics of the Schobey's

2008-07-13T13:52:00.000-05:00

At our last apt complex they had figures or statues all over. We went for a walk one day and decided to take a pic on this dog. Chris is so funny.
I like to match our clothes sometimes. Chris came to see me for lunch and the ladies at work thought it was cute that we were matching. We took a pic.
And here I am matching my clothes to the cake I made for work.............Just kidding. I noticed that after we took the pic. We have staff birthdays once a month and I love to bake, so this is the cake I made. It was delicious.

Just us taking pics of us. I like to document how we look every once in a while. I don't know why my lower lip looks so big in the picture but it does. Weird. And lately Chris doesn't like to take regular pictures. I was showing off my America's Next Top Model face.
Texas highways or interstates. I still don't know the difference.
We took a relaxing day and drove around. We were looking for a Cracker Barrel and thought for sure we could find one just driving down the highway but we couldn't. Turns out there are only a few in the metroplex. So we settled for The Original Pancake House. It was pretty good, but it's no Cracker Barrel.

On our way back home we hit traffic so this is us keeping entertained. Oh yes, and me in in my glasses. I had to get glasses after we were married. I told Chris is was his fault. My eyes were just fine before that. :)

The Dallas Zoo

2008-07-13T13:48:00.000-05:00

Chris' mom Debbie, sister Kim, and her foster kid Caden, came to Dallas to hang out and check out the zoo. Chris had to work that day, so it was just us girls and Caden. It's actually a pretty neat zoo. They had this great elephant fountain. It was so neat.

Tornado, freaking me out!

2008-07-13T13:40:00.000-05:00

Ok, when I moved to Texas, no one told me there is a tornado season. So one night Chris and I are sitting in our apt watching TV and I hear a siren. Chris is like ok, you might want to go put on some jeans and a jacket just in case. And I'm like, just in case what? So he explains to me the tornado sirens and tornado season. Fun, right? So I get a little used to the sirens and the tornado warnings on TV. Well one night I woke up at 4am because our apt building was shaking like crazy because of the wind and rain. I am freaking out because we live on the fourth floor and I'm thinking the building is going to fall down. I look out the window and I can't see anything because there is so much rain. I shake Chris to get him up and he's not very good at being alert in the night. So I'm like telling him I think there's really something wrong like there's really a tornado out there. He looks out the window and it kindof died down a little. So we go back to sleep. The next morning we get up and low and behold there were tornados all over the place and one actually hit our apt community. The pics above are of a staircase that came off the wall on a building close to ours. Thank goodness that was the last of the tornado scares for this tornado season.

Life in Texas

2008-07-13T13:37:00.000-05:00

My work, Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church. Great place with some great people. I love it. The admin staff just having fun.
Chris' work, The Haven at Eldorado, McKinney, TX

Chris hard at work. Yeah right.
The last pic is of a place we went to eat. They have some good eats here with some interesting names.

Roswell

2008-07-13T13:35:00.000-05:00

Chris and I went to go see my mom in March. If you guys don't know, my parents got a divorce. So, we went down to help my mom move to a new place. No worries. The Lord is great and will be the calm in the midst of this storm. So of course, we had to go to Popo's.

Hilarious!

2008-07-13T13:32:00.000-05:00

I had to get a pic of this and let you guys see it. I woke up one morning with my hair like this. It was crazy. It was like all of my hair wanted to stick straight up. So funny. People need to laugh at least once a day, so this is your chance. :)

Winter pic and Valentine's Day

2008-07-13T13:27:00.000-05:00

Just some pics of us. The first one is just us sometime this past winter. It got pretty cold so I had layers of clothes on. The rest are of Valentines Day. We had a good dinner at a restuarant in Addison that night. Then we walked through this park with a fountain. Kinda cheesy pics but just thought I would share.

Texarkana

2008-01-10T16:40:00.000-06:00

We love Chris' parents dog Quincy. He is so cute. Oh and we were driving by and saw these cows. I thought they were longhorns so I wanted to take a picture with them. Apparently they aren't longhorns because there horns aren't long enough. I don't know, that's just what I'm told. Anyway. It's a little freaky being that close to a big animal and it stares at you. Kindof like it wants to attack. Well they didn't attack, they just walked away.

David's Bday and New Year

2008-01-10T16:36:00.000-06:00

We spent a week in Roswell for Christmas, came back for one day for Chris to work, and left that night for Texarkana. We got to spend Chris' dad's bday and New Year's together.

Our Christmas 2007 Pic

2008-01-10T16:34:00.000-06:00

Gotta take a picture every year to remember these moments.

Christmas Morning

2008-01-10T16:31:00.000-06:00

Just a few pics of our Christmas morning. It was a great day.

Christmas Eve Party

2008-01-10T16:27:00.001-06:00

We go to the Kunko/Stowe Christmas party every year and Zane plays his guitar for entertainment. This year, Mr. Rob came too. It's always a fun time. Chris' hair isn't that tall, there's just a shadow. If anyone was wondering.

Toilet Lady House

2008-01-10T16:24:00.000-06:00

So funny. Every year when we are looking at lights on Christmas Eve, we go to the toilet lady's house. It's on the East side of Roswell which you really don't want to be in. Pretty sketchy area. But this lady has a nativity sceen and then toilets lined up in her front yard. It's so funny.

Crazy UFO Stuff and Lights

2008-01-10T16:19:00.000-06:00

I wanted to take some pics of the UFO stuff in Roswell for all of the people who don't know about Roswell. Alot of the lamposts have alien heads instead of plain bulb covers. We found this mail box that was painted like R2D2 from Star Wars. And yes, we have a McDonald's that looks like a UFO. Exciting stuff. This was Christmas Eve and we always go look at lights. These houses were the craziest ones we saw. Lights all over. Gotta love the Christmas spirit.

Christmas 2007

2008-01-10T16:15:00.000-06:00

Christmas is my favorite time of year. Since I haven't been working, I put up our Christmas decorations right after Thanksgiving. My mom bought us that tree last year because our other tree broke. And it was only a 4ft tree. Pretty sad. So thank you mom, the tree is beautiful. Chris and I were able to go to Roswell for Christmas this year and we got to see the new addition to my family. Jenna and Jasmine, 6 week old Beagles. They are so adorable. Especially with their little Christma hats. My mom is having a fun time potty training them.

Babies Everywhere!

2008-01-10T16:12:00.000-06:00

This is my friend, Katey, who I met during college at NMSU. She moved to Louisiana to go to a different school while I was still finishing at NMSU. She got married and had a sweet baby girl this past year, Jorryn Foster. We got to meet her and the little one in Shrevport for lunch. It was great to say hello.

So You Think You Can Dance!

2008-01-10T16:07:00.000-06:00

For those of you who have never watched So You Think You Can Dance, you are missing out. It's only on in the summer time but it's great. We went to see this past summer tour. They came to the Dallas area. Yep we were that close to the stage. It was awesome to see these guys in person. On TV the dances are good, but they are so much better live. Chris and I had a great time out on the town. We had to drive over an hour to get there, but it was fun.

Texarkana Trip

2007-11-10T17:43:00.000-06:00

We decided to take a trip to Texarkana to see Chris' family this past weekend. Chris gets Sundays and Mondays off and since I are currently unemployed we decided this would be a good time to go over there. It's only about 2 and a half hours away from us. We had a good time with Chris' mom and sisters. His dad was away working so we didn't get to see him this time, but we'll be spending Thanksgiving with them.

The Rest of the Apartment

2007-11-10T17:39:00.000-06:00

We have alot of space in the apartment, so the bathroom and bedroom are great. I can't wait till we have enough money to buy a bedroom set. Right now our bedroom looks drap and ugly. It's just waiting to be accessorized. :) There are two doors to the bathroom so people who come over don't have to walk through our bedroom to get to the bathroom. That was the only thing about our last apartment that I didn't like. So this one is a good one.

Great Apartment

2007-11-10T17:37:00.000-06:00

This is our new apartment. We think it's great and it's practically brand new. So that's good. I think I finally have everything unpacked and in a place. Not necissarily that place it will stay, but a place for now.

New Apartment Community Pics

2007-11-10T17:30:00.000-06:00

We live in The Colony, TX and we live at an apartment complex called Austin Ranch. It's so huge. I'll take some pics of the community and post them later. There are pics of our building and the view from our balcony. In the second picture you can see our balcony. It's on the top floor to the left of the sign. Luck us on the top floor. No one above us and we get excercise every time we come home. The fourth picture shows our parking lot and we have a big sundial in it. That's what the big green thing is. The numbers are on the right side of the parking lot. I have gone out there to see if it actuals shows the time. And in the last picture you can see a yellow house. That house is like 100 years old and was going to be torn down so Austin Ranch moved it to the property and tenants can rent it out to have visitors stay in it. Alternative to staying in a hotel. It's kindof pricey but really neat idea.

Saying Goodbye

2007-11-10T17:27:00.000-06:00

I got this sweatshirt as a going away present from Regina, my boss, so we had to take a picture of me in it. Thanks, it's a great sweatshirt! And then a pic of me and mom. I had a hard time the last couple days I was in New Mexico. Just saying goodbye is terrible, especially to my family. But I made it through. Miss them terribly but they're not too far away. We get to come back for Christmas, so I'm looking forward to that.

Last Day in Roswell

2007-11-10T17:24:00.000-06:00

We stopped in Roswell to stay the night to see my family and break up the trip to Texas a little. We went to a Shane and Shane concert at one of the churches in Roswell. It was great. They are so talented. We were there with my mom, Zane, Kara (Zane's girlfriend), and her sisters, and Rob.

Finally Back Together!

2007-11-10T17:20:00.000-06:00

These are some silly pictures Chris and I took after I picked him up from the airport. We were doing America's Next Top Model poses. I had alot of time on my hands and watched literally all of the seasons while Chris was gone. So we tried to do our best poses. I don't think we could make it in the modeling world.

Friend Pics

2007-11-10T17:10:00.000-06:00

Here are some pics of friends from Las Cruces. Rachel and Andy, Desi and Justin, and I went out for lunch one last time at La Posta in Mesilla. It was great finding a great church with great people. I miss you guys. And my friend Travis B. He's an engineering student at NMSU and he works for PSL. Good guy. :)

Going Away Party Pics

2007-11-10T17:06:00.000-06:00

Just a few pics of people that came to my party. The IT group - you guys are great. Jeremy B. - hope homework isn't killing you. Renate and Lorraine - such sweet ladies. The shipping guys Ryan and Louis - always nice to see you guys. Ryan doesn't like to smile in pics. What a shame, his smile is nice. I miss all of you at PSL. Stay in touch.

My Going Away Party at PSL

2007-11-10T17:03:00.000-06:00

We had a going away party and my boss' husband Ruben made my cake. It was so great. Very creative. Thank you Ruben! And we always have to have the HR people photo. Chaveli, our student, me and Regina, my boss and friend.

PSL Homecoming 2007

2007-11-10T16:51:00.000-06:00

This was Homecoming at PSL this year. My last big event before I moved away. These are pictures of float that we put in the parade and we got second place. Homecoming is the reason I stayed while Chris moved away. But I'm so glad I stayed. It was a great experience. And this is Mr. Allan Baker. I've worked with him as a student and as a full time staff. We decided to take a photo after the picnic.

More Ruidoso Pics

2007-10-23T12:59:00.000-05:00

I got to meet Kaylee and Connor's new addition to their family. Benjamin Thatcher. He's so adorable. And the infamous Garber Tucker family photo. I took a serious photo but I loved the goofy one more. Thank you so much for letting me stay in your home. It's my home away from home.

Weekend in Ruidoso

2007-10-23T12:53:00.000-05:00

I went to Ruidoso last weekend to say goodbye to our friends at the camp. I had a great time seeing everyone. We went out to dinner at Casa Blance which is great mexican food. Mmm. If anyone goes to Ruidoso, you should go there to eat. Carla and Nik are sporting their shirts they got on their New England cruise. Erik and Andrew are just being goofy. Me and Brenda. Always have to have a picture together. :) Kaylee and Tripp out on the town. So cute.

October Birthdays

2007-10-23T12:40:00.000-05:00

We celebrated Zane's bday on October 1st at Uno's. It was a good time. He got alot of his friends together. And my mom's bday was on October 4th so she came up for the weekend and we celebrated. The only candles I had was a 2 and a 6 from my birthday so I told her we could have put the candles together and made a 62 but she didn't have that. So we went with the 2. The last picture is of me and Zane at the football game. He can't seem to keep his eyes open in all these pictures. What a nerd!

Oh the fun in Cuba, NM

2007-09-25T13:07:00.000-05:00

I went to Cuba, NM last weekend to celebrate my Aunt Helen's 77th b-day and to visit with my grandma who flew in from MT. My mom met me there from Roswell, and we got to visit with alot of my other great aunt's and uncle's. It was a good weekend.

Weekend with Friends

2007-09-25T13:05:00.000-05:00

Nik and Carla came to visit us in Las Cruces for the weekend. We did a ton of shopping. All of us were so tired at the end of the weekend. This is us at Texas Roadhouse. Yummy!

Last Weekend with the Alderman's

2007-09-25T13:00:00.000-05:00

Our friends, Nevin and Suzanne Alderman, moved away to Utah and we went to Western Playland in El Paso, TX the weekend before they left. It was a great day. It's a really small park and Chris got some free tickets. There weren't any lines for the rides so we got to ride them as many times as we wanted. It rained on us a little, but we stuck it out. We miss them a ton. :)

The End of the Trip

2007-09-24T15:18:00.000-05:00

Every time we go by the Wilson Arch we have to stop and climb up in there. I'm pretty sure it's in Utah. So this was the end of our trip. It was a good vacation. Hope you enjoyed the pics.

MT Family Pics

2007-09-24T15:12:00.000-05:00

We got to see my Aunt Kari and Aunt Kim and my cousins in MT. And my grandparents. Then we stayed with my Aunt Kit in Salt Lake City, UT on our way home.

Cardwell, MT

2007-09-24T14:41:00.000-05:00

My mom grew up in Cardwell, MT. This was the school that she went to with her sisters and brother. My grandpa was a teacher and the principal of this school. My mom had a good time playing on the playground which has alot of the same equipment that was there when she was a kid. The picture of her standing on the side of the building is of the fire escape. That's how they would get out of the building if there was a fire. Just slide down the pipe. Crazy stuff. The last picture is of the house she grew up in. It's definately been re-modeled.

Montana

2007-09-24T14:33:00.000-05:00

We left Seattle headed to Montana to see my dad's side of the family. The first pics are some views on the way. We stopped to visit my grandparents in Whitehall, MT. They have lived on this road so long that it was named after them. Klemo Ln. And this is the house that my dad grew up in. They've re-modeled a bit, but it's still the original house.

Chris' Birthday

2007-09-24T14:26:00.000-05:00

We got to celebrate Chris' birthday with the family. My Aunt Shirley was so nice to make him a red velvet cake.

The Space Needle

2007-09-24T14:23:00.000-05:00

We got to go the Space Needle on Chris' birthday. That was really neat. Chris and I ate at the restuarant that was at the top of the Space Needle. The floor rotates so you can see the whole view of Seattle if you stay and eat for about an hour. It was a great experience. Really good food too.

Downtown Seattle

2007-09-24T14:21:00.000-05:00

Just some pics of Seattle.

Seattle, WA

2007-09-24T14:13:00.000-05:00

Seattle is where a lot of my mom's family lives so stopped in to stay for a few days. All of the ladies went to get pedicures with my grandma. She loves to get pedicures. Then we had a barbeque with my family and we took a picture of all the original cousins that were there. This was definately not all of us. We have many more, they just weren't there. We also went to the market and Zane and Kara ate at Taxi Dogs. Being crazy. Chris went to the original Starbucks. I forgot to get a picture of that.

Waterfalls in Oregon

2007-08-14T10:56:00.000-05:00

On the day that we left Portland, Zach took us to see these waterfalls. It was really great.

Hanging out in Portland

2007-08-14T10:51:00.000-05:00

Zach took us all over Portland one of the days we were there. We walked and took public transportation. I'm not sure where the picture went that we took of actual Portland, but I'll have to track it down and post it later. We went to the OMSI museum and saw the Body Worlds exhibit. It was very interesting and educational. If you don't know what that is, you should check it out on the Internet. Then we went to this restuarant that served Cajun mac and cheese. Really good. But they did really neat to-go foil creations. Chris got this rose from our male waiter. It was funny.

More 4th of July

2007-08-14T10:49:00.000-05:00

I had to put this picture of my mom. It's so hilarious. We got a little bored and started taking some pics. Chris took the one of my mom when she wasn't expecting it. And then I was just posing for pics.

4th of July in Portland

2007-08-14T10:43:00.000-05:00

We got to spend the 4th with Zach. He ran a partial marathon that morning and then we spent the day with his girlfriend Rachel's family. Her sister has a house right on Lake Oswego. It was pretty neat. We hung out and listened to the boys play guitar and my mom even got in the water which is amazing because she can't swim. Mom, Zach, Rachel, and her friend went for a row out in the lake.

Redwoods

2007-08-14T10:31:00.000-05:00

We drove a little way through the Redwood Forrest. We were really sad because we missed the main drive that you can take that shows all of the amazing trees. We just got off the road and walked a little and took some pics. And the ocean was beautiful in Northern Cali. We also missed the actual drive through tree. We saw this sign and this was a little tree that someone cut out of, it looked like, in their backyard. It was funny. So we actually could drive our cars through this tree even though it looks so small. We missed alot along the way just because our drive was so long and we needed to get where we were going. It was still good.

Joe's Crab Shack and Golden Gate Bridge

2007-08-09T15:33:00.000-05:00

We went to Joe's Crab Shack, just us kids for the night. Zane was being crazy as usual. And the day we were leaving, the Golden Gate bridge was covered in fog. It was still impressive.

San Francisco

2007-08-09T15:22:00.000-05:00

San Francisco was pretty neat. It was kind-of dirty and scary, but ok. We rode the buses all over town. Our hotel was one of the only ones that didn't have bars on the windows. I don't know if that was a good or bad thing. It was in a good location though. We could see a little of the Golden Gate bridge from our room. We didn't get to go to Alcatraz because it was booked for three weeks. So we just took a picture of it. And we went to Pier 39 which was really neat.

Sea World Sharks

2007-08-09T15:17:00.000-05:00

The first picture is of that old shark that was huge. I forgot what it's called. I couldn't image being in the water with a shark that large. This is a funny picture. We went into this water tunnel where sharks were swimming all around us. If you look closely you can see a shark above us to the left. We were on a moving escalator thing so we were trying to take the picture before the shark was out of the picture.

San Diego Sea World

2007-08-09T15:08:00.000-05:00

We ate lunch at the Shiprock Cafe and it was really good but pretty pricey. This was my first time to go to Sea World and it was alright. Chris says that the San Antonio Sea World is better. But according to him, everything is better in Texas. :) But it was pretty neat to see Shamu and the tricks.

San Diego

2007-08-09T15:02:00.000-05:00

We stayed with my cousin Angela and her husband Jeff. It was a good time. Jeff cooked us a wonderful meal the first night. Delicious. And we went to the beach. We had a good time in the waves. That's Chris and Zane riding the wave. All of us downed some sea water and Zane found a seaweed necklace. So funny.

Vacation Pics Finally

2007-08-09T14:57:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures from our two week trip. I only have time to do them in stages, so the first ones will be Arizona, San Diego, and San Fran. These are the first pictures I took. It's when I finally decided to wake up. But this is Chris and I and then some rocks in Arizona.

New Furniture!

2007-06-22T15:46:00.000-05:00

While my mom was working, Zane, Chris and I decided put my parents couch up for sale in the garage sale. We thought it was bought, but the guy never came back for it. So my mom bought a new couch anyway. It was time. This new couch is so comfy. Chris and I slept on it the first night to test it out.

Garage Sale in Roswell

2007-06-22T15:38:00.000-05:00

I convinced my mom to clean out the house and have a garage sale. It was alot of work, but we did it. Our earnings will go toward our two week trip we are taking next week to the west coast. We are going to San Diego, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Montana. Wu Hu. We will definately share some pics when we get back.

Happy News!

2007-06-14T12:21:00.000-05:00

Chris sold his second house. It closed on June 12th. So exciting! Hopefully he will keep going.

And Chris just likes to take pictures of me when I take pictures of him.

Kylee's 26th B-Day

2007-06-13T09:36:00.000-05:00

These are just some pics from my birthday on Monday. Chris was being goofy. I had to work on my birthday, but we went out to dinner at Ruby Tuesdays that night. It was a good day.

NMSU Campus

2007-06-05T11:09:00.000-05:00

This is on the NMSU campus close to my work. One day these bushes were ugly green bushes and the next day they had all these flowers. It was crazy. The campus of NMSU has some beautiful sites.

Good Food

2007-06-05T09:26:00.000-05:00

Lorenzo's is one of our favorite places to eat. And it's such a beautiful building. We got a gift card from the people that Chris sold his first house to. Yummy! This Lorenzo's is in Old Mesilla so it's very cultural. This roadrunner is made out of old shoes. And it's covered in Christmas lights. It would have been great if the lights were on.

Katie Bailey

2007-05-30T12:19:00.001-05:00

This is Katie Bailey. Chris and I got to be a part of her life for a couple months before we moved away from the camp. She'll be 2 this year. She reminds me of the little Cindy Lou Who from How The Grinch Stole Christmas with her hair like that. So adorable.

South Fork Hike

2007-05-30T12:12:00.000-05:00

We also got to go on a hike to South Fork. It was so nice to be outside and it was beautiful weather. Everything was so green. We went with our friends Dave, Andria, and Katie Bailey and Nik Davis.

Weekend In Ruidoso

2007-05-30T12:08:00.000-05:00

We went to Ruidoso for the Memorial Day weekend. Chris actually got off work. So we got to hang out with our friends from the camp. We got to go to Tripp's first birthday party.

2007-05-25T12:55:00.001-05:00

2007-05-25T12:54:00.001-05:00

We went to see Spiderman 3 with Nevin and Suzanne and took some pics with the Simpsons.