Game Night equals Divorce?

Lets just say there are a few things Brian and I do not do well together. Both, I believe, due to my competitive nature that is rubbing off on Brian. Of all the wonderful things Brian has brought into my life like patience, selflessness, contentedness, all I have to give him is food to make him fat and competition driven spin on everything. So driving and having a game night do not go over well.

We started off with Apples to Apples, had a wonderful time and some pretty good laughing. Being an individual game and the first game of the night, it went well. I won. (which is unusual for me, I never win that game!) Then we went to Family Feud, boys vs. girls. That was pretty good too. Girls won 2 out of 3. Then it was time for Cranium, possibly the best board game in the world! Girls vs Guys, guys won by one question. Then it happened. Couples Pictionary. By the time Jan and Isaac and Brad and Kari were half-way around the board, me and Brian finally moved past the first square with a whopping roll of the dice, 2. This is where it really comes out. Brian's slamming down his 2-inch pencil, I'm putting my head in my hands, arguing that my pregnant lady looks like everybody elses so why can't you get it? How does my cow look like a ladybug? Haven't you seen uders before? You never pay attention! Brian's clock looked like a ufo, Jan and Isaac were arguing over his airplane (I thought it was stairs at first) even when they got it right. While Brad and Kari did amazing the whole game, when it was time to leave Brad walked out the door and left Kari carrying about 6 dishes stacked to her chin. So next time we have a game night I think we will go to marraige counseling prior....


This was a victory number one and a slap at the same time. To all of our surprise, she really made contact. I think thats why she's so happy. When I told her I'd never slapped Brian she was like well practice and Brian and Isaac were shouting NO!!!

Aww shucks

First of all, we had a great weekend in Oklahoma! First one since sometime back in May! Went to a baseball game, slept in, tried out a new church we love!, went to a Strawberry Shortcake B-day, hung out with friends, and made plans to do it again next weekend. I've really been struggling with not having a church to call our home but we're hoping this one will work out. It's a starter church with a lot of young people and a super nice pastor and a fabulous wife. So if we did join, we could really make a difference and help the church grow and just be a part of something Christ is doing. We've had a hard time finding a balance between music, age, outreach, doctrine, and just being in town...until next week-




While at ASBC I became obsessed with Jon and Kate Plus 8. Since it came on 4 or 5 (maybe more) times a day, I watched it all day. And when I wasn't watching the show, I was reading Kate's book. I loved her book at the time, she talked about her faith and how she relied on God to make so many decisions during her pregnancy and all the little miracles she saw after they were born. More about the kids than their marriage but some about her and Jon. I never looked down on them for doing the show, how else are you going to send eight kids to college? But it breaks my heart to see them get sucked in to the fame and the money and the stress and not be able to pull the plug on the show when they needed to. I hate to see them split and still have the cameras there in the house. I hate it. But I love their kids. I love their kids so much I never want to see them on my tv again. Except Aiden. I LOVE Aiden.

Anyone want a free book?

Catch up

In the past two weeks I have been home 2 1/2 days. Needless to say, our pantry is completely empty and I will be going to the store today. Here's what I've been up to!

First trip was to Lubbock for a wonderful dance recital and a rekindling of old friendships and forgiveness. I love going home for recital and being consumed by costumes, lipstick, and hairspray. My favorite are the little babies with huge tutus and bows on their tap shoes. At the Sat morning show Mrs. Karla told one of the babies (4 years old) she looked beautiful and her reply
"Thanks, its SO hard to put eyeshadow on in the morning!" Oh yes honey. We know.

On the road there were some amazing storm clouds and blue skies and green pastures. I absolutely love the drive out to Lubbock through north Texas, if not for the highway you could be in a time a hundred years ago. I'm surprised pictures turn out at 80 miles an hour...






So after this was the whole sickness incident where Meagan and Dan saved my life. They not only did not kick me out after throwing up 11 times between 11 pm and 4:30 am, they took me to the doctor. Thankfully Brian was able to get out of work to get down to take me back. Still have no idea what caused this. So I laid around the house the next two days to get ready for our next trip - family wedding!



My cousin Robert got married to a sweet girl, Lauren. She really is so wonderful and perfect for him. It's a good thing she is laid back because the wedding had the potential to be a disaster. The power was out at the planned church because of very intense storms earlier in the week and they had to pick a new church and reception hall the day of. I would have been the bride from hell, she handled everything beautifully and the wedding was almost without a hitch. I have no idea how she did it.
So I completely embarrassed my husband which does not happen very often, its the other way around. The church was full so we opted to stand in the back. As they start to kiss nobody starts clapping. Hello! Celebration! Wedding! The kiss is the seal of the deal in the ceremony! So after about 3 or 4 seconds I let out a big hoop and holla (call me I will reenact) as loud as I can. Half the church slowly turns around to see who did that and there we are, the only ones standing in the very back. My mom whipped around cause she knew it was me and starts cracking up and telling all the relatives she's sitting next proudly that it was me. The other half that was too shocked start clapping, probably only to keep me quiet.
I got to cut the cake which I love because you never have to worry about not getting a piece. Best grooms cake - Old school Nintendo controller. I wonder if its too late to warn her about my family.....



I love getting the four of us together, we have so much fun and I miss picking on my brother. The next day was a BBQ for the other side of my family and we had more fun than we've had in a long time. While this picture is from last year, you get the idea. We love OK because it allows us to not miss any family functions and be around all the little ones growing up. Luckily one was born in January so we didn't get the baby questions this trip, I don't expect to have the same luck at Christmas...

I'll Be Back!

Long story short- went home to Lubbock and was super busy, on the way home got a food borne illness and ended up in the ER for a few hours. I'm fine, just sleeping and thinking about my next blogs.

A What?

Long story short- we were talking about the Trinity last night and I said how I love the Holy Spirit and all its mystery...

Brit: "I get the whole Father/Son thing but we don't have anything to compare the HS to."
Brian: "I just think about a three-headed goat."
Brit: "A goat?"
Brian: "yeah."
Brit: "A goat? Can't you think of something more majestic? A goat?"
Brian: "When I was little I just picked a goat."
Brit: "A goat."
Brian: "Baaaa."

I get the three heads, but a goat?