This is what I call sleeping in

I guess I'm used to my 5am wake up call as 7:30 this morning was like sleeping in! I spoke too soon, thought I was doing good w/ not being sick yet. 3 weeks into teaching and no problems. Until yesterday. Pretty sure one of my notorious sinus infections is here! Blah.

Love. It seems to be the word of the week. The Lord has brought my attention back to this all week. What does it mean to truly love? I am commanded to genuinely love others. And that doing good is not necessarily considered loving them. The often said at weddings 1 Corinthians 13 spells it out. I have alot of work to do. Im focusing on all the qualities, not just the few. Also, to be fully loved and to fully love. To love all of people. And to let ppl love all of me. Rather than hiding the parts I think they might not love.

YAY for fall! I love the cooler weather. We had our first chilly morning on the bike last Saturday. We drove 369 miles through East Texas. It was beautiful. And the smell. Wonderful. Here's a good picture of the bike.I think I'll cook breakfast. Enjoy :)

Changes.

Lots of changes. I will be teaching the LIFE class at Sachse High School this fall. Sadly I am no longer working for Dr. H or w/ Krystal and Alli, but I will be working with two of my sweet, sweet girlfriends, Alexi and Kristen. I am SUPER excited to get this going and finally be able to use all that expensive education the parentals paid for. I am also very excited to feel the purpose of being an advocate for my students. And of course the whole 187 days thing :) I cant wait for next summer already! Its going to be amazing. ALSO, as many ppl know, Austins company shut their doors 2 weeks ago. It was sudden and terrible timing w/ the market starting to return in their favor. BUT, life happens. And Austin has been trusting that the Lord forces you in certain directions, so we know the positive will emerge. As of today he will be working w/ Henley and Henley Law under Sendera Title, which will soon be Land America. He will basically be doing exactly the same thing with a much more opportunity. Instead of just being able to sell nationally, he can sell local, national, and commercial. I am very excited for him. With me going through a couple months w/ no pay check as I get on the school districts pay schedule and his job stuff, we have become very creative with our entertainment. I think its been good for us. But it will be nice to feel like we can breathe again!

We also just got back from going back to Broken Bow with my family this weekend. There were over 20 of us with 3 boats, 2 four wheelers, and a motorcycle. Needless to say, the weekend was a blast!! We love that place. I highly suggest it for anyone wanting a quick get-away. Its beautiful up there. Perfect for a quiet weekend. Or a fun weekend on the lake. Thats all for now :) Back to watching the olympics. Im obsessed w/ gymnastics and Phelps quest for 8 gold medals.

Lately,

Life is so good. I keep being reminded lately of how good life is. My weekdays are so busy w/ 11 hr work days and my weekends lately have been spent at weddings, on the lake, or on the bike. For a lil bit I was exhausted, and feeling pulled in 80 different directions, and like I had no time to myself. Im incredibly blessed. Austin and I went camping this weekend w/ Josh and Alexis and on the way home we had a conversation about the different ways ppl look at life. I am so busy, and for that, so blessed. I have a job while the market is so down. And Im weeks away from getting off of work at 2:30 every afternoon :), I know be jealous. I am so busy on the weekends with friends, family, and Austin. I am so blessed to have so many ppl that care about me and want my time. Its all in the way we look at life.

So our weekend camping. We went down to New Braunfels with Josh, Alexis, Eric, Christine, Maegan, and Jake. It was so much fun. I say we camped, however we stayed in a 42 foot trailer that hauled our bikes in the back. For the 4th we floated the river and went to Gruene Hall to saw Jack Ingram. And Saturday we took the bikes to Luckenbach. It was so nice to ride the bikes in the Hill Country. It is so beautiful down there.


Austin and I have been riding alot. It has been so much fun. He found a magazine thats all the 'Best Of's' in Texas and we have started checking them off as we have gone to them. We have started riding on Saturday mornings before it gets too hot. A few weeks ago we rode up to Celina over to Anna. We ate breakfast at one of the 'Best Of's' diners. It was on there for their breakfast. It was DELICIOUS. And so cute on the square. And I found my dream house w/ a pond in front. And Austin found his dream garage. It was a barn w/ 5 old bikes inside that an old man had built. Needless to say, I wanna move to Celina! Im sure I'll find 50 other places I wanna move as we ride through all these small towns!

I also haven't posted about our trip to Broken Bow yet. We went w/ his family to Broken Bow in June. It was so relaxing. That lake up there is beautiful. We took go carts and rode the ATV trails, we went hiking, and just layed around and did whatever we wanted! It was so nice! My family liked the idea so much that we are going back in August w/ my family. My family has gotten 3 big cabins for everyone and we are taking boats, jet skis, and four wheelers down there to play all weekend. My papa and his gf are coming too!! I cannot wait. Austin and I are so lucky that our families enjoy doing what we do and that we get along so well with each others.

Thats all for now :)

did that really happen?

Im finally getting a day off. Its been a busy few weeks. Im starting to get really excited about the fall. For those of you who don't know I have taken a job at Sachse High School in the fall as the Life Skills Teacher. In Alexi's words ' I will be bringing Sachse back!!' I am very excited to be using my degree. It is going to be very challenging and I think it will keep me on my toes. I tend to get bored easily! I cannot wait to decorate my room :)

So the title of my blog. Some of you may not know Austin and I are back together!! We decided a lil over a month ago it wasn't worth us being apart over. So we're giving it another go! It seemed surreal at the beginning, but now it seems crazy that it all actually happened. (The breakup) So, we've been having a blast. Even though he sold his boat after Memorial Day weekend. Thank goodness for my brothers boat this summer or I'd have lake withdraws! Although, if you know Austin, he doesnt go very long w/o toys.. so he's on to new things. I will post pictures as soon as I get some pictures of the new toy ;) Heres some of our last weekend w/ the boat!

That was also the day I made fun of Marissa the ENTIRE day bc she had her iphone in a zip loc bag. And of course that night we were on Pauley's jet ski and we tumped it over with both of our bags with us. So her phone, safe. Mine, ruined!!

Of course its wedding season also. And well everyone seems to have wedding fever! We went to Galveston in May for Lacey and Reid's wedding. And I just got back Sunday from my cousin Amanda's wedding. They were both outdoors and absolutely beautiful! This weekend is Katy's bachelorette party. My lil party hopper partner is leaving me for the married life!

Thats all for now! In need of getting my nails done and a tan. So Im gonna attend to that on my day off :) Have a good weekend!!

Here we go!!

As I find myself back in Dallas, in the real world, I also find that my friends, family, loved ones are not all so conveniently located around me. So I figured this would keep us in touch with the details of everyday life!