R turned 3!

So someone must have prayed for me last night because I have been getting a ton of things done today!! Thank you whoever it was! :)

In January this little girl turned 3! I can't believe how much she has grown up! I think I have mentioned before how she loves me but ignores me when I come around haha. Did I tell ya that she calls me "My Brandi"??? How stinkin sweet is that? But still...she ignores me haha Way to play hard to get! Anyway, she had a Elmo themed party with a rockin cake to match! Here are my fave pics! Enjoy!

*Her bday present, which she rode like a pro!*

*only partially humoring me*

*Little sister scoping out the goods and modeling her necklace haha*

*accidental out of focus shot*

*A real man rides a Dora 4wheeler*

*static hair and baby blues!*

*sisterly love aka wrestling*

I have been told that family to some of these kiddos read this blog (although there is no proof in comment form) haha Just teasing...I hope you liked the pics! Don't forget that you can click on the pic to make it bigger. Haven't figured out how to make it bigger on the post haha Beware though...when you click on it...it's BIG! haha

XOXO,

Brandi

A little less talk and a lot more action!

Wow...I have been really unmotivated lately and it shows. I have had tons of stories and pics that I have wanted to blog about but every time I sit down at the computer, nothing comes out. How can one be thinking so much but not be able to convey it in words? Oh well. Then on with the wedding planning...which I plan to blog about soon...I haven't really done much of that either! I guess I always envisioned wedding planning to be fun, exciting, and stressful. But it really hasn't been any of the above. There's no fighting or arguing over clashing opinions (like I thought was typical for every wedding) because the only opinion I ever seem to hear is to save money and elope. I'll get into more of that later, I just basically was stating how I don't have much of that done yet...I don't even have my dress. haha There's a lot more I haven't done but this is starting to sound depressing so I'll move on!

I have just a few more pics left to share from my trip to Kansas! I know you thought it would never end huh?! haha

When Devin and I plan to make a trip to see family in Kansas we don't usually get to spend very many days. So instead of short visits with my mom and dad's side we usually opt for a longer visit with one or the other. From Olustee the trip to my Mom's is about 7 hrs, the trip to my Dad's is 6 hrs, and somehow from one house to the other it's about 2-3 hrs. That adds up to a lot of driving and a tired/cranky couple. I usually get a small guilt trip from the side that I'm not going to go see by them saying something like, "You'll be so close...." Makes things awkward because I know it's hard to not see each other but it's also hard trying to make everyone happy.

Well...the point of that above story is that...for Christmas Devin and I were just planning on going by my Mom's and Daddy Daves. But in the days before we left from OK, I just couldn't get over my guilt of not stopping by my Grandma and Dad's for a visit. So I promised Devin it would be just for the night and we would leave the next morning and he agreed. I just hoped my Dad would be happy with a short visit vs no visit haha. Of course, to him, that wasn't enough but I think he appreciated the gesture! I had planned to surprise them but then got to thinking Grandma might not have a bed cleared off...and my family know's that clearing one off takes more then an hour haha. So....here's a few pics from our unsurprise Christmas visit!

*Grandma and Boots*

*Although he's a little scruffy, this is the best I have seen my Dad look in awhile...it shows in his eyes. So I was happy we made the visit. *

*Guess we all like the color blue haha*

He had a wood carving ready for me so I have another to add to my growing collection! I plan to blog about those soon too! I am hoping that he can carve a wedding topper for my cake...that way it's more special and I have a reason to keep it!

Well I know there was more I planned to write about this visit but I can't remember it right now so I'm going to go ahead and post it so I can get the motivational ball rolling! haha Hope you all have had a great week so far!

xoxo,
Brandi

Day of LOVE

~Happy Valentine's Day~

It's Valentine's Day!! Devin and I aren't really big into Valentine's although, second to Christmas, it's the holiday we spend the most money on haha. It just kind of works out that way! A few years ago it's when we got our first ferret, the year after that we got the Nintendo Wii, and last year we saved our money for our trip to Sea World in March! This year we bought ourselves new smart phones so we didn't get each other anything haha. I'll blog about that when my cover for it comes in!

*Here's our little baby Flip when we got him on V-day a few years ago...he even posed for the occasion!*


*Here is a much lighter Flip now!*

Today when I woke up from my nap I went to sling my covers back only to find a little Flipper cuddled next to me. It was so sweet that I went back to my nap haha. It's moments like this that make me happy I got a ferret and not a dog!! Until he scratches the floor... haha Anyway, he is so sweet and cuddles up with me a lot. Right now he is sleeping in Dev's arms. We just let them have the run of the house and they LOVED it! They are so much fun to watch! I'll have to post a video on here sometime. Our little terror ferret, Back Spin, got inside of a mini candy crane machine! See below....

*Can't quite reach the knobs...*

*She was biting the crane part*

Well I have to go get ready to go to the movies! We are going to go see Taken, I hear it's pretty good! Hope everyone had a great day!
Love,
Brandi Sue

25 Random things about yours personally!

I was tagged in this survey thing on my facebook so I thought I'd post here too! Feel free to comment your own random things if you wish...not sure how much you can write in the comment box though. Anyway, it was kind of fun even though it was hard at first! After while I kinda got on a roll and I could have went on further but maybe I'll make a "Part 2" haha Hope you all had a great weekend! Enjoy!


1. I have a hard time answering the question "Where are you from?" because I have moved around a lot and so I don't really know which place to pick haha.

2. Because of the above statement...I can't wait to make roots in our new home in Norman!! Love you babe!

3. I have 2 half sisters, 1 half brother, and one full brother all whom I hardly get to see but love dearly!

4. I choose to wake up on the right side of the bed 99% of the time and I find it hard sometimes to understand why others don't. It's a choice so why wouldn't you choose happiness? But everyone is entitled to a bad day too ;)

5. I'm told that I over think things 99% of the time. But usually it ends up being a good thing so I don't take it personally. I sometimes wish they would give it a try.

6. I am naive in thinking that everyone is my friend. I often find out too late that someone doesn't like me and was only pretending. But it doesn't bother me as much as it used too...their loss!!

7. Despite the above...I am everyone's friend! I can't think of one person I don't like...honestly. But people say I am intimidating sometimes and I have NO idea why.

8. I can usually start a conversation with anyone anywhere and I often do. It's not always welcomed though so I try to keep control over it haha.

9. I invest a lot of time into other people and their lives. I do it with my patient care obviously but I also do it with friends. Like lately I have been doing pictures for them and whatnot and anytime they need something most of them know they can count on me. I don't mind though for now since I don't have a lot going on yet and because I won't get to see them much when I move!

10. I feel the need to explain things in detail sometimes...okay most of the time! I can't help it though, really I have tried. It's who I am. I mainly do it because I see so many conflicts happen from the result of miss communication or from people reading into things wrong. And sure enough, the minute I leave out a detail someone says "Well you didn't say that" it's annoying but I've come to accept it! haha

11.I don't like how people have become so sarcastic lately.

12. When I go shopping I sometimes find it easier to buy other people things because it takes longer for me to decide if I would like "such and such" and where I would put it!

13. I love dressing up, it makes me feel confident and feel like people will take me more seriously.

14. I am in the process of learning that for others to take you seriously that you must take yourself seriously as well. So I try and build up my confidence and surround myself with people who support me rather than cut me down.

15.I lived 2 years in a Children's Home...on my own accord. And I believe that it was one of the best choices I made in my life.

16. I still think about all my old classmates and wonder what they are up to. One reason why I am a big myspace/facebook fan! I'm usually surprised to find that they remember me though since I moved around a lot.

17. I get annoyed when people add me on myspace/facebook and then never ever comment or anything. Makes me wonder why they would add me.

18. Even though I enjoy public speaking, singing, and clogging for a crowd...it take a LOT to get me to do it. I think I have some kind of borderline anxiety problem because my heart starts racing, I feel nauseated, I get cotton mouth, go blank sometimes, and feel like I am going to pass out!! I don't think anyone knows though besides Devin and Maurice Walton. (I used to practice the National Anthem to Maurice about 5 times before I'd sing it at high school basket ball games) I have found out that with clogging it's sometimes hard to move my legs with the beat even though I can do it just fine in practice! So basically my body seems to betray me but I try and hold it together because it's something I want to enjoy!

19. I love the fact that I am a certified scuba diver...although I am also scared to do that and have to remind myself over and over and over to breath slow! I'm not afraid of the animals...but of going up or down too fast and messing my body up!

20. I always wished that I could play sports but always let my fear of failure keep me from trying it plus classmates can be so cruel sometimes and I didn't want to go through that

21. I really wish I had more close girl friends or ones that were closer but I wouldn't trade the ones I have for anything!!

22. Even though I am an "over thinker" I don't worry about things. God has always taken care of me and I believe that he will continue to do so. But I don't like to test his patience so I try and live a good life and make proactive choices!

23. I'm not a materialistic person but a sentimental one. I want to have lots of memories not things when I get old.

24. I only have a handful of pictures from my childhood and 2 or 3 videos. I don't have my baby book and it makes me really sad when I think of that. So I guess I am materialistic when it comes to sentiment things haha

25. Because of the above...I'm addicted to pictures and obsessed with capturing memories! haha I have kept a diary since I was 10 (I don't write in it as much now that I am older) and you almost NEVER find me without some kind of camera. I also really like looking at other people's pictures and reading blogs. The first thing I do when someone adds me is look at their pics...that's what they're there for anyway right?! One of my fave new things is to look at the old pictures my patients have on their walls...they tell such a story and so far my patients are eager to show them off and the story that goes with it! Love it!