Blog Wish Lists

I have added Wish Lists for all of us on the blog sidebar. This will be helpful for gift giving for holidays and birthdays, just in time for Christmas. Whenever you find something that you need or would like, add it to your Wish List. Be sure to delete the sample item on each of your lists.

Happy Holidays !

New Website and Blog

Rural Studio got a new website last week and I wanted to share it with everyone.

Also, our skatePLAY blog url got changed because it kept getting hacked into. What they were hacking, we still do not know.

.one fine day.

so last night one of my best friends, katie, got engaged. we met at the ranch this summer & we clicked and haven't been apart since. she's marrying a guy that she met at the ranch as well that lives in ALABAMA. she lives in dallas so we have to skype mostly but the Lord knew that I needed her here so I am so thankful that he let her marry someone that live HERE. she asked me to be her maid of honor which made me feel so very good since she has 4 amazing sisters to chose from but she picked me instead!!
i also found out yesterday that i'm going to be able to go to Dallas for thanksgiving to spend it with katie and her family. as well as, mandy, our other very dear friend from the ranch who lives in nashville. we all haven't been together since the ranch so i am so excited about being able to spend a week with them... its gonna be one fine turkey day:)

the beautiful B2B @ yogurt mountain

me.katie.mandy

where katie will be in a few years, but it wont be a watermelon

me & k

my new obsession

i don't usually watch tv, let alone get addicted to tv shows, but this show is in a league of its own. it the best show ever. i tried not to get hooked but i found myself counting down the days 'til the new episode came out. i've also become very passionate for this show, i mean anyone that will listen has their ears filled of why they need to watch this show and the best part is listening to the soundtrack while driving down the road. if you have not watched this show you need to go online right now and do it:)

Film Photos

Here are some more photos from the cruise from the film that I got developed.

FREEDOM!!! (Carnival that is!)

We are totally sold on cruises. It was amazing and so much fun~

THE FREEDOM docked @ Key West!

KEY LIME PIE @ The Blonde Giraffe in Grand Cayman . . .

THE BEST!

BRETT @ the "SouthernMOST Point" of the US in the Florida Keys!

BETHANY excited about her Crab Cake . . . scrumptious~

WATERFALL IN JAMAICA . . . beautiful & refreshing!

The Proposal

What a special weekend . . .

Brett proposed to Kelsey and she said yes . . .

Brett transformed Brooke & Grant's backyard into a floral paradise.

Hundreds of beautiful Spider Lilies

covered the back lawn and there stuck the middle was another beautiful

yellow flower that Brett

picked just for Kelsey right before he knelt down.

Then he "popped the question" and placed the ring on her finger.

I think the next picture means "that's a definite yes"!

the bride-to-be and her ring

(which Brett gave her in his Grandmother's ring box)

The gorgeous ring designed especially for Kelsey

Brett - Thank you for inviting both families to be a part of such

a special moment in you & Kelsey's lives.

Kelsey - Thank you for being who you are and for loving our son.

B & K - We love you both and feel that you are both very lucky to have each other.

Brett & Kelsey

Grease @ the BJCC for Lisa's Birthday!

Bethany, me, Terri & Lisa

Taylor HIcks

Lisa & Taylor Hicks (that's him to the right that she is point at!)

Yuuuuuuummmm!

Bethany made this cake for her Dad for his birthday!

Oh My Goodness . . . it was fabulously delicious!

(Being the chocolate lover that he is - He was in HOG HEAVEN).

Happy Birthday . . .

to my honey!

I thank God everyday for putting YOU in My life.

We have shared over half of our lives together

and I have never imagined it being any other way.

I love you,

Once upon a time there was . . . One Big Bear

Bear "The Legend"

No, I haven't changed team preference, I painted

this @ Sips-n-Strokes tonight for Granddaddy

for Christmas.  He loved Bear Bryant and I

know he will love this!

A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS

SO LAST NIGHT TWO OF MY FRIENDS AND I FROM THE RANCH FINALLY GOT TO SEE EACH OTHERS FACES. EVEN THOUGH I'M IN ALABAMA, BRINLEY'S IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND BETHANY'S IN TENNESSEE IT KINDA SEEMED TO A POINT THAT WE WERE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN. I MISS THE RANCH ALOT BUT I MISS THE PEOPLE FROM THE RANCH SO MUCH MORE. I AM SO BLESSED TO HAVE MOST OF THEM EITHER IN BIRMINGHAM, AUBURN OR TUSCALOOSA BUT IT MAKES ME MISS THE ONES THAT LIVE IN TEXAS AND GEORGIA ALOT MORE. OH WELL I WILL SEE THEM SOON ENOUGH BUT FOR NOW ICHAT AND SKYPE WILL HAVE TO DO. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME.

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FROM OUR TIME TOGETHER. WE HAD QUITE AN EXPERIENCE AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THE LAUGHTER WE HAD.

.this is my king.

i saw this video at church the other day and thought it gave a new outlook on all the things that OUR king is...

the hills are alive . . .

pictures from the ranch

sorry its taken me so long to upload pictures from the ranch but here are a few out of the 1,000 that i took.
order as listed:
redwoods.
golden gate bridge.
girls that i lived with.
me @ high camp on mt. shasta.
snack bar girls on dress up night @ the snack bar with chef bob.
sunset after we finally made it to the pacific.
what happens when you put 6 girls in a 10X10 room.
mt. shasta.

Somewhere over the rainbow . . .

This was the view from the front porch after the rain.

Isn't God amazing?

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay . . . in San Francisco:)

Bethany with the Oakland/San Francisco Bridge in the rear.

Short . . . but sweet!

B&K - glad we got to see you! Thank you for coming to spend the night so that we were able to see you before you headed back to Greensboro & Auburn. We love you!