Stylish?...Okay!

Apparently people do read my blog because I was nominated a “Stylish Blogger Award" from the lovely Poe Family.  And out of the MANY blogs that she follows, I can't believe I was picked...thanks!  I'm so glad that blog post consistancy was not part of the award...I would have been at the bottom of that award list.  So what now?
Here are the rules for this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Award to 10 3 great bloggers (let's face it...I don't have a huge following...or follow any huge number)
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about the award

Now, I'm usually very skeptical about these types of things, because they remind me horribly of middle school chain letters.  You know what I'm talking about:

"If you don't forward this on to 25 of your friends, you will never find your true love."

"If you ignore this email and don't forward it on, then you don't love Jesus."

"If you reply to this in the next minute, you will get three wishes...if you reply in 5 minutes, you will get two wishes...if you reply in 10 minutes, you will only get one wish...etc"

"If you forward this to 10 of your closest friends in the next hour your crush will ask you out!"

But, I figured that it wouldn't hurt, and there actually was never a threat to my love life, or spirituality, so I figure it's safe to continue...

So...7 things about me...here they go:

1. I am currently reading through C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia...and I'm LOVING it!

2. My favorite pen in the world is the Pilot G-2 07.  I actually got a pack of them in my stocking this Christmas...thanks Tyler, you know me all too well.  Don't even try to argue with me...I'm always willing to try new pens (people think they can persuade me to convert to another pen) but I have yet to find a better one.

3. I love glasses and cups!  If we had more room Tyler would let me, I would always be buying new drinking glasses and cups.  I find ones that I like all the time, but we have a cabinet full of them already...boo!

4. My favorite movie of all time is Father of the Bride...My dad is totally George Banks.

5. I'm afraid of the toilet flushing at night...let me explain.  Our bathroom is all the way across our apartment (about 10 steps) and in the middle of the night when I have to go to the bathroom, I am afraid of flushing the toilet because it is so loud.  When I turn to go back to our bedroom, our empty guestroom is to my back, and the volume of the flush makes it so that I couldn't hear it if someone was attacking me from the guestroom as I walk back to the bedroom...so yeah...I run back to bed.

6. I always take my shoes off in the car on long trips, but I don't like to go barefoot in the car.  I have to have a pair of socks to wear.

7. I used to hate eggs...during my first year of marriage, Tyler helped me change that...now I love them!  Next on my list of foods to learn to like...raisins...we'll see!


And now...the three lucky people I am passing the Stylish Blogger Award on to:

1. Baylor Barretts

2. Kolby and Emily

3. Let's Hear It For The Boys

No threats here...have fun with it if you want!

SNOW DAYS

Hooray for snow days!!!

A few weeks ago, Arkadelphia got the craziest weather...snow...and lots of it!  In fact, we got a total of 9 inches...take a look:

Right after church on Sunday, the snow started and it didn't stop until Monday morning!  We knew the roads would be crazy, so Tyler made a quick trip to the grocery store for the neccessities...which included a tube of cinnamon rolls (Tyler was anticipating school being cancelled).  We played for a while on Sunday afternoon, but the snow was so dry that any plans to make a snowman or pack a good snowball were out of the question.  We did however manage to sneak into Chick-Fil-A (except we didn't really sneak...it was open) and "borrowed" some trays to sled on.  Since the snow was dry, it wasn't the most successful sledding, but we made it work.  After Tyler got the "Hey, hey, hey, let's have a snow day" phone call from his Assisstant Principal, we set cancelled the alarm for the morning, and after our cinnamon rolls the next morning, we put on all of the ski gear we could find: hats, gloves, bibs, jackets, neck warmers...etc.  When we walked outside, this is what we saw:

The snow was PERFECT!  No one had touched it...thanks to students not being back on campus yet.  And we had the entire campus to ourselves...and our other dorm friends.  Here is Tyler with our snow man friend we made.  This snowman made it in the Ouachita paper this week...famous!

Then, after a LONG afternoon of sledding, we made these guys with the help of our friends:

This picture was an attempt to get everyone in the air...we were all very excited, but we didn't exactly time it right!

Too bad those guys were no match for this guy...thanks OBU basketball players:

School was cancelled the following two days...Tyler was very excited about his three extra days in the week to be a kid again.  In other news, just before the snow hit, our good friends Jeff and Bailey got married!  They live in Anthony Dorm on campus...welcome to ResLife officially Bailey!  Congrats you two!

Happy New Year Hayley Hayes

Congratulations Hayley and Mason...Newlyweds as of 1/1/2011

I was so happy to be a part of her wedding.  She was a beautiful bride, and they are two perfect for each other people.  I'm so excited for you both and wish you all the happiness you deserve!  Here are some pictures from the day:

So glad we get to be married friends at Ouachita!

Christmas 2010

So...I have about 4 new posts to write, so pardon the lack of detail while I briefly run through these next few posts...pictures of course. 

Tyler and I were home for a full 2 weeks at Christmas this year...it was long/short/slow/fast/and wonderful!  We are so lucky that both of our families live in Allen and we get to kill two birds with one stone when we go home.  One of the things we try to do (maybe 2 times a year...so far at least) is spend one night just the two of us in a fancy hotel!  This break we stayed at the Warwick Melrose...gorgeous!  Here is the view from our window:

Dinner = sushi...duh, every special occassion calls for sushi

Another highlight of the break was bestie dinner.  Megan, Danielle, Kelsey, Lindsey, Nikki, Kayla, and I went to La Duni for dinner and then it was back to the Maxwell House for drinks/dessert/coffee and gift exchange!  The night was a success, and I went home with a pretty new soup crock and little soup crock bowls...as promised Danielle, a post is coming soon.

All of the gift exchange girls...we missed you Lyn!

Last but not least, family pictures on Christmas Eve.  For the ? time, Carpenters and Selfs got together for Christmas Eve dinner, and we were joined for the second year by the Ellis family!  Tyler and I are so thankful that our families have fun with each other.  It has made these past two Christmas Eves WONDERFUL!!!

Fam + Gram

Ellis Fam

Way to go Christmas...once again, you are a success!

My Best Friend's Wedding #1

On December 18, 2010...I was a part of my best friend's wedding!  Tyler and I got to start our Christmas break by celebrating with Lynley and Shawn as they got married.  It was absolutely beautiful...no doubt in my mind that it wouldn't have been.  It was the first of my best friends' weddings that I would be in...#2 coming in April, and #3 coming in October.  Here are some pictures from the weekend:

BEAUTIFUL bride!

Getting ready at the Nicholson house

Wedding Party

Besties...#2 on the left...#3 on the right!

Make-up...check

Hair...check

Dress...check

Chloe...check

Me and Lyn

Aunt Lynley and Andi

Besties before we go on!

Lynley and Shawn, we are so happy for you both!  I can't wait to start reading your blog Lynley!  I know married life is going to be wonderful for the two of you, and I'm so excited to catch up soon.  Everything was gorgeous, and we want to thank you again for letting us be a part of your special day!  Now...Nikki...what do we need to do to get ready for April?!