Family Shmamily: Happy Spring Break/April/Easter

So...wow, it's been more than a month and I've been AWOL! So sorry (cough...Kayla) that I've let you down. Life has definitely been busy around here, so it's not like there's been nothing to blog about, but that's no excuse...so here I go:

Spring Break:
It was great! Tyler and I have decided that we are ready to go back to school. We have ~~started~~ attempted to start the process of applying to schools and have been studying for the GRE this semester. Our plan is to apply this summer with the hopes of being accepted in the Winter/Spring and attending our new school Fall 2012. So...we actually used part of our Spring Break to visit Baylor University and talk to some folks about grad school.

Tyler and I are both looking at different programs, but we were able to meet with people from both programs. We had such a great time, and are really looking forward to our future in grad school. Baylor seems like such a great fit for us, but we aren't putting all of our eggs in one basket. There are other schools that we are considering, and the process itself makes us very excited about being in the classroom a little over a year from now.

Baylor was also a great visit for us because we got to spend lots of time with the younger sis (and her boo)! That means, SPICE, Target, white cherry icee, fake house hunting (thanks for your cooperation Tyler), and Congress Clothing! We had so much fun, and everybody was just about ready to rumble!!! (Thought you'd enjoy that one KacBoo).

Not only did we get to visit Aaron and Kayla, we also were very lucky to get to stay the night with the Webbs! We are so thankful for their hospitality and company, and it was so good to catch up with them! Hopefully we'll be seeing more of them in the future!

And that about sums up our Spring Break...at least everything worth mentioning...we also spent lots of time with our families...which is always much needed and much appreciated!

April:
It feels like this month completely flew by! I know it's not exactly over yet, but it's almost over...which brings me to the next portion of this blog post which I will dedicate to BFF Nikki!

At the beginning of April we got to celebrate with Nikki and Brad at their Allen shower. They are getting married April 30th...which is 5 days away!

Opening presents at the shower

Beautiful seesters at the shower

After the shower, all the ladies headed to M.O.H. Lynley's to start the Bachelorette Party! We had such a great time playing games, eating some of the most delicious snacks, and of course, ending the night at Pete's!

The Bachelorette and big besties

Most of the party girls around the food table

We LOVE Pete's

Can't wait for this weekend when we finally get to see Ms. Nikki become Mrs. Ringler!!!

Easter:

This was our second Easter away from our families, and while we missed spending the holiday with them, we were so blessed to get to celebrate with our Ouachita community! This year we put together a ~~little~~ pretty big lunch called our "EASTER FEASTer!" We had somewhere between 25 and 30 friends come together for an Easter potluck lunch. Believe it or not, but we actually got everyone around ~~one~~ three tables (pushed together so it was basically one). Our menu consisted of:

Baked Ham

Mashed Potatoes

Sweet Potato Fries

Vegetable Casserole

Corn Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

Carrot Salad

Deviled Eggs

Two Salads

Rolls

Two Cakes

TONS of Cookies

Punch

Juice

Coffee

There was a TON of food! I'm pretty sure everyone who brought food ended up taking lots home. It was so delicious and so great to spend Easter with all of those friends.

And here are our first and second annual family Easter photos: