Rock Climbing Fun

This weekend Jesse and I stayed in the Ponc and hung out with friends. Friday we had dinner and hung out with our friends Katie and Logan and their three-year-old son, Hank (he is so adorable). Then on Sunday afternoon we drove to Stillwater and went climbing on a rock climbing wall at the Colvin Center on Oklahoma State University's campus. We had a great time. Jesse climbed a few times, once was enough for me. It wears you out! My arms and legs will be feeling it tomorrow.

Before our adventure

Just getting started

Made it

Jesse mastered the wall

Hank had to show us all how it was done

Katie and Logan with Hank swinging on the ropes in the background

After a few hours of rock climbing we went to Orange Leaf, so yummy. I thought it was called Orange Tree, so I wonder if Orange Leaf is a branch (no pun intended) of Orange Tree. Anyone know the difference?

I Love New Hair Cuts!

Today was a big day for me; I got a new hair cut. I was nervous, the lady who cut my hair has only done it one other time and it was just a trim. I really liked her, but you can't really mess up a trim so it was hard to judge if she would do a good job. However, she did a wonderful job and I am very pleased with the results.

Reasons for hair cut:

1. It was time. I had been putting off the after-wedding hair cut for to long.

2. Jesse and I are taking a trip to the Virgin Islands and I wanted something cool (as in temperature and style) and something that would not take long to fix.

3. My hair was just getting to long. I would get rats nest in my hair around my neck when I wore it down...gross.

4. We live in an apartment and our shower pressure is terrible. It would take forever to wash my hair, almost to the point to where I did not look forward to washing my hair at all.

Before Pictures

I will miss my beautiful, long hair, but it can always grow back.

After Pictures

Total damage: 6 inches cut off!

The best part about it was I got to donate my hair to the non-profit organization Locks of Love (http://www.locksoflove.org/), which provides hair to children with long-term hair loss conditions. I have always wanted to donate, but my hair was never long enough. They changed their regulations from 10 inches to 6 inches. I just barely made to cut, no pun intended. I checked the website and it still says 10 inches but the hair stylist said it has changed, so if you are interested I would get all the facts straight. The stylist said even if my hair is not long enough then the organization can still sale my hair to wig companies for money. Either way, glad I could help.

I am in love with the new hairstyle! I am glad I got over my nervousness and finally cut my hair. I might even go shorter with it next time.

What do you all think? Like the look? Think I could go shorter?

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Yesterday(2-13-10) Jesse turned 24 years old. We started the day off right by sleeping in and then eating cinnamon rolls, yummy. Everything Jesse did that day was followed by him saying "It is my birthday." I guess that meant he was allowed to do anything he wanted.

Jesse's Birthday balloons.

Present time!

Jesse was pretty excited about the GPS.

After a full Saturday of doing nothing but watching basketball and the Olympics we went out to eat at Red Lobster in Stillwater. I had the coconut shrimp (so good) and Jesse and some steak and shrimp combo. And of course we took leftovers home and we made sure we had plenty of those biscuits in our to go boxes.

All dressed up for dinner.

Happy Birthday Jesse!

Six Months of Marriage...Check.

Jesse and I made it through six whole months of marriage! I know after we hit the one year mark we won't make every six months a big deal, but for now I plan on making it a big deal.

Jesse surprised me with pink and orange roses ( our wedding colors) and he made dinner. So Monday was a great day :)

Complaint

Due to a recent complaint from one of my blogger followers, I have enlarged the photos from the TN trip so that the people in them are more recognizable. The pictures are as large as they can go, so I hope they are clear enough.

This one is for you Brent :)

New Year's in Tennessee

Jesse and I safely made it to Knoxville Tennessee over the New Year holiday, but it was a challenge driving through a snow storm and rain. Of course the drive would not have been complete without some problem. While it was raining pretty hard, Jesse's windshield wipers broke and there was no where to pull over, so we drove a ways driving slow and not being able to see. All is fixed now though.

The cousins (and spouses).

Jesse with his sister and brother.

Opening gifts!

Jesse and I wearing our New Year's crown.

Happy New Year's everyone!

A Very Busy Christmas

Graduation, wedding, birthday, Christmas and snowy days all packed into one full week. The week started out with my friend's graduation. Ashley plans to move to Las Vegas for an engineering job. I will be sad to see her leave, but I can always go visit!

Me with the happy graduate.

Next was another friends wedding. She is now Mrs. Jennifer Smith, so exciting. Watching her wedding brought back so many great memories of mine and Jesse's wedding.

I did not get my picture with the bride, but I did get a picture with one of my best friends, Chelsea, who I had not seen in months.

The same day as my friends wedding was my nephews 2nd birthday. Jesse and I got
him a tractor or a "choo choo" as my nephew calls it. He calls many things "choo choo's." To celebrate his birthday we went to downtown Guthrie where everything had been decorated for Christmas and people were dressed up like people back from the Victorian age. It was fun. The girls decided to go on a carriage ride.

Mom and Lillian on the carriage ride.

My sister, Amy, and I on the carriage ride. The boys did not want to go on the ride.
Finally Christmas! Jesse and I spent Christmas day with my family this year. We even had a white Christmas, which we have not had in a long time. The snow was beautiful and we all had so much fun playing in it. My mom, brother and even niece had their 4 wheelers with them so we drove them around, we sled and of course through a few snow balls at each other. What a fun holiday.

Dressed in our Christmas best. Mom and I playing an intense game on the wii. Even Nathan wanted to play the wii. He had watched us adults play it all day, so he knew exactly what to do.

Starting to snow.

Lillian on her 4 wheeler. It was just her size.
The giant hill that Jesse made me sled down...very scary, but fun. The hill is bigger then it seems in the photo, just ask anyone who was standing at the top looking down.
Next stop, Knoxville Tennessee. Jesse and I will leave Tuesday so pray for a safe journey. We can't wait to spend more time with family.