What's Happenin' @ Mimi's Place

"O Bla Di, O Bla Dah, Life Goes On"

2009-07-31T14:00:00.000-07:00

Most have heard by now that my marriage to Chris has been called off. I have no answers. There was no specific reason. I can only guess.

Life has moved on. I enjoyed a wonderful trip to Utah & Idaho for Steven's graduation from BYU-ID. I am so proud of him. He has an apartment in San Antonio now and starts his job at USAA on August 10th.

I was able to visit with many friends & family. We did a lot of sight seeing and just had a great time. Kept my mind off things for awhile.

I have had one interview with KISD to get my foot back in the door of employment. I am certain things will work out. They always do; not the way I usually have planned, but they do none the less.

I will post pictures later.

The Ring

2009-06-08T19:26:00.001-07:00

Engagement

2009-05-23T21:12:00.000-07:00

This has been a wonderful weekend in my life. The special man whom I have fallen in love with has proposed marriage and I have accepted. (I thought he never would:) I am so excited! We will be blending two terrific families. We will have nine children between us and fourteen grandchildren. Whew! I look forward to growing to love each and every one of them. I have had a great time getting to know a little bit about them so far. I am anticipating fun times ahead. We will have to rent a convention hall to get them all together, but I am excited for that to happen too.

We have chosen the San Antonio Temple to be sealed in and are planning on the date of August 8th. Seems we will be sharing this wedding date with Mindi & Jason, but that's ok. Big changes ahead for Taylor & I. We will be moving to Waco. Kind of scary after living in Killeen for twenty one years, but we will visit often. I can't wait for my new "master suite" to be ready to move in to.

The Lord has truly blessed me this year and I am grateful for his presence in my life and the answers to prayers. I know that Chris is the right guy for me and that we will have a happy life together. I love you very much, Chris.

Texas Springtime Beauty

2009-04-22T15:49:00.000-07:00

There is nothing more beautiful than Texas in the Spring. Here are some pictures of the bluebonnets and some other "Texas Beauties."

Photos from Vanessa's special day

2009-04-20T20:52:00.000-07:00

Blessings of an Eternal Family

2009-04-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

We were able to experience the wonderful blessings of an eternal family on April 18th. Vanessa was able to attend the temple for the first time. There were lots of family members and close friends that were able to come with us. It was so nice to be reminded of those sacred covenants and blessings that come from attending the temple.

Vanessa's 28th & Troy's 1st Birthday

2009-04-20T20:27:00.000-07:00

We were able to have a great family gathering to celebrate Vanessa & Troys' birthdays, complete with Texas BBQ & Birthday Cake!

Easter Sunday

2009-04-20T20:01:00.000-07:00

Isn't she a beauty?

Taylor's 15th Birthday!

2009-04-20T19:38:00.000-07:00

Taylor's request for her birthday in March was to go 4 wheeling at Vanessa & Jason's property. Grandma & Grandpa came up from San Antonio. And Aunt Leslie & Uncle John, Jacob & Carly came down from Ft. Worth. Chris also came in from Waco. We had a great time playing & visiting.

2009-03-22T20:26:00.000-07:00

4 Wheelin' with Chris, the new man in my life.

2009-03-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

Cute & funny faces from the week!

2009-03-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

Paul and Zander found it hysterical to be pushed around in this plastic container that holds some of their toys at Mimi's house. Sean & I took turns pushing them in it. They called it a boat.

2009-03-22T15:32:00.000-07:00

I brought home a Wii game system from work for the weekend. Zander & Paul had a great time playing "Outdoor Adventure."

2009-03-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

Sean's 25th Birthday celebration. He had plenty of help from the 2 year olds!

2009-03-22T14:26:00.000-07:00

Sean, Sarah & the boys came down for about 5 days to celebrate my birthday and Sean's birthday. These pictures were an attempt to get a "good" picture of the boys all together. They aren't very cooperative. No one does the same thing at the same time. But here are a few of them. All in all, it was pretty funny.

Taylor's Big Adventure

2009-03-14T15:14:00.000-07:00

Taylor was invited to the Ellison High School JR ROTC Ball by Jakob Crothers, a boy from Church. They dance together at the Stake dances. Before I tell the rest of the story, I must inform you that Taylor HATES to shop. So, here I am shopping for a dress for myself and she finds a dress that she likes for the dance. Guess who came home with the new dress? I knew if I didn't get it, we may not be able to find one that she liked, or was so easy to find, again. However, the dress was not modest enough to wear alone. So, I suggested that I make a little jacket to wear with it. That meant another shopping excursion, but this time to Hobby Lobby, which she detests even more than shopping. Then, she needed shoes. So, last week, the only night we had available to shop due to her busy schedule, we spend 1 hour in Shoe Carnival in which she must have tried on 10 different pairs of shoes. She had a pair in her hand and we were on our way to check out, when she discovered another pair that she liked the best of all. Whew! Then she decided that she wanted an "up-do" for her hair. So, we spent one evening to "practice" the "up-do." Here are some photos of Taylor and her handsome friend, Jakob.