good news.

Good morning!

I have a bevy of good news for you guys: Jack had a great day yesterday and slept 8.5 hours!!! Since he ate at 7:30, I had to get up around 4, but I'll take it! And, the little guy is 8 weeks today! Next week is his 2 month birthday and it's all so crazy how fast time has really flown. I can't wait to go back to the doctor and find out all of his stats. The guy has grown like crazy and my uncalibrated scale says he's over 12 pounds.

I took this yesterday during one of his great naps. It doesn't get much cuter than a sleeping baby.

I'm not holding my breath that today will be as good as yesterday or that he'll sleep as long tonight, but knowing we can have such a great day and great night's sleep has really helped my peace of mind. 

(I was all ready to spend money to watch an online seminar over nap and bedtime routines, but I'm glad I waited.)

And, in other news, during one of Jack's naps yesterday, I noticed a bat on our bedroom window. It stayed there all afternoon and finally flew off sometime last night. 

Have a great Friday and, more importantly, a safe and fun 4th of July weekend!! Cross your fingers for more long night's sleeps for my baby (and me!).

Shut-Out

We had a great weekend.

It was OU's second home game {vs. Tulsa} and much more of a challenge for our newly-appointed QB, Landry Jones {who might just have the best mustache in all of college football}.

I was a bit irritated with the bit of rain we had to endure pre-game, but it quickly abated and left us with a pretty nice day. Sunny with a nice breeze. Perfect fall football weather.

The game was pretty fun. It's not everyday you have a shut out and it's definitely not everyday you have a shut out against a team that averages 41 points per game. Yeah! And, it looks like our guy Landry might have another receiver to turn to! We may not have to worry about quadruple coverage afterall!

After the game we hit Campus Corner for a few celebratory beers, queso fries and more football!

Of course I forgot my camera, but just imagine us all in great spirits, celebrating a fabulous OU win and a fabulous USC loss! {I know, I'm not so much as celebrating that USC lost, as I am that we get to move up a little more in the polls.}

After all of OU's preseason misfortune, I'm really doing my best to not be like fans from other schools/conferences. It's not cool to get excitement out of others' misfortune. That's my motto for the '09-'10 football season, people. Maybe you should make it yours, too!

Good luck to our boys on their bye-week and then definitely when they head to South Beach to take on a much-improved/almost-scary Miami team! Boomer!!

Worth the wait

Last weekend we were invited to a wedding for one of my pledge sister and her awesome fiance! They got married in OKC at the Skirvin hotel {it's been restored after sitting defunct in downtown OKC -- and I can tell you, they did an awesome job!}

Sarah is constantly a ball of energy {seriously this girl does not slow down...} so we knew that her wedding would be too much fun to want to drive home afterward. We got a room at the Skirvin for Saturday night and I'm so glad we did. We got to see so many people we hadn't seen in way too long.

The ceremony was beautiful. It was on the 14th floor {interesting tidbit: the Skirvin is sans 13th floor} in this gorgeous room with wood floors and crystal chandeliers. I wish I could have gotten some pics, but I didn't want to use the flash... Anyway, Sarah's dress was beautiful and each of the bridesmaids looked great -- the hair was awesome and another pledge sister, Lindsay Hartley, did their makeup! Sam looked so excited the whole time and he couldn't stop bouncing up and down to ready to finally get married to Sarah.

With the ceremony over and Sarah and Sam finally husband and wife, it was time to celebrate! We headed downstairs for a fun cocktail hour. Good drinks, passed hors d'oeuvres, great company...always make for a good time. Before we knew it, we were being ushered into the ballroom for a sit down dinner, the first dance, father/daughter & mother/son dances, etc.

Once all that fun was over, it was time for the DJ to fire up his tunes so everyone could hit the dance floor. Sam is Lebanese and his family made a great showing. The played the Lebanese national anthem, lifted up the bride, groom, FOG, MOB...anyone they could get their hands on! They certainly know how to have a good time... we could hardly get on the dance floor...haha!

Sarah and Sam called it a night and headed toward the limo showered with well-wishes and sparklers.

Sarah was a beautiful and way fun bride and Sam...of course was as gracious as can be that everyone came out to support them. I wish them all the best...they're a great couple!

I took entirely too many pics, but here are a couple of the better ones from Saturday night.

Sarah & Sam's first dance as husband and wife!

Me & John

Crazy Chi-Os

Cutting the cake... wish I'd remembered to have some...

Me & Missy

John & Sam

Maria caught the bouquet...she's next ladies!

All the single ladies!

Matt & John

The Hermans {ha!} and the Montgomerys

Becca, Beth, Missy, Me {standing very awkwardly, I might add} and Arrin

Headed to Aruba!

Fabulous wedding...congrats to the Zantouts!!

Successful Weekend

This past weekend was a blast! My parents came in town on Friday. They went immediately up to OKC to have lunch with one of my dad's friends/colleagues. Of course, they went to Johnnie's. My mom can't set foot in Oklahoma without immediately thinking of when she'll get a chance to eat at Johnnie's. And, can I tell you that it doesn't matter if it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. Johnnie's is good any time of day {just ask my Aunt Brooke!}.

Once they hit Purcell, we were on for the weekend! We had dinner at Ted's on Friday night with John D and Gracie. It was nice to take my parents somewhere different. I had a great time, but I'm not so sure my mom was keen on her food. We might have to cross that one off our list {don't worry, mom, it's ok if you didn't like it :)}.

We all crashed on Friday night. My parents had been driving and John and I had worked our butts off all week, making sure that we had as much done on our next issue as possible.

Saturday morning, I had committed myself to help out at the Chi-O house to help out with 7-party day for rush. This was my first time helping out and it was pretty fun. It's so fun to see all the girls doing skits. I realize that rush sucks when you're an undergrad, but I've come to the realization that it was actually really fun...and {shock of all shocks}, I kinda miss it! I definitely want to help out again next year.

John had to help his dad and brother do PHS football photo day. After that they all met my dad out at the golf course. Though I wasn't in attendance, I think they had a good time.

My mom and I hit Norman for lunch and then shopped around Campus Corner. It was so much fun to be able to get around to all the places we've wanted to go without the gameday crowds. We found some good deals and came back with cute new stuff! Can't wait for her to come back again so we can make it to several other places around town.

That night we made our usual trip to Louie's in Brookhaven for dinner. It wouldn't be a visit from the 'rents without some Louie's action. And, as usual, it didn't disappoint. Good food, good conversation, good company.

Sunda morning, after a great breakfast, we did some Sunday driving around town and then back to the house for mom and dad to pack up.

We had a great time with them and can't wait for them to come back {soooo soon! Thank.you.football!}

I had the best intentions to get the camera out and take plenty of pictures, but if you couldn't already tell by this picture-less post...I forgot to get it out the whole time! And, if you couldn't already tell...I've been super busy lately and haven't had a lot of time for hobby photography. I'm hoping that will change as I get used to our busier schedule.

Coming soon: We had our appointment in OKC this morning for Lily with the veterinary oncologist. She had a good amount of information and we have some long, hard decision-making in our future, regarding our gal Lil.

Booooring

This past weekend was really quite uneventful.

J had a golf tournament {it was rain delayed back in May} on Saturday, and although he didn't win, I know he had a fabulous time...he always does.

I spent my Saturday at the bank, getting gas and then hittin' the garage to sand down the table I mentioned here. The electric sander wasn't in tip-top shape and therefore made for a little bit of frustration. Luckily it was able to get the top and bottom shelf sanded and then I opted to sand by hand the rest of the time.

I still need to vacuum the table {kinda weird? I know, but it's all I can think of anything else that will get all of the dust off quickly without much hassle}, prime the table, paint the table and find a fabulous new drawer knob, and voila!

So, as you can read...we weren't all that interesting this past weekend. But, there's always next weekend, which promises to be better than last!