4 Year Anniversary!

We celebrated our 4th anniversary on Thursday, June 24th. Our engagement anniversary was actually June 26th. I did a show us your life post on our reception last year. Click here to read.






We were planning on going out of town to eat supper. But Matt had a long day at work, so we opted for LongHorn here in town.



We had red velvet cupcakes for dessert.


We give traditional anniv. gifts. And the 4th is fruit and flowers. We both ran with the flower theme. However, I did have a few fruity surprises up my sleeve for my hubby too. He loves jelly beans, so I got him the fruit basket mix for all his drive time at work. I also made him a list of things that make him sweet, tied to a pineapple (his favorite fruit). We laughed so hard at the things that I came up with.

Matt got a new pinecone, the "flower" of the pine tree for his office.


I got a leather flower bracelet.


I love being married and am so thankful for the man that God brought into my life when I was just an 18 yr old girl! :)
(These pics taken after our 1 year dating anniversary on a trip to St. Simons Island)

Our relaxing weekend.

Once again I am playing catch up. I'm going to post about our 4 yr anniversary and my super fun Friday with friends. But first I thought I'd recap our weekend. We have really just been working around the house and hanging out...fine with me!

Saturday I came across this sticker on a car. I loved it! I'm ready for Eclipse to come out on Wednesday. It says, "I drive like a Cullen." :)


Today we went to Sunday School and Church. Then we worked the sign up booth for our 4th of July mission projects. A lot of people were signing up. I love serving in our church.

We took a few pictures today after church. We had a fun afternoon watching Lifetime. :) And Matt was able hit a few golfballs before our afternoon thunderstorm hit. We love summertime!




We went over this verse in SS.
1 Corinthians 7:32a
I want you to be free from anxieties.

A bit obsessed.

Well, I've been watching the World Cup lately and LOVE it. BUT not nearly as much as I love my Women's U.S. National team. Especially the 99 World Cup team. I might have been a little obsessed and I may or may not still be. :) I went to games, practices, have my picture with most of them and a lot of autographs. I have their uniform, I had the cereal they ate, the drinks they drank, and basically EVERY game, interview, and appearance on tape. I know random facts about each player and can recognize them anywhere.

I pulled out a few tapes today, from that glorious summer of 1999. I was just a young high school teenager, cheering specifically for Carla Overbeck (the captain and #4). While watching the games, I came across lots of my favorite commercials that I forgot all about.

Found them on you tube. Enjoy!! (At least my family will appreciate this, they had to put up with me and my out of control fandom! They did grow to love the team as much as I did though.)






This might sum up some of my feelings! Love these women! What wonderful role models. So glad they were mine!

US US USA
This is my game. This is my future. Watch me play!! :)

Wonderful Wednesday

My day consisted of this. Shopping is a love and passion of mine! :)


We were going to play this, but never got around to it. SAD! We're nerds! :)


Looking forward to a great Bible Study in the morning with women from my church and then an anniversary date with my husband!!

This night (and about this time) 4 years ago, I was staying in The Page House with these awesome girls. I was just hours away from becoming Mrs. Whelan. We were having the best time talking, eating, and being loud and giddy. I think Matt brought my friend Lauren and I some Diet Dr Pepper's around midnight. And I think we finally went to bed around 3am. Breakfast and hair appointments came too early that next day. Ahhh, memories!! I am grateful that my parents rented the house out for us. I would love to stay there again for a reunion! ha!

Pictures of bridal luncheon, rehearsal at church, rehearsal dinner, and after party! :)








1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

Wising Up

In my summer Bible Study...it's all about "getting us some wisdom," says Beth Moore.

I loved this point from last week.

You can be better at everything with the wisdom of God.

We learned about the difference between skillful living vs. train-wreck living. :)

2 key verses:
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways, KNOW Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Tuesday Thoughts

Well y'all, this might be the most random post that I've ever written. I had almost 3 hours in a dental chair to sit and ponder things. :) Sure, I watched CMT and HGTV while my mouth was being worked on, and chatted with some fun ladies at A Confident Smile when my jaw was allowed to rest. :) But mostly I just thought about all kinds of things.

By now, you know I love my dentist/all of her employees. If you get bored, they have a facebook page...just type in A Confident Smile. :)

I was pleased to know that they thought I bleach my teeth. I wish! They said that they could definitely tell that I don't drink much coffee or smoke. So that made me feel good. I got the lightest colored crown. If you have to get a crown, you at least want it to be the lightest shade I think.

I had to take a pic of my numb mouth using self timer (which I just learned how to do). I had 3 shots and it really affected my speech. I was slurring and looking very goofy, talking to people on the way out. It didn't wear off until after 5 hours. Crazy huh?


Matt made us scrambled eggs and pancakes for supper. "Soft food." It was really good though.

We FINALLY put up our blinds in our bathrooms. Woo Hoo! Privacy!




I'm dreading unpacking, yet again. I wish my bags could unpack themselves.


We have been having thunderstorms every afternoon. So, Blakely, and I sit out on the front porch for entertainment. I usually have a book with me.




Look what I now have!! A surprise from my hubby, before I could even think about going to the store to get it!!


And just some cute pictures of Blakely lately. She is so spoiled that it is unreal. She is the best dog and I love her so!





I thought I'd complete this random post with this:
If I were given the opportunity to give a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
~ Charles Schulz

I got this inspirational quote from my Principal in an e-mail the other day. I can honestly say that I think my kids learned this from me this year. I would just die laughing every morning because without fail, I would drop something, knock something off of my board, or hit what was on my chart in the middle of my lesson...every single morning (or at least most). We would all laugh, and say that it wasn't "Circle Time" without me being clumsy!! Haha! We laughed off a lot of tense moments and sad moments. We learned that things aren't as serious as they feel in the moment. And boy did we laugh hard! Loved my 09-10 class!!

The First Day of Summer...

brought something exciting (for Matt) and new to the Whelan household...
Matty got his new "business" laptop. He was thrilled. He just so happened to be home for lunch when it got delivered. I captured him opening it and turning it on for the first time. :) He really was so happy! He's wanted one for a long time.




I caught this sweet golden retriever taking a summer rest.



My lunch of a horse pill!


I'm reading this online...Karen Kingsbury's short story that ties into the First Born Series(one of my all time favorites)!


Eagerly anticipating this book hitting stores tomorrow.