Dec 2010

Me and Dad

Beth, Mom, and Me

Laura, Me, Leigh, and Amber

Mallory, Merritt, Susan (and Ava!), Me, Jenna (and Baby Boy!)

Max, Dane, and Tyler

Well I am quite possibly the worst blogger ever. However, I keep trying... A part of the problem is that the internet at our house is too slow to upload pictures (or watch YouTube or any TV shows). I know. sad.day.

Since my last post not much has changed. I celebrated my 25th birthday with a party at my parents house (that Beth came home for!) and a surprise party at Michelangelo's in Conway!! It was fun and very sweet of Dane and my friends.

My grandparents celebrated their 50th Anniversary on November 19th! We went to eat at Josie's in Batesville and then had a small party at Julie's house.

Back to Class

Well I am back to class for 10 weeks. (It's really only 7 weeks of class and 1 week of finals because we get 2 weeks off). I miss the clinic and my CI already!! I met so many wonderful people. The patients were precious. I miss their sweet hugs everyday!!

I had a great weekend this past weekend. It began on Thursday night when Dane and I went to Adam Hambrick's CD release party at Juanita's in LR. Adam is one of our dear friends and is married to my college roommate Merritt. Merritt is one of the genuinely sweetest people I know. She is precious to me. Adam's website is located here.

Here is a picture of Merritt, me and our dear friend Mallory!! Love you girls so much.

Dane was such a trooper! We love live music though.

Friday night I met my dear friends Callie and Andrea in LR for Callie's 25th birthday celebration!! I can't believe we are turning 25 this year!! P.S. We had a joint birthday party together when we were 15. Friends for life are such a precious gift. We ate dinner and then went to Krispy Kreme for some donuts!! Yum.

The three of us eating outside!

In other great and exciting news, Beth is coming home Thursday!!! Hooray for sister time. We are celebrating my birthday a weekend early with my family. :) I cannot wait to see her.

Changes...

So much has happened since my last post!!

My husband and my sister had their birthdays on August 30th. Dane turned 25 and Beth turned 23. Unfortunately I did not get to see Beth until the next weekend when I went with mom for our Labor Day Weekend trip.

Dane's birthday was a 3 day event. We went to eat on Saturday with my parents at Red Lobster in LR. On Sunday Dane's parents came and went to church with us and then took us to eat at Marketplace in Conway. Then on Saturday we had a surprise party for Dane at Mike's Place in Conway. Translation - we gained about 15lbs in one weekend. Kidding. But seriously it was a great weekend celebration. I cannot believe that my sweet husband is 25. He is amazing. He is such a blessing to me. I cannot imagine my life without him. He inspires me, believes in me, challenges me, and loves me every single day. Dane I love you more than I can express. I choose us.



In the middle of Dane's birthday weekend we had another special celebration - Chris and Susan's gender revealment party!! I had asked Susan right after she found out that they were pregnant if she might be interested in a party to announce the gender and she said yes! I stole the idea from other blogs that I read. Merritt, Mallory and I hosted the party at Merritt and Adam's house. It was so much fun. I'll cut to the chase- Chris and Susan are having a GIRL. Baby Ava will be here in January!! Watch the video for the moment of surprise. We ordered a cake from Lisa's Cake Boutique in Conway (highly recommended) and Susan called the bakery to tell them that they are having a girl. They then used pink frosting between the two layers of cake. Susan and Chris cut the cake to reveal the color inside. AND IT WAS PINK. :) Everyone in the video is wearing either pink or blue to represent the gender that we predicted. However, I decided to wear pink because Merritt and Mallory were wearing blue and I didn't want all of the hostesses to wear blue. I thought it would be a boy. Hence the screaming in the video...




After the big weekend I had a week to recover and then mom and I headed to Nashville to visit Beth for her birthday. We had a great time. We mostly just ate and walked... We ate at some great restaurants and we walked across a pedestrian bridge. I did take a few pictures but I am not allowed to use any of them. :( Also Beth's friends Natalie and Becca came to visit while we were there so we all hung out in Beth's apartment. I am doing ok with the "my sister lives in another state" thing.. but it was really great to visit her. Beth and I are very close. She is a wonderful sister (and person!) and I don't know what I would do without her. I am so glad that mom and I were able to visit her. She is coming home soon and I cannot wait!!

The other major life change is that I have completed 7 weeks of my 8 week clinical rotation at Pediatrics Plus. It has been such a wonderful experience. I will be very sad to leave. My CI is wonderful and she challenges me and encourages me. I have learned so much. The facility is a wonderful place and it has been a blessing to be with such great therapists.

Beth's move

Dane and I helped move Beth to Nashville on Friday August 6th and Saturday August 7th. Mom and Dad got us all a hotel near Nashville for Friday night so that we could drive down on Friday and move Beth in on Saturday. Friday night we had a great time. We ate dinner on the rooftop at Rippy's. There was a live band of 3 guys playing guitars. We also road on in a horse drawn carriage for a little tour of Nasvhille :).

Saturday we moved Beth in from 12:00-2:00. They had blocked off an elevator for us to use to move her bed, couch, etc. Before we moved her in we all went to Target and Beth bought a few hundred dollars worth of essentials. I really think if I had to pick one place to shop forever, it would be Target.

Leaving my sister in another state was an overwhelming rush of emotions. I was so excited/anxious/happy/proud while at the same time lonely/sad/tearful. I really can't believe that she lives in another state. Dane tells me that I can't think about it like she is so far away. She is just living in another town. I am happy for her. She bought a webcam and now we can skype too.

Oh! And mom, aunt Julie, Sam, and I are going there in a couple of weeks to visit her.

I love you sister! :)

Happy Birthday Angie

Today is my mother-in-law's birthday. She is the sweetest lady. She has always loved me and treated me like her own daughter. We are very blessed to have her in our lives. She is always smiling and is always ready to help us in anyway that she can. Last week she helped me make Beth some napkins on her sewing machine. I also love her for raising my sweet husband.

We are celebrating her birthday (and saying our goodbyes to Corey) by eating dinner at Who Dat's in Bald Knob tonight. I am excited about seeing everyone. :)

Family Reunion Pictures

Julie and Gran with Rocco

Cousins

Dane holding Rocco

Rocco laughing. Such a heartbreaker!!

Dane and I with Gran.

Beth feeding Rocco with Rocco's mom Kristin.

Families are Forever. Twilley Family Reunion 2010.

Last weekend Dane and I spent Friday night - Sunday morning with my Gran's family. Gran was a Twilley before she was a Webb. Gran has a very large family. Her parents spent most of lives near Mt. Pleasant. Many of her siblings spent most of their lives in other states (California, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Missouri, etc). They all come together once a year. For the past 2 years we have had the reunion at the Timberridge Lodge (where Dane and I had our wedding reception). It's a great place for a big group of people and they have a pool and wonderful food! We also get to see people that we only get to see once a year.

This year we had a very special treat. My Gran had 2 brothers. Her younger brother's name is Charlie and he is married to Nancy. They have a daughter Kristin who is married to Ryan. Kristin in Ryan live in Nashville. They both went to Belmont. This year they brought their precious new baby boy (only 1 month old!) Rocco Christian Gore. He is such a sweetie!! He was just an angel. He let anyone and everyone hold him. Needless to say he was the highlight of the year.

I feel like I can't write this post without thanking my Gran who worked so very hard (making salads, pasta, homemade italian cream cake!!, etc) and did all the preparation work reserving the lodge and taking care of this very important weekend. We love you Gran. I hope you know how much it means to me that you value your family so very much.

From left to right: Gran's mom (Edith Twilley) and dad (Elza). Edith is holding Gran as baby. Wasn't she a cute baby? Elza is holding Gran's oldest brother Bo. Next are Peggy, Betty, Rudy, Martha, Louise, and Juanita (the oldest). The Twilley siblings also have 2 other sisters Doris and Mary and a brother Charles Ray (who were not born yet).

I absolutely love this picture! I had not seen it until the retreat (which is odd because I have seen several great family pictures).

I have some great pictures of the retreat, including a laughing Rocco that I will upload as soon as I can access some faster internet.