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.
Haley is one of my best friends in the world and I could not be more happy for her! They have dated for 3 years while they were in law school. Chris graduated last year and Haley will graduate in May. They are getting married this fall and then they are moving to El Dorado for Haley's job as a law clerk. I think they will really enjoy their first year together in a new town!
