2nd Annual Cowgril Gathering and Things

This past weekend was the 2nd annual Cowgirl Gathering that our church puts on, and let me tell ya, it was such a blast! Last year I was fully involved in the planning of the Gathering, but this year I decided to sit back and enjoy it. Of course, I had other things on my mind when they started having the meetings :) This weekend also marks the one year anniversary since I started blogging! Haha!

T was a little upset that I was going to be leaving him for a couple of days, but I was glad to get to spend some time with other women. He did just fine without me! There were about 40 of us this year, which is 10 more than last year. At night, the dining hall was filled with lots of laughter and cheerful voices, mine included! It was really good for me because some of the things that were talked about really hit home in certain areas of my life that I'm struggling with. Prayer was the "theme," of the gathering this year. Anyways, I won't get all sentimental on ya'll, but it was a good time and a refresher for me when it comes to prayer and the Lord! :)

So, going into the gathering, me, my best friend, and our Pastor's wife were the only ones who knew I was expecting. However, leaving the event, all 40 women knew. Someone spilled the beans I don't know who it was yet but it is on longer a surprise! Oh and did I mention that pregnancy was the topic of conversation the whole weekend after everyone found out. Everywhere I turned there were women talking about their experiences and giving advice. I was a little overwhelmed, but it feels good know that more people know.

So with that, I can start blogging about it! Yay!

This is me at 19 weeks along today

People can't believe I'm 19 weeks along and hardly showing at all. I asked my doctor about it and he said because I had such a lean stomach, (I was flattered because I don't think my stomach is very lean) that I wouldn't start to really show until around 26 weeks. I go back to the doctor on the 7th of November and he said that he would order an ultrasound so we can find out what it is! :) I can't wait!

And in other news....

This one is like having a little kid around. Since he barely has any hair, I let Cooter sleep in the house with us. He does pretty good for the most part and gets up about every hour and half to be let out. My mom said it's good practice... Haha! Except for last night of course, I wasn't feeling very good and slept through his whining. It wouldn't have been so bad except that T put him on the bed so guess what, I'm washing bedding today. Let's see, I have shoes missing, and socks, and holes in the bottoms on my pajama pants where he stands that and pulls on my pant leg in the morning. I try putting him outside but Spur just mauls him and is way to rough. T says it's good for him but I feel bad for him because Spur won't even let him walk, he just runs him over and knocks him down.

 He loves his dog more than he lets on. Whenever T leaves for work, Cooter whines and tries to jump in his chair.

Button and Cooter at my parents house. She is very protective of him. :)

Well I suppose, I have fall decorating to do today, so ya'll have a great week!

Thursday Morning

It's Thursday morning and I'm finding it very hard to get myself up and ready for class. It has only been a week and I can already feel college wearing me out. I guess I shouldn't complain..,

On a higher note, My fiancees sister came down this past weekend. She is leaving for Europe pretty soon weeks and she wanted to come and take some engagement pictures for us. Saturday morning I got up early and made my way out to the ranch to "pick up" the house. It wasn't as bad this time as it has been before! No old milk left setting in a cereal bowl for three days! That was rather disgusting if you ask me..

The past couple of times I have gone out to the ranch I have been working on the garden.

Those are not very good pictures.. I took them with my phone. It is actually a very large garden, but there are just so many weeds in it. I spent at least two hours piling them all in the middle for my fiancee to burn and I didn't even get them all. I told him that I would plant him a garden, but he will have to water it so we will see how that goes..

He is also fixing up the floor bed by the front door!

Hopefully the dogs won't get into it.

When my fiancees sister came down, she also brought this little guy!

Isn't he just adorable! His name "Diablo" suites him just right! Yesterday when I went out there I was folding sheets when a wash cloth dropped on the floor. He snatched it up and ran off with it and he wouldn't give it back! He is going to be a hand full that's for sure!

So I bet your wondering about those engagement pictures I mentioned earlier! I have picked out a few that I like because I can't really put all of them on here.

 I like this one because he is smiling for real. It was so hard to get him to smile.. I was actually tickling him in the picture!

This is my favorite, even though he looks cold, which it was!

As soon as I get the cd with all of them on there I think we are going to pick a nice one and put it in the paper! (Ssshh don't tell him that thought)