Growing a Green Thumb...

I'm not sure that it's possible to grow a green thumb, but I feel like I am working on one. Here are a few pictures from our front flower bed. I have always LOVED hydrangeas...they ARE my favorite flower and I think they have even won Alec over as well. Here are our hydrangea plants in half there glory (this picture was taken a week ago and they are much prettier now).

Here is my sweet little puppy sunbathing in the backyard.

Okay here are pictures of Alec's vegetable garden...these pictures were taken about two weeks ago and much has happened since then but none the less here they are.

Our first tomato 

Squash plant 

All different types of pepper plants

Asparagus, onions, and carrots

 I haven't contributed much to Alec's vegetable garden except for the corn plant...I love corn and I thought it looked so cute when it was little...now, not so cute but I can't wait until we get some delicious corn to eat!

My wonderful husband installed a ceiling fan on our back patio. I love it! One of my favorite things to do during the summer is to sit on our patio and read a book so the fan has definitely made that more enjoyable! Now if only we had misters around our patio I'd feel like I'm in Arizona.

OKC

WARNING: EXTREMELY LONG POST....

It seems that as I get older the more and more I value my friendships. I don't know, maybe it has a lot to do with the fact that I'm not a self absorbed teenager anymore. Regardless, my very  sweet dear elementary school friend, Christiane, graduated from Nursing school last Friday. I wouldn't have thought of being anywhere but there for her! We have spent many huge life changing events together and will experience many many more! I am so grateful to have such a loyal and trustworthy friend! Love you and I'm so proud of all you've accomplished! I can't imagine there is a better nurse out there!

Here is a little wrap up of the weekend. Me and Alec headed down to OKC for Christiane and Dylan's graduation. We arrived to a PACKED Gymnasium! Seriously, It was crazy...I think OC needs to build a larger facility to accommodate for graduation! However, we got a great seat. We even got to see Christiane use her Nursing degree about two minutes after receiving her diploma. A man who was sitting on the stage fell and hit his head. It was quite a scary moment as everyone in the gym went silent. It all happened so fast but Christiane and a few of her nursing friends ran to the stage to help. They went behind the curtain and the speaker finished out the ceremony. Turned out that the man was going to be okay. Because of this little event Christiane will have very few pictures in her graduation gown because she took it off to help clean up the blood that was all over the floor. A couple hours later we were back at OC for Christiane's pinning...It was really neat to share that experience with her. 

I made Christiane take this picture...I really thought that she should have been the one to light the lamp during the ceremony(check out that guy looking at her like she was crazy...nope buddy your wrong its her best friend that's the crazy one). She is such a trooper for putting up with me and my weird picture requests!

So proud of my friend!

Me and Alec decided to make a weekend of the whole thing and stay at a really nice hotel in downtown OKC called The Skirvin Hilton Hotel. It was AWESOME! Here are some pictures:

The Lobby

and again

Our room

I realized we hadn't taken a picture together all day and Alec looked so cute in his new suit. So we set the timer...this was the best we could get.

Then Saturday was very eventful. We ate breakfast, went to the OKC national memorial. It was incredible. Unfortunately, it was raining the entire time so we got soaked all for the soul purpose of me getting a few pictures. We did enjoy the museum and left a little heavy hearted but it was good to remember what happened so close to home. Next, we went to bricktown and ate lunch and got dessert. Then it was off to Edmond to visit our friends store, Adora, if you live in the OKC area or are ever passing through you need to go there. They have great stuff! We were able to catch up with them which was nice...it had been a very long time! Then we headed over to Kyle and Megs. Your home is beautiful even though it is located in Edmond and not Tulsa, I still loved it :) We enjoyed visiting and catching up with them as well. We ate Thai food for dinner then head to Cuppies and Joes to meet Christiane and her family. I want to go back there soon! It was adorable! Then it was off to Christiane and Dylan's graduation party at there adorable house. This was when I got to meet their dog Ringo and when I fell in love. I loved him and have now seriously considered getting a bull terrier (thanks a lot guys)! We had a great time at the party! 

Here are some pictures I took at the Oklahoma City National Memorial:

Sunday we got up and headed to Arcadia, Oklahoma to eat at Pops on route 66. It was pretty neat and we got some very interesting pop to take home. 

Alec enjoying his pop on the drive home.

A veggie garden that could feed a family of 12...

So for a while now Alec has been talking about building a vegetable garden. In February he decided that he was going to do it! He started by buying his vegetable seeds and planting them in peat pots. Then we watched them grow...as this was happening Alec started to build the wall for the garden which turned out to be about 25 feet long...a whole lot bigger than I was thinking!! Then we picked up some dirt and filled it all in. Next, It was time to start planting. Below is the the step by step process in pictures. I am waiting until the garden fills in a bit before I take a complete picture of it. 

The veggie seeds. We have ended up with even more kinds of veggies in our garden.

Bell Peppers, Jalapenos, Banana Peppers, Carrots, Squash, Asparagus, Onion, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Corn, and Cucumber

Planting the seeds

Watching them grow

Building the wall

Babette...not sure about the new wall...especially since it leaves white dust all over her face.

Working hard

Putting the plants in the ground finally

Please ignore his attire...he decided to plant these after work one day and and likes to leave his work socks on. I think a little part of him likes to look like an old man.

Sorry if this bores you but if it does then you shouldn't have made it this far!

Stay tuned for pictures of the veggies themselves and the garden in all its glory.

Easter

This was our first Easter at home in quite a while. It was great! We went to the early, early, early service at TCABC it was an awesome message! Then headed to my parents house where we ate lunch and visited for a while. Then it was off to Alec's parents house for the Easter egg hunt. Unfortunately it had rained most of the morning and was to soggy outside to have our egg hunt so we had to do it indoors. But it was still so much fun! Here are a few Easter/egg hunt pictures.

Sweet Emerson...decided to start walking just 4 days before Easter...her momma was excited!

I just loved her Easter outfit!

Oh, brothers!

Avery acting like a true 7 year old!

Kaleb contemplating opening his next egg.

Emerson was so good at hunting eggs!

Avery counting his eggs and Emerson hugging her new bunny purse.

I'm a proud aunt what can I say!

Wish list

A random wish list (in no particular order):

I wish I lived in Stars Hollow and I was as witty as Lorelai Gilmore

I wish the work week was only 4 days instead of 5

I wish I didn't get so tired by 8:00 pm

I wish I had a maid to clean my house

I wish I could work in my yard all day everyday planting new flowers

I wish everyday was sunny and 75 degrees

I wish that I thought running was fun