The week is almost over!

It's been a pretty good week so far, just incredibly busy! I've been in the redocorating mood, so I've changed around our bedroom, bathroom and living room. Yesterday before J got home, I went ahead and rearranged some of the TV boxes to make room for decorative candles. I was so proud of myself that I rewired everything correctly and the TV actually turned back on (and more importantly, that I didn't lose any of my shows on the DVR). Am I a champ, people, or what?!?

So, I'm excited to do some more bargain shopping this weekend to look for new yellow additions to our navy bedroom! And I'm looking forward to celebrating the best Mom in the whole world on Sunday! Shout out here to Lynnette! Love you!

And BTW - my blogger friend Sara is doing a fun giveaway on her blog, so go check it out! She updates her blog daily and she's a really cute, fun newlywed! Click here to see her blog!

Love you guys!

Feeling Creative....

I love being creative - doing scrapbooks, making things, purusing Hobby Lobby and more! So, on Tuesday when school got rained out (woo hoo!), I set to scrapbooking and did 12 pages! It was so awesome and I feel like I may actually catch up and finish my pre-married book, then my wedding scrapbook and then my married life book! Sounds like a lot!

I also made some notecards last week for a sweet senior that is graduating from SBS in a couple of weeks. She's heading to A&M in the fall. So, I made her a dozen notecards, and personalized all of them with her name and nicknames on them. It was so fun and I was proud of my creativity, so I had to take pictures!

Maybe I'll post some scrapbook pictures soon, too! I really like some of my pages! And I want to be able to show them to Jenna :)

I hope everyone is having a great week and gets the chance to be creative, too!

A Very Proud Cheer Coach!

Yesterday was an incredible day because I found out that one of my cheerleading captains made cheerleader at UT! Callie is the newest member of the Coed Squad, (Orange Squad). This is such a huge accomplishment and I am so proud of her!

The coach at UT called me yesterday and told me the big news and said that I would be the first to tell her she made it! So, here are some pictures from the fun! As you can tell, we were all crying! I'm so proud of her she's an incredible girl!!! Go Callie!

I just told her the news!!!So happy for Callie!!

This is a VERY proud Mom! Look at Callie's shirt!! Yay!

Love this girl SO much!!

My Trip to Boston

I had the amazing opportunity to spend my week in Boston - thanks to SBS! I was there for a marketing/communications conference, which was great and beneficial. But, I wouldn't blog about the ins and outs of the conference.

I LOVED BOSTON!!!

The city was not only beautiful, but obviously historical as well. We stayed in the oldest hotel in the US (Omni Parker House) across the street from the first public school, the Old City Hall and one night we ate dinner at the oldest restaurant in the country (Union Oyster House). How incredible is that? I'm definitely not a history buff, but there's something pretty breathtaking about walking the streets where so many historical folks have stepped foot. Boston was such a friendly city, with beautiful buildings, easy access to everything - which I loved the ability to walk everywhere - and of course, great shopping!! I bought some really cute, original things to add to my closet - which Jeremy wasn't totally excited about :) Ha!

I also got to experience all of this with one of my favorite people - Shari, who I work with. We had a blast together and became even closer. Which if you know us, you would think that's impossible!

I love traveling!!!

Happy Easter!

For some reason I can't explain, Easter had a deeper meaning for me this year. I don't think its that I've experienced a significant spiritual maturity recently, but I think Jesus has definitely been more actively on my heart lately.

I think one reason for this was that Thursday night when I got home from the gym, Jeremy was watching the Passion of Christ. So, I watched it with him - it was only the second time I've seen it. It was such a deep reminder of the intense sacrifice that Jesus made for us and seeing all of it weighed so deeply on my heart throughout the weekend. I dug into the Book of John just to read more about what I'd just seen. It was a really moving experience for me to be so vividly reminded this weekend about the pain and suffering Jesus went through. All to Him I owe!

Easter is the most important time of year for Christians, and I hate that it gets overshadowed with bunnies, chocolate and eggs. Don't get me wrong, one of my favorite things I did this weekend was watch my precious nieces and nephew hunt their eggs! Even church is crazy on Easter. We are herded in and out of the shortened services to make room for the masses of people that attend on Easter Sunday. It's so crazy. Of all times of year, I want to be in church, soaking up a message about the ultimate sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus, and all of the hope and validity that Easter means for Christians.

I hope all of you had meaningful Easter weekends!
Much love,
Britt

Spring Break Fun!

Obviously, I'm sad Spring Break is over...does anyone actually like setting their alarms and getting up to go to work each day? Not so much...But, I've had a really relaxing and exciting break, so I'll happily go back to work tomorrow with a smile!

This week has been fabulous! The first weekend of Spring Break, I spent at home in Deer Park with my family - especially with Mom doing some serious shopping! I also threw an engagement party for my friend Kim, which was super fun! We had it at this swanky wine bar across town and it was beautiful! Monday and Tuesday were super relaxing - had lunch with one of my fave professors from HBU, got pedis with Whitney, went to Swirll (my fave dessert place right now) with Whit and Paul, got my hair cut (if only I could figure out how to fix it like my stylist did...) napped, played with Charley, and went to the rodeo (to see Keith Urban!).

Jeremy & I went to NYC this week, which was so fun! It was my first time to see the City, and I loved it. From the cute corner bakeries and shopping on 5th Avenue, to seeing the Manhattan skyline and being on top of the Rockefeller Center - it was amazing! NYC was everything I hoped it would be - except it was too cold! OMG - I don't think I've ever been so cold in my entire life! Aside from that, it was great. We went to see Wicked and loved it! Absolutely one of the greatest shows either of us has seen - WOW! We also got to spend a lot of time with Brian & Erin (Jeremy's cousin and his gf) which was so much fun - they are so great & I can't wait for them to get married :)! Another of my favorite things in NYC was the food - we ate like champs this week (and I probably gained the lbs to show it!). Every meal was delicious! We also made three stops at Magnolia Bakery, which was incredible. I highly recommend their Vanilla Cupcakes, so yummy! I had three this week - YIKES! I'm pretty sure I didn't eat anything healthy in NYC and I loved every moment of it!

So, now that Spring Break is over, its time to get back in the swing of things again. I'm looking forward to seeing my favorite work friends, and seeing my girls again! We have a pep rally on Friday to get ready for, then tryouts the following week. Busy, busy!!

Here are some pics from our trip!

Recognize this apartment building? We're posing in front of Monica's building from Friends during our New York TV & Movie Tour!Here we are in the Houston airport - our plane was delayed FOUR long hours. I was miserable!Brian & Erin during our yummy dinner at Sarabeth's!Here we are in Central Park - my favorite place in NYC! I can't wait to go back and see it during the spring or summer seasons!

Randomness...

I feel like I update so infrequently that I never know exactly where to start when I begin my next entry! I'll have to get better at this!

Jeremy & I leave on Wednesday for our trip to NYC! We are so excited!! I've never been, and just cannot wait to see the City! And maybe a few celebrities...you never know :) We're going to see Wicked, go to Times Square, Ground Zero, Central Park, Top of the Rock, and much more! It's going to be so great!

I'm so excited the rodeo is in town! It's one of my favorite things about living in Houston - everyone loves country music (or at least pretends to) this time of year. I've had fun going with my girlfriends. Thursday was Brad Paisley and tomorrow is Keith Urban. So much fun!! If I remember my camera tomorrow, I'll post pictures!

Well, that's all for now - it's back to reruns of Golden Girls, a cold Coke Zero, reading Glamour and playing with Charley!! Love Spring Break!