This Friday is the night! Our next to last friend is getting married. I say next to last because we are still waiting on that fateful day that we get the call that he has found THE ONE! I can't wait till that day, Even Jesus will be dancing :) I digress....
We are heading to Tulsa, Thursday night to be a part of Jess Loepp and Kelly Bullock's Wedding. They will be united as one Friday night. Casey is a groomsman and he feels so honored to be able to share this night with them. Jess was the best man in our wedding and pretty much the reason Casey and I started dating.
Let me tell you the story.....I'm feeling lovey right now so please don't puke. Anyway it was Fall semester 1999 at UCO in Physiology class, I was a lot cuter then so I can understand why I ended up being friends with Casey and Jess. There was one day that I guess Jess was feeling a little feisty and decided to lean back in his chair to get my attention (we were both sitting on either side of Casey) when he did get my attention he proceeded to say what only a middle school boy would say, he pointed at Casey and said "He likes you!" and gave me the Jess smile. Of course my first reaction was "NO WAY" and I turned and told my friend Susan what Jess had just said...and she just laughed. Ok so I couldn't get that whole event out of my head for days. I talked Susan into asking Jess at some PLC function that they (the smarties) had if he was kidding. He said he was! Dude total bummer, because I always had a crush on Casey just b/c he was super HOTT and so FUNNY, I didn't really know him that well. I did know that he was a Christian and at that time I am sad to say that I probably wouldn't have cared if he wasn't. That story to come later.
Anyway, what seemed like months was really only like a week I went with Susan and Beki to the ACACIA initiation party at some fun little joint where everyone was dancing and just really having a great time. I was on a mission...to find out if it was true! We get there and Beki goes off with Brandon, Susan finds everyone that she knows and I end up at the bar talking to my Big Bro' Chris Morris. Then I see Casey, Jess and the whole GANG pile in and my heart skips a beat. I said something to Chris about Casey and I remember him not being to happy that I was seeking Casey out....He thought Casey was to much of a good boy, Good thing I don't listen what people think! So I saw them, and Jess made me go over and hang out with them, I think he was doing his secret hook up. I was having fun, but I felt so out of place there was this girl there that I had no idea who she was and from an outsider looking in, her and Casey were acting like they were dating. Dude another bummer! I remember thinking that Jess was mean to lead me on like this about Casey. So the night got later and I was still hanging out with them and having a blast. At one point Jess told me that I needed to come over and hang out with them at their house. He said that they always have people over all the time and I was welcome anytime! I don't remember much more about that night except that I was really starting to like Casey and that it was such sad night because there was nothing I could do....he was taken.
BTW-he was not taken, the girl was Terri, and she was after her own man :)
What seemed like another year was really a couple days, I will NEVER forget this day as long as I live. It was December 10, 1999 in Physiology class again; we were reviewing for Finals. Reviewing for finals....I thought to myself why is Casey here, he doesn't need to take the final and I don't know that he has ever had to take a final (smartypants). I asked him why he was there and he said that Jess was his ride home so he thought he would just come to class anyway. WHATEVER GIRLFRIEND (that's what Briley would have said to him)! I just let it go thinking of all the things I could have been doing other than sitting through a finals review for a test I didn't even have to take. Once Mrs. Hooyman (now Dr.) released us we got up from our chairs and I was in front of Casey and he asked me if I had big plans tonight, I said no, then he asked "Would you want to go hang out with me tonight, if that's what you kids call it these days?" At that moment my mouth fell to the floor, mind you that he cannot see my face so to him I was calm and collected. I was NOT! Again my heart pretty much left my body at that moment. We were trying to figure things out when our Prof. called him to the front and I had to wait for him outside of the room, I felt like such a nerd! We exchanged numbers and I gave him my address.
Let me backup for a minute....right before we went into this class I was sitting outside the class by him and Zac was asking Casey about buying something or another, and I heard Casey say that he had NO money.
So when Casey came out of the class to get my info. he told me that I had to pick the place to eat, I remember thinking CRAP he doesn't have any money, I am going to have to pay for this date, or it will be the dollar menu at Taco Bell.
This is where I am still amazed at what wonderfully generous friends Casey has...years later I found out that all the guys Jess, Josh, Zac, and Rolland gave Casey some money so he could take me out to dinner. I tear up at the thought right now, because if it hadn't been for them I don't know that Casey and I would have gotten the chance to get together at that moment or ever.
I have always wanted to figure out some way of showing them how thankful I am that they did that, but nothing seems big enough. Any ideas??? Maybe our next kid can be named after them Joszac Rojess Moore or Jessro Joszac Moore. Think one of those will do????
Back to Jess and Kelly, I am so excited to see them get married. I don't know Kelly that well, but I know that Jess loves her and she loves him. What more can I ask for, for the man that got Casey and Jessica started! I know that Jess probably won't see this blog, but I want to say Thanks Jess! We love you! I wouldn't be Mrs. Casey Moore if it hadn't been for you and I wouldn't have a Mini Casey running around my house either. You know he always wanted to have his own Mini Me!
June 24, 2008
June 20, 2008
Just One!
I found out yesterday that there is just one little baby in my belly! I am pretty thankful for that! My Dr. was awesome and the nurses are so super sweet. I think I will like this new place :) Thanks for all the prayers and as soon as I can get the US pic scanned I will put it on here!
June 19, 2008
Today's the Day
I go to my very 1st Dr. appt today at 3:00! I am super nervous because it is with a new HUGE (that's what I have been told, he's like a long lost Ogle brother) Dr. I have heard nothing but great things about him, but something new is always nerve racking to me.
I will finally be able to find out if there is more than one in there! Lord help me if there is. I love the thought of having twins but if I actually had them I might think differently....or would I? All my work friends keep telling me that I am having twins, and I really don't think I am but they are in my family, so you just never know! All the celebs are having them so why not me :) Anyway I will post again to let you all know the outcome! Please pray that everything is ok and that I don't get to anxious!
I will finally be able to find out if there is more than one in there! Lord help me if there is. I love the thought of having twins but if I actually had them I might think differently....or would I? All my work friends keep telling me that I am having twins, and I really don't think I am but they are in my family, so you just never know! All the celebs are having them so why not me :) Anyway I will post again to let you all know the outcome! Please pray that everything is ok and that I don't get to anxious!
June 12, 2008
How I told people.
One of my favorite things to do is surprise people. I get a real joy out of seeing their reactions and it usually brightens their day. In this post I am going to tell you how I told the rest of my friends and family members that we are pregnant.
The hardest one not to tell was my parents. There was one Saturday that my mom wanted to go shopping and I needed to get some new clothes for my new "stuffy" job. My mom kept pushing me to buy some new pants, I really didn't want to b/c I knew I wouldn't wear them for very long. I bought some with some nice elastic waist bands (not the Granny type but cute type). Anyways that's why it was hard to not tell her. It was a couple days before Memorial day, and I couldn't hold it in anymore, so when we went to my parents house I gave my mom a late birthday present and under that gift was the onesie that I had made. Briley was wearing her T-shirt too. Mom looked in her gift and unrolled the onesie and she said "well, don't you think this is a little to small for Briley?" I said "Yes, it is to small for Briley...." then in the middle of my sentence she said "You're Pregnant?" Finally, I thought she would never get it. They were pretty surprised and happy.
Next came Chris and Erryn Gray (our life group leaders) they actually came over the same night we told my parents. Chris and Casey had the girls out playing on the swing set at my parents house and Erryn was saying what a great thing to have for Briley and one day more kids. I said, "what about now" Erryn "WHAT?" I said "There will be another one real soon!" She got really excited and gave me a huge hug! What a great friend she is. Later Chris was holding Calin their infant and he was just talking to him and playing with him and I asked him if in 8 months he could do that with ours. He just started laughing, it was a great night to spill the beans.
Now it was the rest of our Life Groups turn. Not everybody was there, so some of them didn't get to hear. Casey made the comment of we are going to start our number 2 baby in January. Well, first of all how he said it was way weird, Brad and Ali didn't get it all. Brad even made a comment of well aren't you a little behind since it's May? Then finally it sank in....
Since not everyone was at the Life Group I decided to tell them with the rest of my friends except my college friends. Actually I told my boss first, I had made out my sick leave form for the doctors appt. and attached a picture of a pregnancy test to it. She was not in for most of the morning so when she came in I got really nervous. It was only my 2nd week of work with her and I just didn't know how she would react. She yelled across the hall...."So are you saying there's going to be a new addition to the Marketing Dept." She was super happy and not at all upset. After that I sent out a mass email to my work friends, sorority sisters, and a few random people telling them in the subject line to take a look. The message said that I had a great picture for them to look at, and attached the same pregnancy test picture to it. People loved it and I got so many emails.
Ok so finally I wanted to wait to tell our college friends in person. We had a couples wedding shower this past weekend and everybody was just milling around talking amongst themselves and I had signed Jess and Kelly's card from Casey, Jessica, Briley and Baby #2. Casey finally gave it to Jess and he was about to open it when he went inside the house....I had a freak out moment of "I won't get to see his reaction aggh!" I could still see him through the glass door and he opened it and I could see him reading it. If you know Jess, you know how LOUD he can be. Through the door I hear "WHAT, NO WAY" then he proceeded to try to get everyone around and that didn't work so he just told Kelly, and then Megan was like "You're pregnant?" I said "Yes" then she said "I knew it" She does know me pretty well! This one other than telling Casey was my absolute favorite, just because of Jess' reaction. Gotta love it.
I love all my friends and I just ask that you pray for me and the baby that we are healthy throughout the whole pregnancy.
The hardest one not to tell was my parents. There was one Saturday that my mom wanted to go shopping and I needed to get some new clothes for my new "stuffy" job. My mom kept pushing me to buy some new pants, I really didn't want to b/c I knew I wouldn't wear them for very long. I bought some with some nice elastic waist bands (not the Granny type but cute type). Anyways that's why it was hard to not tell her. It was a couple days before Memorial day, and I couldn't hold it in anymore, so when we went to my parents house I gave my mom a late birthday present and under that gift was the onesie that I had made. Briley was wearing her T-shirt too. Mom looked in her gift and unrolled the onesie and she said "well, don't you think this is a little to small for Briley?" I said "Yes, it is to small for Briley...." then in the middle of my sentence she said "You're Pregnant?" Finally, I thought she would never get it. They were pretty surprised and happy.
Next came Chris and Erryn Gray (our life group leaders) they actually came over the same night we told my parents. Chris and Casey had the girls out playing on the swing set at my parents house and Erryn was saying what a great thing to have for Briley and one day more kids. I said, "what about now" Erryn "WHAT?" I said "There will be another one real soon!" She got really excited and gave me a huge hug! What a great friend she is. Later Chris was holding Calin their infant and he was just talking to him and playing with him and I asked him if in 8 months he could do that with ours. He just started laughing, it was a great night to spill the beans.
Now it was the rest of our Life Groups turn. Not everybody was there, so some of them didn't get to hear. Casey made the comment of we are going to start our number 2 baby in January. Well, first of all how he said it was way weird, Brad and Ali didn't get it all. Brad even made a comment of well aren't you a little behind since it's May? Then finally it sank in....
Since not everyone was at the Life Group I decided to tell them with the rest of my friends except my college friends. Actually I told my boss first, I had made out my sick leave form for the doctors appt. and attached a picture of a pregnancy test to it. She was not in for most of the morning so when she came in I got really nervous. It was only my 2nd week of work with her and I just didn't know how she would react. She yelled across the hall...."So are you saying there's going to be a new addition to the Marketing Dept." She was super happy and not at all upset. After that I sent out a mass email to my work friends, sorority sisters, and a few random people telling them in the subject line to take a look. The message said that I had a great picture for them to look at, and attached the same pregnancy test picture to it. People loved it and I got so many emails.
Ok so finally I wanted to wait to tell our college friends in person. We had a couples wedding shower this past weekend and everybody was just milling around talking amongst themselves and I had signed Jess and Kelly's card from Casey, Jessica, Briley and Baby #2. Casey finally gave it to Jess and he was about to open it when he went inside the house....I had a freak out moment of "I won't get to see his reaction aggh!" I could still see him through the glass door and he opened it and I could see him reading it. If you know Jess, you know how LOUD he can be. Through the door I hear "WHAT, NO WAY" then he proceeded to try to get everyone around and that didn't work so he just told Kelly, and then Megan was like "You're pregnant?" I said "Yes" then she said "I knew it" She does know me pretty well! This one other than telling Casey was my absolute favorite, just because of Jess' reaction. Gotta love it.
I love all my friends and I just ask that you pray for me and the baby that we are healthy throughout the whole pregnancy.
June 9, 2008
Coming in January!
I finally get to blog about this and I am so excited.
From the beginning:
I pretty much knew that I was pregnant the moment it happened. How you say? Just a feeling. We prayed and I just knew that God was going to answer our prayers that night. A couple days later I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. Bummer! Then I realized I was jumping the gun. I was still 3 weeks away from starting. I just had to know but since I had that "feeling" it was no big deal that the stick said negative. I remember looking at it going "Whatever, you are soooo wrong."
A couple weeks go by and by this point I am growing extremely impatient. I still knew I was pregnant, but yet again the test said negative. I cried, because I was frustrated that the stupid stick couldn't finalize the thoughts I was having. My boobs were killing me, I was extremely tired, and of course I would cry at the drop of a hat.
Finally it was about 3 days before I was suppose to start my period and I went to the store and bought 2 more tests. I waited till the next morning to test. Before I got into the shower, I took the test. I took the fastest shower I have ever taken, because I wanted to see what it said before Casey woke up. I get dried off and there it is VERY faintly I see a cross! Mmmm, that is a wonderful way to tell a woman she is pregnant....by a cross. I have never in my life thought twice about the cross in the little window, but it is a clear sign that God works in EVERY way, and that he is EVERY where. Now after that thought just now, I feel bad about what I did next. After I got dressed I hid the test so Casey couldn't see it, I had planned a really fun way to tell him and it had to wait till later in the day.
I went all day not telling a sole. I prayed, laughed, cried, and dreamed all by myself. It was wonderful, just me and God in on this huge secret. When I got home, I arrived before Casey and Briley did....(the feel bad part) I took another test because I was second guessing the cross. How dare I do that! Anyway, yet again it was a cross....I about did a back flip. This time I hid both test sticks in Briley's room. I knew no one would find them there.
A few weeks before we even started trying to get pregnant I came up with a plan of how I was going to tell Casey. I got on cafepress.com and searched for creative T-shirts for Briley. I finally figured out what I was going to do. So I bought Briley a shirt that said I love my Daddy, and then I created a onesie that said Me too! I thought it was a great idea.
When Briley got home that night I brought her into her room so I could dress her in her new shirt. We also put the new onesie on one of her biggest baby dolls. This doll also has a play diaper on so I stuck the 2 tests in the diaper. We swaddled up the baby and Briley took it out to Casey and told him to unwrap it. He unwrapped the baby doll and saw the onesie, but he thought I had just bought her baby a onesie. Does he really think I would be that wasteful with our money? Anyway, my plan was not going well. First of all I had set out the video camera but I didn't use it, and second of all he didn't get it. So I had Briley tell him that the baby needed her diaper changed. So he undoes the onesie and takes off the diaper and the test sticks fall out and he grabbed them and looked at me with this huge smile on his face. He said "Really, your pregnant?" I said "yes, and the onesie is for the baby" He then proceeded to say "Man we are too good at this, I've got the Magic Bullet." There ya go that's my husband.
We are super excited and I have a lot more to blog about on this but this one is getting really long so I will post another later. Thanks for reading. If you are reading this will you please pray for this pregnancy, I know that we would really appreciate it.
Casey and I are expecting our second child in January! I am due exactly one week after Briley's 3rd birthday! I plan real well....don't I?
From the beginning:
I pretty much knew that I was pregnant the moment it happened. How you say? Just a feeling. We prayed and I just knew that God was going to answer our prayers that night. A couple days later I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. Bummer! Then I realized I was jumping the gun. I was still 3 weeks away from starting. I just had to know but since I had that "feeling" it was no big deal that the stick said negative. I remember looking at it going "Whatever, you are soooo wrong."
A couple weeks go by and by this point I am growing extremely impatient. I still knew I was pregnant, but yet again the test said negative. I cried, because I was frustrated that the stupid stick couldn't finalize the thoughts I was having. My boobs were killing me, I was extremely tired, and of course I would cry at the drop of a hat.
Finally it was about 3 days before I was suppose to start my period and I went to the store and bought 2 more tests. I waited till the next morning to test. Before I got into the shower, I took the test. I took the fastest shower I have ever taken, because I wanted to see what it said before Casey woke up. I get dried off and there it is VERY faintly I see a cross! Mmmm, that is a wonderful way to tell a woman she is pregnant....by a cross. I have never in my life thought twice about the cross in the little window, but it is a clear sign that God works in EVERY way, and that he is EVERY where. Now after that thought just now, I feel bad about what I did next. After I got dressed I hid the test so Casey couldn't see it, I had planned a really fun way to tell him and it had to wait till later in the day.
I went all day not telling a sole. I prayed, laughed, cried, and dreamed all by myself. It was wonderful, just me and God in on this huge secret. When I got home, I arrived before Casey and Briley did....(the feel bad part) I took another test because I was second guessing the cross. How dare I do that! Anyway, yet again it was a cross....I about did a back flip. This time I hid both test sticks in Briley's room. I knew no one would find them there.
A few weeks before we even started trying to get pregnant I came up with a plan of how I was going to tell Casey. I got on cafepress.com and searched for creative T-shirts for Briley. I finally figured out what I was going to do. So I bought Briley a shirt that said I love my Daddy, and then I created a onesie that said Me too! I thought it was a great idea.
When Briley got home that night I brought her into her room so I could dress her in her new shirt. We also put the new onesie on one of her biggest baby dolls. This doll also has a play diaper on so I stuck the 2 tests in the diaper. We swaddled up the baby and Briley took it out to Casey and told him to unwrap it. He unwrapped the baby doll and saw the onesie, but he thought I had just bought her baby a onesie. Does he really think I would be that wasteful with our money? Anyway, my plan was not going well. First of all I had set out the video camera but I didn't use it, and second of all he didn't get it. So I had Briley tell him that the baby needed her diaper changed. So he undoes the onesie and takes off the diaper and the test sticks fall out and he grabbed them and looked at me with this huge smile on his face. He said "Really, your pregnant?" I said "yes, and the onesie is for the baby" He then proceeded to say "Man we are too good at this, I've got the Magic Bullet." There ya go that's my husband.
We are super excited and I have a lot more to blog about on this but this one is getting really long so I will post another later. Thanks for reading. If you are reading this will you please pray for this pregnancy, I know that we would really appreciate it.
June 3, 2008
Pledge
My best friend Byrony sent out a link to watch her 2 year old daughter say The Pledge. It is so cute I had to post it here too! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmkik5Qb9qs
I couldn't get it to show it directly on this page, so sorry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmkik5Qb9qs
I couldn't get it to show it directly on this page, so sorry!
June 2, 2008
Guest Blog
Hello all two readers out there! This is Casey writing a guest blog at the request of my lovely wife. I had an idea last night while we were playing cards that she thought I should share. Who knows, maybe it will catch on! Anyway, I hereby declare that when anyone passes gas, you must say "excuse me" in the same manner. For example, if you are good enough to let one go silently, you only whisper it or maybe not at all! If you want to rattle the windows, then you better yell it out proud afterwards.
I have no idea what the point of this is, but it makes life a little more interesting! I am going to bed now...in our new bed...with bolts...after 5 purchases at Westlake Ace.
I have no idea what the point of this is, but it makes life a little more interesting! I am going to bed now...in our new bed...with bolts...after 5 purchases at Westlake Ace.
Bolts!
So, we’ve had our new bed and new to us mattress since Friday! Hallelujah I finally got a good nights rest. The problem is when Mathis Brothers delivered our bed; they didn’t have the right bolts to attach the headboard to the rails. How do you not have the right bolts for something brand new?
Anyway, Casey drove to Mathis Brothers after the delivery people left. I was thinking to myself that this is crap we paid for delivery and look at us now….we are driving back there to get the right bolts, so that probably added 10 bucks to the total price. When Casey got to Mathis Brothers he went to the cashier’s desk and told the guy our problem, and Casey said that he was very stern with him…but in Casey terms means that he was still VERY polite. I so would have been ANGRY! How in the world did I GET to marry this wonderful man? I digress.
By the time Casey left Mathis Brothers, we had $150 back on our card. Way to go Casey! Maybe being polite pays off. He also got another packet of bolts. When he got home he started to put the bed together and the bolts didn’t work they were too big. What the heck how are they to big? Now, this starts the drama of the bolts. It is now Monday and Casey has been to 3 different stores and my dad’s tool shed looking for bolts that fit this bed with no luck. They are all too big! I guess we will keep looking for the right bolts and maybe by Christmas I will get to sleep in a bed instead of a mattress on the floor!
Anyway, Casey drove to Mathis Brothers after the delivery people left. I was thinking to myself that this is crap we paid for delivery and look at us now….we are driving back there to get the right bolts, so that probably added 10 bucks to the total price. When Casey got to Mathis Brothers he went to the cashier’s desk and told the guy our problem, and Casey said that he was very stern with him…but in Casey terms means that he was still VERY polite. I so would have been ANGRY! How in the world did I GET to marry this wonderful man? I digress.
By the time Casey left Mathis Brothers, we had $150 back on our card. Way to go Casey! Maybe being polite pays off. He also got another packet of bolts. When he got home he started to put the bed together and the bolts didn’t work they were too big. What the heck how are they to big? Now, this starts the drama of the bolts. It is now Monday and Casey has been to 3 different stores and my dad’s tool shed looking for bolts that fit this bed with no luck. They are all too big! I guess we will keep looking for the right bolts and maybe by Christmas I will get to sleep in a bed instead of a mattress on the floor!
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