Celebrate

We have had a lot to celebrate this week in our house

so without further adieu

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YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are beyond elated at this news

and I am so so so proud of Blake for landing this internship.

Anadrako is an amazing company

and we are hopeful that he will enjoy his summer with them

and learn a lot.

We had a little celebration between

his classes on Monday when he found out

the fantastic news!!

Okay,

so here are the facts:

1. Anadarko is an amazing company

who will have one of the most fabulous interns

in their Vernal, Utah field office this summer!

2. He chose Vernal, Utah

(yes, you read that correctly, chose)

because he was told that it is one of the top field offices

where he has the capability to learn the absolute most

although it is 15.5 hours from Lubbock :(

3. He will be there for 3 full months

and no I am not going with him

so if anyone would like to come and visit me in Lubbock

PLEASE come :)

4. I am SO SO SO SO proud of him

and he is pretty darn proud of himself, as he should be

5. PE companies typically only hire out of their internship pools

meaning you must intern with them one summer

in order to be considered for hire after graduation

6. He can now focus 100% on his grades

interviews and tests in the last 2 weeks has been tough, to say the least

This journey thus far has definitely not been easy

but with news like this

it makes it totally worth it!!

We thank everyone for their

prayers and encouragement

and ask that you continue to pray for us

as we are just in the beginning.

CMG

Red Raiders

Well,

I went to my first Big XII tailgate this weekend

and it was definitely no Grove!

But in all seriousness,

it wasn't too bad.

Blake is on the external affairs committee for SPE

so he is in charge of helping with the tailgate.

We hung out at there for awhile

but then I wanted to wander around

and see what tailgating in the Big XII/Tech consist of.

Well folks,

call me naive

but they literally 'tailgate' out here...

who knew!

We didn't go to the game

because Tech somehow finds it appropriate

to charge $150 per ticket.

Yes,

Blake gets a free student ticket.

However, it requires him to sit in the student section

and it would be a snow day in hell before that happens

so we just did some tailgating.

While wandering around,

we stopped by to see this guy.....

My brother from another mother!

And the Green boys!!

Such a good day for being outside

and seeing old friends!

Apparntly,

it is Tech tradition to wrap the horse

for every home game (win or lose).

The horse is located at the main entrance of campus

and rumor has it that the horses backend faces College Station!

On the way back to the SPE tailgate

we were stopped

so the players could get from the field house

to the stadium.

For those who are curious,

Tuberville is trying to get a

"Walk of Champions"

type atmosphere

but it is not catching on very quickly.

Hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing weekend.

CMG

Thoughts

Not much to report,

again,

around here.

Blake's internship interviews are going well

and will continue for the next week or so.

We should know something in the next couple of weeks

as to where he will be interning this summer.

We are confident that the Lord is in control of our future

and everything will work out just the way it is supposed too

but it is still nerve racking to just ......

wait!

He is studying his tiny hinny off for all of his test

this week and next.

(if you are reading this right now say a BIG prayer

for his 3 o'clock thermo test today!)

I am so proud of him for the time and effort

he has put in thus far.

We knew this was not going to be easy

but I don't think either one of us fathomed it

being as difficult as it has shown to be!

Our church is doing a series right now

that has really hit close to home for Blake and I.

It is called Christian Atheist- - -

meaning you say you are a christian but you do not live like one.

Last week was week 2 of the series

and focused on worry.

The bible states very simply

that those who worry

do not stand firm with the Lord.

That could not be further from the truth for Blake and I,

so we have spent this week really focusing on leaning on the Lord

and giving all of our troubles to him

instead of worrying about them ourselves!

This series could not have come at a better time for us!

We are so thankful to have found this church,

and are so blessed by all that we are learning from it.

(If you ever happen to find yourself in Lubbock, Texas

you MUST go to Experience Life.

The pastor, Chris Galanos,

is a young (28),

wonderful pastor with an undying love for the Lord that is contagious!)

This weekend will mark my first ever

Big XII football experience.

We are not planning to attend the game

as Tech is VERY proud of their team;

ie) tickets are $150 a piece!!!!!!

Sorry folks, but I don't care about Big XII or Tech to pay that

(although it would be nice to root for a winning team for a change!)

We will definitely attend the tailgate for multiple reasons.

1. the weather is too pretty not to enjoy being outside

(it's been low 50's only reaching high 70's)

2. I want to see what Big XII tailgating is all about

(even though nothing on earth is better than the Grove)

3. Blake is on the external affairs committee for SPE

which means he helps with the set up and break down of the tailgate

4. he needs a study break

Well folks,

that's about all that's going on around here.

We are busier than ever these days

but not busy doing anything fun or exciting

unfortunately.

Oh well,

3 years

and we will look back and be SO thankful for this journey.

Come and see us!

CMG

As Time Expires: State of Depression

This was written by a fellow OleMiss Kappa's younger brother. Very well written. I think he speaks for many OleMiss fans!

As Time Expires: State of Depression: Athletic Director Pete Boone this past Monday at Houston Nutt's press conference Embarrassed. Disgusted. Angry. Miserable. These are jus...

Catch Up

We are super busy around here

but nothing picture worthy.

Blake has been busy as a bee studying

and I have been busy doing things around the house.

According to my husband,

I "need an infant to give me something to do

as my around the house projects are becoming ridiculous."

I think I'll wait on the child for now

and that my projects are important.

I do LOTS of blog reading

and that is where I get all my "fun" ideas.

An example would be an emergency notebook.

It tells us where to go in case of a fire

and who is to grab which pet;

very important information!

And this week I found a Fall Bucket List!

I can't wait to check off everything on the list

and when I shared my enthusiasm with Blake he rolled his eyes,

boo.

It's a really, really cute idea

that I think everyone should try.

I am staying busy with my Junior League commitment

which is rapidly approaching in late November.

And I attended my first Kappa alumni meeting tonight as well.

I've enjoyed meeting all the different ladies

and am thankful for the friends I am making

through these organizations.

The weather is cooling off here

and we, or shall I say I,

am going to my first Big 12 football game this weekend.

The weather is supposed to be perfect and fall like

so I am looking forward to it

and spending some time with my sweet husband.

Hope everyone is having a good week!

CMG

Precious Pets

I know that I am partial

but I should submit their pictures

for the Orvis catalog!

So handsome after his bath

(notice his bandana; so regal!)

georgie's first venture outdoors

after his surgery

(he thinks if he hides in the bushes he is safe!)

I think they are the absolute most precious animals around

and how could you not agree!

It's almost the weekend,

YAY!!!

CMG

Lounging

In my next life,

I am coming back

as one of my animals.....

Happy "hump" day!

CMG

Happy Birthday Gilbo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to the coolest, most wonderful

daddy a girl could ask for

I miss you like crazy

and love you more than you know!

Hope you have a fabulous day.

Healing

I am happy to report

that these guys are in the

TRASHCAN!!!!

My post op instructions for george henry

said to cut a slit in his bandages

on the 2nd day.

By the 4th day,

if he hasn't chewed them off

bring him in

and they will remove them.

It took him about 3 minutes

to get the left bandage off after BEG cut it.

I think he was ready to have them off!?!?!

He worked so frantically on them last night,

making no progress,

that he slept 95% of today.

But after he woke up from his afternoon nap,

he was re-energized

and yanked the right bandage off.

So I am happy to report

my little buddy is back to his old self,

well almost.

After a nice restful weekend

he should be 100%

but he is back fetching his sprinkler!!

george henry was such a trooper.

I still feel so bad

and sad at times

but he has forgiven me

so we are moving forward.

CMG

On the Mend

Yesterday was a ROUGH day in the Garrett house.

After much discussion,

we decided to get george henry declawed.

I know many people have different feelings about this issue,

but george henry was gotten to be a 100% outside cat

and he has spent approx. 1% of his time outside.

I want george to be able to stay inside

but we had to compromise.

It has completely broken my heart to watch him in so much pain

but we have loved on him like crazy

and he is wagging his tail

and loving all the attention.

We slit his bandages this morning

to help get him started in the "chewing them off" phase.

If he doesn't have them off tomorrow afternoon,

I will take him back to the vet so they can take the bandages off.

My sweet little guy......

CMG

Fun Fall Find

Blake and I wandered into Malouf's one day

and stumbled upon these beauties that had just arrived hours earlier.....

I spotted a girl in a similar pair last year at the Midland airport

and searched high and low for them.

Only to find out that they were a limited edition

and only a certain amount were sold =(

So when I saw these I knew I had to have them

THEN

because my luck,

I would wait until I was ready to wear them

and the same thing would happen.

Glad I did

because Tory Burch only sent 1 of each size to each store!!!

(except the big ones; ie Neiman's but we don't have one of those!)

They are dark tan leather on top and bottom

with dark grey wool in the middle.

LOVE them

and can NOT wait to wear them!!

CMG

Labor Day Weekend

We stayed pretty busy

(what else is new!)

this Labor Day weekend.

Friday night we headed to Abilene

so Blake could work on teh fence Saturday.

I hung out

and watched football all day

while he labored away in the sweltering heat.

That evening,

after the Rebels embarrassing loss,

we headed back to Lubbock

so that BEG could use the

long weekend to study.

We woke up Sunday morning to the most pleasant surprise...

wet pavement and 50 degree temps!!

Yes,

not only had it rained throughout the night

but the temperature dropped about 40 degrees.

We opened all the windows and doors,

turned off the ac

and

welcomed fall with open arms!!!

We woke up today

to the same wonderful temperatures.

Blake laughs at me,

but the mornings are really chilly.

Because today was a holiday

and the cooler temps have me pretty cold at some points,

I decided to use it to switch out my closet

and put out my fall decorations.

(I realize I'm about 10 days early

but I just can't resist with the cooler weather.)

RHETT and george henry have

LOVED

the cooler weather

and have spent 32 of the last 48 hours

laying in the yard

enjoying this cooler weather.

We hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing

Labor Day weekend!

Have a good week.

CMG

I'm going to need a toddy to watch this....

Yesterday,

when College Gameday came on

it made me want to be in Oxford SO badly.

I kept me season tickets

but sold them all as individual tickets

since we live SO far away.

Watching the Rebels play

(and lose)

is so much harder when you don't have the Grove

to retreat to afterwards!

I'm getting a bit fed up with Houston Nutt

and his predictable play calling.

In order for OleMiss to ever have a winning season again

Houston's gonna have to hang it up

(and force Pete Boone out too while you're are it)

and bring in some young blood

who isn't afraid to take some chances.

Tennessee, Flordia, Mississippi State are all programs on the rise

with young, energetic coaches.

Alabama, South Carolina, LSU are just good, solid teams

with amazingly talented old guy coaches.

Arkansas, Georgia and Auburn will have some bad games throughout the year

but all in all will come out atleast with 6 wins this season.

OleMiss is now at the bottom of the list with

Kentucky and Vanderbilt

and that is EMBARRASSING.

It wouldn't surprise me at all if the SEC

volunteered OleMiss's spot in the SEC to Texas A&M.

Seriously, I'm being super dramatic

but after last season it's hard to still wear my

red and blue!

Last year was the most embarrassing season

of Rebel history

and it feels like we are on the same road again this season.

I sure hope yesterday was just a flook

but only time will tell.

An interesting observation,

last year was our first full season without Col Rebel

(he was banned from the Grove, stadium, etc)

and replaced with a Black Bear.

I would say by the looks of our record,

the black bear ain't welcome in Oxford!

Here's to a l o n g and hopefuly winning season

of OleMiss football.

Hotty Toddy!

CMG