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Montgomery

I spent the last weekend in Montgomery with Tobin in his little apartment. It was mostly an uneventful drive there and back, except for the part where I got lost and had Tobin directing me over the phone while I was driving a stick and trying to look at my paper directions. I made it, though! After that, all was going well until the Ohio State-Michigan game, which as you all know didn't go very well for us. Tobin was happy, though. Maybe next year, guys!

Despite what I was told, there really are some very cute parts of Montgomery, and Tobin and I got to see them a bit on Saturday and Sunday. We went to the movies one evening, and we watched Bolt. It was hilarious! I loved it, and the picture was absolutely amazing. We are even more tempted to get a big screen, hi def TV now. And a Blu-ray player. Again, maybe someday.

There were Christmas decorations up and Christmas music playing...sure gets me in the mood for the holidays! We have some pictures, but I don't have the camera with me, so that will come later.

I can't wait to have my Tobin home and not in a tiny apartment miles away, microwaving pizzas for dinner.

Looooooong drive coming up tomorrow; fam, we'll be seeing you soon!

Holidays

Tomorrow, ALABAMA! I've never stopped in Montgomery for any length of time. Tobin and I are going to go exploring to see what we can find; and I'm going to live on my first Air Force base for a few days. We did stop in at Eglin once to get Tobin some rank, but that's the only other AF base I've ever been on.

I have been in green belt training all week, and tomorrow is our catapult competition. We have been reducing the variability in our shots for both training weeks, so tomorrow we get to compete and then present. Our catapult is the least altered, but we were tied for first in the trial run yesterday. We'll see how tomorrow goes! It is also the company Thanksgiving lunch. Mm mm, turkey and ham!

And in a few days, I will drive up to Montgomery again, pick up Tobin, and drive on up to Michigan for Turkey Day. :)

Project Update

Wow, what an awful, awful presentation. Hopefully the next stage will go better. I don't feel like I know how to fix it, but hopefully I will.

Time for ice cream and a hot bath.

Oh, and shiba puppies help everyone feel better.

Weekend #2 with Tobes

Although I seem to feel every minute and hour go by oh-so-slowly during the week, it sure makes the time on the weekends I get to share with my husband feel significant . I don't want to take for granted even a minute that I have with him. I've learned how inadequate a phone is; it sure is nice to not depend on one conversation to set the tone for the rest of my night.

This weekend was fantastic once again. Jesse and Melissa finished up ASBC and came down for another weekend with us; very fun! We had such a good time with them. They headed back to Texas before lunch time on Sunday.

Also, we had a dinner with the leaders of our OCF Bible study and another couple. It was a nice evening, and I was glad to have the chance to get to know them all a little better than seeing each other once a week for a couple of hours.

Below is a picture of the beautiful sunset on the pier downtown, looking out into the bay/gulf. Also, a very recent (a few hours old!) picture of Tobin and me in the mall parking lot. He left not too long after, since he was catching a ride with another couple headed to ASBC, and they wanted to leave early. That's where getting to see each other on the weekends gets hard. I don't like saying goodbye so many times!

Tomorrow is my presentation at work...it is for two (out of five) phases of my project, and I practiced the presentation once with Tobin while I was here. He asked some great questions, which will help me prepare a little more for tomorrow evening.

Trying not to be too stressed out or overwhelmed; and missing my best friend. I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving! It will be a long trip, but well worth it to see the family for a couple of days. Hope you are all doing well!

Another Wonderful Weekend

ASBC is located on a base so close to me that Tobin can come home on weekends! He came back this weekend on Friday night; I was late coming home, because I was at a "girl's night" event for the girls in our Bible study. We had an amazing weekend, getting lots of things on our to-do list done. Plenty of laundry/ironing/polishing boots and shoes, for Tobin's uniforms (he does it all himself...isn't he pretty much fantastic?). He gets his completed new uniform on Tuesday, so he won't have to wear the borrowed one anymore. Oh, and Tuesday is Veteran's Day, so he gets a day off from ASBC. He won't be coming home, since it's only a day, but I'm glad he'll catch a break. Maybe he can go exploring in Montgomery.

Ok, on Saturday, we went to an O.A.R. concert that we won tickets for from a radio program. We were reeeally low on gas, so we got off the highway early and ended up in a shady part of town, but eventually we found our way. The pictures we took of the aircraft carrier (or maybe it was a battleship??) didn't turn out because it was too dark, but I posted one of the band. It was fun, and some guy who knew Tobin sat next to us! It was another person from the military who went to IFS with T. Random, huh? We run into a person we know in Mobile, AL, and I never see someone we know, from work or church or anywhere, even when I'm shopping in good ole Walmart back home!

This week is kind of looming in front of me, since I have to finish up the next part of my project and give a presentation not this Monday but the next. Yikes!

It was hard to let Tobin go today, but I'm so thankful I'll see him again this weekend. Thanks for all of your support, family!

Oh boy

We got a phone call yesterday telling Tobin to be in Montgomery, AL today for ASBC (don't remember what that stands for, except another 6 weeks of training). We've been kind of in shock since then, and he's leaving very soon to drive up there. It's a 2 hour 45 minute drive, so we are planning on seeing each other this time on the weekends, hopefully. We have that concert to go to this weekend that we won tickets for, and the next weekend is the air show that Tobin is supposed to be working. And Thanksgiving is nestled in there somewhere. Ah, the Air Force. It runs so smoothly. So anyway, just wanted to keep you all updated. Hope you have a chance to get out and vote today!

Happy Halloween

What a great weekend! We started off the weekend right after work, cooking for a Halloween get together with two other couples. One of the couples we know from training, and the other was Jesse and Melissa from Rose (Jesse was one of Tobin's roommates). It was so fun! We handed out candy to trick-or-treaters (not too many though...we were surprised at how few), ate dinner, and played Cranium.

Jesse and Melissa stayed with us for the rest of the weekend, and we spent most of Saturday at the beach. We decided to hike to Fort Pickens, and actually didn't get too many pictures of the fort; we were a little more preoccupied with the 14 mile hike. It wouldn't have been too bad, but as you can see in one of these pictures, the road wasn't exactly where it was supposed to be. So we hiked through miles of sand, and that wore us out! But check out the crab we found and the huge bird that I was convinced wasn't real until it started walking! Also, we found a horseshoe crab skeleton.

Jesse bought a Crossfire, which is what the car picture is all about. It's a pretty little car! Anyway, after our hike, we had a picnic at one of the pavilions. There's a picture of us, but we're all pretty worn out, as you can see.

Sunday was (is) relaxing, just going to church, heading to the beach and the base for a quick tour, and going to Applebee's for dinner. Now the weekend is winding down, and we're looking forward to a busy week. Tobin has a stash job now from 8-1 every weekday, so he will be pretty occupied. I have a presentation to give in two weeks and have to have a major portion of my project for work done by then, so I am kinda stressing about that! I think I can do it, though, so tomorrow will really be important for me in making some headway on this project.

Let us know how everyone's Halloween went. We're looking forward to Thanksgiving pretty soon here!

Welcome Home

Tobin is finally home from Colorado. I picked him up at the airport at about 7 PM on Wednesday night. He's already finished his paperwork and found out that the next training date (for API) is February 23rd. So he has a nice, long break! He'll probably have to get a stash job, but that's a good thing, since it will help to keep him busy for those few months.

On Friday night, Tobin and I headed to Skopelo's, a nice restaurant right on the edge of the bay. I wore the dress he bought for me in Italy - it was the first time I'd had an occasion to wear it! You can see the pictures of us below. Doesn't he look good in his new clothes? Thanks, Em and Dan! I was glad to have your help picking those out.

The next two pictures are of the gifts Tobin got for me in Colorado. Aren't they ADORABLE?? I love tiny shoes.

And, last but not least, we spent Sunday evening carving our pumpkins. Tobin's way better at this than I am...sadly, our pumpkins are already dying and it's not even Halloween yet! Enjoy the pictures...isn't Tobin's pumpkin SWEET?!

Oh, and this weekend, Jesse and Melissa from Rose are coming to visit us, YAY! We're excited to have them for the holiday weekend.

He Passed!!!!!!

Tobin is officially DONE!!!! He completed IFS today by passing his check ride, and he's planning to head to Colorado Springs tomorrow to fly back. He's almost home!

Thanks, everybody, for all your support over the past five weeks. :) (that doesn't mean you can just forget about us now, haha!)

Rumley side, can't wait to see you for Thanksgiving!

Foiled Again

The weather decided not to cooperate once again. All flights were canceled for today. T's check ride is rescheduled for tomorrow. I'll let you know how that goes. Please keep him in your prayers!

Check Ride

Friday's flight went well, so on Monday, Tobin has his final check ride and he is DONE!!!! We are slightly concerned about the weather; the forecast calls for a slight chance of rain that day. I really hope that isn't the case. He's almost home!

My green belt training week is over (the first one), and I won't have the second for a couple more months, as we get going on our assigned projects. I should be an official green belt in about eight months!

This weekend should be fun. We have our Corporate Cup Games, a YMCA sponsored event where local businesses compete against each other in games and races. I'll be piloting a raft or something like that....I didn't sign up for it, kinda got roped in, but it'll be a good time. And on Sunday, another military wife and I are meeting to make a dessert for a dinner the captain's wife is putting together for us pre-API/API couples. (API is Tobin's next training assignment) I'm excited to see Ashley again, since she headed off to IFS with her husband about 3 weeks before Tobin left, and I haven't seen her since she left.

How's everybody else doing? Sorry the weather's so cold up north. Are all the pretty fall leaves out yet? That's one thing I miss; not sure when any of the trees turn colors down here. About the only thing my trees are losing is their branches. They're a tad on the rotten side.

I hope to have good news for you all on Monday!

Good News!

I had no idea, but Tobin double-turned again today! :) He also had a quiz. If he doesn't need any extra practice flying, he will just have two flights left, the 605 on Friday and the check ride on Monday! I am SO excited! I wasn't expecting to hear that he had flown twice today, but I am so glad he did.

Work is going well, and I am staying busy. This weekend, I was dragged into filling in for someone at our company games, so I will be at least piloting a raft on Saturday. I was also supposed to swim for the lady who can't be there, but I told them I would drown, so hopefully I don't have to do that.

Our company has both 6Sigma green belts and black belts, and I am going throught the green belt training. It's manufacturing lean stuff, not office lean stuff, in my case. I am manufacturing support, so for my project I will be working on reducing scrap (we manufacture membrane, so the rolls produce a lot of scrap...it's my job to figure out how to reduce that scrap for a specific belt/process).

How's that weather up north? Are you still getting summer-warm temps? We're definitely in the 80's still, but occasionally it cools down to the 50's at night. Hoepfully, T and I will still have a few visits to the beach left when he gets back. Later!

Another Solo!

Tobin did fly twice today. The second flight was another solo! He did well on both flights. We think he just has one flight tomorrow...but that means just five flights left in all, including the check ride. I'm hoping for at least one more double-turn, so that he gets done by Tuesday of next week. The weather looks ok out there, as long as the wind stays down. Another group came in a couple of days ago, so hopefully that will be good for expediting T's group's flights.

As for me, I'm in 6Sigma green belt training all week for work, trying to fit in my other projects around that training. It's interesting, and I'm glad to be staying busy.

There's your quick update! Let me know how you all are doing.

28 days and counting

Up, anyway. I don't really have a countdown going anywhere, since I don't know when Tobin will be coming back. But it's officially been four weeks now...working on day #29. I'm ready for it to be over.

We got some disappointing news today. The weather decided to act up; Tobin was scheduled for a double-turn, but both his flights were cancelled. Everyone's were, for the entire day. The guys have had a four-day weekend so far, and not of their own choice. But, tomorrow Tobin is scheduled to double-turn again, which is great! He has seven flights left. Please keep him in your prayers!

Family Weekend

This past weekend, Mom, Zach, Elyse, and Emily came to visit me! They drove down on Thursday and left Monday morning. It was so great to see them all! Emily had never seen my house before, so I got to show her around where we live now. :) It was a surprise to me that Emily was even there; Mom kept it a secret from me until she rang the doorbell of my house. Isn't she wonderful???!!

Anyway, we spent a few days together, and the pictures below are from those few days.

#1: Emily and I at the park, sporting our shades. (Sorry, you northerners, it still gets in the mid 80's during the day...we even hit the beach!)
#2: A cool action shot of Zilla catching the football. If you click on the picture, you can see the ball in the air still. He was playing catch with another kid from the park.
#3: Mom and I finished up the puzzle T and I have been working on forever. Guess we needed her help or we never would have finished it!
#4: What we saw at park #2 that we visited. Yes, those are two guys dressed up like knights, fighting each other. One was using a road sign as a shield. Hmm.
#5: A MOVIE of two guys dressed up as knights fighting each other. Doesn't get better than this, folks.

Thanks for coming to see me, fam! I missed you, DadDanLukeLaceyGraceCalebAvaBetsey! Hope to see you for Thanksgiving.

September 27, 2008

Congratulations, Brian and Angela Sherman!

This past weekend, I made a trip up to Ohio for one of Tobin's friend's wedding. Tobin couldn't go because of IFS, so Jacque flew to Pensacola so she could drive up with me to Ohio. I was so glad I didn't have to drive alone! We made it in about 12 hours, not counting stops.

• Picture #1: Mr. and Mrs. Brian and Angela Sherman
• Picture #2: The ceremony was at a Catholic church. Isn't it beautiful?
• Picture #3: Mike and Jacque, ready for the wedding.
• Picture #4: Sherman really likes Top Gun, so they played that theme music while the wedding party walked in to the reception, and they all were wearing aviators. :)
• Picture #5: Tobin went to Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, and some caves this past weekend. Isn't the scenery just beautiful?
• Picture #6: My guy. He's pretty good looking, too.
  
  

Walking on the Beach

This week, I am attending AutoCAD classes downtown instead of going in to work. So, after class today, I went to the beach and took a hike towards Fort Pickens. That's a seven-mile hike one way, so I didn't make it (I'd be out there all night!) all the way, but it was a beautiful walk anyway. I saw little fish in some puddles, a crab, pelicans, and seagulls. The road that used to go to the fort was ruined in one of the hurricanes, so no cars are allowed back in the sand. However, an SUV passed me while I was out there; and, I walked by a white truck labeled "explosives" all over. Hm.

#1 : Here's the "road"...it gets easier later on in the hike:

#2 : Me walkin'.

#3 : At the end of the walk. Pretty sky!

There's a couple of people from work taking the AutoCAD classes with me. They are amazing ladies, very fun to hang out with! However, I think the class itself might be a waste of my time. I have learned a couple of things, and it's only the first day...but I thought I might be challenged a little more than I was.

Tobin had his dollar flight today! It was his first flight at IFS!! He got to fly, land, and perform some touch-and-go's (go in to land, touch your wheels to the ground, and take off again) as well as some simple maneuvers. Apparently, he did REALLY WELL!! :) I am so proud of him! His ground school practice test is this Friday, and the final test is on Monday. After that, it's mainly flying for him. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!

No rain and a little college football

The cars got baths today. It was supposed to rain, but it was beautiful all day. I ran a lot of errands, then washed the cars.

The bug got washed, too, but I didn't have pictures of that.

While I was at the post office today, there was a super long line. There was a guy waiting because something got messed up with his mailbox, and he was irate! He acted like a little kid, accusing some girl of cutting in line (which she didn't), ranting while he was in line, then verbally attacking the lady he finally got to speak to while she tried to settle him down. Some people are babies, I swear. I waited in line, too, and got my package sent, and I didn't cry even once! Sheesh.

This weekend, I am trying to fill every possible second with activity, so I am hoping that tomorrow it doesn't rain, cuz then that means I have to do housework to stay busy; and it kinda feels like I'm in jail when that happens. I mean, the showers need cleaning...but who wants to really do that? Instead, I want to go hiking tomorrow down at the beach. Hope it stays nice out! Did you know Michigan doesn't play this weekend? I may have to try to watch Ohio State get beat again, though. Sure was fun last weekend! :) Ha, I had to make sure T wasn't watching that one, because I didn't want him to be in a bad mood.

Next week, I don't go into work even once! I have training classes downtown M-Th, then I'm off Friday to drive back to Ohio for a wedding. That weekend, I'm with the Bolton side; the following weekend, some of the Rumleys (Mom and the kids) are coming to see me! :)

Tweny-five(ish) more days until my baby comes home!

IFS

Tomorrow morning, I drop Tobin off at the airport for his flight to the IFS training camp. He'll begin with ground school, which I've heard keeps the guys pretty busy. Then he gets to fly! He'll learn maneuvers and how to take-off and land. The whole thing lasts about six weeks. It will be a great experience for him.

We spent this evening getting his bags packed. He has the coolest flight jacket, I will post pictures of him in it when he is in full uniform. Oh, and he got a pair of sunglasses...I'm not quite sure if they are aviators or not, but it's good that he got them. He lost the last pair in the ocean this past weekend! He'll be keeping me updated on what goes on at IFS, but only when he has free time. I'll try to remember to post. He'll have his laptop with him if you want to email him!

Company Picnic

It was a beautiful, sunshiney Saturday today, the perfect day for Pall's company picnic. We went to Big Kahuna's water park; all we had to pay were the parking fee, the tolls, and the gas to get there. It was a fun day! There was a free lunch as well. We mostly took advantage of the free ice cream, though. I think my grand total was three ice cream sandwiches and one orange dreamsicle. Good grief, it's a wonder I'm not three hundred pounds! Don't worry, we worked it off (or we'll say we did). We went down lots of slides...went in an itty-bitty wave pool...rode the rapids...watched the boogie boarders take on the half-pipe...and got lost lots and lots of times. :)


Here's us. Of course, I'm eating.

Handsome, isn't he?

That's our day in a nutshell! We got a little burnt, but I think it will turn into a tan. Now, if we can just keep from getting blown away by Ike, we'll be in good shape!

Sorry about all the crazy formatting. For some reason, blogger is being a pain in the butt.

Another Hurricane Gone

So far, we've been missing the worst of these storms during the hurricane season. We've seen some rain and the wind has been strong at times, but really there hasn't been any damage to speak of. Hurricane Gustav gave us a scare, but in the end he missed us by a long ways. I'd say that God has been taking good care of us, but then what does that mean for the other people who have been in the brunt of the storm? This is one of those things you don't really want to pray doesn't hit you, because then you're praying that it hits lots of other people. But we're thankful, nonetheless, that we missed the worst of it. Although I still want to see what one is like someday.

Not too much has been going on here. For Labor Day, our canoeing/kayaking plan was shot (that would be when the hurricane decided to hit land). So we turned to other means of entertainment. Here's our first fire in our fireplace!

We even cooked dinner on it. "We" being Tobin. Mm mm.

And look what followed Tobin into the house last night! Isn't he cute? I think Tobin may have killed him accidentally, though, when he let the toad back outside. It hit the wall kind of hard. Whoopsie.

I had a sorta crappy picture of our new coffee table, but blogger won't let me post it. Sorry. I'll try again later. We're looking forward to this weekend, which is the company picnic for Pall. We'll be at a water park for most of the day. :) Yay free slides! I'll post about that later. Bye!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Guess what I got last week at work?

Business cards! Isn't that cool? I feel so official now. :)

We've got about two and a half weeks until Tobin leaves for training in Colorado. Until then, he reports for muster and has lots of medical visits (dental, vision, various physicals) and some briefings to attend. Yesterday was a PT test, which he did great in. You have to run a mile and a half, do pushups for a minute, and do situps for a minute. There's a time or number to beat in each.

We have been watching Hurricane Gustav closely at work, and if it gets bad, Tobin will have to evacuate with the rest of the military. If Pall closes, I will evacuate with him. If not, I'll stick around. But it's not likely the military will evacuate unless absolutely necessary. Right now, it looks like Gustav will hit Louisiana and head west, so we're ok. Hanna is right behind Gustav, however, and there are two more depressions out in the Atlantic. This hurricane stuff is a little hard to get used to. Check out the National Hurricane Center for the best info. It's a pretty neat site.

We get a long weekend thanks to Labor Day! We are thinking about renting a canoe or kayak for the day. Better head to breakfast. Keep in touch!

Fay

We're expecting some rain soon! Today and Sunday is when we should get the brunt of it. I don't think we will get enough for closing any schools or businesses, but it will be our first time going through a tropical storm, so I'm excited! We have water and canned foods just in case, although we didn't really go out and prepare for anything, it was just what we had on hand. We're going for a bike ride soon so we get some time outside before we get stuck indoors.

To answer your questions from the previous post: the Yaris is a four-door, and it's an '08. Here's a video I forgot to post earlier:



There are ginormous bugs down here. Yikes. Here's one example, although the picture doesn't do him justice. When he crawled out while I was putting stuff in the recycling box, he scared the stuffin out of me. He's taller than me, I think.



















And last but not least, we have the final news about Tobin's training. He will begin on September 17th with IFS, and the S stands for screening, not school like I said before. IFS is in Pueblo, CO, and it lasts for about seven weeks. After IFS, he has some time off before API (Aviation Preflight Indoctrination) starts; API should last about eight weeks, and it is in Pensacola. Primary is after API, also in Pensacola, and we're not sure how long that lasts, but there will be time off between API and Primary as well. So...it's GREAT that he is finally going to be starting, and that he gets to fly planes so soon; but I think seven weeks is an awfully long time. We know Jesse (one of Tobin's old roommates) went through IFS in about three or four weeks, though; so there's a possibility it won't take all seven weeks. And we know T will be stationed here in Pensacola for at the least two years, maybe more.

Getting ready for rain! Keep in touch.

Reporting and Car Shopping

We celebrated Tobin reporting on Thursday night with some red velvet cake, balloons, and streamers. It was the first time I'd made the cake, so the frosting didn't really turn out (you can see frosting running down the sides because it's not very firm). Tobin helped me out with frosting it. Mmm, man that frosting's good. Lots of cream cheese.

So, on Friday, T reported at the base. It didn't start out so well. He drove my car, and the security guard wouldn't let him on base at first because the windshield was cracked. T let him know he was going on base today, he had to report. So, the next half hour/hour was spent getting a vehicle pass; during the course of getting it, T found out my insurance card was expired and had to have the 'rents insurance company fax him a current card. Arg. Finally, he got on base.

He spent a lot of time asking where to go, since his orders didn't say, but got to the right place eventually. There was lots of paperwork and some powerpoint presentations, but we have a better idea of what to expect day to day. He'll start with IFS training in a month or so, which is Introductory Flight School. We're excited to not be in the dark so much anymore, and we'll find out more next week after T gets a medical exam and begins reporting to muster every morning at 7:30.

AND, over the weekend, we spent a long day car shopping and came home with this little cutie:

He's a Toyota Yaris, and his name is Petrie. :) Since we will be down to just the Prizm after we return the bug to Ohio, we needed a reliable car for T to drive to work every day in. He has an hour round trip, depending on traffic, so we made the decision to go ahead and get this car. It's a stick, so it takes some getting used to for me. I love it, though! We'll let you know more as we figure some more things out in the next week. Later.

Watchin' the Olympics...

Tobin starts on Friday! It's so exciting, I can't wait to see where he goes first and what training he will be doing. We've been assuming all along that he will do the classroom stuff first, but we aren't too sure of anything. We'll find out in a couple of short days!

Also, we think we have found a church we really like. It's much larger than either of the churches we used to go to back home, which takes some getting used to...but we love the small group we have been going to. There are lots of couples our age, and the group is very active in organizing activities and ministries.

Work is going well for me. I am working on a project that costs waaaay more than anything else I've ever worked on...yikes! I sure have a lot to learn still, too. I've heard it takes six months to really get adjusted to a new job. So, in a little more than four months, maybe things won't be so overwhelming!

Aaaaaand, we are looking for a car now as well. We are basically replacing the truck for the near future. Any bright ideas on what car to get? Gas savers would be great...but it has to be cute, too. ;)

Videos of Our House!

Finally, I got around to posting the pictures (videos) of the house! I was attempting to put them on the website, but it doesn't like my password for some reason, so you get to see it on the blog instead. :)

First, we have the living room...the sofa is finished and, as you can see, the couch is not. Check out our wedding picture on the wall!

Second, we have the kitchen. Say hi to Tobin! He's working on that unfinished couch.

Next is the guest bedroom. It's ready for occupants. Don't worry, there'll be pillows in those empty cases when you get here.

Now we have the master bedroom. That's our new comforter; we still need to get drapes, that sun gets BRIGHT.

Followed by the master bath, with new shower curtain and candles and towels!

Then, finally, the study.

We love our new house! Tobin starts work in a week, and I'm about a month and a half into my job. Oh, here's a final video of the completed couch (doesn't he work fast)! We'll have new throw pillows for it soon. Hope you enjoyed! Sorry for those of you with dial-up, this wasn't a very friendly post.

Congratulations, Jaymi and Leigh!

This weekend, Tobin and I flew into Chicago for my friend Jaymi's wedding. It was a busy, fun weekend! Here we are, ready for the wedding! I was one of Jaymi's bridesmaids (bridesmatron, we decided).


















Here I am with the beautiful bride! It was such an amazing wedding. I loved it; and I only choked up once. :)

















Me and the little flower girl, Mackenzie. She was a sweetheart.
















My incredible friend, Jaymi. Congratulations, Jaymi and Leigh! You guys are going to do great.















And here are the promised pictures of Tobin's finished product: our re-upholstered sofa!

























Isn't he amazing? Here we are trying it out.