Earth shakin' lessons and a new year!

O the joys of Oklahoma! As you all already know we've had many large earthquakes in the past two weeks. I have to say it's really the most strange feeling. Each time I just laugh because my naive self can't believe this stuff actually happens...I've been sheltered from natural disasters in Texas! Of course right when it happens you want to call everyone in your phone and say "I was just in a earthquake!!!!!!...and we did :)

Yesterday was my birthday! I felt very special yesterday. I am blessed beyond measure by all my friends. Another reason I felt extra special yesterday was my twenty first year came to a close...my twenty first year was very tough at times and very happy at times! Here are some lessons/ things I did in my twenty first year:

1. Married the love of my life. Trey and I have been together 8 years and I have been in love with the boy ever since! He's my best friend, my calm, the answers to my prayers, his family is the family I've dreamed of, he's my perfect future, he is my everything. I adore him more than he or anyone could know and this past year my dreams came true as his wife and joining the Horkey family.

2. My relationships with my new family. Kathy has been an angel to me. I've gained a perfect mom and friend in her. Who can say they text their mother in law every day?! I'm so blessed to have that minority. Were much more alike than I knew and this year I have needed her more than she knows!
Precious Ashley- this year I gained a sister that is so sweet and wise. Ashleys positivity is an inspiration to me.
The Harps- I've gained two sisters I always wanted! This family makes me beam every time I'm around them! Sometimes I forget were family and think of them as life friends...and we will be!

3. I've learned alot about myself. I'm stronger than I thought. This past year I have overcome things I'm shocked I have! I have learned forgiveness is peace...forgiveness is for yourself; not the other person. I've learned that there's some things you can't change. The past cannot be different, no matter how much you think it should be. God gave me this life because I was strong enough to live it.

4. My fun wedding! My bachlorette party, showers, parties and wedding were some of the best times of my life. The pictures make me tear up! I grew so close to my friends and I took so much joy in watching our friends and family enjoy in those times! To my precious MeMe and Dale I couldn't be more grateful.

5. Braching out! Moving to Oklahoma City has been so great for us. A new start is exactly what I needed! We have met friends here that are great and it feels like we've known each other forever. Oklahoma city has fit us well!

Twenty one was a year to remember!! I am excited to be 22.

"I came so that you may have LIFE, And live it more abundantly.." John 10:10

Wreck em!

What a game! I am not going to lie...yesterday when I was putting on my new red pants and adding black I was not thinking my team was going to be even close to pulling it through. I figured walking through the streets of Norman with our friends and the Sooner fans seeing our outfits we would be made fun of. We we're at first but WRECCKKKK EMM!!!

As you all know the game had a rain delay. We sat underneath the stadium for a good 2 hours but we had some great entertainment. We met up with our family friends the Aycocks and sat down on a wall next to a phone outlet. Well of course a concession stand man comes by and is selling waters and Cokes next to us....
1.Bless his heart
2. HOLY CRACK! this video speaks for itself :)

hilarious.

Besides the game there have been some fun things going on in our little world! My work had a fashion show for United Way! It was so fun to go with some new girls that have become great friends at work. The clothes were for sure out of my price range (Rachel Zoe, Valentino, Marc Jacobs, etc.) but it was so fun to look! There was free champagne, cake balls, shrimp cocktail galore and Black eyed peas blaring! Perfect Thursday night pick me up!

We recently went to some of our new friends house in Edmond. Such beautiful houses and developments out there! At the dinner party there was a special little guest...Lucy! She is a baby golden lab and stole my heart! Any dog steals my heart (as you all know my little princess Milly) but she was so sweet and cuddly!

Little Lucy:

So far Oklahoma has treated us very well and I guess we brought a little Lubbock luck to Norman.......just sayin! ;) Hope you all have a great Sunday!

blog slackin' and new finds!

I am SO behind on posting to the blog! There have been many changes and shifts in this household! Back at the end of August I was so excited to be offered a job at Ernst and Young! I would be doing tax processing and I thought it would be such a great start into "big girl world" because I knew nothing about taxes or accounting and maybe I could pick up some things on the way! I started and met so many sweet people. After many long 18 hour days and 1:30 am nights at the office..the job proved to be too much for us. Being newly married and coming home to Trey already asleep and me being exhausted every single day was just not a good fit! I decided to just keep my eyes open and my heart open if another opportunity came along....sure enough, it did!! I got a call from Chesapeake Energy the week of the 15th (for those of you who know accounting and tax that's the week of the deadline which was SUPER busy and exhausting) asking for an interview! I was beyond excited and felt like it was such a God send after I already came to the realization that this current job was just not working. I went into the interview on a Friday and got the call Monday for the offer! Telling Ernst and Young was hard and I felt like a quitter, but sometimes you just have to do whats best for you and not be worried about what people think. After my two weeks were up there I started Chesapeake this past Monday! I am going to love it. So many great benefits, people and such a fun atmosphere! I am getting my new schedule set up because now I have all these fun class options at lunch (Pilates, Zumba, body pump, yoga, maybe a dip in the Olympic size pool?) We will see, maybe this winter I will have a rockin' bod!




Besides all of our job changes things have been fun around here! Married life is such a blast! I laugh more than I've ever laughed, smiled more than I've ever smiled and dreamed more than I've ever dreamed! Of course Milly still runs this house...shes my baby girl!


We went to our first OU game this past weekend thanks to our friends Stuart and Stephanie!
They gave us free tickets that were awesome! Fun atmosphere and awesome football...but we are still raiders!

Fall is in the air and I feel it! I LOVE fall. Such a cozy feeling! We have already had pumpkin bread, burned Pumpkin spice candles everyday and I am loving all the decorating ideas on Pinterest (my bad obsession). So many cute clothes for fall coming out too! I am loving leopard, capes, orange and skinny pants lately. Here are my favorite finds for this fall:


My Tory Burch Eddie flats. These are SO comfy and are perfect for just about any outfit! I wear them almost everyday and they jazz up solids and are perfect for fall!


I love this Cassia jacket from Anthropologie! With skinny jeans and boots it will be great for fall weather!

So heres to fun shopping, football and new jobs! Fall is officially in the air!

The promise of Heaven.

What a week it has been. This weekend Trey and I lost our Poppy. It was very quick and unexpected. While we've had our many moments of sadness and tears we catch ourselves in awe of our wonderful maker. The Lord took Poppy away from his pain, sickness and weak body and made him new last night. We went to church this morning and the preacher mentioned angels, we both looked at each other in tears. God gave us those words to heal..angels.

This week we are going to Lubbock to spend time with family and man are we going to love on them. Life's so short and our loved ones are so precious. Sometimes we take for granted the joy of every second with family.

John 14: Let not your hearts be troubled. In my fathers house there are many rooms. If there weren't so, I wouldn't have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you. And after I go and prepare a place for you, I will come and get you so you can be with me.

Although it is very soon and unexpected we are so blessed our wedding was three weeks ago. Our family was together, laughing, hugging, taking tons of pictures and watching Trey and I promise we will always have each other. What a sweet blessing and memory those times will be!

On a lighter note: Trey and I are adjusting well in Oklahoma City. We've met some very sweet families, couples and friends. This past week my Meme and Dale came to visit and I took them on a tour! We went to the bomb museam, brick town, the mall and lake Hefner! I LOVED having them here! It was fun to have company in OUR home!

Last night we went out to eat and have wine with Stuart and Stephanie and had a blast! I slacked in taking pictures but I'll have some soon I pinky promise!

Until then...squeeze your family.

Oklahoma livin'

Yes, we have a blog! I cannot believe it has been almost a month from our wedding day! The wedding came so fast and before I blinked the night was over. I wish I had the chance to hug every single one of your necks because it was sure a joy to have all of you there. Some of your dance moves are keepers!

Our honeymoon was so awesome. St.Lucia is one seriously beautiful place. It was very different than I imagined, much more rain forest like! We were told to watch out for boa constrictors which of course made my panic attack chances just skyrocket...but no luck seeing those darling creatures!

As I sit here in my new house, with my new husband, in my new city I think about all the people and work it took to get us here! All of our wedding gifts have slowly been unpacked and the house is much more filled and precious than I could have hoped for. I feel very blessed.

Now for the good newlywed inside scoop I know you all are wondering....

First laundry load of the married life: I start the laundry load...no problem...dry the clothes no problem, take the laundry load out and there is black and white fuzzies all over EVERYTHING. I for the life of me cannot figure out what would be wrong?! I investigate and sure enough Trey leaves a shot glass wrapped in newspaper in his shorts. How I didn't catch it I have no idea but luckily his shot glass went unharmed, clothes washed again had no signs of newspaper (thank the lord), and a new random washed shot glass from St. Lucia sits in our house! I figure if it made it all the way back from St. Lucia and a washer and dryer it's definitely a trooper! Thanks Trey for hidden treasures in your pockets.

Our dog is still adjusting. If you look at my facebook mobile uploads you see that Milly is quite the diva to put it nicely. She oozes personality and she has had some funny adjustments in Oklahoma. Of course she follows me around like a shadow, but she has gotten better! I have a bad problem spoiling this little dog so maybe I'm the culprit! ;)

Next week I will be on the job hunt! I am not too sure what I want to do yet so I am going to extend my options. I love kids, design, people, creativity so hopefully I will find something that deals with any of that. I will keep you all updated on the search and find! Wish me luck!

Colossians 3:12-17

“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give." John 14:27


Startin our Oklahoma livin',
The Horkeys