Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!! I love this holiday because it is the day before my birthday... but also don't love it so much because my parents named me Jaclyn and being named Jaclyn has left me being called jack-o-lantern on this wonderful day. So I hate to break the news for those people who think they are really creative coming up with this but it stopped being original in the second grade! Chris thinks its just hilarious to call me this but I guess I will just have to get over it!

I miss trick-or-treating! I guess it would be frowned upon for me to dress up tonight and go door to door but I think it would be lots of fun! I will settle for handing out candy to all the cute little kids who come to the door!

Side Note --- My wedding dress came in!! I am so excited to go try it on! It is getting closer and closer! Kind of scary!

HOpe everyone is having a terrific day and I love you!!

The Power Shower

Well we had our first shower this weekend! IT was awesome!! We got so many great gifts and got to see and meet lots of fun people! Little Savannah Grace stole the show!
She was adorable! I won't gab I will just show you pictures! Love yall!

Amazing Grace

"Well the thing I find most amazing
In amazing grace
Is the chance to give it out
Maybe that's what love is all about"
-Brandon Heath "I'm Not Who I Was"

These words have just stuck with me the last couple days. Something I definitely need to be better about is giving grace out to those who hurt me. We are to try and to become more Christ like and he shows grace on everyone, no matter what they have done, no matter if they believe in him or not. How mind blowing is that. Even the people who speak out against him are shown the amazing grace of Jesus every breath they take. That is such an incredible revelation and yet I find it so hard to extend grace and mercy sometimes to the people who I love. The lyrics to this song are so awesome, they really struck me hard. We are giving chances to give out amazing grace. God is letting us take a part in his purpose, in his plan. He is using us, he doesn't need us, but he uses us. The instances where we can show his amazing grace to others are a gift from God, a platform to show His love, grace and mercy. He is extending us a part in his masterpiece, and when I look at it this way, why would I ever turn down an opportunity to be a part of His plan. And yet I do when I let pride take over, and boy do I let pride take over sometimes. Anyways, just thinking and so amazed at the way God moves and works in our lives!

Hope everyone is having a good day so far! Love you all!

Study Break

Well I don't really have much to say, just wanted to take a study break so I am on here now! The bridesmaids dresses are in! I'm so excited to finally have some stuff coming together. We have the decorations for the reception all done too! I think we are at the 3 1/2 month mark so that is good we are getting all this stuff together.
Chris is going on his bachelor trip weekend on Thursday. Its kind of weird! He wanted to golf so they had to do it early but it is so crazy that all of this is starting! The next weekend is our first shower! AH! Well I hope that everything is going great and that you guys are having a good week.

BOOMER SOONER

Well we BEAT TEXAS!!! Don't get me wrong I love the state of Texas .... but the University of Texas, well thats another story!! We had a blast seeing old friends and getting to be part of our school for a weekend again!! Friday night I got to see Jaclyn which was awesome because I miss that girl so much! Saw Courtney, Aaron Chass and Joey as well the majority of the weekend!! Chris' brother Ryan goes to UT so we got to hang out with him a little on Friday night! We had a fun fun weekend! And OU winning today just topped it off!! Boomer Sooner ... and in the words of the Sooners ..... Texas Sucks!!! Love you guys!!Chris and I at Texas Land and Cattle Friday night for dinner!!!
Jaclyn and I in the West End Friday night!!Chris and I with Ryan in the West End!!

Exhausted

Well I am exhausted and today is my longest day of the week. Ah! I feel like I have been going non stop the last couple days and this weekend is OU/TX which means no sleep for sure, AND sunday we have a jammed packed day as well. Oh well I love to be busy but sometimes I love to sleep. And poor Chris has a bad cough so that makes it not so much fun. On another note we are so excited to see our friends this weekend that we haven't seen in FOREVER!! Both of my roommates will be here which I am so fired up about! Friday we are going out to eat with Courtney Aaron and Chassity and Joey. I don't know when the last time we did that was! Saturday we are going to beat Texas and then not gonna lie I am going to sleep! Hopefully there will be no celebrating involved in that victory ... I promise I am a true Sooner just a very tired one! So this weekend is going to be lots of fun!

I'm learning so much in my classes! It is so much fun getting to go to DTS and be involved in all the things that go along with that. I have to remind myself how lucky I am everyday just so I won't take one second for granted like I did at OU. I remember when I graduated OU looking around thinking there is no way I was here for four years, I didn't feel like it left the impression on me I thought college would. I am determined to not let that happen to me now. Even though it is not like being in college I am surrounded by people I know i could have deep lifetime friendships with, and they would be based on Christ instead of earthly things. That is incredible to be immersed in an environment like that, and i am going to take advantage of it!
Along those lines Chris and I visited a small group last Sunday and we loved it. Chris is just a natural in those environments as we all know! He has never met a stranger I am convinced of it! I have a little harder time not being shy and opening up but again with God's strength this is something I am trying harder at!! We had a speaker in one of my classes on Tuesday and he said "There are no strangers in the world just friends we have not met yet".

Hope everyone has had a great week so far and that this weekend you will be rooting for our Sooners!! Love you all!!!