Girls just want to have fun!

Jadyn's time is coming to an end. She leaves back to Pennsylvania on Sunday. Dustin got us pedicures so we went yesterday. She got a manicure too....



This is the picture we took for her mom.

I don't have anything to report. We are taking pics on Saturday and then I will either post the pictures or post the web address. 2009 is mov'n really fast. I kind of need it to slow down a little bit!

Picture perfect...but not until next week!

Jadyn a couple of months ago...she lost a tooth.


On Wednesday night, Dustin, Jadyn and I went to a Houston Astros game. I LOVE going to games. They are so much fun...of course I'm not the one spending the money ($75 for a hotdog and beer sounds just about right!) Jadyn had been at Aunt Cinda's and wasn't feeling very good. She felt a little better so we went ahead and went to the game. While we were at the game, she fell asleep so we left. That night, she barely made it home and vomited everywhere. Ever since then, she has been sleeping/throwing up. I feel really bad for her. Dustin took her to the doctor yesterday and she definitely has a virus! I hadn't seen her since Wednesday night because she has been sleeping so much. I am with her right now and she is feeling much better. Engagement pictures have been rescheduled anyway! The photographer encouraged us to reschedule which is understandable since we didn't know if Jadyn was going to be better. We are just going to take the pictures next weekend.

Still no venue. Honestly, I haven't been trying too hard. Enough about that...there are just way too many options. It's times like this I wish I lived in a SMALL town where there are very few options. In a small town, yards are big enough to have the wedding right at home!!

If you have planned a wedding, have you ever thought of how you were going to exit the reception? My sister rode off into the sunset with her new hubby on a motorcycle! This ones for you, Christopher, even though you don't read my blog!





I love posting pictures so here is one of little J Money...(Jadyn's nick name for those of you who don't really get it!)

A long road ahead.

Today my friend, Laurie and I went to check out a place where Dustin and I can get married. There was a bridal show at a country club. From the looks of it on the internet, it was a very nice country club. It was 50 miles away but I thought it was worth checking out. Well, we pulled up and there wasn't even a "club." There was no building like it showed on the internet. It was a tent like thing. It was a permanent tent with doors. The carpet was gross and the dance floor looked a little...uneven? There was about 15 vendors there so we decided to give them a try. It was when we had to use the bathroom when I decided there was NO WAY I was going to have my wedding at this place...the bathroom was a porta-potty outside! In their defense, it was a nice porta-potty...one where there are actually stalls inside. The thing is...there is a GOOD chance I will be wearing a big dress and how am I going to go to the bathroom? Besides that, I don't want my wedding being remembered as the wedding with the porta-potty. I have a budget, but you still don't have to worry about going to the bathroom in a porta-potty if you are a guest at my wedding!

There were some pretty interesting vendors there too. I really wish I could have taken a picture of the cake vendor. Let's just say I got his business card to make sure I DIDN'T use him. It took all of me not to laugh while he was trying to give away a grooms cake for my wedding. He couldn't pay me to have that cake at my wedding. Then there was the photographer. I could have taken better pictures with my camera phone. His pricing started at $3,000...seriously? Really? Is that necessary? Is this a joke? Anyway, I have a long road ahead. There are tons of places to get married...which one do I pick?

One of my favorite past times is the movie, Annie. Jadyn started singing one of the songs today and I chimed in. I didn't know that movie was still around! We are actually watching it right now so I better go. Stay posted...

3 of my favorite pics!



Me and my 2 sisters at my sisters wedding.


My sister is asking me if I have Christopher's ring...and I didn't! This was RIGHT BEFORE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE.


The 3 KILLOUGH SISTAS!

I love pictures!

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First Steps

Dustin with his cousin, Brandon and his friend, Brandon. Suzie posted some of wedding pics and so I looked through my pictures from her wedding and his is what I found.


We finally took the first step towards being a married couple...we SCHEDULED ENGAGEMENT PICTURES! Whew! That was hard! We are going to have them done the evening of Saturday, August 22. The photographer (Sarah Paul's friend) says the lighting is at its best and it won't be so hot. We are still deciding where we are going to take the pictures. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. I have a couple of ideas of my own, but of course I am not a native here and don't have a lot of ideas or even know the best places out there! I also need ideas on what to wear! Jadyn already offered a couple of her items, but I told her I was thinking of buying something new...I didn't know what else to say to such a nice offer! The photographer is going to brainstorm too. I am going to go look at at least one place this week with or without someone...who is sick. Do I have any volunteers?

I love looking at people's pictures, so here is a fun one...


My nephews and me. There is one more nephew somewhere...


He is getting a hair cut and he is NOT happy! Obviously the bottle isn't helping...but don't mind me...I was just snapping pictures on my blackberry why the poor guy cried his eyes out!

It is way past my bed time. I keep trying to get up early in the morning to go run, but it just doesn't happen. I am really good about going after work so I should probably just stick to that time. We'll see.

In the meantime...

While I am procrastinating on the wedding, here is another post about nothing! I am (or should be) a member of IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management). I say "should be" because I filled out an application to be a member and either the companies admin hasn't paid, or it's lost. Anyway, I still go to the luncheons and they are once a month. Well, this month's luncheon was on Tuesday at the downtown Aquarium. It was very nice...$50/person nice (don't worry, I'm not spending my wedding budget...my company pays for it.) We eat the nice, extravagent meal and then we hear a guest speaker talk for 15 minutes and then we are done! I car pool with a couple of girls, so after the luncheon, we went and toured the Wellsfargo tower. It's one of two of the taller buildings in Houston and it is shaped like a dollar sign. My company used to manage the building so one of the girls used to work there...actually, it's the girl that refered me to this job! The Chief Engineer took us to the roof 992 feet high. I would hate to be the window washer...



This picture shows the Toyota Center.



I took this picture because we are on the highest building. I can see the building I use to work in (it has the cathedryl looking knob at the top...very tiny from here.)



You can see the Chase building in this picture. I should have taken a picture of the whole thing. It was just so bright, I couldn't really see what I was including in the picture. When you are that high up, you are that much closer to the sun. By the time I was done, I was a sweaty mess. I'm sure I smelled and looked real nice when I got back to my office.

That's all for today! I am making an appointment to go see the venue we like next week. I will keep you posted!

WOW...!

I gave a little test...I didn't write a blog for one week and I could really tell who my REAL readers were! I was asked why I hadn't written anything from only a select few which is very disappointing! Just kidding-it seems like just yesterday I was writing my last blog. I really haven't had anything going on. I feel like I am in a rut. We still don't have a venue. We plan on looking at a venue sometime during lunch, but Dustin and I both have lunch meetings and such for the next couple of days.

I did find something to write about...I never really said anything because my mother would think I was crazy...and I am, but I had good reason. When I first moved to Houston, I didn't have my little Max because he was with my Grandma. I was a little lonely. One day Dustin and I went to the grocery and this little girl was giving away kittens. Key words-GIVING AWAY. I knew I was crazy when I got home and this little fur ball wouldn't stop meowing. Poor little guy was looking for his family! We took him to the vet for a check up and got him all of his kitty shots and deworming meds (just to be sure). At first, life was a little scary living with this little rat. He would hide behind corners and jump out and attach your leg as you walked by. Well, after he got through the kitten months, he turned out to be a handsome and affectionate cat. If you didn't know I had a cat, you are probably wanting to ask, "Well, what about Max??" Max and the kitty LOVE each other! They play, snuggle and they even fight. I feel better during the day because Max isn't so lonely while I am at work. What is the kitty's name?? His name is Itty Bitty Kitty. I call him Kitty. Turns out, he was too young to leave his mother and he was LITTLE. I have a lot of room in my heart for animals and I just couldn't live without him! If I had room, I would probably have more pets.



This is a sure way to steer my family away. They will not come visit me now that they know I have a cat! They didn't mind Max, but everyone is allergic to cats. I'm usually the one to go visit anyway.





BTW-I didn't forget about a picture for my last post...I'm just waiting.