Happy Birthday, Ryan!

I can guarantee Ryan won't read my blog, but just in case, HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY!! (He is the one in the front.)




So the weather in Houston has been gloomy and it is making me a little gloomy! I'm so bored and I don't want to do anything! I sit here thinking of all of the things I could be doing and none of them sound that important...except wedding planning but I guess I'm just waiting to win the lottery before I get started. I also sit here and am thinking about how much I miss my friends back home! I have been talking to them a lot and makes me miss them even more!

Anyway, although I miss my friends back home, I do have a great support system here. Dustin's family and the friends I have made through him are all really great! I don't think I would make it here in Houston without all of them. I am also trying to get more involved in things here so I should stay busy....it's so weird without Jadyn here! I just realized this is probably the first time I have been bored in months! We were always doing things when she was here and staying busy entertaining her! haha! I guess now I am going to have to find new ways to stay busy.

Last night I heard a rumor that people actually read my blog. I instantly felt really bad because I post things about once a week. The last time I posted something, it was 2 sentences...so I will try to stay loyal to my readers and post more! (K, so I will try not to flatter myself!)

OH! I love to post pictures, but this time, you will have to click on the link to view this one. Dustin and I went out on a date last night to an Astros game and there is a guy that takes pictures of as many people as possible and then posts them on the fanfoto page. Beware of the margaritas...Dustin bought both of us one and it was really good! I'm usually not a big fan of margaritas, but it was really tasty! I asked if there was any alcohol in them and he didn't know...well, after I drank it, I could tell there was definitely some alcohol in that thing! Wait a few hours before driving if you have one of those...luckily, I didn't have to worry about that. Anyway, here is the link:

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGalleryPhoto.asp?evgroupid=0&userid=astrosstaffevents&gallery_id=1750829&image_id=1&pos=2

sorry, I tried to insert the link so you can just click on it, but it didn't show up when I published the blog. You will just have to copy and paste! Sorry!

Pictures!!

Sneak peeks are up! We get the rest in a day or so. I think I look weird in a couple of them, but oh well! Enjoy!

www.kdloftisphotography.com/blog

boooo...

No sneek peak yet! The photographer hasn't emailed me yet. She says she puts sneak peaks on her blog but she doesn't have them up yet! I wasn't too anxious before but now I'm getting a little impatient.

I was supposed to go meet my sister in San Antonio but her hubby got sick. We were going to shop for wedding/bridesmaid dresses, but that's a no go! I am getting frustrated because I don't have a date! I don't have a place! I don't even have my wedding party yet (I have people in mind of course;0). Is this normal??

Since I am not going to San Antonio this weekend, I am going to meet Dustin at the bay house. Poor me! Last weekend, Dustin caught a big 'ol Red fish. I caught a medium size fish and Jadyn caught a little bitty fish.







I am going to start packing. I came home early, but not early enough to miss traffic. I hope everyone has a fun and SAFE weekend! Don't drink and drive!!

A New Life

Babies are beautiful. Congratulations to Bryon and Brittany Frank (Brittany is Dustin's cousin). They had their first baby together tonight. Her name is Presley and she weighs 8 lbs 15 oz. We got to be 2 of the first few people that saw her in her first few minutes of life. She is so beautiful! She was very entertaining with all of her funny faces. I took pictures with my phone...




So engagement pictures went well I think. We don't get to see them for another week so that kind of stinks but I'm not too worried. Since I was in kindergarten, I could never find the right outfit for school pictures and my mom would always make me wear something that I did not want to wear. Well, no wonder she MADE me wear what she picked out. I can't seem to picture what I want to wear. I'm not kidding when I say I was changing shirts 1 minute before I walked out the door for pictures. I was almost in tears on the way because I was so mad at myself for not being able to just pick something simple. Instead, I wore this shirt that I wear to work frequently. It is collared and has a ruffle on it...a ruffle! For my engagement pictures! I have known about pictures for 3 weeks and I didn't even have my outfits sorted out. What is wrong with me??? I was able to take another outfit, but instead of taking a whole other outfit, I took one other shirt. I thought that shirt was cute but I wore it with the same jeans and crappy shoes. I had these cute khaki pants I wanted to wear and I didn't take them. Can I rewind back to Saturday and take these all over again? The only good thing that came out of Saturday was I had my makeup done. I met a girl at the Cos Bar in the Woodlands and she said she would do my make up anytime. She did a great job! OH and I found Jadyn a cute outfit too. Maybe I was just focusing too much on what she wanted to wear. Yes, that has to be it...I was worried about Jadyn because she wanted to wear the crazy purple, blue and pink dress with bows all over it. Instead I had her wear a jean skirt with a white shirt with little gems on it. So everyone looked great except me with my big ruffles. Go figure! Sorry Mom for all the crap I have given you about clothes. Why can't we just wear the same thing everyday like the Flintstones?

Stay tuned and I will give you directions on how to look at the pictures once I get them. Again, CONGRATULATIONS Brittany and Bryon and another Congratulations to Linda and Bob. Linda and Bob are grandparents for the first time!

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!