Crystal and Haley say "I DO"

I'm back!!!! Miss me? Maybe, maybe not.

Well, as you know we have been very busy. My sister got married and it was a very lovely day. Probably the 2nd coolest wedding ever!!
{This is a picture from my friend Emily, it's my favorite. It's my Daddy with his 2 babies (Grandson Logan and Youngest Daughter Crystal).}
Tons of friends and family showed up for the glorious celebration of love! Friends and family from all around made the voyage to the center of the universe!! (it's true!) Anyway, a lot of work and love was put into this big day and my sister said, "It was all I had ever dreamed of!" And that is so true. The flowers were gorgeous and plentiful. The scenery was spectacular and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. They got married at Grandma Mac's backyard. {Here is a picture I had taken of the dock all dressed up for the occasion. You can just barley see the water fountain to the right.} Haley and Crystal's love filled the air. Kinda like how all the pollen filled Haley's nose; oh yeah, the poor kid, he was a mess, sneezing and nose running and eyes watering all day. But by the time he saw his bride walk down the long aisle filled with rose petals and leaves, he was all better. They exchanged vows and when it was time to give each other their rings, the girls played a trick. OH yeah, When Crystal turned to Amy for the ring, Amy looked a little confused and Amy turned to Emily and Emily turned to me and I turned to Elizabeth and luckily Eliz had the ring. Wow that was a close one. Well it made Crystal's little heart jump for a minute, but it was fun messin with her, and we got a little laugh from the crowd. Good stuff right there! The ceremony continued and the Crystal got a kiss and a new last name. It's official!
Good luck to Mr. and Mrs. Haley Gatewood!!!
I love you two!!

Lately we have been in recovery mode. And still trying to keep busy. OH yeah, and my hair still looks awesome! Thanks for all the comments. It's nice to know ppl care!

The New Do

I just went in for a trim. Picture before the Trim. And after the Cut!! What do you think?? A little bit shorter!
Yeah!

:)


More importantly, Todd loves it...and so do I.

I just love my friend Carrie Haase, my stylist! You can find her at Main Street Salon in Nixa, MO. Thanks Carrie!!! Even my Grandma loves it. A+

--as far as everything else in life, stay tuned. I promise a new post will come after the big wedding. My sister will be saying "I do" to Haley and vice versa! September 22. That means the big bachelorette party this weekend!!! (Don't worry Dad, no boys allowed. And yes I will take care of my baby sister.) Hey friends, check out Crystal and Haley's website, see the side panel for the link....it's easy to find.

HUMMMM??

Here's a good one for ya...just the other day this happened at work. I swear.

During break time at work the guys play a fast game of poker. I'm not sure how they do this but it is done. Some play with quarters, and others like to play all in on the last hand. I have not witnessed the game or their style (I might be able to take them...who knows) Anywho, this week one of the guys that plays off and on (we will call him Steve) walked up to another guys who used to play but hasn't in a while (we will call him Chad) and said...

Steve: Hey, why haven't you been playing lately?
Chad: Well I quit.
Steve: You quit! You quit playing poker?
Chad: Yeah, well I've quit a lot of things...Poker, Cussin, Drinkin, Smokin. I've started to go to church, so I quit all those things.
Steve: Well I go to church, and I still play poker.
Chad: Yeah, but I listened.

What a story. Now Steve left laughing and thought that was just pretty good. I guess if you gotta change your life around sometimes is easiest to just quit all the bad habits or the habits that cause the most trouble in your life. As for me, it sounds like there's an open seat during break time!! Gotsta go!!

It's HOT out here!

HELLO! It's over 100 degrees out there! What is this world coming to? I am no longer freezing in my office. For those that doen't know my office (just my area) has been freezing for most of the summer. The thermostat is set on 74 and it is the coldest 74 ever. Now we have it set on 72 and it can't even get cold enough to reach 74. Now my office is just the right temp. Just perfect. As for my car when I get off work it takes about half of my 20 min drive to cool that sucker off...and I have that aluminum windshield proctector thingy up all day (so I can touch the steering wheel without burning my hands!!).

And yes, we still play tennis out in this heat! Usually its when the sun is down, Hey we might be crazy, but we're not That Crazy! I must say we are getting a little bit better with tennis these days. I think it has a lot to do with my awesome new pink head band that I wear! Oh yeah, I'm stylin!

Beach Bummm

This is my wonderful nephew LOGAN. This is his first trip to the Beach!!! Florida Beach in fact! Our friend Amy is getting married on the beach today! So the "lucky" friends and family that were able to take off work and go vacation and celebrate the marriage of Amy and Colin are bummin on the sand. Lucky for me Eliz is a wonderful Sis-In-Law and she sent me a couple of pics (this is from yesterday, Thurs)...I thought I would share with my blog friends! Doesnt' this pic just make you want to be there saying "OK Logan, Throw me the Ball!!" How adorable! How lucky! I just love this kid! When we lived in Springfield, I would take the hour drive for granted so we didn't travel home very often. Now that we are a few more hours away (4) I wish I could travel to see this little guy grow up more often. He is constantly getting bigger and bigger. Turning into a young boy. What a gooob! Ok, just a week before I can hug his little body!!!! Can't wait!

Freedom Celebration

July 4, 2007

Todd and I were able to just hang out at the house all day together! It was wonderful to have a day off at the same time! I prepared a feast (chicken cordon bleu, corn on the cob, & peas) for all the Ferguson's!! (all us meaning all 4 of us to the left, Todd, Me, Rachael and Shane). We ate and then waited around until 8 to show up at the mall for B'ville's Firework show. Note pic at right, we are hanging out waiting on darkness to hit so fireworks can explode!! We had a lot of fun together and you can read more about our fun adventure on Shane and Rachael's website (link to the right). Plus this pic is stolen from there...thanks brother! They have an awesome new camera and we managed to get all 4 of us in a pic at an arm's length away. Nice camera!! Anywho we waited and waited and waited around for the show to start and finally a little after 10 the parking lot lights turned black and the show began. The best part was Shane commentating the event! He was so excited about the big booms that shook the truck and pounded your soul. It was awesome!

2007 4th of July was different than our usual celebration. Usually for the 4th we head to Todd's dad's for a huge family and friend celebration bbq. We would eat brats, chicken, hamburgers, etc and all the fixins plus more dessert. Once we would get full of food we would play some backyard ferguson volleyball. That is always loads of fun, like 10 ppl on a team, no lines just judgement calls. Sometimes we get the guns out and have target practice down the hill. Safety first of course! Once the sun goes down it's time for the guys to get all their firecrackers ready to shoot. We would eat some more goodies and set our lawnchairs up...at a safe distance from the crazy boys with punks. OOs and Awws and booms and bangs fill the air with the traditional laughter of love. I love this holiday!!! But this year it just wasn't the same. You know what they say....maybe next year! I hope so!

Happy 40th!!

Happy 40th post to me. Happy 40th post to me. Happy happy happy. Happy 40th post to me.

Now that my song is out of the way I can get down to business! I encourage my readers to check out Todd's blog as he has posted some pics from our trip to Wichita!! Great adventures! And never a dull moment as we act wacky crazy like dorks. yep that would be our middle name...dork!

So not much to write about since it has been either rainy or crazy hot in B'ville. Let me tell you when it rain it pours! When the sun it out, the sun is indeed out and bright and hot.

We have been watching Tennis on tv and we are inspired! Tonight we are going to the courts. Is that like going to the mattresses? Like I said...dork.

To my friends and family who read, WE MISS YOU! See you soon.