I'M STILL HERE

I am SO SORRY I haven't been able to blog in forever!!

I started law school in August and life has been CRAZY ever since. I got a message from a friend the other day asking if I was still alive, to which I responded yes, but more in a robot form. Law school has literally taken over my life!
Here is the quick update:
I cut my hair (see above)
We are really settling into the new house :) we now have curtains and are almost done with painting
John shot his first buck of the season
and Itty Bitty is as lazy as ever

I haven't been able to hang out with all of my friends, and I do miss you guys! When Christmas break comes, after I recooperate from finals, we will all have to get together.
I hope everyone is doing well. I'll write more when I get a chance.

WHAT A WEEKEND

After the lake, we all went home and crashed until 11:00 on Saturday. We totally had the lazy bug and stayed home all day, it was so nice! John did manage to wash the boat, and then the rain came so we watched 3 movies back-to-back with Aaron and Claire.
My mom got me a pair of Sperrys on Saturday!! I have wanted them for so long!!


On Sunday after church, John and I had lunch with my parents (which is when I got the shoes) and then we went to run errands. John got me a TomTom!! He said I had to have one if I was going to lawschool in Houston, so he talked me into it. It has so many safety features (like calling the nearest police station and telling your exact location) and it's so nice because I'm terrible with directions and don't know my way around Houston.

4TH OF JULY

So, for the 4th we went out on the boat with my parents, Aaron and Claire. Out of all of us, a camera did not end up on the boat, so I cannot prove anything, but it's all true :)

We hadn't been at Pine Island long when we noticed some very dark clouds. By the time we got in the boat (which only took about 5 min) there were huge thunder heads above us and the wind was rocking the boat. We barely made it in the boat and got her started when another boat was almost thrown into us from the wind. We couldn't go anywhere because the water had gotten so choppy so, we had to sit the storm out on the water being tossed around like little rag dolls- or so it seemed. Luckily, John had been in that type of situation before and knew what to do to keep us steady as possible and kept most of the waves from coming onboard.

By the time we made it back to the house, the water on that side of the lake was as smooth as glass. So, we busted out the tube and skies and the wake board. Claire and I had gotten so cold from the storm, and the lack of sunsine, that we were hudled up in towels. But, we all still had so much fun and it was great to get away for the day.

We had matching shirts!!

Carter was so cute!!

Yeah for sparklers!

My camera didn't take pretty pictures of the fireworks, but it was so gorgeous! We could see fireworks going off all around the lake. The boys had fun with their fireworks, and found out that if you throw the artillery shells in the water, they still shoot up and spray over the lake.

IN OTHER NEWS...

CONGRADUALATIONS to my cousin Jennifer, who got engaged on July 4th!! Kenny proposed during a dinner cruise around the bay :) They plan to tie-the-knot on February 7th.

A NIGHT IN THE ALLEN HOUSE

Last night I was so proud of myself, I haven't had a lot of time to cook since we've been in the new house, and I thought our dinner was pretty, so I took a pic. It was pecan-crusted tilapia, broccoli and new potatoes with a side salad.

I couldn't get my flash off, so it's blury :(

I discovered that Itty Bitty loves salad!

Here is where she was the other night when we couldn't find her! Cuddled up in a blanket on the floor and had her head burried, snoring up a storm :)

CHAIN O LAKES, ROUND TWO

This past weekend a hole herd of us went to Chain O Lakes and rented the most amazing log cabin. We had so much fun! John and I had gone in March for our anniversary, so we talked everyone else into going back with us.

We had 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms
This is the Master

Me and John had a four poster bed!

You can kinda see the kitchen and dining room
Looking into the living room

The fish I caught!
Matt Corso's fish
We had a bridge leading to an island with a fire pit

John's bass
Me and Claire

Taylor, John, Me, Claire, Aaron, Carter and that's Adam in the back

We are missing Stefanie, Matt Corso and Matt Farny in the pic
John and Nina Allen, Rowena and Don Hayes, Tom and Debbie Hall
Matt Farny, John and Carter trying to catch a turtle
The swimming pool

A turtle we helped cross the road
Aaron, Claire and I riding in the back of Adam's truck

We had so much fun! We swam, rode bikes (that was interesting because it's been SO long since I've riden a bike), fished, slept late and took naps, ate some good grub and played with Aligators!! We were having so much fun that I forgot to bring my camera to take pics of everything.

WEDDINGS GALORE!

Here are some pictures from Amanda's wedding

Joelle and Ella

She is so precious!!

It took all of us girls to help put lotion on her legs!

The tearful groom
Kiss Kiss
Me and my groomsman


The first dance
Just Married!!







I went to 2 weddings back-to-back. Amanda and Jeremy were married on June 7 in Dallas, and Mark and Lorrie were married n June 14 in Baton Rouge. Congrats to both of the happy couples!

I was Amanda's Matron of Honor, and I have a few pics now, I'll get the rest up later.

For her batchlorette party, we went to eat at Oliver Garden and went to a jazz concert in Downtown Dallas.

Our Tea Party Luncheon

Amanda getting her pedicure the morning of the wedding

SAN ANTONIO

We had so much fun last week in San Antonio!! We all needed a break so badly. A ton of us went and had a 3 bedroom suite, it was huge! It was great to get caught up on sleep :) The resort had a lazy river, 2 water slides and the coolest pools! I also took daily naps in the hammocks and managed to not get sunburnt the whole trip (thanks to SPF 50!!)
Our last day we went to Sea World, so naturally I came home tired from vacation- how does that always happen??

The lazy river

Mom and Carter

Me and my hunny

In this pic: My mom, Aunt Tammy, Jennifer, Eric, Carter and Uncle Max

John, Megan and Orry on a water ride at Sea World

Shamu!!

Carter was too little to ride, so he took a pic instead

Not a very good pic, but his is the top of one of the resort's water slides

Resting...ahhh

Aren't my parents cute!!