God Blessed Texas...

Spring (Houston), Texas was my home for almost 9 years and I absolutely LOVED growing up here. I was blessed with amazing friends, an awesome school, a great neighborhood, and of course, my family all loved being there, too - with the exception of my dad and the hot, humid weather (hints the reason they are now in Colorado!). My sister, Sara, drove down from Austin to meet me there for Becky's wedding, and we spent a few hours reminscing memories - our old house, school, church, restaurants, friends, and more. We had so much fun. This is a picture of our old house...it was awesome. I forgot how nice of a house it was and how awesome of a neighborhood we lived in. God did bless Texas!

To top off our trip, Dustin was able to score a brand new Mustang for our rental car - at no extra charge - and was in Heaven all weekend. This is his favorite car and he's been dying to find a way to drive one recently. So these are just a couple of shots of us in front of the nice Mustang... and then one of Dustin driving it! =)

My Best Friend's Wedding

Rebecca Wilson married Daniel Berezoski on Saturday, November 22 in Houston! Congratulations you guys. Becky and I have been best friends for 16 years and it was so much fun being a part of her special day. It was a gorgeous wedding and everything went so well. Not only was it fun being a part of this wedding, but it was so great to come back to my old home and reconnect with so many old friends. I saw junior high and high school teachers, teammates and friends, fellow church-goers, and more. And one of the best parts - I got to introduce my amazing fiance, Dustin, to all of these people. I hardly ever go back to Texas since my family has been in Colorado for the last 8 years, so this was awesome.

Becky, I am so excited to have you be a part of my special day in 4 months. Miss you already!

Say a little prayer....

This morning, we ask that you join us in prayer for Nick, Dustin's chemo pal, who is undergoing surgery to remove another tumor. Nick is a 12 year old boy who has been battling cancer for years. He went through his second round of treatment this summer only to find out weeks ago that there is another tumor growing in his body. He is probably in surgery right now, so we ask that you pray with us for:

1. The doctors and nurses operating on him and taking care of him.
2. Strength for his body and mind as he continues this uphill battle.
3. Peace for his family as they question the events taking place right now.
4. Courage, perserverance, and comfort for Nick as he is exhausted and tired from this LONG fight.
5. Wisdom for those around him to move forward in the right way.
6. The PEACE that passes ALL understanding...the peace that only our Lord can bring.

The wait is OVER....

...we've set our wedding date! We are so excited. Let the planning BEGIN because it's less than 4 1/2 months away. It will be a small wedding, but we are so excited to celebrate this new journey in our lives with our family and friends.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween was pretty fun! We had to uphold the Pumpkin Carving Tradition even though Erinn and I went to J's football game instead of any Halloween parties. Here is a sweet pic of a sweet girl digging the pumpkin guts out!

Belos is the final product! It was worth it even if we only had it for 1 day before halloween...

And this is the Mars Blackman costume Erinn and I put together for me to wear to work...it's gotta be the shoes! Those shorts were pretty small...but I got some laughs for sure...every time I looked in the mirror!

Here is the real thing...
Love, D