Life in Fast Forward...

With the holidays behind us and a new year coming we are anticipating many changes and couldn't be happier. This baby will be here so soon and I am starting to get overwhelmed with the idea of being a mother. I worry if I will be able to meet all of my sons needs and how I will be able to juggle daily life along with running a full time business with my husband. I know that God never gives us more than we can handle and he chose this timing for a reason, it's just a little scary at times. Aside from that we are soo excited and anxious for the arrival of our little Preston Carter. I can't wait to see what he will look like, what his little personality will be and how he will fit in to our lives.

Our crib is coming tomorrow and after that we will have everything we need for him to be here. I cannot believe how fast time has flown by and that he will be here so soon. Tyler and I are enjoying our last nights of quiet simplicity in front of the TV and squeezing as many date nights in as possible. Soon our lives will encompass a new life..one that we made together. It is so bizarre and wonderful to think about.

Along with the arrival of this little one, Tyler has been promoted to District Coordinator over a block of business starting January 1st. I am so proud of him and know that he will do such a good job. He has always been a great leader so this will be perfect for him. We will still continue with the major medical and group dental that we have been doing so far. Also, there is no deployment in sight as we had feared earlier in the year. One that was scheduled for his unit in October has been completely canceled (a total answer to prayer).

If you are reading this please keep us in your prayers as we prepare for the arrival of our son. Pray that he is healthy and happy and that we can keep our sanity when we aren't sleeping and adjusting to this new life. Can't wait to see what other exciting things are coming in the new year.

This past year has involved lots of change and getting adjusted to life in New Mexico (for all you Texans it's not as bad as you think...we are actually very happy here) God has blessed us in so many ways this year and we are very thankful for all of the wonderful things that he has done for us.

Posting a few pics from Christmas....

So bad about posting...

I am so bad about posting but I wanted to update everyone on what is going on with Tyler and I. As most people know we are expecting a little boy in February and are so excited! It was a total shock at first but now that the shock has worn off we are just getting anxious to meet this little guy. We have been busy busy since I last posted so I will give a quick update on what has been going on with us. Tyler has continued pursuing his Aflac business and I have joined him full time. It really takes 2 people to run a full time insurance agency so that has been our project. It has really helped our marriage because we are working toward the same goals and we get to be together all the time and make our own schedules. We really enjoy it because every week is different and we are able to meet the true needs of people. Tyler has also become a broker with Delta Dental and Lovelace which is a major medical provider in New Mexico. Also, we just got our first official office. No more working out of our home which will hopefully equal being more productive.

We are continuing to make new friends here and have found the most amazing church full of wonderful people. It is a blessing that God provided a church that fits us so perfectly. Since we have been in Albuquerque we have really grown to enjoy the town/landscape everything about it. The hardest part for us has been the real estate around here. For starters it is way expensive...we are so used to the Texas real estate market that it was jaw-dropping everytime we saw the price of a house. We are not very fond of the southwest style but are getting more and more used to it. Our plan was to buy a house in February but due to a little bundle of joy that is headed our way we are pushing it off to the summer.

Since my last post we have been all over the place. We love traveling and thankfully we got to do a lot of it over the summer. We'll have to put traveling on hold until the baby is old enough to go everywhere with us. A little bit about our adventures....

In April we road-tripped it to California and made a detour to Vegas on the way. I went back to Vegas with Cheri in May and that was a lot of fun...immediately after that we went to Puerto Vallarta for an Aflac trip that Tyler qualified for. Sara got to go with us and we had an absolutely amazing time. I then went to float the river for Tara's Bachelorette weekend which was soo much fun. We drove to Lbk for Shae's wedding then to Arlington for the 4th of July. Our next trip was to Ruidoso for a weekend and then to Altanta for another trip that Tyler qualified for. After that we decided to take one last trip to the Bahamas as our "babymoon" before little Preston gets here. Last but not least we spent labor day in Ouray, CO with Tyler's parents and aunt and uncle. In between all of that we have been back and forth to Lubbock and Farmington working. Wow! I seriously got tired just writing all of that!!! Well maybe God is sending this baby to get us to stay put for a little while. One thing is for sure that we have been so blessed and are looking forward to what life holds. Since we aren't going anywhere anytime soon maybe I will blog on a more regular basis. The pictures are from are adventures over the last few months.

It has been way to long since I have posted anything. I will quickly update this just to let everyone know what is going on with Tyler and I. After finishing up at A&M, Tyler and I moved to Albuquerque, NM for Tyler's AFLAC business. We never in a million years thought that we would enjoy it as much as we do. We are as shocked as anyone. It also is not as cold as we thought it was either. It has only snowed two times in three months here and it has been feeling more like spring lately. We miss our friends from TX a lot but have been making new friends here. I love that I am so much closer to Lubbock now. I recently got a job with an entertainment company through a friend of Tyler's parents. I am their manager of marketing and events and have really flexible hours which is great. I also just took and passed my health and life exam and will be able to start selling Aflac when I am not working for King Mobile. Once we get some free time, we are planning to start hiking and fishing and being more outdoorsy. There are so many outdoor things to do here so we are planning to get into that. Anyway this is just a small update about our lives! The pic is from a recent skiing trip that we went on to Telluride, CO.