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Gulf Shores 2009

"Let's Give Them Something to Talk About"

Danielle's Baby Shower
2009 Premier Designs National Rally

Premier Designs Founder, Andy Horner

They all have my heart...

New Orleans trip

Hope you enjoyed! As you can see, July and August were very eventful, yet exciting months!

Congrats Ashlie and Jacob!

Well this weekend in N.O. was so much fun, and was filled with excitement! Ashlie and Jacob are soon to be Mr. and Mrs.! I am so happy for them, and am looking foward to the planning! Ashlie, you will be such a beautiful bride, and like I told you yesterday, I couldn't have prayed for a more wonderful husband for my friend! I love ya'll!

On a random note, I have been really thinking hard about something that I want to do again. Something that was my passion for over 16 years. Something I was good at. Something that made me so happy (and skinnier). Ballet. I know ya'll are doing one of two things right now. You are either laughing histarically at this insane thought, or you are picturing the ballerina hippos from "Fantasia". I don't blame you, cause I will look like that. Well, I am really getting serious about taking an adult class once or twice a week somewhere. I haven't even looked into places, or prices. I miss it so much, and want to get back into it to help my figure, my stress, and my flexibilty and health. Ballet was great for all of that. Not to mention the calorie burning, and the cardio. Tommy said he is supportive, and would love to see me do it. Of course, I don't really want to get into the performances, 8 + classes a week, or competitions like I used to, but just one class a week, or two just for my own good and enjoyment.

Hope everyone is having a good week! I promise to have a huge picture post soon.

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday

Well, I went to my doctor this morning for the first check up since I found out I had an ectopic pregnancy. I can't even believe its been 3 months since I found out what was going on. At that point, I was 7 weeks. I can't help but think about the fact that if I had a normal pregnancy, I would either know, or be soon finding out the sex. I know God had different plans though. Anyway, back to the doctor visit. She did a regular check up. Also, she told me that she is a little concerned about my left tube being irregular, or malfunctioned, or not functionally right, and that being the reason for the ectopic pregnancy. We won't know till we look at it. In roughly 2 weeks, when I start my next cycle, I have to call the nurse and let her know. She will then schedule an outpatient procedure in radiology for me on day 8-10 of my cycle. I will know the exact day and time in a couple of weeks. They will run a catheter through my tubes and run dye in them. I will be able to see this as well on a screen. We will not only be able to see if there is any tissue left, but we will also be able to see if my tube(s) are normal. If it is not, then we will have to schedule surgery to have my tube removed. I can still conceive with just one. Lets hope I at LEAST have one good tube. If the test shows that both of my tubes or normal and healthy, then we can try as soon as we want! I will get the results immediately.

I will be so glad when this is all over.

Things I am excited about:

• this weekend in N.O. (Nick's going away bbq, and the zoo or aquarium)
• girl's night(s)
• new dresses
• getting plugged in again in choir
• more jewelry coming in my mail
• Roman's Bible study
• the Fall being the beginning of a new and hopefully better season. Fall is my favorite time of year anyway.
  
• Blue Bayou
• upcoming jewelry shows
• LSU football season
• fishing trip with Dad
• planning vacations this coming year
• meeting Jonah Christopher Jenkins at any minute!
  

Since Everyone Else Has Done It...

25 Random Things

1.  I live across the street from my best friend.

2. Tommy and had met at a wedding we walked together as bridesmaid and groomsmen in, but didn't talk to each other or go out for a few months later.  

3.  I don't drink milk.  Ever.  

4.  I LOVE sushi.

5.  I love Family Guy.

6.  I love the Wii.

7.  I seriously am a shopaholic.    My name is Lauryn, and its only been 5 days since I went shopping.  

8.  Our dog Zoey is our little furry child.  

9.  She has always slept in our bed with us.  

10.  We want another Schnauzer.

11.  I probably have close to 300 pieces of Premier Designs jewelry.  Give or take.  

12.  I love the Harry Potter series.  

13.  I love the Twilight series.

14.  My current celebrity crush is Gerard Butler.  I want to see "The Ugly Truth".  I also love Ryan Reynolds, and Taylor Lautner.  Yes, I am like 7 years older than him.

15.  I love to sleep.

16.  I took Ballet for 16 years, and I miss it.  I actually tried on my old point shoes the other day and tried to stand up.  Not pretty.  I do believe I lost my grace...and my balance.

17.  I love to cook.  I am always trying new recipes, and making up my own.  Tommy and I love to cook together.  It gets really interesting.  

18. I got my middle name Brooks, after my Great-Grandfather (Gandaddy), Robert Brooks McCall.  

19.  I don't like bare feet to touch me.  I especially don't like it when people rub their bare feet together AMBER!  I feel sick thinking about it.

20.  I don't eat ice cream after its started melting.  Gross.

21.  I am obsessive compulsive about how I load the dishwasher.  Everything gets loaded symmetrically.   Weird?  I believe so.  Tommy just pointed this out to me.  I didn't realize I did it.

22.  I have always gone to Zoar.  Probably always will!

23.  I really have great laid back in-laws.  We all get along great!

24.  I am about to become an aunt to Colten James Onstead on October 12th!  

25.  I love to travel, and to plan trips.  Tommy and I currently have trips planned for a cruise, Gatlinburg, Wisconsin (to see Colten), and Maryland/DC.  

Manic Monday

It has been a while I know.  I  have goon on 2 trips back to back within the last 3 weeks, and working working working.  Between Premier, and Hancock, I am staying very busy.  I am excited because my Premier Designs business is picking back up again since I had to take a break from in while I was on bed rest a couple of months ago.  So I am having tons of fun with it.  I just need a few more shows booked for August.  If ya'll know anyone who likes free jewelry, and might like to have a girl's night by having a jewelry party, just let me know!  The new fall/winter collection is beautiful!  

Tomorrow I see the doctor for the first time since I found out that I had an ectopic pregnancy.  She will be doing a regular pap, and talking about and scheduling the little procedure/test that I will have to have done in a few weeks.  Pretty much, from what I understand so far, she will put some dye in my tubes and do an ultrasound, or something of the sort, to see if I still have anything in my tubes, and to make sure I passed everything.  If she sees nothing, then she will then give us the green light to start trying!!!  I am also having normal menstral cycles, so that just puts me that much closer!  I have faith that everything will be fine.  The doctor seems to feel the same.  She said because we caught this so quickly, my tubes should be saved, along with my fertility.  I just have to stay on my knees, and pray hard that this does not happen again.  I am very well aware of the fact that it is very possible once you have one ectopic pregnancy, but I am also very well aware that God is in control, and knows the desires of my heart.  

Well, thats just a quick little update.  I need to get ready for work.  I will post tomorrow on how the doctor appointment goes.  I will also try to post some pictures from the trips.  

Back from the beach!

Well yesterday we made it back from a week of relaxing at the beach.  The weather and the ocean were perfect!  I hated to leave.  We came back around noon yesterday, and headed for Danielle's baby shower for 2:00.  She got lots of wonderful things for Jonah.  I work today from 10-5:30, and tomorrow I have a training class from 8-12.  I will then, take me a nap and go see Harry Potter at midnight!  Ashlie, are we still going together?  I can't wait to see it.  Then, Wednesday morning I am leaving for the Premier Designs National Rally in Dallas at 7am.  I will be back late Saturday night, I think.  So when I get back, I will have lots of pictures to post from the 2 trips and baby shower.  I hope everyone has a great week, and Amber, I hope Addison has a great 1st birthday! 

3 Year Wedding Anniverary!

Tomorrow marks 3 years since Tommy and I become husband and wife. These last 3 years, I have been married to the most wonderful, funny, handsome, Godly, brave, positive, genuine man I have ever known. He is also a hard worker, and a good provider. Our life together has been so wonderful. Living everyday life with Tommy is so much fun, and interesting. He is always doing the most romantic things, even if its just having the house clean, and having dinner ready. Gosh I love that. These last 3 years have brought us so close together through the hard times especially, and Lord knows the hard times we have had. Its just so amazing to me to know that God knew exactly what He was doing when He put us in each other's lives. Tommy was my rock when I was very weak emotionally. He was my crying shoulder, my best friend. I helped bring him to know the Lord, and was there for him spiritually. God knew what He was doing, and I thank Him everyday for giving me Tommy, and for protecting him everyday. So Happy Anniversary to us! I love knowing that the rest of my life will be spent with such a wonderful man. I am blessed.

Tommy, I love you with all my heart, and always will! Here's to the rest of our lives!

Father's Day

I know its been a while since my last post...things have been very busy. I started my new job at Hancock Bank 2 weeks ago. I really think I am going to like it. Its always a challenge to learn a new job, and be trained...along with getting to know your co-workers and hoping they like you. I really like the branch I work at. Its the Highland Crossing branch by the County Club of Louisiana. Most of the people that come in there are already like family with the bank tellers. Most of them have already started developing relationships with me as well! Its great! The country club will come wash our cars, and rich people are always bringing food and such! We definitely get the hook up. : ) It hasn't helped my diet though. Even though there is a Subway right next door, so is a brand new donut shop. Ugh. I am not a huge donut person, but these aren't just your regular donuts. They melt in your mouth. I especially like there chocolate drizzled cinnamin rolls. I brought one home for Tommy, and he loved it as well. Ugh. Well, somehow, even though I haven't been running these last couple of weeks, I have lost 5 pounds. I bought the Pilates DVD that me, Ashlie and Amber have been using, but since I can meet up with them right now, I am doing it on my own...well, the other day Tommy accompanied me, and that was hillarious. "Oh babe, this is too easy".....10 minutes later, doing the pilates for abs with a soaken sweaty shirt..."Babe, this is kicking my butt!" This next week I will be at Teller school in Hammond every day. Then next Sunday I will be going back to Hammond to Sarah's appartment to do a jewelry show. I still have about 2 or 3 weeks working this full time schedule, and then I will be working my part time schedule working Monday, Thursday, and Friday, and then on Saturday in Gonzalous.

Well, 2 more weeks, and I am beach bound! I am so excited! We will be there from July 6th-12th. I will work that Monday, then leave on Tuesday, come back on that Sunday morning, then Danielle's baby shower is that afternoon. Then, I work Monday and Tuesday, and then on Wednesday, July 17th, I leave for Dallas for the Premier Designs National Rally! I can't wait. The next weekend, I believe, me, Amber, and Addie are going to the N.O. zoo. Maybe we will go to the B.R. zoo if the big cat exihbit is open. I can't believe Addie is about to be a year old. It seems like yesterday, I was planning the shower, and making sure Amber, Addie, and Justin got everything they needed to prepare for little Addie Grace. It seems like yesterday I was going to get pedicures with the little mama and bringing her icecream cake for her birthday cause she was on bedrest. It seems like yesterday I was looking at Addie in the nursery right after she was born thinking, she sure looks like her mama! Now she is walking, and talking a little, and looks more like a little lady now. Okay, I need to stop. Lord help me when I have a child. When it comes to their birthdays, weddings, I will need to be sedated!

Well, today is Father's day! Happy Father's day to all the daddys out there! Below is a couple of pictures of the 2 top fathers in my life:



Oh! And congrats to Jamie and Denny! I just got a text a little while ago from Jamie saying she was in labor! What a wonderful way for Denny to spend Father's Day! I can't wait to meet little Aiden. I know he is a beautiful boy.

Staying Busy, Enjoying God's Blessings and Having Fun

Tommy got his new truck yesterday! We love it, and can't wait to take it out on a date night.

Things are going good. Yesterday I found out that my HCG pregnancy hormone level has now dropped to a 7.8. It needs to be at least at a 5, and then its considered a negative pregnancy. So next Wednesday will hopefully be the last of the bloodwork.

Today I registered for National Rally for Premier. It will be in TX. I am really excited about the training and fellowship. Point of Grace will be there, and I have always loved listening to them. I am about to go tan, pick Zoey up from obedience school (next Thursday is her last day of that, and I am sure she will be happy to get that over with), then I am going to do pilates and run with Ashlie. Hopefully the rest of the evening I can relax and finish reading "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". My goal is to be done with the series (7 books all together) before the movie comes out in July. I am about to finish book #2. Anyways, tomorrow is Friday. Tommy should be getting off a little early...I hope. I am also looking forward to hanging out with Brittney and Ashlie by the pool! Saturday is our Girl's Night at Rachel's house, and I am really excited about that! I am not sure what Tommy is going to do, I think he may go hang out with our friend Robby from S.S. I am not sure though. Sunday is my cousin-in-law Sarah's baby shower I am helping host. I am helping with decorations, food, and balloons. It should be fun. That night, Tommy and I are hoping to have a date night and go to Sammy's and to see "Land of the Lost".

Jamie is due any minute. How funny would that be if she went into labor Saturday night while we are all together??? It would be great. Danielle's pregnancy has FLOWN by! I can't wait for her baby shower as well. Skylar is so beautiful, and is growing too fast. Addie Grace is almost 1 year old. I can't believe it. She is such a beautiful little girl, and her smile and laugh melts my heart. Amber, we still need to plan our Zoo trip.

The S.S. class girls trip to the beach is in a month. I am not physically ready for a swimsuit. Ugh. I need to look into full body suits...or a beach moo moo haha. Oh well, it will be fun hanging out no matter what. Who cares if I look like a beached whale? I am trying to get myself decent. I have been dieting, and of course doing pilates and running with Amber and Ashlie. I have also been doing a lot of exercising on my pilates ball on my own. I just feel like I am getting nowhere. I guess I just expect immediate results. I have only lost 10 pounds in the last few weeks, which was mainly all the bloating from everything I have gone through lately. My goal is to get down to 115, which is what I weighed when Tommy and I met. Even 125 would make me more than happy! That's what I was for our wedding....and perhaps a little more realistic.

I start Hancock Bank on Monday! I will be working on Mondays, Thursday, and Fridays on Highland Rd., and then on Saturdays in Gonzales.

Hope everyone's weekend is a good one!

Love each one of you!

So glad its June!

May was an awful month! My goodness! Baby, job, and then Saturday, Tommy truck died. The engine is burnt up. Yep. On top of that, the most we could get for his truck was $500! Ugh. We had to take what we could get on it. You know, it never fails, God always, always, always has better plans for us, just when we think everything is going wrong. He has always provided for me and Tommy. Tomorrow morning we are going to be owners of a 2007 platinum Silverado, and it only has 14,000 miles on it. We are getting a WONDERFUL deal on it, and know the dealer that is selling it to us. We are so happy, especially Tommy. Plus, as of today, I have officially been offered the job at Hancock bank! I start on Monday! I have orientation at the branch at Citiplace (where Justin works). Its been such a great day. Hopefully June is a whole lot better than May was. I think it will be. The end of this month, on June 30th, Tommy and I will be celebrating 3 years happily married! I won't lie, its been a tough 3 years. We have been through a lot for newlyweds, but it has only made us stronger, closer, and even more in love. Lets see, 3 deployments, tremendous financial struggles, career struggles, loss of very close family members on both sides, vehicle issues, loss of baby, health issues with both of us, and the list continues. However, the list of wonderful times and blessings would take me eternity to write. Through everything, all the stress, all the hard times, and all the heartache, we have been happy together. That will never change. We have been so unbelievably blessed. Blessed beyond measure. Tommy is my rock, my heart, my best friend. I can't believe 3 years have already gone by.

Physically, I haven't been feeling too great tonight. I hope I am not being to graphic, but the bleeding has gotten extremely heavy this evening. I go for more bloodwork tomorrow. I am hoping that my level is at a negative pregnancy. I am so ready for this to be over with. I want to know that everything is good, and clear, and that I have passed, or am in the process of passing everything. That has been the hardest part...knowing that I am still carrying this baby, which I know can never be. I am so ready to be healthy again. So I still need more prayers. Also, my family on my mom's side needs lots and lots of prayers too. When Satan attacks, he doesn't just try from one angle. He throws it on heavy. But we know Who to turn to. We know Who has been through it all and is carrying us every step of the way.

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things!

Spending time with my wonderful husband

Loving on my sweetheart, Zoey

Faith/Church

Family and Friends

Premier Designs Jewlery

Movies




The Twilight Series

The Harry Potter Series

Hydrangeas
Shopping

Good Food


My home




Traveling

Dance