Congratulations to the Babbs!!!

This past weekend, Nathan and I had the honor of attending the wedding of his good friend from middle school, Josh Babb, and his beautiful new wife, Kathryn! The ceremony took place at Josh's uncle's ranch in Celina, Texas overlooking a lake. The couple said their vows in front of a wooden cross draped with wildflowers that Josh handmade. The reception was held under a tent just up the hill. It was an absolutely beautiful setting for such a wonderful couple to begin their lives together and we were so thrilled that Josh and Kathryn invited us to share such a special day with them!

Backdrop for the ceremony

Absolutely beautiful!The first dance

Cutting the cake

Just enjoying the celebration!I got to hang with the boys for the evening! Lucky girl!

Run Forrest, Run!

Nathan was a runner in high school and, from what I hear, a darn good one! For me, running was my least favorite (yet very big) part of playing soccer. Despite this fact, Nathan has talked me into running 5Ks. We have run 3 so far and contrary to what I thought, they're actually fun! Of course I'm terrible, but it's still fun to try and beat your previous time! Nathan, of course, is incredible and makes it all seem so effortless. We have even recruited friends to run with us. Brennen ran the Addison Oktoberfest 5K with us and Kyle and Kelli ran the Mary Kay 5K. It's a nice and fun alternative to running on the boring old treadmill!

Too Hot To Handle 5K
July 19, 2008

Mary Kay 5K

September 6, 2008
(We had a group pic, but Kelli would kill me if I put it up!)

Addison Oktoberfest 5K

September 20, 2008

Nathan and Brennen after the Addison Oktoberfest 5K

Rock Climbing!

The day after we got engaged my brother, Tony, invited us to go rock climbing at Exposure. The last time I was at Exposure was my 10th birthday party and I forgot how much fun it was! Although Nathan and I were relegated to the beginner routes at the beginning, I think there was a very respectable improvement by the end! Of course, no matter how much we improved, there was no catching Tony. I mean, he climbed the Grand Tetons so, needless to say, he was on a different level. It was a great follow up to such an incredible night!

Tony and I before my first climb!Just call me Spiderwoman!
(Ok, that may be a bit of an exaggeration...)I was very impressed with my fiance!
(I love saying fiance!!!)He's goooood!

We're Engaged!!!!!

Nathan and I have been considering creating a blog for a while now, but we were waiting for the right time. After last night, we figured there was no better time to start our blogging life than at the start of our lives together! For those of you who don't know, Nathan popped the question last night!!! WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!!! Nathan planned the entire night out perfectly and everything went off without a hitch. We had always talked about going to downtown Fort Worth, but had never done it. On Thursday night, Nathan surprised me and said he had made reservations for Friday night at a great restaurant in downtown Fort Worth called Reata. I was so thrilled about our big date night, I bragged to everyone. Of course, I had no clue what was going to happen! Friday finally came and we headed for downtown Fort Worth. The drive was a little shaky (Nathan's truck made some funky noises and we lost a tailpipe!) but we made it! We had an incredible table on the roof of Reata. All through dinner I kept telling Nathan how romantic it was! At one point I even said "there isn't anything else you could do to make this night more perfect!" I obviously had no clue what was coming! Here is the view of downtown Fort Worth from the roof of Reata and our "before" picture.
After an absolutely delicious dinner (seriously, go to dinner at Reata if you have a chance!) Nathan was eager to get the check. May I remind you that I still had no clue what was going on! I came out of the restroom and Nathan took me outside and told me that he had flagged down a horse and carriage! We got on and in the seat across from us was flowers and a small bag. Now, let me preface this next part by saying that I am extremely gullible. I asked Nathan about the flowers and gift and he said "the last people must have left them here." I spent the next couple of minutes really concerned about the people who had left their lovely gifts behind. The carriage ride continued and when we came upon the Fort Worth Water Gardens, the driver all of a sudden stopped. He said he was sorry to inconvenience us, but Pudge (our horse) was breeching and he needed us to step off. I still had no clue what was going on, I was just really excited that we got to walk through the water gardens! We started the walk and right as Nathan was about to start the proposal, I was distracted by some fountains. Poor Nathan's heart was pounding 5,000 miles an hour and I just wanted to look at the fountains! He finally lured me away from the fountains and said "I've been waiting for this moment since the day I met you!" Through all of this I was thinking that this was a really cruel joke. For those that don't know, we had gone to look at rings the Friday before and, needless to say, it never crossed my mind that we would be getting engaged this soon after! So Nathan had to ask me to marry him twice! I was in shock for the first one and I forgot to say yes! Finally I said yes and he put the beautiful ring on my finger! We walked back to our sneaky carriage driver who graciously took our "after" pictures!

The most perfect man in the world planned the most perfect proposal! It was incredible and we are so thrilled to spend the rest of our lives together!! Of course, no proposal would be complete without the ring, so here are some pictures of the beautiful sparkler that Nathan surprised me with!!!
After leaving Fort Worth, we drove to my parents' house where my parents were waiting with my brother, Tony, and his girlfriend, Ashley, and a bottle of champagne! All in all, the perfect evening!