Spring Forward!

It's been over 2 months since we have posted on our beloved blog and wow..... a crazy past few months it's been!!
I was actually laid off from my job on December 26th (Merry Christmas to Cyndi!) and have been been spending any extra minute of time and all my resources on finding my new job. Thankfully, last Friday I got an offer and accepted a Pharmaceutical Sales job with Warner Chilcott in the Austin market. Exiting the life of unemployment is a huge weight off my shoulders, and I can only say that my strong work ethic became only stronger with my lack of work.

While unemployment was rough, it didn't stop the wedding planning process. :) We had our first shower in Martindale hosted by Shelley & Matt, The Rutherfords, The Carrascos, The Smiths, The Andersons on March 21st and had a GREAT time!
It was pretty windy outside, but our hosts did a fabulous job making all the necessary arrangements to make sure we and the dinner wouldn't blow away.
With all the wonderful food & drink options, we nibbled and talked all day with all our friends and family while taking turns "oohing & ahhing" at Baby Reese and Baby Mia.
Trae and I were so excited to celebrate with everyone and get such great kitchen gifts to bring home to Misty Brook. We can't wait to continue perfecting our cooking techniques together and trying new dishes. In fact, I think Trae promised Cornish game hens soon.... :) ...We'll see about that one.
We had a great time in Martindale and were so thankful for all the hard work and friends who drove in for our first wedding shower!

My Dad, Grandma, Mom and I

Chatting it up with Carrie, Jaclyn and Cody

Trae and the boys

Heidi & Reese, Jaime, Jaclyn and I

Carrie, Mary (my Mom), Sharon and I

Johnny and Trae

Trae and the Deuce

The "Schultz-To-Be's"

We're Engaged!!

After years of friendship, a couple years of dating and a year of co-parenting our precious 90 lb baby, Colbie.... WE'RE ENGAGED!!!

The Story:

Trae asked me to marry him at our Misty Brook casa on Friday night, August 14th. I had a rough day with allergies that day and didn't get home from the gym until close to 5- so when Trae suggested I go lay out with Jaclyn for an hour despite having planned a dinner date together ... I was skeptical... but since when did this Sun Goddess miss an opportunity to lay out?! I met Jaclyn for about an hour and got home to see Trae relaxing on the couch with Colbs, as usual. As I made my way for the kitchen to set my pool things down, Trae mentioned that he had rearranged some of the photos on the wall. "I hope you don't mind." He said.

For those of you who don't know, Trae and I spent weeks on ONE wall in our house. We picked out special pictures of friends and family, turned them black and white and matted them in frames before hanging them. The process was a long one, but a special one to us- so when he mentioned that he rearranged some of the photos...I was quick to see his changes.

I took a careful look at all the photos- everything looked the same... then as I looked past the mirror, I saw that he had framed "Will" "You" "Marry" "Me" in 4 different frames where some of our family photos had been. I looked over my shoulder to look at Trae and he was already by my side on his knee where he asked the question again, himself. My answer was the first thing that came to mind: "Of Course, Of Course!!"

The rest of our night was amazing- Trae had made a reservation at Jeffreys, where our first date was and we drank a bottle of Dom Perignon that Trae had been saving for the occasion.

Trae and I are so happy together and ready to get our married life started!!