GASPARILLA 2007

Well we had our annual Pirate invasion! A tradition in Tampa that has been going on for over 100 years. I spent the day with my really good friends, Kellie and Alan. I met Alan about 12 years ago at a house party and kellie, I met through Alan when they started dating over 3 years ago. I love kellie she is a mother to 2 adorable boys! She is an amazing parent juggling everything and still managing to find tome to keep her self beautiful, be involved with charities and church, as well as be an amazing friend. She is always the life of the party and makes everyone around feel good and have fun! This year we were able to tour the gasparilla festivities via a HUMMER 3 Golf cart hahha! A Christmas present to Alan fom Kellie. Kellie is a little younger than Alan (sorry AB) and when she suggested us having some music on the cart he instantly appeared with his "Boombox" I know you were thinking I was going to say IPOD haha. Either way, it doubled as a seat for kellie since she graciously let me take hers.

WE FOUND A HOUSE!

I am so bad about keeping up our blog! Anyway, we have had a busy week with Kipp being in town, and gone again. I ache when he leaves because its like having your best friend, and your boyfriend leave. We have alot of fun together and honestly he just "gets" me. I can be myself, a more honest version of myself, because I know that he will not judge me. This makes me want to be a better person so I do not diminish his trust or love for me.

We bid on a house this week...and they accepted!!! Keep posted for our closing date!! Kipp still need to sell his beautiful home (So if any of you out there know of someone looking to live in Wisconsin hah) It is really nice. It's funny to shop for a home, one that you plan on living in forever. Until now, I have always had the mentality of nothings permanent! (Good or bad..Thank God) and have never bought a place thinking "this is it." However, when we walked into this house (that Kipp found while looking online IN Wisconsin) We both knew this was the place where we wanted to start our future together...Him, because of the 14 ft ceilings and 12ft doors, and me because the layout will allow me to at least keep two rooms of the house clean while we live in the rest. The other reasons were the 18 ft ceiling in the master bed with skylight windows to stare out and dream... as well as a big kitchen, where everyone always seems to congregate. If I had to chose that house myself I would probably second guess being part of an "Urban Renewal" project, but with him it just all seems right.

Tates about to walk into their home for the first time!
















Paige

EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER!

Pilot's memorial














Tab and Anth














Tabatha and Tracy















Tates House Completed

Paige and Eduardo

Ty Pennington


Extreme Home makeover Cast
Getting ready to "Move That Bus!"
Jason, Ryan and Anthony

Tate Family
ONE DESERVING FAMILY!!!

Today was the Extreme Home Makeover reveal! I am exhausted!! But, are some photos!

MOVE THAT BUS!!

The boys with their backstage passes to Hootie and the blowfish (Tommy Tate is in the white t-shirt)

God truly does have a plan for all of us. He has an amazing way of bringing us out better after a crisis! When something bad happens, that's when we need to stop and say "thank you" because there will always be an great lesson to learn from it!

Today we found out that the Tate family was chosen for "Extreme Home Makeover!" This is exciting news for our family since Anthony is very close with Tommy Tate. Right after we found out, ironically...there was a RAINBOW in the sky! The Tate's are the family who's house Anthony practically lived at before a plane crashed into it, killing the pilot, severely injuring the co-pilot, and destroying their house. They left today in a limo to go on a cruise and will be back in Tampa, next Sunday to a brand new home!! The Tate family are our community... Their oldest son is in Iraq, they own the local pizza place where all of the kids hang out, and they all are very sweet Christian people. The show couldn't of chosen a more deserving family!!

(I know that my parents want me to marry TY haha, but they are just going to have to settle for some photo's of him from my camera phone...Since I'm in love with Kipp! haha)

WISCONSIN

I went to visit Kipp over the holidays! It's always relaxing when I go there; I think because of the weather, everything is at a slower pace. We had a couple dinners out in St Paul...beautiful city! For New Years eve, we had people over the house. These are a couple of Kipp's buddies and us at the Apple River Inn in Star Prairie, Wisconsin!

P.S. I am wearing the the amazing necklace that he bought me for Christmas...and he engraved the back. I LOVE HIM!!!