Graduation and Moving out.

Drake is officially graduated now! Yay! We were suppose to be moving this weekend but unfortunantly Drake has Pneumonia and if he is not better by Sunday (tomorrow) then they will be putting him in the hospital. I have recently completed CNA and Home Health Classes, I take my test on Wednesday (June 2nd) at 9am. I hope I pass I'm so nervous!


I have also realized that we need to get a house, new jobs, and plan and pay for a wedding all within less than 5 months. Ugh, yes as you can expect I'm extremely stressed. On top of all this stress Drake was in the emergency room Wednesday morning, two days later (yesterday) he was taken to a different hospital and told he has pneumonia and fluid in his lungs the size of a fist. I need all the prayers I can get. I cannot take much more stress. Well, I'll update another time. Bye!

Drake and I on his Graduation night,
(he just took his gown off so he was a little sweaty lol.)

Senior Prom 2010

A night I'll never forget! I can't believe it was our last prom and now we are out of highschool! I only posted a few pictures of prom, I have a ton of pictures from that night!

Getting Ready..

Drake putting my corsage on..

My turn!

I hate this part..

I love him.

Before we left the house.

After walking down the Red Carpet.

Engagement Pictures

Here are just a few of our engagement pictures. I just realized that I have less than five months to plan our wedding! yikes! Wish me luck :)

My Grandpa shot by his Foster Child Early this morning.

Okay I went to bed at 2:15am. My dad came and woke me up at 3:30am to tell me that my grandpa has been shot in the chest and we need to get to the hospital. I freaked out. I was shaking && crying. I felt like we couldn't get there fast enough. He was in the hospital 45 min. from my town. It was foggy so we had to drive 55. I continued to pray for him and for us to fly like angels. That was the longest drive to woodward you could ever imagine.We get to the emergency room, they had been working on him for awhile but he was stable enough that we could see him. I still have the imagine of running in there and seeing him lying on the bed with the blood still on him . When he grabbed my hand he smiled and said it's okay babygirl I'm okay. He was even telling jokes.The bullet missed all major organs. He broke 3 ribs and the bullet is still lodged in his chest. The terrifying part is he was shot by his own foster child whom he has had for over 4 years. They even had adopted her. They had a new girl they had for maybe 4 months. She was behind all of it.Ashley went into the bedroom when my grandparents were asleep and shot my grandpa in the chest. My grandma jumped out of bed screamed and was horrified. She went for the phone, Ashley screamed at her saying dont move or I'll kill you. Grandma simply said if it'll make you feel better go ahead but I'm calling 911 for my husband. She fired the gun but the gun jammed. The other girl Kelsi was trying to load her other gun but she was putting the wrong shell into the gun. (God is sooooo amazing!!!!!)I know God was with them last night. My grandpa always sleeps on his side but he was sleeping on his back they said if he was on his side it would have hit his lung. We are all so very thankful that he is Okay. He spent most of the day in ICU because he was having trouble breathing. He was recently moved out of ICU onto the third floor.Please keep him in your prayers and my entire family as well.Ashley is 16 years old. Kelsi is 15. Kelsi's reason for doing this was she was tired of being in DHS custody. They are being charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder (they had this planned before they even arrived for their visit). They will be considered adults so we hope justice will be served.My grandparents are Pastors and are so loving. This experience has made them reach the decision to no longer be foster parents.Please pray.. I am still in shock... I am off to bed I have only had four hours of sleep since this whole experience.

My nieces Soccer Game.

Okay well just had to tell you all about my niece Aliyah.
She is four years old and this is her very first year to play soccer. The team she is on is the Lady Bugs and the colors are red and black. So cute right?
Well I finally was able to go to her game last Saturday with my boyfriend Drake. We both were actually off work for once, wow! She scored three times and her team won 5-1. I am very proud of her. She has grown up so fast!! It's hard to imagine our life without her and my niece Aubry. They are my world. && My sister is expecting her third child soon. We are not sure what she is having though. Keeping our fingers crossed for a boy!!!
Here are some photos..

^^ Drake, Me, my brother-in-law Tommy (Coach), && Aliyah.

^^ Drake and myself.

^^ Aliyah (left) and her friend Kyse(right)

^^ Go Aliyah!!

^^ Aliyah Janel Faith-- ready to play!

^^My boyfriend Drake, Me && Aliyah




^^ Me with the love of my life. (notice his sticker Aliyah gave him?? lol)

Homemade Soap.

Okay I have been researching this for about a year now. I have decided I will not use Lye, due to the fact that it can be dangerous (and a little too difficult for my busy life). I will be using the Melt & Pour. I must say that I am very excited to begin. I soon hope that things will slow down with my life that I can make candles and aprons and I hope to sell these items on Etsy.
I am actually looking to buy a sewing machine. My mom took the sewing machine when she moved out. Hmm, I'm not sure where to get one or which one is the best. But my grandma is really into the whole sewing and crafts so I am sure she will help me.
As for the soap making, I'm looking for some really cute soap molds. I just can't seem to find any sites that offer them. So my search continues..

Anyways, I am off to bed now. I am working for the next nine days, ugh.

Goodnight!

Just starting out.

This is my first blog post on here, I decided to make it out of boredom and plan to update as much as possible.
My life has been crazy this year, February my mom moved out and filed for divorce. My parents were married almost 21 years. It took us all by surprise, including my dad. My little sister, who is also my best friend moved out with her. I am living with my dad until May or June of 2010 then I am moving out and going to college. I am trying to get over the hurt of the situation, I still have my days though. It's hard seeing my mom. You see I was homeschooled since the 7th grade. I am 16 years old but I graduated in January of 2009, two years early. I worked extremely hard for that and I am proud of myself. My mom and sister were my best friends, we spent everyday together until they moved. To keep myself busy I spend much of my time working at the local quick stop, (small town does not offer much when it comes to jobs). Or I am with my boyfriend and family. It's still hard being at home due to the fact that it gets lonely alot.

Well, enough of that :) I know it was intense to post that but it helps to explain how I live my life now. I am trying to start making soap as my hobby, and hoping it turns into profit. Any advice would be very much appreciated!!

These past few days the weather has been cool. Right now it is 74 outside, which is sooo much better than 100 degrees like it has been. I am very excited for Fall but not so much for Winter. We had a "blizzard" which gave us over 17 in. overnight. It was the most snow this part of Oklahoma has ever seen. It caved in alot of building though and alot of people,including myself, were stranded at other places because no one could get out to get the roads cleared. We had drifts up to 6ft blocking the door that we all had to dig out of. It was crazy. Since then I don't care to ever see snow again,LOL.

Well, it's a random post with different subjects. I promise my next one later tonight will be much better :).
-mel