May Highs and Lows

Well May sure came and went quick !  If I keep blinking Christmas will be here soon, ok ok ok I'll stop giving some of you migraines over that ;)
A lot went on in May....there were highs and lows and everything in between !! 
May started off with my friend Chris's wedding to his beautiful bride Jordan.  The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time with old friends.  Enjoy the pics, especially the fun photo booth they had ....and I'm sad I don't have a picture with the bride :(

David got some exciting news in May, he got a NEW JOB !  David will now be working with Farm Bureau.  He was sad to leave the people at his old job, but with his new job there are many more opportunities ahead :)  So his training has begun and he has to train 8 weeks in Waco.  We are so excited for his next adventure to really start once training is over.  We are praising God for giving David this next step in his career. 

In May we celebrated our Moms !  David and I are so blessed to have such loving and caring Moms that are always there for us and always helping us no matter what !!!  David and I both gained another Mom when we married!!  :)  We love you both !
I had to share the awesome pic my dad found of my Mom and I !  It's one of my favs !  I hope I can be just like my mom when I become a mom one day, just like I wanted to be like her in this pic !!;)

A low of May came around Mothers Day because we were without our "ring leader" this year, our Mema!  I can't believe in May it had been a year, yet we are never truly without her!!!  She is with us all the time and we have comfort knowing ONE DAY we will see her beautiful face again !  I'm truly grateful for everything that she has taught my mom and how my mom is just like her in so many ways!

The 2nd low of May came and it was something that rocked my world and hurt, still hurts ! It was the Friday before Memorial Day, I remember it so vividly...I was ready to walk out my door when my phone rang and it was my mom.  I knew something was up because she was calling at 6:30am.  She asked if I had left and I said no....I could tell she was having a hard time telling me whatever it was she needed to tell me.  She said words that still don't seem true or real ... we lost Corey.  My heart was broken just like that, so many emotions ran through my mind all at once and I couldn't control any of them...I sat for an hour in silence on my couch with the lights off.  As I'm writing this I still don't feel like it's real, it will never feel real.  Corey was like a brother to me, he had the biggest heart and gave the biggest hugs that I will truly miss!!   For those of you that don't know my family that well or that didn't know Corey, he was like a brother to me and always will be.  We grew up together and he would always be on my side when Cole and Tyler would make fun of me or give me a hard time! :)  I got the honor to speak at Corey's funeral and read some words he had written about 6 years ago.  I was so honored to be able to do this for him and his family...because they are truly my family too !!    The picture below is of Corey, Tyler, Cole and myself when we were little.  There wasn't hardly a time that you didn't see us 4 together.  This picture is engraved on my heart forever!!!

 For all you prayer warriors out there please continue to keep Corey's family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time.

Ready or Not here we come April

So here is a little bit of what's been going on with Team Whitehead for April.
First weekend of April came and it was time for THE HERO RUSH that my friends Heather, Jessica and I signed up for.  Let's just say I'm not sure we knew what was ahead of us :)  It was a 4-5 mile course with 17 obstacles, you will see a picture of some of the obstacles below.  We had a blast dressing up goofy, and enjoyed ourselves in front of the camera man ;)  We definantly left with cuts and bruises, but that was all thank goodness.  Enjoy the pictures of our crazy race.....

 

Here are the obstacles that we ENDURED !!!!!

Right after the Hero Rush David and I hurried off to a couples shower for my dear friends Graves and Jordan !  The wedding is coming soon and I'm sooo happy for them.  Can't wait for their big day!  While at the shower I got to see old friends that I love so dearly.  Chris, Corey, and Graves ....these are my boys, and they have taken care of me through high school, and college!  They clocked out of taking care of me and passed the torch to David when he came along, and I'm sure they were ready to get rid of me!! ;)

Well the weekend wasn't over so we thought we would throw some golf in to finish it off.  David and I headed to a Par 3 course, and yes even though my brother is a professional golfer I have never played a full round of golf (if your wondering why....well ask my Dad and Brother).  Let's just say I was humiliated during a golf outing on one of our family vacations when we were little ;)  David knew going into it that it could be an interesting 9 holes!  To his surprise and mine I actually did pretty well , and we even ended the round with no fighting or losing too many golf balls (I finally overcame something that has haunted me forever)...David's mission was accomplished ! :)

Yes Cole, I know I need to bend my knees more...plus a lot of other things ! ;)

 

April brought an end to our volleyball league we played in.  Team BOMB DIGgity might not have won, but we sure had fun trying and we were the most colorful team out there ! Go Team !

  

More April fun with my little Buddy Beck.......

 

My mom and I decided to head to Ballinger one weekend for Petticoats on the Prairie to do a little junking and shopping ;)  Of course we always have a blast and find good deals....David is always scared what I'm going to come home with :) I'm always sure to leave him with a long "honey do" list though ;)

We got back in town just in time to celebrate with my brother who got his conditional Canadian PGA Tour card !  He will be waiting on a call to see what tournament he will be getting into, we are ready to pack our bags for "Oh Canada"!

 

So for many of you that know me I have allergies and have had them my whole life.  This would be part of the reason that Max stays with David's mom :(  So I decided to look into allergy shots again and decided to go for it.  I had to take a day off work and sit from 8-4 in a room at the doctors office with just a chair and a TV.  When the nurse was telling me how everything would go she gave me an IV and then sat out an air horn and I asked what that was for, her response...."well that's in case you feel like you are going to pass out". Oh boy I knew this could be a long day ha ha ;)  Throughout the day they would come in and give me a shot every 30 min.  After 16 shots, 8 in both arms I was done, and oh and I had the max shots that anybody could get...FUN TIMES !  Lets just say I'm glad that part is over ! 

Toward the end of April the weather was so nice that we got outside and did some yard work.  First things first....it was time for the rose bushes to go !  I have been wanting those gone since we moved in !!  We planted a few flowers and called it a day, that yard work isn't for sissies that's for sure! ;)  Then, we decided to grill out and enjoy the nice weather by having family over .... of course deer burgers were on the menu and we also got a competitive game of GIANT jenga going, let's just say it was a good thing that Whitey was grilling because you don't want Cole and him playing in the same game against each other....now those are some competitive boys ! ;)

 

To end the month of April David played in our Church golf tournament (Golf Four Justice) where proceeds went to Agape International Missions and then his softball team went on to win the championship game for their Tuesday night league.  Great end to a busy month !

 

 I promise I will try and stay on top of these blogs:)