Vacation!

Ok so it has been quite some time since Mo and I have been able to go on a vacation, just he and I - actually it's been since our honeymoon in February 2006 - every other vacation we have been on since has been to visit family, etc. so we think this is much overdue!

Now my husband can be a procrastinator, especially when it comes to large sums of money - buying a car, booking a vacation, etc - which I guess I should be grateful for! We have talked about where we have wanted to go for months and could never decide on anything!

Sooooooooo, how surprised was I when he ACTUALLY purchased two airline tickets to................................................KEY WEST!!!! Hollllllaaaaa!!!! We are leaving Dec. 16 and coming back on Dec. 21, just in time for Christmas!

I cannot even tell you how excited I am right now! We had been talking about Key West and I thought we MIGHT go, but I guess it's definite now and I could not be MORE excited to spend 6 days in a sunny paradise with the love of my life!

If anyone has ever been to Key West, I would love suggestions on where to stay and things to do! We are flying in to Ft. Lauderdale, renting a car, driving to Key West, and then staying at different Keys as we make our way back up! Suggestions are welcome!!

So even though this day is totally gray and cold, I am SO excited to be leaving on a jet plane next month to sun and sand!

P.S. The flight is non-stop - could this get any better!!!!!

I hope everyone has a fantabulous day and is thinking about how they are going to celebrate the holidays next month!

Love y'all!

Katie

Cold Weather

So! I haven't been doing this for a week and apparently, according to Jen, I am slacking! I have to agree that I probably am ;)

Wow! Where to start! I dropped off the hubby on Friday afternoon and then Jen and I headed to Kasey's house to hang out and fellowship with some other women from church! It was much needed! There was entirely way too much food, which of course made my night, and some really great conversation that night! Praise the Lord for wonderful women of Him!

Friday night I had a little trouble getting to sleep in the big bed all by myself, but to calm my fears, I turned the TV on out in the living room and found Nick at Nite - this helps me feel like I am not all alone in the house!

Well that might not have been such a great idea! See, Bailey, our mini daschund FREAKS OUT when the doorbell rings, and not only is it if OUR doorbell rings, but if a doorbell on the TV rings, he has lost it! So about 3 different times during the night, I am awoken by Bailey barking and going nuts out in the living room - I walk out all groggy-eyed and realize that it was only the doorbell ringing on the Fresh Prince of Bel-air - holla! So back to bed for me, and I only have to go through this 3 times that night - I know I probably should have turned the TV off, but I was LONELY ok!!!

Saturday was a work-filled day for me, but an absolutely beautiful one at that, so I didn't mind that much! After work, it was off to Jen and Grant's for me for a little Legally Blonde: The Musical Time with my Jenny Ju Ju! Grant just loved us for this - they also loved me because I came barging into their house insisting that I MUST watch the LSU vs. Alabama game that was on at that very instant! Tiger girl y'all, sorry! I do love them for this, and Grant even brought Jen and I pizza - mmmm, pizza and Legally Blonde, what more could a girl truly ask for?!

So fun was had in the Isaminger household Saturday night - I believe we stayed up talking until about 2:15am, it was fantastic and I wouldn't have traded that night for anything! Grant even participated! He was so great to put up with us all night and he is such a wonderful husband to Jen! Yay for Grantley Isaminger!

Sunday morning it was off to church for us! Yay for our church, I absolutely love it and the friends we have made - after church we went to Walk-on's but I did NOT like what I ordered so bummer for that :(

I was so excited to get home and get the house all spic and span for my baby's arrival! Let me tell you guys, this was not of me, but the Lord, because I don't think I have ever been that motivated to clean clean clean! And the house wasn't even that bad! I gave myself a mani and pedi, SHAVED MY LEGS! AAAND curled my hair b/c that's how Mo insists that I wear it ;) Then it was off to the airport in New Orleans to pick up Mo mo!

So since then, the week has been pretty mundane, but I LOVE this weather and it being dark when I get home. All I want to do is jump in a bubble bath and wear snuggly socks all night! It's fantastic!

Ok, well that about does it for the update! I hope everyone is having a motivated week! Love y'all!

God Bless!

Katie

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! I am so excited for the weekend to be here although I have to work tomorrow, it will keep me busy while my sweet precious pie is out of town! Speaking of, he called earlier and arrived in Tampa safe and sound!

After dropping him off at the airport in New Orleans, grabbing a hot dog from an On the Run gas station (I was hungry!) and driving 45 mins back home, I passed the Tanger Outlet Mall and could NOT resist - I did happen to find some great fitting jeans on sale as well as a cute sweater for 6 bucks! Not a bad deal!

So now I am relaxing and about get ready for Jen to come meet me and we are off to Girls Nite! I am so going to wear my new jeans and sweater and no one can stop me! What now!

Ok short blog for today, but I'll post pics tomorrow!

God Bless!

Katie

Under the Weather

For those of you who aren't aware of this, Louisiana weather is about as up and down as a rollercoaster ride - one day it's in the 80's and warm and the next it will be in the 50's and freezing (to us, at least!) Needless to say, many people get sick this time of year, and right now I am one of them! But hopefully with the help of my friends Nyquil and Sudafed, we can kick this thing in the butt!

In other news, Mo is leaving on Friday to go meet up with his dad and two brothers in Tampa, Fl. Mo's brother Sam a.k.a Sam the Man or Sammy goes to school at the University of South Florida, so he got tickets for Saturday's football game and they are all attending - this means, yes, that I will have a weekend all to myself, to shop, get a pedicure, and just lay around in bed eating junk food (who am I kidding, I do that even when he IS home!) Anywho, hopefully I'll get in some quality girl time!

Mo with Sam and Liza last Thanksgiving

On Friday some women from our newlyweds Sunday school class at Church are getting together to have a "girls nite!" Holla! A girly movie and junk food it is! Not to mention precious time fellowshipping with other married Christian women that rock!

Also - please pray for Mo as he is carrying a full load this semester in school. He works full time for LSU and has an awesome job, but he is still going to school part-time and should finish up in a year, Lord willing! Anyway, while it is an amazing opportunity and blessing for us, he stays extremely busy during the Fall and Spring semesters, so please pray that the Lord will give him the strength to get through it all in one piece!!

Well I suppose that's it for today! Please pray for safe travels for Mo, that he will come back to me in one piece, and I hope everyone has a fantastic Thursday!

P.S. Don't forget to watch The Office tonight! I hear Karen is back in the picture! Holla!

Our Story

So I guess for those that don't know mine and Mo's entire background, I will fill you in!

This just goes to show that the Lord is in control of all:

Mo is from a small rural town in Kentucky. He grew up on a farm with his 4 other brothers and sisters - they were wild and crazy kids and pretty much did anything their little hearts desired on their huge family farm.

I grew up in Indiana in a small rural town - I drifted back and forth from town to town around that general area, but yes I was born and raised a Hoosier! Holla y'all! My parents divorced when I was 5 and I ended up living with my Dad and Stepmom until I was 15.
Mo and I grew up about 2-3 hours of each other generally for our entire lives. So where did we meet?

St. Croix, US Virgin Islands baby!

Wierd, I know, right?

So how did this happen? Well around age 15 I really started missing my mom who lived in St. Croix. So I made this big life decision to move to St. Croix and live with my mom and Stepdad!

I had lived there for about 2 or 3 years when I met Mo! His family moved down to St. Croix from Kentucky and alas, we met and instantly fell in love - I was in my senior year of high school and after some very deep and truthful conversations we realized that we didn't want to end our relationship just because I was moving to Florida to go to college. So he made the decision to move with me and be by my side from then on!

We lived in Florida for a year and then moved here to Louisiana to attend LSU. My parents recommended it as that is where my stepdad went to school and he was from this area, so we thought, hey why not!

As I look back on this time I am amazed at how much Mo and I have both changed and grown in the Lord over the past few years. While we never faultered in our love and commitment to one another, I was a different person back then, but I know that my sins have been washed away and I am completely forgiven for any mistakes I made and it is so refreshing to be able to know that!

Soooooo! On May 13, 2005 Mo asked me to be his wife in front of a table of our family and friends after dinner!

Of course I said yes and we were married on February 25, 2006!

Yay! So married life has been wonderful and I am looking forward to many more years together!

Happy Halloween Everyone! Have a safe and fun evening!

Beginnings!

Holla y'all! First blog ever! The name is Katie and I guess this blog is about my life with my husband Mo living in the beautiful, but sometimes mundane city of Baton Rouge!

So my sweet and ever so enthusiastic friend Jen convinced me to start blogging! I guess I'll give it a shot and hopefully someone actually cares enough to read about the happenings in my life!

My sweet hubby Mo and I have been married for almost 21 months now and it is the best experience of my life! Marriage is such a learning experience, not only are you learning more and more about your spouse daily, but also many things about yourself - I'm sure most can agree that that part is not always fun ;) On a serious note though, I feel like the Lord is at work in me both as a wife and as woman of God. It is amazing!

Here is my beautiful sweet husband

I recently quit my job as a secretary at a corporate engineering firm to jump into an opportunity with my mom - she is a jeweler and creates her own silver jewelry by hand and has opened a store in Denham Springs! I guess my official title is manager - it is very exciting and terrifying at the same time because I have NO clue as to what I am doing, but hey it's a learning experience and I'm trusting in the Lord!

My man Mo aka Moses or Mohammed (no he is not Arab) works in the Athletic Department at LSU as a computer analyst - basically he fixes anything having to do with technology - it's a fun job for him and he works the games and gets to see those Tigers play in person - what better job could a guy ask for?!

Some things I love - My Jesus. My Husband. My Family and dear friends. Photography. Our Newlyweds bible study. Goofing off with my Husband. Snuggling. Playin chef. Making our home beautiful. Traveling. Shopping. Singing. Tubing. That silly feeling that you get when you're hanging out with the best of friends. Watching movies. Enjoying life. Chocolate Milk. The Office. Going out to eat with friends after church. My down comforter. Bath and Body Works. Tommy Nelson's Song of Solomon Series - it's amazing y'all! Christmas. Thanksgiving. Winter Clothes. St. Croix. Ok there's a whole lot more, but of course you can never think of these things when you actually have to!

Here are some pics from this weekend when we went to dinner and the movies with Jen and Grantley, I love love love them!! Praise the Lord for sweet friends that are as crazy and out there as you and your husband!

How fun was this weekend?!

Grant and Mo playing with remote control helicopters haha!

Sitting in the comfy chairs at Brookstone!

Here are some photos from a wedding I did last weekend!

Thanks for reading my very first blog ever! What'd ya think? I pray everyone has a fantastic week full of rest, health, and laughter!

God Bless!

Katie