A little catch-up!

Time sure does seem to fly in between my blog postings! I really just am not very good at this! I never even got around to putting up the other great pictures from our New Year's beach trip. It was the first time we had been able to make it down to the beach since the summer and we had a great time! I will just go ahead and put a few pictures just for fun and to make this post a little less boring. I am terrible at remembering to take pictures of everyday stuff.

We enjoyed a rainy weather day just walking on the beach...I promise Crystal Beach can be pretty, but as you can see it can also look pretty brown!


This one is just so you can see my favorite jacket ever! It was my dad's in high school and everytime we are at the beach I sport it. The sleeves even zip off for summer use!
I told you it can also be very pretty...the very next day we enjoyed some actual blue water!The men showing off their golf skills at the neighborhood course!

A nice shot of us on the boat from our previously blogged dolphin boat trip! That about does it for the pictures. I know I mentioned it, but I am terrible at remembering that we have a great camera and should use it!

Life since the holidays has been back to the normal with work and school and super busy schedules!! Zachary is taking an EMT certification course. He enjoys it but it is three nights a week from 6-10. So I don't really like it too much. We meet up in the parking lot of our apartment complex on those days for about 5 minutes when I get off work before he has to leave. It sucks!!!!!! A lot of night he gets out early which is great...but I do usually end up hanging out with Ash on the nights he is gone. And she is pretty dang cool too!

Our 9 month anniversary has come and gone and so has Valentine's Day! I can't believe how fast this year is moving along. Zachary had his EMT class on Valentine's, so we didn't make any big plans not knowing how late he would be. He got off a little early and we exchanged cards (we decided to do a no gift thing and each get new swimsuits instead).

Since we knew our Valentine's wouldn't be anything too special we got a hotel room in Houston this past Friday night and went out for a nice dinner that night and then slept in the next morning and had some breakfast at the hotel. My sister was out of town as well so we didn't have a Chico babysitter. He is small and already a pro at being snuck into hotels...so we just brought him along for our nice romantic get away! We went to the temple and did a session(leaving Chico in his kennel in the car...don't worry it wasn't hot and he was fine!), which was great. It is so wonderful to have such a beautiful temple so close. After the temple we went by and visited Zach's grandpa. He loves it when we come by and he is such a fun man to talk to.

We ended our wonderful weekend today with church this morning. We were called shortly after we were married to serve in a small branch in Navasota. At first we were both unsure about the calling, but now have truly grown to love the branch and the very few people there! Being in a small branch has helped me to see that no matter where you are and how few members there may be, the church is still true and can still function...even if it is on a much smaller and more laid back scale. We have been able to find a great branch family and truly enjoy serving there!! It is a great comfort to know that no matter where you live...you can find a ward, branch, or twig (as the members sometimes fondly refer to our little branch) and still be able to grow in your testimony.

In other news...there is a new beautiful baby boy on this earth! His name is Eli Matthew Forrest...and I know for a fact that he has the bestest mom and dad ever...and a great big sister. For more info on him...check out Amy & Aaron's blog! Love you Amy!!!!

I will end this long...maybe bring post with a nice picture of me and little Chico! And, by the way, I do not force him to wear clothes against his will. While he is very stylish in this "Rebel" shirt...the main reason he wears clothes is to keep his tiny little self warm!! He is a sweet little dog and keep us entertained...pets are great!