Phantom of the Opera

Wednesday evening, Ted hands me a white envelope (while asking me if we had plans for Thursday evening). I said no and continued to open the envelope and come to find out we DID have plans for Thursday evening! My sweet hubby surprised me with Tickets to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Detroit Opera House. We drove downtown and had a quick bite to eat at a little cafe across the street called Small Plate (the title seemed appropriate since we were on a time limit!) The prices were small too, which was good, ha! :) We then walked across the street and went inside to the gorgeous theater...and enjoyed a beautiful evening of Phantom. The actors were amazing! Ted had never seen the stage play before (only the movie). I had seen Phantom twice, but it's been many years ago...it was better than I remembered! Thank you Ted for a wonderful surprise and a fabulous evening! I love you :)

Meet Me in St. Louis!

Actually, I met my friend Meredith in St. Louis...for her wedding! Thursday night-Sunday afternoon was full of wedding celebration. Friday morning was a trip to the spa for manicures/pedicures followed by a lovely lunch. Friday evening was the rehearsal/rehearsal dinner (which was delicious!) and Saturday was the BIG DAY! Meredith looked gorgeous and everything went beautifully...the bridal party went to Washington University in St. Louis after the ceremony to take pictures and then we headed to the Crown Plaza for the reception-which included a fabulous live band! It was so great to reunite with Meredith and Laura! My mom and Mimi came up for the wedding too, so that was an added bonus. The only person who was missing was Ted! Here are some pics from the wedding weekend! Congratulations Mick and Meredith!

Carleton & Brandi Visit...and Michigan Football of course!

Sorry folks, I'm a few days behind in my blogging, but what a great weekend we had! My brother Carleton and his sweet girlfriend Brandi came into town for a visit. Our time was short, but we crammed a lot in! Friday night, we went downtown to one of our favorite restaurants, The Prickly Pear...Saturday was game day, WAHOOOO! Michigan played Notre Dame and got the win with 11 seconds left in the fourth quarter (it was a GREAT GAME!) Here are some pictures...yes, Brandi is a Notre Dame fan (but we love her anyway!)

Third Time's the Charm!

It's hard to believe, but we are in our THIRD football season here at Michigan! Ted and I were beginning to worry that we weren't bringing the team much luck since we arrived in Ann Arbor (Michigan has been 0-2 the past years in game openers!) Fortunately, UM got a win and oh, how sweet it was!!! Our friends, Bryan and Emily Jobe came with us to tailgate, and then we met up with them after the game. I sat with my friend Kerry, while Ted gave stadium tours, worked up in the press box some, and "schmoozed" with very happy donors :) It was so much fun being back in the BIG HOUSE and we can't wait for next week! GO BLUE!

P.S. On a sad note...POOR SOONERS!!! :(

Beth Moore Weekend

Friday night and Saturday morning, myself and 4 other friends went to Northridge Church to watch a Living Proof Live Simulcast featuring Beth Moore. It was INCREDIBLE! I can hardly put it into words...but one thing I do know is that God was there and we were ALL blessed so richly by His presence, His Mercy, and His great Love. Some cool facts: This simulcast was in 45 states (Live from Greenbay, WI), 516 locations, 8 countries, 90,000 people attended! It was a time of complete celebration and praise to Our Lord. The Praise and Worship Team-awesome! Beth is an unbelievable teacher! Her passion for Christ, and serving Him through serving women has blessed so many lives, including mine. Our study for the weekend was Psalm 37:1-9 and our focus verse was Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart". God, please grant me a heart to delight in YOU!

Anne's First Rock Concert!

Last week, Ted and I along with our friends Matt and Jessica, went to the Hinder/Nickelback concert. We actually went to high school with the lead singer of Hinder(Austin Winkler...he was in my class!) He and Ted were good friends and had played baseball together at PCW. Austin graciously hooked us up with tickets, back stage passes, and even let us go inside the tour bus where we got to chat between shows. This was my first rock concert ever (previous concerts include Amy Grant, Shania Twain, and Keith Urban...this seems to be the next logical choice, right?) ha!

We had a great time, and thanks again Austin for treating us to a show!

A wedding, A reunion, and some good old family & friend time!

Hey Everyone! Sorry for the "blogging delay"(again!) but we have a really good excuse this time...we've been out of town (that counts, right??) My dear friend Miriam got married the first weekend in August and I was in her wedding. It was so much fun and Miriam was absolutely gorgeous as you'll see in the pictures :) It was such a fun and beautiful wedding. The next item on the list was Ted's 10 year high school reunion...and what a great time we had. Saturday, we went to Route 66 park where we all could just hang out, visit, and pass babies around :) Later that evening, we went to a place called The Fox and Hound. We had a great turnout and it was so much getting to see everyone and catch up on what's been going on the last 10 years!

It was of course wonderful to see family and friends...my dear dear friend Kerri and her husband Gerod just had a precious baby girl, Gracie! Isn't she beautiful :) Uncle John took Mom and Mimi and I to see the musical Wicked--AWESOME pretty much sums that up! Ted's parents took us all to Eischen's to celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary!!! And we moved my brothers up to Stillwater, where they will begin their Senior and Sophomore year in college at OSU (my parents are officially empty nesters). It was a busy, but wonderful trip...thanks everyone!!

Officially Official!

We finally have turned into "Michiganders"! We now each have a Michigan Drivers license, plate, tag, and title...we may have given up our Oklahoma identification, but we still have our "southern accents" :)

Happy 5th Anniversary!!!

July 10th is very near and dear to our hearts...it's our wedding Anniversary. Today, we are celebrating 5 years of marriage, wahooo!!! :) Thank you God for bringing us together and blessing us so richly! Here we are 5 years ago today (aren't we young lookin'?) ha! :)

Fourth of July Weekend

Happy Belated Fourth of July to all our Blog Readers! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend...we were so happy to have Ted's parents here with us! We had a terrific time and dined quite well (thanks again for all of the delicious meals!) My favorite was Saturday morning breakfast at a restaurant called The Broken Egg, YUMMY! We also made it out to the UM golf course, had excellent bbq for dinner, and finished the Fourth of July at the movies...we went and saw "The Proposal". Sandra Bullock is so funny-we highly recommend going to see it! Thanks again Al & Dixie for a great weekend. Love you both!

Trip to Florida!

Last Thursday, Ted and I left for Orlando(we now remember what REAL humidity is)ha! The first part of our trip was spent at the World Marriot Center, where Ted attended the NACDA convention (A HUGE athletic conference!)I attended the swimming pool! :) Men and women from all different colleges across the country were there...they would go to workshops/meetings during the day, and then in the evenings, companies would have exhibits set up (everything from the people who design and sell bobble head dolls to national championship rings, score boards, you name it!) They also served a lot of free food (which was great!) Sunday, we rented a car and drove to Bradenton, FL to visit Ted's Aunt Janet and Uncle Dave...and what a wonderful time we had! We toured the Bradenton/Sarasota area on Monday (which included lunch at The Salty Dog, where we had a beer battered deep fried hotdog-no I do not want to know how many calories were in it, but it was their signature dish...we had to try it, and boy was it yummy!) Tuesday, Ted and I spent the day at the beach, and Wednedsay the guys went golfing, while the girls went to lunch and to the Theater! Aunt Janet cooked many DELICIOUS meals for us and they also treated us to a mexican restaurant, which was fabulous! Thank you all again for having us, we love you all :) Here are some pictures from our wonderful trip!

Recital!

Last Saturday, we had our Spring Recital. I am so proud of all my students, they did a fantastic job! Everyone made it on and off stage with no major issues...and parents seemed happy and pleased, which makes "Ms. Anne" very happy and pleased! :) Here are a few pictures: The little mice are my creative movement kids. They danced to "Somewhere Out There", the Red white and blue were my Pre-Ballet classes and they danced to Copeland's "Rodeo", and my Ballet 5&6 year olds danced to "Castle on a Cloud" from Les Mis. I also taught beginning tap and those girls did "Put on a Happy Face" We teachers also danced-which is why I have on a ton of make up and a black sparkley top :)

Happy Birthday Carleton!!!

Just wanted to tell my "little" brother Happy 22nd Birthday! :) We Love you Carleton!