Life the past few months...

Since our wedding life has been a blur! So many wonderful people have come into our life, friends have been made, vacations have happened, and lots and lots of recipies have been made:) One of the biggest blessings Brandon and I have received since moving to San Antonio have been our amazing neighbors. J and E :) We have become so close not just because we are literally a hop-skip-jump away but because we  have practically everything in common! I prayed SO hard to meet a girl who was just like me when we moved here.. someone I could truly relate to in all portals of my life and BAM..I met Elein:) We do a lot together..planning, cooking, hosting, and shopping. One of our greatest joys is cooking. We usually cook at her house once a week and at mine once a week to mix things up, not to mention Brandon and her husband love the fact that they get to play cards together while we slave away in the kitchen:) Aside from meeting a lot of new people we have joined an AMAZING church. Journey Fellowship is a Max Lucado church and has about four locations. We go to the one in Selma which is only 15 minutes from our house...recently we have become more involved and joined Wednesday night youth fellowship. We are the ninth grade leaders!!! It is so much fun to be able to share this experience with my husband ..even though he wasn't thrilled at talking with ninth grade boys about changes they are going through :/ but he is a wonderful spiritual leader and does just fine! I however have NEVER worked with anyone older than the age of 4. Mrs. preschool teacher has upgraded to the ages of 14 and 15 year old girls and I have to say I LOVE IT!!! It is so much fun to be able to talk to these girls, answer their questions, and help guide them in a prosperous way in life. I haven't been a perfect Christian and I have most certainly made my fair share of my mistakes. I mostly just keep my conversations truthful with the girls. I leave out certain details but my goal is to help them NOT make the same mistakes I am and when they have a serious question ..who am I to lie about my past?? I want to make things easier for them. So I live by my golden rule: KEEP IT REAL. San Antonio has been fun so far.. We have our ups and our downs and we are surviving our first year with God, good friends, good food, each other, and family.
xoxo

Some pictures of the past few months

 

My precious baby Calvi <3

My precious baby Calvi <3

A picnic at the Ranch with my love

Snowy day makeovers

San Antonio snow 2014

WEDDING PICTURES

Now that its February, I thought it might be nice to post some of my wedding pictures since it took me all of four months to do so. Not that I have any followers I am just pretending and hoping that one day I will be just as cool as all those other bloggy bloggers and people will swoon at my OH SO CUTE wedding pictures too :)

Our wedding was SO GORGEOUS. I cant even describe the weather.. God completely had his hand on our day because it was perfect. My girlfriends and I had the best time getting ready ( and them trying to calm my nerves). We had mimosas and makeup...blow outs and up do's and the whole shebang. It was so much fun! The guys ... hopefully stayed out of trouble.. but Ill never know and ill never ask. I was a complete wreck throughout most of the day just completely full of nerves and excitement. My favorite part of the day was when everyone was walking down the aisle.. it was just me all alone and quiet in the suite and I peered out the window to see Brandon standing there waiting for me. That was the only time I let a few wet ones roll down my cheeks..he just looked so happy to be standing there on that platform waiting for me. He didn't look nervous one bit! I conquered my nerves ( obviously) and walked down the aisle with my dad. We kissed and became THE FRANKHOUSERS:)! Then we partied.. and we partied some more! Here are just a few awesome pictures from the fabulous Ashley Gillen.

Mr. & Mrs.

It's official,

as of October 19th 2013 I said I DO to a great man that I love so very much:) Now that its November and I can RELAX....I never realized how much anxiety I had building up inside me all these months prior to the wedding! It's such a surreal moment standing on the platform reciting the vows I have always dreamed of saying and being surrounded by the most gracious and supportive group of family and friends. It was breathtaking and beautiful. God chose to let our day shine when he painted the most beautiful sunset in the sky RIGHT as I was walking down the aisle. I will never ever forget the look on Brandon's face while taking that forever long walk. I am sad that it's all finally over but so happy to begin our new journey together:) Just a few pictures from our special day, I will add more when I get them all back:)

Kale Chips

delicious.  AMAZING!

• Three bunches of Kale
• olive oil, sea salt, ground black pepper to taste
• bake at 425 for 15 minutes
• pile on the siracha
• eat your heart out :)

Oh October!!!!!!

It is crazy to think that just over a year ago we were freshly engaged, living apart, still going on "let me pick you up at 7:00" type of dates, and relishing in the moment of just BEING engaged. I cannot even wrap my brain around the fact that I am about to be a married woman!!! We are homeowners and about to share the same last name! I am so beyond thankful! We have been pretty busy around the Frankhouser home, we have hosted family members and friends, decorated, spent Saturdays doing yard work, discovered our new favorite Mexican spot, had wine at the TPC JW Marriott Resort and Spa, and have watched football on Sundays :) I have to admit that San Antonio was exactly what we needed. I was in such fear that I would miss my parents like crazy, my girls like crazy, and my hometown like crazy. Wrong. Not that I don't miss the "people" It's just so different and free feeling to be independent on our own with my own home, husband (almost), and life. Yes it has been fabulous but it has also been eye-opening. Brandon my sweet hard working future hubby-to-be sat me down(with wine) to discuss for the very first time our newly home owning budget:) HA! yes I have never done that before so I very diligently got my notepad and paper out and started calculating. Maybe its ridiculous at 24 that I haven't had to have a budget however I am learning and Brandon has the patience and the heart to help me. He has helped me establish my own credit, own a credit card, pay our bills (online), and to be mindful of spending:) although I find it VERY hard when I live right next to La Cantera, The Quarry, and the San Marcos outlet :0 aside from that the weather has been absolutely wonderful! as I am typing this I am sitting on my back porch enjoying a 65 degree breeze while watching Brandon mow our very overgrown lawn. Yes life is good. I am enjoying every moment, relishing in the newness of it all, and being thankful to the good Lord for providing our blessings. Ask, believe, and receive.

Just a few pictures from the past year..and a few from the present

Silver and Gold....

I have been eager to move for some time now, I have been chomping at the bit to become a part of something new. A new small group, a new church, a new aerobics class I just want some newness (word?)!!! It dawned on me these past two weeks that I am going to MISS the heck out of all of my girlfriends here in Conroe! Almost five years of girls nights...ten years of being a member at the Gold's Gym on 105, and being part of a fabulous church that I know and love the members of. It's so surreal...I am leaving it ALL behind. I will say however, that I am eager to start my adventure with Mr. Frankhouser and become part of a community in which we are both involved in:) Small groups, girls nights, and a new gym are all in my future...Date nights with Brandon in our new town...it seems so exciting but at times lonely.. I hope I like people there..and better yet I hope they like me!! :/ I also hope my friends come to visit so I can be the hostess with the mostess and introduce all my NEW pinterest recipe's that I am dying to try in my fabulous new kitchen! Time seems to move by so fast these days.. It seems that just yesterday I was crying over not having a plan for the future and now we are closing on our beautiful new house this coming Tuesday. I am so unbelievably proud of Brandon not only is he a wonderful support system for me..and my anxiety..lol but he has worked his butt off to provide this wonderful future for us.. It really is hard to believe that a little over a year ago he was jobless and worrying about the outcome of his future. We have prayed and believed and prayed and believed until we were blue in the face and then we just prayed some more. Things really do work out for the best when you just have faith and a positive attitude. I am so grateful for the things God has done in my life and I am very excited for this next year!!!

I so love this man :) This was last year right after we were engaged!

It's happening...

And its happening FAST

days, weeks, no MONTHS of waiting, wishing, hoping, praying. and crying for an answer to our future we finally have one.

ITS MOVING TIME!!!!

Brandon and I are packing our bags and saying goodbye to the good ole' Conroe, Texas. This is a place where my family has resided for over 45 years. We are longtime conronians (SP*) and I will say that I am going to miss it. I have all of my family here and I have made almost ALL of my friends here. This is going to be a huge change for me but I think I am  going to like it :) Where are we moving you ask?? We are going to San Antonio, Texas!!!! At first I was hesitant to tell people where we were going because I was getting a lot of negative feedback. Like "Ew what are you going to do there?"-well LIVE of course you MO MO.  Or another one " HAVE FUN (totally sarcastic voice)"...these responses irritated me because San Antonio has actually GROWN a TON!!!! I can't wait to be apart of the San Antonio community:) Our neighborhood is gated with a pool AND next to the TPC golf community which Brandon is absolutely thrilled about!! We will be closing on our new home September 3 and moving that week.. its so surreal to be moving this fast when just two weeks ago I was unsure about our future and what we would be doing with our lives....now I'm just trying not to blink :)

some pictures of our NEW HOUSE!

PS: ignore the paint we are having the entire house REPAINTED

These are just a FEW of the many pictures I took.. I want to do a before/after segment after I fix it all up Callie girl style!!!! I am SO loving the Formal/Casual Living situation.. I think I know the perfect spot for our black baby grand piano :p