Wedding Pictures....

So for the last 11 months, we have been MEANING and TRYING to decide on our wedding pictures.  Whew!  We sure didn't realize that it would be so difficult!  We have to pick bridal prints, wedding and reception prints, and 70 more photos for our "coffee table book."  I know they will be amazing, whatever we choose, but that's just the problem!  They're all amazing!  Check out our photographer's gorgeous work at http://www.photofino.net/.  You won't regret it!

Speaking of amazing, how do you like my new CUSTOM blog design?  This is thanks to Mrs. Alayna Howard of The Life of the Farmer's Wife.  Doesn't she do amazing work?!  She is very creative with everything she does...I'm so jealous!

Well, I better get back to picking wedding pictures!

Until we meet again.......

Three Years...

Tomorrow, October 21st, marks 3 years since Chase Wyatt Quine joined the good Lord upstairs.  Man, how I miss the lil' guy.  He holds such a special place in my heart.  He once told me, "If you marry that loser, I'm NOT coming to your wedding!"  Well, Chase, I didn't marry that loser...I married a wonderful loving man that you, no doubt would also love!  I honored you at our wedding (but I'm sure you already know) with the cowboy hat charm that we all got in memory of you.  It was wrapped around my bouquet and was just PERFECT!  I showed Shane right before we went into the church (I had kept it a secret until then) and he just smiled and hugged me.  We both love you so much and miss you more and more every day.

The following quote was found by Chase's dad, Eddie, shortly after he passed away.

"If I die today I want to be remembered with love.  I only hope the seeds of hatred I have sown will soon be forgotten.  I pray the same for each of you."  Well said, CWQ!

Please say an extra little prayer tonight for everyone who was close to Chase.

Until we meet again....

Turning Over a New Leaf...

Well, friends.  It's true.  In the words of Gary Allan, "I'm turning over a new leaf.  Gonna get myself in gear."  I realize that I have hurt many of my closest friends and family in the past and am in desperate need of a change.  As of today, I am going to be a new woman.  A GODLY woman.  A woman who puts others before herself.  I am going to be the best daughter anyone could ever ask for and the most loving wife in the world.  I hope you will follow me on this journey of bettering myself, as I think it will be pretty interesting.  I hope to inspire others, as well.

I cannot wait to see what God has in store for not only me, but my amazing husband.  Prayers and words of encouragement are greatly appreciated!

Love to you all and....

Until we meet again.......

It's Been a While

Hello there!  I haven't gotten to blog in a while because my computer cord has been in the shop...and I've been busy with work/getting this house in order!  Nothing outrageously exciting has happened since we last met.  I went shopping and to the movies with my long lost friend, Anna on Saturday.  It was pretty much a blast!  We started off the day taking a tour of Tilson Homes (one of which will hopefully be mine & Justin's soon!)  Then, we drove into Boerne, where we had lunch at Boerne Vistro.  AMAZING!!  After lunch, we went downtown to do a little (unsuccessful) shopping.  That night, we went to HuHot (Anna's first HuHot experience) and then the Palladium to see "Life as We Know It."  Definitely going to be buying that one! 

This weekend is the ACLS Hundred Dollar Dinner Dance in Pleasanton.  Should be a good time!  There's food, open bar, a silent auction, and a raffle...all followed by dancing the night away.  Pretty excited!  Well, I guess that just about catches you up on the Fabulous Life of the Ag Teacher's Wife!

p.s.  If you're wondering how my joining The Gym is going...it's AWESOME!  I do Zumba, BodyCombat, and sometimes BodyPump!  (sorry-kinda threw that in there!)

Until we meet again...

Locked Out...

Oh man, I FINALLY got back into my blog after being locked out for almost a week!  I don't know what happened, but I couldn't remember any of the passwords to any of my email accounts so that I could reset this one!  Anyway...This past week has been a busy one!  I decided to join The Gym in Jourdanton and am so excited!  It's only about 15 minutes away from our house as opposed to the hour away that my previous gym was.  Such a nice change!  I've been doing really good with working out...Ran Monday, did BodyCombat AND BodyFlow Tuesday, did Zumba last night, and BodyPump tonight!  Maybe I'll become a "gym rat" and get a rockin' body someday!! 

Oh, last Friday, Justin and I traveled to Houston (The Woodlands to be exact) to see Tom Petty & ZZ Top in concert!  My mom bought our tickets and backstage passes & my Dad paid for our HUGE hotel room!  We met up with our family friends, Steve, Michelle, and Jordan Anderson, and her friend, Megan.  We were all so excited about this backstage pass business and couldn't hardly wait to get in the doors and see what it was all about.  Well, it was awesome.  At first.  Since we got there at 5:30 (concert was at 7:30) to get backstage, we were some of the first ones through the doors.  We found the area that we were TOLD we needed to go to and went in.  It was a covered patio with picnic tables.  There were fruit & veggie trays, sandwiches, and chicken strips.  There was also a full open bar.  We had enjoyed this for about an hour when a man came up and told us that we were in the wrong area.  Okay.  Maybe we're going to an even more awesome area.  NOT SO MUCH.  He took us to another patio (uncovered) with one picnic table.  No food, no drinks.  Not even water.  Needless to say, we said forget it & went to our seats.  What a let down!  We did see Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) before we were "escorted to the correct area," so that was pretty cool.  Anyway, enough about the backstage bummer...the concert was AWESOME!!  We all had a blast & loved rockin' out with some of the coolest old guys in the industry! 

On Saturday, after my parents left for Belize, we went to Harwin Street for some shopping.  Loved it!  (Well, I did...not too sure about Justin!)  We later met up with our friend, Lucas and his fiance, Jennifer.  Just love them!  They took us down to the Kemah Boardwalk, where we ate, rode a ferris wheel, and had ice cream.  It was such a fun, laid back night & that place is so cool!  Maybe next time we can stay longer...

On Sunday, before heading back, we went to my grandmother's cousin, Frank and his wife, Sandy's house for a visit. They took us to Pappadeaux, which I had never been to for lunch...LOVE IT and LOVE THEM!

Justin took Theo, one of his steer showing kids (and cousin) to Dallas yesterday for the State Fair.  Theo got 10th place w/ his steer!  Go Theo!!  Justin got back about 9:30 tonight and was so glad to be out of that dumb ole ag truck!!  I missed him...

Well, that kinda catches y'all up on the past week of my life!  I'll try to be better about this whole blogging thing so that Alayna Gayle Howard doesn't yell at me anymore!  hehe :)

Zumba = Success!!

So, I love love love zumba!  If you haven't tried it, I would HIGHLY recommend you do...and soon!  It was such a blast...just shakin' your booty for over an hour!  I think I'm going to try BodyPump tonight.  THAT may kill me!  Other than that, it's just a quiet, uneventful day here in the Taylor household.  May do a little laundry...or not!  Hope you all have a blessed day!

Until we meet again...

Zumba......

So, I've decided to try zumba.  TONIGHT.  Prayers would be GREATLY appreciated!  I have heard that it is very fun and a great workout!  If any of you have tried it before, your thoughts are more than welcome!  I will post again (if I survive) tonight to let you know how it goes!

Until we meet again.......

New to This...

Hey there, fellow bloggers!  You're gonna have to bare with me until I can get this whole "blogging" thing down!  I guess I'll start off with a little about me...I'm Mrs. Brandi Taylor (hehe...still getting used to that!)  I"m from Sterling City, TX - a town of about 800 people.  I recently got married to the love of my life, Justin, on November 21, 2009.  We live just south of San Antonio with our two dogs, Gunnar and Dally.  Justin is an ag science teacher in Somerset and I am a crop insurance adjuster.  Right now, we are just enjoying being newlyweds - travelling, hanging out with friends, etc.  We hope to begin building our dream home within the next year.  Prayers, advice, etc. are greatly appreciated!  Well, I better get going on dinner!

Until we meet again....