Garland Does a Jig...

Garland got pretty crazy at Brittany and Will's wedding with Hartness and Sisson. It was definitely memorable!

best.

Weddings, weddings, weddings...

This spring was wedding central in my world! Three of my dearest friends gave me the honor to stand beside them while they married their best friends. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Love y'all!

Abbey Allenbaugh and David Ray: March 2010

Little Rock, AR

Photo credit: Liz Chrisman

Amber Obert and Anthony Jones: April 2010

Lamar, MO

Brittany Power and Will Schimpf: May 2010

Fayetteville, AR

Note: All cool photos seen below are courtesy of KYM RODDA PHOTOGRAPHY. aaaaamazing!

Interning...

 Well this was an experience to both remember fondly and forget as quickly as possible. From summer 2009 through spring 2010 I worked to finished my Masters in the Art of Teaching (MAT) degree at the University of Arkansas. Basically, I taught for free for a year (full time) while attending a full course load of graduate classes and conducting research to complete my Master's Thesis. It was AWFUL. I have never been so stressed/furious/confused/challenged/frustrated in my whole life. HOWEVER, it was an incredible program and I would highly recommend it. I know, that sounds ridiculous after what I just described, but truly, if you wanna be a good teacher, this program will put you in the top applicants. The teaching experience was priceless and had I decided to teach, I have no doubt I could have walked into any classroom and felt prepared.  Plus I met some great friends!

That being said, here is what made it all worthwhile, graduation day! Here's to you: beautiful, wonderful, hilarious fellow interns that made life worth living last year!

Fourth grade team

My family

Garland and I

Me with my sister, Ashley

Honeymoon

What is there to say? We had an awesome honeymoon at the Couples resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica!

Breakfast on the balcony each morning-Beautiful view!

View from the restaurant

Restaurant and Rooms

"Healing" pools created by underground springs

This was the massage gazebo. Gorgeous Sunset view!

I could fall asleep to this sunset every night

Dinner every night was DEFINITELY my favorite part!

Goodbye, Jamaica! We'll miss you :(

Okay, so time for another memory lost...

WEDDING!

Let me think of all the wedding cliches I can for the description of this blog...
On May 15th, 2009...
I married my best friend.
It was the happiest day of my life.
I only cried tears of joy.
I couldn't believe it was actually happening.
It was like a dream come true.
I felt like a princess.
It all went by so fast.
It was everything I dreamed it to be and more.


Okay, now that we've got those out of the way, I had a stinkin' awesome wedding. Maybe way cooler than any you've been to (way to be super catty, Sarah). If you weren't there, you missed out. I truly made some of the best memories of my life in one 24 hour period! 


Here are the pictures to document the occasion; again, thanks to the best photographer EVER, Brooke "The Combat Trainer" Robinson!


I highly encourage you to click on the pictures you like to get a bigger view in a separate window!

Let's start with pre-wedding...

This is the wedding arbor that Garland's mom decorated. Beautiful!

We took pictures beforehand (best decision of the wedding!) and this was me sneaking up on Garland.

P.S. after seeing him, all my butterflies went away and I felt like we were really getting married for the first time...

Did I mention we had the best wedding party? EVER?!

Here comes the bride...

View of Pratt Place Inn

Worship

Exchanging of Rings (okay, I mostly put this picture in here because I LOVED my hair!)

Group Prayer

Communion and THE KISS!

Garland was really excited (hence the fist pump)

Okay, I was super excited too :)

Finally! Mr. & Mrs. Garland Autry

And of course, the highlight of the evening... THE PARTY!

At the end of the night, Garland dedicated one final song to his new bride...

"Honkytonk Badonkadonk"

I'm pretty sure it was his favorite part.

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Thanks for that, loving husband.

The END!