KC Thanksgiving trip

I love that I get to spend my Thanksgiving week in Kansas City.

It is a wonderful place filled with great coffee and great people. 

I never end up seeing everyone that I want to see and I always

end up eating way too much junk. 

Some highlights were having friends over to meet Barry, 

going to Pitt St. to watch my little brother Jon play football, 

going with Barry and my brother Nate & his wife to see the Plaza lights, 

watching home videos, Thanksgiving day with my family, 

and being able to spend some great one-on-one time 

with some of my favorite people.

K.C never lets me down in terms of friendly people, great thrift stores & 

yummy food.

And, I also noticed that about 80% of the population was wearing some 

sort of sports team memorabilia. I guess the equivalent of a blue button down here in D.C is 

an MU pullover. Go Tigers! 

My weekend!!!

This is a picture of our drive this past weekend to Idaho. 

I honestly didn't think people lived there. 

We went to see one of B's friends get married. 

The wedding was outside & it started snowing as the guests arrived.

We had a fabulous time and it was so fun to meet all of B's closest friends. 

Then.

He proposed!!

(Not at the wedding. duh)

Here

at this gorgeous lake in McCall. 

So now my hand looks like this:

Yep. 

He got down on one knee in the snow. 

We went into town to grab coffee after the wedding and he insisted we walk 

down to the lake (it was pretty much across the street from the coffee shop). 

I was freezing and wearing heel booties with no socks and since we went to 

the lake the day before, I really didn't want to go.

So I said no.

And he said,"Let's go!"

And I said no again.

And he said,'We are going.'

So I went.

We talked for a few minutes ( I say it was like 5-10 minutes and he says 2)

and I asked again if we could leave. 

He said, "Alright. I better do this then."

He set his drink down in the snow, got on one knee and asked

if I would spend the rest of my life with him.

So sometime soon I will be Mrs. Chang. I can't wait to have his name. 

I am going to be Asian. 

He is moving out to the D.C area and we will go on adventures forever. 

And that was my weekend. 

To: My brother and new sister

-Bubba-

I love you so much. 

You are my first, tallest, smartest, quietest, humblest, gentlest brother. 

I am so stinking glad that you got married yesterday. 

I am sick and tired of you talking about how you want to get married.

I know that you are going to be an amazing husband to Kara. 

I am so honored to call you my brother. 

I love how you take it when Jon and I pick on you. We both know that you are the favorite so we gotta get our jabs in somehow. And remember..being the favorite means that you are going to be the one to wipe mom and dad when they are unable. It is not quite the honor as you may think. But..you will be making more money than Jon and I so you will probably just pay someone to do it.

I am so thankful that you came out to Virginia to live for a bit. I will take full credit for your awesome style and that you are now going to be a chiropractor. Let's remember the 'wardrobe' if you want to call it that, when you came out to VA and how you were gonna move to OK and get a minimum wage job workin at Braum's or somethin 

My prayer for you as a husband is that you will learn how to love that hot woman of yours as Christ loved the church. That you will serve her and rub her back and let her have the last of the Nutella. That you will become a student of her. 

You are a great man of God and I thank HIM for you.

PS.

I am sorry for burning your hand with the lightbulb when we were babies what parents leave an open lightbulb within a 3yr olds reach... but I think your scar is pretty cool so, once again, I will accept your thanks. 

~Sister~

Look. I just met you Friday.

Not quite sure what I fully think about you yet. I mean, you are good looking and your quads are to die for. Your cheek bones are perfect and my brother married you...so..I guess I will learn to love you.

I hope you know that I have not liked ANY of the many girls that my brother hoped to marry. None. But once he told me that you understand his mumbling and you finish his crossword puzzles, I thought, WOW. I really like this chic.

I am so glad to have you as my sister. 

My prayer for you is that you will respect my brother and become a student of him. That you will learn to cook well and you will run a great home. I pray that you will serve him everyday and in every way. Pray for him daily and make sure he doesn't get fat.

I had a great time with you this weekend and I can't wait for you and Nate to get back from your honeymoon so I can re-do your wardrobe and teach you how to cook. 

Don't forget that I am the oldest and wisest of the siblings. 

You got a great man and are one lucky lady.

Welcome to the Thomas family!!

(And don't ever forget Mrs.Thomas, that I wrestled and I am a Thomas so if you EVER do anything to hurt my brother...

I.

will.

destroy.

you.)

Love you guys!!!!!!!

Bailey boo

She melts my heart. 

My yesterday

 Bailey and I went to visit her little cousin Aidan. What cuties.

Then we cooked some deliciousnees. 

And then we talked about life and how most little girls don't get to sit on the counter and eat their dinner.

Then I told her to make a model face. She has so much to learn in life. And that was my yesterday..kinda

Foreshadowing 2011

Oh 2011! You are nearly here!!!! My soul rejoices. There are so many things I look forward to in this coming year:

I WILL go to Europe!!

I love these brothers so much and look forward to watching them grow (obviously not taller.sorry jon) in the LORD

My business, Breeze Styling, WILL take off and I will be changing lives one closet at a time http://bresfittingroom.blogspot.com 

I love this little girl and can't wait to share this year with her!

My debt is going to get paid off..somehow

Europe.....

Maybe my Prince will come? 

The LORD says, "I am about to...."

My soul waits on HIM. 

Bailey

Bailey rubbed my head today and said, 

"Mom. You are like a brown panda".

This was a cute hat that she got for Christmas from Anthropologie and her panda which she named 'Jack'. She wants to drag this huge panda everywhere and she likes to show off her hat by saying,

"I want to show you my balls!". 

This kid is funny.