Coach G's Wife: Engagement

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Beach Time

Hey!

I am sorry I have been so MIA, please bear with me through July & then you will get nothing but Football, Football, and more Football. HA HA HA

I know you guys are excited. #Imightgoalittlecrazyduringfall

So where in the world am I today?!?!

The Beach!

South Padre Island to be exact.

We come here every year but this year all I have in this pretty place is 48 hours then it is back to work for me.

#selfiefail

I have no idea why I am wearing my sunglasses inside.

If I could have this view every day I might actually read some more for grad school.

Yes, my husband is a master on the grill.

So this morning as I am typing this, I am being blinded by the sun, hear multiple lawn mowers, and see multiple people down below cleaning the pools.

But most importunely I see God's AMAZING creation.

The wind, the sand, the water, the sun.

These are things that I see daily (minus the sand & ocean) but why does it take a breathtaking place to remind me of just how Awesome God's creation is!

I am so thankful to have this 48 hours to spend in the sand & sun and with my family.

I am needing to work on being more intentional with the time I spend with my hubby as in just a couple of weeks, he starts two-a-days and will never be heard from again till May.

So I am overreacting but once football starts back, he is NEVER home. It's just our life.

In bigger schools there are different coaches for different sports but at a small school my husband does everything, along with the two other coaches.

Cross Country, football, basketball (boys), and track.

and that is for both Jr. High & High School. :)

So while he is gone bay fishing I am going to finish up some work this morning and then it is off to the beach with my guy!

On Sunday, was our engagement anniversary.

Is that a thing?

Maybe since I am still in "newlywed" territory here I just want to celebrate everything.

Night of our engagement.

Not a super romantic story, but it was perfect.

Short version, I knew he had a ring, I had been in Amarillo for THREE longs months, he wanted to pick me up in Abilene, we went to eat at Texas Roadhouse (my FAV), got in his truck, he handed me a gift and there was the ring, some sappy words exchanged, we were engaged. It only took us six years to get there.

But I would NOT change a thing!

I am off to get on a conference call that I will be doing from my balcony. Who said that working on vacation was all that bad ;)

XOXO ~ JulieAnn

P.S ~ Everyone needs to go check out Shelly at Queen In Between and Katy at Queen of the Kings for their first link up!

This link up is all about celebrating women who inspire you!

How awesome is that?!?!

I have so many and I cannot wait to participate next time!

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Show and Tell Tuesday: How we Met & Got Engaged

Happy Tuesday!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Monday off. I had the day "off" but still worked from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm. Thankfully I have an amazing husband who was out of school and cleaned, did the laundry, and made dinner.

Steak, Stuffed Peppers, Baked Potato, and Salad ..... YUM

He also made breakfast on Sunday :)

Then we had this yummy dinner Sunday night at a new Mexican Restaurant.

I must say I have a pretty amazing guy so I am excited to share how we met and got engaged by linking up with Andrea for Show and Tell Tuesday.

Adrian and I have always known each other due to growing up in a SMALL town of just 800 people. Adrian was just one grade ahead of me in school so I always "knew him". It was not until my sophomore year in 2007-2008 that we started "talking". We had a mutual friend, Melissa, who told me that we should date. At first I thought she was CRAZY. Don't get me wrong Adrian is a great guy but we did not "run" in the same groups in high school. Adrian was loud and opinionated where I was shy and quite. We were & are complete opposites and that is what makes us work.

Me and Melissa

So our mutual friend, Melissa, told me that Adrian had given her his number and asked that she give it to me. So I took his number and started to text him and I feel like the rest is history. We went on our first date on December 31, 2007. We went out for New Year's to a movie and had Taco Bell after. This was our first official date. We have been inseparable since.

Our first summer together 2008

Sports Banquet 2008

Meet the Wildcats 2008

Stock Show Season 2008

2008

Summer 2009

Arkansas Vacation 2009

2009

Adrian's last football game 2008

Carving pumpkins 2008

2009

His Sr. pictures 2009

Six Flags Trip

We started dating my sophomore year in high school and his junior year in high school. We did everything together throughout school and I will cherish those memories forever. We will always remember the football games, me in the band & him playing, both of us playing basketball, my attempt at golf, his great golf skills. The list could go on and on. We had the best time in high school together. He is my best friend and I am so blessed to have him in my life.

Cross Country meet 2009

Us at Miss Rising Star Contest 2009

Adrian graduated in 2009, why I can't find those pictures I have no idea #wifefail. He went on to college at Howard Payne University in Brownwood. He commuted so I still got to see him every day :)

He had classes in the morning so at lunch time he would meet me at my grandparents house and bring me lunch daily. I am telling you this guy is the sweetest. He made everything of mine that I did my senior year, even though he went to school full time and worked.

New Year 2010

Football season 2009

After one of my basketball games 2010

At the Saltlick 2010

Austin, TX 2010

2010

Prom 2010

So Adrian has always had this "rule" that we were not going to get married until we both graduated college. I was not so excited about that but understood his reasoning. I started Howard Payne University in August 2010. I also commuted like him since it was so close to our home town. I wouldn't say we had the "normal" college experience. We both took 15-18 hours and worked. We loved to be at home on his family's ranch and life a simple life. So we both graduated in May 2013. We had a great time together through college! We went on a lot of trips and had the best time with our families.

Texas Rangers Game

Ad, me , and Ad's brother

South Padre Island

Spring Break at the Houston Zoo

Para-sailing in South Padre

Graduation Pictures

We did it :)

I could not have made it to that day without this guy!

So I thought we were going to get engaged on that day but Mr. had other plans! We graduated on a Saturday and on the following Monday I started my new job at CPS. I had to travel to Amarillo for training for the next three months. On Thursday, July 11, 2013, Adrian asked if my co-worker could drop me off in Abilene so he could take me out to eat on Friday night. I had a feeling this might be it. So I did what every girl does and painted my nails and called my best friend and told her what I thought.

So on Friday, July 12, 2013 Adrian picked me up in Abilene and we went and ate at Texas Roadhouse #myfav. We had great conversation and just enjoyed each other's company. Once we got back into his truck he started with a sweet speech and then pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. After waiting a ~~couple of years~~ seven years, I said YES!

Later Adrian told me that he had a better proposal planned for the next week when we were going to be going to South Padre Island with my family. However in true CPS fashion my training schedule got changed and I was unable to take off to go with him and my family. To say I was devastated was an understatement. So in my guys true fashion he wanted to find a way to cheer me up and his way of doing that was asking me the most important question. I would say that he is a keeper!