monday. monday.

so we're not completely in love with the layout of our site, but there are few layouts offered by blogger. we would love to design our own ... but neither of us has that much experience in webdesign.

some of our family still has not accepted our invitation to join our blog, and i'm not going to lie -- that hurts a little. =)

today was pretty mundane. the day passed quickly for both of us. travis didn't make it home for lunch until sometime after 3, and i used a half a tank of gas driving around on cvs (client visits).

for a little over two months i've been going to the chiropractor 4 out of the 5 weekdays. i must admit, it's getting a little wearing at this point, but i think my back is finally beginning to feel more normal. i had a slipped disk -- one of the most painful experiences. i suggest you avoid it at all cost. =)

this evening we had planned to drive to muskogee so that travis could get his mail, but instead spent the evening at home. he has to go there for leagues on thursday; then we'll be driving to edmond this friday for the holiday, so we thought it best we stay home. he baked a pizza, we watched a little of the bachelorette, and then we each spent time "working."

travis is so interested in affiliate marketing and other sources of online income and has been reading ebooks and watching tutorials for some of the top companies concerning this. world bank something or other is the group he is most interested in. i'll have to catch up on the videos another night.

we both would have liked to make the trip to edmond tonight as well. i feel like our time with lou will be so limited before she heads backs, and am looking forward to the weekend. this will be the first year that i haven't spent the fourth with my parents and siblings, though. i would rather it be a holiday like the fourth rather than thanksgiving or christmas. we're so blessed in that both of our immediate families live in the same city now. it makes most holidays a little smoother in regard to where we will spend our time.

we mentioned in a recent blog that we have only been on one vacation together, and my office paid for it. i let him know today that if our company reaches our revenue goal, we get to take a 4 day trip to vegas. i think he's decided to work a deal with jason in exchange for his audio/video system. :) we really would love to go to vegas, though, so keep your fingers crossed that we hit our goals at work!

oh! and on a sidenote, i would just like to invite you all to begin preparing your budgets for our wedding -- apparently, according to travis (and the fact that he mentioned this no less than three times this past weekend) we will be getting married in hawaii. hey, who am i to complain?

cinnamon rolls & family

i can't even begin to tell you how excited i am about this blog. when we woke up this morning, travis asked, "what are you thinking about?" "honestly, our blog." he laughed and said, "see?" i'm a little surprised, to tell you the truth, because the idea of blogging has never really appealed to me before. i think it's our friends, jen & court, who have made it so appealing.

thus far the weekend has been one of the more enjoyable weekends we've spent in a while. we left tulsa on friday after filling up the rodeo (that only cost a small fortune) and packing a bag, and headed for edmond. jason (my boss out of oklahoma city) wants travis to install a surround-sound and multi-room audio system, and we've been planning to come scope out the house and find out exactly what he needs. we planned this visit for the same weekend that lou was coming in from tennessee.

by the time we got here to sue and jim's friday night, we were both pretty tired and didn't feel like doing too much. we sat around the dining room table with the two of them and listened to jim tell stories. i think we were too tired to contribute much to the conversation, but it was good to be with them. we both love coming to see them and always say that we should do it more. ashley came over a little later and asked us to go to fish city where adrian works. when we got there, though, we realized he had left work early, so we decided to go see tabitha instead and grab some taco bell.

i didn't think i was hungry until i scarfed down the wrap that i ordered. it was great to see tabitha. i didn't think we would get to until saturday, and even though she was working, it was nice to see her ... and i think it was the first time i have ever seen her without the boys. we ate and chatted and then headed to wal-mart where travis could buy a wireless modem for the house -- if you think for a moment that he could spend the weekend without his laptop having internet access, well think again.

by the time we got back to the house, it was all i could do to keep awake. the past few days had been very emotionally trying for me, and i'd had a lot on my mind. i actually fell asleep on the couch while travis tinkered with the computer. he'd got the connection up and running and proceeded to spend hours on the internet. he's very excited about several online networking sites that he has recently gotten involved in, and he's learning more and more about affiliate marketing. it's the thing he thinks about when he wakes up in the morning and the thing he falls asleep thinking about right now.

saturday was a little more interesting. tabitha and the boys came over to the house. we couldn't believe how big hunter has gotten. it makes us both a little sad, because it seems we saw tyler and ryan more when they were younger, but we haven't gotten to spend much time with hunter. before any of us know it, he's going to be talking up a storm. i was so disappointed that we had forgotten the camera as i would have liked to take pictures of and with the boys.

we went to the reagans' to check out their audio/video needs and it was nice to chat with carma. their boys are growing so much as well! jake was really shy, and i couldn't believe how strong cale has gotten. i expected him to still be a newborn.

we headed back here to see lou and spend time with the family. everyone misses her so much & it's always great for everyone to get together when she's here.

this morning we woke up to one of travis's favorite smells in the world -- his aunt sue's cinnamon rolls. he says that unless i can learn to make cinnamon rolls like hers, well, mine will just never be good enough. =)

the rest of the day will just be spent relaxing, eating good food, and spending time surrounded by people we love. upon waking this morning, we were both disappointed by the thought of having to return home to "normal" life. we'll have to leave in time to make it to the fireworks show at rhema tonight. amelia got us vip tickets, so we'll spend the evening eating more good food, hopefully winning some phenomenal prizes (fingers crossed!) and watching a spectacular display of fireworks. i am a little confused as to why they're hosting the show tonight, however, as the fourth does fall on the weekend this year. we'll let you know if we win anything!

the below pictures were taken at rockets over rhema. we had a great time.

travis's celebrity collage

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Family tree chart - Family tree program

rhiannon's celebrity collage

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our decision to blog ... part deux

Hola Ladies and Gents.....

Welcome to our page!!

I have been ordered to address this so called "our decision to blog" with my own fancy persona. How most excellent this will be! :)
She may even take away my author privileges. :(

So.... Our world............................

Well, that's it!! Hope you enjoyed. ;)

No worries.... I'll keep you posted with the latest! :)

Your fellow DUDE

100 things about us

01. we met at rhiannon's parents' pool hall in muskogee
02. our first date was with rhiannon's brother & his girlfriend
03. travis was so nervous on the first date he kept his mouth full of food!
04. after the first date, travis asked for a hug, "and not one of those half-ass hugs either"...& rhiannon was happy to oblige
05. one of our first dates by ourselves was at el tequilla in tulsa -- yum!
06. where rhiannon told travis no less than 5 times that they would never work :)
07. travis told her she was wrong
08. today rhiannon is glad to say he was right
09. we both have a love for wine
10. and travis claims that rhiannon has turned him into what would appear to most as a "pregnant man"...fat
11. rhiannon completely denies having had anything to do with that ... and doesn't think he's fat
12. travis got his first kiss right after rhiannon had awoken from a nap
13. and rhiannon loves that he remembers that
14. had it not been for travis, rhiannon never would have made an "a" in her college math class
15. since meeting rhiannon, travis hasn't been able to hold a steady job ... and his debt has increased greatly
16. rhiannon sees no correlation between the two
17. travis loves to sleep outdoors
18. travis says that rhiannon hates bugs ... but she doesn't. she'll be the first to pick up a bug and put it outside
19. despite all of her pleading, travis has yet to take rhiannon on her first camping trip
20. so far we have been together for 3 years and have only been together on one major vacation -- and rhiannon's work paid for it! we'll be posting our paypal account later for deposits! :)
21. both of our moms are known as "dee." travis's because that's her name, and rhiannon's because it's short for deniese.
22. travis understands the value of a dollar ... and today it won't buy $hit ... rhiannon wonders why anyone would want to purchase that anyway ...
23. our life is like a box of chocolate ... you never know what you're gonna get!
24. if you can't see travis lear, you may be two seconds from death ... chuck norris, beware
25. travis hates anything that has sour cream, whipped cream, or cream cheese
26. rhiannon loves all three
27. travis doesn't believe there are a hundred things to list about our relationship
28. rhiannon agrees, one hundred doesn't even begin to cover it ...
29. we would one day like to travel europe
30. we would both like to retire by the time we are thirty
31. travis's dad badgers us about getting married, no less than three times, every time he sees us
32. travis's dad has made a ring out of twistie ties in hopes travis would use it to ask rhiannon to marry him
33. this is news to rhiannon
34. travis wants us to get married in hawaii
35. rhiannon wants to sky dive over hawaii
36. travis's dad is a hillbilly
37. rhiannon's dad is an indian (feather, not dot) from the hills
38. we each have one brother and one sister ... though travis claims two brothers
39. and are each the eldest in our families
40. rhiannon believes jesus is our savior
41. travis believes jesus was a pretty awesome dude...actually he believes he was an awesome hippie from the 70s
42. rhiannon is hiding from lightning ...
43. rhiannon's favorite flowers are lilies
44. travis has gone broke sending them to her
45. travis says our favorite thing to do together is cuddle and watch a good movie
46. there are very few movies that we haven't seen in the theaters
47. we both love spending time with our families
48. and both of our families drive us crazy
49. favorite movie: serendipity -- travis's absolute favorite and one of rhiannon's
50. rhiannon loves new york city
51. travis likes mayfield, kentucky ... rhiannon hasn't heard of it either
52. we both want to raise kids in the country ... away from the crazy kids of the world
53. travis has a need for speed
54. and we both like to make people laugh
55. travis would like to have a reality tv show based on his day-to-day life with his best friend justin ... who happens to be rhiannon's brother
56. rhiannon isn't allowed to say that justin is often mistaken for her twin brother ... because "it's a screwed up world and it makes travis look gay"
57. rhiannon is trendy
58. travis is a modern day james dean ... literally! we'll post a pic; he looks just like him
59. travis's favorite drink is an lit -- long island iced tea
60. he rarely drinks
61. rhiannon's favorite drink is a margarita on the rocks with lots of salt ... she too only drinks on occassion
62. we want a malese puppy named connor and a siberian husky, name to be determined
63. we hate living in an apartment but are dedicated to being out of debt and finding a house that we love
64. tulsa is where we call home ... for now
65. travis had a motorcycle for a month and wrecked it
66. rhiannon knew what had happened as soon as she heard amanda's voice (travis's sister) on the phone
67. travis's idea of a good time is a solid one-minute high speed wheelie ... not really ... but he is mentally unstable
68. rhiannon loses her breath at the thought of that wheelie
69. we are about two years apart in age
70. and travis's birthday falls within the same week as rhiannon's brother, justin and her best friend, amelia
71. we plan to someday become millionaires and pay off all of our family members' debt ... until then you're all just screwed. :)
72. rhiannon loves to sing and write music
73. travis wants to be a rockstar
74. and has a twin personality -- that somehow came into the world in a dog named king
75. we have three beautiful boys -- tyler, ryan, & hunter ... however, their parents would strongly disagree to our "ownership"
76. we love that we make each other laugh
77. we refuse to fight but instead agree to disagree after a discussion
78. travis loves pool ... rhiannon wonders why she can't escape this crazy game :)
79. travis is a superdork with a badboy attitude
80. at the chiropractor, rhiannon is surrounded by the men in her life -- her dad's file is on one side of hers, travis's on the other
81. travis likes putting his finger in rhiannon's belly button
82. this drives her crazy ... she hates to have her belly button touched
83. we have discovered how much we like taking walks together
84. and some of our most romantic moments have been spent outdoors
85. travis's first display of interest in rhiannon was a beautiful bouquet of lilies and tulips, with a card that read "heard any good fairy tales lately? 816.1772"
86. two days later rhiannon firmly stressed that it wouldn't work out
87. but found herself unable to keep away from him
88. three years later, we live together on the third floor with a big screen tv
89. ... which means the man has settled down
90. one of our favorite memories -- walking in a church park at 12:30 in the morning in a misty downpour...this was our first time to hold hands ... and the first night we danced together
91. travis made a 40 minute drive in 15 minutes after he and rhiannon decided that they didn't really want to say goodbye after all
92. travis drove around for three hours one night looking for rhiannon's house ... just so he could get a kiss goodnight ... his phone was dead and he ran out of change for the pay phone while getting directions to her parents' house in tahlequah -- seriously three hours
93. during which, he hit a deer in his sisters car
94. at the end of which ... rhiannon couldn't believe he really did just walk in for one kiss, told her goodnight, and then left
95. it took travis 10 months, a "see ya later forever," and rhiannon to take a one week trip to new york for travis to convice rhiannon they were meant to be together
96. rhiannon regrets the turmoil of waiting that she put travis through ... but couldn't be more grateful for his patience and understanding
97. now we have twice as much laundry, twice as much stuff, and live three times higher off the ground than we did when we first met
98. -----<<<----@ ... rhiannon's second bouquet of flowers from travis.... she received 12 separate text messages
99. vit: the name rhiannon has for travis ... short for traviticus
100. another way to her heart? rhiannon received daily song lyrics ... and still does to this day (rhiannon is curious to know if her phone is broken as she has not received any as of late)

.......travis: WOW!! we made it!!!
.......rhiannon: we were just getting warmed up
.......travis: i was done at 31..... not really :)

our decision to blog

being the sentimental schmuck that i am and given the many changes that we seem to have in our lives, travis and i have decided that blogging is a great way for us to remember exactly what's going on in our lives, how we were feeling during certain events, and the things that make us laugh on a day to day basis. it's also a great way for us to keep our family and friends updated as we each find ourselves in different parts of the country the more time that passes.

don't worry, though. the blog is only visible to those we have personally invited, so we're not too concerned about posting details about ourselves.

please feel free to leave comments and check in on a regular basis.

love always,

travis & rhiannon