Seriously... Rain? Seriously...?!?!

Most of Oklahoma City woke up to views like this:

Yup, that's our backyard! I think heard OKC has 8.0 inches of rain reported so far...I believe more rain is coming! Correction: The more rain is here.

Stay Dry!

Diaper Cake

There's a first time everything - and tonight I made my first Diaper Cake!!

Of course, this isn't edible. It's for a baby shower tomororw at work. I hope it goes over well!

They are super easy to make; it only took me about an hour (Duncan R-E-A-L-L-Y wanted to help!).
You can learn how by simply googling. Gotta love google.

Touchdown Geurkinks

After two short days, we bought a car. We already love it and are so happy with our purchase. Jack is currently making room in our garage so it can sleep peacefully inside tonight.

We found the most wonderful dealer in Shawnee - he delivered the car today to OKC, met us at the credit union, and after about 4 signatures, we had a car! We were very lucky to have found a great car, great rate, and great people to work with. Jack handled all the logistics - way to go Jack!!

On another note - Jordan is getting married in 9 days!!!! Jack and I can't wait to see her and Trey get married!! My pledge sister Emily is getting married in 10 days!!! Next weekend is going to be so fun; we love weddings!

Thanks for reading!
Jack and Kayla

The Hunt for a Car is On...

Jack's beloved Nissan Titan was taken away today as it was considered totaled. It lived a good six years before its tragic end: the hail storm.

After a weekend of crunching numbers, looking at carfax reports, researching interest rates, and cars themselves. We found some we liked and got to test drive one today! We ventured out to Shawnee Oklahoma (which is about 45 minutes away) to visit a great used car within our budget and on the list of "we would like to have this car, if possible". What is really surprising is that we got pre-approved for a loan - we are such grown ups!

Since we ventured to Shawnee, we made a quick dinner that took like 15 minutes! We marinated some chicken last night and popped them on the grill. We made some Idahoan Potatoes and some corn - delicious!

So tomorrow is another day of work and car shopping. Wish us luck!

Thanks for reading -
Jack and Kayla

Quick Update

This post is for my grandma, who got on to me earlier this week for not blogging lately.

We are officially in the market for a new car for Jack. His car is totalled from the hail storm last month, so we have been number crunching and looking at cars online. We will probably go in person to look this weekend. It will be the first BIG purchase for us (bigger than the washer/dryer and the bedroom furniture)!


We also got our IKEA furniture finally built!! I am so proud of Jack for figuring out how to make it stable and taking such precise measurements!

 We really love it.

Duncan has been him normal self - stealing socks and sleeping.

This is him wedge between the couch and the wall. It's near an air vent.

Thanks for reading!

Oh, Power Supply...

I took some time tonight to investigate why my desktop computer won't turn on. Now, you may be wondering "how are you blogging right now?" As a BBA in MIS, I love computers. I love owning computers. Each computer offers something new and different. I should say I love PCs - Mac's frustrate me to wits end. That's another story... this one is about my power supply.

My Dell Desktop has been with me since summer 2005. It saw me through my college years - Walker 7, Kappa and now to my married life. The hard drive crashed in 2008 thanks to a vicious lightening storm in Norman. I have invested in a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) and external hard drive (to back up my precious pictures and music).

Now, when I try to turn my computer on - the power button flashes amber, which leads me to believe its the power supply. Tonight, it went under.

 

The power supply is located in the top right corner. The copper belt is in the way.

It has a small collection of dust, which my swiffer swiffered away (gently). Without going to much further, I told myself "Kayla, you do not know the infrastructure of a computer that well to take it apart and attempt to diagnosis this problem". Within minutes, I called the geek squad. Best Buy is literally down the street from me, so I will most likely go there tomorrow.

So much for the diagnosis. 

Cutest Baby Contest

I had big plans for these two pictures. I have to say, I am quite proud of these two pictures I took of Maggie and Henry last month. I wanted to enter them into a cutest baby photo contest on Kodak Gallery. When I got the picture to the right size - the contest had closed early due to technical difficulties!! UGH- I just knew one of these pictures would win! So, for you to enjoy - again - since I have already shared these two pictures on here.

 

Peek a boo Henry!

 

Maggie's first time on the play fort.

Perhaps there will be a contest for which I can enter a picture of Ava and win! I will keep looking to win them some college money! 

Thanks for reading!