Nikki turns the BIG 25....ouch

Well...the time has come that I've dreaded for ages...the big 25. I am having a hard time with this. After this...it's rounded up to 3o...so I decided to stay 25 forever! Every year from here on out I WILL be 25! =)

Even though I didn't want to celebrate this dreaded day, my family drug me out (against my will) and took me to dinner. We had a great time, except for all the "old" jokes made at the table. Trent got me a $50 gift card to Wood N' Thangs (which I'm stoked about!), Mom and dad gave me money and a Margarita Machine (hell yeah!) and Royceee-poo got me a rockin' wood container! Some people use them for potatoes, but I think we will use it for a trash can....take a look...he did an AMAZING job (and even all by himself!!....the training must really be working!) hehe

Well...WE MADE IT!!

ONE WHOLE YEAR!!!

Royce and I have been Married one year today! And we are both still alive! It's been an AMAZING year to say the least...it went by incredibly fast, got me excited about all the years still to come and made me love that man even more! I love my Royceee!

On another note...Our newest kiddo is growing like crazy! Coozie is definitely going to be larger than Diesel I'm afraid! The good news is though that Noah is suprisingly warming up to her and actually playing with her every now and then (I know right...Noah?...the mean, hateful Noah??) Diesel I think is glad that he has a friend now...but certainly isn't liking how she wants to play with him while he's sleeping. He's even being such a gentleman....she will come over and lay next to him on his bed and he will get up, giving her the whole bed! (or maybe it's because she's annoying him and he just wants to get away...who knows!)

So...that's what goin on in the Light household! School will start again in just a few weeks =( My summer is drawing to a close and I'm NOT to excited about that. Royce is building a big fence in Godley so I can't even annoy him during the day...so sad.





**Note...the pictures below are of Royce eating the cake...I tried the icing (just for good luck), but have this thing about eating something that is a YEAR OLD...ew!





There are also some pics of the gifts we got each other! Nothin...big...just thoughtful!

Meet our new daughter.... COOZIE!

So we got a new little puppy yesterday! A girlfriend/wife for Diesel one day (and hopefully the mom of some beautiful puppies!!) She's so sweet....and soo LAZY! She's not to sure about everything right now, but then again who would be with a 150+ Great dane standing far taller than you and and a little chihuahua who could give two rips about you??!! Diesel's is not to sure of her right now...in fact he's actually growled at her twice...making me WAY nervous. But nontheless she's here to stay! Her slogan is... COOZIE..."To have and to hold and to keep your beer cold!"

A VeRy eventful Memorial Day Weekend

Ok....here goes (and I think it will be easier if I just list them) =)

1. Our air conditioner blows cold air and it comes out hard in all the vents, however, ONLY in the living room it is ALWAYS scorching hOt. We can't figure out why really. The last couple of days it's been miserable to even be sittin' in here. Saturday during the day it was sooo hot I HAD to just leave. I ended up going to town with the intentions of buying a new dish washer (tax free!!)....but remembering how hot and awful it is to sit in my own home I opted for a NEW A/C. So Royce and my dad managed to cut a hole in the side of the house and installed an A/C unit. AND MAN DOES IT GET COLD!!! =) yay for A/C

2. I really DO love mowing. Good excerice and I like to make everything look nice! So I started out on my 3+ hours of push mowing and was about an hour into it when I bumped into the water hydrant outside. OOPS. I broke the PVC pipe somewhere down in there causing a MAJOR water leak. (I'm talkin I have never seen water spray up that high...only in movies). So we spent the majority of the weekend fixing a water leak. =(

3. I gain my confidence up again and return to mowing (the next day). The grass near the barn was getting ridiculously high and I KNEW I had to get it mowed down. **(we are getting ready to purchase a tractor and I was waiting on him to get that so he could shred all of it down first)** Well...I get near the barn and a horse blanket was in my way. So I reached down to pick it up and hang it over the fence (being oh so fearful of a snake)...and what do you know...there is was....EEEK! I don't know what kind it was...but I DO know it was the same color as a rattlesnake. I didn't hang around long enough to find out what it was....or have a conversation with the creep either. I don't think I have ever screamed so loud. I left the mower and ran right into the house. The mower STILL resides in that location and unless Royce goes and gets it for me, or I gain enough confidence to go back out there that's where it WILL be. (unless they make fully snake proof suits from head to toe I WILL NOT be back). =(

Do you think my vacations/breaks could get any more eventful? Sheesh. How about a ReLaXiNg one for cryin out loud.

What you have all been waiting for!

BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES ARE UP!!! FINALLY!

Master Bathroom~

Kitchen~
















LIVING ROOM~

Floors~

Mater Bedroom~

Guest Bathroom~

Looking out the Front Door~

Looking out the back door~

The Arena (minus the sand....it's coming!)

Spare Bedroom~