5 days and counting.....

Thats right! Only 5. (FIVE!) days left in this semester. I can practically taste summer- I actually get one! No classes this summer since all I have left are clinicals. :) So this summer can be spent moving into our new house (We got a house! Should be closing in the next two weeks), and planning for our disney trip! :)

But in between that time, I am throwing a shower (Yes, another one) for my great friend, Ellen! She is glowing! I can't wait to share photos- (Its going to be a darling little shower- and I hope she truly feels loved.)- and also studying for 2 other finals.

Dallas has In- Processed to the 20th- and is starting his big-boy job in the Air Force! (He is Snacko- Ha).

I'll be back next week to share photos of the shower as well as some of the new house!

Pray for me during finals!

Cheers,

Megan and Dallas

P.S. The first phase of the Air Force's Operation: Smith-Removal has occurred. (Derek is on his way to Minot- we had our "See You Soon" dinner tonight. At least me and Amy have a little time together before she goes.)

Graduation Day, and Recent Happenings.

Dallas is officially a B-52 Pilot! :)

He's pretty handsome! 

And I do love that flight suit.

Here is his class photo in front of the mighty B-52!

Us with Amy and Derek. 

Us with Dallas' Dad and Lisa

Dallas and My Mom

Dallas and Larry

Dallas graduating!

Getting his Flight Jacket and Scarf

Us!

The newest members of the 20th Bomb Squadron!

It was a pretty short and sweet graduation ceremony- and they had Southern Maid Donuts! 

Both of our parents came in town, and we went to eat a delicious celebratory lunch for Dallas at Ralph and Kakoos, without Dallas-  The Air Force apparently needed Dallas for 3 hours after graduation to plan for a make up flight- and we didn't know that until we had already gotten to the restaurant. It was delicious though, and we thought of him while we ate. :)

On another note, we put in an offer on a house. So we will see how that goes! It's in a cute little gated subdivision, and its close to base. This process is definitely proving to be a bit taxing, and anxiety filled.

This weekend, and until the end of the semester, I will be doing some major studying for chemistry (Yuck) and for my clinical entrance exam. Prayers are welcome for some much needed endurance for me and for my brain!

I would have had more pictures, but I seemed to have lost my camera. Boo. 

Have a great weekend!

Megan and Dallas.

P.S. Its the last day of March. The Stache' is gone! :) :) :)

Hide Yo' Kids, Hide Yo' Wife....

And your husbands......But mostly your kids.

It's March.

And for most of you, you probably get warm and fuzzy feelings thinking about the arrival of spring.

I, however, get feelings of fear.

March is a month in the Air Force where all (??) grow (or in my husbands case, attempt) mustaches. I get the heebs (Heebie- Jeebies) just thinking about it.

Let's remember last year:

See that faint, chester, flesh colored stash?

This was from last year.

Well, slowly, it's making its return.

I forgot all about this terrible tradition until today, I gave Dallas a welcome home kiss, and noticed there was a little stubble. 

I said "Hey! Did you forget to shave this morning?"

And he looked at me with a sly smile and told me very excitedly it was "Mustache March!"

Yay.

In some ways, I hope this month flies by (the mustache portion), and in a lot of ways, I don't. Time seems to have been passing all too quickly lately. And I am not a fan. 

This past weekend, Dallas and I went to Houston to go with my sisters, Tara and Annette, to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. It was a blast! I love the Rodeo, and more than the rodeo itself: The Food.  Roasted Corn, the BEST BBQ in the world, and so much more. 

We also celebrated my brothers 29th birthday with a yummy breakfast! It was great to see family, and have a little fun, but we hurried back on Sunday so Dallas could study for his check ride he had today. 

He passed and is officially B-52 qualified! :)

In other news, two weekends ago, me and my buddy, Amy, threw an adorable baby shower for our friend Allison Pride! Pictures can be found Here. We had so much fun throwing it, and we hope Allison had a fabulous time!

We have had quite a bit going on recently, and are finally slowing down.

Ok. Enough for now. Have a great, blessed week!

Megan and Dallas

Mardi Gras and T Shirt Quilt Complete!

I have been absent for a while. What can I say? Life gets in the way sometimes, and other times, I feel like I don't have much to update about.

But this weekend, 2 special things happened.

We experienced our first Mardi Gras. It was in Shreveport, so nothing crazy like New Orleans, but we still had tons of fun with our good friends, and experienced a little of the Big Easy, up North. Here's my loot.

And the second thing, is that I FINALLY finished binding my T-Shirt Quilt! Its complete except for my quilt tag, which I will be doing soon!

Heres my backing. I fell in LOVE with this fabric and ordered it online from College Station. I am loving the way it turned out, and now feel pretty competent in the quilting department. I love my new craft! :)

Other than that, school is rolling on, and Dallas has about a month left in training before we will move to the 20th Bomb Squadron (AKA real live Air Force). I can't believe we left Enid 9 months ago. Its crazy to think about how quick time is passing. Which right now, I don't like. Yet another bestie (Amy and Derek Smith) of mine (ours) will be departing soon and will have to begin another long distance relationship. Yuck. 

Speaking of being here for 9 months, thats about the time it takes to cook a baby. 

No. I am not having one. (Not any time soon, either.)

But, my good friend Allison Pride will soon be having a little Zoe, and its Shower time! I am so excited for the things me and Amy have been crafting up for the shower, and for the great things Allison is going to get! Its going to be a pretty great time with yummy food and awesome friends! Pictures of that will come in about 2 weeks. 

Next weekend were going to trek to Dallas/Ft. Worth to meet up with some friends that still live in Enid. She and her husband have probably the sweetest baby in the world, and we have yet to meet her! Another bonus....I am going to get to see my lovely Susan Riley. OMG. I can't wait! 

Thats all for now,

Have a great week and Happy Valentines Day, if you do that sort of thing.

Megan and Dallas

TCB baby, TCB.

Takin' Care of Business. Thats what I am talking about. This week the vacation is over, sleeping in is done, and I'm trying to get back to "normal" or my whatever my new "normal" will be.

School started yesterday (Last semester before clinicals!), new quilting class today (!!!), bible study starts back tomorrow, and Thursday is my hunky husbands birthday! Its all definitely starting back up with a BANG! But right now, I need to keep busy, so this is a good thing.

No real big plans for Dallas' birthday, he forgot it was even his birthday until I reminded him. I think his favorite part of his birthday is the cake! This year will be a different cake from last year, but I believe he will love this one just as much! We will probably do a small gathering at Texas Roadhouse for dinner (one of our favorites) perhaps followed by birthday dessert and games at our house- we will see!

We were actually supposed to be taking a cruise next week. Remember the one I talked about HERE? Sadly, the Air Force said no, so we had to cancel. But it was supposed to be celebrating Dallas' grandfather's 80th birthday. It was sure to be a great time with family we rarely get to see. But, now we have to get through the training and we will hopefully be taking a couple of vacations this summer to make up for it- at least one to Naples to visit Grandpa and Nana for sure!

Lets talk serious now.

How well do you know me? If you know me at all you would know who my second life love is- the one that only follows Dallas. The only true King of Country.

That would be this man:

Mr. George Strait.

Since I can remember he has been my favorite singer- and I can remember back to age 4- I have been lovin' this guy for 21 Strait years. (Ha, get it?). I have seen him countless times, and never get tired of hearing that man sing. Dallas might disagree with that last statement- but he tolerates my mild obsession with grace and even got me tickets to see him! 2 weeks from Saturday, he will be right here in Bossier City, LA.  Holy Cow. If you can't tell, Im excited. 

(Ben- I hope he wears a 10-gallon hat similar to the one he is wearing in this picture :))

To make the occasion even more awesome, it is also my sister, Annette's, birthday and we got her a ticket for a gift- because I am pretty sure she is the only one who understands the love I have for George and even shares in it. I am counting down. Until then, its all George Strait, all the time in our house to prepare. :)

As promised, here is a picture of my first quilt- it was actully getting "quilted" in this photo- I had planned on taking a real photo of it- but forgot before I gave it to my grandma! And she loved it- by the way!

T-shirt quilt class starts tonight! I am pretty excited to get this one started. I have wanted a T-Shirt quilt since I can remember and it will mean even more to me if I am able to make it myself! :)

Thats about all I have for now,

Cheers,

Megan and Dallas

The Holidays are OVER!

But thats mainly because I don't count New Years as a real "Holiday."

I must say, I am pretty happy to have gotten through them. It was nice seeing family and friends and all that jazz, but I felt like Christmas was being stuffed down my throat this year, and it was pretty tough to stomach.

Its hard pretending to be happy when you are missing someone so badly it physically hurts every part of your body. And to make the hurt a little worse, you know you wont be seeing them again in this lifetime.

I am doing alright, I definitely have my moments, and I know time will heal. My husband has been such a blessing to me through all of this. Its comforting knowing that he truly understands what I am going through (Even though that sucks for both of us), and he has been so good to me throughout all of this. This is what a marriage is all about, knowing you have someone to count on, and someone to hold you during the bad times. I hope I was half of what he has been for me while he was going through a similar tough situation....

But enough of the sad stuff, I have a few announcements.

Remember a long time ago, when I wasn't neglecting the blog and I said something about "We would find out before Christmas if we were staying in Shreveport or going to Minot, ND?" Well we found out a few weeks ago that we will indeed be staying at Barksdale, AFB for Dallas' first flying tour, which is really bitter-sweet for us. Its great in that I will be able to finish out my nursing program, we are going to buy a house soon (!!) and we are closer to family than we have been in a long time. And a little bitter in that we will be separated from our besties- Amy and Derek Smith (Seriously, I can't even talk about it right now- ) and that we are closer to our family than we have been in a long time (I kid, I kid. Kind Of).

So we know what we are doing now, and are able to make some somewhat long term plans! So thats exciting! :) And there will not be any little Wright's in our foreseeable future. In case that question was lingering in anyones head. :) (Sorry, Mom)

My first semester of school ended, and not to gloat, but I got a 4.0. That has never happened to me before- and I think I get the whole- going to school/ studying for real thing. :)

As far as other announcements go, I finished my very first quilt! Its beautiful and I gave it to my grandmother for Christmas! I am hooked! I will post pics soon.... I have also decided to make a quilt using my dad's neck ties. I think it will take me a while to get to the point where I can work with his ties, but I will get there, and I think it will be a great way to remember my dad!

So thats about it! You are all caught up on the Wright's happenings and non-happenings, and I hope all of you had a very happy Holiday Season!

Cheers,

Megan and Dallas

P.S. I have gotten addicted to Pinterest as of last night.

My Dad

I have been living a nightmare since November 23, 2011. The night before Thanksgiving. I got a call that has changed my life forever.

My step-mom called me from their favorite vacation spot in Grand Cayman with a "bit of bad news."

She said my dad had a heart attack that day, and had passed away.

I don't remember much from that point on to now. All I know is that I lost a man in my life that was kind, and was beautiful in every way. The world has truly lost one of the good guys. I feel empty.

If you can imagine, I didn't have much of a Thanksgiving at all. I didn't have a lot to be thankful for. My Dad just died. Too soon.

He didn't get to have a grand child. He didn't get to see me become a nurse.

All of these things ran through my mind. Along with questions like Did he know I loved him? Did I make him proud? And even though he has told me countless times that he loves me, as I have told him, and that I have made him very proud, I still question these things. I am not sure why.

My dad died on November 23 in Grand Cayman while scuba diving. He was 54. Diving the Kittiwake was something he was very excited about, and told me about at least 4 times the last time I saw him a month ago.

I take comfort in that he was doing something he enjoyed, in a beautiful place, and that he didn't suffer.

We are laying him to rest tomorrow at 2:00pm. It has taken this long to get him home due to logistics with the Embassy's and dealing with foreign law. There is a protocol for everything, and nothing is quick.

I have gone through some odd grieving cycles. I feel like I have gone through all of them in the past week and a half, and am beginning to cycle through them again.

Through those stages, I have had a chance to reflect, and realize how blessed I am to have had my dad at so many events, most importantly, my wedding. I used to view my wedding (Reception only- the ceremony was perfect) as a disaster. I now do not have any regrets or upsets from that day. I am blessed to have been able to have my dad walk me down the aisle, share that Father- Daughter dance together, and to give a speech that now means the world to me.

My dad saw me graduate from Texas A&M University, and grow into a woman that I hope he is proud of. We have had many good times together, and each and every memory I have, I cherish.

I miss my dad more than words could probably ever describe, and love him even more. I would be lucky to be half the person he was, and live a life giving selflessly everyday just as he did.

I love you Dad, and I know I will see you again when the Lord calls me. Until then, rest peacefully.