it's almost here!

we are exactly two days and 23 hours from kickoff, and i am so freaking excited!!!

BOOMER!!!!!

fun with wedding pics

real picture:


after five minutes on the pikipimp website:

in all of my 29 years

i never thought i would have a chance to say this, how about those rangers?!?!?


finally, something good in the record books for our hometown team!

another catch-up

two saturdays ago, jay and i went on a little adventure to the car dealerships on lemmon. we came home with a new family member...


it's a saab aero sport-wagon and it rocks! ours looks exactly like the one above, black and niiiice. i swear, it kicks my audi's butt when that turbo kicks in. we both love driving it and i had yet to give it a proper introduction on the blog.

many trips to norman are in this car's very near future. i'm sure glad it's not a lease, because we are going to be wracking up the miles on her quick. we already have seven road trips (to games) planned for this fall (only 10 days until college football season!). not to mention jay is taking it to fort worth every day until he gets his office here in dallas in september.

it's a good car. props to saab. we likey.

dog poop? grab a michael vick jersey!

love it.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13918614/detail.html

genius

first, i am way behind in the blogging arena. this is due to, well, it's due to me being a slacker. that's my only excuse. but i thought i would start catching up today. more updates to come...

our friends doug and kelly got us a wok for our wedding gift, which is perfect for us. in addition, we are the proud recipients of two new autographed helmets. so excited!!!

mike singletary and barry switzer!!!

good job, doug and kelly. perfect fit in our collection. oh, and mckenzie has been using the switzer helmet in her two-a-days with norm. it's a perfect fit.

'kenz striking the heisman

the trinity

dallasites, unite. i have to say, in reading about the trinity river project, i am not necessarily thrilled with the idea of a tollroad running through it. but people, that's how it has to be, AND most importantly, it was clearly outlined in the original plans that we voted on and approved. if the road doesn't happen, it looks like the money won't be there. it seems that is just part of the deal. and if that's how it has to be to make it happen, then i say let's do it!

i have been excited about this now for years, don't let some silly politicians ruin it for us now. be sure to vote on november 6th! that park would be incredible and if dallas can actually pull this off, imagine how much fun we would all have enjoying a little bit of green space downtown?!?!

for more info:

- dallas morning news article

- trinity commons foundation

- trinity river corridor project

michael vick

i hope he goes down and never plays again. this article on him makes me so angry...think about those poor puppy dogs!!

RICHMOND, Virginia (CNN) -- Two co-defendants of Michael Vick say the NFL star helped execute dogs that didn't fight well, according to federal court documents.

The court papers, filed as Quanis Phillips, 28, and Purnell Peace, 35, pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges Friday, said all three men "executed approximately eight dogs that did not perform well in testing sessions" in April of this year by methods such as hanging and drowning.

ten commandments

i just read through 'the ten commandments of cell phone etiquette'. hilarious! i also read another great article on cnn on the same subject...click here to read it. it really is something i would like to improve upon. our society has become so used to the rude behavior, most people (like myself) don't think much about it anymore. i have to say we are probably all guilty of at least breaking one of these commandments on occasion. but i am NOT EVER going to be guilty of the one below...

"thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone"

THE premier

i don't know if i should admit this AGAIN, but i love "the hills" on mtv. i have not watched tv in over three weeks, but yesterday sparked a beginning to the newest season of the hills, and this 29-year old was in full throttle excitement mode (they are only a few years younger, don't give me too much crap for this). : )

they did not disappoint. the drama that unfolds on those peoples' lives really cracks me up (special thanks to heidi and spencer). i still can't believe how much we all love it (we being several of my close friends, and again, some of them are heterosexual males). apparently there was some drama again on the red carpet for the premier...for the scoop, click here.

i'm definitely looking forward to another great season of watching this senseless time-waster (aren't we all granted with one?!?).

sunday school sunbeam

if you don't know who paige patterson is, then i have to say congrats. thankfully you must not be one of the freaky fundementalists that follow him (or someone like me who has to hear about his crazy rants). he runs what was, not too long ago, a fabulous seminary.

i just read this article entitled "baptist seminary launching homemaking program" in the dallas morning news. my stomach hurts, seriously.

he has come up with another (insert sarcasm here) plan to make the seminary wives (aren't there seminary husbands, too?!?) perfect betty homemakers. since when do christian women need to go to seminary to know how to love their children and family? i don't know of a more godly woman and spectacular mother than my mom (and she did not attend these seminary classes arranged by paige patterson, i can promise you that). i am so thankful that she raised me to have an open mind and to think for myself. lavon will not be happy about this latest development.

and as my mom always said: when mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.

i wonder if they teach that in their classes... ; )

finally settled

we closed on selling the house in fort worth yesterday, so we are both officially dallas-ites again! today was the first day back in the full swing of things, and let me tell you, it was great! i loved my first day at inwood and really feel like this is going to be a great fit for me. it was weird being "katy pritchard" everywhere, but something i can get used to, especially since i'm married to jay now and also keeping the "link" in my name!

also, the official pics are up of the entire wedding...and i love them!

http://www.inphotography.net, click on client galleries and put in your email and the password "link". we had such a good time, the setting was beautiful, and i feel like the pictures are a wonderful reflection of the moment. thanks to all of our true and dear friends for making the trip to celebrate with us!

welcome my new niece, lily

well, maybe not my actual niece, because we will probably be more like sisters, doing crazy things behind her mother's back. lily is precious and i can't wait to meet her!

hilarious pic with dad. already a crazy girl!

congrats, mollie and kevin! she is gorgeous!

new honeymoon update

a few more pics...we are having the time of our lives!!!!

our last day at the broadmoor

on the plaza in santa fe

our suite at ten thousand waves spa...wonderful!

at the peak of our favorite hike in santa fe ('kenz rode in her backpack)

today is our last full day in santa fe, and we have had so much fun. we have had excellent dinners at the pink adobe, the compound, and geronimo. we have shopped the galleries all over town, hiked, and had some excellent spa treatments at ten thousand waves. today we are heading out for another hike, then back to do a little time poolside, and then off to make our selected artwork purchase and on to a relaxing evening on the porch at the cowgirl hall of fame! tomorrow it's back to dallas...monday we close on the house and tuesday i start my new job. woo-hoo!

catch up

the kids helped me get ready

the girls and me

caroline and me...i think she was as happy as we were!

a sweet moment

my big brother jarrod

my big brother josh and caroline

jay and his baby girl

jay and i are officially hitched! the wedding week and day were absolutely perfect. most of our crew got into town early and we all were able to hike, white water raft, and enjoy each other in the bridal party house.

the wedding day held for us perfect weather, lots and lots of wonderful friends, and went off without a hitch. i couldn't have imagined it would be as wonderful as it was and jay and i had the best time. neither of us ever really got nervous, we both just enjoyed every moment. a few of the pics are up on our photographer's website. you can go to our set and put in the password, which is link. they are great!

the honeymoon has been a blast thus far. we spent the first night just outside of breck in a friends vacation home, then went to evergreen and stayed in a little bed and breakfast called highland haven. we were just a few miles from red rocks, where we attended the snow patrol concert last night. it was beautiful and so romantic!

bed and breakfast

red rocks

today we headed south to colorado springs and are staying at the broadmoor, which is freaking AMAZING! i mean this place knows how to treat a new couple. we hiked around colorado springs this morning and spent the afternoon by the infinity pool here on the property. after getting back to our room we were greeted with a complimentary bottle of champagne that we are currently enjoying on our balcony. yum!

pool party!

our balcony at the broadmoor...a toast to mr. and mrs. pritchard!!!!

everything has been perfect thus far. tomorrow we head to santa fe. more pics to come!!

denver

jay and i are in denver and officially in countdown mode for the big day...sunday! we are so excited to have the whole crew up here to celebrate with us and we are heading to breck tomorrow to meet the rest of them.

right now we are at the brown palace hotel, relaxing and tying up loose ends for the wedding. i am so excited! if i get a chance, i'll post some of our pics up here soon, otherwise, i'll update the blog as soon as i can!

interesting reads

this is so true for girlfriends! five friends every girl should have...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/07/23/5.friends/index.html

and this couple has quite a story!!!

very few

in my estimation, very few people think i am as crazy as i actually am. as i sit here, sitting in my first home (purchase), staring at blank walls, i reflect on the last year. i believe it was about this time of year that i was complaining to everyone i know that things were "boring" and i was craving "change." well, WHAM! like a mack truck, i have had constant change for the last year. and let me tell you, i am realizing how truly nuts i was to ask for all of this...

august, 2006 - jay asks me to marry him
fall, 2006 - jay is offered his dream job in fort worth, i am offered a "great job" to go to fort worth, we purchase a beautiful home in a wonderful neighborhood and immediately start dreaming of moving back to dallas
winter2006/spring 2007 - wedding planning, showers, all fun, but completely busy every single weekend. literally.
summer 2007 - wedding plans in full swing, jay gets raise, i get a new job and the "summer of katy" begins...if you read the blog, you know the deets

last night was the last day of the option period on the house, so today i signed off on it and signed a lease on a great place in dallas. we are excited to go back to the life of renters for a bit. ah, the bliss of non-home-ownership. we did try to find a house, but were not able to find the dream spot yet, so we chose a favorite spot in the uptown area and will have a blast as newlyweds there. i will miss my little place here in the fort, but going back to big D is like going home. it will be as if i have been on a long vacation and i am back to the place i want to be. it's still strange looking at the blank walls i have begun packing, but in a week we leave for our wedding...two weeks of fun and happiness, then back to start our new life together in our new place back in dallas. we are both thrilled and can't wait to get moved and leave for our beautiful wedding!!!!

entourage

if you don't watch entourage, you should. it's worth the few bucks to add hbo by itself. vince and the boys are living the dream and with every episode you feel like you are a part of their crew. it is one of my favorite shows ever and i am curious to see if anyone knows the story about the ending tonight. is there really going to be an actual movie?? (right now in the show they have been making a movie about pablo escobar called "medellin" and showed a trailer for it tonight as if it may be an actual movie to be released).

http://www.medellinthefilm.com

would you rather...

be the tallest or the shortest person on earth?!?!


click here to read the story behind the meeting of the world's tallest and world's smallest!