UPDATE

It's been a while....I know! All I have been doing is getting ready to meet our sweet baby girl!! I can hardly wait for her to be here!!!

School has started and it is a lot harder some days than I thought it would be. My back and hips hurt so bad somedays that I can barely move when I get home. I also have a lot less patience with my children each day. I have to remember they are 5 years old and say extra prayers each day so that I can make sure I am a positive influence in their lives.

I have had 2 baby showers and have 2 more! I am so blessed with such amazing family and friends! Here are a couple pictures from the showers I have had!

This is me and Kelly....she hosted the first baby shower! She has been friends with Kyle a long time and I am so glad that we have gotten so close!

LAH and me with the precious outfit that she made for Whitney to wear home! She is so talented! Love you Auntie LAH!!!

The girls from my shower in Athens! I LOVE these girls!!! Lauren L, LAH, me, Lexie, and Lauren G. They are showing Whitney some love!

There are so many more pictures that I could put up here but it would be the longest blog ever! I hope everyone has a wonderful week! I will do better updating my blog!

We picked a name:

Whitney Reece Gourley

Now onto the challenge...

I was given this award...

Give this award to 10 bloggers and write 10 things about yourself. And thank the blogger who gave you the award:

Thank you Diving Into Love!

1. I am so in love with my life!! I have the most amazing husband anyone could ask for and I love him more and more every day! I have a wild/crazy dog but I love her!! I have a baby girl on the way and cannot wait for her to be here!

2. I have the most amazing friends a girl could ask for! Not seeing my BEST friends all the time is hard but I know that when I need them they are there!

3. I love being a teacher!! I absolutely love children and getting to watch them grow in so many ways is a blessing!!

4. I'm obsessed with Kool-Aid right now!! I feel like such a kid...but it makes me smile when I am having a bad day!

5. My favortie movies to watch are Disney movies....mainly the classics, like: Cinderella, Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King. But I like the new ones too....Cars, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and cannot wait to see Toy Story 3! I am so excited to be able to watch these with Whitney one day!

6. I love to cook! Cooking is a way for me to get my mind off whatever is causing me stress at the time. I really like cookbooks and wish I had the time to cook all the new recipes I find!

7. I love my iPhone and texting! Between Kyle and me we send about 4,000 texts a month!! And I think that the iPhone was the best thing ever created!!! I love apps, too!!!

8. Massages and pedicures make me smile! They are the best way to relax! I could use both every day!

9. I want to live at the beach one day! To wake up at the beach every morning would be so amazing! Not to mention the sound of the waves and how relaxing it would be.

10. I am a cheerleader at heart! I cheered from elementary school thru high school and then I coached it for 3 years. I resigned as the coach this year and never thought that I would miss it...but I do! I don't miss the drama or time that it takes up but I miss so many things about it! I will always be a cheerleader at heart!

Hope you all learned a little about me!

It's a.......

GIRL!!!!! We are so excited!!! I cannot express how happy I am that we are having a healthy baby girl!! Kyle is going to be an amazing dad and that little girl will have him wrapped around her finger!!!

Now to decide on a name....we have two that we are torn between: Lucy Kate or Whitney Reece

Let us know your opinion!

What a journey it has been....

The last few months have been amazing!!! I always heard that being pregnant was a great feeling and now I know what they mean!!! Since the morning sickness is gone, I have been wonderful! Cannot wait for the rest of this journey!


The weekend that school got out, Kyle and I went to the Braves game! It was so much fun! We don't get to spend a lot of time together during baseball season, so it was great to have a day in Atlanta together!

Turner Field

Kyle and me at the game

A friend of mine that I grew up with, Liz, got married June 5. The wedding was beautiful and I got to see all my friends from high school! It was great to see everyone and catch up!

Brittney and me at the wedding! It was great seeing her and talking about all the good times we have had together! It has been too long since we have gotten together!

The whole group at the wedding with the beautiful bride

Kyle's brother, Greg, has a lake house that is about 20 minutes from us. We go over there often and spend time at the lake! It is so calm, relaxing, peaceful, and beautiful! I wish we could wake up there every day!

Kyle and me at the lake. Going to dinner and a comedy show

Sadie riding on the boat! She loves to ride!

Kyle and I have gone on vacation once this summer already! We went to St. Augustine, FL with Kyle's best friend Kevin and his wife Kelly and daughter Kylee (who was named after Kyle). We had such a great time! It was so nice to have a few relaxing days at the beach! Having a two and half year old there made it so much fun! She is so imaginative and independent! She had so much fun playing on the beach and in the pool with Kevin and Kyle! She is precious! It made me want our baby here so much faster! I thought I wanted a boy but after spending the weekend with that precious little girl.....I want a girl!! Here are a few pictures from the beach! The one of Kyle and me is one of our "Family Beach Pictures". I cannot wait to have our little family at the beach next year and take family beach pics with our baby! :)

Kylee and me enjoying the beach togheter!

Kyle and me! If you look close you can see the baby bump! :)

Kyle and Kylee....this melts my heart!!! Watching him with her this weekend affirmed how great of a dad he will be!!! Kylee loved playing with Mr. Kyle!! :)

Family Beach Picture

The day we left the beach to come home was our 1st anniversary and Father's Day! I cannot believe that 1 year ago (June 20) I married the most amazing man I could have ever asked for! He is perfect for me and will be the most amazing dad in about 5 months! I look forward to many more years to come! Here is a wedding picture to celebrate 1 year ago!

Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Gourley

Est. 6/20/2009

One of my favorite wedding pictures

We go to the doctor tomorrow for my 20 week checkup and ultrasound! Hopefully Baby G will cooperate and we can tell if we are having a boy or girl!!! I don't care which one as long as he/she is healthy...just ready to know!!! I will let everyone know as soon as we get home from the doctor!!

Baby G

Ok, I know it has been a while but we have had a lot going on in our lives for the past few months. Before I update everyone on all that has been going on I will share our news....WE ARE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are so EXCITED!!!!! We have talked about having a baby since we got engaged! Children mean so much to us and we both wanted one soon and not there is one on the way!!! I am due November 6, 2010....it seems so far away but it is going by quickly!! It feels like we just found out and that was 8 weeks ago. I am 12 weeks and already through my first trimester!!! Keep us in your prayers and we begin this journey and that in November we welcome a healthy baby into the Gourley family!!!

So, back to what has been going on in our lives. Kyle is coaching baseball so practice or games every night of the week. Being a coach's wife is great though! I love every minute of it! Maybe it is just being a wife that I love! While he has been at practice or games, I have been sleeping! All I have done for the last 8 weeks is work, eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom. The nausea was terrible to begin with but it is better and I am starting to feel great! I still nap a lot but feel better which is good! That is pretty much all we have been doing lately. Baseball is almost over (thank goodness)! And now it is time to look at all the baby stuff we are gonna need to buy! Kyle is ordering our baby furniture tonight! We are so excited! Cannot wait until we find out what we are having!!! Kyle really wants a boy but either is fine with us!!!

Hope everyone has been doing well! I'll update more often now!!

Update....and SNOW

I know it has been a while since I updated....I apologize! Been busy here in Monticello! Loving spending some time with my husband....he is coaching baseball now but hasn't started playing games yet!

Anyway, as everyone knows...Valentine's weekend it snowed in GA!! Here are a few pictures I took:

Here is Kyle and me in the snow at our house!

Here is Sadie in the snow....she is not sure about it!



We are on the porch at Greg's lake house

This is what we woke up to at the lake house! Such a pretty view!

Kyle and me at our Valentine's dinner

My brother-in-law and me at the Valentine's dinner :)

This was such a great weekend and a much needed break! I will try to updat more often!

P.S. I had a wonderful time at the movies with Lyn, Mandi, Bixie, Dawn, and Laurie!!!

After such a wonderful weekend....it was hard to go back to work Monday! But the last few days have been pretty good! My birthday was yesterday and it was great! One student brought me flowers (wasn't that sweet) and Kyle took me to dinner! I'm glad I got to spend my birthday weekend and my actual birthday with people that care about me!

Now, onto other things....

I'm so happy for Mr. & Mrs. H and the fact that they just got a new house! I cannot wait to see it!

On the other hand, I am so stressed about so many things! I have a lot on my mind on top of everything at school! So much to do and so little time! I feel like I am so behind! Also, I need to find a place to get my master's online that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I know everything will work out....just gotta believe and keep praying! I'm putting it all in God's hands!

BIRTHDAY PRESENT

So, for the last two years, Kyle has surprised me the weekend before my birthday with a wonderful present!! Last year, he got my BEST friend Lauren and her baby Tripp to come spend the weekend with me!! It was great!! I hardly ever get to see her cause we are so busy and so are they!! She is the one person that I know I can always talk to and count on to be there for me when I need her!! We talk on the phone 3-4 times a week and you would think by the conversations we have that we see each other all the time!! Oh....I forgot to mention that Lauren lied to me and told me that she didn't know anything about my birthday surprise (since i had suspicions that she may have something to do with it)!!!

Well, again, this year he planned a surprise but said it was bigger than last year!! So, I racked my brain for a month to figure out what it was that he could possibly do that was bigger than last year's surprise!! Here it is:

Saturday: Kyle said I would know what the surprise is around 3 pm....of course I am an basket case trying to figure out what it was!! Well, a little before 3, someone knocked on our front door. It was.....LAUREN and JOHN!!! Again, she told me they were not coming, she had no idea what I was talking about this time. And here she was!! I'm never gonna be able to trust her!! Or my husband!!! While we were sitting in the living room talking, I see a car pull up in the driveway. I go to the door and LINDSAY ANN and ERIC are in the driveway!!! She also lied to me and said they were going to his parent's house! We were all just talking and hanging out and talking and then BRITTNEY and BILLY pull up! Remember, Brittney teaches in the classroom next door to me and has kept this all a secret for months!!!

My husband is AMAZING!!! He got the 3 most important people in my life (besides him) to come spend my brithday weekend with me!!! I had so much fun and love them all for coming to see me!!! It was a wonderful surprise and well worth the wait!!

Feel Great!

I feel great about today!! 1) Tomorrow is Friday! 2) I gave blood for the first today! I feel great about that! I love knowing that I could help save someone's life one day! If you have never done it, you should! It was so easy and rewarding to think about saving a life!

On another note, I am so glad the week is almost over! Four day work weeks seem so much longer than five day work weeks! Plus, Kyle has a big surprise planned (so he says) for this weekend to celebrate my birthday! I am so excited to see what that is! I can hardly wait! I'll let y'all know what it is!

Anyway, hope everyone has a great Friday! And a wonderful weekend!

P.S. My sweet husband cooked me a wonderful meal tonight!

JANUARY 19

January 19, 2001 - exactly 9 years ago was when I was hit head on by a drunk driver! I have been through so much since then! Yes, this was an awful thing to happen but it made me realize a few things: 1) God won't give you anything you cannot handle; 2) Be thankful for EVERY thing, EVERY day; 3) I am much stronger than I realized (emotionally); 4) and people truly care about me.

During the last nine years I have accomplished a lot:
Graduated high school, 10 ankle surgeries (2 on left ankle and 8 on right), Joined Alpha Xi Delta at the University of West Georgia and made some of the BEST friends a girl could have, Graduated with my Bachelor's Degree from UWG, become a teacher (I LOVE IT), coached Varsity cheerleading, met the love of my life and gotten married!

I cannot believe that it has been nine years, but when I look back over those years I realize what God has done in my life in that amount of time! I am so blessed to be here and to be loved by the people I am loved by! God is amazing! I look forward to seeing what he has in store for me in the upcoming nine years!

I LOVE long weekends! Especially when I get to spend them with people I love the most!

Friday night, Kyle had a basketball game. His team won! I am so proud of him! He is a wonderful coach and those kids love him! I road with some friends to the game to support my husband! I love sitting in the stands watching him coach....knowing that he is such an amazing person and loves his job - even when people criticize him for the job he does!

Saturday morning, I got up and drove to Athens to see my BEST friend Mrs. LAH! It was so much fun to catch up! We don't see each other much but when we do....we have so much fun together! We went to Wal*mart and got me Wii Fit Plus (which I am so excited about) first! Then we ate at this great Mexican restaurant! We sat and talked about all that has been going on in our lives lately! I am so PROUD of her! She also went to school to become a teacher and this is her first year teaching and she is AMAZING! She is doing such a good job as a fifth grade teacher and I look up to her so much! If I get a job somewhere teaching 5th grade...I know who I am going to call! We also went by her classroom for me to use her Cricut to cut some letters out! Yes, I have one, but I have the first one they created and it is small! I love hers!! I want one so bad! I keep telling Kyle how bad I want one thinking maybe it will help me get it! :) I hated to leave cause I was having so much fun but I was ready to see Kyle! Once I got home, he was working at a basketball game so I broke-in the new Wii Fit Plus!

Sunday was a fun day! I slept late, so we missed church....but we still said our prayers! We took a friends' daughter, one of our flower girls, June Bug to the movies for her birthday! We went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Squeakual! It was very cute! We also got to see Kyle's brother, sister-in-law, nephew and neice! They were at their lake house in Eatonton so we stopped by on the way home from the movie! Kayln and Ginny Grace had a blast playing together! We had not been home long when my cell phone rang....it was Coach H. (our AD - also my principals husband) and they wanted us to go to dinner! We always have so much fun with them! They have been wonderful mentors to us over the last 3 years and we look forward to the years to come!!

Today was a fun husband/wife day! Kyle had his 3rd laser treatment this morning, so off to Macon we went! The treatment didn't take as long as we thought so when he was finished, we went shopping for Kyle some jeans and me some boots! Jeans - check.....Boots - no luck! Oh well, I'll get some one day! We then used our Chili's gift card for lunch (which was very YUMMY!) We then headed home to spend the afternoon together with Sadie! We napped, cleaned the house, played Wii, and just spent time together which is scarce when you are a coach's wife (but I love every minute of it!)

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Have a wonderful 4 day work week!

Brrrrr...........

It is sooooo COLD!!! I know that it is January but I cannot remember it ever being this cold in GA in January!!! I love sweaters and scarves and gloves and hats....BUT I would rather it be a little bit warmer!!!

We did get an extra day off thought which was nice! On Thursday afternoon, our superintendent made the call that we would be closed on Friday (YAY!!!)....we were ALL looking forward to a day off (even though we had only been back 3 days) and for SNOW!!! Well, we got the first wish, a day off but we didn't get any snow! Oh well, maybe another time!

Kyle and I had a great time with family and friends on this long weekend! Not looking forward to this week though because Kyle will be home late 4 of the 5 nights (meeting Monday, games Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday)! But that is the life of a coach and his wife!

Hope everyone stays warm this week!

2-0-1-0

Wow....It is hard to believe that it is 2010!! There are so many things I am thankful for in 2009 but I am ready and looking forward to what 2010 has in store for me! I cannot believe that Kyle and I have been married for a little over 6 months....it seems like yesterday that we got married!That was the happiest day of my life thus far! I am so happy and excited about what 2010 holds for our relationship....it can only get better!!

Here are some pictures from new year's night:

Before heading out to our New Year's celebration with friends

Kyle in the 2010 glasses.

Me with the 2010 glasses.

Let's begin 2010 with a bang!