What a weekend!!! =)

Our first football game of the season was Friday night against Social Circle! The boys played hard but we still lost! Iam still proud of the Canes and the Canes Coaching Staff (especially Kyle =) ) ! Hopefully we can do better next week and pull out a win!

Here are a few pictures from the game...didn't get one of me and Kyle...but I will!

Shelby and me!

Kalyn and me!

My brother-in-law, Greg; sister-in-law, Heather; and nephew, Ben; and neice, Ginny Grace; came up for the game and to spend the weekend with us! After the game Friday night, we were all pretty tired so we didn't do much! Saturday morning, we got up and went to Macon to get things for Ben's birthday party. We ate breakfast/lunch at Cracker Barrel (that's where I wanted to eat) and it was so good! Then we ran a few errands in Macon. When we got home, we all took a nap before spending the evening by the pool! Kyle grilled and Greg, Becky, Walt and Kalyn came over! It was a fun night with family and friends! When they left Sunday, Kyle and I were tired, so we took a nap before he had to go to work! I spent Sunday afternoon/evening writing thank you notes!

We had a great weekend! I hope everyone else did too!

Another week

Wow...I cannot believe that school has started back and we are going into our 3rd week! I have a great group of kids and am enjoying every minute of watching them begin to learn! But it has been wearing me out! I have been in bed by 9:30 at the latest each night and asleep by 10! I am old!!

This week was so busy! I had practice (like always) three days and Kyle had practice every day! Thursday and Friday nights, I hung out at the house alone because Kyle went to watch some teams that play in their scrimmage games. It was nice to not have to cook....but it was really quiet in the house (and I missed Kyle). Thursday was just me until Kyle got home (which I was asleep whenhe came in) because Sadie got "fixed" that morning and had to stay at the vet overnight.

Football season has offically started! Our first game is this coming up Friday against Social Circle! Our team is looking good this year and hopefully will get a win like they did in the scrimmage against GMC! I think part of the reason out team looks good is due to the coaching staff =) Anyway, cheerleading is rolling again. We do not have our first competition until October 3 but we are working hard every week to get better! They are doing so good and I am so proud of them! For the first time since I began coaching, I have a group of girls that get along, work well together as a team, and work hard....I think they ALL really want to do well this year! It makes me so happy to see them work as a team and grow as a team! They are beginning to hit stunts and make improvements every day! I'll keep you updated on our progress in football and cheerleading!

We had a wonderful weekend together! We relaxed and watched movies which is not something that we get to do very often because we are normally so busy! It was great to be able to have some Kyle and Courtney time! I love those times!

I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

LONG TIME

I know it has been a long time since I posted, I have been so busy with the wedding, travelling, and school starting back. But I am back now!

Things have been going well. I married the man of my dreams almost 2 months ago and I have never been happier!

This summer, we spent a lot of time travelling....before and after the wedding.

This is at the Hoover Dam (we took a day trip here when we were in Vegas)

This was the second night of our honeymoon in the Bahamas!

Myrtle Beach with Greg, Heather, Ben and Ginny Grace (I am Aunt Courtney now!!)

Lake Lanier for the Reece family reunion!

Now school is back in and we are as busy as ever. I have cheerleading 3 days a week and competitions start in October and he has football every day! We started off our football season on the right foot in our scrimmage game with a 40-7 WIN against GMC! Our home opener is August 28 at historic Rose Bowl Field in Monticello against Social Circle! I hope this is going to be a good season! I am now a coach's wife and the wins and losses affect me more now! I am always going to support Kyle and whatever team he is coaching for because that is what he loves!

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and those of you whoe are teachers are enjoying your school year! I promise I will update more often!

WEEK IN REVIEW

Where to start…. Well, I tried updating my blog on Sunday after the shower and the internet went down. And the internet has been in and out all week.
Saturday was a blast! We had so much fun with the people who have taken us in as family/friends in Monticello. We got some great gifts from some great people on top of the fun time! We wish some of our other friends could have been there too, but everyone lives so far away! They will be there for the most important day which is 52 days away!!! That is all that matters!
Sunday was a busy day. We got up and drove to Macon to do some shopping. We needed things for us and I had to get some stuff to complete Brittney’s baby shower gift from Mrs. Debby and me! I am making something really cute for her and I hope she likes it! As soon as the shower is here, I will put pictures of my creation on here. We met Greg, Heather, and the kids at Olive Garden for lunch. We haven’t seen them since spring break. Lunch was really good but we didn’t get to stay and chat long because Heather had a meeting and I had a wedding shower to go to. When we got home from Macon, Kyle’s parents were at our house. I ran in and spoke and went to Eatonton to the shower. His parents came down for his surgery that was on Monday. I was nervous about it.
Monday morning, we got up at 5:30 to get ready to go to Macon for his surgery. This procedure was the lesser of the two procedures to get rid of the cancer. They had to do 2 cuts to get it all…but they did get it all!! They also told him no radiation this time!! That was good news. We thought that they would close the hole up on Tuesday, but the plastic surgeon could not close it until Wednesday. So, Tuesday I went back to work. I was exhausted and I am getting a cold. My kids were glad to see me which made me happy! The day was long and I was ready to be at home. When I got home it was time to get ready for Wednesday and surgery again.

Wednesday was a long day. We arrived at the hospital at 11:30 to do pre-addmission testing. As soon as that was over, we went straight to the day surgery wing of the hospital. They put us straight in a room to get him ready. The nurse came in around 1:15 to get the IV started and begin the fluids. About 1:45 the nurse came to take him to the holding area for the OR. Then the waiting began. This was the hardest and longest time of my life. Around 3, the phone in the room rang and they told me he was still in the holding area...had not been to the OR yet! So, all that time that we had been waiting was really for nothing. Again the phone rang at 4 and they told us he was in the OR and he was doing fine. So, the wait began again. The doctor came to the room around 5:30 to tell us how the surgery went. He did great. They opened the old scar and pull the skin to cover the hole. So, no skin graft and no new scar. (Not that I would care! I just care that he is here!) The doctor told us he would be in recovery for about an hour and a half. Well, at 8 pm(2.5 hours later) I was finally able to see him and bring him home. He slept most of the night, but the time he did get up so did I just to make sure he was ok. So, not a lot of sleep! But I stayed home today with him and we both rested! He is doing great! Not in a lot of pain. I guess I will go back to work tomorrow....2 out of 5 days this week, thats not too bad!

Hope everyone had a wonderful week!

TGIF

I am so glad today is Friday!! School was wild....the kids were wild all week but especially today! After school, Kyle had a baseball game against Putnam County. WE WON!!! He is undefeated against Putnam! We had all intentions on going to BoJo's ( a small restaurant in Milledgeville) but we were both tired and hungry so instead of waiting the hour it would have taken to get there and all....we went to our mexican restaurant, El Giro...aka, Mexico! It is not the best mexican but it will do. It was nice to have a quiet dinner out together. Usually when we go to Mexico, we have a group and at home the dogs are constantly barking and trying to get our food. It was nice to have a dinner, just us! We came home and watched Grey's Anatomy....I cried! It was so sad! I cannot imagine losing a child! I hope and pray that when Kyle and I have kids, they are healthy because I am not sure that I am strong enought to go through what that man and so many people have gone through.

Tomorrow is a busy day...nails, hair, couple's shower with GREAT friends and family! I'll post pictures from the shower this weekend!

Have a WONDERFUL Saturday!

WHAT A WEEK!!

I haven't blogged since Monday and it has been a crazy week!

Tuesday, school was school! CRCT testing started so I had to keep my kids extra quiet while that was going on. Keeping them quiet in general is a challenge! After school, I had to go to Eatonton again to take my dress and get it altered! It only needed to be taken up in the from about an inch so I don't trip. We all know I will not be wearing heels to the wedding! I cannot wait to put pictures of my dress on here! Keeping Kyle from seeing it is not easy! I always ask his opinion on how something looks on me....and this time, the most important time...he can't tell me! When I got back to town, I went to Kyle's baseball game. They were playing a double header (and the won both...YAY!!) so I got to see the whole second game. Then it was home to cook dinner for us...enchildas! YUMMY!!

I LOVE MY COACH!!! =)

Wednesday, I felt like it should be Friday already! Again, had to keep kids extra quiet due to testing! I did accomplish a few things today....choreographer booked for my varsity squad and had a meetng with the senior girls. The meeting was better than I expected....I was expecting drama but it wasn't too bad. After the meeting...guess where I went....the baseball game. This is the story of my life as a "Coach's wife"...well almost! I love my life! They won again...this win brings them closer to 2nd place in the region!!! Again, I came home after game and cooked dinner...chicken fajita nachos...YUMMY! Then it was bath time for Sadie. Speaking of Sadie, she had been doing really well but she has lapsed lately. We are not sure why. We think she may be mad at us because we keep leaving her here long periods of time due to work and games. She has been pooping in the house more and not sleeping good....wakes up barking before its time to get up! I'll be glad when summer is here and we can spend more time with her and Daisy!

Here is my sweet Daisy!!

Here is our little pooper!!! Look at that face!!! =)

Thursday, today was the last day of testing...thank goodness! I will have my parapro back tomorrow and the kids don't have to be SO quiet! Yesterday a teacher brought us tadpoles because we are studying ponds and frogs this week. Well, first thing this morning, my kids noticed that one of our tadpoles has 4 legs! So, all day they wanted to check on our tadpoles! Today was the only day that I did not have something to do after school. So, I came home and counted money for Relay for Life and played with our puppies! I am headed to the back porch now to clean up and go through some of my junk to get rid of. Kyle is at practice...game tomorrow! Supper is already done....I cooked chicken and rice and it has been in the crockpot all day! It smells so good! If you didn't notice, I cooked supper every night this week....Kyle is taking me out tomorrow night after the game!



I hope everyone had a great week! I will post pictures this weekend from a couple's shower that our AMAZING friends from Monticello are throwing for us Saturday night!

Typical Monday

Why is it that on the day you have so much to do....things seem to go wrong??

Today at school was not too bad....just a typical Monday! Had 8.5 million things to do this afternoon. Got most of them accomplished so far, still a lot to do at home. I am a teacher and it is still 6 o'clock before I get home....I thought teachers got home early from work! HA! I am finally home and I have a terrible headache. The dogs are chasing each other around the house barking which is not helping my head! I'm cooking my man dinner while he is at practice! I'm ready for him to be home so he can handle these wild dogs while I try to get my headache to go away!

Hope everyone had a great Monday!!

P.S. Kyle and I are getting married in 2 months!!!!!!!!! YAY!!! I'll be Mrs. Gourley!! =)

This is my wedding set! It came in the other day! I cannot wait to wear this all the time!!