Christmas 2008 Time!

This is our First Christmas together as a Married Couple! Enjoy the pics of us decorating our home!

Our First Real Tree with no gifts yet... Our tree's theme is "Vintage, Victorian, & Antique".

Macy is eyeing her gifts!

Our stockings! Just bought mine & Matt's this year. I thought they match our "Vintage Christmas Theme" perfect!

Our First Christmas Tree, with gifts now!

Instead of the "Elf on the Shelf", its the "Grinch on Shelf"! He makes sure that Macy is a good girl! "Daddy Coach" tells her that if she isn't good, the Grinch will come down and steal her Christmas toys away!

We Believe in Santa in our Home!

Love my Christmas China!

Dining Room table.

Happy Birthday to Me!

My Birthday was December 3rd. This was #24 for me! Wow! Time Flies. Wanted to show some pics and brag on some people who made my day Special! Mom made me my fav. chocolate cake with sprinkles & brought it to me at the office. My coworkers at work took me to Garibaldi's- made them sing to me! And my Sweet Husband sent me a Dozen Peach colored Roses to my office, then took me out to eat at Woody's on the Water and gave me an Upper Body Massage gift card to the Day Spa! And even Macy gave me a Birthday Card!

It was a special day! Thank you to all those who sent me a message via text, facebook, or myspace! I hope to have many, many more!

Few Events Updated

Wow, I can't believe Decemeber 1st is already here! It has been an Awesome year, with so many Amazing events happening in our lives!

First, I'd like to Congratulate my Husband for doing such a wonderful job on the 2008 Football Season with the New Hope Trojans. They made it all the way to Round 3 of the Playoffs. They had a winning season before playoffs of 6 & 4! After the playoffs, they ended the season with 8 & 5 Victory! They boys should be very proud of themselves. Matt, you should be proud of yourself! I am so thankful for you and the time you spent with the guys. Can't wait for next year's season!

Next, December 3, is my Birthday. Whoa, can't believe my age! Its crazy how time flies when your having a ball! Thank you to my wonderful parents for having me as their child and giving me life.

Also, December 12, Matt & I will have been married 5 months! Its been so much fun as a newlywed! Matt is such a great person, who amazes me everyday. Let me brag on you a little, because you deserve it! I would like for everyone to know, that our first date together was Shopping at 6:00am on Black Friday (Day after Thanksgiving!)! I was so Shocked that he decided to do this! I asked him to do it with me, if he "really" wanted to date me! So, I guess it turned out to be more than he just wanted to "really" date me! So, every year we continue this celebration, except this year, we got up at 3:30AM! WOW! I told you he needed to be bragged on!

Hope everyone has a great December! Remember, the reason for season!

Update.

Trying to stay on top of things with the blogging world.
I'm trying to make my page look a little more up to date with this month being Turkey month. Be paitient while I'm updating. I hope everyone had a great October/Halloween.
Now we are moving into our next holiday: Thanksgiving- one of my favorite because of all the family and food!
We're staying busy as ourselves. The regular Football season for New Hope Trojans (High School) has ended, however we are in the PLAYOFFS! We haven't been in about 10 YEARS! So Congrats to all the players and coaches and staff for a winning season and now moving into the playoffs!
Our first game is tomorrow (11/7/08) at Cleveland, playing Cleveland. This is also where my mother's college roommate lives so this will be a good opportunity for them to visit! To help take her mind off of being sad about closing Mr. John's Place. My dad is thrilled to be able to go and support the Trojans! Something he has not been able to do in at least 10 years! He will be feeding Homemade Spaghetti to the team and the coaches tonight as the celebrate around a bonfire tonight and get prepared for tomorrow!
So a special Congrats to my husband for all the hard work he has put into this '08 season! Hard work pays off! I am so proud of you and what you have accomplished!

Sad Times...

Hello all...
I am writing for those of you who have not heard yet about Mr. John's Place (Restaurant) closing Thursday, October 30, 2008. We will be closed Friday, October 24. Reopen Saturday, October 25. Opened Wednesday, October 29. And Thursday, October 30, 2008 will be our last night opened. Moment of Silence, please....................................................................
Ok. I've dried my tears up now. It's so sad, but true.

My parents decided to open the restaurant on October 11, 2000. They have been open for 8 years now. And wow, has it been a wonderful, eventful, and blessful 8 years! I know at times, it seemed like to me & my parents, that we had been there 88 years!

We all three will agree that this was something that we will never regret doing because we have learned so much and have met so many amazing people. God has truly blessed my parents and they're dream having a restaurant. And I speak for them when I say, The Restaurant will be missed, along with everyone who graciously supported us for the past 8 years.

My parents have reached another stage in their lives and they are ready to move on again. And who knows, the economy "might" get better and the doors may open up again. Only God knows what will take place. They will still have the building under their ownership for future ideas....

In the meantime, my daddy will be processing Deer full time. So for all you hunters (both men & women), please contact my dad, John, at 662-251-4646 when you've made that big kill of the season!

Also, they will continue to host parties for in house dining at the restaurant. They already have about 4 or 5 Christmas parties booked. So give them a call for your next party or gathering! Call 662-328-1022 from now until October 31 and we will have a new number come November and that is 662-327-4535.

To all of our customers of Mr. John's Place: Thank you so much for your patronage and support over the past 8 years. It has been our pleasure being able to serve you in our friendly and family atmosphere. We will truly miss each and everyone of you. Who knows, one day we may meet or should I say "eat" again at Mr. John's Place!
Call Mr. John for all your Deer Processing needs!

Ok, so I guess its time I play catch up again for all you bloggers!

Matt & I are both staying busy right now with all of our activities throughout our lives! Matt has school, being a new husband, and Football! I have a new job, being a new wife, and learning to be a coach's wife! It is so much fun! Somedays though, I feel like the activities will never end or slow down. But I guess that's what happens when you get old! haha.

I love the weather right now. I hate being cold! I wish it was like this all year long! I have my house all decorated for Fall/October/Halloween. I love decorating! I have many childhood memories of growing up with our house always decorated for the next season coming up! Thank you mom for all those fun and memorable memories!

I can't believe Matt & I have been married now for 3 months and 5 days! Time flies by when your having fun! He is a wonderful husband and I blessed to have him as mine! I know God gives him all the paitience in the world to put up with me! I still haven't mastered this whole cooking thing yet.....but maybe one day it will hit me! Matt is so good about helping me when I am trying to cook or he will just cook something up himself for the two of us, or we just go eat at Mr. John's Place! (They are neighbor!)

Well, I hope I have caught you up to date a little bit. I promise more next time!

Oh, Macy is doing great as well. She is still SPOILED as can be! Macy calls Matt her "Daddy-Coach"! Its the cutest thing ever! And she just calls me Mommy! She's so sweet! We hope to have another child soon......it will be a Bassett Hound Child, for all of those who were thinking the other kind of child!

New Job!

Hey Bloggers,



I'm back! Trying to keep ya'll on track is hard work! To update you on a few things:



1. God has blessed me with a stable job! Matt & I were so thankful this came our way. I am the Account Executive for Business Machines Plus, located here in Columbus. I have many sales accounts throughout the Columbus area. We sell office, school, doctor, and church offices' supplies, equipment and furniture. We also do printing here at the office. We offer delivery to any location. We also have a technician on site. We sell just about everything you can think of, from Splenda sweetner packets to Church Pews! Contact me at bethkeith@cableone.net or 662-328-6011 for any questions or sales! I would love to help! We also have a website: http://www.bmpinc.biz/

2. God has also blessed me with a WONDERFUL & AMAZING HUSBAND! I could NOT make it without him by my side everyday of my life. He does so many things for me that sometimes I don't even realize and I apologize to him for that. He still spoils me like my parents did- but who's complaining! Our married life together is going as perfect as it can be- its amazing waking up next to the one who cares for you the most, besides my parents & God! We "share" most of the housework! But its only been ONE MONTH, so come ask me in about a year and see if we're still going at that rate! ha. JK!

There are many other things that God has blessed us with since July 12, 2008, but it would take me all day to type it all out! But to me those were two of the most important that are happening in my life right now. I'll write more later! Have a great week-end!

MARRIED!

Well, I'm finally posting for all of you people who have been begging me to post as a married woman now! Married life is awesome! It is so much fun to wake up next to person who loves you more than anything in the world and will do whatever for you. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful husband and I will never be able to thank him enough for blessing me with an honest, true loving man! We are finally getting the house in some kind of order after about 2 weeks now of putting everything away and trying to find a spot for it all and remembering where you put it! Matt has started back to school and I have found a job after many prayers! I'm really excited about this new opportunity that God has given to me. I will be selling office equipment, furniture, and supplies to various locations such as School Teachers, Principles, Secretaries, Church offices, Doctors' office and other place. This should be a learning experience and I love being around people. So please continue your prayers for the Keith family for the new job and for getting back into the groove of things with Matt at school and Football season! Its HOTT outside! I'll post pics of wedding/honeymoon later! Enjoy one of the MANY pics we took on our honeymoon!

Wedding Week 2008!

WOW! That is the word right now to describe how fast this past year has FLOWN by! Exactly ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, Matt proposed to me at Mr. John's Place! This year has been so busy and fun planning for such a Large Milestone in our lives!

And exactly ONE WEEK FROM TODAY WE will be THE NEW MR. & MRS. MATT KEITH!

We are so excited and couldn't be any happier. So far, we have all stayed quite calm throughout all the events that have taken place within the last year. This week we are determined to just sit back and RELAX as everything falls into place. My mother has stayed on me and everyone involved in this momentous occassion to get as much done as possible so that we can enjoy this last week together as a family!

Matt & I have been so blessed over the past year of our engagement! We have many family and friends we would love to say thank you to in so many ways! We could not have accomplished this event without the Love of God and our Family & Friends!

We look foward to seeing everyone at our special occassion on JULY 12, 2008, at FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH in COLUMBUS, MS, at 5:00 in the afternoon!

7th & final Shower!

My 7th & Final Shower :( was my Lingerie Shower! It was at the home of Tamra Gilliam! The hostesses were: Tamra Gilliam, Lindzey Hardin, Lynn Culpepper, & Tracy Power! Thanks girls for such a fun & exciting shower! It was all great! Here are only a few pics, some I can't show!

6th Shower

My 6th Shower was at the Home of Steve & Joy West and it was a Kitchen Shower for all the gadgets & kizmos! The Hostesses were Joy West, Patsy Winklepleck, Stacie Winklepleck, Stephanie Gregg, and Lura Brown. Thank you all for a great shower! I needed all of those kitchen items to help me cook like my mama & daddy! Here are a few pics!


Me enjoying a cupcake!


The cute ice cream bowls!


Cupcake table


All the goodies!

5th Shower!

This was our 5th shower given by Matt's Aunt, his Sister-n-Law, and several other friends of the family. This was at their hometown church in Auburn.


The Moms!


His family.

More pics from Shower #4

Matt & I with our Garbage bin from Mom & Dad


Matt & I with some of the 6th grade teachers.


The nice grill from all the 6th grade teachers!

Shower # 4

This was our 4th Shower. It was given my all of Matt's 6th grade teacher coworkers at New Hope. The theme was a Mexican-Fiesta. This was a fun shower! It was at the home of Amy Cummins in Valleybrook. Thank you to all the 6th grade teachers!


Our Cute, Good Cake!


Matt & I being Festive!


Some of the guests.


Matt being silly with a bow on his head!


Both of us being silly!

Shower # 3

This was my 3rd Shower. It was for all my friends- old & new. The theme was "Room-to-Room". Each person was assigned a room throughout the home and they were to bring a gift for that specific room. It was given by the lovely hostesses below. Thank you so much for the sweet shower! It was fun!


Me with hostesses


Me & Mom

Display of Gifts

My Handy-Dandy Smart Daddy building a display for all my lovely gifts!


Some of the gifts getting laid out to display


More of the gifts.


One of my favorite gifts, its a hanging stained glass that has our last named engraved on it. Very Pretty!

Wedding Shower #2 con't.

More pictures of Shower #2.

The Cute Cake!

Matt & I were working Hard!

Cake table

Guest Table with two of the fifteen hostesses.

Dad wanted some Cake too!