Halloween - Bring in the Clowns

This year Murphy was a clown for Halloween. I stepped up my game and actually pulled out the sewing machine for this costume. Needless to say, he was adorable. He didn't seem to mind the costume so much, but man...he hated that hat! Of course, he was a huge hit with the kids. Here are a few pictures from the evening.

Ah...what a cute doggie! Anyway, Murphy and Me and Billy send our love.

Rebecca's Engagement Party

The Girls - Stephanie, Jenny, Garrett, Me, and Kelly D.

Well, I made my first trip ever to Birmingham, Alabama...well, more specifically, Hoover, Alabama. My friend, Rebecca, and her fiance celebrated their engagement at a party this weekend. We decided to leave the boys behind and make a girls trip out of it. It was a blast. A few pictures from the trip:

The Bridesmaids - Me, Stacy, Jessica H., Rebecca (bride), Kim, Jessica D., and Garrett

The Happy Couple - Kris and Rebecca

Fall Semester is Almost Over

Whew...once again, it's been a while since I posted, but man, I promise I've been busy. This is my SECOND TO LAST SEMESTER of law school. I'm so unimaginably excited. My biggest problem right now is actually going to class. I, along with most of my friends, have a serious case of senoiritis.


Lately Billy and I have just been enjoying the fall. LSU football is in full gear and it's been a blast so far. Also, hunting season is upon us and, as you can imagine, Billy is one happy person. He recently bought a new bow and has been practicing in our backyard. The neighbors don't mind...of course, the neighbors don't know. He was rather excited the other day. He ran in screaming, "Oh my God! This is some Robin Hood s***!" Ok, it really was impressive, especially since the Discovery Channel did a "Mythbusters" show on how shooting one arrow through another was "impossible."


Me, I've been hanging out with my law school friends a lot. Garrett got married this summer, which was a fantastic event. We had fun throwing her a "wine tasting" shower, but the wedding was definitely the climax.

Last weekend our little group participated in the local bar association's "Belly Up to the Bar" fundraiser. It's a cooking competition and we submitted two recipes...a lemon drop martini and a cheesecake lemon bar. Our theme was "Motions in Lemine." Ok, maybe that's not really cute, but those lawyers out there reading this are having a good giggle right now. I'll spare you the lesson in Louisiana evidentiary law; ask me next time I see you. Oh, wait...did I mention we won FIRST PLACE in the law school division? Oh, yea. We rocked.

So, what's next? Well, my very dear friend Rebecca got engaged and asked me to be a bridesmaid...so flattering. So next May I'll be helping her celebrate that very special occasion. AND, my very best friend Natalie also got engaged about two weeks ago. Yes, she and Chris having been dating for about seven years...but who's counting...Anyway, they will be celebrating their nuptials sometime in late '07 or early '08. I'm so excited for them and so incredibly humbled that not only was I asked to be a bridesmaid but I was also asked to sing at the ceremony. Whew, guess I better start practicing right now. Oh wait...and my friend Lauren got engaged a few months ago and she will be getting married in March of '08. Ahhhh...all my little friends...so happy for them.

Now, the next logical step after marriage is babies. Kenneth and Sarah had their little bundle of
Joy by in May (I think...). A few weeks earlier than planned, but Paxton is just the cutest thing ever. I love babies with a little extra "pudge." He's such a doll with so much personality. Oh, and Mimi and Jake are due in December. Best wishes to them and their little boy!



So, that's about it in the Denham Springs Brian family...oh wait...what is an update without a mention of Murphy? Surprise...he's pretty much been spending his time doing what he does best - sleeping. But tomorrow he'll be making a new friend, hanging out with Emma's new pup, Fiona.

Hope everyone is doing wonderful! We miss everyone so much!

Summer Update...

I know I haven't written on this blog in quite some time. I'd said it's because we've been so busy, but I can't really figure out what's been taking up so much of our time...

Let's see...my dear friend Garrett is getting married this month in Shreveport. Our law school girlfriends hosted a lovely wine tasting shower for her. (We had to get creative, her other friends stole all the good themes for their parties). But it worked out wonderfully and I think everyone had a great time and learned a lot. Next weekend Billy and I will be making the trec to Shreveport to see Garrett become Mrs. Scott Callaway.

The first half of the summer I clerked for a great firm in BR. It was a larger firm with approximately 80 attorneys and nearly a dozen law clerks. Now, I've begun a clerkship with a much smaller firm in NOLA - five attorneys, two secretaries, and little ole me. The firm is great; the drive...well not so much. I now spend nearly four hours in my car each day. It's amazing how sitting still in a vehicle can really drain you.

So, anything else...ah yes. Billy and I bought a fantastic new camera with our tax refund - thank you Uncle Sam. And so I've spent part of my time this summer learning how to use it and taking lots of pictures. I started posting them on a website to let my friends view them. And something happened that I didn't quite expect - people starting buying them. However, they were buying them from that website - I wasn't seeing a dime. Well, I'm no dummy...my free enterprise side came out and I've decided that if anyone should make money off of my photos, it should be me (I don't think that's such a stretch). I'm in the works to develop my own website to post pictures and allow people to purchase them from me. My dad has his own website for his company - www.mccallphotos.com (Daddy, you can thank me for the free plug later) - and I thought that was quite a nice idea. I'll let everyone know more about as things develop...

Well, a funny thing happened...

Well, about one week after the purchase of our lovely new truck, a woman decided to hit Billy head on while he was driving our fully-paid-for vehicle. No, it wasn't his fault; yes, he's just fine. So, within one week of buying our first new car, we bought our second new car.

But here it is...

Having two new cars is really nice. The two new car notes on the other hand...

Anyway, this is supposed to be my car. However, this one is much better on gas mileage. That means during the week I drive Billy's truck and he drives my car. Now we both get a little jealous when the other one leaves!

Ok, so Billy and I had a first this past weekend...we bought our first new car. Well, maybe it's not a car, but more of a very, very large truck. But all the same, it's new and neither of us have ever owned a new vehicle.

Now, it's a little large and so I've have some trouble getting into it. But I'll figure it out. The funniest thing of all of this is that we were going out to get the car that I wanted, then ended up buying the truck that Billy wanted. The best part is that since Billy will continue to drive my car to make his commute, this puppy is all mine. Everytime I pull out the driveway, I think he cries just a little...

A Few Pics From Murphy

I know that some of you are just so upset that you can't spend more time with the infamous Murphy. So here are some photos of Murphy from the last year...

This year Murpy graced our lovely Christmas card. He wasn't too happy to pose for this picture as you might imagine.

And here is Murphy celebrating his second birthday...

Finally, for Halloween Murphy was el hombre. Man did he hate wearing that hat...

Two down, one to go

Well, finals begin in less than two weeks, and once that travesty is over I have only one year left of law school. That's only one year until they release me to a world of unsuspecting potential clients; one year before I can read a book that doesn't have the words "law" or "legal" in the title; one year before I can return to some sense of normalcy. I can't wait.

I took a little break from studying to create this blog. I figured now that things are winding down, I could actually try and get reaquainted with friends and family. (I never forgot about you; I just haven't had much free time - ask Billy...)

My hopes are that through this handy dandy little blog, Billy and I can keep in touch better with all of our friends and family. Not that we're very interesting people with much to share, but we do have our moments.

Hope all is well and I promise to get some recent photos up here ASAP.

Love,
Kelly