Lately!

I absolutely love New Year! It is a time for self reflection and to make any revisions in your life... big or small... and while this can be done any time of year it is nice to have a definitive starting point:) One of my goals this year is to continue blogging and to make more blog friends, write more comments to my fellow bloggers, and to document more of the random happenings in our lives. It has really been difficult to be apart from so many of our family members. Blogging has been such a wonderful way to keep in touch.

So to keep the ball rolling for this new year I wanted to update those on what's been going on lately with the Zellners... new tips... comments... etc

1. As per previous posts... we had our first snowfall of the new year.
2. Spatulas double as ice scrapers and are more preferred
3. I met up with Jennifer, a great friend from high school, for dinner at Blue Goose this past Thursday
3. Ray and I had dinner with the Fants and baby Bryson tonight
4. Ray began his winter Frisbee league this past Saturday and will continue each Saturday until March
5. While I should have already began to study for my special education content exam that will be starting this week as I will sign up for the test shortly
6. For the month of January... each Monday Dickies BBQ offers $1 pulled pork sandwiches with $1 sides
7. Toby and Mattie prefer their green squeaky toys to their blue. Aren't dogs color blind?
8. I call the pups Boo Boo and Moo Moo... wow I have become such a horrible "baby talker" and sadly sometimes refer to the dogs as the kids
9. I still walk 3 times per week with a lady from work
10. If you aren't aware I have given up desserts this year except for once a month to indulge. It is the 10th and I have already had mine for January so I'll let you know how it goes:)
11. I have realized during this cold snap that I do not truthfully own closed toed shoes... except for my running shoes...which is sadly a bad idea due to these ridiculous temps.
12. I dislike socks with a passion. Could be the reason for number 11
13. I do not drive in ice... My wonderful husband drove me to work this morning as I continued to wake up during the night having fears that my car would end up in a ditch due to the ice and snow on the roads for yesterday's freak storm.
14. Yep still addicted to chapstick. I would not be looking for this to fall under any new year's resolutions or to discontinue anytime soon.
15. This week is college week at school! WHOOP to my AGGIES! I love wearing that beautiful maroon with jeans all week:)
16. Tonight's dinner of red beans and rice actually surprised me... it was super tasty. My husband is an amazing cook!
17. I ordered 4 boxes of girl scout cookies today... thin mints for me and samoas for the hubs
18. I am getting my hair did again this Saturday and having a girl day with my good friend Jes from work
19. 9 weeks until Spring Break
20. I am looking forward to teaching Summer School as a Teacher then having my first official year next year Teaching:) So gotta get my portfolio together and get the process started:)

I guess that's about it for this lady for now. What fun things are u up to lately?!?!

Ray's Ultimate!

Winter League: Team Swilly Gonzales
January 8th marked the beginning of Ray's Frisbee winter league. Each Saturday he travels to Oakpoint and plays two matches. He is really excited about the chance to better himself at the sport he loves playing and is looking forward to potentially trying out for a club team. More updates will come.


Go Brown Team!

Our Snowy Day 2011!

Snow is falling all around,
God's beautiful hand touches the ground.

With wintery mist filling the air,

Such wonderful amazement everywhere.

Time well spent with my love,

This beautiful chill from above.

To bring about all this fun,

A special time for everyone!

Our Sunday afternoon was filled with an unexpected snowfall that lead to a day of childlike entertainment. All the random errands that had been planned had quickly been thrown out the window as new plans quickly began to take shape. After church we were greeted with this beautiful wintery mix. For lunch Ray and I returned home for soup and french bread. Then it was time to gear up and get ready for an afternoon of snow play. So here's to our snowy day, pjs and movies, and smores... yes this is my dessert for the month... I figure that with the first snow day of the year... that is definitely a reason to celebrate!

How did you spend your snowy day?

Here is How We Buca!

Tonight the Hubs and I celebrated with a fun date night at home.

For Christmas we had received a few gift certificates to Buca di Beppo and thought it would be a wonderful night to order some amazing food to go! Thank goodness we decided to stay in as it seemed that almost all of North Dallas had the same thought we did about Buca. The place was absolutely packed. Yay for curb side service!

What a fun date night in... we enjoyed great food, great movies, and a great time with my cute family of four!

Best of 2010!

2010 was a super amazing year! Another year of blessings that God has given to us that I couldn't be more thankful for. So in this post "the best of 2010," I wanted to note a few of them. (as usual... no particular order... except for the first. My husband is my number one:)

Spending time with this amazing man!

Ray became a Warrior!

We said "until next time" to two of our best friends.
We love our Brushwoods!

Ray and I traveled to Florida for a Zellner Kids Vacation

I became certified to teach!

I love my ladies and kiddos in the ELC.

The Dukes are having a sweet baby boy

named Jacob Daniel Duke

Ray and I shared in so many beautiful weddings this year!

The Brushwood Reception

Colleen & Jason LeBlanc

Jenn & Brandon McLean Wedding

Daniela and Robert Cox Wedding

My cousin's Wedding

Enjoyed Grapefest with the Gathings!

We spent an amazing year with our Honeymooners ABF

Fair Food and Fun with Fants at the State Fair of Texas

We showered Sally with love for her sweet little baby girl

Harley Raider Gathings

Ray and I celebrated our first year of Marriage

We celebrated Bryson's first birthday!

We ran a marathon/half marathon for Team World Vision

We celebrated our first Zellner Christmas all together in SL


I enjoyed my first full year of blogging!

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What an amazing year! I absolutely cannot wait for all that is to come in 2011. I can give you a hint that this year will probably be the biggest in Zellner history... so definitely look for all the posts to come!

NYE 2010!

Happy New Years 2011!
Wishing you and your loved ones such a happy and blessed New Year!

This year was very special as we were able to have all of our sweet friends together to ring in the New Year. From the Brushwoods, Dukes, Fants, Zellners, and Dustin and Mike we all gathered in Frisco for a fun evening of celebration that included catered Rudy's BBQ, our belated Christmas gift exchange with nerf guns and body butter, and some moving and grooving to Just Dance 2. I absolutely love these friends and am so thankful for all the time spent and all the memories we will make in 2011.

How did you ring in the new year?

Christmas Family Photo Session Sneak Peek!

For Christmas, we arranged for Zellner family photographs. A sweet friend from high school, Gabby has such a talented eye and was able to capture some truly special moments this Christmas for us. Here is a very small sneak peek of some of my favorites!