Gone Fishin'

Saturday was spent in the sun and on the lake. What a great way to spend a Saturday right? Casey's sister and brother-in-law just bought a brand new boat so we got to try it out with them. We started the day off at Lake Lewisville for the boat orientation. It was so choppy thought that Casey's sister and I got kind of wet sitting in the back of the boat and felt like we were going to fly out of our seats at some points. After the orientation, we went to a pool party at our friend Stephanie's house out in Mesquite (we went all over the metroplex this day). We spent the whole pool party playing pool vollyball. Casey said he could tell that I had some skills but we would work on my serving. Dating Casey, I not only get a boyfriend, I get a coach too!

When we left the pool party, we went over to Lake Ray Hubbard to go fishing with his sister(Kelly), brother-in-law (David), and his 2 year old nephew (Drew). Casey bought me a brand new pink fishing pole and I was very excited to put it to use. I learned how to cast and then we also were slabbing and trolling to catch fish. I know what you are thinking, "Jenna must officially be a fisher using all those big fishing words" and yes, it's true. Kelly and I were trolling off the back of the boat and she caught 2 fish right in a row. This was just not fair so they told Kelly and me to switch places so maybe I would catch a fish. Literally, as soon as we switched places, Kelly caught another fish. She caught a total of 5 that day. Casey was not going to get off the lake until I caught a fish though. Finally, at the end of the day, I caught a fish!!!! I have a feeling that I will be doing a lot of fishing this summer. Since I already have the cute pink pole, all I need now is the cute fishing outfit...because the best part of learning a new sport is the cute outfit and new accessories, right mom!?

Casey with the first catch of the day

Casey and me fishing off the back of the boat

I caught a fish!!!!

Casey made me kiss the fish (don't worry, I'm just pretending). He made me throw it back too! The whole time I was touching the fish, I was screaming. Gross!

"Off to the races again!"

On Friday, Casey took me to the horse races at Lone Star Park after work. It was really fun to watch the races. Everyone gets really excited and is yelling for their horse. We made several bets throughout the night, however, Lady Luck was just not on our side. One of the guys we were there with won $300...maybe next time that will be us!

Meet the Williams

Saturday was a big day. It started bright and early at 5:30 AM. It was Casey's step-sister's graduation from high school and he had asked me to come. This meant that I was going to meet the fam. He told me that it would probably be his sister and his aunt from his dad's side of the family. Once we got to the graduation party though, it turned out to be a lot more than we expected. Let's just say that his dad is one of nine kids...and all but 2 showed up to the party. I met everyone from aunts, uncles, cousins, to even grandma. By the way I have a new best friend, Emily. She is 7 and is Casey's cousin. We played horse shoes together and bonded during deep discussions of Sponge Bob and Disney Princess's. When she left she gave me a hug good bye which was so cute. Casey's sister called his mom as soon as she left the party and told her that she really liked me. His brother-in-law told Casey that I am too good for him which I thought was really funny. After spending the afternoon at Williams Central, we headed off to the Desperados game with Nic (casey's best friend) and his wife Shawn. We decided to take the DART to the game and ended up at the wrong stop. Casey, with his true adventuresome attitude, decided that we should walk to the arena from where we were. He pointed out where we needed to go, "it's just behind that building underconstruction way down there." I now know to always where comfy shoes when going anywhere with this boy. As you can see from the picture at the game, I was pretty exhuasted after the long day, but even though it was long, it was a really good day!

Drumroll, please...

So, the biggest news in my life right now is that I have a boyfriend! For those of you like my old roomie, I'm sure you want some stats:

Name: Casey Williams
Age: 26
Height: a little over 6'3 (Hurray! I can wear heels!)
Likes: Anything outdoorsy (i.e. fishing, camping, hiking), football, baseball, coaching, and country music

We have been together for a little over a month now and I am just enjoying spending time with him. Here is a picture of us at Main St. Days...

How cute are we?

J-Unit Reunited

Jane came out to visit me a few weeks ago for the weekend and we literally picked up where we left off. It was like we had never been apart (I guess that happens when you live with someone for 4 years!). I think we laughed non-stop for the first 5 hours that she was here. We went to downtown Dallas, a fancy dinner at the hotel, dancing, she got to meet several of my new friends., and of course we enjoyed a Law & Order SVU marathon in true Jane/Jenna style. It was so good to see her again! Miss you Janie!!!

(Jane and me hanging out at Duane and Michael's house)

Home, Sweet Home

This is my apartment. I live on the second floor so my door is the one in the center behind that shrub. It's kind of like a loft in that you open the door and immediatly go up stairs to the second level. I've been living here for 9 months and it's finally all decorated. I think I'll be staying here for a while now that I can't fit everything I own into my little CRV for an easy move. My apartment is only about 5 minutes from work and even better, less than a mile from a mall!

Meet my new friends...

These are some of my new girl friends that I have met since I've moved here. I know them all from work. From left to right: Candace (who is technically my manager now), you know me, Toni, and Kristen (who lives next door to me). We all met up at Candace's before going off to Main St. Days which is an annual tradition in Grapevine.

The next picture is from a girls pizza and game night that we had at Alyssa's. Starting from the left: That's my good friend Melissa. I met her the summer that I had my internship and we have been hanging out at lot (also a Gaylord girl). Next is Jill (and Max). She worked with me in the Sales office but transfered in April to Nashville to be a sales manager at Opryland. We all miss her in the office. You recognize Candace and Toni from the last picture, then me of course, and last but not least, Miss Alyssa. She was my first new friend when I moved. She was the one who trained me and who I spend most of the time laughing with when we are together. More pictures and introductions to come!!!

My first blog

Hi Family and Friends!!! This is my first blog since I have moved to Texas. I thought it would be a fun way to keep all of ya'll (you knew I'd start saying this right?) updated on my life. Stay tuned for new updates and adventures of my life in good ol' Grapevine, Texas!! I wanted you all to get a taste of how pretty it was here a couple weeks ago when all the blue bonnets were in bloom. Stay tuned for more...