My B.F.F:-)

I'd like to introduce you all to my very best friend: my husband Kendall. I found a husband survey on a friend's myspace and thought that I'd share a little about my "Mr.Right" :)


You and Your Husband

{Dating Period}

Where did you meet?:well...I actually knew of Kendall my senior year of high school when one of my friends at JSU told me of this "awesome Marine saxophonist from Dallas, TX." I saw him the very first time at a Chamber Winds concert. {I wanted his autograph...for real!} However, we didn't formally meet until band camp in the fall.

How long did you date?:
3 years almost to the day-our wedding was the week after our 3 year anniversary.

Were you friends first?:
yep. we were "those nerds" who would be practicing late into the night in the music hall. We would usually end up walking back to the dorm together.

Who asked who out on the first date?:
I guess in a weird way I did. Anyone who knows me knows that I can be incredibly shy about liking a boy. However, for some reason that I will never understand I marched up to Kendall and told him that I liked him...and not just like..but like him. ha!

Where did you go on your first date?:
Gosh, this is about to REALLY prove how nerdy we really are....:)
We rode together to the Cobb County Marching Exhibition that we were performing at.

Where was your first kiss?:
in his truck....it doesn't sound so romantic...but it was!:)

How was your first kiss?:
it was sweet.

What is the sweetest thing he did for you while you were dating?:
hmmm lets see...he made me several sweet cards-drew them and everything-:) Oh, and he serenaded me with the saxophone!

Did you ever break up?:
No


{Since You've Been Married}

How long have you been married?:
2 years this October 14th! :)

What is your wedding date?:
October 14, 2006

Where did you get married?:
Parker Memorial Baptist Church

Do you still kiss (and enjoy it)?:
every second of it

Do you love your in-laws?:
very much so-I'm very blessed!

Does he love yours?

I think that he does. He enjoys visiting them.

Do you have children together?:
Not yet.

What are their names and ages?:
Well we don't have any yet...but I'll tell you the names I have picked out-{when we do have kids this should be interesting to see if I stuck to them-haha} I like the name Chloe, Emerson, and Allie Grace for girls and Eli and Jackson for boys.

Did/Does he help you change diapers?:

I think that he will.

Who is the head of your household?:
We share responsibility

Has he changed since you were dating?:
not really.

Have you changed since you were dating?:
I think that I'm more mature.

What does he do that annoys you?:
he has a habit of being sucked in whenever a TV is present-lol

What do you do that annoys him?:
Probably several things.

What does he do that makes you fall in love all over again?:
He smiles at me.

What do you do that makes him fall in love all over again?:
Hey Kendall, What do I do that makes you fall in love with me all over again? :)

What makes your relationship strong?:
Our faith.

Are you still friends?:
Kendall is my very best friend-I can talk to him about anything.

Does he provide well for you?:
yes, very well.

Do you still love each other as much as the day you were married?:
Very much so.

Are you planning to have more children?:
One day we would love to start a family.

Where do you see your family in 20 years?:
A house full of love and happiness is all I ever hope for.

08.08.08

It's so funny how you can be totally burned out on something one minute and then eager to dive right back into it the next. Graduation was kind of like that-it made me realize that everything I did to get out of college was so worth it. Maybe one day I will go back and pursue my Master's {of course after Kendall gets finished with his:)}. Just a thought.

Anyways, graduation was tons of fun! :) I didn't fall, trip, my hat stayed on, AND they called my name-so I guess that quelled all of my fears!:) After graduation Kendall and my parents threw me a party! Kendall had a "Math the Magic Dragon" cake made for me. I'm sure that most of you are wondering to yourself-"who is Math the Magic Dragon?"---Well, to answer that question-when I was taking my first math class at JSU it was held in the basement of the library. I began to call it the dungeon because that is what it felt like and the story goes on from there.....I guess you can tell that I was an art major and not a math major! :) Anyways, here are a few pictures from the night! My dad had my camera and could not figure it out so there are only a few:'(

Here's the dragon cake!:) Notice there is no head....'cause I "slayed" it. Oh, and the inside was red velvet alla Steele Magnolias!

yummmmyyyy!!!!!!

My sister got my the most wonderful gerber daises!!! :)
Thanks for reading!

Today is the day!:)

Today is the day that I have been waiting sooooo long for: graduation!:) It has felt like it would never get here and here it is! It's been a very long journey. After high school I got a scholarship in music to attend Jacksonville State University. All of my friends were going there, they have one of the best music depts in the southeast, and they were going to foot the bill for me to go. Win/Win situation right? Unfortunately, I never really wanted to be a band director-I wanted to major in music performance. They told me that they were trying to bring the music performance degree back-that I should declare general music as my major and the performance degree would just be a few more ensembles, applieds, and recitals. No big deal. I waited for a year and still no performance degree. I practiced really hard-I was usually in the practice room for about 8 hours a day. I played in 5 ensembles and took applied (which is individual lessons with a professor on your instrument/voice). I talked with my applied professor about this and told him that I wanted to change my degree maybe to interior design or meteorology. He told me that I would be making a mistake-that he really thought that I should stay in performance-that if JSU wouldn't get that degree that he would help me prepare to audition for another school. I stuck it out. The weight on my shoulders just kept getting heavier and heavier. I didn't want to got through the pain of transferring. Another year later I switched my degree to Art with a concentration in graphic design. It was one of the best decisions that I have ever made and I have never looked back on it. The moment that I declared Art as my major the world was lifted off of my shoulders. I would one day still like to pursue something in music performance-there is nothing better than the adrenaline rush that you get from a performance. It's what I do-it's what I love. My senior show project for art was dedicated to music. I can't believe that it is all over now. It seemed like such a long time--- yet looking back it doesn't seem that long at all. I'm going to let Kendall use my camera at graduation-so I'll post pictures of the night later!:)

Graduation Invite

I didn't know that I was graduating until today so I had to throw an invitation together really fast!:) It's not my best work but I wanted to include it in the blog. I sent it out via myspace and e-mail-Emily Post would have a heyday with me!:) ha!

Have a great day! -candace

It's Official! I'm Graduating!

I'm so excited! I found out today that I am definitely going to graduate on Friday! Yea! I had a really bad feeling about that Math final and just knew that somehow I was not going to graduate. I have been in college way to long and am ready to move on with my life. Today was a great day! I got to do a photo session with one of my very best friends! This is Lora-one of the most photogenic girls I've ever met! Before the photoshoot we went to the Thrift Store! :) Sadly we didn't find anything...this time.........This is the "drama tree." It stands outside the drama dept. and all of the drama majors hang in it. Lora graduated with a degree in Theatre last Spring.