Thursday, November 25, 2010

Ray Ray

This is my good friend, Chris Raymer (also known as Ray Ray). He is about to graduate from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Chris is a great guy! He can make everyone around him smile and is a really genuine person. I feel very blessed to know him and call him a friend! I wish him the best of luck in the future and wherever God may lead him. I know the Lord has some great plans for Chris and that he will succeed in whatever those plans may be! Love ya, Ray Ray!

In Christ,
Amy
Jeremiah 29:11









Monday, November 22, 2010

Brandon Michael Harris

This is Brandon Harris. He is a senior at Chisholm High School getting ready to graduate in May, 2011. He hopes to go Oklahoma State University (yeah!!!) and attend their vet program. I like Brandon because he is a die-hard Cowboy fan! His mom told me that his favorite color is OSU Orange and that he wears an OSU shirt just about everyday. Even on the day we took this photo shoot he was in a hurry because he "didn't want to miss the Cowboy game". Haha. I LOVE meeting people who love OSU just as much as I do :)

Brandon - Good luck with your last few months in High School!!! Enjoy them because they will go by fast! I hope you get into the college of your dreams (OSU) and absolutely love it! If you're anything like me, you will love it here!!! As you enter this new chapter in your life, I hope and wish you the best in everything you encounter. These will be the best and most fun 4 (or more if you pursue vet school) years of your life! I know I don't know you very well, but just from meeting you on this shoot, I can tell you are a very humble and genuine guy! You will do great in college :) Let me know if you ever need anything! I know this school inside and out and just like you... I am a die-hard fan! Good luck and congratulations on finishing up this chapter to begin a new and exciting one!!!

In Christ,
Amy
Jeremiah 29:11















Monday, November 15, 2010

Of all of the fish in the lake...

Ok, so I am REALLY excited about this post!!! This is my beautiful roommate, Courtney, and her FIANCEE, Brady! On November 2nd, 2010, Mr. Brady Hamar proposed to Miss Courtney Cooke at Lake Carl Blackwell. Want to know the story oh how he popped the big question? GOOD because I'm going to tell you!

Brady had bought Courtney a cute pink (light-up) fishing pole for her birthday last month, and I know they had both been wanting to try it out, so Brady told Courtney that they were going to go fishing on Tuesday, November 2nd, while he was in town. So around 6 p.m. that Tuesday, Courtney and Brady headed out to Lake Carl Blackwell to go fishing. Brady had previously asked me to hide and take pictures of the entire proposal process, so around 6:45 p.m. I got into position to take the pictures. I texted Brady our "secret code" to let him know that I was set up and ready and RIGHT when he got my text, he caught a fish (God is so good... this was totally His doing)! So Brady went go take the hook out of the fish, but the fish ended up swallowing the hook. Brady looks at Courtney and asked her to look inside the tackle box to get a new hook for his line. Courtney walks over to the tackle box... opens it... and sees the ring box! She looks at the box... then looks at Brady... and then back at the box... and then back at Brady. Brady decides that Courtney was taking too long so he gets up and walks over to her and takes the ring. He talks to Courtney for a bit (they can't remember what was said exactly... but I know that I heard Courtney say, "OH MY GOSH!!! OH MY GOSH!!! OH MY GOSH!!! over and over again... and I was a ways away, haha). And then... Brady gets down on one knee, opens the box, and asks Courtney to marry him. And I hear, "OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!" again, and then I'm assuming she said yes sometime after that. After they hugged and kissed he tells her, "Say hello to Amy!" And she looks over towards me and I stand up (from hiding in a bush) and wave from across the way. I then get in my car and drive over to them and take some cutesy pictures of their first few minutes as the future Mr. and Mrs. Brady Hamar! Afterwards, my roommate, Jessie, and I had a surprise engagement party for the happy couple! Brady's family, Courtney's family, and some close friends were all there to celebrate the happy occasion.

So there you have it! That is how the future Mr. and Mrs. Brady Hamar came to be :) These two people are more than perfect for each other and I couldn't be happy for the both of them! I know God is going to bless their lives together and do some UH-mazing things in this marriage! I cannot wait all He has in store for these two :)

Courtney and Brady - Ohhh where do I begin? I remember last January when Courtney came over to my house and we were sitting my couch and she was telling me all about his guy named Brady that she went on a date with over Christmas Break. I remember thinking, "Who is this Brady kid?!?" It's crazy to think that now that that Brady kid is my roomie's fiancee! Wow, the time has flown by! I feel so blessed that I have had the opportunity to watch this relationship grow and flourish! It's been such a beautiful thing to witness and I cannot wait to watch it grow even more as you two embark into this new chapter of your lives! I love both of you so much! Courtney, you and Jessie are without a doubt the best roommates I have EVER had and I want to thank you for that. You've always been there for me and I love you so much! Brady, you better take care of my bestie! I know you will... but I still have to say it. She is one of a kind (which I know you already know) but don't ever take what you have for granted. Thank you for making my roomie one of the happiest girls in the world! And thank you for letting me be apart of your proposal story! This is something I know I will never forget! I pray that God blesses both of you with health, love, and happiness forever and ever as you become one on May 29th, 2011. I know He has some great plans for both of you and for your marriage. Again, I love you both A LOT and I am just happy beyond words for you two :) CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Mr. Brady Hamar and Miss Courtney Cooke will be joined as one on:
May 29, 2011

In Christ,
Amy
Jeremiah 29:11