Sorry it's been so long...

Hi everyone,

WOW! It's been busy!!!! Since the last blog Scott and I have been moving, unpacking, going to camp, setting up shop, unpacking, ordering furniture, work, Sharathon, unpacking, blah blah blahhhh!

All that to say it's been insane. So sorry we haven't been keeping you all updated through our blog.

Our house is really coming along! We love it so much. I really can't wait for everyone to COME VISIT! :) Now I realize what people mean when they say "there is always something to do when you own a home." We have painted 3 rooms already and I just unpacked the last box! The guest room is ready and has a fresh set of sheets on the bed so come on down... or over!

Scott just hung a fan in our bedroom. The old one was puke brown and was oldddddddd. So we got a black one to match our new bedroom furniture. It is amazing how much of a difference is made.

Ok well time for a quick game of pool with Scotty boy, then we are going grocery shopping. Love you all!

~Britt and Scott

quick update

Hi everyone!

We are in the new houseeee! But now Scott is gone on a youth camp for a week and I am unpacking...

Pics to come soon! Sorry so short, but we don't have internet at the new house yet, so time is limited.

Love you all,
Britt

This is the way we ROLL...

Ok so here's the scoop...

We were SUPPOSED to close on our house Friday, BUT some things came up with our appraiser. GRRRR! But all that to say, we are closing either on Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Best part is, we can still move in next weekend!!! YAY!! I will get to spend my quarter of a century Birthday in our NEW HOUSE! That is such a great b-day present. :) (Yes I just reminded everyone my b-day is coming up... haha... June 11th baby!)

Speaking of our house, Scott and I are looking for some new bedroom and living room goodies. We want to put our current bedroom set into our guest room and get new furniture. Originally we wanted black furniture, but we found expresso furniture that we really like. See -



The only problem is our bedding will be in black and white. Do you think it will clash?







Also we are looking at a new rug and chairs for our living room. This is what we are getting -


This will match our tiles on the 1st floor. We are also looking at some chairs that will match the greenish color in there!












We are really excited! Even more excited to have people over to see it and spend time with us!!! :)

I got a hat!

Scott and I went to our first Astros game tonight! We did it up right too...

Spent wayyyy too much money on food and had nose bleed seats. But it was so fun! They won and I even got a hat out of it...

house full of wieners

I am writing this to the sound of 12 paws running through the living room. Did Jaco join a gang? No, he is the leader of a Gang!
We are dog sitting for some friends of ours... or hosting "The World's First Wiener Dog Sleep Over."

It has every thing you would expect in a sleep over... The "we miss our mom and dad" whimpering that quickly fades with the sights and sounds of new rooms to check out "sniff sniff sniff" and new toys to play with "tug tug, rip rip". This followed by eating too much junk food "bones and treats." This spells out stink in the form of buckets of vomit! So after Britt yells "OH MY GOODNESS!" over and over again from the kitchen I jump to my feet and run in, to see a dog in full stream..... from the mouth. I am not going to say what dog (all will remain innocent until proven guilty in a court of doggy law.) I will say this, Jaco was sitting on the couch looking at me like "Dude what did you want me to do?"

So after all the hype has slowed down and everyone is settling into their final place for the night, I will take a look at Britt and say... you still want to wait before trying to tackle some kids? The vote is unanimous... and we decide that trying to keep a small wiener dog off the streets and out of little dog gangs is going to serve as enough of a challenge for a while.

Grocery Shopping

Scott and I have been working out together and trying to get back in to shape. It has been really great so far. Scott is actually some what being my personal trainer! I am really impressed with how much he has learned in the last few months.

But we decided we needed to eat better too... so we went grocery shopping the other day to get some good grub. Scott had a great idea to go by the grocery store closest to our new house! SMARTTTTT... haha! They say you should check those things out to find out about the area you live in. If only we did that in the current house we live in... ewww!

We went to a Wal-Mart that only has the grocery store part. I think they are called Wal-Mart Neighborhood. Anyways we didn't feel threatened or outnumbered at all! Success!!! No seriously, it was a really nice store and we were really happy with it.

Speaking of the house we made a few steps of progress today. We sat down with our mortgage broker and signed off on some things and also had the new house inspected. The inspector didn't find any major problems. Just a bathtub leak in the master bath, which he said shouldn't be outrageous to fix. SO YAYYYY!

Other than that we have been busy, like usual. We are going to a Jars of Clay concert tomorrow and Scott will be helping with some things at the show. We are really happy right now and can't wait for friends and family to see our new home!

HOUSE!

We are getting a house! AHhhhhhh! We are sooooo excited! It is everything we wanted in our first home and more!

We are supposed to close on May 29th and move in shortly after...

Here are some pics:

Nashvegas!

I just got back from Nashville and am soooo tired! It was quite an amazing trip!

Our flights were for last Friday. Scott's was a couple of hours before mine and when I went to leave a freak storm came through and canceled my flight. So I got to Nashville on Saturday and was greeted by amazing husband at our hotel.

Over the weekend we got things set up for our live broadcast. The booth looked amazing and it was great to see people as they started to arrive.

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were jam packed with artist interviews and seminars. We were the only radio station broadcasting live this year (major bummer).

I barely got to see Scott as he was a networking fool. I am still waiting to hear all about his week and the artists he is now working with. I heard great things though! People were starting to ask me about him there! I am so proud of him.

Now I am home and Scotty boy is still in Nashville. :( He decided to stay for the Dove Awards... no fair. I had to get back to work.

Overall it was AMAZING and I will hopefully post pics soon.

XOXO,
Scott and Britt

busy busy busy!

Hi all!

So sorry it's been so long! Scott and I have been really busy getting ready for our trip to Nashville. We leave Friday... so keep us in your prayers.

On a side note my Grandma wanted me to post a picture of herself so you all could see how beautiful she is! Just kidding... my Grandma, mom, and aunt all went on a little vaca and here is a picture from their trip!

Love you all!

-B & S... but not BS

:(

Don't you hate it how you look forward to a time and then it arrives and it is so wonderful, and then it is over and you are sad...

Yeah, well that's me today. I have been looking forward to my family's visit for EVER! They came on Tuesday and stayed until Friday and it was so nice having them here. I really missed them and it warmed my heart with them being here. Made this feel like home with them here.

Then, on Friday I had to drop of Scott at the airport early so he could go home for Josh's wedding. Only to turn around a few hours later and drop off the rest of my loved ones. SO SAD!

So I came home to an empty house and slept. Good thing Jaco is here to keep me company. Overall it was a great visit and a good time. Just depressing now that it's over...

CAN'T WAIT FOR AUGUST! :)

VACATION!

AHHHHH! I am officially on vacation! I am so excited!

This week was sooooo stressful. I had two promotions to complete before I left for vacation and only 3 days to do it. Friday we had a concert out in College Station (2 hours away from the station) and I was out of the office all day. The concert was amazing, but really tiring because it was freezing cold and rainy. (it was an outside event)

3 more days and my family is here! :D Yeah! That is when my vacation will get really good. I am so excited to see them and spend some time with them.

Scott played music out at a church last night. He was dressed rather, ummm what's the word, different. He looked like a rock star. :) The guys he was playing with thought they were playing for a youth service and they found out they were playing for senior citizens when they got there! HAHA! He said it turned out great though.

Enjoy your weekend!

House Hunting

Hey everyone, I decided it's my turn to write on this...........by that I mean Britt said IT'S YOUR TURN DORK NUT!! Just kidding.

Well we are looking at houses and it's been fun. We drive by slow......then we get out of the car.........then we stock the house,walking around it slow and looking in windows..........then we find an unlocked door.........then we go inside and talk about all the things we will do different to the house (cuz we have better style)..........then we call the people selling the house and breathe hard into the phone and say...........we are in your house.

Well at least that's how we checked out the last one that we liked a lot....but I think it sold. That's a bummer but I think
there is a house out there that's just for us and I'm going to find it. MARK MY WORDS, I WILL FIND IT!!

lazy Saturday

Ok so I know we haven't been blogging lately... and we apologize!

But after talking with my blog stalker...AKA...my Grandmother Britt...I will start trying to blog more often.

Right now I am laying out in our backyard. It feels so nice out! It's about 77 degrees here in Humble, TX and the sun is out and bright. Meanwhile Scott is surfing and Jaco is running around in the backyard. Everytime we are out in the backyard Jaco stirs up the other dogs outside. There is a little hole in the fence that he can fit his nose through and so can our backyard neighbor's dog. So they proceed to bark at each other through the hole then run down the fence barking then go back to the hole. This happens over and over and over!

Tonight we will go to Saturday night church because we are out in the community tomorrow. KSBJ is sponsoring Tour de Houston. It is a training bike ride for the MS-150. This is a Mayor's initiative and so it has been a big deal and kept me pretty busy. Our President of KSBJ is also riding so it's even more important that things go flawless. No pressure...

Then I am a little over a week away from my family coming!!! So exciting! I can't wait to see them and show them around town. I plan on taking them to the Downtown Aquarium, shopping (for the girls), golfing (for the boys), taking them up to my work, and showing them so houses we've been looking at. :) Just them being here is going to be awesome!

Well I hope everyone enjoys their weekend. Please excuse any typos as it's bright out here and I can't see the computer screen very well.

With love,
Britt and Scott

Pimp suit...

This makes me proud... and makes me laugh!

Missing Florida

AHHHHHH! I am at home allllll alone! I hate it!

Scott went to Florida Monday for a conference in Orlando and will never be home. At least it feels like it. He got to see our family and friends and even went to our old church tonight! Seriously I am VERY jealous. 

I really wish I could have gone and seen my dad. He is still in the hospital and it would have been nice to hug him and see him. :(  Scott went by and checked up on him for me though. 

At least my family is coming here the end of this month. I am holding on to that and counting down the days! 

Meanwhile I am working like crazy... what else is new... and learning more and more about Texas. Currently there is the Houston Livestock and Rodeo going on and I have been part of the festivities. Last weekend was the parade and yesterday was the Celebrity Goat Milking contest. Our morning show didn't win... even though I got them a goat to practice on that morning and researched how to milk a goat online. haha!

Yee Haw!

Well it's been a while since I blogged anything and for good reason......I have been super tied up with designing a new line of merchandise for Tenth Avenue North. They are going on tour with
Jeremy Camp, Mercy Me, and Hawk Nelson........it's going to be a big tour.
10,000 seat arenas only for 30 dates.
The thing is with venues of this size you have to appeal to a broad audience. So there are a lot of designs that end up on the cutting room floor so to speak.
Here are a few........
In all I did around 40 designs.
These were the ones I had the most fun doing. Not necessarily the ones that were chosen but just fun.
I had a blast with all the 80s throw back stuff. ;-)

RELIEF!

I had a major scare today with my beloved dad. He went in to do a routine heart test and next thing I know he is in the ICU. To make a long story short he is stable and is in the CCU NOT the ICU. Just flat out scary. I love him soooo much! It makes it so hard to be away when things like this happen. My mom was a trooper and Judy helped us get through this hard day. I got to talk to him tonight and told him to keep breathing, keep beating, and stay alive! I need him. :)

Profile

Hi everyone! Here is my new profile for our website, www.ksbj.org. Enjoy!

Brittany Whatley | Promotions Manager

As KSBJ's Promotions Manager, Brittany is one if the creative forces in planning and implementing of our radio promotions for the station and is often one of the representatives seen at KSBJ concerts and events. Brittany recently moved from Jacksonville, Florida where she worked in radio, and is a huge Gators fan having graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Broadcasting. While in Florida, she was also the Pre-teen Director at First Baptist Church of Middleburg. Married to her high school sweetheart, Scott, they love to spoil their little dachshund named Jaco. Brittany enjoys going to the beach, reading, going to Christian concerts, and spending time with family and friends.

i am...

Britt...

i think: too much sometimes

i know: not enough

i want: kids one day...

i hate: money

i miss: my family

i fear: being alone

i feel: loved

i hear: KSBJ all the time

i smell: nothing right now because my nose is stuffy

i crave: bagels and peanut butter & jelly

i wonder: where I will be in 10 years

i regret: losing a friend

i love: my husband

i ache: for hurting children

i always: am here for you

i am not: a criminal... haha I couldn't think of anything

i believe: in Jesus Christ

i dance: and laugh at the same time

i sing: when I praise God

i don't always: make the right choices

i fight: for what I love

i write: when I journal

i win: everyday

i lose: everyday

i never: give up

i confuse: people a lot

i listen: to good music

i can usually be found: at work

i am scared: of heights

i need: sleep

i am happy about: moving to Texas

i am: a wife, a daughter, a friend

Scott...

i think: nothing comes to mind

i know: this is a season

i want: a good wave

i hate: surfing in Texas

i miss: surfing in Florida

i fear: failure

i feel: excited

i hear: something coming

i smell: when I haven't bathed

i crave: fun

i wonder: what's coming next

i regret: missed conversations

i love: Britt

i ache: for the lost

i always: find a way to have a good time

i am not: giving up

i believe: in what I'm doing

i dance: like a brother

i sing: bad

i don't always: stay focused

i fight: laziness

i write: music

i win: sometimes

i lose: to Brittany

i never: stop talking

i confuse: words

i listen: for God's voice

i can usually be found: with people I love

i am scared: of falling short

i need: encouragement

i am happy about: where I am

i am: moving forward

Is anybody out there???

Who is reading this? We would love to hear back from some people... 

Grandma Britt you rock! You leave comments and we appreciate that. 

Other than you, we are not sure who even reads this... Prove you read it... :)

Dare ya...

Sick and Tired...

It's Wednesday and I am ready for it to be Friday already!

I am so tired from working on our upcoming promotion. We are having a "Souper Bowl of Caring" party. It is benefitting the Houston Food Bank. We got furniture companies to donate pieces of furniture to giveaway at our event. So we'll have a living room set up at a local grocery store where people can stop by and make a donation and register to win the furniture. We are also have a live broadcast, football toss, and a halftime show performed by high school cheerleaders and drum line.

I had the local newspaper call me and get the details. I didn't know she would be quoting me though! Here is the link to the story:  http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2009/01/27/news/doc497f77ea96d0c442959297.txt

Speaking of being tired...Scott is sick. AGAIN! He usually NEVER gets sick and here he is again. Actually on Monday we were at our friends house for a Bible study and our friend was sick there. Scott made fun of him and called him a pansy. Now look at him! They say that's what he gets for making fun of him. Oh well, I still feel bad for him. 

We are just a sick and tired couple these days...

TGIF

I AM OFF TODAY! I actually have a 4 day weekend. I don't know what I am going to do with myself! I've been working 6-7 day weeks so I finally get to make up my time. It's nice, but also stressful, because I know when I get back I will have a ton of work to catch up on.

Last night was KSBJ's Girl's Day/Night Out. It was awesome. Kate, from Jon and Kate Plus 8, the TLC tv show came and spoke and it was really nice meeting her. She is so skinny after having a set of twins and sixtuplets (or whatever it's called when you have 6 babies at one time). 

Today I slept in and it was so wonderful. Scott came home around 7 this morning after working out and went back to sleep with me. :) We woke up and had a car day. We got them oil changes and got them cleaned. Plus Scotty boy fixed my front bumper that HEEEE scratched up. It made me happy. 

Now he is out networking and trying to get a new band to wear Fig Tree and get their merchandise. I decided to stay home and clean up a little. So hear I am "cleaning up." Which means checking my mail, facebook, and writing on this. :)

Have a great weekend! I KNOW I WILL!!!!

~Britt

Rough Day

Man today has been a rough day. Actually this week has been tough. 

Scott and I found out this week that 2 of our family members passed away. My very loved Great Aunt Delle passed on January 10th. It's hard to believe that she is gone now. My Grandmother and her lived together for years and I can't imagine how hard it is for our family up in South Carolina right now. I wish so bad I could make the funeral and be there for my Grandmother and family. She was such a great woman and I have so many memories of her growing up. They will stay with me forever...

My heart goes out to Scott's dad and his family for his father's step brother he lost this past week as well. Scott will be leaving for Dallas on Thursday night to be with his dad and to see some of his relatives. I am going to try and go out there with him if I can get my work done.

Work has been pretty overwhelming right now. I still love it, it's just a lot! I wouldn't want to do anything else right now, I just need to take things 1 day at a time.

With all of this said I really miss my family right now. It's a time I would love to give them a hug and be there with them which makes it so much harder. 

Love you all and miss you very much,

Britt and Scott

KSBJ

I love my job. I really do.

I missed everyone at work when I was gone, and I couldn't wait to see everyone today. It is a great feeling. To go to work and not hate it and to love what you do.

We have a few exciting things in the works at KSBJ. I am working on a big partnership with Sam's Club. If this goes through it will be awesome! So keep your fingers crossed. Also we have Kate from John and Kate Plus Eight, the TLC show, coming the end of this month. I really look forward to that.

I thought I'd post some of my favorite pics so far of what I have been up to at KSBJ ... ENJOY!

2009!

Yay! It's 2009!!!

We are back in Texas and actually happy to be back. We had a great visit, but shockingly enough we missed it here a little. We really feel like this is home now.

It was so awesome seeing everyone! I feel like it was perfect timing for us to move here and then visit home for the holidays 2 months later. It made us have something to look forward to and not get too homesick.

On the way home we had 2 rocks crack our windshield! GRRR! I have NEVER had that happen in Florida and go figure it happens here. In Florida they replace your windshield for free...in Texas they don't. I guess that is one of the negative things about it here. We are always bragging about Texas and all, but I can't brag about that.

Last night to ring in the new years we went over to some friends house and hung out. They ordered a 3 foot pizza and we just chilled out. It was a nice laid back time.

Now that we have been home and got to see everyone since we moved here, we can't wait for people to start visiting us! Love you all!!! Good Night! XOXO