My New Dorm!

So, I'm finally all moved in for college and it seems more like a whirlwind than anything else. I have made some really good new friends, Bali (pronounced like Bali, Indonesia) and Kirstie! We have been spending a lot of time together and I'm pretty proud of what we have accomplished! I got really cute bedding from sweet Mrs. Gubb at my church!

My friends and I have successfully explored campus, went grocery shopping and much more together! I really am starting to like it here even though I really do miss home, but it's a new chapter in my life and I am going to embrace/enjoy every minute of it! My dorm is actually really spacious, surprisingly! I love it a lot. Kirstie and Bali are only just across the hallway from me, so we pretty much share an open door policy :)

I am not quite finished decorating yet, but this is home for now :) I will keep you guys posted as much as I can. Classes start tomorrow and I'm kind of nervous, but hopefully it will end up good :) Love you guys!

A little late... but NYC Nationals!

New York, was definitely not what I had expected it to be! I had such a blast on my last trip as a Strutter and could not be more thrilled with the outcome of all our hard work. As most of you already know we were successful year for a second time, and are back to back National Dance Champions! Here are some pictures from the trip! Enjoy!

Times Square Friday night! It was definitely a sight to see! I could not believe how incredibly busy the streets really were and how many people congregated solely in Times Square every night. I was completely overwhelmed while I was there! Although it was very overwhelming, the city was definitely more than what I had expected it to be!

While in Times Square our first night, one of my good friends, Victoria and I met some British guys that were there to play soccer from Liverpool! It was so funny to see how amazed they were at our "accents" while we all tried to imitate theirs! One of them even tried to take pictures of himself on my phone! Ha!

While we were competing in New York (Staten Island College to be exact), it started snowing, the first time I can remember being in snow! I was super excited to see the snow and run around in it with all the seniors. We decided that it was a sign... and were later proven right! 

After winning nationals for a second time, the feeling was definitely unreal. Those two moments will never be something I can forget. I have been insanely blessed to be a Strutter and have had the most amazing experiences with this team. I love it and will miss it a lot.

Just a few of the seniors in Central Park! It was so gorgeous and had fresh snow everywhere! I loved it!

St. John the Divine's Cathedral in New York! Although this picture does not do it justice,  it had to have been one of the most gorgeous churches I have ever been able to go into. 

And for all you Sex and the City fans, this of course is where Carrie got dumped on her wedding day! 

All in all, New York was definitely an amazing experience. I will never forget the trip and the memories made!

The past few weeks!

So I haven't really been able to write too much lately because I have been so busy between Strutters, school, my new church that I have been attending and now finally being sick! Lately it seems like everything is really falling into place for me and my family, although it seems like I am always super busy nowadays!

The majority of these past few weeks has been spent practicing various routines over and over along with attempting to get through all of my schoolwork every night while also trying to make time for a daily devotional. There's also the struggle of getting plenty of sleep every night but I am enjoying every second of it! 

This past month, I have been really enjoying a new youth group at the Woodlands United Methodist and I really love it there! There's always something going on during the weekends to be a part of and I love it! This past weekend I spent Super Bowl Sunday with everyone there and we had big couches all over the main room where we all watched the game on the big screen! We even got to eat lots of yummy food made by the parents :) In a little over two months I will be going to REACH weekend with the Loft and I am super excited! 

This year seems to keep on getting busier and seemingly more expensive as the days go on, but I now only have 4 short months left at Klein Oak! I am so excited to see what these next few weeks bring and what exciting experiences I will gain. I'm still in contact with my awesome roommate for the fall, MK and we are both super excited to share our college experience together! We've even began to purchase different items for our dorm! 

More soon! 
-K

Strutter Ball!

So this weekend was Strutter ball and I had a blast with my wonderful group and date! Below are some pictures and some descriptions :)

This is a picture of the girls in our strutter ball group, I am in the white dress in the bottom center of the picture.  There ended up being 37 of us total in our group and we took a party bus to the dance all together and to Ashley's house afterwards. I didn't get home until around 2 in the morning!

This year since I was a senior, the parents came with us so the Dad's could participate in the annual father daughter dance. I am so lucky to have two amazing parents who are completely willing to do anything for me and spend their Sunday night with me. And daddy was a great dancer! We had a blast together and Mom looked amazing :)

This was my date, Mason. He was so sweet the entire night and definitely a complete gentleman! I am so glad I ended up asking him to go with me :) We had a blast and he definitely treated me like a princess :) He also got me an AWESOME corsage! It was beautiful!!!

I am really thankful to have all of these amazing people in my life! I hope y'all enjoyed all the pictures from this weekend and I will try to post more as they come :) Have a blessed day!

The First Week Back & Strutter Ball Festivities!

This week was a bit stressful, but in the end everything has worked out. Monday & Tuesday were very long for me only because of the late practice and attempting to get into the swing of things again, but Wednesday seemed to go pretty smoothly, minus the rain! I finally got the courage to ask my sweet friend, Mason to Strutter Ball! Although the rain and some miscommunication definitely had me on edge, everything turned out very successful and he said YES! :) This weekend mom and dad have a seminar that they are speaking (Restoration Marriage) so prayers would be wonderful! :) This is just a short update on everything going on lately, and I hope you enjoyed it!

This was us after he said yes & the football says "Wouldn't it be a ball if you were my date to Strutter Ball?" I am so glad to be going with such a good friend :)

Gig 'Em!

I started my day off Saturday with my best, Kimmie and getting our nails done/tanning for the night ahead at her house for the Cotton Bowl Party! We had a blast with her friends and family there and fortunately the SEC pulled another win over Oklahoma! Gig 'Em Aggies! I spent the night with my best, Kimmie and her family and I actually managed to wear an A&M t-shirt to rally with the Norton's!

Kimmie and I at her families house for the Aggie game!

 My favorite part of the night was definitely spending some time with the twins while we were there since they're finally recognizing who I am! It's so exciting to see Cammie walking and Chloe beginning to walk as well! 

Me and Cammie hanging out during the game!

The girls were great and Miss Margaret tended to brag about the scholarship letter I recently received to all her friends, HOW FUNNY! :) It was a good end to my break, and I am about to start my last half of the year at Klein Oak! It's so crazy how the first half of the year has already flown by, soon enough I'll be auditioning for State's dance team and then moving in my dorm July 8th! Hopefully there will be more to come in the weeks that are coming up! I'll try my best to keep y'all posted!

Christmas and New Years Adventures!

Daddy and I walking into Reliant Stadium, Mom got some really great pictures from the game!!

To begin my Christmas break, dad got us tickets to the Texans game where we got to see my favorite player, #99 JJ WATT! I even got to shake his hand when he was warming up! It definitely made for a great day, even though my favorite team lost :( We had such a great time as a family and were thankful for the tickets (they were given to us through one of my dad's friends) which happened to have a great view of the field!!  The entire game was a blast and the environment was great even though we were stuck with a Vikings fan behind us... that was quite interesting.

So it seems like every year I spend a little bit more time with my best friend, Kimmie around Christmas time, and this year was absolutely no different. We went on the 23rd to the annual Christmas Eve service at Fellowship of the Woodlands or Woodlands Church, whichever you personally call it and saw some really cool stuff!

This was at the nativity scene we saw walking into the church so we decided it was a MUST to get a picture with the camel!

We really enjoyed the wonderful service by Pastor Kerry Shook and his wife, as well as all the music that was played. The next day was my birthday! Whoo hoo! I was finally 17, although since my birthday is always on Christmas Eve, we normally don't do very much for it. I went to the Christmas Eve service with my family at our home church (Community Christian Church) and then to dinner with my family to celebrate! Normally we have tortellinis, but with how extremely busy we have been lately, that just didn't work out this year so Mexican Food it was! My parents, Telena, Jeff, and Julie definitely spoiled me on my birthday even though we were definitely missing Jeff, Julie and Harrison I enjoyed a lot of fun with my parents, Telena, Reese and Grayson! 

Then, finally, it was Christmas morning! The Luker family was up super early to go feed the homeless which was definitely one of the biggest blessings I could have asked for this Christmas. The people in Houston were so thankful for the little that we had done. It was something I will never forget and something that I definitely would like to do again with my family. I have learned through this that sometimes all it takes to put a smile on the homeless population of Houston's faces happens to be a little respect and kindness.

To help the homeless, my parents put together bags of donated items, which were handed out on Christmas morning along with a cup of hot chocolate, hot sausage biscuit and warm blanket for the chilly weather we were facing this Christmas season (a rare thing in Texas!!)

All in all this Christmas was wonderful and so was New Years! I spent the 29th with my wonderful youth group at Six Flags in Arlington, Texas... man was it chilly up there, but the cold weather didn't stop us! I always have a blast with them, especially with my silly youth pastor, Tristan. The day was quite busy but tons of fun! On New Years Eve it was pouring down rain here, which caused my plans to go watch fireworks to get cancelled, although I didn't mind much. I spent New Years Day with my family since Daddy had the day off, which was a much needed one! Momma got all the Christmas decorations put away and we ate together as a family, which was awesome. Sadly my bulldogs lost their bowl game but that is alright! I ended my day spending some more time with my best friend for the night and watching movies! I still have a few more days to fill of break, so there will be more to come! :)

New Years Resolution

I have spent the majority of Christmas break extremely busy and with few breaks, but I have finally found the time to begin one of my New Years Resolutions, which just so happens to be starting a blog. I have decided (after reading my SIL, Julie's) that this would be a great way to let my family keep up with my crazy busy world and to share all of my many adventures with them. So enjoy! Love y'all!