Tru Wuv

Clergyman: Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam... And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva... So tweasure your wuv.
Prince Humperdink: Skip to the end…
Clergyman: Have you the wing?
Clergyman:...and do you,Pwincess Buwwercup...
Prince Humberdink: Man and wife. Say man and wife.
Clergyman: Man an' wife.

Although our wedding didn’t go quite like this … it is still and forever will be one of my favorite scenes from a movie. The movie in case you didn’t know is Princess Bride. During the ceremony the beloved Wesley is desperately trying to rescue his Bride from the nasty Prince Humperdink. Prince Humperdink tries just as desperately to encourage the Clergyman to speed things right along. Even though our wedding wasn’t nearly this dramatic… it was eventful and memorable.

Here is the video for our wedding… there is NOTHING I would change. The quality has been damaged due to the converting process but you will get the general gist of it. Let me know what you think.

The minister was Jeff Berg one of Andrew’s buddies and the youth pastor at our church Grace Community. My Maids of Honor were Andrea (Price) Seabrook, we have been friends sense the first day of kindergarten, Kellie (Parker) Burns, we have also been friends for most of more of my life than we weren’t and Sara Schumacher, Andrew’s precious sister who came all the way from Scotland to be a part of our special day. Andrews best man was Jorge Galvan, they don’t know how or where they met they just know they are friends, Jeremy Mathews, one of Andrew’s friends and roomates during and after college and Tony Sanchez, one of Andrew’s friends from back home in Silaom Springs. Our flower girls were Kenedi Burns, daughter of one of my MOH Kellie and like a niece to me and Emma Jane Donely, one of my little cousins who I am very close to. Our ring bearer was Benjamin Donely, Emma’s little brother who I am also very close to. My girls and Andrew’s guys were phenomenal. It was so fun to watch the “wedding” come together. My aunt, Ettie, and her best friend, Shona , coordinated the event and did a great job getting everyone in their place at the right time. Our parents were amazing and so supportive of everything.

Special thanks goes out to everyone, the kids, coordinators, friends and family that helped to make this day a dream come true for Andrew and myself.

((Go put some popcorn on, tinkle and get comfy… this is going to be a long video but well worth it!))



I am looking forward to seeing everyone now that life has settled down. We are getting into our little routine and becoming familiar with words such as husband and wife, we, spouse, budget, compromise… and so on. It has been a fun change and an exciting adjustment. I’m sure that life will be continually changing form this day on… I can’t imagine doing this life with anyone other than Andrew. He is my prince charming riding high on his white horse. He is the perfect man for me. The one who God created just for me and me for him!

Well enough of that rambling!! Enjoy the video! Give me your input.


Wedding from Heather Schumacher on Vimeo.

Everything is bigger...

Everything is bigger in Texas…




They say that everything is bigger and better in Texas. I was reminded of this today when I went looking for a snack. Here at work we have a snack shack where for under a dollar you can satisfy any of your latest cravings. They have everything from fruit to snickers to a coke (or pop) if you are thirsty.

I decided that I was leaning on the sweeter side of things this morning so I reached for a cinnamon roll. Here is what I found…

At first, my Texas pride swelled up inside me. YEAH!! A taste of home!! I thought for sure as soon as I bit into this BIG TEXAS Cinnamon roll I would be flooded with emotions and memories of days gone by. However, my first instinct was … really… Texas… I’m disappointed. Once I got past the first bite and discovered the slightest bit of icing to cover the cardboard tasting “roll” there was a brief feeling of satisfaction. But it was very brief… I thought to myself… surly the middle will make up for the rest (Everyone knows that the middle is the best part of the cinnamon roll) however, it was just more solid cardboard. Anyways, I ate it all. (Heaven forbid I waist $.50!!) It was a disappointment and for the FIRST time possibly EVER I was disappointed that I claimed to be a Texan.

There are some things that make Texas a great place to live… But Texas you have let me down this once… Please find a way to redeem yourself … today if possible!

((((Texas has been redeemed... it was made in Chicago, Illinois!! ))))

One month of...

July 18th we celebrated our one month anniversary. I decided to write a post on all the things that I have learned in this very eventful month…

1. The wedding was NOT “all about me.” - In fact, it was about many people… Andrew, mom, dad, in-laws, bridesmaids, groomsmen, out-of-towners, preachers, coordinators, food people, fairy godmothers, family… the list could go on and on. MY wedding was about so many more people than just me… and I LOVED it!! I couldn’t have asked for a better reason to celebrate.

2. The honeymoon does end – As we were getting off the airplane in Tulsa and felt the heat seeping in through the breezeway we gave the plane and the “idea” of our honeymoon a farewell glance. As we waited for luggage there was a heavy sadness that hung in our hearts… as soon as we found that last bag, we were officially in reality…

3. Reality… it’s not that bad – We got home the on a Saturday and on Monday I started my new job. This was stressful and hard to adjust to but it was fun nonetheless. Reality is … cooking meals, doing laundry , taking the dog out, cleaning a house, being tired, waking up together, sharing toothpaste (even if he squeezes it wrong), praying together, going on dates, new stuff, small choices, big decisions… reality is HARD! But reality is WONDERFUL!!

4. No one can look good all the time – I tried, I tried so hard… I would shower every night before bed, I would try to brush my teeth and hair if I woke up in the middle of the night, I constantly checked my make up… eventually (June 20th) I managed to FAIL!!

5. Every big decision can typically wait on a night of sleep and prayer – enough said!

6. Eating together is much better than eating alone! (2 to prepare dinner, 2 to clean up dinner!!)

7. Marriage doesn’t turn you into an instant Martha Stewart – I assumed that just because I was now a married woman that I would be able to cook, clean, do laundry and look good doing it. This still hasn’t happened…

8. Marrying a personal trainer doesn’t make you skinny or in shape- I ALSO assumed that when I married Andrew (my personal personal trainer) I thought that not only would working out be fun and easy but that I would already be in shape and wouldn’t sweat or hurt when I was working out.

9. 2 is better than 1 – Hanging out alone is not fun… but hanging out with someone else is!

10. This is hard – Unfortunately life isn’t easy. Figuring out how to be married is hard most days. However, it has been the ride of my life and I wouldn’t change it for the world!!

So these are the wonderful and very important things that I have learned this past month of marriage. I wouldn’t trade any of them for the world.

Thank you Andrew Schumacher… you have made me one very happy wife!! I love you!!

The Big Day!!

Well after 7 months and 3 days the biggest day of our lives (thus far) finally happened. On June 18, 2010 Andrew and I were finally married.


The week was amazing. The wedding was in Midland Texas and we were surrounded and loved on by so many different people. In all my life I have never felt so much love and support from so many people. I so desperately wish that there could be a wedding in each family every year. This was a time of joy and worship. It was wonderful having our families join together as we joined in marriage.

The wedding was officiated by one of Andrew's dearest friends Jeff Berg. He is the youth pastor at our church, Grace Community. I'm not going to lie... I was hesitant. I had never heard Jeff do a wedding before, not that I’m picky at all... however, I only get ONE wedding. Jeff did not let me down at all. He did a beautiful job! He represented both Andrew and I perfectly by his words, actions and attitude. He was silly when silly was needed and he was serious when serious was needed. Most of all he reflected the truth about marriage that is found in the Bible. He spoke about how women was fashioned out of man to be his perfect mate; just as Christ fashioned man to be perfect for His ministry, it was beautiful.

The wedding was over before I knew it... we got to eat our beloved "one bite of cake," and visit with many (but unfortunately not all) of our sweet guests, and before I knew it we were walking out the door to start our lives together as "man and wife!"

Our honeymoon was wonderful. We went to San Diego from Sunday to Saturday and loved every minute of it. Sure, there were some awkward times... there were some silly times... there were some sweet times and even some sad times. However, it was the best week ever!! When we headed home it was a bitter sweet feeling. We were ready to head into the reality of marriage however, we knew that life would never again be as easy or fun as it was for this one week of time.

Now we are here in Bartlesville Oklahoma. I work for Voice of the Martyrs. This is an organization that is the voice for the persecuted church. (www.persecution.com) Andrew is a personal trainer at Conoco Phillips and we are loving every minute of this new life we have started. We have been married a whole month (or only a month) and we have had our share of highs and lows, good times and bad times, sad days and happy days and we are ready for many more!! God is challenging us daily to be better for one another and it has been very encouraging to love each other as we grow through these changes.

Well that is it for now...