What Is A Hooley?

Hooley: (Who-Lee) n. A “Portmanteau word” using the names Hooper and Wiley.

Hooper: (Who-Per) m. Strong, Determined, Hard Working, a Mans man!

Wiley: (Why-Lee) f. Confident, Determined, Happy, and Keeping Class while kicking some….butt!

I don’t know where it started: Brangelina, Zanessa, Bennifer…I guess it doesn’t matter. When Brice and I first started dating, we wanted to create a couple name. We went through everything. Briff sounded like a symptom to a chronic butt itch and Trice, well it sounded like a side effect to the prescription for butt itch. So we went with last names, Whooper sounded great, but just in case Burger King found out about it, we decided to go the other way…ergo Hooley! Since then we have been known as Team Hooley! Even after we have been married for almost a year, we have kept the name.

I realize that it has been almost a year since I last blogged about our little team, but it has been a crazy couple months leading from last summer up until now. Gladly I can say we are making our way back onto the scene Stronger and Happier than ever. For those who don’t know we are now living in Tigard, Oregon, a little suburb of Portland, Oregon. Since our move just over a month ago we have been greatly blessed. Upon meeting with my new work location my new boss asked what my husband was doing for work, when I informed her that he was in the parking lot and we were running around interviewing she promptly invited him in, interviewed him, and offered him a job. After only a week of living in Oregon we both had jobs and I was working.
On June 11th we moved into our first above ground apartment. Complete with new carper, new vinyl, countertops, and ,thanks to everyone who helped, paint we were so excited to start this life. Now we fill our days off with trying to “Grow Into” our new place, we are having too much fun!

The Summer is flying by. Already almost half way through July and we are just realizing how much longer we have until School Starts and The Leaves Start Falling Again. Luckily for us we have a few weekend plans, a couple days at the beach, a few more Midnight Movies, a wedding, and an Anniversary weekend to look forward to and keep the summer alive.

Team Hooley is out to be strong, determined, happy, and Keeping class while, well you know the deal, while going through all life has to offer. We are first a team and we will act as such. I love my husband and I love my life and I cannot wait to see what else is to come.

American reknown writer Dennis Waitley once said, “Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future”. Amen Mr. Waitley, AMEN!

Pictures of our Home Soon To Come!!!