Back to School

Where did the summer go? Because I have been a lame blogger, I will just give you a quick recap. Jay and I went to the beach with our good friends Sara and Chad (and their girls) at the end of July. I don't have any pictures. Why, you ask? I was too busy sitting on the beach all day reading books. The trip was great and was just what we needed before getting back to the grind.
This was the first week of inservice and the kids come back to school Monday. I am definitely ready to get back into a routine.
Since I don't have any fab pictures from the rest of the summer, I will leave you with this...

Football season is upon us!!

Catching Up..

It's been a crazy few weeks. Here are some pics of some of the things we have been up to.

This is Lola. She's crazy. I love her, but she's crazy. Everyone said that once we got her spayed she would calm down. She did...for a day until the anesthesia wore off. Now she's crazy again.

Sweet Jennifer was so wonderful to do engagement pictures for us. We went last Thursday night. Jay actually was a pretty good sport about it (I had been worried about it since we got engaged) and the pictures turned out GREAT! Thanks, Jen!

I had my first shower yesterday. It was given by my mom's friends from church and I had so much fun. I got to see lots of people I haven't seen in years and we got a lot of great stuff.

My mom and the grandmothers

Happy Birthday to me!

Saturday was my birthday and I had a wonderful day! Jay was working but my family and friends made sure I had plenty to do! My mom picked me and one of my grandmother's up and we met my dad, Nell, and Spencer for a delicious lunch at Chili's.

After lunch, my mom, grandmother and I went and got some things for hostess gifts for a shower her friends are having for me next weekend and looked for a few other things for the wedding. All that running around made me tired so I decided I needed a two hour birthday nap! After I woke up my sweet friend Sara and her girls Emily and Ella brought me some delicious birthday cupcakes. Forget fitting into the wedding dress...I have already eaten 6 of them by myself. Here is a picture of sweet Emily.

Thanks to all my peeps for the sweet birthday wishes! I only have 364 more days in my twenties!!

Viva Mexico!

Jay and I just got back from a great 5 days in the beautiful Mayan Riviera. We went to the same area last year but to a different resort. Jay's aunt is a travel agent and suggested we try a different one. We were so glad we did! The food was wonderful, the weather was beautiful, and we had a fantastic time. I won't give you a boring day by day recap but here are the highlights...

They had these wonderful huts by the pools. Unfortunately, there were only a few so Jay had to get there at 6:45 a.m. to snag it. It was well worth it!

This was dinner at the Brazilian restaurant. The carnivore that he is, he was ready for the huge swords of meat.

Jay made me put the cheesy flower in my hair.

Those of you who know me well know that I am terrified of birds. They are gross, dirty, and just plain scary. You can imagine my terror when I opened the curtains to the patio and saw this staring at me. As if the first sighting wasn't enough, it came back everyday.

Hanging out at the resort. This was apparently after we had gorged ourselves at the buffet because my gordita belly was pooching out.

This was the funniest little band that played at the plaza at night. They were so cute singing U2 and The Beatles with thick Spanish accents. No, they did not let me sing.

Jay is obsessed with Mariachi bands. His dream is to win the lottery and hire one to follow him around everywhere. This is one of many pics we took with people in Mariachi outfits.


We can't wait for our next vacation with the Williams' coming up in a month!!

Baby Quilt

I just finished a baby quilt for Jay's new nephew Cason. I decided to do fire trucks in honor of Uncle Jay. Here is the finished product...

Busy Summer!

I have only had a week of summer vacation and already we have been busy, busy, busy. Jay's brother and his wife had a baby so we went to visit him, we barbecued with the Williams', visited with Jay's mom, and I have done some major house cleaning. But I wasn't too busy to help Carrie celebrate the Big 3-0! We went up to Fort Worth yesterday for the big birthday bash. It was great seeing Carrie and Jill and catching up with old friends. Here are some pics...

5:06

That's what time I got up this morning because I was so excited about THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!!

I am looking forward to a summer of vacations, reading, and doing nothing!!