Let's play "Catch Up" !!

Ok so I'm a little late in posting. It's been that crazy here!!! I finally had time to get life back on track.
My family has finally gotten power!! Mom got it first on Thursday and Nola on Friday night and Kristian on Sunday morn.
I got to getting the house back to normal this morning and it turned into an all day cleanfest. To see David's face as he walked in the door and surveyed the sparkling sight was priceless. (I really didn't think it was that bad!!)
After I got the cleaning bug, I decided to do a fall project that I have been waiting to do. What do you think??? It's my Faux White Pumpkin Topiary !!!!


Happy Fall!!!

Sunday we went to the Septemberfest at Bunga's church. The girls loved it and we had a really great time!!

Friday night we went to a Cocktail Party for the launch of the 2008 Charity Ball at David Gardners. As always, the Gardners are fabulous hosts and lent us jewelry for the evening. My earrings matched Lizett's (the girl in the middle) necklace and I wore a very festive cocktail ring to boot. My shoes were fabulous, but I am still paying for the fours hours of standing in them!! I'm gonna have to talk to Mr. Santana about that one!! We had a really great time and just when we think we can't take any more of Ball, something like this comes up and reenergizes our enthusiasm for it. It's been a long road, but I can't wait to see the end product in November!!! Only one more year to go....

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Erin(Decor.Chair),Lizett(Charity ball Chair) and Nichole(next year's CB Chair)

Ags Win !!!

A huge thank you to Natalie, Gary and Chase Doucette for giving us a really great time at the football game. I apparently didn't get the memo that army's color was black!!(How embarrassing!!)
The knowledge this lady posseses in football lingo had me so impressed!! She really knows her stuff which made the game a lot of fun to watch. Gary you taught her well!!!



p.s I promise to post pics of the cocktail party really really soon!!!

Happy Birthday to Me !!!!

Don't you just love my cake????? Let's see what year 32 has in store!!!!

I'm Baaaack!!!

My apologies for the lack of postings. Here at the refugee camp we have been mighty busy. The chaos that is Ike still wreaks havoc on our family. My whole family still doesn't have power and have found this new way of live to be quite overwhelming. Please pray that they can find peace very soon with a/c, a cool bed and quiet, soothing sounds. While we have had fun, I know they are anxious to get life back to normal. I just can't imagine what they must be feeling. While they put on a brave face, I know inside they are at their wits end.

Happy Birthday Papi !!!!

Happy belated birthday to my dad!! Due to the hurricane, he didn't get to have the day he deserved, but still had a good day despite. A few things about the birthday boy...

1. Loves to fish
2. Works hard and has some pretty cool buildings to show for it.
3. Loves his motorcycle
4. Likes cold oreos and milk
5. Always has doughnut holes waiting for the girls
6. Donates blood regularly
7. Can't say no
8. Likes quirky movies
9. Maintains a strong walk with the Lord
10. Fabulous husband, father and grandfather!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!! May you be blessed with many more!!!!

Happy Grandparent's Day !!!!

As you can see, we are blessed with four of the best grandparents two little girls could have ever gotten. We have grandparents to fish with, play piano duets with, to build sandcastles with, to do "cannonballs" in the pool with, have "magic" closets, and takes us to fabulous bookstores and museums. Grandparents who would go to the ends of the earth, who never miss a birthday and who call to see how school went. These grandparents are pretty special if you haven't already guessed. We love them dearly and wish them many many more days!!! We love you Nanie and Papi and Bunga and Pawpaw!!!!

Seven....Starring...Me!!!

I was so inspired by a friends blog. I feel like after reading all of her sevens, I never really knew her. So I figure here's a little snapshot so you know a little about me!!!


Seven things I want to do before I die:

1. Run a marathon
2. Wear a bikini and be proud of how I look
3. Hang out and sketch through Europe for as long as it takes
4. Dance our "first dance" with Hubby( we didn't do it at wedding)
5. Kiss on top of Eiffel Tower
6. Live in Hawaii
7. Stop biting my nails

Seven things I can do

1. I have a green thumb
2. I can juggle lots of "balls" in the air at one time
3. I can clean a house as good as a maid
4. I can always make it for cheaper
5. Can easily be the cheerleader on a project
6. Put together a party
7. Can purge clutter like there's no tomorrow

Seven things I cannot do

1. Iron
2. Stop biting my nails
3. stop my OCDness
4. a cartwheel (and I was a cheerleader in high school)
5. run a really long distance
6. make friends easily
7. stop trying to rearrange someone else's house in my head

Seven thing that attract me to my spouse

1. His smile
2. when he wears a suit
3. when he talks work on the phone
4. he isn't afraid to try something new
5. when he calls the girls after school to talk about their day
6. he's so dang funny!!
7. when he's showing off on the wakeboard

Seven things I say most often

1. ok
2. sigh!!!
3. oh I'm so sure!!
4. DA-VID !!
5. You're going golfing again???
6. are you kidding me??
7. Anybody want to go to Hobby Lobby???

Seven Celebrity Crushes

1. Andre Agassi (pre bald head)
2. George Clooney
3. Colin Firth
4. Hugh Grant
5. George Strait
6. Jude Law
7. Luis Miguel

Ok so it's your turn..I want to know about you!!!!

A new chapter!!!!

So here's my baby on her first day of Pre-K....she was pretty pumped!!! Mom couldn't take any pics because I would have been crying in them!!!

Happy Birthday Nick!!!

Today my brother in law celebrates a birthday. Of course we cannot disclose the number of years, but we wish him many many more!!

Ten little nuggets about the birthday boy...

1. A great and fun uncle
2. Loves his big boy toys
3. Great at the grill
4. Adores my sister
5. Has a soft spot for animals
6. Hard worker
7. Likes to wakeboard
8. Great sense of humor
9. Always up for anything
10. Likes to ride motorcycles with my Dad

Happy Birthday Uncle N!! We love you!!!!!

Happy Labor Day!

Ok so our friends convinced us to go to this concert at Lake Bryan on Sunday. Let me just say..it was SUPER HOT!!! There was no shade, but it was breezy. I guess thanks to Gustav he sent some air this way. Despite the heat and sweat spots in some pretty embarrassing places on everybody, we had a good time surrounded by great friends and music. These are the only flattering pics I could find without embarrassing anybody with all the sweating (yours truly included!!)