Week 5

Dear baby bean,


You are now 5 weeks old today! And yet you are already making your mark. So far since we found out the news a week ago you have been giving me some cramping… and im not talking about a little. Whew!  Luckily it was only a few days worth, but man it was painful.

We also had a 4th of July Crawfish boil this last weekend, and apparently my nose is quite sensitive, because man it was stinky. I also noticed the other morning that milk tastes funny! Strange how all the sudden so many things start to change. But I guess we have a lot to prepare for.  I went to the store this week and loaded up on tons of healthy veggies/ fruits and snacks. Gotta make you big and strong.



Your MeMe says you are going to be a little boy and are already giving us grief for Kevin’s younger days. Haha

But either way, we are praying for your health and safety everyday. The doctor says not to worry, and that all of these symptoms are normal. So for now I am just trying to enjoy the ride and every experience.
We told your grandparents about you today!!!  They were all so excited to welcome you to the world!  Although we are not announcing it to everyone yet..we are finding it  harder and harder to keep quiet.

Anniversary Weekend/ Jimmy Buffett

Well when you are a true parrot head (as Kevin and I are) you will follow Buffett anywhere and this year was no different. Although one day I hope to see him in a more tropical venue we made the trip to Philadelphia this year to see him! It was our 5th year running to see him in concert over the summer. We had a great time, as always. Making friends all around us and enjoying our favorite songs! This year I even brought a few props to help us get in the mood with our little tail gate! Haha It was a good thing too because the venue was literally in an industrial port.

We decided after the concert which happened to fall on our anniversary weekend that we would spend some time in Philadelphia and see the city. We had flown into the airport several times but never seen any parts of this historical city. We stayed in downtown, right by the courthouse. It was so pretty, it reminded me of a history book. There are lots of masonic and founding traditions still present in this town. We went to the zoo, and I must say it was eventful. Usually the animals are all sleeping, but we saw lots of activity that day, including two tigers fighting! That evening we went to a place called Capital Grill. Kevin and I both agreed it was the BEST (and this is hard for me being from Texas) Steak we have EVER HAD! WHEW, yep there I said it. Let me tell you this ribeye was bone-in, dry aged, and had a kona coffee rub on it, drizzled in shallot butter. Makes your mouth water huh! Yep ours too. Our server was so nice, after our delicious dinner we were so full, but he packed up a free desert for us to celebrate our 3 year anniversary! 

The next day we went to the Museum (one of many) in Philly and walked around. Then we headed off to Geno’s Steaks. Its one of the first and most famous place to eat a Philly Cheese Steak, but after waiting in line for 45 min. I wish I would have got two of those puppies! They were very good! And a fun place to check off our list.

All in all it was a great weekend and a fun way to celebrate our Anniversary. 3 down…57 more to go. Haha for anyone who knows our inside jokes.



Catching up.. May & June

Although summer time is always my favorite... its also when Kevin and I are the busiest. I must say the weather finally warming up has warmed my soul. I love to sit out on our back porch and people watch on our street! Kevin and I will come home and enjoy a drink and dinner outdoors most nights of the week. (ah the simple things).

We have met several of our neighbors at this point and are really starting to enjoy the neighborhood. We went to a concert with the Hess’s and met a whole group of fun folks (Including Susan and Dennis who brew their own beer!!!) We also had a Memorial weekend party with the work crew,we cooked out and had a good ol time. Picts Below

This was my new cup.. which I am supposed to drink water out of, but this day it was for Margaritas! ha
So, then came June. Ah yes.. I love June…


Christy, Rick and Haley came up to visit. We had a blast, we tried to pack so much in. Dirks Bentley Concert, Corning, Seneca Lake Wine Trail. Good food and good family. I must say it was great seeing them and showing them a little of our life in the North. At least they came when the weather is beautiful!

the whole crew

a little rain at Dirks wont scare us off!

@ tags

Watkins Glenn Falls



30 is rough

Well, everyone warned me about 30... but I didnt know that it was going to be sooooo tough on me. haha

I went from being excited about being 30 to falling apart in a matter of weeks!  Yep.  Kidney Stones. Maybe it was from all the drinking I did in Vegas?!?!

Let me say if you have never had them you are blessed.... if you have you know the about of relentless pain that comes from something so small. After a few days in the hospital and surgery to break up the larger stones I am feeling better.  After some testing hopefully they will find out what has caused these little puppies and I can make sure to never have them again.  Not to mention I told Kevin, next time... just let me die on the side of the road because a funeral would have been less expensive than this little adventure!  ha

P.S.  at work they are now referring to me as "bubble girl" because I have been so sick.

Vegas baby Vegas

Well, we are finally back from the Birthday extravaganza. Not that I am at all eager to come back to this cold rainy northern weather. But our trip eventually had to end. But it was A GREAT GETAWAY.

Not only did my 30th birthday turn out to be fun it was positively the best birthday I have ever had.  Kevin did such a great job to make it special.  So, here is a run down of the trip.  We started out the night before we left and Kevin surprised me with an IPAD 2!!!  I had been dying for one so he surprised me the night before so i could have plenty of time to explore my new gadget.  The next day we headed off....  VEGAS it was.  We spent the weekend there.  The first night was all about seeing the strip and drinking champagne!  We visited all the casinos and celebrated being on vacation.  I really thought I might feel too old for the "hype" but once we arrived I put my game face on and was ready to go!  We stayed out so late the first night... but for some reason I was not tired at all....(I still believe it was the oxygen haha) I woke up at 6 am and asked Kevin if we could get up because the oxygen in the room was keeping me awake!!! HA.  At 8am he finally caved and we were up for the day!!  We did it all, shopping, relaxing pool time and then headed out for the evening.  Kevin let me pick dinner, and I found a steak house that is Tom Colicchio's (from Top Chef) and it was excellent!!!!  Then Kevin surprised me with a Cirque show called KA'.  We ended the night be watching the water show out side the Bellagio.

So we said goodbye to Sin City and jet setted off to relax on Catalina Island, CA.  This little bay island town was a great place to slow down and enjoy each other.  It has been such a busy year, the trip was much needed.  We had great food, conversation, massages, and relaxation. Being able to celebrate our birthdays together is such a great thing in life.  I am so blessed to be able to share all these experiences and have Kevin.   What a great time!

Here are some pict's of the trip!

finally in Vegas..it only took me 30 years!

Our first night out, it was about 3am here and felt like noon. haha

the strip

iconic

Catalina was so quaint.

Happy B-Day to Kevin

Manhattan Beach CA

soaking up the last day of vacay

Birthday Week!

Yep, It is time... the twenties are officially fading away.  This is my last week to spend doing anything dumb that can be blamed on the "twenties".  Which also means that it is time for my Birthday Week. Yep, if I have to celebrate the fact that I am getting older and showing more gray hair then I most certainly get to celebrate it big time!  So that means for a week, yep the whole week, I am going to celebrate and pout. haha

Kevin has some trick up his sleeve and we are jet setting somewhere for the weekend.  He will not tell me any details, so we will have to wait it out!  The excitement is killing me!!! Although the only thing I am really dying to have is an Ipad2, I will gladly take any time away to celebrate OUR birthdays. 
Oh yes... he is not out of the woods (since his is only 3 days after mine).  I am excited to see how the week plays out and what he has planned.

And just to start the "big" week off.  I had to rub it in to Kevin's face that for 29 years of my life my birthday has been on TAX DAY.  Which happens to also mean that everyone is grumpy.  But thanks to Obama..... I have been given a break.  No not a tax break, just a slight delay.  HA.  Tax day was moved to April 18th which now falls on KEVINS BIRTHDAY.  Hahaha

Trip to Texas

Last week after I crammed three weeks of office work into 3 days, Kevin and I headed to Texas for a long weekend!

I was really looking forward to the trip and thought it would be a lot of fun.  We had a wedding planned and some other "tentative" things we wanted to do!  Wellllll.. the trip from the start had a different agenda than I was aware of.  Wednesday morning at 4 am (yes we had a very early flight) we woke up to 8" of snow on the ground.  Mind you; its the end of March here!  Soooo needless to say the trip was off to an icy start!  We were delayed all morning long in the airport.  This caused us to miss our connecting flight and spend all of Wednesday watching airplanes instead of enjoying the sunny Texas weather and eating Mexican food! 

 

this is my I'm not happy about the delay face.

 This also caused us to have to "re-schedule" our already tight time frame. 

The trip was ok, we DID get to eat a lot of Mexican food!!  And we DID see all of our family (even if it was for an hour here and an hour there)  but it was such a short trip and we were so rushed that we had NO.. I mean NO time to enjoy or relax.  It was too much. We did not get to spend much time with our friends, or enjoy Texas and the beautiful weather!  I also didn't get my Lasik surgery done (that is another whole story) and instead I am now back to wearing glasses.

By the time we left we were so exhausted. We had traveled all over the place to try to cram it all in. We did however get to do a few things...

Kevin was so happy, he hugged the wall!

Kevin and I both got a pair of boots for our Birthdays (which is in two weeks :)

We got to eat lots of Mexican food!

We got to visit our friends in Dallas (all of whom have turned into parents in the last year!!)

We did go to Drew and Sam's beautiful wedding in Grandbury.

And then in the blink of an eye we were back to the cold cold north! I must say I was so bitter about the snow and its never ending grip it has on the North. But it is now into April and its still snowing... so if you cant beat em', join em'

I'm off to build a snowman!!