Weekend Recap

Sorry, still no pictures. We didn't really do anything picture-worthy I guess you could say. We did have a pretty good weekend though. Alec and I just hung out together Friday night, went to Fuddruckers... it was pretty good. I hadn't been there since my parents moved away from Temple. We used to go there after church a lot, sigh, how I miss Temple :( I love Ballinger, but it doesn't have the memories that Temple/Troy has. That will always be my home.

Saturday I woke up at 7am to make my wonderful husband breakfast before going to his class (and because I get to watch my Saturday morning shows!) So I made him some waffles and spent some time with him before he left for his cram session. He left I got real comfy on the couch to watch my 3 episodes of old 90210... but wait! There is a Dirty Sexy Money marathon on today. WHAT.THE.HECK. I love Saturday mornings and the Soap network just really messed it up! ha. So, starting at 8 in the morning I cleaned and cleaned and did laundry. It felt great! By noon I was about done, I went and ran a few errands, worked out, and then went SHOPPING! I had to get some make-up and something to wear to Brandi's bachelorette party this weekend. It was a success, I found the cutest black shirt! Alec came home and we went and had dinner with Molly and Andy... it was a great time as always. We finished the night by sitting outside around their fire pit and made s'mores. So good!

Sunday was suppose to be a PERFECT day.... however, the Cowboys lost and my fantasy team lost. Ugh. We went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Chris, Ashley, Jordan, Russell and had some wings. It was a bummer that they lost by 2, but I suppose life goes on. I mean it does, I'm here today.

Alec and I have a BUSY October, some fun, some not so fun, but either way the end of October is what I am looking forward to the MOST. This is not set in stone, but if all goes as I hope hope hope it does the puppy is going to be born on Oct. 24th! We'll get to pick her out and won't be able to bring her home until Dec. 15th but I don't care. We've been looking for so long! Hope it all works out.

Hope everyone had a good Monday if that is possible... it's almost over, so that is good. One final note.... I want to move to Chicago. I just think it would be really cool for Alec and I to move off. I love our friends and family here but I think it would be awesome for the two of us to move somewhere and make new friends and live somewhere else before we start a family. That's just been on my mind a lot today for some reason....Have a good week!!

One Word Answers

This is to demonstrate how BORED I am at work. This will give me something to do for a few mins! :)

Your hair? Blonde
Your mother? loving
Your father? Hugs
Your favorite thing? Shoes
Your dream last night? none
Your dream/goal? Business
Your favorite drink? VDC (Vanilla Diet Coke)
The room you're in? office
Your hobby? running
Your fear? death
Where do you want to be in 6 years? mom
Where were you last night? Colleyville
What you're not? Sad
Muffins? blueberry
One of your wish list items? Puppy
Time? slow
Where you grew up? Troy
The last thing you did? Phone
Favorite weather? Fall
What are you wearing? pants
Your favorite book? Gardian
Your TV? BIG
Your pet? none
Your computer? Mac
Your mood? ugh.
Missing someone? parents
Your car? old
Something you're not wearing? earrings
Favorite store? Dillards
Love someone? Alec
Your favorite color/shade? Green
Last thing you ate? Granola Bar
Your life? Happy
What are you thinking right now? shopping
What are you doing at this moment? not working
Your summer: nonexistent
Your relationship status: married
What do you do when you can't sleep? never a problem
When is the last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? weeks

I hope everyone is having a good week. My week is actually going by pretty quick. Alec started work and he is adjusting to waking up earlier. I think it was just time for him to start... he's had stuff to go to a couple times in the evening, but it hasn't been too bad. So, not much going on in our lives besides work. Something I have been thinking a lot about lately, is there such thing as a job that you enjoy? Are there people out there that look forward to going in to work? Anyone that knows me knows that I'm a busy body, I like to be doing something, moving around. So, while the company I work for is awesome, and we are very very busy, its just that I spend the majority of my day on the phone and on the computer. Maybe this is life, this is what it is like to be an adult, a responsible adult. I just think it is a shame that I only enjoy 2 days out of the week. Just to clear one thing up, I am very thankful for my job right now, so I'm not meaning to sound like I am complaining, just more of a thinking outloud type of thing. There are a lot of people that need jobs right now, so I am very thankful for the one I have, I just hope that someday, I can find something that I can enjoy a little more than this one.

It's Thursday everyone! The weekend is so close. We have no plans and I like it that way! Hope everyone has a good one!

The BIG 24!

Well.... I am 24 years old! My oh my how time flies!! Feels like I couldn't wait to be old enough to drive and now... i'm 24. Life is good and God has been so good to me the past 24 years.

For my birthday, Professional Alternatives gives you the day off! What a great present! So, for my birthday Alec and I decided to go to Abilene. Abilene, really? I know that is what some of you are saying, but there were a couple of reasons. 1. I cannot part ways with my hair girl, Kim Shipp is amazing and I'm not ready to find a new girl here in Dallas (that may be lame to some of you, but that was one of the reasons, haha) 2. Alec wanted to take me to my MOST FAVORITE place to eat for my birthday and it happens to be in Abilene. The Beehive. I've talked about it on here before, but that was also a reason. and 3. I miss it. I have to clear that last one up a little bit. I don't miss it in a, want to move to Abilene, kind of way. Just miss what life was like when we lived there. I miss the people that were there when we lived there.

So, we woke up bright and early and headed to A-town! We got there and had La Popular! I had two bean and cheese burritos and they were AMAZING as always! Then we headed to Dolce to get my hair done, and Alec went and had my car maintenanced. I miss Kim and I miss being able to schedule an appointment whenever I want. She does amazing work and has really become one of my good friends. She also drove to Dallas to do my hair for the wedding, she's great and it was nice spending some time with her. Then we had some time to spare before dinner so we sort of just drove around. We went to the school, it looks really good. It's growing, so that is always good. I guess you could say we took a trip down memory lane, cheesy,yes... but Abilene has so many memories and I'm thankful for all of them. We then went to the Beehive. I had my usual, Mexican Rasberry Martini (SO GOOD!) Potato skins, their amazing ranch salads, and a New York strip with a baked potato. haha. And for dessert... yeah right! I was stuffed! Then we headed home.

We had a great day! Thank you Alec for taking me there for my birthday!! I had a great day with you and look forward to celebrating MANY MORE birthdays together!

Hope everyone is having a great week! The weekend is almost here!!!

Lazy Weekend

Well, here's a quick recap of what we have been up to lately. Time seems to be flying by! Alec and I had a great weekend and as usual I wish it didn't have to end.

I got off of work at 2:30pm on Friday because our main office is in Downtown Houston and most of them had been gone since noon on Thursday, but there were a few straglers that finally left at 2:30 so we got to go with them. I got home and Alec and I went to the gym and decided that it was time to finally get our own cell phone plan. We have had great parents that have lovingly continued to pay for our cell phones until Alec started working, but we decided it had been long enough. We knew we wanted to to switch to at&t and to say that Alec has been wanting an iphone is an UNDERSTATEMENT! haha. So... we switched to at&t and got us some iphones. It was a great day for me because Alec was seriously the happiest person on the planet. Mine was an early bday present and I love mine too, but he has been wanting one for a while, so it made my day that we FINALLY got to get them. I love you babe! Glad you got your new phone :)

After that we met Molly and Andy and Molly's cousin, Courtney at our usual spot, Gloria's. It was amazing as usual. We ate and had a fair share of their famous margarita's and really enjoyed hanging out with them as always :) Alec and I both got up Saturday morning and Alec went off to class and I proceeded to lay on the couch and watch One Tree Hill and 90210 on the Soap Network. Ridiculous, I know. But, I love them still. I then got off the couch and cleaned, there is nothing better than a clean apartment with all the laundry done... ahh. Alec got to come home early becuase of the hurricane and we had a great rest of the day. We didn't do anything exciting, we actually stayed in just the two of us. I'm not going to lie... probably my favorite part of the weekend :)

Sunday we got up and went to church. We are going to Firewheel Fellowship here in Garland and really like it. I think it is always going to be pretty hard for me because I had such an amazing church growing up. If I could, I would take Western Hills and put it in Garland, I miss seeing everyone's face and all the hugs. I probably compare every church we try to Western Hills, but I guess it is true, there is no place like home, and that will always be my church home. Either way, we enjoy going here, there are a lot of great people. After church we came home and I cooked bbq chicken burgers and we had people over to watch the football games. Molly, Andy, Jordan, Allie and Ross all came over and we had a great time. There is nothing better than a lazy Sunday with the people you love. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend :)

We are going to Champs to watch the Cowboy game tonight, I hope they win, the Eagles always show up to play though, thats for sure. We'll see. GO COWBOYS! (Go T.O. he's on my fantasy team).

Finally, this is Alec's last week before starting work. I'm not ready. As I have said a million times, I love coming home to him. He's always so happy to see me and waiting with a big hug. Once he starts working I will without a doubt be beating him home, but I guess I'll just have to be the one waiting with a big hug for him. If you all will just keep him in your prayers, its always nerve racking to start a new job, I hope he really enjoys it. I just pray that we can adjust to spending a little less time with each other and he can adjust to waking up before noon :) Love you babe! haha.

Have a great week everyone!!!

ps: Tomorrow is my mother and I's birthday!!!! I LOVE sharing a birthday with my mom. I have without the best mom in the world, so if you are reading this mom, I love you and hope you have a WONDERFUL birthday!!! Thank you for being you, I don't know what I'd do without you :)

Look at me!

Look! I said I was going to come back and post some pictures and here I am! Here is a little recap of the past couple of weeks for Alec and I:

The group at dinner for Chris' Birthday :)

Alec and I at the N9ne Steakhouse, I'm posing with my S'more.

This is how we entertain ourselves on road trips! :) haha.

 Love of my life!

This is a picture from the new place in New Mexico, the kitchen is huge and I can't wait to cook in it!

The part of the house you can see, the rest of the house is hidden by trees!

God is AMAZING, this is beautiful!! Angel Fire, NM

Well, obviously I did not talk Alec into blogging about New Mexico... I know that you all are very surprised by this. NOT! Either way, at least there are a couple of pics.

Here's a little recap of Labor Day weekend for us:

We went into Labor Day weekend with no plans. I went to bed Thursday night and I didn't feel good but was hoping that I wouldn't spend the weekend sick. Molly and Andy came over Friday night and we went to Chipotle and came back to the apartment to make homemade ice cream and played cards. I lost, as usual! ha. We LOVE living so close to them because we literally see them a couple of times a week, sort of feels like the good ole college days :)

Saturday Alec ended up not having class so we woke up and I cleaned like a mad man while he filled some stuff out for Pricewaterhouse... it took forever. I finished cleaning with plans to hit the gym with Alec but soon realized that I did not feel good. We laid around all day Saturday, went to church on Sunday but then came right back home and laid around for the rest of the day. We were both just dragging, which isn't normal for either one of us so that is how we knew maybe it was a sign that we needed to slow down and chill out! 

Labor Day we woke up and got a good workout in and headed to Colleyville to spend the day with our friends and family. It was a lot of fun! However, there were a couple of people missing, with my parents being at the top of the list :( I miss them so much and wish that I could talk them into moving this direction. I know that they are happy out in Ballinger and we love visiting them, but I just got used to seeing them all of the time, I would have loved to have had them there. Brandi and Andrew would also be on this list and also Carrie and Brian. Don't get me started on Carrie and Brian. Carrie: MOVE TO TEXAS PLEASE! I know it isn't going to happen, but I would love it! Molly and Andy, Kyle and Jessica, Allie and Ross, Russell, Jordan, Granny, Ken, Deb, Alec and I all hung out from 1pm till around 9pm. We cooked out, played in the pool, and watched football. (and the girls talked of course!) We had so much fun, it was really hard to go back to work. God has blessed us with so many wonderful friends and family and we are so thankful for all of them, we love you guys!

The week is going by pretty quick, we are busy at work and Jameson is staying with us so he and Alec are getting to hang out. I'm sorry this is so long! Hope everyone is having a great week, the weekend is almost here!!!