You should see all the gorgeous flowers that are in bloom right now! Honestly, I don't know what they are; my suspicion is that they are azaleas, but I am not sure. Anyway, there are bright fuschia and white flowers all over down here.
I wish I could say some of them are mine, but they are not. Last week I replanted our camellia and azalea plants, but they don't look much better. A neighbor of ours told us that the drainage in our main flowerbed (he has the same flowerbed at his house) will not allow for any good growth. The only thing that does well in that bed are our rose trees and weeds! I am getting ready to get some pine straw to cover up the weeds because I cannot keep up with them!
Let's see, we've been busy, as usual. Grace has started Upward soccer. Her first practice was rained out and the second wasn't a lot of fun because the gnats down here were swarming. Truly, they are awful!!! Anyway, she's on a team with four boys and another girl. It should be an interesting year. At the second practice, one of the boys said "We've got girls on our team????" OOOOOh, this momma was ready to tell him my girl could knock his block off if he wanted. Yes, I am a little protective, feminist momma! :)
Davis is doing well. He still wishes he could go to school everyday, so he cries almost all the way home on M-W-F. Oh well! Next year, he'll only cry on T-Th!
Jasen is on spring break this week, but they are doing a special "exercise" with their top cadets, so he's still working, except on a funky schedule. I won't lie, I was a little mad that his spring break was taken up with this "fun" especially when his schedule would be weirder than normal. But Jasen is having fun, wearing a fake mustache, not shaving, going to work in crazy clothes, so I guess I'll get over it!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Home Again, Home Again
Yep, I am back!! Some of you didn't even know I was gone! A few months ago, my brother-in-law, Clancey, sent an email to me and my other two sisters asking if we might be able to come to Dallas for a surprise party for my sister, Katie's 30th birthday. Of course, I wanted to be there. Jasen agreed and we started looking at airfare. Yikes!! The last time I checked, it was still over $300 and I knew we couldn't afford to do that. So Clancey donated some of his frequent flier miles to me and purchased my ticket.
Of course, with all the other family and friends I have in TX, I couldn't just go to Dallas. SOOOO, I arrived on Thursday, got a rental car, and made a running trip to Harker Heights, TX, where I stayed with my friend, Kim, and her kids, Jake and Natalie. It was very nice to see them.
Friday, after lunch, I got back in the car and headed to Dallas, where I picked up my friend, Christine, who flew in from Fort Bliss to see me. We met my older sister, Amy, at our hotel. After a couple of hours visit (and one really neat gift later), we went to Katie and Clancey's, where the surprise party for Katie was to be held. At that point, I got see my mom, two of my cousins and their spouses, Katie's in-laws, an old high school friend, and some of Katie's Dallas friends. Katie was shocked to see Amy and me there, as we'd been lying to her all day about not being able to enjoy her birthday with her. It was AWESOME! Who knew lying could be so fun? :)
Saturday, Christine and I slept in (until 9:30!!), grabbed breakfast, then headed to Katie's house. After a late lunch, we did some shopping, then got Clancey and went to Uncle Julio's for dinner. I had to get my Mexican food! The next day, we did brunch, then said goodbye. Christine boarded a plane back to Bliss, and I hit the road again, this time for Houston.
First stop, our friends', Connie and Shane. Long story on how they are my friends (my sister is generous with her relationships!!!), but they are like family. They recently moved to Conroe, when Connie got a promotion with State Farm. I got to see their new house, Amy and the kids met me there, then we all went to "carb up" at DoubleDave's!! Yum!
After that, it was back to Amy's house. I have to tell you, it was so nice to be at her house without my kids. I enjoyed being with Randall and Reagan, without the added entertainment/distraction of my kiddos. We watched a video of Reagan's dancing abilities (she's great!), then went to bed. The next morning, I slept in again (8:30!!), then went with Amy to what we thought would be her first radiation appointment. It ended up being more radiation mapping, but I am so glad I was there. I got to meet the radiation therapists who will be taking care of Amy and I am happy to report she's in good hands. They seem to be very gentle, very caring, and concerned. Then Amy and I treated ourselves to some Pappasitos! :)
That evening, we went to Reagan's Open House, for a ride in Jeff's new car (Acura TL with all the bells and whistles!) and to get ice cream.
Tuesday morning, I was up and at them again, back on the road after taking Reagan to school. I drove to College Station, where I picked up my baby sister, Angie. We went and got some coffee, then some new T-shirts for the Graham family. Then we met my friend, Amber, at her son, Kyle's gymnastics class. After that we headed to McAlister's for a quick lunch. I dropped Angie off at her class, then pointed the rental car to DFW airport. After almost 900 miles in 5 days, I dropped the car off at Enterprise, took a cab to the airport, grabbed a snack, and was home by 10 p.m.
It was a fast trip, with lots of driving, visiting, and eating. And it was wonderful!!! I had a great time with everyone, although the time was too short for all of the visits I made. I am really tired now that I am home, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! I'll post pictures and more in-depth stories soon.
Of course, with all the other family and friends I have in TX, I couldn't just go to Dallas. SOOOO, I arrived on Thursday, got a rental car, and made a running trip to Harker Heights, TX, where I stayed with my friend, Kim, and her kids, Jake and Natalie. It was very nice to see them.
Friday, after lunch, I got back in the car and headed to Dallas, where I picked up my friend, Christine, who flew in from Fort Bliss to see me. We met my older sister, Amy, at our hotel. After a couple of hours visit (and one really neat gift later), we went to Katie and Clancey's, where the surprise party for Katie was to be held. At that point, I got see my mom, two of my cousins and their spouses, Katie's in-laws, an old high school friend, and some of Katie's Dallas friends. Katie was shocked to see Amy and me there, as we'd been lying to her all day about not being able to enjoy her birthday with her. It was AWESOME! Who knew lying could be so fun? :)
Saturday, Christine and I slept in (until 9:30!!), grabbed breakfast, then headed to Katie's house. After a late lunch, we did some shopping, then got Clancey and went to Uncle Julio's for dinner. I had to get my Mexican food! The next day, we did brunch, then said goodbye. Christine boarded a plane back to Bliss, and I hit the road again, this time for Houston.
First stop, our friends', Connie and Shane. Long story on how they are my friends (my sister is generous with her relationships!!!), but they are like family. They recently moved to Conroe, when Connie got a promotion with State Farm. I got to see their new house, Amy and the kids met me there, then we all went to "carb up" at DoubleDave's!! Yum!
After that, it was back to Amy's house. I have to tell you, it was so nice to be at her house without my kids. I enjoyed being with Randall and Reagan, without the added entertainment/distraction of my kiddos. We watched a video of Reagan's dancing abilities (she's great!), then went to bed. The next morning, I slept in again (8:30!!), then went with Amy to what we thought would be her first radiation appointment. It ended up being more radiation mapping, but I am so glad I was there. I got to meet the radiation therapists who will be taking care of Amy and I am happy to report she's in good hands. They seem to be very gentle, very caring, and concerned. Then Amy and I treated ourselves to some Pappasitos! :)
That evening, we went to Reagan's Open House, for a ride in Jeff's new car (Acura TL with all the bells and whistles!) and to get ice cream.
Tuesday morning, I was up and at them again, back on the road after taking Reagan to school. I drove to College Station, where I picked up my baby sister, Angie. We went and got some coffee, then some new T-shirts for the Graham family. Then we met my friend, Amber, at her son, Kyle's gymnastics class. After that we headed to McAlister's for a quick lunch. I dropped Angie off at her class, then pointed the rental car to DFW airport. After almost 900 miles in 5 days, I dropped the car off at Enterprise, took a cab to the airport, grabbed a snack, and was home by 10 p.m.
It was a fast trip, with lots of driving, visiting, and eating. And it was wonderful!!! I had a great time with everyone, although the time was too short for all of the visits I made. I am really tired now that I am home, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! I'll post pictures and more in-depth stories soon.
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