Weekend Recap

Hello, friends!

I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

We had a 3 day weekend full of much needed family time!

The relaxing schedule was a preview of the upcoming glorious months of summer.

Lazy days by the pool, the lake house, spontaneous weekday excursions.

I am so excited!

The boys did, however, remind me this weekend of what happens

when they have a little too much togetherness with each other.

There were definitely some attitude challenges.

(All pics were taken with my iPhone, so excuse the quality.)

Exhibit 1 Timeout after hitting his brother with a pool "noodle":

Exhibit 2 Pouting because we had to go to Preston's baseball game instead of the pool:

It's a rough life.

As seen in the first pic, much of our time was spent at the pool over the holiday.

This was right before Preston was sent to timeout.

Aren't those things made to be used IN the pool?

Love these kids !

While at the pool,

I discovered something horrible.

See the pic below.

This is what happens to your skin when you lay out without

enough sunscreen from high school through college.

Sunspots.

Nice.

What was I thinking??!!

Oh, ya.

I was thinking that I was going to be young forever.

Moving on.

We went over to my parents for dinner and to let all the cousins play on Saturday.

They had a blast!

That's Alexis.

I swear she's the happiest baby ever and loves all the big kids.

Addyson.

I could eat her up.

That's it!

I have totally been slacking with the camera.

My little camera died...again...and my new one is so intimidating that I'm not comfortable with it yet.

Fail.

This is Ryan's last week off before his new job,

so we'll be hanging all week long.

We thought about a quick getaway

but felt it was smarter to put more dinero away for our new casa.

Have a great week, friends!

I have some ideas to bounce off of you later in the week, so until then...

Take care!

Short Version...Kinda

Lot's going on.

I don't feel like typing, so here's the very short version.

* Since Ryan is finishing out the month working from home before he starts his new job,

we're enjoying lots of together time before his schedule gets craazay.

Yesterday we started with lunch at Campisi's

where I asked Ryan what pepperonis were made of,

which prompted him to google it on his phone,

which led to him discovering that Slim Jim's are made from cow's lips.

Never will I eat one again.

Lunch is over; on to Dave & Busters.

We played old school Galaga...our favorite.

Dorks.

I know.

Next up, Ryan killed me in air hockey,

which we followed up by playing several of those games where you shoot people.

I found it oddly therapeutic.
Today, after going by his old office for the last time, we decided to try out a new restaurant called
Whiskey Cake
Totally cool place.
The decor was very urban/ industrial/ Anthropolyish.
Check out this chandy pulled straight out of the Anthropology catalogue.
Love.

And this metal bad daddy with an Edison bulb.

I thought of you Coco.

(Pardon the bad iPhone pic.)

Now for the food.

Let's start out with some deviled eggs.

Awesome.

Say hello to my little friend,
Mr. Fried Green Tomato BLT Sandwich.
Yum.

Okay.

This is called the OMG Burger:

Onion Rings, Mushrooms, Goodness

Holy largeness.

We'll be back fo sho.

* Ryan and I tailgated all day last Saturday with lots of friends for the Jimmy Buffett concert.

People go all out for this thing.

Like really all out.
I personally saw it as a guy's chance to replicate the whole
"Show me your boobs for beads" kind of thing.
Exhibit A:

We saw another golf cart full of college age guys that had a sign that said,

"Boobies for Coozies"

They told me that I really needed a coozie.

No thanks.

My boobies are for his eyes only.

Just sayin.

* With this school year coming to an end shortly,

I have found myself thinking about one thing in particular.

"The Teenager"

He will be a freshman in high school next year.

High school.

My dear blogger girls, picture your first born.

Now imagine him...or her...going to school with guys that have full beards

and girls that have way bigger lady lumps than I do at 37 years old.

Not good.

Period.

* So, I have been doing Zumba lately.

Anyone tried it?

I heart Zumba.

It's 1 hour of constant cardio with a sassy Latin dance flair.

Try it.

* TAKS is over.

Thank the good Lord above.

Our boys did well.

Lots of hard work and commended performances.

We are so proud of them!

* One last note.

Dear Mother Nature.

WTH is up with all the tornadoes?

We have currently TRIPLED the number of tornadoes from this time last year.

This is NOT normal.

I am convinced the world is coming to an end.

Don't act like the thought hasn't crossed your mind.

Seriously.

Too many people have lost their homes and their loved ones.

Enough.

Annnnnnnnnd done.

That was the short version.

Kinda.

Just for you, Sass, I won't say,

Happy Wednesday.

Have a good one, friends!!

Our Future Digs!

In less than 4 weeks when the builder finalizes the changes we want in the original plan,

we will be paying the deposit on this:

So that we can build this:

You likey?

We are so excited!

The best part?

The the right side of our lot is on the golf course.

Ryan is stoked.

This time next year, we will be homeowners!

Happy Wednesday, friends!!

Ch-Ch-Changes!

Hello friends!

Usually I would post a weekend recap being that it's Monday,

but pardon me while I make an exception.

I have been hinting to something huge going on lately,

and I can finally make the big announcement!

Well.

For our little family it's big.

Huge actually.

See this handsome man pictured below with me:

He is now officially the

South Central Regional Sales Manager for Simplex Grinnell,

an international Tyco Company!!!

I am so incredibly proud of Ryan.

This is a huge change as he is leaving the computer industry

and venturing into (for him) a completely new field with so much room for growth.

It will require travel which will be another huge change for our family.

I am totally freaked out about that part, but we will learn to adjust.

This move also allows us to move forward on so many plans we have made.

I'll save that for later this week...today is all about Mr. Soladay!

I love you, Ryan, and I know that your father

is looking down with a smile on his face.

He is so proud of you...

Weekend Recap

Super fun weekend!

Newlywed time for 48 hours straight.

Awesome.

Lots of celebrating took place.

More on that to come soon!

I started the weekend early on Friday by going to Carter and Preston's school for a picnic.

Love these 2 guys.

Notice my lilac nails?

Took a break from my acrylics only to give in and got them back on today.

Ah...I feel like me again.

Later that day,

and after I shared a few glasses of wine and lots o' laughs with

a couple of friends I used to teach with,

Ryan and I hit our usual every other Friday spot at the Shops of Legacy.

Good times for all.

We woke up Saturday morning,

with no real plans, so we decided to wash the dogs.

Why not.

Random and exciting.

I know.

They're having a blast.

Can't you tell?

We spent the rest of the day at out friend's pool

at his new apartment.

We're not talking your average apartment pool.

He lives over at the Shops of Legacy in one of those "Uptownesque" places.

The pool was brand spankin' new.

Vegas style with cabanas, huge layout pads, music blaring.

It was packed.

A haven for singles.

Not a kiddie pool in sight.

Perfect for our friend.

Not our scene, but we had a blast.

When the sun started to set,

we walked over to RA for sushi and sake.

Awesome.

Mother's Day was wonderful.

Breakfast made by my sweet hubby and eaten on the patio,

lunch with family, watching the Mavericks sweep the Lakers, more time on the patio.

Perfection.

The only thing missing was Trysten who was celebrating the day with his mother.

I snapped this quick picture on Sunday right before my battery died.

Ryan is so sweet with our nieces.

Totally melts my heart,

and makes me sad...for a VERY BRIEF moment...that we don't have any little ones together.

Precious.

He would have been such a great father to a little girl. 

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnd done!!

I hope your weekend was just as fun!!

Happy Monday!

Hello!

Hello, friends!

It's been awhile.

Get ready for a random list of what's been up.

* Carol was in town for a week recently.

With such beautiful spring weather lately, time was spent at the winery and on the golf course.

Carol is quite a golfer.

Makes me seriously nervous to think about playing with her.

Seriously.

My handsome hubby

The Soladays!

* Speaking of perfect weather, we are living outside on our patio lately.

And not just Ryan and I.

The kids are right there too.

I love this little guy.

* The golf tournament planning is going great, and the foursomes are really starting to fill up!

I have received sponsorships as well as fantastic prizes donated.

If you live in the area and would like to participate,

feel free to email me for registration information!

* I don't know how it is where you live, but teachers here in Texas are in a panic

in fear of losing their jobs due to major cutbacks in education funding.

I know a few teachers who have lost their jobs for next school year, and I feel awful for them.

I'm glad I'm not looking for a job, because there are no teaching jobs to be found.

It makes no sense at all.

* Despite all the beautiful weather lately,

Sunday was a totally different story.

Cool and rainy.

All day.

It was fine with me because it meant familytime all day.

Lots of this took place:

And lots of these were played:

There was even a little bit of this:

(Try to make it to the end.)

That's about it, friends other than being knee deep in baseball tournaments almost every weekend.

Hope you're having a great week!