We were all exhausted today, but had a great time so it was all worth it.
Celebrated Shannon's birthday today and now hanging out with my dad and grilling steaks - life isn't too bad. :)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Mud Bugs
Another busy, but wonderful weekend! Yesterday was the Page family Crawfish boil that used to happen every year, but hasn't happened since I've been around (Okay guys I get the hint! Haha). Casey's mom and dad bought 200 lbs of crawfish and we spent 8 amazing hours eating them and hanging out with all of our wonderful family and friends. There were about 75 people there when it was all said and done and only 2 or 3 lbs of crawfish remained at the end of the night. Here are some pictures from yesterday:
We were all exhausted today, but had a great time so it was all worth it.
Celebrated Shannon's birthday today and now hanging out with my dad and grilling steaks - life isn't too bad. :)
We were all exhausted today, but had a great time so it was all worth it.
Celebrated Shannon's birthday today and now hanging out with my dad and grilling steaks - life isn't too bad. :)
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Iron Man Field Day
Oops! I forgot to blog about the fantastic field day we had at Willbern Elementary! Well here we go!
Friday, May 7th was Field Day at Willbern Elementary and while I had kind of been dreading this, it turned out to be a really great day. The reason I had been dreading field day were two fold:
First off - it was supposed to be very hot and humid that day and I really did not want to be out in the heat just yet.
Secondly, Casey and I had the brilliant idea to go see Iron Man 2 at midnight on Thursday. This seemed like a fantastic idea until around 11 p.m. when of course I started getting sleepy (my normal bed time is around 10 pm). Well I am proud to say that I pushed through and the movie was great! I really love the Iron Man franchise and I'm kind of a closet comic book fan... I guess the secret is out! :) We got home around 3am, I got 3 hours of sleep and actually didn't feel horrible on Friday which was very surprising.
Friday was fantastic actually, the kids were in a great mood and were really listening (something that doesn't happen too often toward the end of the school year) and they had a blast at field day. I heard NO complaining from any of my kids all day long which was very surprising to me - I figured I would hear "I'm tired", "It's hot", "I'm thirsty" 1,744,084 times, but nobody complained at all. We ended the day by doing some fun worksheets (a treat for them) and watching some cool sciencey programs on United Streaming. All in all a great day! Here are a few pics:
Friday, May 7th was Field Day at Willbern Elementary and while I had kind of been dreading this, it turned out to be a really great day. The reason I had been dreading field day were two fold:
First off - it was supposed to be very hot and humid that day and I really did not want to be out in the heat just yet.
Secondly, Casey and I had the brilliant idea to go see Iron Man 2 at midnight on Thursday. This seemed like a fantastic idea until around 11 p.m. when of course I started getting sleepy (my normal bed time is around 10 pm). Well I am proud to say that I pushed through and the movie was great! I really love the Iron Man franchise and I'm kind of a closet comic book fan... I guess the secret is out! :) We got home around 3am, I got 3 hours of sleep and actually didn't feel horrible on Friday which was very surprising.
Friday was fantastic actually, the kids were in a great mood and were really listening (something that doesn't happen too often toward the end of the school year) and they had a blast at field day. I heard NO complaining from any of my kids all day long which was very surprising to me - I figured I would hear "I'm tired", "It's hot", "I'm thirsty" 1,744,084 times, but nobody complained at all. We ended the day by doing some fun worksheets (a treat for them) and watching some cool sciencey programs on United Streaming. All in all a great day! Here are a few pics:
Monday, May 10, 2010
Isn't She Lovely?
WOW was this weekend a doozie! Casey and I drove something like 700 miles in 36 hours - here's how:
Saturday morning: I wake up at 5:30 - shower and we get on the road to Longview around 7am. We arrive in Longview around 10:30ish and my mom and I immediately go up to the bridal place to get my dress that FINALLY came in. It was absolutely perfect, more perfect than I remember and I am SO thankful. :) Leigh Anne came with me for support and it was so nice to have my best friend there with me for that.
After picking up my dress we headed to Bodacious to meet up with Casey and my dad for some BBQ. One thing I do miss about Longview is eating at the restaurants that I grew up eating - Bodacious, Papacita's, Lupe's, Pietro's... there's nothing like home sometimes.
After eating it was back to Dad's for quick nap and then on to Princeton, TX for Liz & Buckley's wedding! Casey and I made great time on the road and it was nice going a different way to the Dallas area (we took 80 instead of I20).
The wedding was absolutely gorgeous! Liz's colors were Red with accents of turquoise (a ZTA homage?) which is one of my favorite color combinations. Liz looked absolutely stunning and so did my beautiful Zeta friends who were all there that I miss SO much. Here are some pics from her amazing wedding!
This is us squeezing every Zeta at the wedding into this tiny photo booth (16 of us)- idea courtesy of Sarah Nicole Wood
4 ZTA weddings in one year? OKAY!
Blushing Bride!
Beautiful Liz and her Dad walking down the aisle to "At Last" by Etta James :)
Saturday morning: I wake up at 5:30 - shower and we get on the road to Longview around 7am. We arrive in Longview around 10:30ish and my mom and I immediately go up to the bridal place to get my dress that FINALLY came in. It was absolutely perfect, more perfect than I remember and I am SO thankful. :) Leigh Anne came with me for support and it was so nice to have my best friend there with me for that.
After picking up my dress we headed to Bodacious to meet up with Casey and my dad for some BBQ. One thing I do miss about Longview is eating at the restaurants that I grew up eating - Bodacious, Papacita's, Lupe's, Pietro's... there's nothing like home sometimes.
After eating it was back to Dad's for quick nap and then on to Princeton, TX for Liz & Buckley's wedding! Casey and I made great time on the road and it was nice going a different way to the Dallas area (we took 80 instead of I20).
The wedding was absolutely gorgeous! Liz's colors were Red with accents of turquoise (a ZTA homage?) which is one of my favorite color combinations. Liz looked absolutely stunning and so did my beautiful Zeta friends who were all there that I miss SO much. Here are some pics from her amazing wedding!
This is us squeezing every Zeta at the wedding into this tiny photo booth (16 of us)- idea courtesy of Sarah Nicole Wood
4 ZTA weddings in one year? OKAY!
Blushing Bride!
Beautiful Liz and her Dad walking down the aisle to "At Last" by Etta James :)
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Dress Drama :(
So I usually don't use this acronym, but O.M.G. I officially became Bridezilla this past weekend, but I think that is completely, 100% appropriate given what happened on Saturday afternoon. Here's the short version of the story:
-Owner of boutique calls me to tell me that my dress is in early - YAY!
-I drive to Longview to try on/get my dress. Along with me are my mom, dad, cousin (Matron of honor), and bridal attendant Sally East.
- I go into the dressing room... dress looks a little different than I remember - I ignore this and put dress on.
-Dress.... is not my dress. It took 5 months to get here and it is not my dress!! I cannot help but immediately start crying because I knew no matter what, my dress would probably not be here in time for me to get alterations done and be ready for my bridal portraits in June.
-Owner lady tells me to "Calm down" repeatedly and that "She'll do what she can" to get things resolved.
Flash forward to Monday - I end up having to do something I don't like doing. Owner lady calls me and says that she can get the dress but it won't be here until the first week of August. This obviously won't work at all because my wedding is the 3rd weekend of August and that would leave me one week to get my alterations done AND my bridal portraits taken before I had to go back to school for work week. I end up having to yell at her (she wouldn't listen to the advice I was giving her) and ultimately when she kept saying "That's all I can do" I had to threaten her with a lawsuit (technically it was breach of contract). This is not fun - I hate conflict. I also hate people not doing their jobs and thinking they can get away with screwing someone over. I emailed the lady several options (if she could find a different size - I would take it and she could get it altered for me, etc) which she apparently FINALLY listened to and miraculously found my wedding dress in a size 4 (I ordered a size 6 originally) and it will be here next week. Yes, she did the "impossible" by just actually listening to her customer and doing her a little extra work
(aka: her job) and got the problem fixed.
I am very glad that things are fixed and my dress will be here next week, but needless to say I am VERY unhappy with the service (or lack thereof) that I received from this particular boutique.
With that being said, I am somehow WAY less stressed about the whole wedding process which I guess is a good thing considering I was having constant nightmares (literally every night) about stuff going wrong with the wedding. Maybe I got all that stuff over with now, or maybe I didn't, either way I am getting married to an amazing man on August 21st and that is the only thing that matters.
-Owner of boutique calls me to tell me that my dress is in early - YAY!
-I drive to Longview to try on/get my dress. Along with me are my mom, dad, cousin (Matron of honor), and bridal attendant Sally East.
- I go into the dressing room... dress looks a little different than I remember - I ignore this and put dress on.
-Dress.... is not my dress. It took 5 months to get here and it is not my dress!! I cannot help but immediately start crying because I knew no matter what, my dress would probably not be here in time for me to get alterations done and be ready for my bridal portraits in June.
-Owner lady tells me to "Calm down" repeatedly and that "She'll do what she can" to get things resolved.
Flash forward to Monday - I end up having to do something I don't like doing. Owner lady calls me and says that she can get the dress but it won't be here until the first week of August. This obviously won't work at all because my wedding is the 3rd weekend of August and that would leave me one week to get my alterations done AND my bridal portraits taken before I had to go back to school for work week. I end up having to yell at her (she wouldn't listen to the advice I was giving her) and ultimately when she kept saying "That's all I can do" I had to threaten her with a lawsuit (technically it was breach of contract). This is not fun - I hate conflict. I also hate people not doing their jobs and thinking they can get away with screwing someone over. I emailed the lady several options (if she could find a different size - I would take it and she could get it altered for me, etc) which she apparently FINALLY listened to and miraculously found my wedding dress in a size 4 (I ordered a size 6 originally) and it will be here next week. Yes, she did the "impossible" by just actually listening to her customer and doing her a little extra work
(aka: her job) and got the problem fixed.
I am very glad that things are fixed and my dress will be here next week, but needless to say I am VERY unhappy with the service (or lack thereof) that I received from this particular boutique.
With that being said, I am somehow WAY less stressed about the whole wedding process which I guess is a good thing considering I was having constant nightmares (literally every night) about stuff going wrong with the wedding. Maybe I got all that stuff over with now, or maybe I didn't, either way I am getting married to an amazing man on August 21st and that is the only thing that matters.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Spring Fling!
First off - I am loving this AMAZING weather! I just spent the last hour and a half outside on my hammock reading Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Askaban and the temperature outside is incredible!
Have I mentioned how much I love spring time?? Well if I haven't - I LOOOOOOOOVE SPRING!!
Yesterday Casey and I spent the afternoon outside getting the yard back in order. We had the guys at All Seasons Lawn & Landscaping come out and put fresh mulch down in our flower beds and then I mowed the lawn while Casey edged. I'm not going to lie, I kind of like to mow the lawn. Makes me feel strong and independent - I don't need no stinking man to mow the lawn! (We'll see if I'm still saying that in the 120 degree heat of August)
After mowing the lawn I relaxed in the hammock for a while with Riley and then made fajitas on the grill. It feels so much better to have the lawn back. I want to spend every extra minute I have out there and that's a great feeling. Here are me and the cutest dog in the world snuggling on the hammock. :)
Now that I have had my outside fix, it's inside to eat leftovers and watch American Idol. WHOO HOO!!!
ALSO- Good news: I PASSED MY PPR TEST!!! I took it this past Friday and got my scores today. For those of you who don't know - this was the last thing I needed to do to get my full teaching certificate. I just have to do some paperwork, be observed one more time and then I'm a fully certified teacher which means that the journey I started a little over a year ago is almost fulfilled! WHOO HOO!!!
Have I mentioned how much I love spring time?? Well if I haven't - I LOOOOOOOOVE SPRING!!
Yesterday Casey and I spent the afternoon outside getting the yard back in order. We had the guys at All Seasons Lawn & Landscaping come out and put fresh mulch down in our flower beds and then I mowed the lawn while Casey edged. I'm not going to lie, I kind of like to mow the lawn. Makes me feel strong and independent - I don't need no stinking man to mow the lawn! (We'll see if I'm still saying that in the 120 degree heat of August)
After mowing the lawn I relaxed in the hammock for a while with Riley and then made fajitas on the grill. It feels so much better to have the lawn back. I want to spend every extra minute I have out there and that's a great feeling. Here are me and the cutest dog in the world snuggling on the hammock. :)
Now that I have had my outside fix, it's inside to eat leftovers and watch American Idol. WHOO HOO!!!
ALSO- Good news: I PASSED MY PPR TEST!!! I took it this past Friday and got my scores today. For those of you who don't know - this was the last thing I needed to do to get my full teaching certificate. I just have to do some paperwork, be observed one more time and then I'm a fully certified teacher which means that the journey I started a little over a year ago is almost fulfilled! WHOO HOO!!!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Oh Astros...
Well I went to my first Astros game of the season last night with my friend Amy and I hate to be negative, but it does not look like it's going to be a very pretty season for my boys. Having said that, last night was a lot of fun!
Amy and I met up before the game to try out a new restaurant near the ball park called Irma's Southwestern Grill and it was actually pretty good. We were thinking it was going to be this cool hole in the wall kind of place, but it was kind of fancy! The only drawback - they didn't have menus! I thought this was very weird, but I knew I wanted to order the shrimp tacos anyway, so I guess it wasn't too bad. The tacos were good and we of course ate waaaaaaaaay too much chips and queso. My favorite - YUM! After eating we strolled over to Minute Maid where.....
It was retro night! Minute Maid and we celebrated 45 years of the Astros. Everything was retro themed (1965) last night and it was so cute! The jumbo tron was in black and white, the t-shirt girls and guys were wearing astronaut outfits and 60's "spacey" looking stewardess outfits - it was really.... cute! I guess that's the only word I can think of for it!
Here are some pics from the night!
Even though my Astros lost (yet again) it was still great to be back at Minute Maid welcoming back my favorite sport.
Amy and I met up before the game to try out a new restaurant near the ball park called Irma's Southwestern Grill and it was actually pretty good. We were thinking it was going to be this cool hole in the wall kind of place, but it was kind of fancy! The only drawback - they didn't have menus! I thought this was very weird, but I knew I wanted to order the shrimp tacos anyway, so I guess it wasn't too bad. The tacos were good and we of course ate waaaaaaaaay too much chips and queso. My favorite - YUM! After eating we strolled over to Minute Maid where.....
It was retro night! Minute Maid and we celebrated 45 years of the Astros. Everything was retro themed (1965) last night and it was so cute! The jumbo tron was in black and white, the t-shirt girls and guys were wearing astronaut outfits and 60's "spacey" looking stewardess outfits - it was really.... cute! I guess that's the only word I can think of for it!
Here are some pics from the night!
Even though my Astros lost (yet again) it was still great to be back at Minute Maid welcoming back my favorite sport.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Bridal Update!
Okay so I thought that surely I would be blogging non stop about the wedding planning but oddly enough I find myself so overwhelmed by it all that I am barely eeking by just getting things done. By the time things are "done" I don't even want to talk about them, so here is my update!
Venue: Vintage Villas, Austin, Texas
Caterer: Vintage Villas
Accomodations: Vintage Villas (we freaking love this place)
Cake: Michelle's Patisserie
Wedding dress: Purchased. Will arrive in May - hoping that I love it as much as I did in January!
Shoes: Probably the most difficult decision because I really, really, really, really really, love shoes. Like more than anyone should probably love shoes. Still up in the air. I'm thinking about something like this though:
Tuxes: DONE! We found a really great looking slim cut tux and I can't wait to see Casey in it!
Bridesmaid dresses: FINALLY found. I went with a David's bridal dress because it is basically impossible to find a dress that is accessible to all of my friends who are spread out across the country. Here it is!
I decided on "Horizon" blue (which is kind of between a royal and cobalt blue) for the bridesmaids dresses and I'm very excited about them. Hopefully they will be comfortable and rewearable for my girls!
Flowers: I know exactly what I want, I'm just waiting on quotes from florists at this point. NOTE: Florists are not very easy to communicate with. I guess there's always some holiday that keeps them busy.
Centerpieces: Picked out, again just waiting on floral quotes.
Wedding rings: Done! We got a great deal from Zales outlet.
Rehearsal Dinner: Planned and payed for - thank you Daddy! We are having it at (any guesses?) Vintage Villas! They were really great and helped us a plan a very nice dinner for our friends and family.
Now all I have left to do is:
I can't believe we're getting married in 4.5 months!
Venue: Vintage Villas, Austin, Texas
Caterer: Vintage Villas
Accomodations: Vintage Villas (we freaking love this place)
Cake: Michelle's Patisserie
Wedding dress: Purchased. Will arrive in May - hoping that I love it as much as I did in January!
Shoes: Probably the most difficult decision because I really, really, really, really really, love shoes. Like more than anyone should probably love shoes. Still up in the air. I'm thinking about something like this though:
Tuxes: DONE! We found a really great looking slim cut tux and I can't wait to see Casey in it!Bridesmaid dresses: FINALLY found. I went with a David's bridal dress because it is basically impossible to find a dress that is accessible to all of my friends who are spread out across the country. Here it is!
I decided on "Horizon" blue (which is kind of between a royal and cobalt blue) for the bridesmaids dresses and I'm very excited about them. Hopefully they will be comfortable and rewearable for my girls!Flowers: I know exactly what I want, I'm just waiting on quotes from florists at this point. NOTE: Florists are not very easy to communicate with. I guess there's always some holiday that keeps them busy.
Centerpieces: Picked out, again just waiting on floral quotes.
Wedding rings: Done! We got a great deal from Zales outlet.
Rehearsal Dinner: Planned and payed for - thank you Daddy! We are having it at (any guesses?) Vintage Villas! They were really great and helped us a plan a very nice dinner for our friends and family.
Now all I have left to do is:
- Choose and purchase invitations
- Purchase my veil
- Purchase my wedding day jewelry
- Purchase Casey's wedding day gift
- Figure out wedding favors
- Purchase our honeymoon tickets and accomodations.
- and about a million other tiny things that have to be decided on.
I can't believe we're getting married in 4.5 months!
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