easter 08

last night i asked my hubby what he wanted for easter lunch. with no hesitation, he replied "mac 'n cheese". macaroni and cheese? what? for easter lunch? at this moment i really got a bit sad thinking how we had no plans for easter. sad that we don't have family close to share the day with. sad that we hadn't been asked to join a lunch, just sad.

no more that 5 minutes later my sweet friend nina called up and asked if we had plans. she too was feeling sad about all the same things. why i hadn't thought about calling her up, i'm not sure. we made a quick decision that we (the kee's and white's) would spend easter 08 together. we planned a menu and that was that. i feel extremely blessed to have such close friends. thank you nina and justin for spending easter with us. we love you!

tim and i - easter am

justin and nina

kees and whites

family time

tim and i were blessed this spring break to have my sister and dad here with us. we had a great time both relaxing and catching up.

friday we made the journey to arkansas to visit family. we were able to meet our new baby cousin, briley for the first time. she is uber cute! at one point 11 of us were sleeping at betty and tim's. that's not including briley and the snake. that's right, we had a visitor....a garden snake. this nearly gave tabi a heart attack. thankfully preston and mike were able to get rid of it. although i am not afraid of snakes, i was also glad to see it go.

we spent friday - sunday with family, late sunday evening we made our way back to texas. monday tabi and i had some quality sister time. we slept in, went shopping, out to lunch, and had just enough time to grab a starbucks. while we were out, tim and dad spend the day golfing. fun. that night, i was able to introduce tabi and dad to texas spring softball. tim had a game and it gave me the opportunity to introduce my family to some of my texas family members. they were both really happy to see that tim and i have found a great group of friends. (tim did hit his first home run of the season! first of many i hope.)

tuesday we woke up to a gray sky...we knew it was going to be a messy day. it rained all day. most of our area was under a flash flood warning! there was a ton of rain, with really no place to go. we made the most of the rainy day and we went to the cinema! tabs and i saw horton hears a who, and dad and tim say vantage point. we both enjoyed our separate movies. steve and jim make me laugh, so i really had a lol day!

their trip came to a close with a visit to uncle julio's, our favorite mexican place.
we're so glad that they could come. we love and miss our family so much. we can't wait for some more family to come and visit!

babies, babies, everywhere

i do realize that i have not been a terrific blogger....eh, what can i say i have been a bit wrapped up in stuff. stuff like babies. has anyone else noticed that they are everywhere. EVERYWHERE.

babies at school, at church, at whataburger, at target
in tummies, movies, car seats, commercials, EVERYWHERE

all of my friends seem to either be having babies, or talking about having babies. the only problem with this is the big questions gets turned toward tim and i.

almost all of our friends either have babies or are having them soon:
a+m=max
j+a=parker
j+c=annika
j+a=no name yet

max is super cute and cuddly. yea, he'll be a week old this sunday.
little parker, well we haven't met him yet. we hope to be enjoying his company soon.
i can't wait to meet annika and our little baby who will be here later this year.

tim and i will be there to greet each new little bundle of joy. just as we know, ya'll will be there for us. no, no, no there is no big news to announce. don't worry, we'll keep you informed.

Valentime's Day

today is the big day, valentine's day. however, according to about 1/2 of my class it is valentime's day. that's right,valentimes. it just makes me smile. i can't help but correct them, it is my job. to teach the youth of america how to correctly say and know the importance off all of hallmark's holidays.
a few students this week came up to me and asked when our valentime's day party was going to be. i told them that we don't celebrate valentiMe's day. they looked at me puzzled and a little sad. they didn't understand. i had to quickly add that we do, in fact celebrate valentiNe's day and that our party would be on the 14th.
in my world, today is not just valentine's day, it is also my hubby's birthday. he is turning the big 2-7. three years until we both hit 30, hard it believe i know. tim will know today that he is doubly loved.
have a great valentime's day. spend time with those you love and who love you.

i am a costco girl

the topic of costco has come up several times over the past few days. i love costco, love it. i am a extremely proud member.
i was once naive to the idea of sams club. i thought that was the only super store out there. boy was i wrong. my sweetie of a husband introduced me to the land of costco. since that fateful introduction, i have turned my back on sams. costco is the only super store for me. my hubby has affectionately called me a costco-snob. i am not afraid to defend it.
i appreciate the wide isles, endless samples (daily, i might add), and the yummy wine selection. if you have never been to costco, or heaven forbid heard of it, you MUST check it out.
if you have any personal testimonies, tips, or must sees, post um for all of us to see.

working out

does anyone else have this struggle?

i love the idea of working out.
i love the results of working out.
i love the way you feel after a really great work out.

i just don't love getting myself to the gym.

today is a new day. so what if it is the end of january, i started again. i am proud of myself. before babies can even be discussed, some weight has to go. i have realized how much easier it is if you have a work out buddy. i need a buddy to work out with me. someone to held me accountable. maybe you, cyberspace, can be my accountability workout buddy.

i have been a card carrying member to good ol' snap fitness for 1 year. can't say i have been working out for a year, but i will be back at it. i am back at it. snap and i will become friends again.

rainy days

some bad things about today:
it's raining
it's cold
most likely we will be having dismissal in the rain
it is only 8am

some good things about today:
it's friday
testing is over with
tomorrow is the beginning of the weekend

i love the rain, really i do. just not in tx, in january, during the week.