6.23.2009

Too Funny!

(viewer discretion is advised!)
Some of you know, that when I plan a party.. I tend to take it to the next level, or I try to, at least! Well, Jennifer is getting married.. and as her matron of honor.. it is my duty to make sure her bachelorette party is solid. As always, I start planning these things months in advance. Yesterday, I went to Cindie's and purchased this hilarious tiara. Jennifer is a little more "ballsy" (haha.. pardon the pun) than myself.. so.. I know she'll wear it proudly!

My stuffed dog modeling my purchase! hee hee ;)
Penis Tiara
It's crass, I know!

By the way, Cindie's is a great place to shop for all your bachelorette party needs! I will be frequenting that store over the next few months. I'm getting more and more excited about this party! I will definitely be posting pictures come October!

6.16.2009

Specs & TJ..

..are getting huge!! TJ has lost just about all of his black coloring.. he still has a bit on his tail fins, but not much. Here is the picture I last posted and then the current pictures below.

Specs & TJ

Specs has a big body and little fins..
Specs

Todd Jr. looks like a totally different fish!
Todd Jr

6.14.2009

New Braunfels

Yesterday, we decided it was time to get back to life. We went to New Braunfels and went tubing for the first time this year. One of our tubes didn't make it through the winter so we were going to have to rent one. I stood in line for just about ever.. in the hot broiling sun.. Finally, I said F this. I still had a good 30 min wait ahead of me.. I decided I would just sit in the water by our table while the boys went tubing. Come to find out, it was probably the best decision. The water was super low. The boys also decided they would stay at the table with me. We sat in the water and watched the tubers crash into the rocks and drag their butts along the bottom. It was the next best thing to our beloved greenbelt. I actually picked up my camera!

The view from our table
View from the table

Usually the water is covering all of these rocks along the shore
The Rock Beach

Diego's and his lamp shade
Lamp Shade

A little more water in this direction.. but still not enough..
The Water

Sitting in the water

6/7/2009

Last Sunday was no ordinary Sunday. Usually, I have to work on Sundays.. but I had taken off to spend the weekend at Aunt Mary's ranch, where we were celebrating my cousin Michael's graduation. We woke up with the chickens! (no, there are no chickens on the ranch.. but if there were.. we definitely would have been up with them!!) We drank coffee.. we ate breakfast.. we straightened up.. we messed around.. we drove home (which is over an hour away) all before 11 am! Diego and I were pretty exhausted so we spent the rest of the day on the couch. We just bummed around and watched TV... Later that night, I was getting ready to hit the sack early (around 9 pm) and I decided to check my phone. I had missed a text from my mom.. who had sent me some pretty shocking news about some friends of ours.. so I decided to call her to gossip. When she got on the phone.. she sounded a little distressed.. What would be going on around 9 o'clock on a Sunday?? She said that her and Aunt Clonda were on their way to Stonebridge.. which is the nursing home my Grandma lives in. I immediately freaked out.. Why??? What's going on?? She told me that Stonebridge had called and said that my Grandma, who was sick with the flu.. was unresponsive and that they had called the EMS. So.. me.. in panic mode didn't know what to do. My mom told me that she would call me as soon as she knew something.. I hung up the phone and called my cousin, Jennifer.. who was also completely freaked out.. while talking to Jennifer, my mom called me back... here I am with the house phone on one ear and my cell on the other. My mom tells me that they are taking her to the hospital and that this might be it. The majority of my family headed to the hospital... by the time Diego and I got there.. they had already taken her off of life support. All of us were a mess.. we all stood around and let her know that we were there and that it was ok to go. We told her how much we love her and how much we will miss her..

We laid her to rest on Thursday morning.. Dr. Ken Baldwin delivered a beautiful graveside service. All of my family was there. Even though it was under very sad circumstances.. it was very nice to see everyone again. Sometimes you just go too long with out seeing family.

It's such a sad thing when someone so close to you passes away.. but, I can't help but know that she is in a much better place. A place where she can walk and talk and laugh again. She can mess around in her garden, watch her soaps, eat all the yummy food she loves and quilt until her hearts content. I know she will have a quilt waiting for each of us!

*sorry for the glare on the pictures, I took a picture of a glossy picture*

Grams

I love my Grandma soo much! I spent several summers hanging out at Western Trails (her apartment behind Central Market), with her and her old lady friends! We'd walk to Grandy's and have breakfast.. we'd work in her garden.. we'd watch The Price is Right and Days of Our Lives. She would quilt and I would color. Those are the memories I will cherish forever.

Grammy

6.04.2009

The Yard

Here are some pictures from around the yard
Also, here is Diego's new blog dedicated to the yard happenings:

Picking weeds.. never ends!
This was early in the year when everything was small..
check out Diego's blog to see it now!
The Yard 024-small

Zebra Cactus
Zebra Cactus

Caladium that popped up
Caladiums

Esperanza
Esperanza

Petunia
Petunia

Potato Plants
Potato Plant

I do not know what this is called
Red Plant

Sweet William
Sweet William

6.01.2009

6/1/2008

on this day.. one year ago.. I was having just about the worst day of my life. Mentally, physically.. and definitely emotionally. We had been told a few days prior that we had lost our baby. I was a complete wreck, but I was trying to keep it together. It was a Sunday morning.. and I was at work.. I had been there probably 2 hours, when the pains kicked in. I felt like I was going to freakin' die.. I was scheduled to have my DNC on the 3rd, but I was told that my body might go ahead and push the baby out. Which is exactly what was happening. I was back and forth to the restroom, and finally I couldn't take it anymore and I let the girls at work know that I had to leave. I was in a bit of shock at the mess (literately) that I was dealing with, I just couldn't believe this was happening to me, to us. I got home and layed down, I was cramping so bad that I couldn't lay still. I was basically in labor. Even though the baby was tiny.. no bigger than a bean.. it still hurt like hell!! I remember getting ready for bed and I just threw myself down and had a little tantrum because the pain was so intense. By the next morning, everything had run it's course.. I was still a wreck, but I wasn't cramping anymore. The good news was that I wouldn't have to have the surgery after all.. so I was happy about that. Even though a year has past, I'm not completely over it.. (I doubt I will be until I have our baby in my arms) ..but it has definitely gotten easier to talk about.


Diego and I are approaching our "let's try this again" phase.. so we'll see how it goes. Pregnancy is something that I want to enjoy without worry but to be honest, after everything that happened.. I don't think that's possible. I am scared to death. I just pray everything goes smoothly next time around. We have mentioned to a few people that we would like our child to be born in the spring near our birthdays.. so I am hoping to be pregnant before summers end. We shall see.....