Circle of Hoodlums

Last week was Chris's Spring Break, so due to peer pressure I took off work for 2 days and we headed North. (I'm pretty sure I'm going to blow through all of my vacation time before the end of the first quarter) We went to the Panhandle for Thurs-Sat; enjoyed family, the lakehouse, and watched a lot of CHS baseball. It's amazing how much better the lakehouse looks without all of the previous owner's decor (or lack there of). It still has a ways to go, but Mom has done a phenomenal job on the decor thus far.

I am loving the lakehouse; I mean looooving it. I can already see how many memories we will have there over the years. I picture many Thanksgivings, Christmases, my children's birthday parties, and random fun Saturdays skiing... It makes my heart smile when I think of all the fun to be had... Now they've just gotta take the plunge and buy a boat... But not just any boat, a gooooood boat.

Saturday we headed out to Robert Lee; population 804. I rode with momma in the Beamer while Chris, Ollie & Ox followed in the Pathfinder. I was worried/felt bad for Chris deiving alone, but he assured me that he had Pandora and a Diet Coke and would be just fine. When we stopped for gas in Plainview Mom had the brilliant idea to put the top down on the BeamBeam. We agreed that if we did we would have an excuse for our bad hair days. So we did. Fun fun fun! So about the dance; Nena and Grandad have been workin' their booties off planning/hosting this "Circle of Friends" formal dance, so we were obliged to attend. All the Hoodlum cousins were there (minus Codi & Denver... Mr. & Miss too cool). It was actually a huge turnout. They had a live band, catered food, and lots of family to visit with.
The best part of the evening had to be our 1:00 AM family trip to iHop. Yup, even Nena and Grandad. I swear my Uncle Eddie is the funniest person on the planet. He can turn any situation into a funny one. I love that our family will laugh until the wee hours of the morning until our tummies hurt.

&&& I love my husband because he 2 stepped with me all night... even though we are both awful at it.