Celebrating being Fabulous.

This Friday after I got off of work I headed to OKC to see some of my favorite girls; Taylor, Whitney, and Jillianne. It was SO good to see them. Friday I arrived around 8 and we headed to Chilenos for margaritas and Mexican food. We got to sit on the roof and listen to a really cool blues festival going on in Bricktown.

Saturday I got to sleep in until 10:30, which I don't think I've done in about a year. Ah-mazing. We ate a late lunch, shopped and got pedicures. Saturday evening we got all cute and went to eat at melting pot. When we arrived the waiter asked us, "So ladies, what's the occasion?" To which we replied, "Oh we're just celebrating being fabulous." :) Such a wonderful weekend.

I have missed these girls so much. It was December since I last saw Whitney, last JUNE since I'd seen Taylor, and like April since I'd seen Jillianne. It's crazy that no matter how long I've been apart from them it seems like we haven't skipped a beat when we get back together.

In other news the Honeymooners had kickball playoffs last night. We won our first game (by a lot) and lost our 2nd (by a lot). So we won 2nd place in the league. We're huge in Japan.

Ollie has team spirit.

Summer Storms.

Growing up in West Texas I should be accustomed to tornadoes. The weather service issues tornado warning in Potter/Randall county pretty frequently during the spring and summer months. This should be second nature to me; I should be calm, cool, and collected when a warning is issued. I am not. I revert back to my childhood, whining and worrying until the possible threat has passed.

I think all my fear comes from when Chris and I had when we were 18 years old back in Amarillo. We were eating at Zookinis on Coulter (when it still existed) when the tornado sirens went off. Chris, being the bargain hunter he is, was not leaving until he got another plate of food. We had paid for an "all you can eat buffet", and by God he was going to eat another plate of food. By the time we left the resteraint it was hailing softball sized hail (and I had just gotten my new car... hail damage still there today). We drove as quickly as possible to Chris's parents' house to seek shelter. I remember being at a stoplight at Coulter and 45th and glancing to my right and seeing the tornado ON THE GROUND. Given, it was a good ways away but it still scared the crud out of me. Hence, my fear of severe weather.

Last night as Chris and I were watching "Fired Up" (very funny movie) I heard the sirens go off. Panic overwhelmed me.

My first thought was, "Crap. Where do we go? We are new to this apartment and I have no clue where to go if a tornado really DOES hit."

My second thought was to turn on the TV and see where these possible storms were located. 1 problem, we still have no cable.

Needles to say we are fine. No tornado in our area. We went a little while without power and it stormed into the wee hours of the morning, but nothing too bad.

Movin' on Up!

This past Saturday Chris and I had plans to talk with our apartment manager and see about renewing our lease for another year. While I was researching comparable apartments in our area I came across an advertisement for our current complex offering 2 months free rent. 2 MONTHS!! I immediately thought to myself, "We HAVE to get some sort of deal."

Turns our that we couldn't get the deal if we stayed in our current apartment, but we COULD get the deal if we moved. One thing lead to another and we made an impulse move to a bigger apartment. It is slightly more expensive, but definitely worth it . It includes an extra bedroom, an extra bathroom, an extra closet (this was a biggie), an upstairs master suite, and a fireplace! It was too good to pass up.

We have one dilemma: The extra room. For me, the obvious choice is to make it a guest bedroom. We have friends and family visiting often enough that an extra bedroom would be an excellent addition to our new home. Chris feels the opposite. He feels that 80% of the time it is just he and I, so the room would go unused. He prefers that we make it into a dining room so that we would be able to entertain friends.

The debate goes on... bedroom vs. dining room.

EXTRA: Summer Wreath ... made by yours truly.

Dusty's Dreamin'

This weekend we decided to take a much needed get away to Ruidoso, New Mexico. I love Ruidoso this time of year; horse races, beautiful weather, and good food.

One of my favorite things to do is attend the horse races at Ruidoso Downs. Although I rarely make ANY money, I still enjoy strategizing and betting on the races. This year there was one horse that stood out, Dusty's Dreamin. This horse blew the others out of the water! He was an incredible athlete finishing well before the others in his heat (not sure if that's the right terminology, but it's worth a shot).

Willman's for dinner, Yum.

I finally own a bear!

It seems like having a Monday off from work should make things come easier the rest of the week. This though is wrong, very wrong. Having a 4 day work week just means 5 days of work crammed into 4 days. Not cool!

Vintage Amarillo

This past weekend Chris and I were given the opportunity to attend the Amarillo Symphony Guild's fund raiser, Vintage Amarillo. It's a silent/live auction with wine tasting and dinner. We were so luck to have a table full of Joneses, consisting of David, Ellen, Sam, Liz, Chris, Me, and 2 of David's clients. It was a great time!

Sunday I worked the Amarillo SPCA's fundraiser, Mutt Fest. It also had a silent auction, live music, food, and low cost vaccines for pets. I worked at Timber Creek's booth, taking money and filling out rabies certificates. My dad and I worked very well together, which definitely surprised my mom.

Yesterday was Chris's 24th birthday! Happy Birthday, Hubbs!!! We were absolutely exhausted from everything we've been up to so he opted to get take out and stay in. (No, I am not a terrible awful wife... we went out to PF Chang's last week for his birthday and he was NOT mistreated in the present department).

"The Honeymooners"

Chris is officially a "2L." 1 year of law school down, 2 to go. There is a light at the end of this Dallas chapter in our life.

In other news we decided to join our Engaged/Newly Married kickball team, "The Honeymooners." Bad decision. I discovered quite quickly that I do not know the first thing about kickball. I guess I purposefully tried to get out in elementary school so I wouldn't have to run bases. Lame.

Anyways, we've played 2 games thus far and I have yet to make it to 2nd base or get anyone out. Yesterday, as I was playing 1st base, I managed to get body slammed by an opposing team member. Awesome. Each week I am learning to channel my inner anger and constantly tell myself that it's just a game.

Amarillo by Mornin'

Since Chris has been overwhelmed with law school finals I decided to make a last minute quick trip back to the Panhandle. It was a pretty uneventful weekend, but great to see the fam.

Codi driving... scary

I flew back to Dallas at 6:30 AM on Monday... just in time to make it for work. However, on our way to the airport moms "never fail" BMW tires failed. We got a flat tire about 3 miles from the airport. Dad to the rescue!! I made it to the airport at 6:20 AM, a mere 10 minutes before the flight left. Wouldn't you know the time I'm in a huge rush I got randomly searched. Awesome! As I was running to my gate my flip flop flew off my foot and down the terminal, so I had to chase it down. When I finally got to my gate and boarded my plane I was so rattled I could barely manouver my suitcase (luckily I had planned on carryin on) down the aisle. I managed to bump it into pretty much every person up and down the aisle.