Summer at a Glance

Now that it's officially fall and I failed to post as much as I would have liked to during the summer,so I figured I could do it all at once as one big recap. So here we go....

Weekend at Lake Athens:
One of my best friends, Josh, invited Jody and I to his family's lake house in Athens, TX. It is a small, quiet little lake and we had a wonderful time.

Me,Josh and Jody

Our wonderful hosts...Josh, Pat and Judy Ongena

A lake view of their house

Jody and Josh trying their hand at sailing.

Josh skiing

Jody wakeboarding

Ranger Games:
We really like going to the ballpark to watch the Rangers play. It is a pretty inexpensive way to get out of the house and have fun.

Oh, and did I tell you that Pudge is back! I couldn't be more excited!! He has always been my fav and it just brings back memories of going to the games when I was younger.

Yes, that's right that shirt is from when he played for the Rangers the 1st time. I had to dig deep to find and I hoped it still fit. A little snug, but had to wear it anyway!

Jody and IThe Family.

We would even bring friends along...Me,Rachel and Blake

Dinner Out with friends:
We were able to meet up with the Mitchells and the Berrys for a night of fun.

Jessie,Lindi,and me

Steven,Jody and Chris

So, there you have it....a couple things I never had a chance to write about.

Happy Anniversary

Today, September 30th marks a really special day for us. Three years ago today I married my best friend. I can't imagine spending my life with anyone else. Time has absolutely flown by. We were able to spend 10 wonderful days in Italy to celebrate our anniversary. We made stops in Rome, Florence and Venice. It was so wonderful and will probably take me a while to write about the trip see as how we took about 3,000 pictures. We absolutely love to travel, so I feel very blessed that we were able to go on such a wonderful trip.


On another note, while we were gone Jody's brother, Jon, got engaged to his girlfriend Leaza! We are really excited for them and can't wait for all the wedding festivities. When celebrating their engagement I can't help thinking about when we got engaged and how I was on cloud 9.

Huge congrats Jon & Leaza!!

COZUMEL 2009

A couple weeks ago we went to visit our friends Josh & Courtney in Cozumel, Mexico. They are living there for a couple months this summer before they move to Boston for him to start school at MIT. We had a ton of fun and it was really interesting seeing how the locals live. We rode scooters around the island, ate at many local spots and even shopped at the local supermarket.

The first day we were there we got down to business....snorkeling and then a few cold beverages.







The next day was time for scooters. Not really my cup of tea, but I figured I would give it a shot. As it turned out it was pretty fun, and since it was overcast it wasn't too hot.





We stopped at several beach clubs on our ride. The first was a really fun place called Coconuts. It was a little wacky, but worth the stop!



I love animals, so this was definitely a hot spot for me! They had a few birds, a really fat cat and a couple of dogs.

This is Garfield the fat cat! He decided that he wanted to lay on my bag and cozy up to it in the chair next to me!

This is Chimichanga the cockatoo! He was so fun, when you would get your camera out to start taking pictures he would start dancing and head banging. He really loved the camera!

This is Lorenzo, the parrot. He stays up on the bar to greet you when you order a drink!

He was so easy going, just climbed on my finger and sat there until I was done
having my fun! Love it!!

Another beach club we stopped at had peacocks on the beach. They were beautiful to watch and there were even some baby chicks too.





We went to breakfast at a little local place called La Choza, and the huevos rancheros were to die for. By far my favorite place we ate.

Of course I had to just dive right in! Ha!

Jody had the migas and he thought they were pretty good too!

One night we went to Senor Frogs. Pretty fun, but definitely made for tourists. It is very cheezy, but it was still a great place to have a good time!


Another morning we ate breakfast at the Museum. The little cafe was outside and the view was amazing. The food was really fresh too!

Later that day we took a taxi to a resort called Playa Azul and hung out at the beach the majority of the day. It was so beautiful!

It was a beautiful day to relax with a good book.

Hi Jody!!

The last night we were there we went to a local diner called Casa Denis. They served Yucatan food and the place was pretty entertaining! The waiter kept bringing us tequila shots and we have definitely been out of college for a while! I do not do shots, but the pressure was on, so I went for it. Just as I remembered.....nasty.

The faces say it all......

This was our waiter, he was so fun!

There is a supermarket called MEGA that is very similar to a Wal-mart. For our last breakfast we bought a couple cokes and some pastries and ate them right there at some little tables in the store.


The kids that bag your groceries are "volunteers" which means they only work for tips because they are under age. Their outfits cracked me up! As it turns out they sometimes they make more than the cashiers.


The last morning before our flight Josh and Jody got one last round of snorkeling in.......





We also made a stop by Margaritaville just to take a look around before we had out.


All in all we had a blast with great friends and made memories that we will share for a long time. I am so glad that we were able to take a long weekend at the beach!

KD Ladies

This past Friday I met up with some girls from my Kappa Delta pledge class (2000). So fun. I had not seen so many of these girls in so long! It was so great to catch up and see where everyone is. I really hope we can do this more often and for longer than just dinner. I felt like I had so much to talk about with everyone and was in such a rush to do it. I spent so much time in college with these girls and hanging out on Friday brought back so many fun memories.
Thanks for a great time girls! I hope everyone else had a great time too! I hope we can do it again soon!

SKI TRIP 2009

Last Wednesday we left to go with 3 other couples to Taos, NM for a few days of skiing. We drove with our friends Blake and Rachel and the other 2 couples met us there Thursday night. We stayed at the Snow Bear Condos in Taos Ski Valley. It was ski in/ski out and was so awesome! The first night we were there it snowed 6 inches! The following nights it snowed a couple inches each night. We got back late Monday night, so now it's back to the real world.

















While we were there the Solomon Freeride Competition was happening. Rachel and I stopped for a while to watch. It was pretty cool to watch them do tricks and ski the really advanced parts of the mountain.

A snowboarder in the competition.

On Saturday night we went to Tim's Stray Dog Cantina at the base of the mountain for dinner. It was fun to get out for the evening, but we were all so tired from a long day of skiing.

Jody and I on the lift

Jody and Blake ready to go!

Fernando and Loli

Josh and Courtney

Overall we had an awesome time! Taos is a little advanced, so me being the chicken I am didn't ski as much as everyone else did. It is so beautiful there, and to be there with friends made it even better!

Hill Country 2009

Jody and I had a really fun weekend in the hill country. My big sis from KD, Gina, got married at a winery in Fredericksburg, TX. So....we took a little longer route on Friday because we wanted to make a few stops on the way. First, we stopped in Dublin, TX to have a Dr. Pepper float at the soda shop. It was so awesome! We both love Dr. Pepper, so it was a great first stop!

Then we headed down to Comanche, TX to a little winery called Brennan Vineyards. We tasted a few and took a look around and then we were on our way.

The next stop was Mason, TX. It is a small town with a quaint little town square. We went to an antique shop and a small winery that had a few of their own wines and several other Texas wines to try.

After we left there it was off to Fredericksburg. When we got there we picked up the keys to our B&B room and quickly went to the Fredericksburg Winery before they closed. Since we had been there before we knew one wine that we wanted to get, so we at least wanted to grab a bottle. Once we started to talking to the people there we found out that they had changed up the taste a little of the specific wine we came to get. Oh no! So we decided to do a tasting and see what changed. Not bad...so of course we bought a few.

Next, we went to check out our room. It was small and the house was built in the 30's, so it definitely had character. There was one hilarious thing about it....the sink in the bathroom. We had never seen such a tiny sink! It was like it was out of a doll house.

Later that evening we went to the Fredericksburg Brewing Co. and had a bite to eat. When we were done eating we were so tired from such a long day that we just called it a night!

On Saturday morning we got up early and did some shopping on Main St. which I loved. They have so many fantastic little shops! Shopping was only the beginning of what we had planned for the day! We headed to the wineries and were able to go to about 5 before time to get ready for the wedding. We wanted to do a few that we hadn't been to before, so we got out our wine map and started tasting! It was so much fun!

Our fist stop was Woodrose Winery in Stonewall, TX. This was our only repeat of the day. We really like the people and wine there so we had to stop again. They have the most relaxed tasting
atmosphere which is the best!


Pedernales Cellars was the next stop and it has only been open since December. It was very nice and the wine was great too.


We stopped off in Luckenbach, TX for a little bit to take a break from the tasting. It was so fun....we saw a little folk band playing in the dance hall and I had my picture taken on a longhorn. It is such a small place that if you blink you might miss it.

Then we went down to Sisterdale, TX to visit Sister Creek Vineyards. It is an old cotton gin turned into a winery.
On our way back to get ready we went to Rancho Ponte which had only been open for a couple weeks. The people there were very nice and everything was so clean and new.

A last minute stop was Chisom Trail and it was a western themed winery. We couldn't spend much time at the last stop because we had to get ready for the wedding. So, we quickly tasted a few, made our purchase and then we were on our way.

The wedding was at Grape Creek Vineyards and was beautiful. It was outside and of course I was not prepared for that. Once we got inside it was nice an cozy. It was so great to see so many old friends! Gina and Justin looked so happy and I wish them the very best!

Sunday morning we decided to hit the Fredericksburg Trade Days on the way out of town. We didn't really know what to expect, but usually get a kick out of those kinds of events. The trade days are held on the 3rd weekend of every month and we didn't know when we would time it that way again. Overall, it was like any other 2nd Monday we have ever been to. But there was something there that we have never seen before.

Words can NOT describe this one lady's set up. It was a sea of junk for sale. I can't even explain how bad it was. The sad part is we just kept walking around looking at all the stuff. I was in shock that someone could have that much junk.So, overall it was an awesome weekend! We love the hill country because it is so beautiful and there are so many things to do.

25 Things about me.

Ok...so, I am giving in. I never do surveys or anything and I have been tagged tons for this one. So I figured why not?

1. I am a huge red raider fan. I love anything and everything Texas Tech! We even have a room in our house dedicated to our school.

2. I LOVE Mexican food. I can eat it for any meal.

3. I absolutely love a good sale or even feeling like I got a good deal on something.

4. I feel much better about myself when I have a tan.

5. There is something about a bald kiddo that melts my heart and makes me smile. I love my job.

6. I like NASCAR. Don't judge. It is so fun to people watch at the race and the wrecks are awesome too!

7. I have had a crush on my husband since I was in 8th grade and he was in 9th. We were married on September 30,2006.

8. I love to travel. It doesn't have to be anywhere far, I just really love to get away. But, I would really like to go to Europe, Canada, Australia to name a few.

9. I love all dogs, but my favorite are basset hounds. I have one named Ziegen that I got in college. We also have a really fun German Shorthaired pointer named Cooper. They are our children for now.

10. I love Dr. Pepper.

11. I am not good at keeping in touch with old friends, but I miss them so so much!

12. My job is to give medicine, but I hate to take it myself.

13. I am the oldest of 3. I am 27, Brittany is 24 and Ryan is 17.

14. I love shoes so much that it is almost a problem!

15. I love free stuff. When drug reps bring pens and coffee mugs to work I want at least one of everything they have. Also, at conferences I load up on as many free items as I can and when I get home wonder what was I thinking!

16. I like Texas Country music and one of my favs is Roger Creager.

17. I love the beach or any place sunny. I hate to be cold!

18. My mom and I are best friends. We have been through a lot together and have always been connected at the hip.

19. I really like new calendars. I like to fill in birthdays, activities, and holidays on a fresh new calendar.

20. It is very hard for me to sit still. I am always at least moving a leg or something.

21. I care what people think. I wish I didn't, but I do.

22. I have a new found love for wine. Jody and I enjoy going to different Texas wineries and doing tastings.

23. I really like to be on time. I am usually early to work and get stressed if I am even running a little late.

24. I do not like fans blowing air on me. I don't like wind or even the air conditioning blowing straight on me.

25. I love cookbooks and new recipes.

I think that will do it. It took forever! Now I know why I never do those things!