Homecoming Eve

This is Homecoming weekend at Baylor. Unless you've experienced it before, you may not realize Baylor does Homecoming like no one else. And, unlike previous years when I've been consumed with work and life in general, I've made a point to hook up with a number of my sorority sisters this weekend.

I. Cannot. Wait.

And my sweet husband is cooking for all of us. He makes a mean brisket, y'all, and I'm so thankful he's spending his day like this...

...and I can promise you that 25 other people will be grateful for the same about this time tomorrow.

So enjoy your weekend and know that a whole bunch of pics are coming your way next week. 

Live. Laugh. Love. Football. :-)

Halloween Happenings

So yesterday was Halloween and, quite frankly, I've never seen less enthusiasm from my child for this particular holiday. She dressed up happily for the costume party but had no desire to go trick or treating. She did, however, want candy and asked if I could just buy her some. The answer was a resounding 'no'...

Because I was unable to attend the costume party Saturday and we're in a new neighborhood, I decided to wear my costume. Which was fun until I realized no one visits our street.

We had a whopping three trick or treaters. Which meant the girl spent most of her time like this...

...while Tonto took pics to prove I did, indeed dress up.

Maybe next year we'll have more visitors. Or maybe I just need to make my way to the costume party next year and save us all a lot of actual Halloween night embarrassment. :-)

Hope you all had a fabulous (and fright-less) night!

Costume Party

Saturday was supposed to be a big day in our house because we were all going to a costume party. One that had been well thought out and for which lots of items had been purchased. In the end, though, only my girl was able to attend since Tonto had an unfortunate incident in the yard with Prissy that involved his knee.

That's all I'm going to say about that...

...but my girl did look precious (and much too grown up) as Little Red Riding Hood.

She even let me straighten her hair so it was a double score. Also, this kid has a TON of hair. And straightening takes a long time. But that means I get one-on-one time with her so it's totally worth it in my book.

She had a fabulous time with her friends, celebrated her bestie's birthday, and spent the night. My guess is she also stayed up really late but she was in a great mood when she got home and didn't complain about taking care of Bruiser so who am I to complain?

And to make up for Saturday night, I got a breakfast date at Cafe Cappuccino (the new location in Hewitt is now open!) on Sunday morning. But we all know I'm still going to wear that costume so here's hoping trick or treaters are appreciative. :-)

This Week

This has been one of those weeks when we don't get home until about 9 o'clock each night. And while I love me some activity, sleeping in sounds really good about now. Because each of these long days starts before 6am. Yes, I am whining. A bit. But it's my blog.

And I'll cry if I want to.

Anyway, the girl began conditioning for select/club volleyball on Tuesday. I use the word "conditioning" rather loosely because it is apparently much more similar to boot camp than any regular workout one might have previously endured. It is, in fact, conducted by a former Marine. And though she indicated Wednesday morning that she wasn't sore at all...that tune changed - a lot - by Wednesday evening. She's going back for more tomorrow (whether she likes it or not) so there are apparently more good times ahead.

We attended our first Ag Booster Club meeting last night. That would fall under the Jeopardy category of "Places I Never Envisioned Myself" but I'm slowly getting into this new world in which we're living. The most disturbing thing I learned is that Bruiser will have a tag placed in his ear at validation next week (where they do a hair follicle test to ensure he's not on 'roids - no lie). I'm not really ok with this...mainly because it might hurt. And, also, I'm guessing it won't be pretty. 

Tonto told me to dress it up with a "big fake diamond earring." Anyone who believes he doesn't know my love language clearly didn't read the sentence immediately preceding this one.

The biggest news of the week, though, may come from Rambo. He won second place in the Dogtopia Howl-o-ween Costume Contest. Gotta love this sweet boy!

A cold front blew in last night and it's actually sweater weather. Finally. Which means the costume party we're attending tomorrow night may be a bit chilly. But I'l soooo take that over the "summer in October" temps we've been experiencing.

And I also realized this week that my girl is no longer a baby. In fact, she's quite striking. Stunning, in my opinion.

Happy weekend, y'all!

Weekend Bliss

Sometimes it's odd how a weekend you really didn't have high hopes for turns into absolute bliss. That pretty much happened for me last Saturday and, except for the Baylor game (which I do NOT want to discuss for various reasons), it was amazing.

Since Taylor had been up all night on Saturday, she slept all day Saturday. Which meant I got to hang with sweet cheeks and the rest of the posse. Alone. In a quiet house.

I leisurely cleaned the house, made cauliflower pizza crust, did laundry and didn't talk. To anyone. Except the LSU football team.

Sunday we headed to church and then to Wal-Mart because it was waaaay past time to hit the grocery aisle. Taylor found and fell in love with the big eyed bear. He truly doesn't look normal, which is why she liked him. But he's cute all the same, I suppose.

Lest you think I was totally unproductive, I did manage to paint the entry and a really long hallway in Classic Taupe. A bit muted for my usual taste but I really like it. And now I just need to paint the shorter hallway. Eventually.

There was also lots of time to hang with this fella. He honestly just wanted to eat at this point and decided snuggling would melt my heart and allow him to get down. He was right.

Last night Taylor started conditioning for select volleyball so I had Bruiser duty. He was being soooo stubborn. I know - he's a goat. But he was still off the charts, friends. Until his dad showed up in scrubs (he's never seen him dressed for work) and immediately changed his tune. Who knew?

We also had a little office fun yesterday. Just hangin' with Kenny...

...and RG3. No big deal.

Have I mentioned how much I love my job? :-)

Happy Wednesday, y'all.

Midway Homecoming 2012

Last Friday night was the moment we'd been waiting for all week - the Midway Homecoming game! The girl asked me to make her a mum this year and Tonto insisted I do so that she wouldn't be tempted to go with a boy. He's very adamant about this whole "no boys allowed" thing...so I hauled T's sweet self to Hobby Lobby last week and let her pick out all the adornments she wanted because, at this point in the game, I fully realize what I pick out will not be correct. :-)

After donning her new Midway FFA t-shirt, jeans and boots, it was time...

...and I personally think it turned out really well. You know, after my obsessive compulsive self spent two days tweaking it to ensure it was just right.

As I looked at her, it really hit me like a ton of bricks that time has passed. Quickly. And, though I'm so proud of my beautiful (and very tall!) girl, she really is not my baby any longer. Sigh...

Once inside the stadium, she ditched me for her friends. As usual. But that's ok - she had a fantastic time.

And the Midway boys brought it. As usual.

All the usual Homecoming festivities were in full force and it was, of course, super crowded.

Tonto was home laid up with knee pain ('tis the season) so I hung out with my boss (who's also a good friend) and her family. Super. Awesome. Fun.

In the end, we beat Killeen handily. And that's the type of game I enjoy. One without much stress and in which the good guys are waaaay ahead almost the entire time.

After the game, Tay and her friends headed to FBC Woodway where they attended Hoop Dee Doo. Basically, they stay out ALLLL night long. From Poppa Rollo's and the movies to skating and bowling, they were a might bit active. Which meant they were exhausted when I picked them up at 7am the next morning.

But - praise to the heavens - she slept all day. Which meant this mama got a much needed break and was able to be productive at the house. So, you know, long live Homecoming!

In Which You See How Random My Thoughts Truly Are

It's finally Friday. And I'm so thankful this week is almost over I can hardly see straight. It's Homecoming week for the girl and loads of other activity, which means sleep hasn't been plentiful. But that's ok. October tries to kill me every year. And it hasn't succeeded yet. Plus, it's almost over. :-)

All that said, here's a little sampling of what we've been up to this past week. Ton o' time spent walking...

...staring at...

...and getting kisses from this sweet guy.

We also headed to the fair...

...where we enjoyed the rodeo and a concert...

...while the girl and one of her sweet friends rode all kinds of spinning rides and played carnival games where she won a bear hat. Literally, a bear.

This sweet guy still has my heart...

...and I confirmed - yet again - that I really HATE messing up good hair for a workout.

Our area rug finally came in. Tonto wondered if I could possibly find one that was more wild. No. No, I could not.

During lunch one day I hit the farm supply store (yep, this is my new life) where I found Red Solo Cup Stems. Surely this will be on many wedding registries.

My man celebrated five years at Hillcrest. So proud of him and what he does every day.

It's fall, y'all. Which means our lobby looks like this...we like to call him Hedge Bear.

And, finally, while shopping last week I found these...to which I promptly replied, "Not likely." And then TT went on to beat WVU. I shall no longer mock the Raiders. :-)

After tonight's big Homecoming game, I'm hoping to get back on track finishing up the house. Paint for the entry, hallways and game room has been sitting around waiting for someone to use it. Though I've waited 10 days, it looks like the walls truly will not paint themselves. Who knew? :-)

Happy weekend, friends.