July 5, 2009
Hope everyone had a happy 4th of July. We had a nice weekend visiting w/ friends. Zach and Amy came down w/ Owen for the first time to see our new house. We mostly hung out and relaxed but we also went to the Fort Worth Zoo. It was nice since we got there early and it wasnt very busy. We left around one and didnt get to see quite everything but we saw most of the animals. Below are some pics. Hope you all had a nice relaxing weekend as well! God bless!
June 21, 2009
Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s out there! We had a busy week, mostly because of work, but we had time for a little fun too. Jeff and Laurie had a party at their house and it was pretty fun! Laurie loves karaoke so you know there was lots of singing! I of course had to sing my favorite karaoke song ever…Last Dance w/ Mary Jane. This coming up week we are headed down to Beaumont on Friday for Matt’s Dad’s retirement party. I can’t believe he only has one more week of work left…I cant wait for that day!! Hope you are all doing well and I will leave you w/ a few pics from the party.
Lauire and me
We love to sing!
My head looks huge!
June 14, 2009
So I’ve been slacking about updating this thing. I’m going to try and be better about it. We’ve been keeping busy lately. We’ve had Matt’s b-day, our 3 year wedding anniversary, the George Strait concert, my cousin’s visit from Cali, and my other cousin’s wedding.
First, Matt’s b-day was pretty uneventful…We cooked taco’s at home and just hung out. He didn’t want to do anything too big so we kept it VERY low key. I’m grateful we did b/c we spent a TON of $$ at the George Strait concert that weekend. George Strait was AMAZING! He is my favorite so of course I would think that. The stadium was nice but EXTREMELY overpriced. We spent $40 just to park!! The concession stand prices were outrageous as well… $8 a beer, $7.50 for a hot dog, $9 draft beer, $8.50 for a burger, $10 popcorn, $4 peanuts, $5 cotton candy just to name a few. The HD screens were pretty cool and the picture was crystal clear. It took them a while to get the sound adjusted so the first 3 artists LeeAnn Womack, Blake Shelton, and Reba McEntire didn’t sound as great as the could have, but they fixed the sound for George! Looking back I probably wouldn’t have spent the amount of $ we did to go see him, but at least I can say I have now seen George Strait live. Below are some pics from the concert:
The stadium on the inside
Us waiting for the concert to start
The HD screens
George!
We actually went to see George for our 3 year anniversary but we ended up buying a Wii for it as well. I haven’t been able to play it too much but so far it is pretty fun and entertaining. We had a huge storm on our actual anniversary that continued into the next day. The storms were so bad they shut down DFW which prevented Michelle from coming into town on Thursday. I was super upset but she flew in on Friday so at least we got some time together. We had a blast in Austin and it was great to catch up. The next day we went to Evie’s wedding. She was a BEAUTIFUL bride and looked amazing! The wedding was very sweet and the location was nice. Below are some pics from Michelle’s visit and the wedding:
I was so happy to see her!
We drove to Austin and hung out w/ Loren and some old HS freiends
I may have to frame this pic!
Us outside of Loren’s house the morning of the wedding
Bride and Groom cutting the cake
Fun times!
Another pic at the wedding
May 4, 2009
So, I havent posted in a while. Matt and I have been okay. Things have been kinda crazy lately, but other than that we are good…no swine flu here 
which is GREAT! considering the pandemic occuring… In other news we are still enjoying our new home. My work moved to NRH which is WAY closer than it was before so I get home w/in 30 minutes which is awesome compared to the hour it use to take. I was worried about the new environment but it hasnt been that bad; plus the drive makes it worth while! We have a few excited events coming up soon…George Strait and my cuz from Cali is coming into town and spending a few days w/me so I’m looking forward to it! Below are a few recent pics from my girls night out and some other events. Hope you all are well and are staying healthy! Take care!
Pam and I at Chill
The girls!
Our DD
Fun!
Drinks!
We recently had a work Paintball event…here are some of my work peeps!
Me and Pammie my WB!
You sure you want that fixed???
February 8, 2009
We finally had a party to invite all of our friends to our new home. We had a great time and were glad so many people came. It’s awesome to have so many great friends! Below are some of the best pics of the evening!
Matt and I waiting on our “fashionably” late friends
I burned the hot dog buns…Matt ate the one that was burned the most…so sweet!
Laurie and I hanging out on the patio
Me and some of the girls…
Pam and Matt…Pam was “observing” the boys playing 42
Cranium…It’s such a fun game
Laurie, me and Amanda
Girls again!
The Cains!
February 1, 2009
So the past two weekends I have had a girls night. Last weekend Matt was suppose to go with me, but after having a little too much fun the night before he decided to skip out. I went to Cadillac Ranch and Glass Cactus for a b-day party. I had a GREAT time. I was still ready to party when the bar closed down, which isnt like me…normally I turn into a pumpkin by midnight at least. Then last night I went to see Cross Canadian Ragweed at Billy Bob’s with Amanda. We had a good time as well. I wished the band would have played some older songs, but it was still fun. Below are some of the “highlights”.
Josette’s B-day party pics
Pam and me w/ the b-day girl
Some of the group at Cadillac Ranch
More of the group
Me and my old boss
Aggie Power!
Rose and me
CCR Pics
Amanda and me at my house before we left
Partying!
Billy Bob’s!
January 18, 2009
Jeff, Laurie, and the girls came over this weekend for the first time since we moved into our house. The girls LOVE our cats and constantly want to play with them. Since the cats are not use to other people they arent always friendly. Add two 5 year olds chasing them around and they can be down right mean. Except for our orange kitty, Mallie. She was so good with them and let them carry her around and even layed in the middle of them in our bed and watched Sponge Bob Square Pants for an hour or so. Below is a pic. It’s too cute and I had to share!
January 2, 2009
Matt and I had a good Christmas this year in our new house. His parents came over Christmas Eve and we cooked steak and opened presents. Then on Christmas Day we went to Jeff and Laurie’s house. Overall it was nice and relaxing and the best part was we didnt have to drive – except to Jeff and Laurie’s which is only an hour away. I also ended up not having to work which was GREAT! We got some great gifts from Matt’s parents but my favorite gift was what we bought with the money they gave us…BOOKSHELVES! I have been wanting bookshelves since we moved in because our books have been on the floor in the office. They are AWESOME and I love them. I feel OLD since I am excited about bookshelves, but oh well… We also got each other a new breakfast table which I love as well.
For New Years we were pretty boring this year. We went to dinner with another couple and ended up back at our house. We were going to go to a bar but they charged a $10 cover…call me cheap but I’m not paying a cover to go into a local bar I can visit any other day of the week for free. I have no idea why places do this, I guess because they can, but it drives me nuts!
I hope you all have a great 2009. I have no idea what this year has in store for us, but I hope all of our friends and family will remain happy and healthy throughout.
Check out some of our pics below:
Our Christmas tree after Matt’s parents came w/ presents
The Cain family on Christmas Day
My new bookshelves
New table
December 24, 2008
I normally dont write negative things on my post, but I feel the need to vent. This last month has been pretty terrible and needless to say I am ready for 2009 – actually January 5th 2009. My company recently had layoffs and because of this I have had to take on more work than one person can handle, which is about to push me over the edge…I know a certain person who reads this will be happy to hear that I miss him….
I have this CRAZY project that I have been working on that has basically forced me to work 13 hours a day and sometimes much more with no days off. I also went to this work convention where I only worked on the project, instead of doing what I was suppose to be doing there, getting 5 hours of sleep a night, and I pushing my body to the max, so now I am sick and still having to work like a mad woman. In fact I should be sleeping, but I will be up for the next few hours working…UGH…
Most people would tell me not to complain and to just be happy I have a job, which most of me feels this way, but sometimes layoffs are worse for those of us left behind. I dont mean to complain, but after January 5th I need a VACATION! and not a vacation where I check my email and still “work”…I need a real vacation. On a positive note I dont think I will have to work over the Christmas break so that will be nice. Anyways, I just hope my luck turns around and things get better. I’m ready to come home and just relax and not have to worry about work at home.
I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and get to take some time off to enjoy what is most important in life -family and friends.
December 9, 2008
So yesterday I decided to send out Christmas cards. I’ve decided that Christmas cards and me don’t mix. I was hoping to avoid another incident, like last years, but of course my Christmas card doom is inevitable. Last year I sent out Christmas cards with a picture from Matt’s offices’ X-mas party. I really liked the picture except the light off my shimmery dress made me look somewhat pregnant. Of course when I asked Matt he convinced me I did not look pregnant so I sent out the picture. Much to my surprise everyone in Matt’s family thought I was pregnant and that was my way of “announcing” it. Yeah, until they saw me they were all convinced I was having a baby….Skip forward a year…I decided to announce our new address on the card and I used all 100 characters to write the address and a message…Well I printed 80 and when I went to pick them up the font on the card was like 6 points or something, which is pretty much impossible to read. So, I guess Christmas cards don’t like me…What I rough life I lead???
Anyway, here is the pic! Hope you all have a happy holiday season!
