Sick and tired of being sick and tired...

I had a really laid back week. I've been sick with acute bronchitis and an upper respiratory infection for a few weeks now and it really hit me hard Sunday/Monday last week. So I decided to just chill out after work every day. I'm talking take a nap, go to bed early, catch up on DVR shows, etc. Anything but work. I will admit that I did spend some time pulling weeds one evening - I couldn't resist the nice weather. Don't tell Robert.

On Saturday I joined about 300 employees from my company at Maverick Stadium in Arlington for Special Olympics. I feel so blessed to work for such a giving company - not only does the company give but the employees do too. Stacey, Ashleigh, Samantha and her mom Patsy joined us and we had the best volunteer job: hugger! What an uplifting experience.

Saturday evening I was beat so Robert and I napped on the hammock (he played golf all day) and then I did a little shopping.

Today we took Jack and Molly to the dog park. Molly actually ran around! It's a total breakthrough. She's always such a diva and doesn't usually like to walk on the grass. Then we went to see my dad and grandma and did the usual Sunday grocery shopping. Tonight we went to Winslow's Wine Cafe on Camp Bowie for Grant and Candice's wedding reception (they got married April 1). It's such a neat little restaurant and the food was delicious (wine too!). They had a great fireplace and fire pit outside.

Now it's back to the grind - work is going to be super busy until June (lots of deadlines coming up!).

Lost shaker of salt...

On Saturday Robert and I had the distinct privilege of being guests at the Lynn Creek Yacht Club parking lot party at the Jimmy Buffett concert. If you have never been to a Buffett concert before, you need to go. The parking lot parties start in the morning and stretch a mile or more long. People line up tents and RVs, cook food, make margaritas and play games. The best part is that people share. We ate (and drank) for free.

The LCYC tent was next to a pile of sand, which they converted into a land shark beach.

Everyone dressed up. There was a “lost shaker of salt,” tons of pirates, parrot heads, sharks, cheeseburgers [in paradise] and even dogs dressed as sharks. The concert itself was awesome. Laid back…lots of dancing. A sea of people wearing shark fins on their heads walking around and more beach balls than I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s not only an experience, it’s a culture.

On Sunday we worked on wedding stuff, lunched at Blue Mesa on the patio and enjoyed the hammock. Jack loves to roll in the grass – he is such a boy.

Molly is so chill. She loves the hammock because she doesn’t have to touch the grass. What a diva.

And I have been sidelined with a viral upper respiratory infection and viral bronchitis. I finally broke down and called my doctor. :( Now I have to rest.

Hopping down the bunny trail...

It was really nice to have Good Friday off this year. Not only did I have some time to reflect before Easter, I also had time to get some wedding things done. Robert had to work a half-day (it was his birthday!) and then spent the afternoon playing a round of golf with his friend Lon. I went with my mom, Robert's mom and Caitlin to order my wedding dress. I'm so happy that that part is done for now. It will come in in August! Mom and I also picked up the final proof of the save-the-dates. They turned out super cute. I'm hoping to get them out next Monday if they get them done in time. I also officially booked our band.

After that, we went to Brownstone village to shop and have lunch and then Caitlin and I went to Green's to do some birthday shopping for Robert. We put together an herb and pepper garden for the patio. This summer he'll be able to cook with fresh cilantro, rosemary and about 10 different kinds of hot peppers.

Caitlin spent the night and we went to Purple Cow to get purple vanilla milkshakes. mmmmm.

On Saturday, Robert and I spent most of the day getting ready for his birthday party. He did find some time to take Jack to the dog park though :) His party was a lot of fun. We grilled burgers, ate wasabi coleslaw, tomato, basil and mozzerella pasta salad, fruit salad and to top it off we had a lemon cake with raspberry filling. mmmmmm again. (we even had vegetarian meals for Elisa and Courtney!)

We had an awesome crowd of our nearest and dearest and we definitely used the patio furniture out back. Awesome investment. We played Scene It on the Xbox for a while and then watched everyone's favorite YouTube videos on our AppleTV. Definitely hilarious - how do people find this stuff? I even made everyone a little Easter basket. I knew our friends were illiterate. We said "no presents please" but everyone brought Robert a gift.

At midnight, Elisha was allowed to have sweets again (she gave them up for Lent) so we celebrated with a slice of cake!

Yesterday was my dad's birthday and Robert's mom's birthday so we went to visit my dad and grandma and celebrate with them. Then we went to Robert's parent's house and had Easter dinner. mmmmmm again. Too much good food this weekend. I will be glad to see the gym tonight.

Holy jello molds! It's a wedding!

I'm kind of delayed on my posting here. It's been a crazy couple of days. Well, when is it not crazy?

I'm going back in time to last Wednesday, April Fool's Day. I had two friends getting married - one in sunny Mexico and one in beautiful Granbury. Robert and I made our way down to Granbury for the surprise of the century for this family. Candice and Grant decided to surprise their parents with a wedding. That takes guts and a steel trap. They told their parents they were getting married in Puerto Rico that weekend and that they were having a "non-rehearsal" rehearsal dinner in Granbury Wednesday night.

Robert and I got to Stringfellow's on the Square and peeked at the courtyard where they were going to have the ceremony - simple and beautiful. Grant got there and seemed a little nervous (I would be too if I had lied to my mom!). Robert and Grant have known each other since childhood - tres cute.

We played our part with the siblings in the front of the restaurant, acting like Grant and Candice were late and sitting down to "dinner." Then the owner of the restaurant played her part and told us that she set up some food outside while we wait for the happy couple.

As we walked outside, the moms realized what was going on and screamed and cried. Grant's dad was clueless until someone spelled it out. We sat down, Candice's dad walked her through the gate and "down the aisle" and it was a wedding!

I don't think I'd ever have the guts to do something like that. Grant's dad told us that his mom had been going into the closet for days and just weeping because she wasn't going to get to see her son get married. Candice's mom had secretly booked tickets to go to Puerto Rico. Crazy stuff I tell you.

Earlier that day, Robert and I finally purchased patio furniture. We've had two wicker chairs and a glass table for years but that glass table bit the dust in some severe weather last year. Watch out for glass if you ever dig in the dirt on the East side of my house! (it's safety glass)

It was really comical to see them bring out these three HUGE boxes containing six chairs and a big table. Robert made a face that said "ohmygoshi'mgoingtohavetomakethatfitinthecar." I love my 4runner, I really do, but it couldn't accomodate everything at once. We had to make two trips to get it all home. Justin came over on Sunday and helped us set everything up. It'll be nice to have some seating outside for entertaining.

On Friday we arranged for our Fort Worth employees to work on a Habitat restore house. You've never done Habitat until you've done it with our company. Our guys were awesome - who builds French drains for a house in Como? We do! It was a lot of fun and we're going to adopt the homeowner's yard for the summer.

On Saturday, Robert bought a new car. We've become a Toyota family because he got a Camry. I'll post pictures soon - it's really nice!