Summer Fun

Last weekend was a wonderful, relaxing weekend but of course I took zero pictures! I am so disappointed in myself. Oh well, maybe next time!

Friday started off with playtime at the Amerson house with Ely. Stacy took the twins to get their four month pictures taken (I cannot believe they are four months already!) and Ely and I had fun playing games, reading books and watching a little TV. After pictures and getting the twins down for a nap, Stacy and I got to visit for a bit about a little of everything which is always a treat. Even thought she'd disagree, Stacy has figured out how to function so well with a 4-year old and infant twins! I hope when we have our first baby that I have it half as together as she does!

Friday evening George and I met some friends downtown at a sports bar, Frankies, for dinner and a little Rangers game action. We had fun visiting with everyone and I know George enjoyed unwinding after a long week. Saturday was a lazy day for me! I never sleep past about 8:00a.m. during the summertime and Saturday, I broke that tradition. I got up for a bit and then went back to sleep until almost 11! Then I napped again that afternoon. It was bliss! Saturday night we tried Fireside Pies in West 7th and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was craving jalapenos so I just had their "Good Pepperoni" pizza with jalapenos and George had the "White Pizza" with chicken sausage. Afterwards, we walked over to Lucky Strike to check it out and had dessert and drinks out on the patio. We were really impressed with the atmosphere and hope to go back soon to watch one of the many sporting events we follow.

Sunday we ventured out to Eagle Mountain Lake with the Amersons. Stacy was the tubing champion of the day, but everyone (except our Captain Safety) enjoyed rides on the tube, even Ely. We had lots of laughs and fun before having lunch and then getting off the water. George and vegged around the house before watching the Mavs game with Colleen and Van. It was so much fun watching the Mavs win their first ever championship. Being the sap that I am, I started crying this morning watching the recap and interviews from last night.

We had a great weekend and are ready for another hot, Texas summer week!

The PERFECT Anniversary

George and I celebrated our third anniversary yesterday. I seriously do not know where the time has gone! While I cannot imagine life without him (and honestly it seems like he has always been in my life), our wedding seems like it was just yesterday. On our anniversary, I like to think about what I was doing at that time on our wedding day. It was such a special day and there isn't one thing I would change except maybe have the reception venue a little cooler, but hey, it was June in Galveston. What do you expect? I am forever grateful to my wonderful parents who didn't bat an eye as I kept adding more flowers, linens, everything and did everything they could to give me my fairytale wedding. George's parents were great, too, in planning a wonderful rehearsal dinner and helping us have a fabulous honeymoon in France. We are just so blessed!

June 7, 2008

The last three years have been so wonderful, and honesty each year just keeps getting better. I have always felt like George was my best friend but I feel like we just keep getting closer. I am so thankful that he is who God chose for me to spend my life with. There is never a day that goes by that I would rather spend my life with anyone else. I love living my "happy ever after!"


The third wedding anniversary gift is leather and George had told me not to get him anything because his gift was really for both of us (and it was pretty pricey). I ended up exchanging boots that I had gotten him for his birthday and then got him a card (I'm a big card person) and a baby bundt cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes (yumm-o, if you haven't tried it). We went to dinner at Ruth Chris and that is when George gave me my gift -- a wedding album!

I love my wedding album!!!

For those of you that don't know, our photographer/picture/wedding album situation was a nightmare. I wish I could sugar-coat it in some way, but I can't. I'll give you the Cliff's Notes version of the story. Basically throughout the planning process, our photographer was hard to get in touch with, slow to respond to emails, etc. Why I didn't fire him is beyond me. He created the most beautiful art story books and I had to have his, because they were that good. I was keeping my eye on the finished product. Needless to say, it took him over six months to get me a DVD with our wedding prints (which were not edited and had several events missing) and a year and a half to get our art story book. When I opened it, my name was misspelled on the cover. Then, it was one of those cheap Kodak books that anyone can order. It was pretty terrible! This has been a sore subject since our wedding. I just feel so bad that my parents spent thousands of dollars and we had nothing. To this day, I still don't even have my bridal portrait images!


For George to take the time to get the album made is the sweetest, most thoughtful thing in the world. It took everything I had not to start my "no-breathing" crying at the restaurant (my dad and George know just what this sounds like!). So my three tears shed as I looked at it was me being really tough, babe! I emailed the photographer to thank her for designing it and doing such a wonderful job. In her reply to the email, she said, " I loved that a man thought to work so hard on making a special gift for someone he loved.  You are very lucky and I wish you both the happiest of lives together."


I am so lucky and blessed! I love you babe! Cheers to many more anniversaries!

I love dessert!

I love you babe!

 



June 7, 2011

Lazy Weekend at the Lake

The first weekend in June, we went to my in law's lake house in Granbury for a weekend of R&R. What's so great about their lake house is that Granbury is only about 45 minutes from Fort Worth, yet you feel like you are hours away. They were so sweet to go out of town the entire month of June so their kiddos could have the house to ourselves. Rachel, Dom, the Sudbecks and Matt joined us at the lake house. We missed Cort, but she just started a new job in Houston and with the move and all, it was just too much for her to come.

Friday, everyone took off of work and we enjoyed a day on the lake and then ordered pizza. We chatted and played The Game of Things (hilarious!) and then retired for the evening. On Saturday, Joanna and I went shopping on the Square and got fabulous beach bags. They are so cute and perfect for taking on the boat! We met everyone for lunch and then Jo and Ava went back to the house (so Ava could nap) and everyone else went tubing. Then we floated and swam in the cove near the house before grilling steaks and making corn, cornbread and baked potatoes. YUM! It was a great dinner. Apparently the sun wore everyone out because we all dozed while watching Tangled (adorable movie) that evening. Everyone headed back pretty early on Sunday but we had such a great, relaxing weekend. I did not take nearly enough pictures! I am so disappointed in myself!!

Ready for sun, drinks but not SNAKES!

There isn't another little girl cuter than this one!

Mommy and Ava posing.

Husband love.

She's an Iowa girl at heart :)

Presh!

Busy, Busy May

Our lives did not slow down one bit in the month of May! Besides birthdays, baby showers, engagement parties and friends, school was also winding down. The month zoomed by thanks to every weekend being occupied and having so much to do during the week. Before I knew it, I was hugging my little bumblebees goodbye and wishing them a safe summer and a great year in second grade. As those close to me know, this past school year was a difficult one for me. I definitely did a lot of soul-searching and praying as to how to handle certain situations. As tough as some days were, I know that God put each one of my students in my life for a reason. They need me and I need them. I can only hope that I made an impact on their lives in the 175 days we had together and that they will remember some of the things I taught them (beyond reading and math) and will turn out to be great people. Something I love about teaching is that each August, you get to start over. You get a whole other shot at making a difference and molding some little lives. You get to correct all of your mistakes and better those things you did right. I can't wait to meet my next batch of bumblebees and hope we have a fabulous year!

May Happenings...

- More Birthdays : We celebrated JoAnna's, Van's and Colleen's birthdays.
- Megan and Gracie's Baby Shower in West Columbia
- Rachel and Dom's Engagement Party in Henderson
- The Last Day of School

My lovely Fort Worth friends celebrating one of many birthdays.

All the hostesses at Gracie's Par-Tea.

Some of the decor at Gracie's Par-Tea.

My beautiful pregnant friends - Megan, Kellye and Taryn.

Jenna and precious Baby Blayne.

We love you already, Gracie!

Congrats to the soon-to-be Falbos!

Rachel and Dom with their parents.

The whole Buckmaster family.

Rachel and Dom's entire families.

My big second graders - I can't believe it!

April - the month of birthdays!

April is filled with birthdays in our families. Just in the month of April, we have five birthdays (out of 9 people total in our family). Pretty much we are celebrating all month long! I can't believe I turned 26 this year. I still feel like I could be in college sometimes! It's hard to fathom that I am only four birthdays away from being 30. I guess time flies when you are having fun! I hope 26 is a great year for me! Cheers to another great year spent with the ones I love!

April Happenings:

• Birthdays: My birthday (8th), Laura's birthday (13th), Matt's birthday (15th), Taylor's birthday (15th) and Rachel's birthday (30th) -- Holy birthdays!
• Zoo 10K Run
• Easter

Joe T's for my birthday -- yumm-o!

My beautiful white chocolate/raspberry bundt cake.

Happy Birthday, Laura! She is posing with her red velvet bundt cake.

We love midweek dinners with George's parents :)

Zoo 10K -- It was cold, early and very hilly.

Adorable Sudbecks on Easter Sunday.

What a cute family of five.

Happy Easter from the Buckmasters!

Ely is a boy on a mission!

Ava loves hunting for eggs.

Happy Birthday, Rachel!!

I love my sister-in-law!

The End of March

Fun happenings:

- My father-in-law's surprise 60th birthday
- Our awesome ski trip to Whistler

Billy's delicious German chocolate birthday cake. YUM!

What would a birthday party be without decorations?

Apparently denim jackets were part of the dresscode.

To say Billy was surprised is an understatement.

Billy and Laura and their beautiful kids.

Good morning, Whistler! You are gorgeous.

George and I at the top of Whistler Mountain.

Gorgeous views from the top of Blackcomb.

Our magician at dinner was very entertaining.

What a great group of people.

Love my husband! So glad we were able to go on this trip together.

I had so much fun with these girls!

Where has the time gone?

Oh my laundry! How has it been almost three months since I have posted anything? I am so disappointed in myself! So many great, fun things have been happening that I most definitely want to document! Life has been so busy but so wonderful. I feel truly blessed to have so many great people in our lives and to be "on the go" as much as we are. I know one day, I will yearn for a baby or wedding shower to plan (or attend) and friends' birthdays. So right now, I'm just trying to live in the moment. Thankfully, my summer vacation is just beginning and it should offer a little bit of down time. Look for month recaps in pictures and hopefully a new post or two per week now that I am off.

Cheers to getting back on track (again)!

Love,

Linds