kemah boardwalk

kemah boardwalk [sunday]

1. we heard great things about kemah boardwalk so we decided to take a look on sunday.  

2. on the way there, speedy gonzales got a ticket. [i linked it in case you don't know who speedy gonzales is- he's old school]

3. the place was pretty cool with its marina, shops, restaurants and small amusement park.

4. it would of been perfect if there was a beach. 

5. we walked around then ate lunch.

6. then kaylee and i did some shopping while mike drank a margarita.

7. then kaylee and i split a funnel cake for dessert.

8. and then she got these cool princess sunglasses.

9. she wanted to go to the beach but it was kinda late so we went home to use the pool.

10. perfect timing too because the sun decided to come out then. [i don't think we saw all of kemah so we definitely plan on going back]

very random things

somewhere; gulf of mexico

1. yesterday while  cleaning the house, i missed my friends back in indiana.

2. i'm loving toasted walnuts. who knew toasting them would make them better? especially in yogurt.

3. ham compared living with us to a prison because he hasn't gotten paid for cleaning out the pool. 

4. poor ollie. he had to get shaved because his hair was all matted. it took his girlfriend some time to realize it was him!

5. kaylee's been telling me about some problems she's having with some girls in her class and i'm not sure what the right answers are. [they not following the rules they had made up at recess, etc...]

6. we finally got ham a bike for his graduation present.

7. still waiting for uncle burk to tell us when ham can come out to chicago to "intern".

8. while watching dear john last night, i decided i am a beach girl. [not to be confused with that other word, though, my sister did call me that a few times while on my birthday cruise]

9. i made the best chocolate chip cookies before leaving for the cruise. i mixed and baked those babies in half an hour. 

10. ghirardelli knows chocolate chip cookies and brownies!

Birthday Cruise

1. my birthday cruise was fun but my company could have been better.

2. my company slept, read and gambled most of the time. [found out she really didn't want to come and i "forced" her into it]

3. i walked, ate, shopped and tanned. gambled some too but not as much as my sister.

4. she would take a break from gambling or sleeping so we could meet up for fancy dinner and eat warm chocolate melting cake.

5. while tanning i decided that i'm going to do a birthday cruise from now on. [mike said " yeah, right".  Till i reminded him of his many football trips]

6. though next time someone else is invited.

7. in progresso they dropped us off at a make shift market where everyone would give you "their best deals" but then around the corner was the beach and your more tourist-y  shops and resturants.

8. in cozumel there were more shops and restaurants. it was a bit more modern too.

9. i wanted to do an excursion in cozumel but felt my sister didn't want to then she got mad at me for not sharing my spinach and artichoke dip the night before so i was left by myself and wished i had signed up for an excursion anyway.

10. overall i still had a great time and got to meet some nice people.

[friday] love

flags 

[taken while waiting to get off the boat thursday morning]

1. awesome [birthday] vacation's [though we had a little sister drama, of course]

2. home [being with my family again]

3. being missed

4. finally getting rid of my indiana white. mike said this is the darkest he has ever seen me.

5. making new friends.

6. wearing pretty dresses and getting lots compliments and looks of envy : )

7. finding a new shade of lipgloss and nail polish

8. pretty photos

9. pedicures

10. hearing that my 19 year old son and 7 year old daughter got along great while i was away.

* i have tons more photos from the cruise but will share later. i feel sea sick when i sit down

[friday] love

a few outfits for the cruise

1. that by this time tomorrow i will be on my way for my birthday cruise.  [i'm going to party like a rock star!]

2. that some of my too small tops fit again.

3. mike. for being such a supportive husband.

4. friends who are willing to help out whenever you text them silly questions.

5. friends who knit you a scarf from a design you sent them while they're on vacation. 

6. that one of ham's friend's called to thank me for sending him baby clothes for his cute little boy.

7. neighbors willing to help out when i'm away.

8. water for elephants- the movie. finally caught it last night and it was almost as good as the book.

9. even though i didn't find any comfy shoes yesterday,  i did find a cute dress at forever 21. [mine comes with a ribbon belt and was surprised that mike liked it. its under that black slip in the photo above]

10. peanut m+m's

magnolia trees, movies and babies

view on my way home from walking kaylee to school this morning

neighbor's magnolia tree

1. i love walking kaylee to school every morning. rain or shine. its just beautiful especially with all the very old and very tall trees.

2. jealous of one of my neighbor's magnolia tree. it has so many flowers blooming. [mine has one and its at the very top]

3. i'm taking a break from exercising. i'm in pain. like the kind that keeps you awake at night type pain. grrr.

4. i wanted to look like this when i turned the big 4 oh.  now my goal is to get in that type of shape before the big 4one.

5. kaylee's asked me if any of her friend's would come to visit. i told her one of her friend's might since they have a [crazy] aunt who lives nearby. [at least that's what i've been told about the aunt]

6. getting ready to cut the cord and ship ham off to "intern" with his bachelor uncle up in chicago for a month or so. [seriously, i couldn't be happier. he needs to be productive!]

7. i watched remember me the other day. the ending was not what i was expecting!

8. i caught the beginning of water for elephants but kaylee wasn't interested and i haven't been able to catch it back on.  the book is awesome if you haven't read it yet.

9. and i'm super happy for my favorite tv couple- they're having a baby!

10. and speaking of babies. i love how the blogging community comes together for a great cause like the one at under the sycamore.  man i wish i could adopt one of those babies!

new blog?

little nugget after a water ride

six flags, san antonio

1. i wanted to start a new blog because i like change?

2. plus this was a lot faster than going back through the old stuff and editing anything out that might be offensive to anyone reading this besides my 2 regular readers.

3. so while this will be a personal blog, it will be semi- edited. i need to learn to be nice anyway.

4. trying to get the house cleaned and a few dinners frozen for the family while i'm gone.

5. found another new mexican restaurant sunday. oh boy- it is now our new favorite!

6. kaylee had a great time at one of her classmates birthday party saturday.

7. i asked her if she was sure she wanted to go. she said " i have nothing else to do so why not?" 

8. awhile back we got the best router best buy had to offer. it still couldn't handle the 5600 sq. feet so the computer is now in the kitchen.

9. but it means faster logging in and uploading photos.

10. so i can get on with my busy life. [sarcasm though i do have bills to pay and house to clean]