[friday] love- saturday edition

nugget and friend with rootbeer float mustache

1. an uncle who will take his nephew under his wing for a month or so. [uncle from his dad side. a dad he has not seen or heard from in 13+ years]

2. same uncle giving ham the 411 on all the important things in life.

3. the independence ham is getting to experience. he had to get himself up and to the airport on time so he could go to new york city!

4. pf changs for dinner and the cheesecake factory for dessert.

5. mike entertaining the idea of moving into a smaller home for me [but never with the intentions of moving.]

6. a pool. man its hot here.  

7. pinterest. finding awesome recipes and ideas.

8. school is almost over. 3 more school days!

9. ham kinda giving me a compliment saying that i think i'm old and senile.

10. anthropologie and finding some cute tops but didn't buy any because i looked like a whale in them.

random thursday

to ham from kaylee

1. i found a few of these notes to ham while i was going through his room. [he gave me permission. do i need permission?]

2. i think he's kept all the pictures and cards kaylee's made him.

3. i'm still missing the booger. i got to talk to him today. man he sounds just like his dad and uncle.

4. i've stayed home yesterday and today. my car needs gas and i don't want to fill it up. so lazy!

5. kaylee wants to take archery classes. yeah, good luck on finding one!

6. she also wants to do a new hula hoop trick since her bf's dad gave it try. [hilarious video on facebook!]

7. i have some sort of itchy rash on the backside of my arm pit. looks like poison ivy to me.

8. laying in bed last night i wished moving was easy. we bought too big of a house

9. with ham gone, the upstairs is hardly used.

10. no plans for the holiday weekend. we still have no friends.

the backyard and an asian blonde moment

1. the backyard in mosaic form.

2. we've done a few more things since these photos.

3. and there's still some more work to be done.

4. while admiring our backyard sunday evening i thought it would be cool to watch a movie while floating in the pool.

5. then monday i read these two blogs who are giving away a 3M movie projectors. [i hope i win one!]

6. i went and bought flowers yesterday. in the hot, hot sun.

7. then i went to target to get 50 shades of grey and some kaboom to knock out the bathtubs.

8. when i noticed an offensive smell. it was me. [hot sun + sweat + no deodorant = smelly me]

9. i thought the cap on my deodorant was stuck on it. i tried to get it off again this morning only to find out the cap isn't even on it!

10. i can't wait for ham to start school because that means all this bs of calling his school, paperwork and financial aid is over!

looking for her talent

another funny video

1. i guess kaylee's been searching for her talent and she found it! [she's eating a banana and scratching her back while hula hooping]

2. she can hop and hula hoop at the same time too.

3. we worked on the backyard for most of the weekend.

4. mike does the labor, i do the visualizing and the shopping.

5. while waiting for a table at our favorite mexican restaurant, we sat outside and couldn't believe how lucky we are.

6. the sun was setting, the weather was warm, palm trees were above us and we had a drink in hand. life is good.

7. i'm guessing ham is doing great, keeping busy. [uncle burk doesn't sit home much]

8. wish he missed us a little. maybe by the time we go to indiana...

9. kaylee had a friend come over to swim yesterday. we made root beer floats- yum!

10.  need to go and buy some flowers and a new book.  i've decided to take advantage of my time and float in the pool with a good book.

[friday] love

super moon; may 5, 2012

1. house renovations. the backyards coming together.

2. texas weather. i get confused when people say they can't wait for summer.

3. good and funny movies that are coming out. [brave and magic mike]

4. movies that never get old. [pride and prejudice has been on for the past 2 days]

5. free color apps so i can match already painted walls.

6. surprising kaylee with a pair of gold, sparkly vans because she's been getting straight A's in school and because she has never had to move her green card in class.

[she's getting them tonight]

7.  finding the shoes you wanted are back in stock.

8. 8 more school days till summer vacation.

9. a big, macho pest control guy telling you," you have a really nice house."

10. that its friday. its a new day.

bored so i'm taking it out on kaylee

mil + ham; san antonio 2012

1. i'm missing ham and those funny faces he makes whenever he sees my camera pointing in his direction.

2. the guys are working on the backyard.

3. boy was i bored yesterday even though i did a little shopping.

4. i got my mom a tea set that she liked when she came to visit and ollie some food.

5. i've been thinking about getting a part time job but have to wait for our return from indiana. silly to start now.

6. i'm also thinking about painting ham's room and bathroom. again. i'm always thinking about painting then i remember how much work it takes- ugg!

7. i signed kaylee up for a baking class. right before we leave for indiana she's going to learn how to make and bake 3 dozen cookies. [timed that just right so we will have cookies to eat on the ride there] 

8. then once we get back she will take a class on how to bake 3 cakes. yum!

9. also signing her up for a month of dance classes.

10. going to keep this girl semi- busy this summer. [she's learned how to use my computer and will be on it all day if i would let her]

surviving

goof ball

1. me after my birthday at the spa???

2. i made it through the night. ham gave me a real hug at the airport- not one of his usual "yuck, i'm showing affection to my mom" and he called and texted me.

3. kaylee's been real sweet too being very motherly and telling me i don't have to be sad because she's still here.

4. the cement guys are coming tomorrow instead of today since it rained a little yesterday.

5. for nine days before my cruise i tried a fitness bootcamp and loved it! though 2 days before the cruise i had to stop going because my forearms hurt really bad and i didn't want to go on a cruise with a sore anything.

6. i would love to continue because i saw great results- standing taller, feeling trimmer but couldn't justify the $300 a month price tag when ham's going to be in school.

7. so i'm back to walking 4+ miles for at least 5 days a week.

8. 10 more days of school left. [funny how its almost the end of the school year and its getting harder and harder for me to wake up]

9. i really want this outfit for kaylee. i think she would totally rock it.

10.  and this one too.