A couple of weeks ago Lily brought home a permission slip that said “Your child has been selected to participate in the NEISD (North East Independent School District) Elementary Track & Field Day”. The rest of the page talked about where to be, what to wear, what time to be there, etc. What it never [...]
JP is out of town all week spending his time in Portland, San Francisco and St. Louis. Earlier today he was a keynote speaker at the Cloudcon Expo in San Francisco. After he was done he told me that he found these two pictures that other people posted of him on Twitter. I would love [...]
For a long time now I have wanted to paint the pool house. Not the whole thing just the trim around the windows and doors. Right now it is an ugly brown color. I have laid out by the pool many times wondering what color would look best. At first I was thinking some type [...]
Happy Mother’s Day! Here is a picture that JP snapped of Lily and I on Saturday evening. This year Lily gave me the best Mother’s Day gift ever. She went through a bunch of old pictures of herself and made me a disc of her favorites. I have looked through them a ton of times [...]
For the last few years Stephanie has spent every birthday in San Antonio. But this year we were not able to make it happen… sad, I know. Since we are so used to celebrating her birthday we knew that this year we couldn’t miss the chance to celebrate. If you click on the images they [...]
When I lived and worked in Seattle my favorite place for lunch was always The Palomino. Seriously anytime anyone offered to buy me lunch that is where we were headed. The Palomino is the first place that JP and I ever ate a meal together. And it is also an excellent spot for happy hours [...]
Last year I was on a business trip with JP in San Francisco, CA when we ate at a restaurant named The Stinking Rose. It was garlic heaven! It was also the first and only time that I have had roasted garlic. Ever since then every time I cook with garlic I think back to [...]
When we travel we have certain things that we do the same way every time. Things at home we do before we leave and things in Portland that we do before we leave. Since we don’t usually travel back to San Antonio together we also have things that we do for that. Usually if I [...]
After having lunch with Stephanie and her friend I got back in the rental car and headed southbound down I-5. I wasn’t really in a hurry so I stopped a few times. At one of the rest areas I sat in the grass and played with the dandelions. This totally brings back memories from my [...]
This morning when I woke up JP asked me what my plan was for the next couple days. I told him that I would keep myself busy until he was off work then we would figure something out. Then he told me that he was tied up for the next couple days until at least [...]
The title is a bit misleading. Yes, today is Cinco De Mayo… but we didn’t celebrate it. Looking back I don’t think we have ever celebrated it… which is strange because of the city that we live in. But I do have a Cinco De Mayo memory that will always stick with me. One year [...]
A few weeks ago JP and I got an invitation in the mail to a Sweet Sixteen party. We have never been to a quinceañera which is basically the same thing but a year later so we had to go check it out. We clean up pretty well, right? This picture cracks me up. Alexis’s [...]
I know I haven’t talked about it lately but I am still playing softball on Friday nights out at Alva Joe. Check out this awesome picture of Selena and I after the game that we won today.
Every once in a while JP makes dinner and when he does I love it. Today was one of those days. He has a few cooking tricks up his sleeve but besides BBQ my favorite thing that he makes is spaghetti. I am not sure what is up with me and spaghetti but if I [...]
A few years ago when we were looking for our home we spent a couple of days with the realtor looking at different houses. I remember we spent an entire Sunday looking at 10 or so houses. By the 9th house I told JP I was tired and done looking for the day. After I [...]
This morning I walked out on the deck and immediately spotted these guys. Pretty much every day if it is warm you can sit outside and watch them run up and down the trees or across the deck. While they are usually scared of us I think they are starting to kinda get use to [...]
I am a huge fan of the plastic see through Starbucks cups. I have like 4 venti sized cups that I have used for a long time. About a year or so ago they came out with a trenta sized cup which is quite a bit bigger. I have never actually ordered a trenta sized [...]
Today we drove up to New Braunfels, TX to see a friend of ours who plays in a blues band at The Tavern in the Gruene. He is Monty of The Monty Guitar Tyler Band. I can’t sing very well at all but I look good pretending to sing, right? JP and I enjoying the [...]
As soon as I saw this today I knew I would have to share it. Does anyone else ever feel this way?
Today we are gonna talk about hair. I don’t usually get before and after pictures of my hair but after flipping through the pictures on my phone I realized that I can do a whole blog post about HAIR! Specifically my hair. Here is a before picture that I meant to send to JP to [...]
Around 3:00 today I took off on foot to go bug JP at work. It is about a 10 block walk from the apartment to his office. I was about half way there when I looked up and saw him walking in my direction. Evidently we both had the same idea… leave work as soon [...]
Today JP headed to work and I headed off on my adventure. Day trips are very easy in Oregon because there is so much to see. For todays trip I was on a mission to figure out why my parents thought that Astoria, OR was the best place on earth. A bunch of years ago [...]
This morning JP and I boarded a flight to Portland, OR. When he booked the tickets it appeared to be a direct flight… which isn’t possible. Once we were at the gate in the airport we figured out what was really going on with the flight plan. We started in San Antonio, stopped in Denver, [...]
Did you know that the NFL released the 2013-2014 schedules last week? I am almost 100% sure that we will be at the game in Houston on September 29th! Anyone wanna go with us?
We get invited to a lot of parties. We don’t always go but when we do it always ends up being a good time. Last week we were invited to Molly’s 30th birthday party and I am so glad we went. These people know how to throw a party. Check out the fiesta themed spread. [...]
Do you know what likes hanging out at the pool? Bees and wasps do. They don’t want anything to do with us while we are in the pool but they still freak me out a little. They land on the surface of the water for just a few seconds then fly away… but there are [...]
Lily had her third orthodontic appointment today at Stone Oak Orthodontics. Her first visit was for the consultation and to take impressions of her teeth. The second was to put a device in but they couldn’t get it in so they had to redo the impressions. So on today’s visit they put the new device [...]
I took Lily shopping today looking for some new clothing and shoes. Anytime we go in a store with fancy dresses Lily and I always stop to take a look. She fell instantly in love with this one at JCPenny … I told her maybe some day she will have one just like it. Once [...]
I am testing a new photo setting that I found in Jetpack named Tiled Galleries.
This morning I woke up in Corpus Christi. Melody had to be at work so my plan was to go eat then head to the beach alone. After a few hours on the beach I was planning on driving back to San Antonio. Things were going well until I got to the beach. It was [...]
This morning when I woke up in Corpus Christi my plan was to head to the beach. I have never driven my car on the beach so it made me a bit nervous. Before I headed out to the island I stopped by a tire store and asked them to check my tire pressure… just [...]
Today started out like a usual Sunday for me. I woke up and took JP to the airport. After having him home and hanging out with me for the last two weeks it was really hard to see him go. When I got back home I was sitting on the porch when I noticed this [...]
Have you ever had Sake? That is what JP asked me as we were looking at the menu as we sat in a Japanese restaurant. He ordered a bottle and when it came I was surprised by how small the bottle was. Then the waitress set down the glasses that we drink it out of. [...]
A few weeks ago while Lily and I were at Lowe’s we bought hanging tomato plant kits. My friend Stephanie had a lot of success last year growing them and the tomatoes that came from her plants were delicious so it totally motivated me. As I have told you before Lily loves growing things from [...]
This morning I went out to the truck to run some errands and the truck was super dirty. I know for a fact that the truck was not this dirty last night. Kinda weird right? So I drove it down to the car wash for a bath. It kinda looks like I hit a unicorn [...]
Remember I mentioned the raccoon that hangs out in our backyard at night? It started with him dragging the pool thermometer from the pool to the back deck almost every night. Then he started breaking into the metal trash can that holds the bird seeds. I have seen him a bunch of times now first [...]
JP and I spent the last two days in St Louis, MO. I don’t have a lot of pictures but I will share the best ones with you guys.
Today JP and I had our first Sunday in a long long time where we were able to hang out at home alone and had nowhere to be. And that is exactly what we did… nothing! We did so much nothing that we don’t even have pictures of it… except this one.
Today JP, Lily and I had a super lazy Saturday by the pool. The music was on, we played pool games and enjoyed each others company. One thing JP and I really like to do out by the pool is read. We usually bring a magazine or two out there and chill. JP was reading [...]
Early this morning all of our house guest got back in the car and headed home to Michigan. It was quiet again in our house… and it felt really weird. I actually miss all the commotion. Here is a picture that Vanessa shared with me from our dinner out last night. Now that I think [...]
This morning Vanessa and family were getting ready to head out for a day trip to the caverns out in Boerne. Cael was having a hard morning and was a handful so I offered to watch him at home while they took off on their adventure. I distracted him while they left and once they [...]
Last night I was in dreamland when all of a sudden something woke me up. I laid in bed and looked out the window at the hard rain hitting the glass. I could also hear thunder and see lightning. Then as I was drifting back to sleep the rain started hitting the glass on the [...]
Today we took a family trip to Historic Market Square. Market Square is a traditional and historic shopping district in Downtown San Antonio, TX. The district is the largest Mexican shopping center in the city. It is also called El Mercado by the locals. I have always admired the flower crowns that they sell all [...]
Although Easter was a huge success we did have a bit of drama after dinner. I was washing dishes and while I was washing one of the knifes it slipped and cut my right pointer finger. I knew right when it happened that it was a bad cut. After wrapping it up in a napkin [...]
This kids were so excited when they woke up this morning. They went through their Easter baskets then it was time for the egg hunt. The big difference between an egg hunt in Michigan and an egg hunt in Texas is that we do ours outside. I think this might have been their first outdoor [...]
Are you ready to see the scariest Easter Bunny Skeleton ever? Last week my friend Nicole came over and played dress up with my skeleton. Yikes!
Vanessa, Chris, Isabel, Sofia and Cael finally made it to San Antonio around 5:00 this morning.. After sleeping for a little while it was time to hit the pool and hang out. The girls love the pool floats… maybe I need to buy more of them. Cael and I floated around for a while. Kelli, [...]
Lily always has her spring break in the beginning of March and my family in Michigan has theirs in the beginning of April. This year for spring break my brother Alex and his family and my sister Vanessa and her family are going to spend it here in San Antonio. Today the first wave of [...]
Do you remember last month when I told you about our new Mexican Lime Tree? If not you can click here to see the day that I bought it. When I bought it I knew exactly where I wanted it planted in our yard. The next time my yard guy came he told me it [...]
