I haven’t updated in a few days because I have been busy with visitors. Corey flew in from Michigan for the week. Stephanie flew in for a few days from Seattle, and Selena from here in San Antonio spent most of the time hanging out with us. It is hard to keep my site up [...]

I was lucky enough to have Suzi take Lily for the evening so we could go out for a nice dinner without worry. The timing was perfect because as she came to get the kids Stephanie had gotten off of work a block away. We went and had a few happy hour drinks and waited [...]

We got back to the hotel around 8:00pm today. JP had some work to prepare for tomorrow and Lily was flat out tired. I called up my bestie Stephanie and told her to head downtown so that we could go out for a drink and some much needed talk time. What is with everyone always [...]

The entire time I have lived in San Antonio I have heard people talk about Wurstfest every November. I guess I always kinda assumed German festivals would be in September/October because of Oktoberfest but this one isn’t. You can read the history of this festival if you click HERE. As you already know I am [...]

It is no secret that we like to have fun around here! We were up pretty early this morning to get Lily to her volleyball game. Then we made a delicious breakfast. After breakfast we all put on our bathing suits and headed out to the pool. Unfortunately I don’t have a single picture from [...]

The last few days have been so much fun and kind of a blur. Can you believe that I have not taken a single picture with my camera? On Sunday we dropped JP off at the airport and Angela and I have been on our own. Here are a few of my favorite pictures taken [...]

When I found out I was going to California to visit JP for the weekend I told him we should go see a football game. Our first choice was the San Francisco 49ers but they had an away game so we decided on the Oakland Raiders. On our way from the hotel in Palo Alto to [...]

Remember that rain that I told you about on Friday? Well it also happened on Saturday in other parts of town… maybe not at our house but definitely in San Antonio. This past Friday Selena went with me to pick up the t-shirts for our new softball season that was starting today. Our t-shirt this [...]

Today it was like Christmas day at our house. We have been talking about updating our game counsel for awhile now and today was the day. We went to Best Buy and made a major purchase! Here is JP about to take it out of the box. It only comes with 1 controller so we [...]

The whole reason we were all together these past few days is because of Pauly and Katie. For those of you that don’t know Pauly is my youngest brother, the youngest of 10 siblings. It is kinda weird to think that I won’t ever be going to any more of my siblings weddings, because everyone [...]

This morning I woke up around 10:00 am and knew I was suppose to be at the wedding hall by 10:30am to help decorate for tomorrow so I had to step on it. I got dressed hopped in my rental car and I was off. When I got there everyone was busy decorating. Staying true to [...]

Today I on a 6:15 am flight from San Antonio to Minneapolis, MN and after a short lay-over headed to Grand Rapids, MI. Pretty much all of my siblings were either there or headed there for my little brothers weekend this weekend. After I got to MI I went to my hotel room then headed [...]

A couple weeks ago I was sitting on the bleachers after a softball game and we where talking about you know what and you know who. After awhile Erin says to me ” I totally stalk CuriousDaisy”. I love love love it when people tell me that they read my blog! Then a couple weeks [...]

There is no better way to end a hot day then to hang out in the pool at home with your friends. Everybody say CHEESE! It never fails. The kids always love playing with the water proof camera. I had to show everyone my best… err, cannon ball? And after telling him it could NOT be [...]

We woke up this morning at JP’s parents house on Camano Island. The first thing Lily said to me after I got up was “Mom, did you look outside?”. It was late and dark when we got there last night so she had no idea that we were right on a cliff  looking over the water. Camano Island [...]

It is no secret that the Mariner’s are having about as good of a season as Seattle is a summer. But regardless of that how could a trip to Seattle be complete without a baseball game? Here are 4 of the 13 tickets that got my group into tonights game.! Even JP’s parents Marlene and Bob joined [...]

As I was laying in bed thinking about what to do today I decided I wanted to go on an adventure. I grabbed my laptop and went to www.roadsideamerica.com to plan a day trip. I picked four odd roadside attractions in and around San Antonio and mapped them out. Our total trip was to 72 miles round [...]

We spent our last full day of vacation with my sister Vanessa and her family. I was trying to decide between a few different things to do but eventually chose Greenfield Village which is next to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. What is it you ask? This is what wikipedia says: The Henry [...]

It has been a few days since I wrote because I have been hanging out in South Haven, MI. I did lots of stuff and saw lots of people but I didn’t take a lot of pictures. In no particular order these are some of the things we did: Lily caught her very first frog [...]

Today was one of our favorite days of our vacation so far. We took so many great photos that I have decided to break this up into two postings. We covered a lot of ground today and explored the greater NW portion of Michigan. When we woke up this morning the first thing Lily said [...]

After breakfast Me, Vanessa, Lily, Isabel and Sofia headed out for a little trip to Hell. I downloaded a pretty cool iPhone app named Roadside America. The app locates me on the map and tells me what strange and offbeat things that are near by. The first place we stopped was The Shoe Tree which was about 5 [...]

We made it to Michigan! Lily and I slept almost the entire flight, it was awesome. Lily was a little bit luckier than me though cause she was able to curl up in a little ball and sleep with her head on my lap. Once we landed we headed to baggage claim and then to [...]

Since this was our last morning at the beach JP woke us up early to go for a walk on the beach.  It was JP, Lily, Gage and I. There is a wooden path that leads you from our condo to the beach. We didn’t actually see any rattlesnakes but I believe that they are there. [...]

Every once in awhile something happens. I can’t really explain it. And I don’t usually know that it is happening. Then the sun sets and as I lay snug in my bed a thought occurs to me. I DIDN’T TAKE A PICTURE OF ANYTHING TODAY! In my head I recapped my day and I totally did things [...]

Today Sarah’s childhood friend Kris drove down from Dallas to spend the evening with us. It has been a long time coming but I finally found a girl who is more sarcastic than I am. If you can’t take a joke we are not the people you want to hang out with. I loved it! [...]

My sisters best friend Sarah has a confrence here in San Antonio next week. She booked her travel to come into town a few days early and spent some time with us. We were all hungry so we headed to a restaurant down the street. Sarah and I say CHEESE! Since she was in Texas Sarah had to have some [...]

We hung out in the pool until it was time to get ready for Lily’s volleyball game. I have no idea why they schedule games for 4:00 in the afternoon on a Saturday but that was this weeks game time. Here is Me, Teylor and Shauna getting ready to go. We clean up pretty well, [...]

You know how I am always preaching to you guys about keeping your digital pictures safe by archiving them by sending them up to the sky? Well let me tell you a little story and give you another example why it is fun to be able to go back and walk down memory lane! I have blogged about my [...]

Shauna said that she wanted to see some San Antonio landmarks and since I had already shown her the “World’s Largest Cowboy Boots“ we decided that downtown was the place to go. Here is my gang waiting for the elevator in the parking garage. The first place we went was my favorite Mexican restaurant Casa Rio on [...]

My good friends Shauna and Gage are staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Houston, TX for a few weeks so that Gage can get some treatment that is not available in the Seattle area. He has treatments every day Monday through Friday so they are only available on the weekends. After I dropped off [...]

A few months back I was standing in the BBQ sauce aisle in my local grocery store. I was trying to pick out a new BBQ sauce to use with that nights dinner.  Since we live in Texas which is the self-proclaimed BBQ capital there are many many sauce options. Decisions, decisions. There was a [...]

Yesterday we took Stephanie and David to the airport and they headed back to Seattle. Amanda has decided to stay a little longer and spend some time making decisions. I haven’t taken many pictures in the last two days but when I looked back at the photos from this weekend I realize just how much I [...]

I love it when people come to our softball games so naturally I was thrilled that Amanda, Stephanie and David were coming with me this week! They were playing but I knew that would be up in the stands cheering us on. It was actually the perfect game for them to come to because we [...]

We  had our 2nd game of the spring SSC season today. We had a 9:30pm game and won! Here is “Not Them Again”! Our record is now 1-1. Besides the actual game one of my favorite parts of playing softball is hanging out with my friends afterward. Here is me and Jen! And me, Jen, [...]

My first full day in Florida was a lot like I expected it to be. It sure is warm and sunny there. The heat is a different kind of heat than I have ever been in before… very humid! I was lucky enough to be able to go out on a boat for a pub crawl.  Sonia, [...]

We woke up this morning and were on the road by 9:00am. This was by far the longest leg of the trip. Check out this cool race car truck we saw. And once we got out of Louisianna we hit Mississippi and then on to Alabama. I took this picture of downtown Mobile. Then we [...]

We lived through night #1 of the road trip! The plan was to walk around, buy a couple souvenirs and get at least half of the rest of the way to Florida. First we played around by the statues. Then we went out to lunch. I have never tasted crawfish as good as these guys [...]

Today was a sad day for South Texas but the very beginning of an awesome long weekend for Angela and I. I took us about 8 hours after leaving San Antonio to hit New Orleans. We had a hotel room at the beginning of the famed Bourbon Street. I pulled this information straight from wikipedia. “Though [...]

In the past I have told you guys a lot about my softball teams. I post a lot of team pictures but I never really post any action shots. If action shots are what you have been waiting for today is your lucky day! We have played our asses off every week for the last 6 [...]

I guess when I think about Arizona lakes are not one of the first things that come to mind. We decided we wanted to go boating so I did a little bit of googling and figured out that the largest lake near Phoenix is Lake Pleasant. According to the website they have over 10,000 acres [...]

I played in two games of softball today. I don’t have a picture of The Hurricanes but we won the game! The only picture I have from that game is this post game picture. Then it was turn for Not Them Again to play. Going into this game we were the #2 team in the [...]

When you are a kid and you fall and scrape your knee it’s only a big deal for a couple minutes. When your an adult and something like that happens you feel it for at least a couple hours… sometimes days. Remember back on July 10th when I got hit by a softball in the [...]

We had our 4th game of the season today. After tonights game we are 3-1! This is what it looks like inside our dugout sometimes.  And here we are right after the game. Here we are making fun of the goofiest super hero lovin person we know. And just hangin cause that’s what we do. [...]

In true Lily form she woke me up at 6:30am to tell me that she was hungry. The hotel restaurant doesn’t open until 7:00am so I told her we could go for a walk on the beach. It was super foggy when we woke up but to quote JP “Even the worst day at the [...]

This morning when we woke up I promised Lily that when it stopped raining we could go down to the rodeo grounds and see the animals, eat the food, and ride the rides. It was already like 1pm and we were waiting for the rain to stop… but it was still coming down. So around [...]

The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo has been held every February for the last 61 years and it lasts almost 3 weeks at a time. After the rodeo there is always a show or concert of some type, today was Reba McEntire. I love love love me some Reba! This was my (I think) 6th time seeing [...]

Today I played in a softball tournament at Jefferson High School. Just yesterday we had a snow day and now today we are playing softball in 70º weather. Only in San Antonio! Here is our team The Charros. If you have ever watched East Bound & Down our team name will make you laugh! Here [...]

Today I went with a group of friends to a studio named “Painting with a Twist“. Basically you bring a bottle of wine or champagne and your friends and you learn how to paint a painting. The instructor stands in the front of the room and step by step shows you how to paint the painting. [...]

I played two games of softball today in 80º weather!  I haven’t played since December 5th but it feels like a lot longer than that. This afternoon Mario sent me a text asking if I can fill in on his team and I was all over it. So first I played a game over at Victory Sports Park [...]

Today I went to pick up next seasons softball shirts for our team. We start this Sunday!! Our team name this season is “Not Them Again”. After I picked them up I took a picture and posted it on facebook with a caption that said “For they said we shall be Sapphire”. Our short stop Jimmy [...]