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 [...]
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 [...]
This weekend I have a bunch of family traveling from Michigan to come stay with us here in San Antonio. I have spent the last few days preparing our house for the invasion. One of the important things to do is make sure the pool is ready to be swam in. Not only do I [...]
We had another super warm day today! I have wanted to clean the hot tub for a while now but it is a tough job… and I am a little intimidated by it. I am always a little nervous when I pull up the cover on it because I have seen so many things under [...]
Today here in San Antonio, TX we had summer for a day. I was so excited when I looked at the forecast and saw the high temperature forecasted at 81°. When they say 81° that is the temperature in the shade… which means the temperature in the direct sun is much warmer. It also means [...]
Yup, I am still the pool girl at our house. Since a bunch of leaves have fallen out of the trees lately I knew I had to get out there and vacuum the pool but I have put it off. Putting it off totally paid off today because we had a warm sunny afternoon in [...]
Last night before I started making dinner Lily begged me to go swimming. I told her I didn’t want to swim but since she can not go swimming alone I told her I’d go out there and sit with her. We weren’t out there very long before JP came and sat down with me. I [...]
Our daytime temperatures are still in the 80′s but since the night-time temps are falling into the 50′s (and starting tomorrow night the 40′s) the pool temperature is dropping like crazy. Sadly there are only going to be a few more days of swimming until next year. Today I took advantage of swimming in the [...]
I have mentioned Frito Pie to you guys a few times and today I finally made it the right way. JP, Lily and I hung out at the pool all afternoon and a few hours into it they both said they were hungry. This is all you need. Heating up the chili and beans on [...]
I do my best work when I am home alone. It is probably because no one bugs me and I can just focus on getting the job done. Today was a day of getting stuff done. This stuff might not be very exciting but I feel pretty accomplished. Every time I open up the cabinet [...]
I have had a major stomach flu since Tuesday that I am finally starting to get over. Up until yesterday I thought it was food poisoning but right before we got on our last flight JP said he wasn’t feeling very good and had the same exact symptoms. I knew he wasn’t feeling good by [...]
This afternoon my friend Marianne brought her kids over to our house for lunch and some pool time. For lunch I made fish tacos and peel n eat shrimp with all the fixings. Then we headed out to the pool for some fun in the sun. Check out Lily’s mid-air pose. And Cody who is [...]
JP recently started a new job in Portland, OR so he will be gone every week from Monday through Thursday. Maybe he won’t brag but I will… he is a CTO! Yes, the Cheif Technical Officer of a computer company… kinda hot, right? I am not sure what it is about a man with a [...]
Way back in 2008 when Lily and I first moved to San Antonio JP came down to visit me. He booked a room for a couple nights at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort. This is one of my favorite hotels in San Antonio. Not only is it super nice but they have 3 pools [...]
Ever since we moved to this house we have had a pair of outdoor Bose speakers for the pool house. Today the idea of being able to walk into the pool house and simply hitting a button on the receiver for music became a reality! Here is the before picture. Here is the Sony receiver [...]
Today is the day that Lily has been waiting for. After school she had her first swim team practice. When we signed up I didn’t realize how big of a commitment it was. After looking at the schedule I realized she has to be there every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday until June 30th! Holy [...]
Since we had such a long day yesterday we decided today was a day for relaxing. I know I have told you this a bunch of times but I love love love that we have a pool in our backyard. When I first met JP we would always talk about things that we wanted in [...]
When I woke up this morning the sun was shinning and the pool was calling my name. I checked the temperature and the water was up to 72°. Pretty good considering that 2 days ago it was only 70°. I decided that today was definitely a lay around and be lazy kinda day. But you [...]
When I checked the weather this morning I saw that it was gonna be 80° and sunny! I have been waiting for a day like today so that I could motivate myself to go outside and vacuum the pool. Remember last year I declared myself MSPPG? I had a cup of coffee while I tried [...]
We have had a small leak in one of the parts on our pool pump for awhile now. Usually it only leaks when the pump is on high. Today when I looked out the window I noticed that there is a lot of water coming out of the side of the pool house and the [...]
We have found lots of stuff in our pool in the past. Leaves, bugs, squirrels, little lizards, scorpions, crickets, grass hoppers… but never a lizard this big. OMG is all I have to say. I was to afraid to scoop him out so I called out the fearless 9 year old that I live with. This thing [...]
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 [...]
I have posted a ton of pictures taken out by the pool on this website. I have talked about the pool, the funiture and the ridiculous amounts of fun we have had out there. I have also said time and time again that there is no other pool I would rather hang out at. I [...]
Today was a really good day! I picked Lily up from camp and we headed home to hang out in the pool. I am not sure if I have ever told you guys this but we have lots of flowers in our backyard. Not flowers that I planted but thing that were there when we [...]
I have told you before that I like to read! On Saturday afternoon I wanted to go lay out at the pool and I needed something to read so I went upstairs to pick out a book. This is the one I choose. I was about half way through the book when JP told me [...]
Did you know that I am bikini crazy? I think that most people own maybe two or 3 bathing suits, but not me. I have at least a dozen suits. I could probably wear a different bathing suit everyday for like two weeks. In the past I have tried different brands and styles but after [...]
Back in the beginning of April I told you about the new patio furniture that we bought at Greenhouse Mall. They delivered the new furniture a few days after I posted about it but the cushions at that time were loaners. We had to wait awhile for the cushions that we custom ordered. Today was the day! Doesn’t [...]
My good friend Jennifer’s birthday was yesterday and since she had the day off it was the perfect day to have lunch and a pool party for her. When I originally planned it we were gonna eat lunch outside on the patio but then as I stood outside looking at the patio table as the [...]
I have pretty much taken over all of the pool cleaning duties around here. Before I would just skim it, scrub it, and vaccum it then wait for JP to do the other things that needed to be done to it. For anyone who doesn’t know there are five different places that need attention when maintaining a pool. The [...]
If you have been reading this blog for any amount of time you already know that one of our favorite ways to spend the weekends is in our pool hanging out with friends. There is always so much laughter, fun and good times. That is exactly how our Saturday afternoon was spent! Here is Teylor, Shauna, Gage, [...]
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 [...]
This morning I was talking to JP before he left for work and I asked him if there was anything in particular that he wanted me to get done around the house today. I mean it’s not that I am unable to think and make a decision on my own about something to get done in the [...]
So this afternoon I was in the kitchen and when I looked out the window toward the pool I saw this. I thought to myself “What the hell?”. I seriously thought he was dead!! Of course in true me form I grabbed my camera and headed outside to take a picture of it. I snapped off [...]
Once everyone woke up this morning Lily helped me make breakfast. Looks pretty good, right? Our absolute favorite thing to do is hang out in the backyard at the pool so that was our plan for the afternoon. Lily didn’t sleep very well last night so she totally took a nap for about an hour [...]
A couple months ago we went into Greenhouse Mall to look at new patio furniture. We have wood patio furniture out by the pool right now and the Texas sun is eating them up. We didn’t buy anything when we were in there but we did get ideas. Today when we went in we saw the design that we wanted. [...]
Today was the very first time all year that anyone has swam in the pool! Sure it was a little cold in the water but the 90° air temperature made up for it and that didn’t stop Lily and Cameron from going for a swim!
I want to warn you that the picture below is pretty gross. If you don’t like dead things stop at the first picture please! Everyone remembers Rockey & Bullwinkle, right? We here are some awesome quotes I found! Bullwinkle: Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat. Rocky: Again? Bullwinkle: Presto! Lion: [...]
In typical Lily fashion she woke me up early this morning to tell me that she was hungry. It was a lot earlier than usual (6:30am) because of the time change. We got dressed and headed to the main lobby and picked up some breakfast and coffee. Then we came back to the room and [...]
Our long awaited vacation started today. We were up super early to catch our flight to Phoenix, AZ. We were flying from San Antonio, TX to Dallas, TX to Phoenix, AZ. I didn’t get any pictures on the first leg but here is Lily on the tram in Dallas (do you see JP in the [...]
Today when we got home from work/school JP was already there. He had already started dinner and was out working on the pool. Not to shabby, eh? It took maybe 5 minutes for Lily’s friend Cameron to show up. As soon as they walked out in the backyard I handed them brooms and put them [...]
I went back in the archives and figure out that the last time anyone was in the pool was on Halloween day when Lily floated around on top of the water. Our pool area is pretty shaded during the day and without the direct sun the water gets pretty darn cold. Over the last month [...]
For the last couple weeks I have been making lots of phone calls trying to figure out what we have to do to get a heater installed in our pool. It has been a nightmare. People promise to call back and they never do. One person tells you one thing then another person at the [...]
Did you know that Presidents Day was originally celebrated only as Washington’s Birthday? Then along the way somewhere Lincoln was added to it and it became Presidents Day? I ran across this cartoon today that made me laugh! I am pretty sure if I asked someone “When do the leaves fall off of the trees?” they would tell me that [...]
We had another beautiful day here in San Antonio today so JP and I headed outside to get some stuff done. For obvious reasons we haven’t paid any attention to the pool for the last few months and it needs a little bit of help. While JP tried to get the prime back in the pump and [...]
We woke up and checked out of The Drake Hotel this morning. Here is a picture of the beach on Lake Michigan as seen from our room. Do you see the people? It was like 30º outside! Buurrrrr! Here I am in the shopping part of the hotel. It was about a 1.5 hour drive north [...]
This morning we woke up in Ann Arbor, MI which is the home of the University of Michigan. We stayed at Weber’s I would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone staying in this area. Everything about it was awesome. The day before was so busy with the baptism and all that all three of us [...]
There are lots of things you can do to make an 8 year old tired and ready for bed. One that works every single time is swimming. Swimming has always made Lily tired no matter if its in a pool or on the beach. Today after work me and Lily head to the club to [...]
For the first time in either of our lives me and JP got a suntan in our own backyard on Halloween Day! The water is too cold to swim in but that didn’t stop Lily from floating around. The kids love skimming the pool for leaves!
There are no pumpkin fields in or very near San Antonio, TX. They dont grow them around here. When you go to buy them you find out they are all imported. Since I have lived in the North most of my life I think its crazy! I went online and found a farm that sells [...]
This morning when I was done folding the clean towels I took the pool towels outside to the pool house and I saw this in the water. Seriously! Thank God JP was not far away because I think I started to freak out. Sure it was dead and at the bottom of the pool….. but that means [...]
