Thank God I'm Not A Celebrity

After this crazazy weekend, I'm surprised I'm not dead yet!!! Let me put it to you this way - I didn't get no readin' done.

H1 and his bride came in Friday, went to Salvo's for dinner. Let me tell you for the record - if you go to Salvo's for dinner, drink refills are not free. Did we notice that small print on the menu? NO. And they fill the cup to the top with ice before they put the beverage in, so you don't get much and they very generously offer to bring more drinks every time they stop by your table to check on you. In our case, that came to $50 in drinks. Sodas, not alcohol. Yeah, ouch. I will say their all-you-can-eat crabs and crawfish were excellent (and messy). Dipped in melted butter, yum. Then the guys went out to the strip bars with the groom and we ladies went to Bon Temps (don't think we missed the True Blood reference, 'cause we didn't!) and had drinks and caught part of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonks.

Too early Saturday morning we got up and headed out to The Court of Two Sisters for a 40th Anniversary Brunch for Mom and Dad. It was wonderful, fine dining, the musicians played a tribute to Mom and Dad, and we sat and had totally inappropriate conversation for such lovely surroundings.

After that, we dropped the guys off at home and the girls went to Loew's Hotel for a mani/pedi (the bride picked black for her nails and mine are ho-red). Very relaxing and fun....then home for a few minutes rest and to get ready for the big event...

The Wedding. The bride wore red and the bridesmaids wore black. It was very sweet. The church was empty so Molly was able to run around without bothering anyone and the service was short but sweet. Dinner followed at Aunt Leni's Restaurant and it was delish. Originally we had planned to go out and party some more but our age is starting to show and we just hung out at home until we fell asleep.

Sunday we got up, got dressed, met the fam for brunch and H1 and SIL headed back to Houston with Ian in tow. The weekend went by too quickly! It was filled with fun, love, booze, "that's what she said", and general mischief. We miss you guys already!

Because a perfect weekend would be too much to ask for, Sunday afternoon I was caught by one of those "speed vans" on the side of the road. I was doing 45 in a 35 so I'm expecting my ticket in the mail next month. Yay me.

I solemly swear I am up to no good.....

I saw my first commercial on TV today for the next Harry Potter movie!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!! (*cabbage patch* Go Harry! Go Harry! Go!Go!Go!) I can't wait! With all the stuff I've been reading, I still have a special place in my heart for the boy wizard....and <3 Ron!!!

What's in a name?

Me: The creepy kid in this book I'm reading is named Bridget.
J: The creepy kid in our house is named Bridget.

Ian: I think my leg is God punishing me for being bad.
Me: Nah, that was the Old Testament God.
Ian: Yeah, He was a smiter of smitees.

I want it now!!! Don't wanna wait!!!!

True Blood last night was FAWESOME!!!! It was funny, scary, and WTF all at in one juicy episode...Sookie and Bill! Sookie and Jessica! Lafayette and the vampires! Eric! Bill at the mall! Jason at Bible camp (shirtless, do they save $ on wardrobe costs?)! This episode went by way to quickly - I NEED MORE!!!!

Beauty is more than skin deep

Molly has a freckle in her diaper area. She's fascinated with it. Lately, when we look at her freckle while I'm changing her diaper, I think of the man who will one day see that freckle. I wish I could bring him back in time to see her now, to see how sweet and innocent and full of life she is. How she hides in plain sight, how she's afraid of the sound of the garbage truck, when she sings You Are My Sunshine before bed, how she hugs so tight you think you'll faint before she's done. I know she'll have heartbreaks, but I want him to see her like this, so he won't ever want to hurt her. To love that freckle as a part of her - to cherish her 'till they're old and grey with children and grandchildren. Forever.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Faja's Day to my Dad - Love you! You've always been an awesome dad. Memories of things like sitting on the back of the truck watching the lightening, the Halloween you dressed up and scared the crap out of the neighborhood ladies, having fun at the Mardi Gras balls, playing pong on your new Atari system....

One of the earlies memories I have of you is you holding me on your lap and watching cartoons early one morning while I was sick. I don't remember how old I was, but I was small and you were soooo big. You sat and rocked me and made me feel better. That's the Dad you'll always be to me.

Happy Father's Day to my husband. Thank you for my beautiful children (we do make cute kids!). I love you!

So, typical of my enthusiasm of planning things out, I stopped at the store on the way home from church this morning to buy Father's Day cards. While I was in the parking lot, J called to say he had picked up Taco Hell for lunch. So I take a short cut home, driving behind the strip mall to get to the main street. I pull to the side of the road behind the strip mall and pull out the card so the kids can all sign it before we get home. As Ian is sitting in the front seat signing the card, guess who pulls up next to the window and looks in? Yup - J was taking the same back road and pulled up to see us signing his last-minute card. Busted!!!

Happy Birthday Officer H2!!!

See what happens when you google "old police"? hahaha!!!

Happy Birthday - Love you!

(ps - your flan was awesome!)

Happy One Day Closer to Death!

As I write this, my two guys are in the kitchen making flan at the request of the Birthday Boy. When asked what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, H2 answered "Flan". So J went out to the store to buy the ingredients and he and Ian are in the kitchen cookin' it up. Fawesome!

I can't believe my little bro is going to be 30 tomorrow, makes me feel like I should go out and size up a casket. Dude, I changed your diapers!

Booking it...

SIL(H) gave me a really nice shout-out...to my new blog. Anyone who knows me knows how much I like to read, and SIL and I are always talking books. I've read so many I can't keep track anymore. I've been checking out other book blogs and enjoying them immensely, so I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and blog about the books I'm reading. It's a bit touch-and-go at this point - I'm not sure how to go about talking about the story without giving away the plot. I linked to a few of the blogs I check on a regular basis and really enjoy; I don't know what the protocol is so if they find out I hope it's okay. I mean, it's good to be linked right? As long as it's not a porn site? Yes. I think. No, really, it is. Yes. I've got my bookshelf over there too, as well as books I'm waiting to read and whatever I'm currently reading. I'm sure I'll tweak it a bit, but, well, it's an adventure, right?

Fun, Friends, and Blood

The weekend went by so quickly!!! Saturday was kind of a lazy day for me (aside from the usual Saturday Chores). J went to the store and bought the kids one of those blow-up pools about the size of a bed. The girls played in it for hours - Saturday and Sunday, until Molly pooped in it! Oops! She did have a swimmy diaper on, but apparently that was not enough. Ugh.

Sunday H2F and I went to the mall to get dresses for H1 and SIL(H)'s wedding. We were both successful and can now knock one worry off my list. We had a fun day shopping and came home to J putting the finishing touches on our Mexican feast! Let me say this - J's flan came out perfect! His first try and it was awesome - raves all around!! H2 came over after work and DtM also came by. We ate, drank, and had fun until 8:00, then glued ourselves in front of the TV for Season 2 of True Blood. I enjoyed it - there were some WTF moments, and one plot point I thought they had gone over in Season 1, but all in all it was good. I think it's going to be a good season. The guys kept complaining there weren't getting any "cleavage", and the show kept showing men's butts (ass cleavage) and so the guys were grumpy - until the last few minutes when they got their reward for waiting (aww Sookie, Sookie now!). Also, my fictional boyfriend didn't get any screen time until the last 5 minutes (grrrr!!).