God Bless America!

Our families came together to celebrate the 4th of July with some bangin' burgers and chicken! We had a good time getting together for a nice visit!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our Fixins'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


~~~~~~~~~Thelma and Louise Catch Up!~~~~~~~~~~~


~~~~~~~~~~~THE WINCHESTERS~~~~~~~~~~~



My GFs took me out for my birthday Friday July 3rd. Here I am featured with my new birthday martini glass!! Cheers!! We had alot of fun! Thanks for the good time ladies!!


We enjoyed being able to visit with everyone and so did Scout. He played and played and played...I have never seen him so exhausted before. Even when we ate our subway sandwiches in the car he slept which is sooo unlike him! He is a total begger!

Kitchen Update! --FINALLY-- ~Hip Hip Hooray~

We have finally turned a page (or is it chapter...?) with our kitchen! Wes finished all of the cabinet doors and I couldn't be happier with them. I am so proud of his handyman skills! I wish I had taken a picture of the sheets of wood when we bought it to compare with what they have become!




We are still trying to come up with ideas for our furr down-- colors/textures, etc. Any ideas????? Lets hear 'em!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Yesterday I turned 24 years old! It fell on a Tuesday so I worked until 5 and then came home to celebrate! I didn't really feel like going anywhere so we decided to stay home. We ordered pizza and drank strawberry daquaris on the back porch! I got many messages and calls wishing me a Happy Birthday! Thank you all for the Birthday wishes!

Last year Beverly gave me these cute glasses on my birthday! They are so fun!



Shoot a monkey, I forgot to stage these pictures! The secret is out, now you know how I really live! I'm a workin' woman now, I have a good excuse to have a dirty and unorganized house! (The roses are from Wesley my love)


Andrea and me!

I had a blast opening the gift my mom sent me! She is always so fun. If she can't give me a scavenger hunt in person she will mail me one!



A cute little clutch and a Squirmie (Scout broke Mr. Squirmie about 15 min. of playing with it ***sighs***)


hmm what is this!?!? Tilt head to the left, yes it is an origami shirt and pant set made out of money that was tucked into several little areas of the clutch!



And last but not least an origami swan (that went well the the bday card Wes gave me!) that came with a set of its very own directions just for the bird--me!

Ssssnake!

This past Saturday our neighbor Kenny, was mowing his lawn and Wes noticed Kenny chasing what looked like a snake around with his mower. It then proceeded to slither (we could now definetly see it WAS a snake) across the street into our yard. After almost getting ran over by 2 cars it had made its way into our front yard *eeeeee*! I DO NOT like snakes! We decided not to kill it because it wasn't poisonous so our neighbors boxed it up and set it free in the country!

"Happy Birthday Wesley, Happy Birthday To You!!!"

Wes turned 27 years old on June 18th! He is officially in his late twenties... I keep telling him that our youth is slipping away!!nooo!!!!!! The morning of his birthday I gave him his first gift, Clinique's Chemistry cologne, which he has been wanting for awhile. That evening we went to dinner at Taco Bueno (his choice, his favorite!) and then off to the mall where he picked out a pair of Oakley sunglasses (at this point i am saying to myself "boy oh boy I sure am glad Wes chose Taco Bueno for his birthday dinner now --only $12!)!

Centsational Girl!

So I have a new favorite person!!! The Centsational Girl and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her! I came across her blog while googling home decor ideas and found my new BFF (Kate, if you are reading this I am really not a crazy stalker lady!!)! Anywho...I wanted to share this great discovery with ya'll! http://www.centsationalgirl.com/

I have been doing a little treasure hunting myself and somehow mananged to get myself out of bed at 7:30 on a Saturday, yes SATURDAY morning and to go garage sale shopping at that!!! I saw it from a distance, it was calling my name, as if a ray of sunshine was coming down from the sky shining over it! There it was, a nasty little chair. I asked the lady how much and when she said "one dolla" I knew this little chair would be coming home with me to be my first DIY victim. And for a buck, if I messed it up I wouldn't be too upset! So here is my first attempt at being a Centsational Gal!
The cushion was sooo grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooss!
You can click on the photos to make them larger!





A good cleaning, a fresh coat of paint, the tightening up of several screws, a new cushion (handmade by moi') and a now not so lonely corner in our bedroom for the cost of about $15 bucks!!!! Now that just makes me SMILE :) I love a good bargain~
Currently I am working on revamping an old lamp I bought on my lunch break at Goodwill last week! What is happening to me????? Will blog about that when it is finished!

Celebrating Our 2nd Anniversary!

On May 19th Wes and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary! We celebrated by going to San Antonio for the weekend. On Saturday we had planned to go to Schlitterbahn water park but since it rained we went to the Natural Bridge Caverns and the San Marcos Outlet mall...ohh the bargains :) . On Sunday the weather was nice and sunny so we were able to go to Schlitterbahn afterall and we had a blast! I haven't been there since I was a kid and forgot how much fun water slides and wave pools were! I can't believe how fast the last 2 years have gone...

May 19th, 2007








May 19thish, 2008





May 19thish, 2009...

When I saw this formation I had to take a picture of it. I think it looks like a hand pointing up to God, like the beautiful cave is giving full credit to it's marvelous maker!




I heart Wesley! :o)

Happy Mother's Day!

This year we were not able to be with our Mothers on Mother's Day so I decided to reminisce by posting pictures from last year. We love ya'll and are so glad you are our Mommas! XOXOXOXO


This is the new garden Mema and Mom helped me plant in last year on Mother's Day weekend so I named it My Mother's Garden