the other shoe doesn't have to drop.

my darling husband recently went all the way to england for work
and did an awesome job of bringing me beautiful pictures
of that country we fell in love with when we lived there
over 14 years ago.

i remember how
we took a day to ourselves not long after our daughter was born
to celebrate our anniversary.
i remember standing with him in front
of this marquee. snapshot taken.
only visible in my memory now
we were so young.
the marquee remains the same.
we do not.
and i am okay with that.

i am looking forward to my days.
i am excited and hopeful for each one to begin.
i cut back my hours at my job...and
i've started classes at the community college
the boy is happy at university in san angelo
and the girl is enjoying her new school.
the husband is standing in a good place at work,
it looks like he may be getting into a different area
of his field, one he is actually looking forward to.
life seems pretty darn good right about now.
no need to wait for more, i am loving what life is at the moment.

boy goes to university.

i forgot for a bit that i was blogging again.
: )
forgive me, for i am exhausted.
this weekend pretty much ran both ends of the
emotional spectrum simultaneously. why?

because we packed up the uhaul and drove the boy one to university.
i am so grateful he doesn't have to stay in the dorms.
he will be living with my father in law, so he has family there.
and his uncle lives in town too...he'll be fine.
we spent the weekend unpacking and setting up his space.

it's a nice space, very light.
i should've waited until i hung the curtains to take this pic
but i had to sneak it in.
the boy didn't want any overly mushy show of emotion.
and apparently taking too many pictures counts as mushy.
(i am suprised that spell check accepts the word mushy. and also, i used mushy twice in one post.)
at least he allowed me this indulgence once we saw this old door.

oh, how i love downtown san angelo.
and that boy.

summer is the heat.

after lunch with friends i took the girl to visit her
grandma.
swimming is not my thing.
but sitting poolside with a camera in hand is. : )
speaking of my favorite fourteen year old:



i am so jealous i can't dye mine too!!
damn you corporate america!!!!!

on not complaining.

oh geez i miss this guy.
i have gotten so used to having him here
every day- no deployments, no TDYs
since he got out of the USAF...
apparently as a reservist, he has the same commitment.
at least it's just a two week separation.... i know it could have been
that 6 month deployment to afghanistan. i know this.
so i'll quietly miss him, without complaint,
for the next two weeks.

on beer pong.

halloween did not disappoint this year.
everyone came to my neighborhood to
trick or treat:
there was a zebra

and the kool-aid man

and the clan from the batman comics
harley quinn, joker, batman, robin...and poison ivy.

here's one of just the nephews and niece


i went to a co-worker's party later that night.
turns out, i'm pretty good at beer pong.

i met up with achmed.
you know-

the dead terrorist
and had a few shots to make sure
i would remember my night
well into sunday morning...


this old girl just aint what she used to be-
but it sure was fun pretending i could hang!

i want to live in yesterday.

got the heck out of dodge
day trip to the 325 is always good.
stopped in to have a look-see at the
american british antiques shop...
the kids din't know what to make of these...

made me feel like *i* was an antique...

loved the downtown streets...
so many photo ops...

NEVER enough time...


so far sunday is a drag.
i have things planned...
but once again i am left to
deal with the stress of living
too close to the fire.

oh dear.

life had me by the horns
and i forgot to check in here.

an update:

i am still here.
still a coffee addict.



now so is he -
ariston james

named after his uncle. (awh)

don't let his size fool you

he takes up a lot of space in our hearts.

second day off

will include hanging curtains and shelves and pictures.
in the home of this cute mama

yes, that pic is from easter.
and yes, there is a cascarone on her noggin
and these two rascals..
.


we will have to go to sams club...

then a quick stop by work
to say good-bye to the bossman
who is moving to vegas...

and then laundry.

full day-
how the heck does that constitute
a day OFF?

a few weeks ago

in a land far, far away...
we went to poteet.
you'll remember
last year's trip
was a whole LOT of fun.
and while this year it was too windy
to walk around for too long
we still went
and we plan on going every year
until we either
a) move
or
b) die from the swine flu.

:)
this year i was reminded of how
much i missed the land down under:

and we figured out where
strawberry milk comes from

just look at those yummy berries

they lasted only a week. !!
now for the reminder

let's pursue WOW together, y'all!!

xoxox

on growing up.

since carrie asked...
he will be a senior next year...seriously.
this pic is his fave face to make
when he wants me to stop taking pics.

not unlike how the celebs
wear the same clothes to get the paparazzi
to stop stalking them.
i am ashamed to say this is the only pic
of the girl one and i together
all dressed up.
but you can see,
she is almost as tall as i am.

i love this shot.
she reminds me of myself
you can tell she is on the line
between just a bit self conscious
and feeling safe in front of my camera.

and this one too.
although this one you can tell she
is just over me and my camera too.


here's to hoping may is all
it's cracked up to be!!

PEACE*LOVE*and *MAY SMILES
to al!!

yesterday i...

had a day of fun with this lil angel:

and i remembered what it was like to have a toddler in the house:


yeah. that was my
whole week's worth
of lettuce.
on the kitchen floor.



good thing she's cute. :D

i refuse to let this one go.

just a quick post to share
my appreciation for both
saturday
(even though i had to work)
and sunday
(even though i went back
to the bx for a pair of shoes
and they weren't there anymore)

saturday i was appreciative of a nice drive
to boerne with tabitas...
sunday we had a nice family meal
at mama lee's...just our lil
family of four.
soul food..mmm

ps: yes, linds- brittany!!

the holidays 2008.

our christmas was spent at
my mom's house this year.

what a mis-matched bunch we are.
:)
you can tell by my expression here


that i was shocked to hear
i am going to be an auntie.
again.
thanks to this gal.

she says if its a girl i get to keep her
because she wants another boy.
apparently they have named it
ghostrider.
i kid.
i kid.
all joking aside-
i am happy for her.
babies are always good news in my book.
always.

now on to
christmas pics of the kids.
she got what she wanted

and something i wanted her to have-

she is in love
with domo.
all things japan, really.
we all miss it, in our own way.
i think i was too much of a spoiled american
the last oh, six months we were there.
i was over it and wanted to leave.
now i am in a better place
(emotionally)
and i just want to go back.
but i digress...
i loved this pressie
for him
the bestest.

i read that book to him
every. night.
when he was a kid.
and he had it memorized.
and we loved it.
so when i saw that tee
at urban outfitters last week
i had to buy it.
had to.

hope your holiday was filled with
the stuff that makes a holiday memorable.

obviously mine was!!
oh, & a quick p.s.
here's a shot
of the photo project
in the new casa:
only one wall is done
in the living area.
looks a lot better in person.
love the mis-match of non pic items
and family pics.


i'm stuck on what to do above the t.v.
it's the part i am always stuck on.
in every house.
and we've moved a lot.
so that's a lot of stuck.

obamanator.

on the fridge this morning:


(click on the pic to enlarge)


that's mah boy.

busy this week.

so here's a quick catch up.

i'm craving this


with a glass of this


she finished this


and i'm needing some of this

this man.

still gives me butterflies.

still makes me laugh.

still owns my heart.

happy 14th anniversary, babe.
i'd do it again
and again
and once more for good measure
if you so desired.

xoxoxo