I have been too lazy to blog. I haven’t been doing anything else, just being lazy. What has happened since I last blogged 1.5 months ago, you ask? Let’s see…
1. Holly and TJ stayed with us for a week before Christmas. TJ recorded a new album that I absolutely cannot stop listening to. I’m actually listening to it right now. I think it will be available in February some time. You must buy it!
2. Blake and I went home to Texas for Christmas. I’ll just list the things we did while we were there: Blake played golf, shopping with sisters, Patmommy and Granddad’s 60th anniversary party, Travis Avenue’s Christmas Eve Service, Dinner at a hibachi place, presents and stockings, Patmommy’s biscuits and gravy, Christmas lunch with the Steward family, presents and stockings (again), drive home… we also ate at Cousin’s Barbeque and Rosa’s Tortilla factory! Yum-O!
3. I didn’t work the week between Christmas and New Years (super nice) so I just bummed around the house, renewed my driver’s license, and shopped a little.
4. Friday before New Year’s Eve we went to Bowling Green and had a party/sleep over with all of Blake’s mom’s side of the family. We ate, sang out of a hymnal, ate some more and did a gift card exchange. It was fun. At one point I was sitting in a leather chair with 5 kids on or around me listening to me read. I felt like the Pied Piper.
5. We spent New Year’s Eve with the Lipscombs and the Jones. Taco Soup, Chili’s chips and salsa, fruit pizza, Oreo balls and Mexican Train dominoes. Couldn’t ask for more fun!
6. My birthday was the week after New Years. The night before we went to Bricktop’s with Blake’s parents, Grant and Grant’s girlfriend Megan. Once again, yummy! We teach a class of 3rd graders at church on Wednesdays and Melanie had them sing Happy Birthday to me. After church Blake invited several of our friends over for Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake, my favorite! We still have two pieces in the freezer.
7. The Friday after my birthday Blake, Chad and Grant flew to Colorado to snowboard in Steamboat Springs. LeAnne and I left that same night for New York City… actually Astoria, NY. Blake’s sister Emily lives in New York so we went to visit her. New York really needs to be its own entry, so I’ll just say we had a blast and ate way too much.
8. I forgot to mention TJ and Holly came back in the Thursday before my birthday and were here until the 22nd. We had a blast with them, as always. We ate out and stayed up late talking. They also stocked us up on Dr. Pepper and laundry detergent. Thanks, again!
9. This weekend I was on the couch more than I wasn’t. I slept late and pretty much didn’t get off the couch until Blake and I ate dinner at Chili’s. We don’t usually just lay around on the weekend, so it was kind of nice.
This blog wasn’t every interesting, but at least I’ve updated all my fellow bloggers on what has been going on in my life. Picture posts of New York (and possibly Steamboat) are coming soon.
Maverick loves his fish, as you can see. I gave Maverick my favorite stuffed animal, Bubbles, when we first got him. (Yes, I still love stuffed animals) I wanted him to be comforted in his kennel when we weren't there. As he got older he loved to hold Bubbles became more of a toy instead of a comforter. He loved to swing Bubbles around by one of his fins, shaking his head side to side. Bubbles is a Beanie Buddy and I think Maverick liked to hear the beans move around. As he grew he loved to play tug of war with Bubbles and anyone else who would pull. So eventually Bubble's fin was ripped off. Maverick slobbered all over Bubbles and got him really dirty, so I washed him. He was nice and clean but missing a fin. Maverick then took all the stuffing out of Bubbles and proceeded to chew off (and eat) both of his eyes. You can see what Bubbles looks like in the first picture. I decided to see if I could find a used, but clean, Bubbles on ebay. I did and they were super cheap. I decided to order 2, at $3 a piece I couldn't pass them up. The new Bubbles come in and immediately Maverick chews off the eyes of the first one, so I sew the sockets up. Now Bubbles #2 looks like he has permanent "Bitter Beer Face". Then he pulls off one of the fins. Maverick some how gets a hold of Bubbles #3 and chews the eyes off. Now they are both sitting on top of our refrigerator waiting to get stitches. My brother-in-law John told me some dogs only like toys they can destroy... I think Maverick is one of those dogs.
