Unfortunately, the field trip last Friday was canceled, last minute Thursday. Weather officials predicted some pretty heavy rain, which wouldn't bode well for zoo-browsing, so it was rescheduled to this coming Friday. Good thing, too, because it was thunderstorming and pouring, all day. That evening, Aaron's stepsister's son (aka - our nephew) came over to spend the night with us. Aaron was home with us on Friday night, for a change, because he had taken the day off to go to the zoo. So, he, Z, Brodi, and I all took a trip over to Gattiland for some games and pizza. It was PACKED! I had no idea so many people went to this place each weekend!
We were there about two hours total, which was quite enough. Whew! After heading home and relaxing a little bit while Z & Brodi played, the boys decided to watch "The Goonies" around 10pm. After the movie ended, Brodi and I stayed up till about 1:00am, hanging out, playing on the computer, and just getting to know each other better. He's such a special kid. Aaron and Z crashed hours before we did, but it was nice to have that time with Brodi. Although I remember what it was like to be 12, I think being 12 these days is far different than it was in 1986. It gave me some glimpse into what I've got coming down the road with Z. And it wasn't all terrifying! Yay!
Saturday, Aaron was gone early because he had to work, and I took the boys to get some donuts after everyone was up. During breakfast, we decided to take a trip down to Toy Joy and the UT Co-op on the drag, since Brodi hadn't been to either yet. It was fun to watch him geek out over all the toys and over all the UT stuff (he wants to go to UT). We even hit Dirty's for lunch while we were down there, which seemed to make an impression on Brodi. I don't think he'd ever had a burger so greasy, yet so good, in his young life. Glad I got the chance to escort him on his "first time".
Sunday was filled with more family time, as Kristi and the whole family came over for the day. We hung out in the backyard, listened to music, played washoes, and grilled. What a great day it was! I got a few pictures that day, so you can finally put a face with a name:
Sweet baby Mariska.
Mariska and Brodi.
Mariska & Z.
Giving her a smooch - he loooooves babies.
Jonavan.
Jonavan, singing to his sister.
Aaron & a rare photo-op of Kristi.
John & his baby girl.
Saturday, Aaron was gone early because he had to work, and I took the boys to get some donuts after everyone was up. During breakfast, we decided to take a trip down to Toy Joy and the UT Co-op on the drag, since Brodi hadn't been to either yet. It was fun to watch him geek out over all the toys and over all the UT stuff (he wants to go to UT). We even hit Dirty's for lunch while we were down there, which seemed to make an impression on Brodi. I don't think he'd ever had a burger so greasy, yet so good, in his young life. Glad I got the chance to escort him on his "first time".
Sunday was filled with more family time, as Kristi and the whole family came over for the day. We hung out in the backyard, listened to music, played washoes, and grilled. What a great day it was! I got a few pictures that day, so you can finally put a face with a name:
Sweet baby Mariska.
Mariska and Brodi.
Mariska & Z.
Giving her a smooch - he loooooves babies.
Jonavan.
Jonavan, singing to his sister.
Aaron & a rare photo-op of Kristi.
John & his baby girl.
Monday came fast. Ugh. The only good part of it being Monday again was going to Amber's official "goodbye" lunch. Of course, she picked South Congress Cafe as her lunch of choice, and we were all quite thankful that she did. We started out with the Pesto Goat Cheese Bruschetta, and then I ordered a cup of the Tomato Stilton soup. I was already in heaven! My entree this time was three Lamb Chops (cooked medium-rare), seared in a shallot-cognac demi glace, served with garlic mashed potatoes & a spring salad. It was amaaaaaaaaaazing. I wish I had had the forethought to take a picture of my gorgeous lunch before I devoured it, but oh well. Maybe next time. I did manage, though, to get a picture of Amber, on our last hoorah together:
I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss seeing her every day. [sigh]
On a lighter note, that catches up to today. In case you hadn't noticed the ticker I placed at the top of my blog, we indeed are going on another cruise. OMG! I could freak out, I'm so excited. This one will be another Caribbean cruise, but new locations. We leave from Galveston, and sail to Cozumel, Mexico/Georgetown, Grand Cayman/Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ahhhhhhh. We set sail 2/14/10, and could not be more ecstatic! We'll be going with Royal Caribbean again, but on a different ship. This one will be on the Voyager Of The Seas, when our last one was on Enchantment Of The Seas. I don't really care *which* one we're on, as long as we're on one at all. We'll be booking everything in about a week or two, so I'll post again about it once it's "official". I apologize, in advance, for how much you'll have to hear about this in the upcoming months. It's honestly all I can think about these days, and the thoughts never get old. I'll try to remember that it's probably a little different for those who aren't inside my head.
Still no more noise out of Neal. Thankfully.
Three things I'm grateful for today:
1.) Big dreams.
2.) Some websites.
3.) Our backyard.
Peace & pastries, everyone. More later.
I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss seeing her every day. [sigh]
On a lighter note, that catches up to today. In case you hadn't noticed the ticker I placed at the top of my blog, we indeed are going on another cruise. OMG! I could freak out, I'm so excited. This one will be another Caribbean cruise, but new locations. We leave from Galveston, and sail to Cozumel, Mexico/Georgetown, Grand Cayman/Montego Bay, Jamaica. Ahhhhhhh. We set sail 2/14/10, and could not be more ecstatic! We'll be going with Royal Caribbean again, but on a different ship. This one will be on the Voyager Of The Seas, when our last one was on Enchantment Of The Seas. I don't really care *which* one we're on, as long as we're on one at all. We'll be booking everything in about a week or two, so I'll post again about it once it's "official". I apologize, in advance, for how much you'll have to hear about this in the upcoming months. It's honestly all I can think about these days, and the thoughts never get old. I'll try to remember that it's probably a little different for those who aren't inside my head.
Still no more noise out of Neal. Thankfully.
Three things I'm grateful for today:
1.) Big dreams.
2.) Some websites.
3.) Our backyard.
Peace & pastries, everyone. More later.
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