Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Girlfriends!

Oh how I LOVE spending time with my dear GIRLFRIENDS!!!

I have been lucky to spend a few hours with some dear ladies this month! I am so grateful for my girlfriend!!! Seriously. I really don't know what I'd do without these sweet ladies who keep me in touch with my girly side and understand me like the 7 men who live with me never could. They are my salvation from those crazy testosterone infused days.

My dear, dear friend Shari just celebrated her birthday. I LOVE that sweet gal! We got pedis together, then walked our pretty little toesies into our favorite French patisserie, Clementine! Ooo-la-la! That was girl time to the extreme!



My amazing friend Dayna also had a birthday. This time it was brunch at Panera with a whole host of some of my favorite females. Each one of these ladies is a dear friend and a gift to me!
(For posterity: Tara, Dayna, me... Shannan, Dayna, Roxanne, Lisa... Ann, Jenie, Alysa, and of course, Mom) This is certainly not an exhaustive list. There are so many more ladies I adore who didn't happen to be there.

Then my Mom had her birthday! My sister Lisa and I had our weekly bike ride together before meeting mom for lunch. Which explains why I am wearing my biking jersey and look like a sweaty mess, and why Lisa refused to let me take her picture during lunch.

Oh how I love these ladies specifically! My sisters and my mom are my best girlfriends of all! What a fun, fun day we had together! How we missed Mindy and Natalee and Elizabeth!


We decided that we couldn't keep mom all to ourselves, so that night Dad brought her over for a surprise party! I have the best mom in the world, and I am grateful everyday that my children have their grandparents influence in the lives every day!

Thank the Lord for the amazing women in my life. My life is so much richer because of each of you. Keep having those birthdays ladies! You might not need them, but I do!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Weddin' at The Hitchin' Post


A few weeks ago I threw a wedding in my backyard for my mother in law.

Now this here wasn't any ol' fancy wedding, y'all - this here was a cowboy wedding. Yee Haw!




We gave these flowers as favors to all the guests.






MAde the banner with my big shot!




The tables were easy and so cute, I thought.







The bride and groom got all gussied up for the occasion. It was a beautiful ceremony.



Lots o' folks and kin cam out to help Theresa and Leon celebrate.



It was a warm day, and the waterin' hole was hoppin'!

We had some mighty tasty chow!















When all the folks left, the family hung around and had some more fun. Like blowing bubbles at grandma...


coolin' off at the old waterin' hole, riding a horse, and holding up a stagecoach.





Then thinks got crazier as kids started hurdlein' over tables...

balancin' bottles...

and pogo stickin' without hands.

It was just fun bein' together.





And then the cousins invented their own game - bobbing for oranges.

It turns out bobbing for oranges is quite a bit easier than bobbing for apples, but a bit more bitter. The competition was fierce.

It was a wonderful day, but I was completely EXHAUSTED when all was said and done!

Congratulations Grandma and Leon. Welcome to the family!