Family, Friends and lots of love!

In the past couple of weeks, we have gone to Austin for 5 days, Lubbock for the day and daydreamed about a week at the beach and had a great family day here in town. It all started when we drove up to a little city outside Austin called Bastrop to see Tim's mom, Nancy. We haven't been there in a few years so it was nice to steal away to her secluded forest home. We had a great time visiting and got to see some neat stuff too. We went to the Children's museum in Austin and had a blast spending the whole afternoon exploring. I highly recommend it if you're ever in town. Then we went to the capitol and saw where they help make our laws for Texas. My kids aren't really old enough to appreciate the tour and the beautiful architecture. It amazes me how detailed it was. We had to eat a Chuy's while we were there too of course. It is one of the best Mexican food places I have ever eaten. Nancy and I got to spend the day shopping and seeing the sights of downtown Austin. And, Tim enjoyed a day of golf with his Uncle Warren. We also mourned the Dallas Cowboys loss while eating pizza with the kids. We wrapped up our trip by meeting Tim's step-dad, Louis, up in Rockdale for lunch. Overall, that was one of the best trips we've been on. It wasn't overwhelming and we had time to rest and enjoy ourselves.


Then, Tim had a meeting in Lubbock so we tagged along to spend the day with friends and do some shopping. I enjoy when Tim and I can catch up and talk all the way there. Being a stay at home mom makes me crave adult conversation all the more! Back to Lubbock, I really do love Lubbock. I really would love to move back there if God allows. We dropped Tim off and rushed over to the church I use to teach PDO at. We saw so many dear friends that we have truly missed. I was excited for the kid's teachers to see how they had grown. Later, I got to have lunch with one of my best friends in the world. Nicole is one of those down to earth people you can just be yourself with. She gets my goofy, silly attitude and still likes me! I love her to pieces and miss her tons. Next, I was so excited to go shopping at Burlington Coat Factory. I was able to find some running pants for me for super-duper cheap. We were able to eat at Taco Bueno for dinner before our return trip home. We love it and wish they would hurry and build one here! So, all in all it was a successful day.


After going to visit Nancy, we decided to invite them on a pre-summer trip to Port Aransas. We want to go spend the week at a beach condo and let the kids play in the sand, run thru the water and enjoy the sunshine. It is going to be great!! The kids have never been to the beach before. And, this condo is where Nancy was gracious enough to take me away for a girls weekend. It is such an awesome place. You walk down the bridge and there's the beach. You can wake up and have coffee on the balcony and watch the waves roll in. I can hardly wait!!!


Tim was lucky enough to have yesterday off so we spent the whole day together as a family. If you know us, this is a big deal. Tim has worked 6 days sometimes 7 days a week since we moved here. He is just a hard worker and his store desperately needed the attention. Anyways, we woke up and had muffins and eggs and Kaleb announced it was hug and kiss day. So from now on family day is also hug and kiss day. I think that is so cute. Then we went and played at the park and tossed around the football. We sat down and ate lunch together at a restaurant and just enjoyed each other. No rushing around. Then, we rented a new wii game and movies from blockbuster. We lounged around all evening and had pile on nachos for dinner. That is what I call a fabulous day. It's trips and family days like these where you learn to appreciate the small stuff and be grateful for those fun days together.


As I have wrote before, it's the little things like this that makes me fall in love with my husband all over again. I love to spend time with him and wish we could do it more often. He is just so loving and kind. He is such a good father and husband and I thank God for him everyday. I look forward to the beach and our next family/hug and kiss day!