Happy SPRING!!!

This weekend was freeeezing! Literally! We got lots of snow yesterday and today but luckily now it is melting away and it's supposed to be 60s & 70s the rest of the week! Whew! I'm SO ready for Spring! I displayed all of our Easter & Spring house decorations including decor eggs, bunnies, flowers, and the door wreath. I LOVE this time of year...minus the snow (even though it's BEAUtiful!)!


Mike & I have been talking about trading in my car since last year. I had a Jeep Compass...which is a smaller SUV/crossover and we initially got it because we needed a bigger vehicle to pull our 2 wave runners & the trailer. BUT we found out over the past few years that the Jeep wasn't powerful enough. SOooo, we went yesterday (of all days...in the 30 degree weather) to car shop. We had an idea of what we wanted and did a bunch of research online before hitting the car lots. We found the car (SUV) we love and made the trade official.

...So, we drove home in our 2010 Expedition!! I'm super excited! I'll be the primary driver of this big hunk of a vehicle so I definitely need to get used to it. I'm pretty sure it seats 8 people and I can start the car with a button when I'm not even IN the car...perfect to get the heat or AC started!!
It also comes with Sirius Radio (Oprah...here I come!!!), Sync System (apparently you can sync your phone to the radio and use it as hands-free), lots of storage, a safety beeping feature when you are in reverse and something is behind you, and most of all...lots of power to pull the water crafts!

Me next to my new car in the freeeezing cold! :)

Words With Friends is my new addiction since December. This is my high score I played against my hubby!! 111 points on ONE word!! Just had to brag for a minute...

...only if I had more time!!

If I had more time in my day, I would...

• make greeting cards
• go through my closet full of clothes I don't wear
• read my Bible
• catch up with old friends
• plant flowers
• volunteer
• spend time with family & friends
• travel the world
• worship
• catch up on all The Real Housewives shows
• read blogs
• exercise
• take road trips
• relax

Whew...I need more time!

Skylar

Here is my nephew, Skylar, again. This is his most recent work. I love finding him in magazines and seeing him in the stores! What a cutie!!!

I want one soooooo bad!

It's a Cricut Expression!!! Do you know the endless things I could do with this thing?!? Well, I'm thinking really hard about getting one really soon!!

Savor Dallas

This weekend Mike & I (and my great friend, Lynda) volunteered at Savor Dallas. The event was spectacular this year!!! We worked the Wine Seminars in the afternoon. It was pretty simple--although we had to dress in a white button down & black pants--so we were 'bossed' around a bit more than I was comfortable with. :) We were able to participate in the seminars too, so that was nice. The 1st one was about 'Blending Wine'. We were able to blend our own wine and compare it to the winemakers blend. Of course, nothing compared to his delicious wine. It was a super fun experience. The 2nd one was wine & chocolate pairing. That speaks for itself...it was SO good!
As a wonderful surprise, we were each given a ticket to the Grand Tasting from 7-10pm that night. The tickets were $175/pp so I was SO very thankful for the freeeee tickets since I couldn't justify spending that much! It was a formal event so I was glad I brought extra clothes and that Mike was wearing a suit. We were able to taste the signature food from the best restaurants throughout North Texas AND taste over 400 different wines/liquors/beers! Of course, we didn't taste ALL 400...but we definitely had our fair share!
Overall, it was super duper fun...and put me in the mood to host a wine party at my house! BUT I don't want to pour wine all night...so I'm tempted to hire somebody so I can enjoy the fun too!! We'll see....Cheers!

Miss Blue Eyes.

My precious niece. She melts my heart!

Years go by...

Last night I went to dinner with my best friend Casey. It's so funny how times change. We have been best friends since we were 10 years old (that's 18 YEARS people!!)! So, as you can imagine, we have tons of memories.

It's crazy because 3, 4, 5...years ago we would meet after work and go to Sherlocks, Sterlings, or Salute (all local bars) and basically drink beer for dinner. Last night, without hesitation, we went to Black Eyed Pea. Are we old or what?!? :o) It's funny because we met at 5pm and we were the youngest guest in there by about 25 years! (Maybe they had an early-bird special going on?!?)

I love how the time changes and to think back to what our lives used to be and where we are now! We are both happily married. She now has a sweet baby girl name Kendall, who just turned 2 and she was able to join us for dinner too!

Even though many years have passed, we are still the BEST of friends. We still gossip, laugh, cry, joke and love each other to the fullest!