Back to Reality - Vacation Recap

The husband and I spent last week in Dauphin Island, Alabama.  What a gorgeous place!

We had nothing on our agenda besides relaxing.  It was a much needed break.

Sammy and Bauer made the trip with us and they loved being beach bums.

Bauer and Sammy being bums.

This was Bauer's first road trip with us and he did great!  On the way to the beach he did a little whining in the car, I think he wasn't sure why we were in the car so long.  As long as I reached out and pet him he'd settle right back down and sleep.  On the way home he was quiet and cozy the whole way.  He's a good boy.

He and Sammy did some good car snuggling.

While we were on vacation the husband and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary (and the 7th anniversary of the day the he proposed on an Alabama beach).  Romantical!

I got a little blue box containing a beautiful necklace with a W on it...love.

Good work husband.  You are too good to me.

In the middle of the week my sister, brother-in-law, and nieces joined us for beach fun.

 

Look how gorgeous my girls are!  My sister had the great idea to hire a photographer to get some pictures of all of us on the beach.  Obviously I took some pictures while this was happening too.

And a few selfies.

Sisters!

Bauer loved all the snuggles from his cousins who adore him.

Our boy is definitely living the good life now.

View from the deck of our house.

This was our first time to stay on Dauphin Island and it was wonderful.  The town is a very lazy beach town and the beach was not at all crowded.  We rented a house from Boardwalk Realty and they are fantastic! They really take care of their renters and make it super easy to check in and out. Our house was right on the water and it was very reasonably priced for a week at the beach in the middle of summer.  We will definitely go back!  In fact, can I go now?

Pelicans!

We made many trips to Skinner's Seafood to pick up fresh seafood to cook.  They had wonderful freshly caught seafood and it was all delicious!  If you are ever on the island and want to cook some fresh seafood you didn't catch yourself, go see them and they will hook you up.  Lol...hook you up.

I hope your week was half as fun and relaxing as mine!

Weekend Recap

Last Friday was the husband and my five year anniversary, so the husband and I (and Sammy) took a little road trip for a weekend in Austin.  We booked our weekend in the Austin Vacation House.

What is so special about this quaint little guest house?  A lot.

I don't know about you, but in the past when we have rented vacation homes you have had to bring everything with you (hand soap, paper towels, coffee, etc.).  Well, this house is lovingly and thoughtfully stocked with everything you need to have a carefree weekend.

Yes, you need to bring any food you want to cook, but should you need salt or ketchup this vacation house has you covered. 

They even have umbrellas by the door.  See, thoughtful.  AND they are pet friendly.  However, I don't know if we can ever take Sammy again.  She just couldn't settle in and get comfortable.

Okay, I lied.  She totally made herself at home.

What did we do all weekend?

We hung out in our private pool and hot tub.  Oh, did I not mention that the house comes with a pool?  Silly me.

Best anniversary weekend ever.  We will definitely be staying here in Austin again.  Loved it.

We did venture out of our pool a little bit.  Our favorite breakfast place that we visited was Austin Java.

Super cute place, wonderful food, and great coffee.  Yes, please.  Poor Sammy had to stay home though.

"Mom, you lied again.  You're funny!"

At least I amuse myself and Sammy.  Austin is such a great, relaxed town that loves animals.  Yep, Sammy joined us for breakfast and she appreciated the shade, water bowls and small bite of bacon I saved her.

It was a fantastic weekend.

So cute.

I am ready to go back.

"Me too."

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Weekend Recap

I mentioned in Friday's post that we were celebrating our anniversary Friday night.  We had a fabulous date night.  We went to Fleming's Steakhouse.  If you have one near you try it...you will love it.

Outside of the fabulous food they have an extensive selection of wines and the service is amazing.

I have never once felt rushed when visiting...they are perfectly happy for you to relax and sip wine and spend time with whoever you are with.  This is our go to place for celebrations.  They really go the extra mile for you when you are celebrating.

Truffles and a gift card.

On Friday this surprise came in the mail to my office.

Sweetest anniversary wish ever - my friend's twins

On the kitchen front...we could be cooking in as little as two weeks!  I am so excited I am beside myself.  I have a whole list of awesome vegetable filled healthy recipes ready to go.  The kitchen cannot be finished fast enough.  I am ready to get back to normal!!  I am ready for my weekend recap posts to also include good news on the weight loss front.  Patience is a virtue right?  Okay.

Have a lovely day!  We might be rain free here in Houston today...weird.

How was your weekend?

Friday Funday!

It is an early Friday, I only work until noon today, so it is a Friday Funday!  We don't really have anything super exciting planned for the afternoon besides watching the contractor install the new cabinets!  That is kind of exciting.  It is also exciting that there is no yellow left in the kitchen!

breakfast area

 
And who knew the sheetrock could get even prettier??

Yay!

Tonight we are going to Fleming's for an anniversary celebration dinner.  Last night we stayed in because let's face it, it is more fun to go out on a Friday night and not have to worry about getting up early the next morning.  Anyway, if you have a Fleming's near you go...you will like it, I promise.

The husband came home with flowers last night because he is such a sweetheart.  It's a good thing I have been experimenting with decorations for the hall table.

One of these vases came in very handy.  All of my vases are still packed away with the kitchen and dining room stuff.

And yes, I turned my image from yesterday's post into a card for the hubby.  I could say it's because I am creative, but it was really more like necessity since it was raining on my lunch hour yesterday and I didn't want to go out in the rain.  Do I at least get points for honesty?  :)

Happy Friday all!

July 12, 2008

 

 

 

I love you Daniel!

Wonderful Wednesday

I realize I use this title fairly often for my Wednesday posts.  It seems my Wednesday posts are a mix of random middle of the week things.  I think Wonderful Wednesday has a much better ring to it than Random Wednesday so let's go with it, hmmm?

Random Wonderful Wednesday Thought #1: There is some paint in my kitchen!

This picture is actually from the breakfast room, but that area had the most paint.  This is still coat one, but I really like the khaki and the cream together.  In the breakfast room the top cabinets will remain door-less and be shelves.  I was so excited to see more progress when I got home yesterday evening!

Random Wonderful Wednesday Thought #2:  Our 4th wedding anniversary is tomorrow.  My daily calendar is one day off, but look how cute this is for the day?

I heart Mary Engelbreit

Random Wonderful Wednesday Thought #3:  I was searching the internet the other day for something to calm Sammy's nerves during thunderstorms.  Thunder freaks her out!  I had heard about a treat/supplement that has calming effects for pups during stressful situations so I was googling it to find out more about it and see if we wanted to give it a try with Sammy.  I came across this picture and I thought it was so cute!

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Does anyone else have a pup that gets nervous in certain situations?  Has anyone used pet ease before?  That is the supplement I was reading about.  Any insights on how it works?  Other suggestions?