busy BUSY weekend

My friend Jessica said she had a busy weekend and boy was she right. We were so busy too, let's see how we compare!

For his birthday, mr.tc asked for what we call a "day of fun." Basically you plan a whole day of going around and doing new stuff around town. I decided to step it up a notch (BAM!) and give him a weekend of fun. It ended up not going exactly as planned but here is out it worked out:

Friday night:
-came home from work, picked up the apartment, lit candles, tried to make the house look nice for his bday dinner.
-did the same thing for my self, beautied up a little bit
-made/ate dinner
-went to see the Second City Touring Company (hilarious) at the Majestic

Saturday
-woke up at 3:40 AM!
-drove 5 1/2 hours to Odessa
-changed clothes in a whataburger bathroom
-went to funeral
-went to burial
-went to lunch @ church
-changed in an exxon bathroom
-drove 5 1/2 hours home from odessa
-went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner

Sunday
-woke up at 7am to get ready for the day
-went to the grocery store to get a few last minute things I needed for the day
-made chicken salad and prepared a picnic and myself for the day
-got ready to leave only to find out that my battery was dead
-decided to go to breakfast at Breadwinners anyway
-stopped by auto zone to buy jumper cables
-jumped car and drove it to NTB for repairs
-went to NorthPark to see Quantum Solace
-went to Half Priced Books to par take in an awesome sale
-waiting for 20 minutes to check out
-picked up my damaged car
-two stop dinner and watched the office
-ironed, made lunched, and in general got ready for the work week


whew! I'm tired just typing that all out!
I think she has me beat but it was fun reminiscing about the busy weekend none the less

I'm lovin it

Filled up for $21. If this keeps up we can cut our gas bill in half

I'm lovin it

Filled up for $21

with the good, comes the sad

That is that way it always works, right?

This weekend I had just the best time. I got to see family that I haven't seen in a long time. I got to spend good quality time with my favorite aunts. I got to play with my cousin's children who I have never really had a chance to get to know. These kids have had kind of a rough year so I felt very special being able to be a part of their lives, if even for a short while. I also got to spend just a little alone time with my precious niece who is getting cuter by the day.

When I finally got to spend some time with mr.tc we went and looked at a house. Got to eat at one of our favorite burger joints. We just had the best day, driving around, relaxing, recovering from the busy busy weekend. I was making one of my favorite dinner when the sad news came.

One of my bestest friend's dad died. No warning, no chance for her to say goodbye. I was so in shock last night that I had no idea what to say to her. All I wanted to do was to drive to Kansas to give her a hug but that isn't possible. I could not sleep last night because I kept thinking about the whole situation and her wonderful family that is having to struggle through this pain right now. I lay awake thinking, what can I do to make it all better? I kept coming up with the same answer, nothing. Not a thing.

This morning I couldn't leave for work. I was just too sad. Keri and her family are very strong, and I know she'll be okay very soon. I just cannot imagine what the transition time is going to be like and how hard it is going to be for her in the mean time. All I can do now is pray. Pray for peace for Keri and her family. Pray for her dad. Pray that all the pain that comes with death can be healed knowing that now he gets to see everything that is going on with her and her family, and he gets the best seat in the house.

Weekend with the Inlaws

a couple of weekends ago we went to Waco so that tc could vote. after dinner with the in laws we went to see the new trailer they bought as a temporary home on their land.

here it is:

what you may or may not have noticed there in the front is their patio set. we got out of the car and were rolling we were laughing so hard. it is the perfect patio set for their new dwelling!! complete with rusted step ladder and dickies cup. mr.mr.tc didn't really see what we thought was so funny and even said, "what! we ate dinner there last night!" He thought that was a hint they needed to upgrade but I think it is perfect!

while we were out there we both got to drive the "new" tractor! tc almost ran over a piece of metal and almost ran down a fence, while I drove it like an old pro