Project 365. Days Two-Seventy-Six and Two-Seventy-Seven: Pictureless...

Ok, I don't have a picture today but here are some highlights from the weekend...

Weekend Highlights:

1) Getting an extra hour added to the sleep sched. Thank-you Daylight Savings Time!
2) Being introduced to the Wrecking Crew at the A&M/OU game!! Final score, A&M 33 OU 19. Whoop!
3) Texans game
4) Getting ready to go to sleep b/c I am tuckered!
5) Having a good weekend w/ da Hubs
6) Having the added company of Brother Dave and Jason's dad
8) Have you ever heard of Sweet Potato Pie??? Two words...AWE-SOME!!!

Ok, gotta get ready for school tomorrow! Cheers!

Project 365. Day Two-Sixty-Six: 24 "in whcih I bold and italicise a lot of words"...

Some of the photo evidence of turning 24...

Birthday Eve dinner @ The Homestead on 19th w/ Mi Suera, Jason, and baby nephew, Mark...



Mark was pretty stoked about my cheesecake. And, in helping me prevent dessert fires. I swear, I'm not actually disgusted by my nephew, nor am I worried about him spitting on my cheesecake. ...Although this picture proves hi-larious. (It's one of my favs)...



Post Birthday Eve dinner...



So very lucky, I am. And so very thoughtful, is he...



Birthday morning breakfast @ the Taq/Observing my genius baby nephew...



Brother Dave got me a Target gift card (hence the face of excitement). And, please note the Speghetti-o's he also snuck into my gift satchel. [I LOVE Speghetti-o's]


LOOK.AT.THE.AWESOME.SOCKS/GLOVES(in SHSU colors)/HAT MY MOM MADE ME!!! LOOK HOW FLOPPY THAT HAT IS! I -L-O-V-E IT!


Oh weather, please cool off quickly! Can't wait to live in these this winter! [Secretly, I may be hoping to become a collector of homemade knittery of the sock/glove/hat persuasion :) ]...


I've always known Jason loved me but, the thing is, he wore ORANGE for me (i.e. the Family Weekend tshirt). Oh, and he's cutting me hue-awg cake...


Look at that beaut! Mmmmm, Red Velvet from my fav, Farmhouse. Thank-you thoughtful husband!...


Day after birthday lunch @ the Rodeo Mexican Restaurant (go ahead and roll that name around in your head), in which the wait staff did this to me and then sang "Happy Birthday" to me. The best part was watching Jason try and keep a straight face as they approached our table :)...


Then, Brittany and I found it necessary to pose with this horse. Also, necessary: not cropping out the awesome decor in the background...


There are a couple more bday pics and stories I'd like to relate but this'll have to do for now. :)

It was a GREAT birthday!

Today's Highlights:

1) FANTASTIC weather. It almost felt like fall!
2) Getting to wear a cardigan b/c of the beautiful weather.
3) Not sweating across campus
4) Celebrating the (hopeful) beginning of fall by getting a Pumpkin Spice Latte
5) Putting up my fall wreath
6) Getting to watch a little tv w/ Jas
7) Launching my new project blog! Check it out !!
8) Jason just singing me one of our goodnight songs as he rolled over in bed :)

Goodnight!

Project 365. Days Two-Forty-Three and Two-Forty-Four: Little labor...

First of all, sorry I didn't blog yesterday....didn't get home until nearly midnight from the game in which we WON.

So, lemme just say, this is the FIRST Labor Day (other than the couple of times when I was little and my school year didn't start until after Labor Day) which I have OFF! I have always found it ironic that we were always required to labor on Labor Day when it was so obvious that the great American Dream expected otherwise. But, I also secretly admired the holiday for being so direct, and to the point while I wished I was one of those kids that didn't have to go to school on that day.

Anywhoot, here are a couple-three pics from the weekend...

Aggie football, WHOOP!...



Running into an old friend...



A little gardening and stepping-stoning...



Labor Weekend Highlights:

1) Uh, time off from school...duh.
2) Having Brother Dave over
3) Fish Fry Friday w/ da Hubs
4) Aggie Game Day / Finding Jason on the sidelines and getting excited everytime we made eye contact and everytime he waved at me :) Just like old times...always a highlight to gameday. So, proud of him!
5) Well, we won the game...so...that's cool...
6) Seeing John Dale
7) Re-vamped front stoop
8) Checkin' out The Woodlands
9) da Hubs surprising me with some extra goodies from Bath and Body Works :) Thank-you Sweet Pea for all my Sweet Pea stuff (and, acorns!!)! I'm always pleasantly surprised by your thoughtfulness :)
10) Island Getaway w/ the brother and da Hubs
11) A fresh shower with my new smell-em-goods
12) Papasitos!!! Mmmmm!
13) Introducing David to the Taq.
14) Lookin' forward to some Tuesday's @ Two w/ Katie W tomorrow!! Seein' the fam. etc
15) Getting to go to bed knowing I DON'T have school tomorrow!
16) Knowing I'm married.to.my.best.friend.

Dear Husband, The last few days that I've gotten into the car and heard our song playing as soon as I turned on the radio has been wonderful. Remember how that always seemed to happen to us when we were dating ? It's moments like that that further confirm for me that God is in the little things and He cares about us. Oh, and maybe, just maybe, He's just as giddy about our love story as we are. Mmmhm! I hope that as another week begins, you're able to find little moments like that too. Just keep a look out! Have I told you lately (no, I'm not stealing "your song") that I believe in you? Or how bout that I think you're incredibly brave ? I look forward to beginning another week waking up by your side! P.s. If you need to heal any wounds, please find the bottle of Aunt Helen located under the sink. This, assuredly, will remedy either your wound or need for a smile (I know this is the case for me!)[# 856 why I love you endlessly]. ISDLY//PPH !!

Project 365. Days Two-Fourteen>>Two-Twenty-Three: Back from my Blog-cation...

Well, I wasn't really vacationing, I just wasn't blogging on here for good reason...

1) We've been moving, and are officially in our new place
2) We haven't had the internet
3) We've been exhausted

But! We've got internet now!

It's been an insane few weeks but, we're making the bend now, thankfully.

I'm having trouble uploading pictures right now so, you'll have to settle for just this one of a tree in our front yard. He's way up there, that Piney Wood. He was, however, a highlight on that particular day. Get it? HIGH-light ? Bahahaa! Or should I say, he was a high-LIGHT ? Oye, I kill.

Anywhoot, I think it's important for me, in this time of transition and change, to make sure I appreciate my daily highlights that life is so grateful to give me. ...Pretty sure that's how those, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books got started afterall...atleast, it's a good assumption.

Welp, as a preliminary to the updating to come, here ye be....

Today's Highlights:

1) Yesterday/today being the first time in, what seems like forever, that Jason and I have had a chance to even remotely relax and not be fixed to a hard-knocks sched. T.V., leisurely waking up around 7:30am, b-fast, and unpacking on our watch. Perfecta!
2) Discovering the good eats in town together
3) Going to CS to spend some time with Brian/Kim/Madeline
4) Dinner w/ the fam
5) Back to the blog!
6) Getting to write da Hubs letters on here again :)

Dum,da,da,dahhhh (that's my trumbucket trumbucketing)!

Dear Husband, I think you're a warrior. No, but serious, you've battled this move with skill and grace. I don't believe I could've survived without your strength and determination but, especially not without your faith that everything would work out. You've always been the man I've needed you to be (yourself, you're wonderful) but lately, you've really stepped up to the plate. I admire you so much, and wish I could adequately express that admiration to you. You are this family's backbone. And, even though I'm sick of boxes, I'd live in one as long as I was with you. Or, we can just make a sweet-awesome fort in the middle of our livingroom out of some instead :) I love you endlessly.

Project 365. Day One-Ninety-Five: Fam-Dam-ly...

Since I'm blogging from my parent's house, I thought I'd post one of my favorite pictures of them, which just so happens to be from the wedding.



Look at 'em ! So handsome and pretty! LOVE this picture !

Today's Highlights:

1) Dinner @ Mom/Dad's w/ the fam.--yummy pot roast and such. Mmmm!
2) Spending some time w/ Mom/Dad/David/Adam/Jason
3) Preparing a little somethin', somethin' for Grammy and for Auntie Karen (Nothin' much but, Mom is bringing them w/ her to Nederland so keep an eye out Auntie Karen!)
4) Preping el bistec deliciousa para la cena manana. Okay, well, technically... we prepared delicious ribs for dinner tomorrow...but I couldn't do the accent marks on here and I couldn't remember the word for "ribs". El oops-o.

Project 365. Day One-Fifty-Three: Wonderful Weekend...

Weekend Highlight's:

1) Weekend drizzles.



2) Visiting Brother Dave in Houston, eating Perry's, swimming all afternoon, watching the boys play pool bball, kicking butt against the boys in pool bball, grilling shish key-babes for dinner.





3) Freshly rained on nature and stuff after swimming.





4) Pretty Houston skies.



5) Seeing a little bird family.



4) Waking up this morning to play frisbee w/ Kiltie only to discover we had an audience. Do you see her between the trees? We named her Lady :)



Here's a closer look...



5) Happy hour @ Abuelos (that means cheap, good food!).
6) Listening to Jason laugh at Everybody Loves Raymond
7) T-4 days until MN!!
8) Seeing Killers w/ Kim
9) A super great weekend w/ Hubs
10) Drinking coke from a glass bottle

I could go on but, I'll stop :).

Dear Husband, don't forget, you're my hero. Thanks for going on adventures with me even if that's just a trip to Target in the sweltering summer heat. You're the Indiana to my Jones. P.s. I hope you have a really great Monday b/c you deserve it. Just remember, a Jucy Lucy awaits us (okay, me) in MN in only 4 days !! ISDLY!!!

Project 365. Day One-Thirty-Seven: Whatcha' Lookin' for Ridley ?...

...Perhaps the bags of chips on the other side of the door? I think SO!

Today's Highlights:

1) A muy productivo day even though I was draggin' all day
2) Brother Dave came in for the weekend, whoop!
3) ANOTHER home cooked lunch/dinner
4) It's FRIIIIIIDAY!!
5) Mario Kart Re-Match (everybodies a winner, right?)

Hope you've had a good day !

Project 365. Day Ninety-Five: The Rupert Series Part C...

A plane...



Jason's dad creepin' on our picture...



Crawfish face...



David and I caught in a refection...



...Annnnd, back to the end of the semester crunch until my next post. Yay?

Project 365. Day Ninety-Four: The Rupert Series Part B...

The band...



The love...



The cooks...



The brother...



The Youtube Tuesday...



*Auntie Karen,

Thanks for always commenting on my posts, I always look forward to reading them!
Can't wait to see you in Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuune!!

Love,
Your favorite niece

Project 365. Day Ninety-Three: The Rupert Series Part A...

A couple years ago, Jason's dad started throwing an annual crawfish boil. That first year, I started my own tradition of releasing one lucky crawfish into the wild, free from our feast. I affectionately named that very first crawfish Rupert, and the name stuck. Now, every year, a Rupert is released. It's no longer called a crawfish boil but rather "Rupert Day" (atleast thats what anyone with any sense calls it ;D ). One year when Jason and I couldn't attend this tasty event, his dad even set one captive free. And last year, the Rupert legacy was passed on to Ricky (our oldest nephew), who found the Ruperts to be such great fun that he freed a good half-a-dozen :).

Over the next few days, you'll get a look into my quest to free the Ruperts ...and have a full tummy :/.

The beginning of the 160 lbs of crawfish that would be devoured...



Rupert 2010...



The release...



"You're good to go, buddy"...



Tom Cruise...



Bottoms up...

Project 365. Day Eighty-Two: Yum, Yum!

I enjoy food. Nay, I love food. I especially love home-cooked food. It doesn't matter what the dish may by, it's always best home-made. So, why not post about some personal kitchen delights ?

1) While visiting my brother David over the weekend, he woke me up one morning with freshly made breakfast. What a great way to wake up, to the smell of eggs and bacon! It was delicious and much appreciated!





2) The other night, Jason and I made homemade "spirals" as I call them (traditionally called Braciole, and pronounced "Bra-ja-ol"). We love this recipe, it's quite tasty I must say :) As we watched an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond and ate the leftovers the following night, we realized that our spirals were really Braciole. We discovered this because the episode centered around Debra cooking a Braciole dish. It wasn't until I heard the characters on the show pronounce the dish's name as "Bra-ja-ol" that I realized I'd always called it "Brak-i-ol," and assumed the dishes were completely different. Ha! So, I guess I'm a fancier cook than I thought :) Watch out Julia Childs!

P.s. We served the Braciole with homemade garlic potatos, bread and homemade garlic butter! MMM!




...And I dropped the ball on Youtube Tuesday. Sorry. This commerical cracks me up though!



Tasty treats to you and yours!

Project 365. Day Seventy-Five: Wordless Weekend {Thursday}...

This will basically be a Wordless Weekend since I'm in Houston all weekend visiting my brother, David. Sorry. I know--you're devasted. Let the wordlessness BEGIN!