No Room... My Life is Full

Crazy Schedules

Things have been busy around here lately.  Between Ron's band practices and Austin's band practices and Austin's work schedule and my going to the gym, we are gone every night of the week.  Uh!!!  Not to mention Camden's soccer starts up in mid-March and Ron will be the coach again.  Life is crazy!!!

We are planning a trip to Texas this summer in June.  Ron's grandmother passed away and they are having a "celebration of life" gathering/party/memorial on her birthday.  She would have been 100 years old this June 17th (one day after my birthday).  I'm trying to schedule flights, agendas, etc. 

Tomorrow is February 25 and I weigh 116.5.  Exactly one year ago tomorrow, I weighed 160.  I cannot believe it's been a year!  I cannot believe I've kept this weight off!  I'm so proud of myself.  Yay me! 

I swear this has been the coldest winter I can remember...or maybe I'm just getting old and thinned skinned.  I cannot take these cold temperatures.  When is Spring gonna get here???????

New Table

We got our new table tonight and I took a photo!

 

Yay!!!!  I love it!

This should be called...."Furniture Shopping Day", not President's Day

President's Day is today!  In my household, this is a day to go furniture/decorating shopping!  I guess it's because the great furniture sales are always on President's Day.  This morning we bought a new kitchen dining set.  My old oak country pedestal table is going bye-bye, as soon as I sell it on Craigslist. 

We purchased this pub height square table with 4 stools (only 2 stools in the photo I took, though).   It's in a dark cherry wood.  Yay!!  I love it!  We won't get it til next week, though.

 

I have been sitting on the sofa shopping online at fabrics for my formal dining room table.   (In case you are confused, my kitchen dinette set is history, but my formal dining room table is just getting a re-vamp.) The dining room table is the French style, light wood and glass top, with ugly tapestry fabric on the seats.  I plan to paint the table & chairs black and recover the cushions.   Here are some fabric swatches I am looking at.  Tell me which one you like best! 

      

      

      

Valentine's Dinner

Our dinner went very well today!  The shrimp/crab gumbo was awesome, as was the chopped salad with crispy bacon, slivered almonds and gorgonzola cheese!  Dessert was da bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Dining room table set up.

 

My family!

 

Chocolate fondue dessert and dippers (strawberries, cherries, animal crackers, brownie chunks)!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All gone!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!  Hope you have a great day!  I'm doing my family Valentine's Dinner at 3 pm... crab/shrimp gumbo, chopped salad, crescent rolls and chocolate fondue with strawberries, cherries & chocolate brownie chunks.

I'll take photos of the table settinng and post them later.  :-)

Tulips for Me!

Ron sent me flowers to my office today....assorted colored tulips....for Valentine's Day!  Wasn't that sweet of him?  He NEVER EVER does this, so it was a big deal!  I love them!  This is a fuzzy photo as I took it with my cell phone, but you get the picture!

Bitchy & Uncooperative

Ever felt like someone was reading your emails?  I think this is happening at my office.  Maybe I'm nuts?  I don't usually talk about my work here, but we are about to move to a new location in June.  It's 40 minutes away from my home.  I'm trying to adjust to the idea, but my co-workers just see me as being bitchy and uncooperative.  I'm quiet because I'm trying to deal with the idea.  Hopefully by the time we move in June I'll be okay with the idea.  It's just so far away compared to where we are now.  Today I got "lectured" by my boss as to why I don't party it up at work.  They like the way I act when I'm at a bar.........not when I'm sad and introverted.  I'm just trying to work thru this issue about the move, but they won't let me do that.  *sigh*

Tomorrow we are having a baby shower for someone in the office and I'm taking a blackberry/strawberry salad.  I hope it's good.  I'm tired of eating heavy foods. 

What are you doing for Valentine's Day?  Ron is taking me to dinner Friday night and then on Saturday I'm having my Mom over for a Valentine's Dinner.  I'm fixing a crab/shrimp gumbo, a big salad, bread and some yummy chocolate fondue with dippers....strawberries, cherries, pretzels, angel food cake.  Mmm....

Annapolis Wrap Up

Me and my friends had a wonderful time this past weekend up in Annapolis, Maryland.  I love that town!  It's so clean and the US Naval Academy is there.  Pia and I left here around  9 am and arrived just in time for lunch.  We ate at a restaurant not too far from the water, walked around a little bit, and then checked into our hotel.  We met up with Donna and Audrey and they checked in. Then, we headed out so that they could get lunch.  We ended up at a tavern/bed & breakfast and had "high tea"!  It was fun drinking tea in fancy cups.  Pia had scones...mmm....

 

Afterwards, we walked around a bit and then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the evening fun!  We took a couple crazy photos on the hotel balcony.

 

 

 

We headed to Stan & Joe's Saloon for a yummy dinner and then to hang out and listen to The Guthrie Matthews Method, a local band.  This band was awesome! 

  The band and us!

We listened to their first set, but then had to leave to walk two doors down to Rams Head Tavern to see Taylor Hicks perform. 

Taylor's show went well.  He performed 4 of his new songs from his new CD.  I didn't care for two of them, but I did like the other two.  I hadn't seen him in concert in over a year.  We did see him in Grease last summer, but that was in August.

After the Taylor show, we walked back down to the Stan & Joe's and the band was still playing!  Yay!!  So, we went in and danced our asses off the rest of the night!  We had a blast with these guys. 

 

 

The next morning (Sunday), we got up and checked out of the hotel and headed down to the water.  We had brunch at a restaurant and we sat outside on their porch.  What a gorgeous day!!!

 

 

 

 

 A Naval dude came in while we were listening to the band and we "borrowed" his hat. Hee hee! 

Tiring Tuesday

Ron and I had a fun time at my friend's Superbowl Party on Sunday night.  I drank water and let him do all the drinking.  He had himself a good ole time.  Haa ha haa!! 

This week has been tiring for me.  I'm guessing it's the weather.  I've had a headache and been extremely tired for days now.  At least we are out of January and on to February.  I like February...Valentine's Day, red hearts, love.  Keeps me happy until the spring.

This coming weekend is my trip to Annapolis, MD with my hoochie friends.   We are going up there for a concert and to sight see.  I love Annapolis, but haven't been there in 6 years.  Looking forward to it!!!  Hope it's not too cold!!!