The Nanny

Progressive Dinner Anyone???

2010-01-08T21:30:00.000-08:00

Have yall been to a progressive dinner before?? It's soo much fun! My small group from church did one this year for our Christmas party. We had a Mexican theme, which was fun to plan. If you've never a part of a progressive dinner here's how it works. You choose a theme and then get people to sign up for 3 different meal courses. We did appitizers at one house, main meal at another, and then desserts and white elephant gift exchange at the last house.

At the house number one we did queso, 7 layer dip, guac, chips, and virgin margs ( we didn't want to drink and drive while we are doing the traveling from house to house). We all had a blast! Then we drew numbers and paired off with our drivers. It was a lot of fun to hang out with some people that we didn't chat with over apptizers.:)

For the main course we were very blessed to have the food provided by a chef in the group. Tony is a chef at Abundance Cafe here in Dallas, cooked up a lot of yummy stuff. We had green chili sour cream chicken enchiladas, rice, beans, tortillas (homemade), and beef fajitas. What a great meal! Then we drew numbers again hoped in the right car and headed to dessert and white elephant gift exchange.

I brought Sopapillla cheesecake (thanks Jennifer R) and everyone loved it! For the white elephant gift i regifted part of what i had gotten last year and then put in a half used candle. It was hilarious when the person who picked my gift opened it, because the couple (Libby & Kenny) who brought it last time totally remembered it. It was soo funny! We all loved seeing what everyone got. I got a purple blowup guitar, a Garfield mask, huge yellow sunglasses, and a red feather. I tried it all on but haven't got the pics. I'm not sure I want the whole world to see it anyway. I was pretty goofy looking.

Anyway, we had soo much fun hanging out in people's houses and getting to know one another better. I can't wait for the next progressive dinner!!!!!

PS - Sorry for the incorrect spellings but the spell check decided not to work tonight.:)

Fun Times in December

2010-01-07T18:49:00.000-08:00

During the month of December it was filled with tons of fun Christmas Parties, unfortunately I didn't take enough pics. But when I went to the Arboretum my bff Brittany and her kiddos. Before heading to the Arboretum we stopped at this fun local diner -Bar Becs - which reminds me of The Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls, TX.

Here's the 4 of us before heading out!

Clay was too funny and decided he wanted to hide from the camera.

They have a ton of fun things to do there from getting a pic with Santa by James French to getting your face painting. Brittany really wanted a great pic of Clay and Carolina with Santa, so we tried and tried but in the end Brittany had to pose with Santa too. After all that, we went to get their faces painted. It was soo cute! Carolina got her first one which was a snow man. Later we found the pirate ship, which Clay loved! Here's a fun pic of Carolina and I right before we left.

It's always soo much fun to go to the Arboretum with Brittany and the kids.:)

Thanksgiving fun...very belated!!

2009-12-29T19:23:00.000-08:00

So I admit that I have been just a tad bit busy with life to blog, but here goes some fast catching up!

My parents came up from San Antonio to do Thanksgiving with my Mom's side of the family here in Dallas. We had a blast cooking it up at my Aunt Johnetta's. I made some yummy Sweet Potato Balls, which i got the recipe from Paula Deen. These are amazingly good, but not soo healthy. I forgot to take a pic so yall will just have to wait til next year! Although I did get some pics of the 3 pies I made. My Mom did the crust, which were gluten-free since she is on a Gluten-free diet, and I did the fillings.:)

The Blueberry Pie - my fav!

The Pecan Pie

The Pumpkin Pie

We also had fun playing games and just hanging out.:) Here's some fun pics with my cousins!

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And of course a pic with my parents.:)

Now only a few more blogs to go! Woohoo!

State Fair Fun!

2009-10-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

This year I went to the fair with my good friend Beth. She's from Nebraska and had never been before, so it was a lot of fun to show her all the fun fair stuff. We started our trip to the fair by riding the DART.

It was a lot of fun and way cheap. Once we got there we had to get a yummy full fat corn dog. I probably could've eaten the whole thing but, I passed so I could eat other fabulous FRIED food. So before we stuffed our faces with all the fried food we rode the swings. My fav next to the roller coaster.:) Here's a pic of me right before we got on the swings.

I think I passed the height requirement, but barely. Hehe!

Beth right before the swings got going. I was going to get a pic of myself too but then the swings got going and we were off. Oh and FYI if you guys ever ride the swings, don't sit on the outside seat...you will twist a lot...which is what I did. It was a lot of fun!

After that we went on a mission to find FRIED COOKIE DOUGH.

It was soo good. We also tasted fried oreos and fried peanut butter cups. My fav was still the fried cookie dough. I saw the fried butter but it really grossed me out.

We passed by the Cotton Bowl

It would be soo fun to see a game there some day.

By 10pm it started raining so Beth and I bolted to the DART.

Lesson Learned

2009-10-11T20:18:00.000-07:00

The other day I went to Marshell's and found the cutest red patent wedge shoes. I tried on the display shoe and it fit, so I grab the shoebox with my size and head to check out. I was in a hurry to get to car pool so I didn't check the size of the shoes in the box. The next day I go to put them on and the right shoe is just a bit snug...that's because I came home with 1 size 6 shoe instead of 2 7 1/2's. So, gals always check the size of your shoes before you buy them. Don't trust that the check out person will do it.

I'm 29...WOOHOO!

2009-10-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

I turned 29 on September 29th, and this is what I saw when I went to work...

Froggie made me this sign for my bday. When I came in the house after picking him up from school this sign was hanging in the entry way. He's such a sweetheart. He and I always make signs like this for his parents' bdays and it was soo sweet of him to do that for me. What a great way to start the celebration! The weekend before my birthday one of my best friends from San Antonio - Angela came to visit along with her husband. We had a great time going to see Julie and Julia and shopping. Angela and I cooked my Mom's artichoke dip and spaghetti casserole for dinner. It was soo yummy. I was a little stressed while cooking for 5 people, but I know that with time it will get easier. I know if Julia Childs can do it so can I. We ended the fun weekend watching the Green Bay Packers game at Top Golf and trying our hand at a little golf. I'm not that great at golf but it was a lot of fun!

I also had a fun dinner out with Froggie and his Mom at Mi Cocina. That has become one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in Dallas. I loved having my margarita and cheese enchiladas.

To top of my birthday I went to Brittany & Mikes for dinner. They both cooked a fabulous meal for me. We had steak and shrimp kabobs, twice baked potatoes, and a zucchini and squash casserole. Then Brittany made Tresleches cake. It was soo good. Clay was too cute and just ate the icing.:) I will have to get that recipe from her. Thanks for the great dinner guys!

All in all I had the best birthday ever. I feel so blessed to have all my friends and family in my life. This coming weekend I'm going to San Antonio to celebrate my bday as well as my Mom's. More pics to come.

Oh and some people keep asking me if I feel older..

Nope not yet! Maybe I will once I hit the big 3-0.

Fun new find...

2009-09-14T21:21:00.000-07:00

Lately I've been decorating my new apartment which has been really fun. I have really wanted to find some rugs for the dining, kitchen, and living rooms since those are all hard wood floors. I went to many websites to check out prices and rugs are expensive. Saturday I decided to hit up Hobby Lobby and found the cutest rug ever.

When I got to the register the check out lady said, "Rugs are 50% off right now!"

That totally made my day! Hobby Lobby has the cutest home decor stuff...I had to really use self-control while in there. Once I get my place fully decorated I'll post some pics.:)

Lots of Changes...

2009-08-13T21:38:00.001-07:00

So it's been forever since I've done a post but, when you're moving to a new apartment things can get CRAZY. Anyway, I'm almost completely unpacked but I have a ton of decorating to do now. That's the fun part.:) Also I have adopted a kitten - Ellie. She's the cutest thing ever!!!

She loves her new house, especially the magazine basket in the living room.

My friend Brittany and her husband Mike found Ellie at their apartment parking lot and couldn't leave her there. I have been wanting a kitty but at my old apartment I couldn't have pets, but once I got to the new place I was happy to bring her home. Ellie had soo much fun with her foster parents since they have 2 adorable kiddos for her to play with as well as 2 cats and a dog. Thanks soo much Brittany and Mike for keeping Miss Ellie for me.

Ellie is such a great kitty...she hasn't even had an accident! Woohoo!!!! I do have to say though I'm looking forward to getting her claws out. Of course I'm going to have it done by laser. I know there are some people that don't like cats having to have their claws out, but since Ellie is an inside cat then I'm ok with it. And most vets do the laser claw removal.

I will be sure to post some new pics of Ellie soon!

Good choices...

2009-05-31T20:32:00.001-07:00

Ok all so far I'm very pleased with Jillian's choices for guys on the Bachelorette. I'm thinking that after her date with Jake - the pilot from Dallas - I would have to say that he's definitely going to make it to the end. Although I do like and think that she's got a thing for Kipton, but I don't blame her. I'm not sure why she's kept Brad, Wes, or Juan. Oh well. The dates that they create for her and the guys are so amazing, I wish that I could have one like that. So far the dates that rank #1 for me is the one with Jake where they got to play dress up in fun Western clothes, have a romanitic dinner, and then listen and dance to Martina McBride. That makes me want to go to a concert...of which I haven't been to in forever! Anyway, I can't wait for tomorrow!

It's Starting Again...

2009-05-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

So, I'm not sure if you all have heard, but The Bachelorette with Jillian is starting May 18th!!!! I'm soo excited for it to start. I still have mixed emotions about how The Bachelor ended, I'm moving forward and hoping that Jillian will find her man. Is anyone with me on this???

Happy Mother's Day!!

2009-05-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies out there!! I wish that I could've made it down to SA to be with my Mom today, but I'm dumb and had a babysitting gig booked for Sat. night (my boss asked like 2 months ago so I didn't want to cancel). It was such a blessing to be at church surrounded by all of my wonderful Godly girlfriends. It was soo fun to help with the 2 year olds making hand prints for Mother's Day. I think my Mom still has all of mine.:) I can't wait for my Mom to come for Memorial Day weekend so that we can have a fun girly weekend with mani/pedi's and shopping.

I need to rewind a bit to Sat. night, where Froggie and I got to go celebrate Clay Morgan Skloss' 2nd birthday party at Rain Forest Cafe in Grapevine Mills Mall. It was so fun to see Clay's reaction to all the animals at Rain Forest. Of course Froggie had a blast too. I wish I had put new batteries in my camera, because I didn't get one pic from the party.

Happy 2nd Birthday Clay!!!

I can't believe Carolina will be 1 in October!!

It's soo fun to be an Aunt!!! Hopefully at the next birthday party I will remember to check my batteries in my camera so I can have some pics.:)

A New Fav of Mine!!

2009-05-02T16:07:00.000-07:00

So do you ever hate that smell that your car gets in it after it rains. I know I do. I hope I'm not the only person this happens to, I swear I clean my car out like once a week. I just smells kinda muggy if that makes sense. So I decided to head to Bath and Body Works to see if they had any car refreshers and boy did they. They have these cute little clips that attach to your sun visor in your car, with tons of scents. They were about $5 but I loved the Pineapple & Mango scent and it was 50% off! Woohoo! They also have refills and they last a couple of months. Yall, have to go get one!!!:)

Not Again!!!!

2009-05-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

Ok so I must have a magnet attached to my car, because Thursday when I came out of my Weight Watcher meeting this is what I saw....

Fortunately, the lady who hit my car was nice and left me her phone number. That's like the 2 time my bumper has been hit there!!! Oh, well! So today I went to get an estimate of the damage done and it's going to cost $1,300 to fix my car. I'm still gunna get another estimate before I go through with it.

Good Bye Filipe!

2009-04-29T17:48:00.000-07:00

I was sad to see Filipe not make the final 4 on the Biggest Loser, but he's in a great place to go home and teach his community the healthy way of living. I'm soo excited to see who will win the grand prize....I'm thinking that it will either be Mike or Tara. What do you guys think?? It's going to be a close one!!!

Biggest Loser Tomorrow Night!!!

2009-04-27T18:47:00.001-07:00

Hey all!!! I'm soo excited that tomorrow is Tuesday and the Biggest Loser is on. I think that I'm a bit obsessed with the show, but it makes me want to workout more. I'm definitely thinking that Helen will go home this week, since she's been below the yellow line twice now, and she doesn't really have that much more to lose. What are your thoughts people???

And then there was a wedding...

2009-04-26T19:14:00.000-07:00

A few weeks after the Lingerie Shower & Bachelorette Party was Angela's wedding. It was on a Friday night so I was able to take off the day before and be there for all the fun festivities!! I got to spend some fun time with a dear old friend Melissa and her precious little girl Lily. I hadn't seen Melissa in about 8 years and never met Lily, so we had a lot of catching up to do. We went to the San Antonio River Walk to get some yummy mexican food and then headed to the Children's Museum. We had soo much fun there and I definitely recommend you visit there when you are in San Antonio.

Then we had the Rehersal dinner at Angela and Ryan's house. We got yummy italian food and cheesecake.

Here are is the flower girl Lily and the Ring bears' Andy and Tyler - they had fun climbing in the trees and chasing each other around.

Friday was soo fun getting our hair and make up done and then it was on to the ceremony. We thought that it was going to rain all day but got lucky and it cleared out by noonish, but it left some chilly tempts of the 40's. Unfortunately the wedding was outside so Angela and Ryan had to rent us some heaters and the guests had to drag out their winter coats. The pavilion where the wedding was held had some drop cloths they rolled down to kinda shield the cold windy tempts. Besides the weather it was a beautiful ceremony and a fabulous reception. Here are some pics!!!!

Angela and Lily the flower girl - I love her curls!

Angela - she's such a beautiful bride!!

The Wedding Party - Me, Vanessa, Angela, Tabitha, and Peggy

Miss Lily Sassy Pants!!:)

Me dancing with Lily - I guess our dance class have been paying off:)

I still have to order pics from the photographer so when I get those I'll post them. It was soo fun to celebrate Angela and Ryan's marriage. We had yummy bar b que for dinner. And then the cake was a fabulous 7 tiered strawberry cake and the groom's cake was a choc. cake. Vanessa's Mom Mary did an amazing job again! These cakes were soo moist and the icing was delicious. Mary will definitely be making my wedding cake one day.:) We got to dancing the night away til 11pm.

On a sad note, everyone got food poisoning from the bar b que. I felt terrible for Angela, Ryan, and their family. The catering company, which I won't mention their name, was gracious and gave us a gift card for 2 dinners and drinks at their resturant. I'm not sure I will be going there for a while. All in all the wedding was great!!!

Update!!!!

2009-04-26T18:24:00.000-07:00

Ok so I haven't blogged in forever but I feel like I'm constintly going on overdrive. I was either out of town, had company, or was working overtime which left little time update. I'm soo sorry I've neglected yall!!

Well since I last posted I went to a Lingerie Shower and Bachelorette Party for one of my childhood best friends Angela. I hosted it with our other bf that we went to school with Vanessa. Let me tell you it was hard to plan a party in a city that I don't even live in, but I would do it all over again because in the the end it was a blast. We started the fun night at Vanessa's sister Monica's house. This was the dinner and lingerie shower part. As I was driving over to the party I got the pleasure of having a blow up man ride with me in the back seat...I definitely got some looks on the high way.:) Oh well, it's all in good fun.We had tons of Pina Colada's there to get everyone warmed up a bit for the games. We had some great laughs!!!!

Me, Angela (the bride), and Vanessa

Me and Vanessa the hostess' of the best Lingerie Shower and Bachelorette Party

Vanessa and her Mom Mary (Betty Crocker) who made the best cake!

The Fabulous cake! She's soo talented!!! She also made the wedding and groom's cake.

I'm soo bummed that once the Bach party was starting my camera decided to take blurry pics. We had soo much fun dancing the night away at a fun club in downtown San Antonio called Polyesters, they played 70's, 80's, and 90's music. It was way fun!!!

Shocked!!!

2009-03-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

All I have to say is OMG!!!! I can't believe that Jason changed his mind. I mean it's happened soo many time on other seasons of the Bachelor but not on the After the Rose Ceremony Show!!!! I feel terrible for Melissa. My heart goes out to her. I have many mixed emotions about Molly decision...people do deserve a second chance. What do yall think??

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2009-02-16T17:49:00.000-08:00

My Valentine's Day started out with a great workout!! I haven't been to the gym in 2 weeks but I'm back for good. Later I went to get some yogurt at this place called I Heart Yogurt. It was soo yummy! You get this huge bowl and can fill it with as little or as much as you want. There's tons of topping to use from fresh fruit to candy. The best part is that it's all nonfat!! My fav's right now are the italian vanilla, strawberry, peanut butter, and cookies and cream.:) You have to check it out. It's located in the southeast corner of Preston and Royal.

Since I was babysitting for Froggie that night, I grabbed us some dinner from Purple Cow. YUMMY!!! When I got there Froggie greeted me at the door and this is what I saw...
He had some little red hearts leading up to this.:)

This is what I got when I opened the envelop. What a ladies man he's turning into. Hehe!

I also couldn't resist these when I was at Tom Thumb...

Fireproof

2009-02-07T21:22:00.000-08:00

Have yall seen the movie Fireproof yet?? Well I'm sure that you have. I just saw it tonight and loved it. I loved the message that it brought. I definitely cried like 4 times. If you haven't seen it yet, then you definitely need to see it. Way to go Kirk Cameron on another great movie!!

Thursday night TV

2009-02-06T22:05:00.000-08:00

Did anyone watch Grey's and Private Practice last night??? OMG!!! I was glued to it...with a box of tissues. God has definitely blessed me with being an emotional person. These episodes really got to me. I can't wait for next week!!!

CALIFORNIA WEDDING

2009-02-05T18:53:00.000-08:00

Recently I was blessed to be in my dear friend Dee Dee's wedding. Her fab wedding was in Simi Valley, CA. It's just beautiful there. If I could afford to live there I would. The view is just amazing with the mountains and ocean.

Dee Dee and Jonathan met at their work - Southwest Airlines. They are soo perfect for each other. I flew out to Cali for the wedding late on Friday night. It was a great flight...except for the weird male flight attendant who keep hitting on me. If he was my type then I would be going for it believe me. Anyway, my friend Kim and I arrived safely and thus began the whirlwind wedding weekend.

On Saturday, we all went to get mani/pedi's but the bride was going to be us there since she and the groom were going into LA to get the rest of the flowers for the wedding at the flower market. Well unfortunately they were in a little fender bender in their rental so we had to push everything back a little. No biggie, since everyone was alright. After we were finished at the nail salon we grabbed one of my favs IN N OUT burgers. Yummy!!

While we were waiting in the drive thru we saw these.:)

Now I would love to see these palm trees everyday!! Anyway, a few of us helped set up for the Hawaiian themed reheresal dinner and then headed to the rehersal. I was bad and didn't take much pics of this. We had soo much fun at the dinner. The Hawaiian food was amazing!!! We also got to do a little kareoke. Now that's when the fun really started!! Hehe!! I did a few songs but not without a little help. Once we left Dee Dee was wanting some more IN N OUT, so we just had to get all the girls and head over there.

We couldn't resist getting a pic with the hats on. LOL

Then we got our coffee from Starbucks and got busy with putting together the lanterns for the ceremony and reception. She had white lanterns hung around for the ceremony and baby blue ones for the reception. I didn't get much pics taken during the ceremony but there's a ton from the reception so here goes...

Dee Dee a few minutes before the ceremony. She's such a beautiful bride.:)

Our pretty flowers. I just love the cream and green mixtures together.

Dee Dee and Jonathan had a frame with their engagement photo in it and a bunch of post it notes for everyone at the wedding to write well wishes for them during the reception. This is such a fun idea.

They also had a photo booth with fun dress up items for everyone to take part in. I think this was such a great idea so that people have something to do while the bridal party are taking pictures.

Kim and I decided to go for the diva princess look.:)

Me and the beautiful bride:)

My sweet friend Kenee and I. She is married to Dee Dee's cousin Matt. Kenee is an amazing trainer at Larry North Fitness in Dallas. If any of you want to get into shape you need to seriously see her. She kicks my butt every time we get together.:)

Julie and I had soo much fun being bridesmaids together. This is our 2nd wedding to be in together.:) Fun times.

Oh ya and I caught the bouquet too!!:)

The Bachelor and Biggest Loser Thoughts

2009-02-04T15:16:00.001-08:00

Ok so my DVR was a little screwed up on Monday and decided to record One Tree Hill instead of The Bachelor. What was it thinking!!! Well I got home in time to catch the last 15 min of it and see the rose ceremony. Well I definitely think that Jason made some great choices again. I feel like Stephanie is such a wonderful girl but not for Jason. The spark was not there. I know there has to be her knight in shining armor out there. Well out of the ladies that are left I think that it will be Melissa or Gillian (can't decide which one) and Molly at the final rose ceremony. I'm soo excited for the home town dates!!! Naomi's Mom is a little cookoo!! Poor girl doesn't know what do to do with her Mom.

Now for the Biggest Loser...all I can say is that Joelle is CRAZY! She doesn't deserve to be partners with a wonderful person like Carla who wants to change her life and be healthy. I'm really excited for all the contestants that are back on the show. WOOHOO for their partners stayin on the show for them!!! Until next time!

Biggest Loser Update

2009-01-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

I'm soo proud of Joelle for finally getting her act together and sticking to what Bob says. It will pay off in the end!! 10 lbs in a week is great!! I know for me 1.5 lbs in a week is great and I only hit the gym 2-3 times a week. I was sad to see Dan go. He is soo young and needs to lose soo much more, but atleast he knows the program well enough to do it at home. Maybe he will inspire his partner Dave to get with the program. Making life style changes with your eating can be hard but if you really want it then go for it. I still have 1 splurge day a week. You have to give into your cravings sometimes or you will be crabby. I'm loving this season of the Biggest Loser. Right now I predict that Tara could win. What do yall think??

Good Call Jason!

2009-01-27T10:35:00.000-08:00

I'm totally loving this season of the Bachelor. If you haven't watched last nights Bachelor episode then don't read any further. It is too good to miss!!!

So I am very excited that Molly is still on the show. She seems just right for Jason. I felt like Jason made the right decision to keep Stephanie but in the end she will probably go. Nikki still needs to work on some of her issues - being single for a while and dating around. Seriously an 11 year relationship will take longer than a year to get over. Poor girl!!! Anyway, it was such a fun date for the girls to go to General Hospital (I'm very jealous). I could have done with a little less of the making out and a little more different types of scenes. That would have been hard for me to see Jason making out with 5 other girls. Kinda weird if you ask me. At the rose ceremony, I feel like Jason made the right decision to cut all 3 girls. I wouldn't want to be kept around if the guy wasn't into me. The blonde that he let go was kinda pushy and demanding. It's ok to know what you want but some guys don't like to be told what to do. Anyway, I'm soo excited for next week!!! Oh ya, and the Biggest Loser is on tonight. Yea baby!!! It's soo inspiring to see all their hard work pay off at the weigh in.:) Makes me want to hit the gym.

Did I just say that???

2009-01-26T17:56:00.001-08:00

Do you ever think - I can't believe I just said that to my child? Well since I've been a nanny there have been many phrases I have said to Froggie and remind me of my Mom. When I was growing up my Mom would say things to me and I would vow never to say them. Here are a few things that I've said to Froggie so far:

~ If you say that one more time I will wash your mouth out with soap.

~ Do I have to pull this car over??

~ When you are in time out there is NO talking. I will start the timer over again if you talk.

~ You have to eat 4 bites more since you are 4 years old.

~ Tuna salad tastes just like chicken salad.

~ Sing your ABC's and then you can be done washing your hands.

All in all Froggie is soo much fun to be with. I know that sometimes kids like to test us to see if we will give in. Be strong ladies you can do it!!! I'm sure there have been things you have said too that make you think back to your childhood. Never say never gals.

Sleepovers with Froggie

2009-01-14T14:58:00.000-08:00

The other day Froggie and I were in the car driving to school and he tells me:

"Miss Becca can I come stay at your house for 100 days?"

Me - "Oh Froggie, I would love for you to stay with me for a few nights. 100 days is a lot. Don't you think Mom and Dad would miss you?"

Froggie - "Ya, I guess soo. Could you make sure that I have Star Wars pj's at your house the next time I spend the night?"

Me - " Of course!"

My little guy is the cutest ever! He's totally enthralled with Star Wars right now. Good thing he has one of those Star Wars sticker books or I would be lost.:)

Christmas in a Flash

2009-01-11T15:30:00.000-08:00

The Christmas holidays went by in a flash. I can't believe it but, it's probably due to a lot of extra babysitting that I did and parties. My parents came up for 6 wonderful days. We all go and camp out at my fav. Aunt Johnetta's (my Mom's sister) house when they are here. It would be kinda cramped for my parents to stay with me in my one bedroom apt.

This year we did Christmas dinner at my cousins house and had a blast. We also had to get creative with the cooking since my Mom is on a Gluten free diet because of her Celiac disease. Once we figured out what to substitute in our fav. recipes we were on a roll. Dinner was a success and then we did our gag gift exchange. We just draw numbers and go from there. I got an alarm clock since I have such a hard time hitting the snooze in the morning. Hehe!!! One of my fav. things I got from Santa was a Pilates ball and exercise video.

It was soo funny to do the first workout. I laughed the whole time.

I also got a gift card to The Container Store from my boss. It was soo useful. My kitchen pantry needed some organizing so that's just what I did.

I was able to install the over the door system all by myself and didn't even need a screw driver. Yeah!!! That's also one less hole in the wall I'm gunna have to putty over when I move out. Ahhh the joys of renting.:)

The Christmas holidays were such a blessing for me since I don't get to spend a full 6 days with my parents very often, that to me is just priceless. Hope your holiday was as memorable as mine.:)

I'm Guilty!!

2009-01-02T20:24:00.000-08:00

So yes, I am guilty as charged. I haven't blogged in forever, but I will try and post some pics to update yall.

In the beginning of December, I along with a bunch of friends got to throw a lingerie show for a dear friend Dee Dee. I was soo much fun planning for the day. Here are a few pics of the beautiful table with the yummy food.

Dee Dee's wedding colors are tiffany blue and brown, so one of the hostess' Julie decided to make blue lemonade for the drinks. It's super easy, just put blue food coloring in a container of Minute Maid Lemonade and shake it up.

It was a big hit!

Julie also had a great idea to get different kinds of candy, put them in individual containers, and then on a piece of paper write a funny saying about the bride and groom. Here's how they turned out:

Put Choc. Kisses in a jar and the attached note says - Jonathan is going to shower her with kisses.

Get Reese's peanut butter cups in a jar and the attached note says - He's got a piece of her heart.

Take Red hot chili's in a jar and the attached note says - Jonathan has the hots for her.:)

Get a bag of peanuts or mixed nuts in a jar and the attached note says - These two are nutz for each other.

Then get a box of whoppers in a jar and the attached note says - Here's to makin' whoppin' whoopie!!!

We had a lady that was going to do a super cute lingerie cake for the shower but then she forgot to make it. Yikes!! So Dee Dee's amazing sister Aimee called Celebrity and got a white choc. cake with white icing and a double choc. cake and both with thumb print cookies around the border. They were soo sinfully good. We hardly had any cake left over.

And lastly we hung all of her sexy lingerie on a pretty ribbon on the mantle. I have done this at many baby showers too. It's soo much fun to show case what the bride gets.

I promise to post again soon!!!

Blog Facelift

2008-12-16T15:03:00.000-08:00

Lately I have seen soo many cute blog designs with people's pics in the header. So, I got my friend Jennifer from Pink Armchair Designs to come up with a super cute design for me. I love it soo much Jennifer!!! You do fabulous work!! Everyone needs to check her blog out for all the fun designs that she has. Thanks a bunch!! Stay warm folks!!

Fun Holiday Activities!!!

2008-11-24T12:56:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!! It's beginning to be one of my favorite times of the year...Christmas. There's always soo much fun things to do it's hard to decide which one to pick. Here are a few of my Froggie's favs.

~ The Trains at North Park Mall are always a sight to see. The proceeds from admission go to the Ronald McDonald House, so you know that you are helping out soo many families.:) They have the coolest set up of trains that you can spend hours in there just looking at it. There are scenes from downtown Dallas to mountains that lead to new spots. Froggie just loves it!! We go every year!!! It's already started this week and lasts until New Years Day. If you go to http://www.northparkcenter.com, click on the events link, and then events calendar you will see all their info.

~ Another fun indoor activity is getting out to Willow Bend Mall and seeing their exhibit from the Polar Express Movie. If you go to http://www.shopwillowbend.com and click on their holiday events you can see all they have to offer. They even have a time where you can get your animals pic taken with Santa. That makes me want to get a cat!!!:)

~ I often use http://www.dallaschild.com for finding out what is going on in the area. I highly recommend it to all. They have info on what do in all of the DFW area. Happy Holidays everyone!!

I love this book!

2008-11-08T18:23:00.000-08:00

I just finished reading The Shack and I loved it. It was a very powerful book that I recommend to all. I am definitely going to be getting it for family and friends for Christmas. It made me laugh and cry. I feel like it's a must read. For me it's a book that I will read over and over again. It's soo inspirational to see the transformation that takes place in The Shack. That's all I'm going to say so as not to ruin it for others. Please please read this. If there's a book that you feel is a must read then please comment and tell me. Happy reading!

Happy Belated Halloween

2008-11-05T18:58:00.000-08:00

This year was a lot of fun. I started out going to Froggies Halloween Parade at his school. They all get in line by class in their costume and march around the Car Pool Circle. It was really neat to see all the costume choices. Froggie was Indiana Jones as well as 30 other little boys. It was a popular choice among the boys. There were also a lot of Star Wars characters. And then there was the homemade costumes like the hot dog, marshmellow, and skeleton. Another fav of mine was the golfer. They were all so proud of their costumes. After the parade we had a picnic on the lawn of the school and then they were off to school.

Later on I went to join my bff Brittany and her family for a night in of fun. Brittany and Mike had a little surprise a few weeks ago and Carolina was born so we all just stayed in and had dinner. But Clay did get to run around in his dinosaur costume.

You can't catch me cause I'm a dinosaur!!

Dinosaur Clay and Aunti Rebecca

Of course everyone loved looking at precious Carolina. She was all decked out in a cute Halloween onesie and fashionable bow. Her Mom Brittany has already gotten her started with the latest trends.

Love the outfit and bow!

Ok guys I'm getting a little tired now.

Peace out everyone!

Happy Halloween everyone!

I'm an Aunt again!!

2008-10-30T14:39:00.000-07:00

Yes, by now most of you know that my bff Brittany and Mike had their precious little Carolina last Friday afternoon. Mike called me as I was driving to the airport and said that she had been born, of course I thought he was joking since he loves to play jokes on me. But this time it was for real. I was overjoyed for them! I'm soo glad that Brittany and Carolina are healthy and at home resting. When I saw Carolina for the first time I just couldn't take my eyes off her, she's just beautiful. She has a head full of dark black hair, the prettiest skin coloring, and such sweet eyes. Watch out Mike the boys will be lining up to sit next to her in the nursery during bible class.:) I'll post a few pics later.

My Fall Favorites

2008-10-28T18:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!!! Here's some things that are my fall favs.

~ I just love love Skinny Vanilla Lattes from Startbucks:) If I haven't had my caffiene fix by 10 then I will grab some Starbucks to get me through the day.

~ I am in love with a new nail color. OPI has some new fall colors and the one that I like is Black Cherry Chutney. It's a deep dark purple and really fun for fall.

~ I have 2 fun purses that are my fall staple. They are a pretty dark blue and a ruby red patent leather bag. Marshall's has some really fun bags for the fall. Yall should check them out.

~ Swoozie's has planners that I love. There's a lot to choose from which makes the decision hard. I can't believe that it's already that time again to get a new planner for 2009. Yikes!! They have a fun leopard print one that I'm wanting to get once the 09's are in.

~ I have been reading The Shack and it's an amazing book. I definitely think yall should read it. I can't put it down.

Happy Fall everyone!!!

Cold & Rainy Days

2008-10-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

It's days like today when the weather makes the park not an option. If you guys have kiddos here are some fun options that Froggie and I have done.

~ Take your cars out of the garage and let the kids ride their bikes around an obsticle course. Or you can play indoor soccer or golf. Anything to burn some energy.:)

~ Froggie is really loving all the Halloween decorations in the neighborhood. Everyday after school we drive around different streets looking at the houses and how spooky they are.

~ Froggie has also liked doing scavenger hunts around the house. When he gets to the prize then he wants to create another one.

These are just a few that we've been doing lately. Have fun! If you have any suggestions please leave a comment.:)

I'm 28!!!

2008-10-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

On Monday I turned 28. Wow do I feel old!! I had a fun day at work with my little Froggie. When I got to work the first thing that he wanted was for me to open my presents from him. I told him that I would open them when we went to dinner with Mommy and Daddy so he was really patient all day. While he was at school I went to visit my bff Brittany in the hospital. She is preggo and due in Nov. with Carolina. She hadn't been feeling well and went to the hospital on Saturday and they admitted her. Well I went to visit her and got to spend time with Mike and Clay too.

Auntie Rebecca and Clay

Later Froggie, his parents, and I went to dinner at Penne Pomodero for my birthday. They have fabulous italian food and great wine. Froggie was patient while we got our drinks and then I opened the card. It was priceless the look on his face when I heard the song playing from the card. It was that song from Toy Story...You've Got a Friend in Me. It just melted my heart. He picked it out all my himself. Froggie waited patiently while we ordered and then I opened the rest of my gift. I got a gift card to my favorite store Ann Taylor Loft and some bath stuff from Lush. We also got some yummy molten chocolate cake with strawberry sorbet. I had a super birthday and now that Brittany is home from the hospital we can celebrate too. More pics will follow.

While Brittany was on bed rest in the hospital, my Aunt duties came into play which was soo fun. Every time we hang out is very special. Clay and I decided to do a little art project for his Mommy and Daddy. This is what a 17 month old likes to do with markers...

Needless to say Clay had a bath after our art project. We had a blast hanging out but I know he missed his Mommy a lot!!!

It's been 4 years already...

2008-09-04T15:09:00.000-07:00

Ok everyone I can't believe it's been 4 amazing years since I started being a nanny for the best family in the world. I started when Froggy (that's what I've decided to call him since it wouldn't be such a great idea to post his real name) was an 8 week old tiny thing and now he's 4 and going to preschool. Time flys so fast. It's such a blessing to have this incredible family in my life. If I could go back to the summer before I graduated from ACU and apply for teaching jobs instead of interviewing to be a nanny, I wouldn't. I have gained a lot of experience with this family that I will take with me forever.

My boss always takes me out to a nice resturant to celebrate my anniversiary and they get a sitter for Froggy. Well this time they took me to a nice little Italian resturant called Traverna in Uptown. I definitely recommend it to everyone. It is a little pricey but it's not your typical italian food like from Olive Garden. It's very posh. If I can ever figure out how to put links to places on a post then I'll do one for Traverna.

The review was great. At the end of dinner they told me they had one of Froggy's art projects that he did this summer at art camp framed for me. It's a great addition to my living room/office. Everyone always asks who is the artist, but of course my Froggy did it.:) Here's to another fabulous year with Froggy and his family.

Fun times!

2008-07-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

So I know it's been a long time since I last posted but my summer is a crazy time. I had a fun July 4th weekend with my parents. We had a lot of family over to my Aunt's house and cooked a ton of food. It was none stop family fun from shopping at the Allen Outlets to going to El Fenix. The outlets had great deals and we got to get great mexican food too! A few weeks later I got a week vacation which was great. I stayed in Dallas which was really fun and relaxing. I was able to get to have some fun girly time with my bff Brittany at the spa. We did our research and narrowed it down to a spa in Carrolton. We started out our fun day with getting baby Carolina's crib bedding picked out and ordered. We had to have 4 different types of fabric for the bedding. There were so many choices that it was hard to decide, but finally picked the cutest bedding that I've ever seen. I know that when it comes to my little girl's bedding I'm going to have hard time narrowing it down. After that we tried this new tea room near the spa. It was soo good. They had this really good chicken salad and broccoli salad. Then it was onto the spa...I was really looking forward to the massage but I was kinda timid about the facial. It had been soo long since I had a massage but it was AMAZING! I definitely want to go and get another one soon. The facial was relaxing and it felt great to get all the impurities out of my skin. It was soo fun to just spend time with Brittany and get to be pampered. I also went to the pool a lot and worked on my tan and caught up on some reading. Now it's back to work...I was excited to get back in the swing of things.

I love Zumba Dance Class!!!

2008-06-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

Tonight I went to a new workout class at the gym and loved it. It was called Zumba. Anyone ever been to one before?? At first I was trying to learn the steps and not laugh at myself for messing up but in the end it was a great workout. I burned about 400 calories which is great since I had pizza for lunch. If anyone out there has a chance to take a Zumba please do because it's a ton of fun. You won't believe how fast an hour can go by. I felt like I was back in my high school dance class all over again. So go out there and get your groove on!!

I've been tagged!

2008-06-21T15:18:00.000-07:00

Jeri tagged me so here goes!!

6 things about me:

1. I love having my own place!!! It's super fun to decorate it but it's hard to stay with my budget.

2. I love my job being a nanny. It's soo much fun to spend my days with Finn! He is such a joy as well as his wonderful parents. I couldn't ask for better employers. Also this job is soo flexible, not sure if I could do a desk job from 8-5 everyday.

3. I think Weight Watchers is amazing!! I have lost almost 16 lbs since January. It's once of the only programs that is a life style change not a DIET. I hate that word!!

4. I love Larry North Gym!! There are soo many fun classes to take and a tons of workout equipment so I don't have to wait for one to become available.

5. I am very into reality tv: the Bachelorette, Moving Up, What Not To Wear, Trading Spaces, John and Kate Plus 8, and Biggest Loser. It's kinda out of control but that's why you have a DVR.

6. I am in the process of reorganizing my closet and trying to get rid of the clothes that I don't wear anymore. It's hard to do but I know that in the end I will be better off.

Ok I am going to tag: Brittany, Jennifer, and Tiffany. Have fun gals!!

Pink Arm Chair Designs

2008-06-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!! A good friend of mine Jennifer, has a cute website with tons of blog designs on it. Go check it out!!

Here is the website: http://pinkarmchairdesigns.blogspot.com

Jennifer designed my blog for me and I love it!! Great job Jennifer!!

What a deal!!!

2008-06-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

This is for all you Dallas folks! I just love watermelons as many of you know. Living by myself I didn't want to buy a huge watermelon. I went to Sprouts Farmers Market on Marsh and Forest Ln. and found a decent size watermelon for $1.99. I was so excited to find this great deal that I thought that I'd share it with you. I think that there are other Sprouts throughout Dallas so definitely check it out.

Fun Times On Vacation!!

2008-06-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

Awww yes I finally had a vacation that was longer than 3 days!! It was great to have some time off and get away from Dallas. The vacation started with having my parents come to visit for Memorial Day. We had such a blast! We did a little estate sale shopping on Sunday and I found a cute table to put my tv on. When we went on Sunday the tv table was on sale at 35% off. I thought that was a super deal, but I wasn't sure it was worth the price. i decided to wait and come back then next day when it would be 50% off and if was still there then I would get it. Well we went back first thing in the morning and there it was. Yea go me!!! The only bummer was to find that my battery wouldn't start on Monday so we had to head to Sam's. While we were there we found the new Hungry Girl book for $11! What a steal!

On Tuesday I went to visit my friend Jeri who has recently to Austin. We had soo much fun catching up, playing with her son Owen, and painting his room. Painting can be fun but it's hard work too. Owen is such a good baby!! He just loved to do his new tricks like roll over and suck on his toes. Here's a few pics of the cutie!

Friday one of my best friends Angela and her fiance Ryan came into town along with her parents for the weekend. It was soo fun to have them here. While they were here we got to see The Sex and the City movie. It was soo good! Here are some pics from the weekend!!

Angela and I at her brother's party

Sunday Brunch at Cafe Brazil

Hope yal are having a super week!

My New Addition

2008-05-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! As many of you know I moved into my apartment in October, but decorating it has taken me a while. I love love Pottery Barn but some of their stuff is just too pricey for me. I always get their catalog so I saw some plates that you can hang up as art work. I resisted buying them until they went on sale and found them this weekend. Here's a pic of them after I hung them up. Let me know what you think.

My parents came in town this weekend for Memorial Day. It was soo fun to hang out with them and my aunt and uncle. My father served in the military for a while and also recently just retired from the civil service after 35 years being a graphic artist for the government. I just want to say thanks to all those who did serve and are still serving for our country. Hope you guys had a super Memorial Day!!

It's Been A Long Time!

2008-05-15T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's been a few months since I've updated you all on what's been going on in my life. I've been pretty busy with work and visiting my parents back in San Antonio. Here's some pics of what's been going on.

My parents and I decided to go out to Fredricksburg on saturday before Easter. We had so much fun there visiting all the shops and best of all we got some yummy ice cream. There was also a great beading store and so I had fun making a pretty turquoise necklace. One of these days I want to try and make my own necklaces. The ladies at the beading store make it look so easy. It was such a blessing to be there with my parents on Easter. I cherish every visit we have and wish that we lived closer.

This is my Mom and I getting yummy ice cream!

This is my Dad and I trying to eat our ice cream before it melts.

I'm not a huge golf fan but my boss gave me some tickets to the Byron Nelson Golf Tournment and so my friend Dee Dee and I went. I pretty much have no clue about golf but Dee Dee was able to fill me in on some of the basics so if I'm ever asked to go and play then I won't totally make a fool out of myself. We got to walk around and check out all the fun things that they had at the tournment, but the thing we didn't get was the food. They were trying to get us to buy nachos for $12 and a Diet Dr. Pepper for $6. We decided to take a walk around and see if there was anything else to choose from. Well leave it to a resourceful woman to come upon a shopping center across from the Four Seasons Hotel (that's where the Tourn. was held) and it had cheap places to eat like Subway. We slit a foot long sub for $5, so it didn't hurt to keep looking around to see what else there was before settling on $12 nachos. All in all it was a fun night! Here's some pics!

This is me and Dee Dee while we were wondering around after to tourn. ended.

We got so close to the greens that we were able to get a pic of the scoreboard. That's pretty darn close.

Well it's getting late, gosh I feel old, so I'd better sign off for now and get some sleep.

My newest flying experience

2008-03-21T09:44:00.000-07:00

So yesterday I was supposed to fly out at 9:05pm to San Antonio, but then there were delays. Yuck! I hate having delays especially when my flight was so late already. Well they said that our plane was late in getting there from somewhere else so we wouldn't be leaving until 10:00. A little later they said that we were going to get a different plane because the other plane needed to get some maintenance work done on it, so it would be more like 10:30 or so. Yikes! I'm soo tired from my long crazy day at work, that I just wanna go to sleep. My People magazine definitely came in handy to help the time pass by. So we finally role in to San Antonio at 11:30 all safe and sound but a little tired. I hope that I don't have this problem coming back. I'm definitely sleeping in a little tomorrow!

Well I hope everyone has a super Easter and gets to eat lots of candy!

Fun Weekend!!!

2008-03-16T19:26:00.000-07:00

Awww yes wedding season is now in full swig as of this weekend. Saturday I went to my friend Daniel and Sara's wedding. It's soo refreshing to see two people get married and start a new life together. I love how they kept their faith strong that God would bring them the one they are supposed to share their lives with here on earth. The wedding was soo beautiful from their exchanging of vows to the smashing of cake in each other's faces. Why is wedding cake soo good?? I know I'll have to spend at least an hour at the gym on Sunday.

On Sunday, I met Brittany and Clay for lunch after church. It's soo fun to get to see my best friend with her son. He's the light of her life even when she hasn't had a lot of sleep and he's super fussy. Clay is just getting soo big and I can't believe that in a few months he's going to a year old. Kids just grow up soo fast. I'll leave you with a pic from the wedding.

My sweet friend Dee Dee and I at Daniel and Sara's Wedding Reception

The Easter Bunny

2008-03-15T13:52:00.000-07:00

Do you still believe in the Easter bunny? Well I don't but I thought that a 3 year old might. Finn and I went to an Easter egg hunt with his class from school the other day and of course there was an egg hunt, but then an man with an easter bunny costume showed up. All the kiddos ran up to the bunny and were hugging on him. Then there was this little girl and she realized that there was a zipper in the back of the bunny, and so she started screaming this bunny isn't real. It's funny how kids grow up soo fast and quit believing in things like the Easter bunny and Santa. My hope is that I can keep Finn believing this these things a little bit longer. Happy Easter egg hunting!

Sleepy Sunday!!

2008-02-24T12:53:00.000-08:00

Let me just say that I love love this sunny weather today. It's so nice and breezy, definite park weather if you ask me. Last night when I finally crawled into bed I had the lovely pleasure of getting kicking and poked by Finn all night all. If you are just now joining my blog last night Finn ( the 3 year old I nanny for) spent the night with me. The sleep over was fun, just exhausting. He loved getting to stay at my place. I loved it as well, especially because I got the excuse to watch Meet the Robinson's movie with him. It was a really cute movie, but they do say stupid and dumb in it and I definitely don't think that the G rating was appropriate. Hopefully Finn won't say those words. Well, I'm gunna keep this one a little short since I need to go and catch up on my sleep before small group tonight. Have a blessed week gang!

Update Since My Surgery

2008-02-23T20:00:00.000-08:00

It's a little over a week since my surgery and I'm really starting to feel better. My surgery was successful and they were able to remove most of the endometriosis out of my body. My doctor wasn't sure what to expect when she went in there, but what she did find was that the endometriosis was pretty scattered throughout my body. Some people can have it just centralized in their ovaries or you can have endometriosis in other parts of the body. It's kinda like when you splatter paint and little bits go everywhere, well that's how it is for me. I had some all the way up in my esophagus which is really weird.

After my surgery I was pretty sore, which is to be expected. What I didn't expect was that my Mom, who came up to take care of me, came down with the flu. The flu of all things. I tried to take care of her but it was too hard since I had just had surgery so we went to stay at my Aunt's house. Then 3 days later I came down with the flu. Yuck!!! It is not fun recovering from surgery and the flu. I pretty much slept for 3 days straight! Thankfully, I was able to take an extra day off from work since I had the flu. My Mom ended up staying an extra day too which helped tremendously.

Next month I'm going to start taking the Lepro shot to try and eliminate the rest of my endometriosis. I will take the shot once a month for 3 months. Please be in prayer that the shot works, and eliminates the rest of my endometriosis.

Tonight Finn, the little 3 year old that I nanny for, is spending the night with me. This is such an adventure for him. It's all he could talk about this week. When am I going to get to spend the night at Miss Becca's house??? That's just precious! We went to eat at this little Italian restaurant called Campisi's. It's soo good. They have the best pizza ever. Well while we were eating the lady next to us told me that she had been watching Finn and he had the best manners. That was such a sweet thing to say. It just goes to show you that when you really push good table manners while your children are young it will pay off later. I'm soo proud of him!!

Recipe Exchange...Thanks Jen!!!

2008-02-10T16:24:00.000-08:00

So my friend Jen posted a Sopapilla Cheesecake recipe on her blog and then we have to post a recipe that we think that you guys just have to try. I chose a weight watchers dessert from the Best Ever Desserts Cook book. I know that some of you may be thinking that oh my goodness this is going to be yucky but it's soo good.

Chocolate-Marshmallow Fluff Squares

Hands-on Prep: 10 min. Cook: None Makes: 8

8 whole reduced-fat cinnamon graham crackers
3 tablespoons reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons marshmallow creme
1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips, melted
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped peanuts

Directions:

Break each graham cracker in half to make 16 squares. Spread each of 8 squares with 1 rounded teaspoon peanut butter. Spread each of the remaining 8 squares with 1 rounded teaspoon marshmallow creme. Press the peanut butter and marshmallow squares together to form sandwiches; place on wax paper -lined baking sheet.

Drizzle the melted chocolate over each sandwich in a zigzag pattern and sprinkle with the peanuts. Freeze until the chocolate is partially set, about 10 minutes.

Points Value is 3.

I love these as a snack or a dessert. They are just the right size. Enjoy!!

Now it's your turn to share your favorite recipe. Either post it on your blog and then post a link in my comments section or just post the recipe in my comments section. This is soo fun!!! Have a great week everyone!!

Prayer Request

2008-01-23T20:07:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I have a prayer request for you guys. Many of you know that in the past I have had endometriosis (I think that's how you spell it) and ovarian cysts. Well they're back again for a little visit. Last year I had an ovarian cyst but it burst, and that was very painful but I didn't have to go in for surgery. Well my doctor feels like it would be good to go in and do a laporoscopy to remove the endometriosis so that I won't have any fertility issues later on down the line. My surgery will be on February 13 here in Dallas. Please keep me in your prayers. I know that this is all in God's hands and that He will see me through this just as He always does. I will update you all when I can. Hope everyone is having a good week!

Merry Late Christmas

2008-01-13T20:30:00.000-08:00

So this post is super super late but oh well. I hope everyone has had a blessed and relaxing Christmas break. Mine was very blessed. For the first part my parents joined me here in Dallas. We had tons of fun from driving around looking at all the Christmas lights to the gag gift exchange at my aunt's house. I tried my hand at cooking again and all my creations turned out super. I think that I'm actually becoming good at this cooking thing. Everyone loved my Weight Watcher Blueberry pie at Thanksgiving, so it got requested to be one of the many desserts at Christmas dinner. Here's some pics from Christmas in Dallas.

This is my pretty tree.:)

I got a desk for Christmas, so my Dad helped me put it together. I am really handy now.:)

After Christmas I traveled back down to San Antonio with my parents to have some relaxing time there. I love to go down there to get away from all the hectic day to day stuff up here. Don't get me wrong I love Dallas, but going to San Antonio is just pure relaxation for me. While I was there I had fun catching up with 2 of my 3 childhood best friends. It's also fun just to be able to spend time with my parents. We love to go to EZ's and get a pizza. I wish we had an EZ's in Dallas, I miss going to get a cobb salad there. We also rented The Nanny Diaries and it was one of the best movies ever. That will definitely be a movie I will buy. Here are some pics from fun times in San Antonio.

Here's Vanessa, Me, and Angela having Christmas dinner at Stoneworks. I love that place!

Vanessa and I on my last night out in San Antonio. Fun times!!!

Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas holiday season! Until next time...be blessed!

Thanksgiving

2007-11-25T19:54:00.000-08:00

We have soo much to be thankful this season. My parents come every year to Dallas for Thanksgiving and eventhough it's only for 3 days it's soo much fun spending quality time with them. We always go to El Fenix for dinner because that's my Mom's favorite resturant. It's a place that has the best soft cheese tacos. This year my Mom was sick so I got to do some of the cooking and that was really fun. This was only the second time I've really helped with the cooking for Thanksgiving. Everyone was surprised at how well everything turned out. If I do say so my self the meal was delicious. I think that this will spur me on to cook more.:) I feel very blessed to have had all my family together this year. When I get the pics of me cooking I'll post them. I know that for some of you it's surprising that I did soo much cooking. I hope your Thanksgiving was a blessed as mine was.

Fall Happenings

2007-11-03T15:55:00.000-07:00

Let me just say that I love the fall! There's soo much going on from ACU Homecoming to Halloween. I went back to ACU for Homecoming and had soo much fun. When a bunch of us were at Alpha kai Omega Homecoming Breakfast, there were soo many new people there. It's soo exciting to see how big Alpha kai has gotten since I pledged in 2001. Back then we were a little social club and maybe had 10 alumni. Now we have pledge classes that have about 45 girls in it. It's soo fun to go back there and see all your old friends and their families. Here's some pics from the Homecoming weekend:

So this pic is kinda an inside joke but you all might find it funny too. Jamie (in the red shirt) is pregnet and wanted to do some shopping to kill some time before dinner one night. Ridglea, Heather, and I all thought it would be fun to try on the baby bump while Jamie was trying her clothes on. The next thing we knew we were having a little fashion show in the middle of Motherhood Maturnity. It was soo funny!!

Here is Leigh Ann and I at Guitars on Saturday night...I love this girl! I wish she lived closer.

Alpha kai Omega Homecoming Breakfast 2007 - These are some of the ladies that I pledged with in 2001 - Whitney, Emily, Ridglea, Kara, Jamie, and Jenny. We sure do look bright and cheery for having to be at breakfast at 6:30AM!

This is also a fun time of year to take trips to the zoo before it gets too cold again. Finn and I went to the Dallas Zoo the other day with Brittany, her son Clay, and Gracie ( the little one she is a nanny for) and had soo much fun. They had this giant pumpkin and it was the cutest thing getting their pics there. Here's a few:

Finn and I stopping to take a rest at the zoo.

Finn loves to ride horses even if they are wooden.

Clay is loving his shades and the zoo! He's such an outdoorsie kinda baby.

Here's a pic with the kiddos playing peek a boo with the giant pumpkin. It was a team effort.

Another reason that I like the fall is because my birthday is in September. Some people don't like to celebrate their birthday but I love it because then I get to be around people that I love. This year was really fun. Mike, Brittany, Clay, and I went to one of my favorite resturants - Outback and ended up with a free meal. It's a really long story.

Here's Clay and I at lunch on my birthday.

And here is Brittany and I with Clay before dinner at Outback.

Well I'm sorry to say but I still don't have pics of my new place because it's a work in progress. That's all for now until I have some time to upload more pics or something else fun and interesting happens. Stay tuned!!

October 8, 2007 - Getting to know me

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Hey friends! Hope things are going well for you. Here are a few tidbits about me.:) Enjoy!

I have been a nanny for 3 years and love love love it!
I am 1 in taller than the required height for a booster seat in a car!:)
I am an only child and love it.
Some may say that I need a bumper car as my vehicle of choice.
If you try and scare me I will probably jump about 3 ft. in the air.:)
I'm fun to take to a scary movie because I get all jumpy and scream.:)
I'm from San Antonio.
I hate it when people drive 10 under the speed limit.
I have been to Cabo and Lake Tahoe with the family I work for.:)
I love Sonic drinks!
Riding roller coasters is so much fun!
Road trips with friends.
I am addicted to General Hospital and Gray's Anatomy.
I love big sunglasses.
I have really curly hair and people sometimes ask me if I'm half black, but I'm not I just got crazy hair. (Both my parents had curly hair when they were young and so I got a double dose.)
I love my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and want to share His love with others.
I'm freaked out right now living by myself, every little noise in the night makes me jump.
I still get carded for R movies.
I still pass for a college student. (Ya, I get the student discount on things!)
I'm not a very good poker player.
You will likely win at a staring contest, I can't keep a straight face.
I was an RA in the Freshman dorm at ACU for 1 1/2.
Swinging on the swings is still so much fun!
I love my job because I get paid to go to the movies, museums, parks, and shopping.:) (But also because I get to help raise Finnley and teach him new things.)
I love going on nice walks at night. (Really I do, I'm not trying to be dorky.)

There are probably many more things to say about me but I won't bore you with it. Have a good day yal!

October 5, 2007

2007-10-05T14:24:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends! So this is my first ever to do one of these, so bear with me.:) This week has been kinda crazy. I'm packing up my stuff from my apartment like a crazy woman. I have been living with my best friend Brittany, her husband, and their little boy Clay for about a year now, and I decided to branch out to live on my own. (I know it sounds crazy living with a married couple and their almost 5 month old baby but it worked for us.) It was a lot of fun and there was never a dull moment.
Well I'm super pumped to finally live by myself and see how I like it. I can't wait to start decorating and getting to know new people in my apartment. Once I get all unpacked and get the decorating done I'll put up pics of my new place.:) I also have to figure out how to upload pics on this thing too. I hear it's not hard but I'm not really good with computer stuff.
That's all for now!