Freaky Friday

Last Friday Chris and I invited some friends over to enjoy a beautiful(windy) evening and hang out. The evening started off with Chris being stuck at work leaving me with all the entertaining and set up. thank God for great Friends who pitched in to help me out. Harper has been has been having trouble with her Asthma and allergies lately so around 7pm my Mom took her up to give her a breathing treatment. A few moment after that Chris comes downstairs to tell me that Harper is having trouble breathing and he was taking her to the ER. I just got our of my seat and headed to the car with him. leaving all our of guest at our house. I felt terrible but I was very worried about my little girl. things turned out to be fine with Harper. The Er doctor was able to give her a steroid to help open her lungs up and make it easier for her to breathe. We just started a new medication that that will hopefully help to reduce our need for rescue breathing treatments. Harper loves it because we sprinkle it on ice cream or apple sauce every night. I owe a huge thank you to Lori, Rhonda, Colin, and Haley for cleaning up my house. I'm so sorry we had to leave. Hopefully we can do it again sometime.

Here is Harper at the Hospital after she felt better.




And the morning after just as happy as can be.

Lake Weekend Recap

I was about to pull out of the Girls lake weekend on Thursday when I found out my friend Tracy couldn't come. I was really looking forward to spending time with her and just didn't think it would be the same without her. Thankfully my sweet friend LeAnn talked me into making the trip down by myself because I had a really nice time. I left around noon on Friday and decided that I should drive an extra hour to San Marcos on my way to the lake and hit up a few of my favorite outlet stores. So 5 hour later I made a dash into Tori Burch, Gucci and Pottery Barn Kids where i did lots of damage in just an hour and half. I loved every second of it and filled up my rental car with all my loot. Thank you Enterprise for giving me an SUV because by the time I was done only 1 person could sit in the car. I was able to get Harper some great playroom furniture that she loves and pickup lots of cute TB sandals for myself.

I finally arrived at the lake around 9:30 at night and things were already going strong. Ladies gathered around the pool drinking beer and telling stories.So cute that the Bridesmaids had these made for all the ladies to use over the weekend.




I only lasted till midnight and then headed to bed. Than morning I woke up to the most beautiful view of the Colorado River and the Texas Hill Country.




Saturday monring we enjoyed an great Bridal Shower Brunch and had time to sit our and enjoy the sun. I loved this nice spot.



The afternoon was filled with laying out in the sun and taking a nap. When evening came we headed to the game room and had a bachelorette party.




It is a family tradition for the Bride to be to model her Bachelorette gifts once she is done opening. let me tell you there is no way any girl would do this unless they are really drunk so thanks to a little liquid courage Sonya played along and modeled her new outfits like a pro. It was really funny and she was a great sport.

There was a photo scavenger hunt that all the ladies participated in on the way down. Here is the list of what we had to find:

1. Something that begins with “S”

2. Something that begins with “G”

3. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes …….

4. Wedding night necessity!

5. It’s SO BIG!!!

6. Picture of yard art in lovemaking positions (double bonus points for any team member(s) involved in the act)

7. The bride and groom in 30 years

8. Honeymoon destination suggestion

9. A hard man is good to find (or at least something resembling a hard man)

10. A team member wearing a bridal veil made along the route

These pictures were some of the funniest things I have ever seen. I didn't know you could do such nasty things with Yard Art. The good people who live along TX 281 woke up on Saturday morning wondering what the hell happened to tier yard art. I'm still amazed at what the ladies came up.

It was a really nice time but I missed Harper a ton so I woke up at 7am on Sunday and headed home.

If you are interested in the house we rented let me know and I will send you the info. It was FANTASTIC!

About a Girl

The number one reason I write this blog is to document my life so that one day my children will be able to look back through, read my post and learn more about their Mom. So this post is dedicated to My little Harper.




You love to be outside and stand at the back door saying "outside" "outside" over and over until we go with you.

You know the names of all your family members including.. Nanny, Mama, Dada, Cici (Aunt Christy), BoBo (Cousin Beau), Da Da (Cousin Dalton), Tayten (cousin Peyton), Ray Ray (Cousin Regan), Reeee (Cousin Reid), Hever (Aunt Heather).

Things you say..

My Blanket, I Big Girl, night night, baaaaath, car, mooovie,woof woof, Ms. Lea (our teacher at Little Gym), Bye Bye, Sink(means drink), Sid (as in the Science Kid), Dora, Ball, My Chair, Ding Ding (this is what you call my ipad and you love to play games on it), paper (as in the newspaper that Nanny reads every morning), book, cuppy, baba (your bottle that I can't seems to wean you off), Abby (the name of your baby doll.)

You don't like for your Baby Doll to wear clothes EVER. She is always naked. I goes along with your new obsession with taking your shirt off.

You love to go on walks in your wagon or in your push car.




When Daddy is around I might as well be invisible. he gets 100% of your attention.

You like French Fries but I won;t let you have them very often.

Bath time is super fun!



You pose for pictures.




I am so in love with you.

Final Results

I did it I completed the Shakedown and I feel great. I lost 7.5 pounds in 3 days and my Mom lost 8.5 pounds. I think this really helped me to shake my addiction to coffee and my sweet tooth. I have also noticed that I have not been very hungry the last two days and I'm eating very small portions. Maybe it is all a mental thing but I love it.

I have to give a huge shout out to my Mom who did this with me and was a huge encouragement. I have an amazing Mom who would support me through anything. i know if I told her I had to walk 50 miles through the desert with no shoes she would go with me just to support me. I want Harper to feel this way about me through out her life.

Now my affair with Weight Watchers will begin.

One Day Down

Shakedown is goging well and I surprised at how easy the first day was. Here is what I had yesterday:

Morning - Shakeology Shake
Lunch - Shekeology Shake
Mid day - Cup of Green Tea
Dinner - Large Salad with Bell Peppers, Cucumbers, Onion,Mushrooms and 2 tbls. of vinagrette. 3 oz. of grilled Talapia
Evening - Shekeology Shake

Workout - Treadmill and weights at Koko Fit Club

Total Weght Loss - 3.5 pounds!

My goal is 7... lets see if I can do it.

Shakedown

I'm doing the Shakeology Shakedown for the next three day. Wishe me luck. i will update my weight loss on Thursday.

Thelma and Louise

I'm super excited that in just a few weeks I will be hitting the road and heading to the beautiful Texas Hill Country with the greatest road trip partner in the world. My friend Tracy and I are headed down to Lake LBJ for a fun filled Bachelorette weekend honoring our friend Sonya. I can't wait for the fun to begin.

Here is the house we are sharing with 25 other ladies. (I took a trip to Cabo with 14 of these ladies 4 years ago so it will be a little reunion)



I plan on spending most of my time here:



On the schedule for the weekend:

A crazy photography scavenger hunt for the trip down, a Friday night hot tub part, Saturday morning Bridal Shower brunch, Lots of hanging out in the pool and spending time on the lake, A Saturday evening Bachelorette Party with margaritas, tequila, and a fajita cook-out. I seriously can;t wait for this weekend.

We don't plan on committing any crimes during the weekend or driving off a cliff at the end and I doubt we will pick up anyone that look like Brad Pitt, but I know we will have a heck of a good time.

Maybe I should rent a convertible for the weekend?