yellowbug says:

What a perfectly wonderful weekend to get my mind out of the funk! My cousin, Cynthia, had a fashion show at the Dallas Market Friday, so my aunt Lisa invited Mom & I to join her and her 3 girls for a Girls Weekend! Cynthia only made the one garment and really didn't think it would "walk" b/c she had made it out of denim and that is rarely a theme in this fashion show. The themes are pre-determined by the show committe. Well, lo & behold, denim WAS a theme, and my darling cousin's dress was picked out of thousands to be one of 200 to walk the runway. And why wouldn't it be?! She had made it from her father's old work jeans! I was so proud of her! For lunch, my cousins, Angelique & Katrina, picked a lovely little coffee shop called Ascension Coffee where we enjoyed freshly brewed tea, paninis, bread pudding & creme brulee. Then for dinner, they picked a swanky little joint called Meddlseome Moth.  We ...

Yes, it has been seven months since I've last posted. Blogging is an interesting thing. While I often have lots to say, I constantly contradict myself in deciding whether or not to post it. Sometimes it's too personal, or I'm afraid the person I'm referring to will read this post, or that no one will relate to what I'm saying and my followers will slowly whither away to nothingness. But I recently had a dear friend ask why I wasn't blogging anymore and that she missed my posts.  She actually missed me!  And that feeling of being missed is what every human truly desires most. To be accepted and loved and taken for who we really are. Selfishness and rudeness and dirtiness all wrapped into this imperfect human body. And I decided to start posting again. Because I may not be able to make a huge difference in this big 'ole crazy world, but I can write this one post, this one day, and reach out to somebody.  If that's all I do, I'll at least do that...

Yes, yes it is me up and at'm in the blogging world again. A lot has happened over the last 3 weeks... I just never took the time to write it all down. Shame on me. One thing that you probably saw on FB was that our dear puppy, Channing, passed away. His meds weren't working anymore, and he had a really bad episode Monday night where we literally thought he was dying in our arms. I put him to bed that night expecting him to not wake up in the morning. He woke up, but he never fully recovered and passed away at the vet's clinic Wed. afternoon. While I was shocked that he actually didn't make it, I was also a bit relieved, sadly. It was like taking care of a special needs dog for the last 2 months. Matt & I were constantly asking ourselves how much we wanted to spend at the vet next. Channing would keep us up at night, and I could feel myself constantly tense while around him, not sure what symptom would manifest itself next. Normally, I...

Every Christmas, in lieu of gifts, my family takes a Mexico vacation. It started six years ago when we were all adults and Christmas consisted of us all sitting around watching each other open gifts we didn't need. BORING! So, we started the vacation trip tradition and decided we would stop when the kids started coming. Well, we had so much fun on our trips that we never stopped, we just added nannies! Last year we had 10 adults, 6 kids, and 2 nannies! Whew! This year, Bill & Courtney opted out of going b/c of Wyatt's VERY recent birth, so, needless to say, it was very different with 5 less people. We went to Riviera Maya in between Cancun & Playa del Carmen and  had a marvelous time mostly just laying by the pool and playing "Shut the Box" (Dad's new favorite game). Contemplating what vacation will be like. Packed in the van! Lots o' bags! I was smooshed in the back with the clubs! First family...