I have been a bad this week. There is a ton to write about too:
a)Valentine's Weekend
b)RB's surprise Valentines gift
c)Cha Chi went to his first "Yappy Hour"
I promise to get back after this weekend. We are headed to the ranch so RB can help his Dad and I get to go hang out at Grandma and Grandpa's! I am so excited, since we have moved further away I cherish the time we get when we get to back.
Have a great weekend!
Oh, and we have gone "public". You don't have to sign in anymore to see the blog. Makes it easier on everyone. If by chance you have stumbled upon this blog and have no clue who AB and RB are...welcome. This blog was meant for family but please enjoy!
2/19/09
2/11/09
Nuestra Casa es Su Casa
AB & RB Home Tour
FINALLY, here are some pictures of our living and dining area...
This view is right when you walk past RB's office down the entry hall. We still need an area rug and a few more odds and ends.
I took this from the other corner. The open door by the kitchen is to our bedroom. We love love the open floor plan.
You can see the entry hallway to the left and and our bedroom is to the right. RB's office is also to the left.
The view from the kitchen into the living room. My laptop is on the island. This is my favorite place to sit and play.
Our dining area...excuse the laptop.
This is our favorite kitchen out of all (SIX) places we have lived! I am still playing with the decor for countertops and need something for behind the sink. Oh, and you can see through our bedroom to the bathroom.
Last is Cha Chi's new favorite spot in the place. He loves to hang out in our closet. We have two baskets for laundry in there and he has decided that this is his new bed. For all AB's family, you can see my favorite slippers, Ama made them!Well, there you have it. We will complete the rest of the tour later ;)
The Light Show
Last night there were some scary storms blowing through DFW. We were so excited to finally see some rain through our huge windows. We definitely got a show. The crazy thing was not the amazing lightning but the loud sirens that went off. Luckily, there were no tornadoes that touched but we did get a little "damage" at our place...
This is not the best picture but you can see the plant pot got cracked. We had to bring in the balcony chairs and the broken pot. The wind was so strong up here that it knocked it over!
"Meteorologist" RB was so excited to see the storm and hear the sirens...he stood at the door waiting. It was like he was a kid waiting for Santa to come!
This is not the best picture but you can see the plant pot got cracked. We had to bring in the balcony chairs and the broken pot. The wind was so strong up here that it knocked it over!
"Meteorologist" RB was so excited to see the storm and hear the sirens...he stood at the door waiting. It was like he was a kid waiting for Santa to come!
2/9/09
Great weekend.
We had a relaxing weekend after such a fun week.
Friday, we stayed in and relaxed. That morning I meet a close friend, Carley, for coffee in Austin. I wish we lived in the same city but we talk all the time and it feels like we do. Then we stopped at the Gap Outlet and I got some steals on lounging clothes!
Saturday, we woke up and ran some little errands. We came home and I tried a new dessert recipe, mini cheesecakes. I forgot to take a picture but they turned out pretty darn good.
Friday, we stayed in and relaxed. That morning I meet a close friend, Carley, for coffee in Austin. I wish we lived in the same city but we talk all the time and it feels like we do. Then we stopped at the Gap Outlet and I got some steals on lounging clothes!
Saturday, we woke up and ran some little errands. We came home and I tried a new dessert recipe, mini cheesecakes. I forgot to take a picture but they turned out pretty darn good.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 dozen vanilla wafers
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
PREPARATION:
Heat oven to 325°.Line muffin tin with foil liners. Place a vanilla wafer in each liner. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, vanilla, and sugar; beat until well blended. Beat in eggs until blended. Pour cream cheese mixture over wafers, filling each liner about 3/4-full. Bake for 25 minutes.
Top with preserves, fresh sliced fruit, pie filling, sugared pecans, toasted coconut, or shaved chocolate.
I ended up topping them with mini chocolate chips. I also made another batch and mixed the mini chocolate chips in with the blended cream cheese and those were my favorite. They were very easy and quick. (Tasted better the next morning after the chilled in fridge over night)
Well, I made this yummy dessert to take over to our friends house that night. Richard and Julie invited us over for drinks and to grill some venison. I graduated high school with both of them and RB and Richard love to talk about hunting. It was the perfect night.
Sunday, we woke up with a tiny hangover but quickly got over it. We met up with Alex, Morgan and little Mallorie. We went to the Farmers Market to have breakfast then we walked around and picked up a ton of fresh veggies and fruits. We came back to our place and Morgan and I made some fresh salsa with all our goodies. The guys played with the Wii and Morgan I took Mallorie and Cha Chi on a nice walk.
It really was a relaxing weekend with friends...something we had looked forward to when we knew we were moving here to Dallas.
2/7/09
Hutcheads!
We went to Austin late Wednesday night b/c RB had a meeting Thursday. We also went to see Eric Hutchinson and O.A.R. AGAIN! This time Samantha came up from San Antonio and went with us. We had a BLAST. This was Samantha's first concert with the two of us...this was on our 30 before 30 list (more on that later)
"Hutcheads" are what big fans of Eric Hutchinson are called. I think we qualify now. He is really really good and I promise you will hear about him soon he is starting to get noticed and played more on the radio.
He is so nice and fun! The second picture was actually RB's cute idea... By the way, he totally remembered us too. We told him we will see him again when he comes back to Dallas.
This picture was taken towards the end of the concert when O.A.R. was playing!
This was taken when we got back to the hotel...these two were causing trouble but having a good time!!!
Guess what...we are going to see Eric Hutchinson AGAIN later this month. Yep, that's right, three times in one month. Crazy, huh?!
"Hutcheads" are what big fans of Eric Hutchinson are called. I think we qualify now. He is really really good and I promise you will hear about him soon he is starting to get noticed and played more on the radio.
He is so nice and fun! The second picture was actually RB's cute idea... By the way, he totally remembered us too. We told him we will see him again when he comes back to Dallas.
This picture was taken towards the end of the concert when O.A.R. was playing!
This was taken when we got back to the hotel...these two were causing trouble but having a good time!!!Guess what...we are going to see Eric Hutchinson AGAIN later this month. Yep, that's right, three times in one month. Crazy, huh?!
2/4/09
If You Wanna Rock You Rock...
...and if you wanna roll you roll!
That is part of a song that we saw last night at an awesome concert. We went to House Of Blues to see two of our favorite artist; Eric Hutchinson and O.A.R. They were so darn good and the House of Blues is an amazing concert hall...very small! We are huge fans of both...such big fans that we came home and bought tickets for the show in Austin on Thursday. We are going to take Samantha to concert too. It is going to be so fun. We were already having to go b/c of RBs work so it is perfect!
The neat thing about the concert was we got to meet Eric Hutchinson and he signed a shirt for me!!
That is part of a song that we saw last night at an awesome concert. We went to House Of Blues to see two of our favorite artist; Eric Hutchinson and O.A.R. They were so darn good and the House of Blues is an amazing concert hall...very small! We are huge fans of both...such big fans that we came home and bought tickets for the show in Austin on Thursday. We are going to take Samantha to concert too. It is going to be so fun. We were already having to go b/c of RBs work so it is perfect!
The neat thing about the concert was we got to meet Eric Hutchinson and he signed a shirt for me!!
2/2/09
Super Weekend
This weekend was an eventful weekend ending with the Superbowl!
(get ready this is gonna be a long one!)
Friday, I went to happy hour with Brooke and her fun mama, Patty. We went to Taverena for a couple glasses of wine. I had a bite of their crab/shrimp cake...yum, I want to go back with RB to eat some more. I had a real good time with these two (I always do) and can't wait to do it again and again!
I didn't eat with them b/c I had to come home for a special date with RB. We went to Sangria to celebrate Brendita's birthday! We shared a bunch of different tapas. It was a crowded restaurant and we were excited for our first dinner out and who we were celebrating.
Saturday, we woke up early (6:00am) to pick the house up. Then we meet one of RB's favorite coworkers, Chris and his fun partner, David, for breakfast. We walked to breakfast at The Dream Cafe. It was neat to take the short walk and see all the other neat restaurants along the way. Breakfast was super delicious especially the strawberry butter! The cafe has a large patio and a lot of people brought their dogs. The best part of breakfast was Chris and David. We always have a blast with them and our checks hurt from laughing so much. After breakfast they drove us around the gayborhood. SO MUCH FUN and they bought us an amazing scented candle as a housewarming gift. Then they came up to see our new place and give some decorating advice!
After they left, RB went to go play frisbee golf with friends from high school. I went to Alex & Mrogan's to play with our beautiful Goddaughter, Mallory. I also took Cha Chi over there to play in their big yard with Paul & Erin's two dogs. He had a blast!
We came back home and had our minds set that we were going to go eat hamburgers at a restaurant Chris & David recommended in the gayborood. Plans changed and we meet up with Aunt Cris & Uncle Don and Aunt Mattie and Uncle Ivan (they were in from Houston) for a margarita at El Fenix. Then we went to Cris & Don's for some wine and a dessert Natalie had brought over.
Sunday, we woke up early and headed out to Frisco. We went to our favorite go-to-store, IKEA. We were there when doors opened and it still was crowded! We had received a coupon in the mail for $25 off a certain amount. We got RB a (much needed) office chair and two chairs for our balcony. The balcony chairs were a steal at only $25 each. There were only four left and we snatched two of them at the sale price. We also got some other odds and ends. RB loves riding the carts in IKEA (I snuck a picture when he wasn't looking)...he is just a big kid!
After Ikea we decided to try the restaurant the guys recommended, Hunky's...cute name for a restaurant in the gayborhood, huh?!? Oh my goodness...these were the best burgers ever. We sat on the patio and loved the crowd and of course the burger. I had a cheeseburger and RB had the buffalo burger. We can not wait to take Mom & Dad here. It beats Keller's burgers, Dad!
We were stuffed silly and came back to the house and unloaded our goods from IKEA. It was an amazing day outside so we decided to go to the pool. It is a heated pool so RB went for a swim and we just lied there with a cold drink and some magazines. Got to love Texas's crazy weather.
I included some pictures of the pool. It is located on the 6th floor of our building. In the first picture, you can see a few of the buildings behind us (those are the museums in the art district) and there are some "beds" in the left corner that we lied on. The second picture shows the outdoor fire place and two grills we can use! Who is ready to come over to bbq?!
We were supposed to go to friends to watch the game but Aunt Cris & Mattie called and said Uncle Ivan was making some fried catfish...DONE DEAL! We headed straight over there and took Cha Chi to play with Chica. all I have to say is Uncle Ivan and Aunt Mattie can cook!!! We came home at half time to get comfy and enjoy the rest of the game and commercials.
Welllllllll that's all folks!
(get ready this is gonna be a long one!)
Friday, I went to happy hour with Brooke and her fun mama, Patty. We went to Taverena for a couple glasses of wine. I had a bite of their crab/shrimp cake...yum, I want to go back with RB to eat some more. I had a real good time with these two (I always do) and can't wait to do it again and again!
I didn't eat with them b/c I had to come home for a special date with RB. We went to Sangria to celebrate Brendita's birthday! We shared a bunch of different tapas. It was a crowded restaurant and we were excited for our first dinner out and who we were celebrating.
Saturday, we woke up early (6:00am) to pick the house up. Then we meet one of RB's favorite coworkers, Chris and his fun partner, David, for breakfast. We walked to breakfast at The Dream Cafe. It was neat to take the short walk and see all the other neat restaurants along the way. Breakfast was super delicious especially the strawberry butter! The cafe has a large patio and a lot of people brought their dogs. The best part of breakfast was Chris and David. We always have a blast with them and our checks hurt from laughing so much. After breakfast they drove us around the gayborhood. SO MUCH FUN and they bought us an amazing scented candle as a housewarming gift. Then they came up to see our new place and give some decorating advice!
After they left, RB went to go play frisbee golf with friends from high school. I went to Alex & Mrogan's to play with our beautiful Goddaughter, Mallory. I also took Cha Chi over there to play in their big yard with Paul & Erin's two dogs. He had a blast!
We came back home and had our minds set that we were going to go eat hamburgers at a restaurant Chris & David recommended in the gayborood. Plans changed and we meet up with Aunt Cris & Uncle Don and Aunt Mattie and Uncle Ivan (they were in from Houston) for a margarita at El Fenix. Then we went to Cris & Don's for some wine and a dessert Natalie had brought over.
Sunday, we woke up early and headed out to Frisco. We went to our favorite go-to-store, IKEA. We were there when doors opened and it still was crowded! We had received a coupon in the mail for $25 off a certain amount. We got RB a (much needed) office chair and two chairs for our balcony. The balcony chairs were a steal at only $25 each. There were only four left and we snatched two of them at the sale price. We also got some other odds and ends. RB loves riding the carts in IKEA (I snuck a picture when he wasn't looking)...he is just a big kid!
After Ikea we decided to try the restaurant the guys recommended, Hunky's...cute name for a restaurant in the gayborhood, huh?!? Oh my goodness...these were the best burgers ever. We sat on the patio and loved the crowd and of course the burger. I had a cheeseburger and RB had the buffalo burger. We can not wait to take Mom & Dad here. It beats Keller's burgers, Dad!
I included some pictures of the pool. It is located on the 6th floor of our building. In the first picture, you can see a few of the buildings behind us (those are the museums in the art district) and there are some "beds" in the left corner that we lied on. The second picture shows the outdoor fire place and two grills we can use! Who is ready to come over to bbq?!
We were supposed to go to friends to watch the game but Aunt Cris & Mattie called and said Uncle Ivan was making some fried catfish...DONE DEAL! We headed straight over there and took Cha Chi to play with Chica. all I have to say is Uncle Ivan and Aunt Mattie can cook!!! We came home at half time to get comfy and enjoy the rest of the game and commercials.Welllllllll that's all folks!
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