Cup

On Sunday Coach Donny called batting practice that quickly turned into beer-in-hand batting practice...well, at least the ones shagging balls had their hands full. I sat out with Micah due to my bum thumb that still hurts. Tom took a break to visit us under the shade tree and left his empty cup within Micah's reach. I believe that cup was the most entertaining thing he came across all day. Check it out.



BTW, we lost our game tonight, but Tom had a really great hit to right field and managed to pull off a triple. Yay, Tom!

MBA

So, I've talked about going back to school to get my MBA for a while now, and I've thought about it for even longer. Today, while I was writing one of my two entrance essays, the fear started to set in. I asked myself over and over if I'm ready for this. Weekends spent on the computer. Late nights spent on the computer. Every free moment on the computer.

I spent 5 hours working on one essay today. Do you know how many loads of laundry I could do in that time? Or how much dusting and vacuuming and other misc chores I could do in that time? It has been the better part of 5 years since I've had to write any sort of academic paper. Once upon a time, I could churn out papers like nobody's business. Now, I'm slower than ever. Will I get back into the swing of things? Perhaps. I may let the speed and ease of the second essay be the determining factor. I may need a little motivation and support and a few prayers from those of you out there reading this.

Micah and his pool

I had fun swimming in my brand new pool today!








Look. I can stand on my own. Naked.


I like skinny dipping in the backyard.

Another Day

We took a walk to the park this afternoon and noticed these extra large dandelions along the way.


Despite his new ear infection that he came down with yesterday, Micah enjoyed playing on the playground.

Micah is 10 Months Old

He just got his second hair cut!

Happy Birthday to Me-- Part 2

Saturday night Tom had a great night planned to celebrate my birthday. Here's how it unfolded...

I asked Wes to take our picture b/c we haven't gotten this dressed up to go out since Christmas.


The wait staff at the Grille were excellent. They each knew my name and made a point to come over and wish me a happy birthday.


Ha Ha! This is making fun of Tom b/c he had to go to the bathroom 3 times during the main course b/c he was choking on his steak.


Happy Birthday to ME!


Guess what I wished for...!? I wished that when I ate the cake I didn't gain any weight...hahaha. It didn't come true.


It was a wonderful dinner. I haven't eaten that much food in a long time!


After dinner we decided to take a carriage ride and this is one of the performers we passed by...he didn't seem to excited to be out there.


Here I am with Travis, the horse that led our carriage ride around downtown. I thought it was a little feminine for a horse named Travis to have gold glittery hooves, but then again, Pride Fest was downtown this weekend too.


Next, we went down to Tamayo to meet up with Jackie Haney who was celebrating her 30th Birthday. We hung out there for about an hour, had some tequila and margaritas, and then decided it was getting late and we needed to go relieve our babysitters. Thanks so much Gail and Wes!

Here I am waiting on the valet to bring the 4Runner around post tequila shots with Jackie.



Now I'm 27!

Happy Birthday to Me--Part 1

Tom let me celebrate my birthday all weekend long. He treated me like a princess, literally. I woke up this morning with breakfast in bed. He served me a plate of muffins with candles. As I came downstairs I was greeted with a princess balloon, tiara (which he insisted I wear all day...I had to convince him that wearing it to church was a bit much), pink and purple bead necklaces, and a wand that lights up (Micah was amazed with the wand). I had a really relaxing day today laying in the hammock napping and soaking up the warm sunshine. It was a perfect day after a great night out. More on that later!

Happy Birthday to me and Good night to all!