I'm Addicted!

So I have to admit that I'm addicted to several TV shows!  How do I know?  Because I hate watching TV in the summer and I just miss my shows!!  These are some of the shows I love!  Oh and last year I cut my shows in half because it was getting redonkulous!!  I'm starting with my summer list!

1.  The Closer-  I'm so sad because there are only 2 episodes left of the series!  Kyra is calling it quits and they are doing a spin off with another character in the show.

2. Rizzoli and Isles-  Love this new show with actresses I was familiar with from other older shows.  Rizzoli was in Law and Order and Isles was in NCIS.

3.  So You Think You Can Dance-  It is so fun to watch these talented dancers do routines that range from Hip Hop to the Fox Trot.

Okay that's it for summer!  In just a few more weeks Some of my faves are starting again.  And don't get on my about how many I watch.  I know I'm not the only one! Ha!  After alll, I need something to watch while I fold laundry and do my house cleaning right?

1. NCIS- mystery, murder, action, and humor

2. The Rachel Zoe Project- I love fashion I just can't afford it or wear most of it, but I love to laugh at this show.  It is pretty Ba-Na-Nas!

3. Project Runway-  More fashion in design!

4. Chuck- for the inner nerd in me

5. Bones- doctor/cop show

6. The Office- just plain ole funny!  Although, I'm a little aprehensive about it since we lost a main character last season!

7. The Biggest Loser- very inspirational to see people transform their lives from the inside out!


 What shows are you addicted too and looking forward to watching again?

We are back!

Lesh and I just got back from our romantic getaway to the Texas hill country!  We had the best time ever!  It was so relaxing and we enjoyed each other being away from real life stress.  Lesh researched places to stay in the Hill country and found Hillside Cabin.  It truly is a quiet cabin in the middle of nowhere.  That is where we both needed to be!  The last couple of months have been difficult with the loss of my dad in June.  For me its been emotionally taxing and for Lesh it's been hard because he is the one who is handling all my dad's affairs.

On Sunday we dropped both Checkers and Nathaniel off with their grandma's and headed on our way out of town.  About an hour into our drive the "battery not charging" light came on.  We both were like, "Oh no!"  We just kept seeing the battery voltage keep going down and praise the Lord Bastrop was our oasis!  WE had just enough juice to pull into the Auto Zone.  Since it was a Sunday no mechanic shops are open so Lesh figured he could replace the alternator himself.  We get to the counter and Lesh explains our issue and they say, "We can recommend a mobile mechanic!" We were like, "Hallelujah!"  So a mechanic shows up and 3 hours and $400 later, our car is fixed! We did get to ride in a 1965 van that was 2 movies!  Machete, and Friday Night Lights!  It was loud, old and stinky!  Ha!

We enjoyed the rest of our drive through the beautiful hill country and we finally pull into the entry way to our cabin.  It was a mile drive from the main entry.  We drove past the owners home that was AMAZING!!  It looked like a picture of a home in Southern Living Magazine!  and then passed a few curves to our cabin.  We both were in awe!  It was perfect!  We got out and it smelled so good!  It smelled like Cedar and relaxation!

After we unpacked we did a litle exploring and then drove out to Wimberly for dinner at a great restaurant called Marco's.  Yummy!  We took a walk at a park after dinner and took in all the beautiful landscape the hill country has to offer.   We decided to go see a movie at an outdoor theatre they have and we saw Cowboys vs. Aliens.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.   The place was cheap, but of course the quality wasn't the best, but we still enjoyed watching a movie under the stars something we hadn't done before!  Then we headed back to our cabin to relax.

On Monday morning Lesh went running early and I slept in a little.  The owner had made us blueberry muffins that were quite delicious!  Then we both decided we would read.  I headed outside to the hammock on the hillside with a beautiful view and read for 3 hours!  I started and finished "Heaven is for Real."  I prettty much wept through the whole book since my dad's passing is so recent.  I just kept thinking of my aunts vision of my dad in heaven.  It was good to release that grief.  Lesh napped too while I finished my book.  Then I made Lesh's favorite meal for him- Flautas and Mexican rice.  After lunch we headed back out to Wimberly to do some shopping and then we went swimming at the Blue Hole!  It is a beautiful park with bald cypress trees and it was very refreshing.  Then we headed back to our cabin to shower and change for dinner.  We drove to Driftwood which was only 20 minutes away and had dinner at the Salt Lick.  Wowsers was it yummy.  It's good ole Texas BBQ!  If you are ever in the hill country you have got to go here!

Tuesday we repeated the relaxing and I laid in the hammock for 3 more hours reading 90 Minutes in Heaven.  Didn't finish it but almost.  We cleaned up our cabin and got our things packed and sighed because we didn't want to leave.  We headed home and stopped in San Marcos to shop the outlets a bit.  No car troubles were had on our trip home, thank you Lord!  We picked up our sweet boy we missed terribly and Checkers too. It is nice to be home and so thankful we had the opportunity to get away. 

Dinner at Marco's Italian 

The Corral Theatre- watched a movie under the stars

This is where I laid for 6 hours over the course of the weekend!

My view from my hammock

Sampson is the guard dog, but he was too sweet and very big!

This is Cash and Buck, they were our vacation dogs.  The spent the morning with me while I laid in the hammack and read.  They kept bringing us their ball to throw.  They belong to the owner and are the welcoming committee!

The owner had llamas, goats and we even ran across some wild turkeys and deer too!

The most peaceful and relaxing time!  We would love to go back in the winter and make use of the fire place and hot tub!



Romantic Getaway!!!

Lesh and I leave tomorrow without our sweet boy and head out for a romantic getaway!!  It is so much needed for the both of us.  After my dad died in June it's been quite crazy with ups and downs emotionally and physically.  Lesh has had lots of stress put on him too with all the paperwork he has willingly taken on.  So we both need to get away desperately!

We will be staying here!

There are deer and llamas and a creek.  Also a beautiful porch swing and peace and quiet!!  We can not wait to leave tomorrow morning!!  Did I also mention there is a hot tub!! Woohoo!

E.T. and Laundry

Of course Checkers has to lay on all the clean clothes I had yet to fold right?  It reminds me of the scene in E.T. when he was hiding in the closet amongst all the stuffed toys.  This is only a small portion of the pic.  My whole couch was filled with clothing.  I finally folded it today! HA!

Lately

I've recently started watching my friend's little boy named Cooper.  He is 15 months and so cute.  Nathaniel just loves him and is constantly petting him and kissing his head and trying to play with him.  It has been really good for Nathaniel to have a little friend to play with.  He is such a social boy and he needs that company!  Here are some blurry pics of them playing, taken with my phone because I have put my camera in a nice camera bag and can't get to it fast enough! Ha! 



Two and a Half!

Nathaniel is two and a half years old today!  Wow these last 6 months have gone by so quickly!!  Nathaniel makes me laugh so much and brings so much joy to our lives.  Nathaniel has crossed some big bridges these last 6 months like putting more words together when he talks and gaining independence in being able to do a lot more things on his own, as he says, "I do it, I do it!" 

Another great leap has been accomplished- potty training!!  I was pretty amaized at how quickly he caught on! I had heard of nightmares and hearing that boys took much longer. My great friend Wendy decided to potty train her son Zach and I was inspired to try with Nathaniel.  I did the 3 day bare bottom approach with him and he did great!  I still put a diaper on him at nap and bedtime, but during the day he goes on his own and we have an accident on rare occassion and it'susually my fault for not making him go when he is distracted and having too much fun.  So all in all he is pretty much potty trained!  Hooray!

At two and a half I've learned what Nathaniel's love language is- pyhsical touch.  Which is sweet because he loves to hug his friends, but he hasn't quite learned to be gentle and not come off so aggresively, because not all people like physical touch! Ha!  So we are working on his being more gentle with his loving ways so his sweet little friends won't think he's being mean.

Getting in the car is getting much easier since Nathaniel can now climb in and get in his seat very easily which helps out this momma's back issues! He can snap his top buckle on his own and I only have to snap in the bottom buckle for him and adjust the straps.  It's so great!  This will come in handy when baby #2 arrives in January!  I haven't even made a post about that yet!  That's coming next week!

The child is obsessed with trains and cars-hot wheels or and cars that look like hot wheels.  He carries them wherever we go and always in the car.  Its a great distraction for him when we are out in about.  He loves to make car noises and making them crash!  I recently bought him Cars pancake molds and he loved that!

Here are a few pics of Nathaniel as of late! Oh and these are all taken with my cell phone, so they may be a bit blurry!

Some Fun

Some fun is what has been needed in my life as of late.  It's been a rough month, but thanks to some great friends, have gotten me out of my house to watch our littles play.  My great friend Wendy invited me to go to Noah's Ark pool.  I had never been and Nathaniel had the best of times.  It brought so much joy to my heart.  Thank you to my sweet friends who have been intentional on encouraging me and praying for me and for holding my hand through this time.  I love you all so very much!