Archives for October 2011

Sunday Crafternoon

October 26, 2011

Say hello to our boring wall.

I bought these three pieces the last time my mom and I went to Nell Hills. I love them but they just weren’t enough for this wall.

That is until I was inspired by this…

So Sunday afternoon was spent making my own version(s). Cheap frames + leftover burlap + scrapbook paper = a pretty cheap addition to our living room collage!

I like it much better now 🙂

Later that evening we carved a pumpkin and watched Hocus Pocus. I hope I never get too old for either of these things!

I wasn’t really sure how it would turn out…

But Chris did a great job…

And finally, the part I was most interested in…

I dropped $30 on candy today….which can only mean one thing: Halloween is right around the corner!

#11 in the nation?! Can you say CRA-ZY?? Whew, Saturday was one heck of a game, which made for a pretty exciting watch party. One minute we were all jumping up and down and Kyle was pounding on tables–and the next everyone was biting their fingernails, praying our defense could hold the Red Raiders. Thank you Bill for pulling off another win and making us bowl eligible! Now if you could make that one of the bowl games in Texas, I would love you forever!

Did I mention we have the coolest waitress in the world? Wendy has worked every single game–wearing her purple and cheering as loud as the rest of us. This time we even arrived to a room full of K-State signs. Yep, she’s adorable!

We had a little craft time of our own before the game. Check out the latest addition to our pumpkin collection.

I made the stencil too big, so my powercat’s a little distorted. Okay, a lot distorted…he looks like he had a chin implant! And it doesn’t help that Chris’ looks like a stamp. Perfectionist!

Someone didn’t care for arts & crafts time…

This Saturday we’re tailgating for the watch party. Because that’s normal, right?

Go cats! Beat KU!

Five

October 15, 2011

Five years ago today, my life got a whole lot better…I became an aunt for the first time! Maren Caroline has been a constant source of entertainment ever since since and I don’t think my life, our family, or this world would be the same without her. Oh Maren…she is hilarious, sweet, mischievous and fulllllllll or personality. A hoot, to say the least!

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last 5 years…

Happy Birthday to the coolest 5-year-old I know! We love you!

Fall Kind of Sunday

October 11, 2011

The best season EVER is finally here. It may still be 85 degrees in Houston, but that won’t stop me from celebrating!

Yesterday was a great fall kind of Sunday…we went to church, skyped with my nieces and nephews, and decorated pumpkins. And our house smelled of pumpkin spice muffins. Now you just can’t beat that.

We saved one pumpkin to carve in a couple weeks (a French Bulldog silhouette perhaps?) and the rest we painted. I think they turned out pretty darn good!

If you’re interested, the glitter spray paint is from Michaels…

And the last thing I have to share is another 2-ingredient recipe…

Pumpkin Spice Muffins. They taste amazing and they make your house smell awwwwwesome. The only thing I would say is that I baked them for about 25 minutes and they probably could’ve gone a few minutes longer. Enjoy!

Yay Fall!

I’m Baaaaack!

October 7, 2011

It’s been over 2 weeks since I’ve blogged…which I think is 2 years in blog time. Work has been hectic as we’ve been preparing for our big conference of the year. I had to get there on Saturday morning to help prepare our monster of a custom booth–so Chris and I tried to make the most of our short weekend with a date on Friday night.

We put on our boots and went out to the Fort Bend County fair. First was the rodeo…I would seriously go to a rodeo every weekend if I could! You just can’t beat the atmosphere.

We also found one of Hazel’s cousins taking a nap…

Then we ended the night with Sunny Sweeney in concert. She has an awesome voice and I think she’s going to be a pretty big star. Then we can say, “remember when we saw her on that tiny stage at the county fair?”

On Saturday morning I was up bright and early to head to Anaheim. We’ve been working on our booth for about a year, so I was anxious to get there to see it and make sure the construction was going okay. It was really incredible to walk in and see this…

And a day and half later it looked like this…

The booth was a huge success for our marketing team and the show couldn’t have been better for our company. Conference weeks are long ones, but there’s no better feeling than getting home and knowing you had a very successful show. Plus I got to see a lot of my awesome co-workers from STL. I sure do miss being in the office with that crew!

On the second night of the conference, Microsoft rented out Disneyland for an all-conference party. Now that’s my kind of party 🙂 We ran around like 10 year-olds from Space Mountain to Indiana Jones…and we got to meet a few celebs along the way. This was the main goal of my trip because I knew Maren, Norah and Luke would be excited to see their favorite characters in a picture with Aunt Vanessa.

Lindsay told me the girls made her late to work because they kept wanting to see the pictures over and over again on her phone. I think we should talk my dad into a family trip to Disney sometime…Chris and I may not have kids, but we would probably have just as much fun!

All in all, it was a really good trip. However, next time I go to California I hope to have more time to enjoy it…and maybe experience Ashley’s fabulous LA life 🙂

Now it’s time to enjoy the best month of the year! Cheers to October!