our week in play

playing with puppy

playing with kitchen utensils (who needs fancy toys?)

playing with the redskins hog...i don't see any cowboys toys around here!

playing with self...always fun!

playing with Jesus (my mom's doll of Jesus that she uses with her children's class) cole loved Jesus!

playing in the pool 

playing in my cool new shirt...S.T.U.D.

cupcakes.

i love cupcakes.  and ever since sister got me fabulous georgetown cupcakes for my baby shower, i have been even more obsessed.  everyday on facebook (or every day that i get on) i am taunted by georgetown cupcakes by being their fan.  each day they announce their secret flavor of the day at 10 am, of which they only make 100.  and the first 100 people to their store that ask for that flavor, get it for free.  i was determined to get one of their free cupcakes one day during my trip here and this morning i went.  

today's flavor? chocolate salted caramel.  it was delish.  oh yeah, they are about to start a show tomorrow on tlc (hence the decoration on my cupcake!)

and while i was there, i of course had to order way too many cupcakes to bring home.   red velvet (which i also enjoyed today) is their most popular and so i got one for everyone here and two to take home to brenner (if they make it that far!)

and of course here is little man waiting patiently while his crazy cupcake-obsessed mother drags him around georgetown!

today was a two cupcake day....it was good.  i anticipate tomorrow being the same :)

happy anniversary.

today is our anniversary.  brenner and i have been married for 9 years.  yes, that's right...9.  i cannot believe that it has been that long!  wow was i a baby when i got married!  so in honor of our anniversary, i thought that i would recount (quickly) how we met, our engagement and our wedding day.




how we met:
it was my first real day at baylor in august of 1999 and the first day of freshman orientation known as welcome week.  brenner had been roped into helping out by a friend even though he could only be there about half the time since he was on the football team.  the leaders were telling the freshman about some of the different churches in the area and brenner thought that i raised my hand to go to the catholic church (not a lot of catholics go to baylor) and so he said, in his usual sensitive and charming way, "you catholic girl, i'll go to church with you".  so that was the first thing he said to me....needless to say it was not love at first sight.  we became friends after i began hanging out with his roommates and we started dating in november after he wooed me with lots of cherry vanilla dr. peppers from sonic.  this love story won't be made into a movie any time soon.


our engagement:
it was our 1 year anniversary since we had started dating. it was also homecoming weekend at baylor and i was not only in pigskin (baylor's singing/dancing competition for greek clubs) but i was also float chair for the homecoming parade for pi phi.  so it goes without saying that the weekend was insane.  brenner wanted to take me out for our anniversary saturday after the last pigskin performance so we went for a nice dinner.  then he said we were going to meet up with some of his fraternity brothers at damon's grill, which happens to be across from the brazos river and waco's famous suspension bridge.  while we were waiting for the guys to get there (or so i thought) brenner wanted to walk down below the suspension bridge along the river.  when we got down there, there was an alcove full of lit candles and a card.  while i was reading the card, he got on his knee and proposed.  after i said yes and cried, he told me that his frat brothers were on the suspension bridge videotaping us.  we went up and met them and then they all serenaded me with a well-rehearsed version of 'i get carried away' by george straight.  pretty sweet.


our wedding day:

just a few highlights from this day nine years ago....it was 105 degrees in dallas texas.  that is hot even by texas standards.  we temporarily could not find the marriage license.  we left two bridesmaids at the hotel...ashley and laura.  the reception sight threw out the rest of our wedding cake without asking anybody while brenner and i were being sent off.....it was the best cake i had ever had and my mom and i still discuss this with bitterness.  our first dance was to 'i get carried away' by george straight.  ashley caught her dress on fire with sparklers.  all the flowers were amazing (and we had a lot of them!)  brenner threw granny panties into the crowd instead of a garter (long story...call me if you want to hear it). i spilled wax on my hand while lighting the unity candle.  brenner and i saw each other before the wedding while alone....it was really special.  it was a great wedding and one of the best (and craziest) days of my life.   

shopping.

today i went shopping.  i hate to admit it but i truly do love to shop.  i wish that i didn't love it.....but i do.  so today was fun.  i found a small kids consignment store in reston, va and i got cole two shirts and a jacket.  all are in great shape.  i have become a consignment store shopper almost exclusively for cole.  i have found amazing deals (many with the original tags still on) and have decided that it is crazy to buy new children's clothes unless you need something really specific.  i am amazed at what i have found and what i have got for what i paid.  today's find:

a gap jacket for the fall/winter that is waterproof and two polo shirts.  total price? $8.00

while i was driving home, i discovered a vegetable stand where i bought a bunch of beets and an eggplant to roast for dinner tonight. how cute is this little place?

and then i decided to stop by my favorite store....anthropologie.  i. love. that. store.  i shouldn't have gone...way too tempting.  i walked away with two things, a pair of pants and a little sweater....not bad considering i tried on 19 things. next on my list from this little place that i love? 

   

think of all the fabulous things that i could whip up in this apron?  this would totally make me a better cook...not to mention a cuter one :).  take note husband.  

all in all, this was a good day.