Spring Break 2010

I am finally getting around to blogging about our Spring Break!

It was a phenomenal trip! Everyone had a wonderful time, I just loved that it was so family friendly! My original plan was to go through the trip by each individual day, however now all the fun and laughs and learning about each other seem to flow together so effortlessly I don't remember what day everything happened...so here are a few of my favorite bits and pieces!

I slept almost the entire trip down...I believe I was awake for about an hour when we get to the Texas state line...little did I realize the long part of the trip was ahead. After a super long sleep I was ready so, though it was a long drive I was glad I was awake to see it! The Texas pride is a trip...I mean you can hardly find American flag (there are a lot of them) where you don't see a Texas flag just as large and beautiful!

So first story....We were an entire day early! I know how rude can people be! I neglected to call and tell G.G. when Chet decided to leave a day early hence getting there a day early. So when we got the e-mail from her saying why didn't you tell me you were coming a day early? I was needless to say freaking out! I told Chet see I've already upset her were going home turn around! I e-mailed Gigi back and told her we would just stay in a hotel for that night. The e-mail I was then sent was a definite...Get your butts here! So we headed of to Palestine lake...a day early!

After a delicious dinner at the Purple Pig...yes the Purple Pig...the food was amazing, we went back to the house and settled in for the night.

The rest of the week was a blur of laughing, talking, shopping, learning, eating, and just simple enjoyment of the people around us! Gigi, had an opportunity to really get to know each other, she really is a remarkable woman, and I look forward to many more talks and stories and toddies! And squirrels...big, mutiny planning, toddy drinking squirrels, they really are a bit of a hazard those little buggers!


Chet got plenty of time to spend with grandpa, as grandpa has taken up smoking cigars(much to G.G's dismay)...he spends a lot of time in the garage...him and Chet found little projects all week to amuse themselves! it was adorable!

One afternoon after Gigi, Shy and I had a full day of shopping and having a fabulous Chinese lunch when we got back to the house Shy seemed to be bored with Gigi and I as we chatted away and began to start dinner. Then Gigi suggested if Shy went and talked to grandpa he could find her a bike to ride. So she decided to head over to the garage and see the boys....a few minutes later she appeared in the window from the kitchen to be driving a small vehicle of some sort...it was confusing at first. After a trip to the bedroom to grab my camera, Gigi and I went outside and sure enough our little mini-me was driving the "tractor" it's actually just a riding lawnmower! Shy however didn't seem to car what it was called...she was having a blast! So much fun in fact that Gigi and I had time to run to the store...Chet wanted a cigar as well! I just have to say I found Papa and G.G. adorable both of them I just wanted to fold them up in my suitcase and bring them home with me!

After a wonderful visit with Papa and Gigi, we headed over to Lisa and James's house...I say head over it was actually quite the drive! We made it though and of course had a wonderful time! Lisa is absolutely adorable! She was also kind enough to take some family pics of us...they turned out amazing, of course, and I for one was so appreciative! We all went to the lake, and let the kids play in the sand, we all had dinner out together one night, We headed out to a state park one afternoon and then ended up in a little town that had a great archery and gun stock, so the boys looked around for awhile, and Lisa and Shy took a walk down the street taking pictures! These pics as well turned out beautiful! I stayed outside by the Tahoe, the baby was in the truck sleeping. It was wonderful to see everyone, and spend some time together!

This story for the trip home is a bit more harrowing, we left much later than we had intended. Getting our new tattoo's took way longer than we anticipated! Anyway it was raining when we got to the north side of Ft. Worth. I took over driving when we got into Almead Ok. I was just cruising along my only instructions being just stay on I-35 North, it will take you all the way through to Mulvane. So I'm driving, by the time we got to the north side of OK City, snow was coming down heavy. We drove by a piece of road that had two cars in the ditch on one side and a banged up car on the other, all with wreckers trying to get them out. Then we needed to stop for gas so we wouldn't have to stop again before home. The Shell station we tried to stop at was closed. Before we left the handy dandy not so bright girl at the bank suggested the best way to take a lot of cash on a trip was to use a prepaid visa gift card...hmmm she will be getting a piece of my mind when next I see her...anyway it turns out the only thing you can do with these things are make purchases...however you can't get cash at an atm and you can't use it for pay at the pump gas! Now keep in mind this is cash we have in the bank that we put on this card and can not get to! I was irate. Thank goodness we planned for a few small emergencies, and as this was the only one, we were fine. It was to say the least an annoyance. The rest of the trip home was slow, most of the time going only 30 or 40 mph, on the interstate. However as I said before we had a most amazing time, it is most certainly a trip we will be taking again in the near future!

Be back soon Be well!!

For My Girls!!

So Funny I had to share it! All original.




This is an actual letter from an Austin woman sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph. It's PC Magazine's 2007 editors' choice for best webmail-award-winning letter.

Dear Mr. Thatcher,
I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the LeakGuard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.
Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from 'the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my time of the month is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?
As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customer's monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the viole nt urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!
The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'
Are you f------ kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness, is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James? FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.
For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?
Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bullshit. And that's a promise I will keep.
Always. . .
Wendi Aarons
Austin , T X