Sarah is ENGAGED!

     She did it! One of my best friends said yes two weeks ago and they've set the date for January 9th. Sarah Ward is soon to be the beautiful bride of Jake Kellen. They live in Lubbock right now and plan to stay there for another year. Sarah lives up her cowgirl life on Jake's ranch as he cuts horses, and still gets to dress up and enjoy the nightlife as Jake has just released his first album as a singer. What a beautiful couple! I can only hope they move a little closer to us so we can see them often...can't wait for the wedding!

Weekend with Mia!

     Amy and Kelsey celebrated their 3rd anniversary by dropping Mia off with Justin & I and spending the weekend just the two of them. Justin was not feeling well, so most of the weekend was just Mia and me. I got a taste of what being a mother would consist of and it was exhausting to say the least! Mia is so much fun-she's smiling, babbling and already trying to walk. I also took it upon myself to introduce her to avacado. Who better than me?! Here's a few pictures from our weekend adventure

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More Pictures from this weekend!

     Here are a few more pictures from Kelly. A couple are from the bridesmaids luncheon, one on the bus to the rehearsal dinner and one of the new McCoy family from the wedding.

The Alamo & Riverwalk in San Antonio

    Justin and I decided to go to San Antonio for the night just to get away last weekend. I don't know why we can't just relax when we're home, but there is always so much to do. We drove down early Saturday morning, checked into the beautiful Hotel Valencia, and had lunch on the river before heading to the Alamo. Justin was very excited about the Alamo. He started telling me all the history I thought I needed to know, and then proceeded to a tent where we got head sets for an audio tour! Way too much information for me, but I was happy that Justin was enjoying the tour. The Alamo grounds were very pretty and well kept. After about an hour and a half of Alamo history, we walked around, shopped a bit, and enjoyed some drinks around the area. We ate dinner on the river at a wonderful italian restaurant. Justin had steak and shrimp and I had lobster alfredo-both amazing! After dinner we walked down to a little sports bar and watched the basketball game. We had a wonderful weekend just the two of us, but our girls were very happy to have us back home!

Melissa & Greg's Wedding

       Another wonderful weekend here in Austin celebrating a McCoy wedding. We started with lunch at Z Tejas on Friday- beautiful luncheon with all the girls. Aunt Kathy and her daughters seemed very calm and well put together for planning such a big wedding! After lunch, we met up with the boys at the pool. We soaked up the sun, enjoyed a couple drinks and made a plan for the evening. After getting ready, we met up at the hotel to take a bus to Thurman's Mansion for the rehearsal dinner. Although the food was delicious, I was definitely ready to head home and get some much needed sleep! The next morning started out early with golf for the guys and breakfast/errands for the girls. Cindy, Kelly and I ate lunch by the pool and then headed out to get our hair & make-up done. The ceremony was beautiful and the bride was stunning! The reception was at the Four Seasons Hotel off the lake downtown. It was nothing less than a "platinum wedding"! Martinis, mojitos, crab legs, and beef tenderloin guarantees a happy crowd. We enjoyed the family and danced the night away! My favorite part of the entire weekend was when there was a dance-off originally between Dallas and Austin. However, Aunt Kathy took Melissa out on the dance floor, Elizabeth joined in and then Uncle Matt ran in-and the wedding guests circled around their family. It was definitely something they will remember forever! Beautiful wedding and wonderful weekend with the entire family.

Another Perfect Day!

     After working all night, I came home Saturday morning to a beautiful box of flowers for Mother's Day. No, I'm not pregnant yet, but Justin wanted to "pre-thank" me for being a great mother to our kids one day! I know how lucky I am : ) I woke Justin up and we headed downtown for the March of Dimes Walk for Babies with thousands of other people and their multiples! We took Sadie with us, but not Mattie this time. Sadie acts much better in social walks. Justin met several people I worked with and we started walking with them, but quickly ran to the front of the pack and finished up front!

Afterwards, we went to Trudy's and sat outside for lunch. I took a much needed long nap, and woke up to Justin making dinner reservations for us. We got ready and headed downtown to Imperia for sushi and martinis. Then we walked over to Speakeasy's and sat on the roof, listened to live music and watched the downtown activities below. As we were walking back to the car, we ran across a cute little wine bar, so we stopped in for a glass of wine and cheese-my favorite! It was an absolutely perfect day.

Today, we cleaned house and relaxed on the couch until dinner. Justin made dinner tonight- steaks, twice-baked potatoes, corn on the cob and some very spicy deer sausage! Now, we're about to have some chocolate fondue and watch the season finale of Brothers & Sisters. Perfect weekend : )

Fort Worth!

     This past weekend, we headed up to Ft Worth for Taryn's wedding. Friday night we stayed with Anne and Carl and spent time with their niece and nephew. Precious children that fell in love with Justin immediately. I love to see Justin with kids, although we are in no rush for our own yet! Saturday morning after coffee and tea with Anne and Carl, we headed to our family favorite Joe T Garcia's for lunch with Aunt Debbie, Travis, Anne, Carl, Brian, and Brittany.        After lunch, Justin and I headed downtown to our hotel to meet up with some friends. We enjoyed catching up and getting ready for the wedding, although it stormed all day. We love spending time with Caleb and Liz-who are planning their own wedding right now! For those who don't remember, they met at our wedding when we matched them up to walk down the isle together. Who would have thought?!

       We also got the chance to finally meet Sarah's new man. She is happier than ever spending her time away from work, riding horses with Jake and enjoying her family and niece.

        After the reception, we headed out on the town for a night filled with college flashbacks and smelly bars!