Sunny San Carlos

      There is no place I love to be more than San Carlos, Mexico. After going there for 24 years, I still look forward to it as if it were my first vacation. I dream about it for a month before we go, and then we look at pictures for several months afterwards. There is something to say about a vacation that is completely stress free- no plans, no cooking, no making reservations, no clocks, no worries. A hidden gem on the Sea of Cortez. We spent a week with my parents at my grandparents house and enjoyed every minute of it. We spent most of our time at the Soggy Peso Beach Bar, floating in their pool, out on the boat or sailing. Here are some of my favorite pictures...out of the 450 that were taken! Thanks Grammy and DD for showing us how to live life and love it every day.

Sunset from their back porch

Walking back from the marina

Flying the Texas Tech flag high!

At the little market picking up some cheese!

Sailing!

Dancing on the beach...and yes, there was a band.

Happiest girl in the world!

My beautiful Grammy

Still the same beach after 25+ years!

The Soggy Peso (notice the bar tender)

Stud.

One of MaNy StArFiSh!

I love my mom : )

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.