Annual February LBK Trip

Every February we make the trip to Lubbock to visit my parents and do our taxes. I know, it seems strange to drive over 300 miles to do our taxes, but I can be a creature of habit. We left after we both got off work Friday evening. We arrived around 10 pm and stayed up till almost 2 am talking with my parents. Saturday morning we woke to my dad's tasty breakfast. I just love breakfast at my parents' house. Dad always makes homemade buttermilk biscuits (Granny's recipe), bacon, eggs, fried potatoes, and sometimes gravy. Yes, it's an artery-clogging good time, but it's only when I come to visit. We had a 10:00 appointment to get our taxes done. We were out in 45 minutes and very happy with our return! Let's just say that Cancun will be happening for our 5 year anniversary!!!!

Then we spent the afternoon walking around the flea market. Dad and I decided to entertain ourselves while we walked about. I love our private jokes. We can back home and took a nap since we were all exhausted. Cooper even helped dad do some work in the yard. Later that evening dad grilled out and made burgers. The best part came later that night when dad and Alex (my youngest sister's BF) started a barrel bonfire.

We roasted marshmallows while we waited for the cold weather to come in. I haven't had campfire roasted marshmallows in FOREVER!!! I forgot how delicious they were. I love mine burnt to a crisp. Dad let his big German Shepherd, Quigley, out to play.

Quigley was very happy to have everyone's attention. Although, I think his favorite was Cooper. He was very attentive to Cooper (maybe more so than Cooper appreciated) throughout the evening.

Cooper and I are expecting our newest nephew soon....maybe tomorrow! My baby sister is due any day now, and she is ready for him to make his appearance. She was so desperate that she thought that by standing by the fire it would speed up the "cooking" process. As my dad would put it: she was "turning the heat up in the oven."

The best part of the bonfire was getting some snuggle time with my honey! Cooper gives the best hugs!!!

Sunday morning we woke up and got right on the road after grabbing a coffee and burrito at Stripes. We needed to get back to beat the bad weather, do our grocery shopping, and do the laundry. We made it. We even battled the crazy grocery store crowds and limited groceries on the shelf. The best part of the day was finding out that I was getting a snow day on Monday. And just to let ya'll know...I have another snow day tomorrow, too. So be prepared for a snow day blog soon.....I hope.

Dirty 30 comes for the kids of 1985- Adrian's Story

The year was 1985. 4 kids were born that year with a set of twins to follow just a week into 1986 (since we love them and they almost made the cut, they can be in "club 1985"). Adrian came along first on February 15, 1985. He is the baby of his family. I first came to know him my junior year in high school, his senior year. We had a leadership class together, but that was not how we became better acquainted. He started dating my BFF in high school (one of the twins, Misty). That's where their story began. Misty, you should really start a blog and write that story:) Adrian soon became "one of the girls" since he and Misty would begin a life-long relationship that has survived high school, college, and as of now almost 7 years of marriage.

My favorite times with Adrian were at Tech football games. We would sit next to one another and comment on the game. I enjoy having someone I can talk sports with. One thing that cracks me up about Adrian: it's like he has a new truck every time I see him! He loves his trucks, that boy.

This past weekend we celebrated Adrian's big "Dirty 30" birthday. I think 30 is going to be a good year for him. He's expecting his first baby in a couple of months! He's going to be a daddy to a future football player. I can't wait to meet the newest member of our group!!! We celebrated his birthday in the hospital since his lovely wife (and my BFF) has to remain in there until she's done cooking baby K. We all tried to make this as memorable as we could. Here are some snap shots from that evening. I want to do a blog post about all of our big 30th birthdays. Included in this post, I'll be taking group selfies of us celebrating one another's big days! Here's our first #dirty30 group selfie

and we might as well take a goofy one

Here is our birthday boy chowing down on his food

The birthday boy, his lovely wife, and Baby K "in the oven"

Other guests present: My other twin BFF, Christy, and her main squeeze (and my hubby's bromance brother) DeVon

Me and my love were there to present, of course!

De'Von bought Adrian a Walking Dead shooting game to pass the time while hanging out at the hospital. Adrian is a fan of the show. Here's Christy trying out her shooting skills...De'Von, you may want to be careful....

Now, the important stuff: THE FOOD!!! The birthday boy requested baked spaghetti, salad, bread sticks, and for dessert: Fruity Pebbles rice krispie treats. 

Things may not always turn out like you plan, but sometimes you just got to roll with what ya got. Besides, the reason for the change of plans will be well worth it come April or May:)

So here's to the kids of 1985 (and the 2 who just missed the cut)! Let's make the #dirty30 the best year yet! Stay tuned in June as we celebrate De'Von's big day!!!

Neglectful Blogger Updates World on Her Life Events....

The "neglectful blogger" strikes again. I was reminded today by a fellow blogger and coworker that I have been neglectful of my blogging. 2 of my coworkers are also bloggers and reminded me today that there are lots of things that I could blog about. This was said after I gave the excuse that I really didn't feel I had anything interesting to write about. But, who cares!? It was suggested to me that I should just talk about my life, no matter how ordinary. Then I remembered that a couple of weeks ago I had a pretty full weekend. I had intended to blog about it and just completely forgot. Then this past weekend, the hubby and I took a little day trip to Granbury, TX. So I guess I can just share some of our weekend outings.

Let's start with a couple of weekends ago when we were jam packed with activities the whole weekend: Super Bowl Weekend
Friday night we went to dinner with friends from church at On the Border before heading to a congregational singing at a local congregation here in DFW. If you know me, you know I LOVE to sing! I'll sing to any song on the radio (country radio) and I'll rock your world with car karaoke on a long road trip! I love singing during worship to our Lord and Savior! I can't think of a better use for my voice than to lift it in praise. Imagine anywhere between 200-400 people singing acapella hymns of praise for 2 hours!!!! I try to attend this event every year. It never disappoints. It was also nice to visit with friends over dinner. The hubby and I got to sit across from 2 adorable twin boys! We had some lively entertainment for our dinner.

Saturday I had to do my grocery shopping while the hubby was working. That night, we went to an 80s Prom Murder Mystery Party at a friends house. We'd never done one before, so we were unsure what to expect. My character was the class Secretary who was scorned by a crush. So, I fixed the prom election so he wouldn't win. The hubby was a math teacher who liked to skew grades for athletes. Don't worry, neither the hubby or myself was the murderer. Here are some fun pics from that night:

I am totally rocking that side ponytail and bright eye shadow! We were born in the mid 80s, so we weren't too familiar with this decade. However, we still had a blast and would definitely do it again!

Sunday I went to church in the morning while the hubby worked. Afterwards, I went to the salon and got my Valentine manicure:

Then I went to visit my best friend in the hospital. She's anxiously awaiting the birth of her first baby, and she's unfortunately stuck in that hospital for a few weeks until he gets here. I try to visit her Sunday afternoons. We've been BFFs for well over 10 years...she might as well be my sister:) Much later that night I showed up late to a super bowl party. I wasn't really into the game this year, so for me it was just hanging out and visiting.

Last week I decided to color my hair. I wanted to be a vibrant red head. Here is a pic of what it looks like. However, pictures really never do hair color justice. It looks much better in person.

This last Saturday the hubby was off work and he wanted to go to this cute town about an hour south of us. We'd been a couple of times before, but it has been a couple of years. We spent 3 hours walking around the charming town square. We had hoped to have lunch at this restaurant on the lake, but it appeared to be closed. We only purchased a couple of things: the hubby bought a jar of bacon salsa (which will probably end up going to my dad because it is way too spicy for the hubby and he won't admit it) and I bought a jar of pecan honey butter. Talk about a party in my mouth! We did have some pie at a quaint little cafe before heading home. I opted for buttermilk pie and he opted for pecan-his favorite.

I have a couple of friends expecting babies and some friends with young babies already, so I found some cute baby things to show them. Maybe sometime soon we will have a reason to shop in Granbury for some baby things of our own....

Here is our couple's selfie in the town square:

That night we had dinner with his parents before heading home to relax. 

Well, that about does it for my event recap. I do have one event this weekend: the first of our group of 6 is the first of us to turn the #dirty30, so we will be having some kind of shin dig for him. I'll try not to let that post wait several weeks before "going live." So thank you to @simplyswarbrick and @clovelysgirl for making me revisit my love of writing and boring others with my life adventures:)

Until next time......