Sweet Summertime

Maybe more of a bittersweet...lots going on, and nice weather but for some reason I just can't talk my work into paying me to be home during these months...odd.

Caden is obsessed with trains. Loves, loves, loves balloons. Lives for our evening walks and loves to be outside...unless you get a good Thomas episode going for him then he'll sit on down for the whole thing. He's got great attention span-we even have a good routine of reading a few books before bed and he loves it. Sits through as many as we'll let him. I think we're going on week three of having to read The Little Blue Truck at least once. We've got that one memorized people.

Balloons and Thomas. These balloons have made it on a few car rides even, others...not so lucky.

 

 Stinking adorable. Melts my heart every time. Love these two so dang much.

 

 Watching the train on the way to daycare and beating up on daddy.

Gary and I went on a date night this past weekend. The last two we've done we tried to do something more interactive and both times it's been so fun. First we did dinner/bowling and this time we did dinner/All Stars. I took the challenge of seeing if I could survive in the batting cages. (this is a huge fear of him-playing ball in general. played on summer as a kid, got hit twice and was donzo. I flinch nearly every time I think somethings going to hit me.) The place only had fast pitch softball/baseball up and working. what. really!? almost backed out but stuck with it and hit TEN balls! It's a start...and it was fun, oddly enough. Scary, but fun.

Only snapped one quick selfie outside of Olive Garden. Sooo good. Best salad ever, best Bellini peach-raspberry iced tea and yummy pasta AND a cute date...love it.

 

After the cage of doom we played a round of mini golf and then hit up the games inside for a bit. Showered our abundance (ha.) of tickets on some little kid at the ticket counter-maybe it didn't make her day like I had hoped, but I'm hoping her level of prize options at least went up a little!) We need a Dave and Busters here. I think it would be awesome. I've only been once and a long time ago-but it's just something different and fun to do so I vote that someone builds one, puhleaze.

This weekend also had lots of sun so we busted out the kiddie pool. Caden needs his cousins to come play in it with him-which may be an issue due to space, so maybe one at a time...but I can't get him to get too crazy with it yet. Oh well, baby steps. Got some good relaxing time out there and kept it simple which is always fun.

 this gem is from my nephew Wesley's birthday party a few weeks ago-obviously not the kiddie pool:)

 I think Caden could fill and dump/pour buckets all.day.long if we let him. over, and over, and over...

 Coolest pool buddy out there.

Celebrated our cute little nephew Huck's first birthday, talked my mom into coming and sitting 'poolside' with me Sunday and Gary's parents 40th anniversary this weekend so got a good share of family time in for sure!

Next on our list is a Lee family reunion over the 4th of July...road trip!!!

Until then...

DALLAS

Some of my college girlfriends and I had a little reunion last weekend in Dallas. Three of the six that went live there, so luckily we has comfy places to rest our heads during all the naps we took. Wait, what? That was in my dreams. It was fun, relaxing, we tried new things, had some time out on the town--good times had by all. Pretty cool place too; they live in uptown Dallas and it certainly provides many fun, inexpensive (or expensive-you're pick) things for you to do. The gals all live within walking distance so we got a good feel of the place and lots of steps in-bonus!

I will always have a special place in my heart for these fun, crazy girls-even if I can't keep up with them as much anymore. These sweet gals are always full of laughs and up for a good time-love these ladies! (And a special thanks to Jamie for driving and Ashlynn for sharing her bed and humble abode!)

Lots of cuteness and selfies below-just to warn you...

 

 

 

First night was full of relaxation in the courtyard, showing off the lack of grilling experience we all have, and lots laughs looking back on our college days and how brilliant we all were back then :)

 

Then, the girls 'treated' us to yoga in the park. About 30 minutes in, Ashlynn and I looked at each other and contemplated sitting the remainder out, but we hung in there and it was fun. Personally, my first time doing yoga at all even-it was fun and funny so a win/win.

 

 

 We hit up a yummy restaurant for brunch after yoga then spent the afternoon by the pool before cleaning up and getting ready for an adorable little tapas restaurant in downtown Dallas. It was full of unique recipes all of which were super yummy-it's always fun to try fun places like these, glad these girls get me out of my comfort zone to do so!

Just feast your eyes: fancy philly cheese roll, meatballs, bruschetta, calamari (yep. and actually yummy too), fancy fries (not really, but I can't think of the name that makes you realize it's not just fries..?), etc. Good stuff, people!

 

 

Ideally, we could have gotten small bits here and there and made this eating last an hour or two-savoring all the different things...but we definitely failed to do so and stuffed our pretty little faces within minutes. After-the girls took us to this cute bar. Loved the setup of this place. Has a simple fun location downstairs, and the second level has a big casual patio area then with a large inside area full off different areas and furniture so you can still 'have your space'. It was cute and fun and we need one here. 

 

I swear our eyes weren't evil and glowing that night, as far as I'm aware, but I'm also too lazy to get a different picture at this moment, so you get what you get and you don't throw a fit.

 

Moral of the story: Make new friends, but keep the old, some are silver and the others gold.

 

I'm assuming gold means they rock compared to maybe some silver friends-so in my books, these girls are for sure my golden girls. Love 'em!