Weekend Roundup

We had a pretty great weekend... how about you? As always, it went by quickly, but we had a great time. One of my very best friends was in town for the weekend, so we had a wonderful time just spending time together.

She got in town late Friday night and we spent the evening catching up while drinking wine on our patio. It was perfect.

And then on Saturday she was able to partake in our Saturday morning family tradition - donuts, coffee and Diet Coke at the neighborhood donut shop. This shop has the most delish donuts - light, fluffy and the perfect amount of glaze. Ahhh.... I could eat them every. single. day, but I only let myself indulge in this goodness on Saturday mornings. We have made a couple of friends at this shop and we always look forward to running into them on Saturday mornings.

After that, we went to a local farmers market. They had fresh bread, homemade pasta, organic cupcakes, Texas olive oil and tons and tons of produce. We decided to buy most of the ingredients for our dinner at the market - it was fun to see what we could come up with. We ended up making a pasta dish that we all loved. Garlic basil pasta with spinach, bacon, tomatoes, basil and olive oil. We also had to get a loaf of the jalapeno cheddar bread.

The rest of the day was spent walking around the mall and enjoying a baby free day. The Mr. stayed home with Miss A, so we were able to spend the majority of the day shopping without having to deal with strollers and sippy cups. It was a nice little break.

And then we came home and whipped up this little masterpiece using our loot from earlier in the day. Mix in a bottle (or 2) of wine and it was a perfect day.

I just finished watching the Emmy's and now I am about to crash.

And that was my weekend.... how was yours?

Pray for Cohen

One of my dear blogging friends just had the sweetest little baby boy - Michael Cohen Marshall.

He is adorable, handsome and a fighter. He was born with multiple heart defects and is currently facing a long, hard battle. Please take a minute to read his story and if you are so inclined, add this sweet family to your prayer list.

My heart just aches for them. I feel so helpless in situations like this - moms should be able to snuggle and cuddle with their new baby... not have to sit in hospital waiting rooms waiting for updates on his open heart surgery.

Let's all go to the drive-in

We have some friends that own a school bus.

What? You mean you don't have friends that own a big, yellow, pimped out school bus? You are missing out.

Over the weekend we took the school bus down to a drive-in. It was only about 1 hour outside of Dallas and we saw Robin Hood. All of the movies at this particular theater are double features, but we bailed before the 2nd show.

Before the show started, there was a beautiful sunset that we were able to enjoy.

Everyone started watching the movie on top of the bus, but the sound was not too great up there so we ended up watching the movie down on the ground. Actually, I headed to a gazebo with some girlfriends and we totally missed the entire movie. Oh well.

I suggest you go make some friends that own a school bus. You won't regret it.

Weekend in Little Rock

Last weekend I packed my bags and headed up to Little Rock, AR to spend the weekend with one of my best girlfriends. We met years and years ago in the hallway outside our college math class. I was wearing pink suede loafers and we started talking about those shoes... We have been best friends since that day. She was an ideal student and I was the best friend that borrowed her study guides and reviewed the note cards she had already prepared.

We spent the weekend doing absolutely nothing. And it was wonderful. We watched movies (The September Issue and Up In The Air).... We did conditioning hair treatments.... and we drank wine.

Actually, we drank wine out of her wedding crystal out on her patio while eating pizza and salad.

And that is something you can only do with someone with whom a friendship was formed over pink suede shoes.

Arboretum with friends

This week I was able to meet up with one of my friends that was in town visiting her parents. Blue Eyed Bride and I took Hudson and Miss A on a fun picnic at the Dallas Arboretum. We picked up some sandwiches at Central Market, slathered the babies in SPF 50 and we were off.

We had such a great time! The weather was perfect - we had a blast spending time together, plus the kiddos were adorable together. On the way over, A and H were in the backseat in their car seats and Miss A kept talking to Hudson - she would look over at him and yell "hey!" At one point we were all taking some pictures together and she kept putting her hand on his shoulder.

I think we each took a zillion pictures of these 2 - trying to capture the 'just right shot' is pretty difficult when you have 2 moving targets.

I hate that she lives so far away. We always have such a fun time when we are together - we can talk about anything and everything from dealing with dogs & babies to Dancing with the Stars. At least they come to Dallas throughout the year!

**Want to see some pictures of the babies faces??? Head over to Baby M. ***