Belated Thanksgiving Pics

Good times were had in Brownsville, TX- 84 degree days, an awesome turkey dinner, a visit to the Eric's Taekwondo school & Leti's store/event planning company, a little shopping, a huge Texas win over the Aggies, a ping pong tournament and...
now that the cat is out of the bag I can add, a visit to the doctor to see Sof and Aaron's baby! Yep, I'm going to be an aunt, no...second cousin? Whatever, I'm excited and look forward to the little GIRL (my uneducated, but correct guess) to grace us with her presence in June.

The Guadalupe River in the Fall

The Guadalupe River is usually a destination reserved for summers in Central Texas, but this weekend proved that it's also a great place to camp and eat the first of several Thanksgiving dinners. Thanks to J for including Amanda and I on this wonderful tradition, we had a great time!

Eileen's Last Weekend

Eileen was in town this weekend to pack up her stuff and trade Austin in for Cheyenne, Wyoming. She and "the one that took her away," as we like to call her boyfriend Chris :) came in on Wednesday night and spent the week packing things up at the house. They left Sunday afternoon after what I think was a good weekend, despite a few tearful goodbyes.
On Friday night, we stole them away from packing for one last taste of live music and tex-mex at Maria's. Saturday, after a day of football and bar-b-que at the house, we headed downtown for dinner and drinks.
As I told Eileen, I know it's the beginning of a new stage in our friendship, but I will still miss my best friend, my roommate, my wifey of 2 years ;) We love you, Eileen, and wish you all the best.

November already?

The last couple of weeks have flown by, it's hard to believe it's already November. Jessie and I enjoyed some rest this past weekend, although we did go to for a short hike as well as to J's soccer game.
Sure, she looks all calm in the picture, but in real life, she was dying to jump in the game and play. Maybe next week...

Eileen will be here this week to pack up and move, sad. Will post pictures of her in remembrance soon.

Happy Birthday Jessie

Jessie's birthday was yesterday. She turned one. I got her a few new toys, including this bone. We also went over to J's house so she and Max could play, which they did until they fell asleep (on the couch). This weekend, I'm taking her to the dog park to meet a few more doggy friends. It's not officially a party, but there might be some doggy bakery treats involved. I know, I know, she's spoiled. I can't help it. Look at how far we've come! While she's always been great, I like to think I had at least a little something to do with the fact that she's become a friendly, sweet, well behaved dog. That's reason to celebrate in my book!

Jogo Feio

Nasty game. That's what J's soccer team's name translates to from Porteguese, and this past weekend, it rang true. I went out to watch him play on Sunday and while they beat the other team by only one, if it wasn't for the strong wind they were playing into, I think the score would have reflected thier domination. My mom came out to watch the game for a little while too and again impressed me with how much she knows about soccer, you'd think she grew up in a country where they were into it or something?

Jessie was also at the game, she even got to go to the post game celebration. She does very well in bars apparently. I guess I have Aaron and Sof to thank for that since they took her to her first bar at the young age of 3 months.

I'll post more pictures later this week of my new office. I get to work from home today because they are rearranging our offices. Today we get the new furniture, which luckily for us means right now we have no phones or computers. I am moving into what I think use to be a large closet. It does, however, have a window, so that's good. I'll post some pictures as soon as I'm all moved in!

Austin City Limits

Just a few pictures from last weekend...I only did one day of ACL as opposed to the three full days we did last year. It was plenty. Besides, I got an extra dose of music at a Rock the Vote party on Saturday night where we saw ACL artists Nicole Atkins and The Black and White Years. All in all, another good weekend in ATX.