Weekend Recap

My sister came to spend the weekend with me us. I LOVE it when she comes because we always act like complete morons have fun! Friday night we she decorated piggy banks for the twins birthday party while I decorated her and took stupid pictures of myself and Sasha.

Saturday we went to the twins birthday party and had a great time. Family, friends, and Food (gyros that we stopped to get on the way there). What more could you ask for? It had been a little over a month since I had seen the girls, and their Daddy informed me that every weekend they ask to come and see us. Awwww :)

Of course, we also had to do a mini photo shoot. Luckily I was wearing a dress and didn't have to climb the tree!

After the party we kidnapped picked up my nieces and nephew and stuffed them in the trunk so that they could spend the night with us. The kids had a great time playing together and it was Kayli's first time staying with us. It all went well except for the fact she would scream at the top of her lungs everytime Sasha went near her.

Sunday we spent the day at Andrew's fathers' house. It was nice seeing Andrew's aunts again, I haven't seen them since I was a teenager. Again, we had family, friends and good food!

I'd say this weekend was a success!

Not Me Monday - Take 2

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

As for me, these are the things that I have NOT been up to....

I did NOT grill a 14oz. ribeye at 10:00 tonight, along with sauteed onions and mushrooms. I did NOT eat every last bite by myself. As the lid to the grill closed, I did NOT hear a big bang. The bottom of the grill did NOT totally fall out. This is NOT the 3rd grill that we have gone through in 7 years. We do NOT grill way too much.

I did NOT sit at Taco Bell for 2 hours tonight with Amber and a few library books. We were NOT there because Andrew was serving his first jury duty.

I did NOT get a call from Keith letting me know that we get to keep our house. They did NOT finally call us and work out a deal after months of struggling. This news would NOT cause me to do a happy dance in the middle of Taco Bell.

I did NOT get super excited because I received a notification that "Bill" was following me on My Blog Log. I was NOT completely disappointed after logging in to see that "Bill" was no longer following me. I do NOT NOT know who "Bill" is.

I did NOT almost forget to post a NOT me Monday post tonight. It is NOT so late that it is almost Tuesday.

I do NOT have over 500 blog posts to try to catch up on. I would NOT ever get that far behind on my blog reading. I am NOT off to read them now.....

Orlando Trip - Part 2

***Continued from this post***

Day 2 of our trip to Orlando was Kelly's actual birthday. Amber & Kelly set off for Disney....


and came back with some great pictures.

While they were off visiting enchanted castles, Kelly's boyfriend (Patrick) took Andrew & me rock climbing. I had to take a training class before they would allow me to climb, and I hate to admit this, but I got frustrated because I couldn't remember how to tie the knots and was ready to just forget about the whole thing. Fortunately, Patrick was able to talk the instructor into just letting us go. (How safe is that?) Luckily, no one was hurt and we made it out of there alive. Sore, but alive.


We then went to Chipotle's for lunch. If you have never eaten there, I highly recommend it. I was very disappointed to find that they do not have one locally. If you like Burrito's, Taco's or Fajita's you have to try this place out. It is Y-U-M-M-Y!

While in Orlando we also did some normal stuff like reading,

Laundry,

Taking care of the pets,

and staying hydrated.


There are a 2 other postworthy days from my Orlando trip. I gave you a hint in this post what they were and will be posting them within the next couple of days. Keep an eye out....

Orlando Trip - Part 1

My sister Kelly's birthday was last month and as a surprise, set up by her boyfriend (Patrick), the kids and I showed up to spend 5 days with her. The original plans were that she was going to come and pick up Amber to take her to Disney on her birthday because they could both get in for free. (If you didn't know this, you can get in to Disney for FREE on your birthday!) While this was still part of the plan, Patrick also bought season tickets to Universal Studios for them and day passes for me & the kids. She had no clue that any of this was happening! Priceless!!! So, on to the pics....

On the way to Universal, we stopped at Target to buy a stroller for Amber. Of course, we couldn't help ourselves and had to try these on...

We had to stop at all of the "spots" and take pictures like tourists do.

We went on some rides,

Met some celebrities,

and then went to the largest McDonald's in the world, where Andrew & Kelly got in trouble for riding trays down the slide.


***Will continue this story in my next post***

Friday Favorites #5

It's Friday Favorites time! Oh yes it's time to pay homage to all the things that got us through the week, and give credit where credit is due! Here are my Friday Favorites this week....

Fun N Sun - Family, Friends, Great Weather, & Great Music (And some really cute cowboys). What more could you ask for?

Knight Enterprises - In the struggling economy, there are many companies that are not hiring. Knight Enterprises is one of these companies. However, after talking with Keith about his experience and lack of work they have offered him a job. He starts on Monday! Can we say: HAPPY DANCE!

Keith - No matter what happens, or what has been said, Keith always stands behind me. For this I will be forever grateful.

  Dum Dums - These are my new "cigarettes". I cannot get through a day without them!

What helped you to get through the week? Head on over to Janna's blog and add your . <<<Just click the graphic!