Too Busy...

I don't have time to do a full post because I am in stuck in the middle of hell at work. We are short staffed and I have been working 15 hour days for two plus weeks now with no end in sight (at least not in the short term). Sitting in bed working last night (well after midnight when David came to our bed), I snapped this picture - which was too cute not to share.

Weekend in Austin

David and I went to visit Aunt Hayley this weekend while Matt and his brothers hung out here in Dallas. We had a great time - we went to dinner on Friday night, went out to lake Travis on Saturday (her dad has this awesome boat and he was so nice to take us out), and then we had brunch and a park trip on Sunday before David and I flew back to Dallas. I can't describe in words how much I miss her - she has been and always will be such a good friend, but the last three years - we saw each other a few times a week and she was like a second mom to David. It was so great to see her, but also such a reminder of how much we miss having her around. I guess this just means that we will have lots of trips to Austin in our future. I really love the area that Hayley lives in and Austin is such a cool town.

Also- a weekend get-away was very much needed for me.  I worked pretty much non-stop last week - in fact, last week reminded me all the reasons why I don't like my job and worry about my long term future. I worked a minimum of 12 hour days and a couple of 19-20 hour ones. It is just a lot and there is so much stress associated with deal work. Luckily, the two closing that I had scheduled for Monday got pushed back and I was able to enjoy the weekend.

Here is us having a bite to eat in the airport before heading to Austin:



 Hayley playing with David at Phil's - a restaurant in Austin that is in the same building (and I think owned  by the husband of ) Amy's ice cream (an Austin favorite). They had the absolute best veggie burgers ever! So good that I brought one back for Matt- we almost missed our flight because I wanted to make sure to get one for him to try. And both Matt and David agreed - amazing!

Gary (Hayley's dad) let David "drive" the boat- which he thought was pretty darn cool. He got a little ahead of himself. When Gary tried to pull it into the cove to tie-up with other boats, David was really concerned about him hitting the other boats and starting yelling "turn the boat, turn the boat."

The boat had bedrooms, so David was able to take a nap on the boat.

On Sunday morning, we had a great breakfast - including some flash fried brussels spouts. One of the cool things about Austin (and South Austin in particular) is that there are lots and lots of vegetarian and vegan restaurants...so Hayley and I had some great meals.

David enjoying his breakfast

At the park near Hayley's house

Summer Updates

I am behind on blogging. So not this weekend, but last, we went up to Oklahoma City for a family wedding shower for Jake and Kim (which D'Ann hosted at our house and which was very nice). D'Ann really went above and beyond to make sure all the decorations, the party gifts and even the punch matched. It was great and lots of fun. It looked like Jake and Kim got a lot of things to help them start their marriage - the wedding is coming up in September, so we are all looking forward to it (and we are all actually part of it- so I am sure there will be lots of pictures).

During the shower, Matt and the guys went to Dave and Busters- David's current favorite place in the entire world. We got a couple pictures of their outing. We also got to visit Jake and Stacy and their little girl Caroline - it is very cute to see Matt and Jake with their kiddos. They have been friends since they were kids. We also got to spend a lot of time with MiMar and Granddad. MiMar spent a good 30 minutes playing hide and go seek with David. It is pretty cool that he is getting to know his great grandparents. And...as usual, MiMar sent us home with lots and lots of snacks (so many that we have still been working on them).

This weekend we went down to Mexia to see my grandfather (on my mom's side) and stopped in Corsicana on the way home to see my grandmother (on my dad's side). It has been a while since we have been down to visit and it is such a shame that we don't do it more often. My grandfather is not doing that well- he had a heart attack and is having heart failure. We really enjoyed the visit and he is still mentally himself - but it is hard to see the toll that various aliments have taken on him physically. My grandmother, on the other hand, (Grandma Gil) looks as great as ever. We should all hope to be as beautiful and healthy at her age. We were going to take her out to dinner, but she had dinner ready by the time we got there.

This week is going to be busy, but this coming weekend Jake (Matt's brother) is coming down to have a semi-bachelor party here in Dallas (it is going to be tame - mainly because Matt is doing the hosting and is old and married). David and I are hoping on an airplane down to Austin to get some Aunt Hayley time in while the boys celebrate. Hopefully I will do better at posting pictures in real time.

Now for the pictorial evidence:

David and Papa Bruce at Dave and Buster's

David playing on the train outside of the place we go have breakfast in OKC

A picture from the shower.

We went to Gatti-town with Matt's family on Saturday night. I just got a few pictures walking in...

Here is David playing with Caroline. She is quite the cutie and ran around saying David the whole time (while pointing at David). She has a little sister due in the next two weeks - seems like she will make an excellent big sister.

Here is David playing at MiMar and Granddads:

More Vacation Photos

I just found all these vacation photos that I completely forgot were on my camera. So here they are...more photos from our amazing vacation to Mexico. It is funny how happy it made me to find surprise photos that I didn't realize I took.... I think we need another vacation already. Good times.