Dad's Birthday

Last week was my dad's birthday and of course we had to take him to Babes Chicken House, a "hole in the wall" turned mini-chain restraunt in Burleson. TJ and I first ate at the original one in Roanoke, which I think is the definition of a "hole in the wall". They only serve fried chicken or chicken fried steak at the orginal. The other restraunts have other options. The food is all served family style, with unlimited sides of creamed corn, green beans, salad, mashed potatoes, and biscuits. YUMMY!

 Orginal Babes, only 155 seats, in the old warehouse built in 1908

Daddy and Me

After our food digested, we took him to our new favorite ice cream shop, Sweet Sammies. Our friends Lauren and Walt told us about this place. I could definitely see myself becoming a regular here. Here is why...ICE CREAM SANDWICHES!!! Not just any old ice cream sandwiches. Here, you pick your cookies and ice cream.

All for $1.75

Jase had to have his own

Happy Birthday Daddy!

I'm so glad we got to spend the day with my daddy!! I love family time. I'm so lucky to have the best dad ever!!

Pinatas...Not just for kids

My friend Meg had her 26th birthday party last weekend. She decided it would be fun to get a pinata. Boy was she right. We had the best time that night watching adults try to hit the thing. The pinata it self was pretty funny. It was suppose to be Hannah Montana, but looked more like Meg.

Meg taking the first turn

Ben

When it was TJ's turn, they thought it would be funny to raise the pinata a lot without telling him. It was hilarious!!

TJ

Has no clue...

Meg finally distroyed the pinata

Meg and Ben

Even 20 somethings like candy :)

Meg and Me

Neda and Chase

So if you ever want to have some serious laughs at your friends, have a pinata at your next party!!!

Hands Full

So we have had a house FULL this week. While TJ's parents and sister were out we watched their dogs. It was a long week of seperating toys, quiting the barking, keeping their leashing untangled, and showing attention to all the dogs (which Dixie and Winnie didn't understand or like). All in all they all got along better than expected. So lets meet the doggies....

Sweet Ethel

Playful Lucy

Spoiled Dixie

Cutie Pie Winnie

They all loved sitting with TJ

All the Dachshunds

I think Winnie will be a little sad to loose her playmate Lucy, but glad to have TJ back!

Have you heard of SCENTSY???

Ok I have a new favorite thing...my Scentsy Warmer!!

My Zebra Warmer

It is a flameless candle. You can check out their website here . I turn mine on and it fills my whole house with awesome scents. I got the full size warmer with Perfectly Pomegranate, Cranberry Mango, and Lucky in Love scents. The Lucky in Love smells just like Victoria's Secret's Love Spell lotion. I had never heard of this company before until I got invited to a Scentsy Party. I like it so much better than lighting candles, because I don't have to worry about a flame, and I think it fills the house better than some of my high dollar candles. If you don't have one you should definitely check them out!! They would make great gifts too!!

Are You a "Regular" Somewhere?

I went in a gas station the other day. While I was paying, the cashier complimented this older lady who came in the door. I kinda looked at him funny and he said "Oh she is a regular". I know there are many people who frequent places and are so called "Regulars", like my cousin at her Starbucks. They don't even have to ask her what she wants. They all know who she is and they carry on small talk while she is waiting. When I worked at a bakery in college, I had tons of regulars. I could see their car pulling in and know what they were going to order. After all this thinking, I realized I'm not a "Regular" anywhere!! Oh how I would love to be a "Regular" at my SET class at my gym, but that isn't so easy for me :) I always have some excuse. Are you a "Regular" somewhere? If so, where? If not, where would you like to be a "Regular"?

Rainy Weekend

It was pretty gloomy here all weekend with all the rain, but TJ and I each had a college roommate come into town to make all the rain a little better. Friday night started off with celebrating my sister's birthday at On the Border. We dined on the patio in the cool evening. It was perfect except for some very slow service. Happy Birthday to my awesome sister and best friend!!

Birthday Girl & her hubby

Family

Adorable Nephew

Kev & Jase

What a cutie!!

Saturday, TJ and I took the rainy morning to sleep in, and sleep in is what we did until 11 a.m...which back in college wasn't anything, but most weekends we are lucky to sleep past 9 a.m. We had some time to relax before my college roommate knocked on our door. DaLynn and I lived together through some pretty tough years at school...Organic Chemistry, BioChemistry, Anatomy and Physiology and Genetics. She was the first person I ever met at Texas A&M. We didn't see each other much until our last few years when we decided to live together. I miss her so much...she moved down to South Texas with her hubby after we graduated. So I was super excited to have her in town for a visit. We met up with our friends Sue & Chad so DaLynn could meet Rory. We had dinner at a hole in the wall down the street - Margies. They have awesome Italian food, and aren't very busy even on a Saturday night, so we had no rush to get up from our table.

Dinner with friends

Sunday, TJ's college roommate and his wife came in town from Colorado. They are moving back to Texas and wanted to come say hi. We had lunch at another favorite hole in the wall, Dutch's. We got to catch up with them and are excited to have them close by again.

Jason & Natalie

Ok, so I promise we do other things besides eat... I can't help it, we love to meet up with our friends and family for lunch/dinner.

Hope you had a great Monday!

PRAYERS PLEASE

My mom called me with some sad news. One of my friends I used to work with back home was out with her family watching her 13 year old son ride a 4-wheeler. When he turned to fast and the 4-wheeler flipped on top of him, killing him. Please pray that God will comfort my friend with this great loss in her life.

I can't even imagine what she and her family are going through. Any death is hard, but loosing a child just doesn't seem fair. My heart and goes out to their family with the loss of this precious child.

Dylan