Canyon Lake…

Seems like June flew by…

Seth & I got to go to the cabin in Canyon Lake with the family.  It was so beautiful and relaxing!  Here are some pictures from our day…

Seth and Uncle Steve relaxing with a beer while the steaks cook!

Ava and Aunt Pat

Bella enjoying a bottle …Wyatt in the background

Aunt Pat, Cindy and Ava making the sides for dinner…

Cindy, Bella and me at the river…

Close up of Bella…

Steve & Pat in the paddle boat  and Wyatt in the water…

Brad in a kayak…

Seth in kayak…

Ava doing some fishing…

The boys…

Great picture of Uncle Steve and Aunt Pat …

A wonderfully relaxing day….

Barn Bling Wedding…

Saturday I helped Rachael with another wedding.  This wedding was so cool.   The contrast between the rustic barn and the elegance of the flowers and the bridal party was awesome!!!

The bride rode up in a horse drawn carriage.

The wedding was outside of the barn.

I snuck inside the barn to take this picture of the kiss!

The amazing bouquet!

The cocktail hour and food was inside the barn..

The dinner was out in the tent behind the barn.

have a look inside…

The tall centerpieces…

And the short centerpieces…

Rachael also fixed up the cake…

and my favorite picture…

What a fun wedding!!!  After the wedding we went to Inoz in Wimberly for dinner.  We had a great dinner and conversation.

Jilly’s visit

3 goals for Jilly’s visit:     eat good food, stay busy and relax

Jill arrive on Thursday evening!!!  We took her to Stubbs for dinner.  We had some bbq!  Then we dropped Seth off at school and headed to The Domain to meet up with our aunt Kendra and cousin Lauren, who is stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX.  Kendra is in town this week because Lauren is about to have her baby!!  We can’t wait for Aiden Mike Thompson to arrive!!

We enjoyed some coffee while sitting in rocking chairs outside…what a perfect night!!

Friday we did some  shopping in Austin.  We went to Monkey See Monkey Do, Parts & Labour, and New Bohemia.  Then we headed to the Hula Hut for dinner and drinks!  It was great sitting above the lake enjoying the company!!

Saturday we relaxed around the house.  Then i had to go to work for a few hours.   Jill took Max to the river!  Max did some swimming and had fun with the other dogs.

Yes, Max has a life vest!

After I got home from work, we went to  TX Red’s  Steakhouse for dinner with Aunt Pat & Uncle Steve.  This is probably the best steakhouse in San Marcos! Good food, great conversation  with amazing people!

Sunday morning we went to Lake Austin (aka Lady Bird Lake) to do some canoeing!  I was skeptical at first.  But i must admit, i had a blast!

It was such a beautiful day!  It was cool and overcast!

View of Downtown Austin….

Downtown Austin

Jilly taking a break!  lol

Finally, a picture of all 3 of us on the lake!

After canoeing, we went to Chuy’s for lunch.  Chuy’s is yummy tex mex food.  We went to meeting,  then went to Grin’s for dinner with some friends.

Monday morning the news said:

The National Weather Service (NWS) has placed Hays County under a tornado watch until 1 p.m., and a flash flood watch until 4 p.m.

Oh great!  Last time Jilly was here Hurricane Ike was the threat!  Now this!

Jilly got packed up and we headed to Austin.  We stopped by Urban Outfitters, then to the airport.  It was pretty rainy and trafficky.   We got her to the airport in time and there were no delays!  We said our goodbyes.

I think we accomplished our 3 goals for the weekend.

Love ya Jilly!