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!

DSC05353

Ava and Aunt Pat

DSC05350

Bella enjoying a bottle …Wyatt in the background

DSC05372

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

DSC05360

Cindy, Bella and me at the river…

DSC05384

Close up of Bella…

DSC05382

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

DSC05380

Brad in a kayak…

DSC05373

Seth in kayak…

DSC05374

Ava doing some fishing…

DSC05376

The boys…

DSC05387

Great picture of Uncle Steve and Aunt Pat …

DSC05391

A wonderfully relaxing day….

Published in:  on July 1, 2009 at 7:07 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: , , ,

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, TXKendra is in town this week because Lauren is about to have her baby!!  We can’t wait for Aiden Mike Thompson to arrive!!

jill-lauren-kendra

sommer-lauren-kendra

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!!

lake-austin

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

dsc05100

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!

p1010024

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

p1010028

View of Downtown Austin….

p1010033

Downtown Austin

p1010038

Jilly taking a break!  lol

p1010049

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!

Published in:  on April 30, 2009 at 12:04 pm Leave a Comment
Tags: , , , , ,

I’m going back to Cali…

That’s right, I finally get to go back home!   It has been 6 months!! I am so excited!!

I have been making my packing list and trying to figure out the weather there.  It looks like it will be in the 60s while we are there, which should be very comfortable.

I am so excited to see my family and friends.  I can’t wait.

We  arrive Wednesday, Jan 7th and go back to TX on Monday, Jan 12th.

Its a short trip, but it will be a busy trip.dsc04152

Published in:  on January 4, 2009 at 11:40 am Comments (2)
Tags: ,