LiFe {unscripted}

summer interuption

Blech.

I am on my second day of summer inservice and I am TIRED.  Most likely has something to do with staying up late and not being used to getting up early.  

These 3 days of inservice are putting a damper on my summer ;)  and my quilting time.  

I started a quilt last Friday.  I have some photos taken of me working on it - and then me cussing cause I sewed something wrong (Ha.).  I *hope* to have time tomorrow morning to post the photos.  I discovered a quilt shop downtown that has the most lovely fabrics.  For my quilt I used Swell by Urban Chicks for Moda. 

My sister and I went back to the shop on Saturday and she started a quilt too!  We had a lot of fun this weekend just sewing and chatting.  

And thanks so much for all the sweet comments on my hair!  I am gonna do it.  I printed it out to take with me to my hair dresser.  I PROMISE to post photos of it after I have it done. :0)

Thank you for the votes of confidence! 

does this make me obsessive???

Or just FRA-reaking weird???

the worrier that I am made me do it.

I had to see if it would look good.

So I did and now I am not so sure.  

Sure, I would love shorter hair for the summer in TX (I SO know what you mean, Stephanie!!!).

AND, I it will grow back, you're right, Lauren.

But when I showed this to my hubby (honest man that he is - sometimes to a fault ;) ...

he scrunched his nose up a bit and went on and on about how he liked my long straight hair.

ANNNDDD, could it be a sign that my hair dresser called today to reschedule my original Aug. 7th appointment until the 12th??? 5 more days than I thought to ponder this decision???

I know, what can I say... this "summer (dare i say) boredom" has me obsessing about my new do for the school year.

Maybe next summer I should think about a part time J.O.B.???

ha.

p.s. I know this whole post should be titled, "OH NO SHE DIDNT!"

but what can I say, I am writing this after a glass of a nice Alamosa Syrah.

am i nuts?!

or is this not the cutest hair cut???

In my summer time home I have picked up yet another show to watch.  As if I need another... but really, this is the reason.  Her hair cut.  

Would I be completely nuts to think that I would not regret and cry over cutting my hair if I got this cut???

I am sure that my girl could do it - but would it be cute for a while (like until it grew out again)?  Would my bangs do that cool side swoop like hers, or would I be endlessly fighting the tuck behind the ear???  

See, last time I cut my hair this short, I LONGED for my long hair again. 

But I am thinking that I am in dyer need of a new do this school year...

Oh, the decisions.  I know.

Green Bags

This morning I realized something...

Green Bags work!  

Thanks, Benna :0)

My mom-in-law gave me a few to try out when we were up home in Missouri.  I had been having trouble keeping strawberries and cilantro fresh.  Separate, of course, not together. LOL.

I eat strawberries for breakfast every morning, and we make hummus pretty regularly with cilantro.

I have had these strawberries in the fridge for over a week now - and they are good to go.  No mold, no ick, just fresh strawberries.

YUM.

Now off to clean... right after I finish my coffee, of course. ;0)

Holiday Weekend

Had a FUN 4th of July drinking wine!

 

(photo is shamelessly taken from the pillarbluff.com website)

My aunt Sherri and uncle Vince invited us to go on a wine tour around the Texas hill country... WOW (Way Out Wineries).  We had a blast, and really learned a lot!  It was totally laid back and relaxed and the wineries we visited were friendly and fun.  It was refreshing to learn and ask questions without feeling like "wine snobs" were snickering at us! LOL.

Thanks Vince & Sherri :0)

Saturday, we had fun watching the fireworks show at the lake with my dad's family.  We actually saw a private show across the water.  The original big show for the lake was hidden by trees where we were... but luckily a wealthy family had a show of their own that we could see... BONUS!

Today I am needing a to-do list.  BAD.

I am hoping that by putting it here that I will be more likely to follow through. 

And seriously hoping that if you are reading that you're not completely eye rolling-ly bored... but if you are I I totally understand if you don't visit again.

• enroll in defensive driving course and start (putting this on the top of the list because of it's dyer importance)  but it sucks the most.
• it's that time again... to clean the house.  I am thinking it will be an all day thing tomorrow. 
• scan and upload layouts to the garden. 
• defensive driving 
• defensive driving 
• defensive driving  
• and then I am thinking towards the end of the week that I will venture to the quilt shop - I want to make one soon... it's been too long, and a friend of mine inspired me!  wink, wink, Sarah!  

That's all for today. 

~B 

baseball fun

We had a Rangers game to go to when we arrived in Dallas on Sunday.  We had fun eating!  I was sad after I finished my footlong corny dog and waffle fries that I didn't take a photo of it... I was too excited to eat it, I guess.  

The Rangers were doing well and it was fun to sit and watch for a while, but we left in the 7th inning... AFTER we ate, of course! :0)

Good times.  

Home safe!

We made it home from MO late Sunday night.  Had a great time!  

One of the definite highlights was getting to watch this little rugrat (Adam's nickname for her) play softball.

Check out those cute curls sticking out the back of her catcher's mask.  Totally CUTE :0)

Madi plays catcher and short stop - we got to watch her play both.  And let me tell you, this girl is talented. She loves the game and it shows... her abilities are great.  

And she is quite the base stealer, too!  It was exciting to see her steal home plate several times... and then wait for the ump to yell, "SAFE!"

This is the cute girl with her tinted contacts to block the sun... the contacts are added intimidation for her opponent, I think :0)

More to come...

~B

35 pounds!!!

Nope, that's not how much weight I have lost... no, that's the weight of my ONE piece of luggage this morning.  On our way to the counter, Adam and I wagered a bet on how much it would weigh.  I won!  I SO told him that it definitely felt lighter than usual.  

Unfortunately, the one ounce that I left behind was my birth control.  Yes, that tidbit maybe TMI, but it's kinda funny, right?!

65 dollars later at a pharmacy here in MO, I am back on track.  Whew! 

Crisis averted. (Thanks so much Charlotte, if you are reading!)

In other stories...I meant to post this a while back, but never took a photo to go with.  Our banana pepper specialty.

Grilled banana peppers with Feta cheese - YUM!  CanNOT get enough of them.

How to (not that's it's rocket science, but thought I would share - LOL!):

1. Cut tops off peppers and clean out inside seeds.
2. Throw in a baggie with about a quarter cup (more or less depending on how many peppers) olive oil. 
3. Add salt and pepper to olive oil and peppers.   
4. Close baggie and shake around till the peppers are coated. 
5. Take peppers out of baggie and place on grill.  Let cook for about 2 min. 
6. Remove peppers from grill - let cool a bit - then stuff with feta cheese (we found that using the block of feta cheese cut into long rectangles works better than trying to stuff them with crumbles). 
7. Place back on grill for another 2 min. to let cheese melt inside peppers.   
8. Remove from grill, let cool, and EAT!    

They really are yummy :0)

The peppers in the photo were particularly large, so we cut them in half and cleaned them out that way.

Happy grilling!

~B

 

Headed to MO

Actually, headed to Dallas tonight so that we can catch our ungodly early flight tomorrow morning.  

And due to the recent airline baggage rules, I went out and got some travel sized stuff.  Usually, I just take the whole big bottles... just in case, right?!  But I am on a serious mission to save space, pack light(er), and still fit at least 3 pairs of shoes in there. LOL.  I am such an over packer... I think I've said that before. 

But seriously, I have to only pack ONE bag???  

Yet another reason why the gas prices today make me depressed.  

Excited to get to MO, tho!  It's been too long since our last trip.  

Off to finish laundry and start packing lightly.  

~B

 

Rain!

We finally got some rain last night... in the form of a loud thunderstorm at 2 in the morning. LOL!

I am totally not complaining... our grass was super happy that it got a drink, and we were happy that it was a free drink. Ha.  We have not had a good rain in almost a month, so it was nice to lay in bed and listen to it.  

My friend Sarah is coming in tonight!  Super excited to see her and spend time at the lake soaking in the sun and good friend time.  Plus, got a new swim suit - Damask print!!!  I was so excited to see it in the store - and even more excited that it fit and was on sale. 

Have a great weekend

~B