I have laughed all day about a conversation Lauren and I had last night. This Friday is the first dance of the school year at Victory Lakes. I assumed Lauren wanted to go and asked her and Cory about it last night. Lauren said she didn't want to go.
Me: It doesn't matter to me if you go or not, but why don't you want to go?
Lauren: It's like this, I always just end up alone in a corner with a hot dog and a coke.
Me: Why do you end up in the corner? Where are your friends?
Lauren: They're dancing.
Me: Why don't you dance?
Lauren: Cause then I'm all hot and sweaty and out of breath.
You probably had to be there - she was so funny! She has the dryest sense of humor! The thing is, I hear her. I never did like to dance, I just didn't. And I hated it when all my 'dancing friends' made me dance. I didn't realize then that school dances weren't much fun, it took me years to figure it out. But Lauren, at the wise old age of 13, has it down. I have a funny feeling she'll change her mind once she gets a boyfriend, but for now, I'm happy to have her hanging out with me this Friday night!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
George's Birthday
Today is George's birthday, he turned 38! Hard to believe how old we're getting! We've been together since I was 18 and George was 21 and I just can't believe we're pushing 40 now! But we have a few years before that!
This is a bit of a ramble, but 18 is a significant number in our family. First, George was born on Oct. 18. We met when I was 18. We got married on Dec. 18. Lauren was born on Aug. 18. And, by coincidence, Cory's football number has always been 18. I think that's all kind of neat... Anyway.
We had a very busy day today. Cory played football this morning (won 20-0, he caught a pass for a 2 pt conversion) and then I came home and cleaned a little and made a BBQ Chicken Pizza for lunch. When George and Cory came home later (they'd stayed for some of the next football game) we all ate and started watching the Buckeyes. At half-time of that game we cut George's birthday cake. He had a nice birthday, got a new cell phone from me, a Samsung Blackjack. My mom and dad sent him a Buckeye shirt, book, and a plaque that says "we now interrupt this family for football season" - how true for us!
All in all a good day since all our teams won (now tomorrow we hope the Texan's pull another one out) and it was a laid back day once we got home and started to relax in front of the game(s)!
This is a bit of a ramble, but 18 is a significant number in our family. First, George was born on Oct. 18. We met when I was 18. We got married on Dec. 18. Lauren was born on Aug. 18. And, by coincidence, Cory's football number has always been 18. I think that's all kind of neat... Anyway.
We had a very busy day today. Cory played football this morning (won 20-0, he caught a pass for a 2 pt conversion) and then I came home and cleaned a little and made a BBQ Chicken Pizza for lunch. When George and Cory came home later (they'd stayed for some of the next football game) we all ate and started watching the Buckeyes. At half-time of that game we cut George's birthday cake. He had a nice birthday, got a new cell phone from me, a Samsung Blackjack. My mom and dad sent him a Buckeye shirt, book, and a plaque that says "we now interrupt this family for football season" - how true for us!
All in all a good day since all our teams won (now tomorrow we hope the Texan's pull another one out) and it was a laid back day once we got home and started to relax in front of the game(s)!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Tailgating
I know I've probably mentioned it a few dozen times, but we love one of the NFL's worst teams - the Houston Texans! We moved here the Texans first year and have fallen for them. We have two season tickets, so George usually goes to all the games and me and Cory pretty much split the other ticket.
A couple of George's friends from work also have tickets and we regularly tailgate with them. I never knew it would be so fun! If the Texans play at noon, the parking lots open at 8 am. This means I am getting up at 6 30 on my day off to get ready and drive to the stadium to set up a party in the parking lot! It sounds crazy, and when the alarm goes off I think it is crazy, but we always have fun.
George's friend organizes the event each home game and tells us what to bring. We show up with our chairs, tents, and food and we cook all kinds of things on the the grill - had a great omelet last Sunday morning! Also, packing a cooler with beer and ice that early in the morning seems crazy but after we've been there a couple hours and the Texas sun is beating down, a beer at 10 am sounds great!
This Sunday we have three tickets, we did some trading because we'll miss a game when we're out of town in December. I don't know the details yet, but I'm sure we'll have a crowd and some good food and fun with friends. A fun tailgate party really enhances the game day experience, especially when you're rooting for the 0-4 Texans!
A couple of George's friends from work also have tickets and we regularly tailgate with them. I never knew it would be so fun! If the Texans play at noon, the parking lots open at 8 am. This means I am getting up at 6 30 on my day off to get ready and drive to the stadium to set up a party in the parking lot! It sounds crazy, and when the alarm goes off I think it is crazy, but we always have fun.
George's friend organizes the event each home game and tells us what to bring. We show up with our chairs, tents, and food and we cook all kinds of things on the the grill - had a great omelet last Sunday morning! Also, packing a cooler with beer and ice that early in the morning seems crazy but after we've been there a couple hours and the Texas sun is beating down, a beer at 10 am sounds great!
This Sunday we have three tickets, we did some trading because we'll miss a game when we're out of town in December. I don't know the details yet, but I'm sure we'll have a crowd and some good food and fun with friends. A fun tailgate party really enhances the game day experience, especially when you're rooting for the 0-4 Texans!
Friday, October 3, 2008
My Friday Off...
I work a somewhat unusual work schedule, 8-6 Monday - Thursday and 8-5 every other Friday. Comes out to 44 hours one week and 36 hours the next. Also means every other weekend I get a three-day weekend! I love my day off so much! Typically George has to go to work and the kids have to go to school so I am actually home alone! So rare, and quiet and peaceful!
Today George took a personal day and we spent the day together. We dropped the kids at school and went to Denny's for breakfast. Then, we went to Home Depot and WalMart. We were looking to replace our porch swing but apparently that is a seasonal item and they aren't sold around here in the fall. But I got some fall flowers (snapdragons) and some tomato, broccoli, and basil plants. I put the veggies and herbs in my garden. A little late to plant fall tomatoes in Texas, but just right for the broccoli. Also, the basil will do fine. I love cooking with fresh basil! I fooled around outside, we went back out to look for a swing a couple other places and grabbed lunch (I really need to go to the grocery store!) Tonight, Cory wanted to go to FunMax with friends so it was just Lauren and us here tonight. I made chicken parmesan and it was delicious. Then, we had a fire in our fire pit outside and made s'mores. I am so glad it's fall and cool enough for a fire, finally! Our lows are in the high 60's, low 70's and feel so good after the long hot summer.
Tomorrow Cory has a football game. It is a home game, but FEMA and Red Cross have taken over our field so we're playing at Creekside Intermediate here in League City. We have to buy the EPSN gameplan tomorrow to be able to watch Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (not on our local channel) so I am sure we'll watch some of the earlier games as well. Sunday is the Houston Texans home opener. Finally! The hurricane set it back and as bad as they look this year, I am ready for some football! We have season tickets and I think George said now they're home for something like 4 in a row! The hurricane blew some of the roof off so it's open roof for the remainder of the season (the roof is usually closed.) We're tailgating Sunday with the regular group and I'm really looking forward to it. I just love these football weekends. Too bad Lauren isn't a football fan, maybe I'll convert her yet!
Today George took a personal day and we spent the day together. We dropped the kids at school and went to Denny's for breakfast. Then, we went to Home Depot and WalMart. We were looking to replace our porch swing but apparently that is a seasonal item and they aren't sold around here in the fall. But I got some fall flowers (snapdragons) and some tomato, broccoli, and basil plants. I put the veggies and herbs in my garden. A little late to plant fall tomatoes in Texas, but just right for the broccoli. Also, the basil will do fine. I love cooking with fresh basil! I fooled around outside, we went back out to look for a swing a couple other places and grabbed lunch (I really need to go to the grocery store!) Tonight, Cory wanted to go to FunMax with friends so it was just Lauren and us here tonight. I made chicken parmesan and it was delicious. Then, we had a fire in our fire pit outside and made s'mores. I am so glad it's fall and cool enough for a fire, finally! Our lows are in the high 60's, low 70's and feel so good after the long hot summer.
Tomorrow Cory has a football game. It is a home game, but FEMA and Red Cross have taken over our field so we're playing at Creekside Intermediate here in League City. We have to buy the EPSN gameplan tomorrow to be able to watch Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (not on our local channel) so I am sure we'll watch some of the earlier games as well. Sunday is the Houston Texans home opener. Finally! The hurricane set it back and as bad as they look this year, I am ready for some football! We have season tickets and I think George said now they're home for something like 4 in a row! The hurricane blew some of the roof off so it's open roof for the remainder of the season (the roof is usually closed.) We're tailgating Sunday with the regular group and I'm really looking forward to it. I just love these football weekends. Too bad Lauren isn't a football fan, maybe I'll convert her yet!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Some more football pics - TOUCHDOWN!
No idea why this one was done in black and white... Still, you can see the catch, him running, and him crossing the goal line. Pretty neat...Yeah, he caught this one
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