Feeling so loved!

This year for Valentines Day, I certainly felt loved! When my kids at work arrived, I was greeted by lots of "Happy Valentines Day"messages. I was given many cards and packages of candy. My favorite greeting was from one of my kids who makes me smile each day....and makes me frustrated as well. She came running in with backpack in one hand and a rose in the other. She was so excited to see me and I could not help smile from ear to ear. She gave me the rose and said "Happy Valemtime, Katie." She was smiling so big and gave me the biggest hug that she could. Just another moment that makes me love what I do. At our Valentines Day party, all of the kids gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a card, a balloon, and candy.

The day ended with exchanging cards with Tripp and a great dinner at home. I am so blessed and feel so loved!

Scrabble anyone??

Every once in a while, Tripp and I will pull out the old Scrabble game. Last night became one of those times. We were pretty impressed with our ability to use all of the letters except 2 "E," 1 "Q", and 1 "O."

It was a close game with only about 9 points separating us at the end of the game. Fun way to end a Saturday night!!

"Snow" Day

Tripp and I had a day off of work last Friday in anticipation of some "severe" weather. We were supposed to have ice and snow on Friday, but only wound up with ice. Either way, we got to enjoy a day together at home.

We spent most of the day cooking! We both really enjoy cooking and it is something that we like to do together. We started with pancakes and fruit smoothies for breakfast. We then made "Beer Cheese Soup," "Chicken Sausage Gumbo," and "Beef Chuck Roast." They all turned out delicious!!

Beer Cheese Soup

Chicken Sausage Gumbo

Beef Chuck Roast

In between cooking, we watched "The American," "The Bounty Hunter," "Easy A," and "Get Him to the Greek," did some Just Dance 2 on Wii, and squeezed in a nap. It was a fabulous unexpected relaxing day!

New toys!!

Tripp and I finally sat down to order some items with some old credit card points from a credit card we no longer use. We decieded on a few things that we thought would be useful and kind of fun!

It was like Christmas all over again with package after package being delivered over the last week :)

A new lunch tote

Say goodbye to junk mail with our new shredder!

A really cool coin sorter/counter

A year subscription of Cooking Light

One Year Wedding Anniversary!!

I can't believe that yesterday marked Tripp and I's first wedding anniversary. It has been an amazing year and we can't wait to celebrate many more years together!!

To celebrate, we planned a Houston "stay-cation." Saturday night we stayed at the Four Seasons hotel in downtown Houston. The hotel was beautiful with amazing service. The room was gorgeous and they even upgraded us to a room with a view of the pool and a private entry to the pool. Even though it was not pool weather, the view was pretty.

That night we had a nice dinner at Samba Grille. We had their specialty, the churrascaria which is fire-roasted meats and seafood carved at your table. It was served with delicious sides and vegetables and was incredible.

Sunday morning, we had brunch at Quattro, the restaurant in the Four Seasons. The brunch included fruits, salads, breakfast items, soups, sushi, bread, pastas, carving stations, vegetables, desserts, and drinks. It was fabulous!! While eating we even saw George Foreman with his clan of children/grandchildren.

After brunch, we experienced our first symphony with the Houston Symphony. The music was beautiful!

Once home, we sat together and watched the highlights of our wedding video while eating the top of our wedding cake, and drinking some champagne. It was a perfect weekend!!

New Table!!

After lots of waiting.....our new table and chairs arrived last night!! We love it so far! Here's to many breakfasts, lunches, dinner, time with family, and time with friends!!

Fun Saturday!

Yesterday, I spent the day with my friend Stefanie painting! Yes, I know it may sound wierd since I am not a painter but there's what happened. Stefanie just moved into a beautiful new home and wanted to add some pizazz to her 19 month old daughter's room. She wanted to add a tree to finish off her owl/bird themed room.

With a broad sense of what we were doing and some "skills" learned in a class at Painting with a Twist, we were off. It came out better than I expected and I think Adalyn loved her tree!