How can it be Fall already??

Fall is officially here…

And I’m kinda glad, actually. As much fun as summer was, I’m looking forward to putting this one behind me and moving on to football season, getting back into YL, my fave TV shows, and everything that comes with my favorite season…

Before I begin catching everyone up, I just wanted to say a heartfelt *Congratulations* to new parents, Elizabeth and Fred, for their new addition, Mary Charlotte who arrive last night at 10:02 p.m.! From Elizabeth’s text, it seems as if they are going to call her Charlotte or Charlee, which I think is so adorable, so now I just can’t wait until I can see pictures or her in person! I bet Elizabeth (& Fred) are both exhausted, but oh so excited… so cool.

As for me, things have been kinda busy, but not out of hand which is nice. Since I last wrote, Curt and I had a great time one night at the Astros game - it was the intern's night for his company so a great time (and deal, too)!


Maverick also turned 5! Happy Birthday, Maverick! Here is a pic of him playing with his "birthday buddy" that Mom so thoughtfully bought for him... too cute! She also bought him a squirrel, so we usually catch him with one or the other at all times now! haha....


This past weekend we went up to Curt’s grandparents place in Ledbetter, for a party for his cousin who is leaving off to college this week in Wisconsin! It was great to spend time with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, and of course his Mom and Don, and Courtney. Courtney shocked us when she got there – she died her hair brown! Like, the color of mine or slightly darker! It looks REALLY great, but such a big change! We had taken Maverick as we knew we’d be gone all day, so he had fun meeting a bull calf that weighed as much as he did… at first they were a little weary of each other, and the calf was jumping and bucking, but eventually the calf’s curiosity won out, and when Maverick laid down (uninterested) the calf tried to suckle on his belly – it was too funny! Then Curt showed me how to make a fist and feel the calf suckling which was SUCH a strange feeling but really fun, too… Afterwards we headed out to see CP & Judy at the ranch, and wow that place is just so beautiful. I cried on the long driveway in when I started thinking about Savannah, and went up to visit her later, but the grass is tall and all grown over, and Judy even mentioned that she had wanted to put a tree up there for a long time… it would make that hill so pretty!

So that was really fun… another great thing from last week is that I got my bike – FINALLY! Yea! Now I can ride along the bikepaths on my pretty red bike (still thinking of her name), and I think this evening Curt and I are going to try and take a break from arbor building and painting to catch some dinner at Market Street… so fun! And yes, you heard me correctly, we are finally also building the arbor and painting the patio furniture! Both are big projects, but we have an end goal of this Sunday to get them both finished before we have our Labor Day party on Sunday… should be fun!

Will write more later, but bye for now!

Tasha xx

Maverick having fun outside ("I'm a hound dog!")