What a Great Weekend!

Here’s a nutshell version of Labor Day weekend, but it was great! I kept telling Curt over and over that it is so rare that we have a 3 day weekend at home, and it was so nice!

We started off on Friday by taking a walk in the rain when we got home, though it was a colder summer rain so we didn’t go too far… then we showered up and got ready and went out to our favorite Irish pub for drinks and dinner… yum, so good! Then we went on a walk on the waterway for a bit, came home, and watched a good Netflix – perfect date night!

Saturday we woke up, put the finishing touches on the arbor, cleaned up some, ran a couple errands, then got ready for the first Aggie Football Game of the season – WHOOP! Mom, and Kendyl came to get us around 1ish, then we went and got Mam, and then went a roundabout way to take a look at a property my parents are looking at in Anderson, and then hit the road to good ol’ College Station… interesting trivia on Anderson, Texas – did you know that the old courthouse there was the site of a trial with one of Bonnie and Clyde’s accomplices? So cool, huh? Then on our way we talked some about Bonnie and Clyde, and how Kendyl drives by the place of the infamous shootout all the time when she’s on her way to the field… wow!

So we got to College Station, and the excitement was definitely in the air! And my tummy was a grumbling, so we made our way over to Mi Cocina and had a *delicious* Mexican feast – I pretty much inhaled a small thing of guacamole before we got our meal – it was so fresh and yummy… sigh! Then Curt and I walked over to the game so we could stop by the Hluza’s tailgate – we chatted with Mike and everyone, and then made our way in as to not miss the flyover! I’m including a video I took of it – they had their afterburners on so they were SO loud that I cowered down (and I knew they were coming so that was funny – haha)! As the game was a 6 p.m. game (versus Montana State) we were already in the shade, and the weather was surprisingly gorgeous, *perfect* football game weather! It wasn’t hot to me at all; there was a substantial, cool breeze, and beautiful sunshine that made the field gold… I could inhale Aggie football I love it so much… we had some laughs too as there was this little girl sitting behind us that became very enamored by us, and wasn't afraid to get right up next to us - we had Reveille play on our shoulders, hot little breath on our necks when I had my blue snocone, and she was so cute so I took a picture! LOL... We ended up winning by a lot, which I don’t like as much because it makes me feel bad for the other team, especially when they’ve come so far, but it was a fun game and good times… I just hope our defense improves or else we’ll have a difficult season! Our offense could also work on their passing game… or play calling as Curt was complaining about this the entire time – haha…














Here is the flyover video:


Sunday we woke up early and went to church – we’re still church shopping so we tried a new one this Sunday, and enjoyed ourselves. We then went to breakfast after and enjoyed some delicious breakfast tacos (and Curt a lovely coffee that almost made me decide that I LIKE coffee, which I don’t, but it had caramel and whip cream, and it was kinda good…). We then hurried home so we could begin our crazy day of cleaning in preparation for our fun party! We literally worked so hard up until 30 minutes before – Curt in the yard, garage, and on the pool, and myself on the inside – picking up, cooking, washing windows, etc… we literally deep cleaned our house from top to bottom, and it is probably the cleanest our house has been since we moved in, which is *exactly* why we like having people over so much – it forces us to make our house presentable! We were also very proud of the finished wisteria arbor, and the painted patio furniture, so all perfect for our party… Then at about 5:30 people started showing up – we ended up having Heidi, Bill, Heather, Danny, Sonora (baby), Rachel, Mike, Dylan (baby), Patrick, Sylvia, Manny, Amber, and David come over which was a perfect size party! We had delicious steaks, hot dogs, queso, salad, desserts, and lots more and everyone enjoyed just chilling out. The YL couples and babies all left around 9ish to get the little ones to bed, so then Amber, Sylvia and I enjoyed “girl time” while the guys all went to play washers in the front yard… they left at about 1 a.m. and after a GREAT night, we collapsed into bed ready for a proper lie in for the next day – woohoo thank goodness for 3 day weekends!

Monday morning we slept in, had cinnamon rolls (traditional in my family that I have deviated from but was in the mood for) and watched a TV movie that Curt loved from way back, and then got ready to take the boat out! We got out to the lake by lunchtime (we packed hot dogs) and went to our cove, which was *empty!* I don’t know if people were worried that because of the holiday, the lake would be packed, or if they were worried about impending weather, but there were literally just 3 boats sharing the cove with us where there are normally at least 10-12 or so… the water was relatively smooth as a result, so we both had great wakeskating days, had HOT hot dogs as they “baked” in the sun while we were having fun which totally hit the spot after working so hard, and then the storm clouds rolled in around 3:45 p.m. so we SPED back across the lake to beat the rain… it was so cool being out there with those big huge clouds… the way the light was made the water look like liquid mercury… so eerie and beautiful! We made it in just in time as it started to sprinkle, and had a relaxing night with leftovers from the party, and a movie from our collection….

So back to work, but hey, at least it’s a short week, right?

This weekend we’re heading up to DFW for a wedding and then to meet with our renter – cross your fingers that we work something out with him! Then we’ll be hightailing it back to CS for another great Aggie game… and that only takes us to Saturday so it will be a busy one!!

Love,
Tasha xx