Slacker, I know!

Yes, I’m way behind and I’m aware of this… sigh!

Things have been busy (as always) but particularly so as I was commuting extra far for work for awhile – apologies as this directly cut into home blogging time!

Overall things have been great, especially since I got a NEW CAR!

Here is a picture of her… and I love her! She’s a gorgeous Lexus RX400 hybrid, and so far I’m able to get 28 to 29 mpg on her so I’m very excited about this… and for those of you who know to ask, she does already have a name, and it is Aurora (think Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, and still sticking with the “sky” theme, and it just fit)! I bought her used from Florida on the internet, and I have to say that it was a surprisingly easy transaction that although made me nervous, ended up being a great internet purchasing experience… who would have thought that you could really buy a car off the internet?! Crazy days, people…

In late February, I cashed in some miles to go see Ashley, TJ and the Dortch family – it was a blast! I timed it to coincide with the boys’ birthdays (very convenient that they’re only 2 days apart on the calendar) so we celebrated Cody’s 3rd birthday and Cade’s 1st – (I was just typing that out and thinking how weird it is that they are already that old), and with another boy on the way in the household (Ashley’s, not mine) I can’t wait to see what #3 will be like and how fast he will grow up, too! For Cody’s birthday we went to a Japanese hibachi place and had a pirate themed party (Cody’s obsessed, and it was so cute) and for Cade we did a family dinner, so we got to see a lot of cake, presents, and fun! It was a great trip and I’m always so happy to spend time with them!

Late in February, Cottonwood took a worse turn so Kendyl made the very hard choice of putting her down. It was VERY hard on her, and hard for us as CW had been a part of our family for almost 10 years in her 11 year life... she had been sick with a slow cancer for over a year, so it was her time, so we all miss her... LOVE YOU COTTONWOOD!

Then in early March, Jo from London came into town! We had a jam-packed trip that included dinners, the Rodeo (Faith Hill – so great), sightseeing hometowns, and a weekend at CP & Judy’s ranch in Giddings as a stopover to San Marcos and Gruene Hall/Gristmill for some hill country fun! Between me, Jo, Vicki, our families, and all of the activities, we had such a great time and it was so good to host Jo yet again in Texas! I think it’s a very nice tradition to switch off seeing your friends that don’t live close to you, as you always have something to look forward to in the future vacation vault!

Then came Easter later in March, which the Dortches came in for to spend time with Ash’s family, so we got to see them AGAIN! The Easter holiday was so lovely – had great family time, saw the boys (this time with my whole family – Cade and Cody sent Kendyl and I into fits of giggles), and just enjoyed having time off from work to chill and hang out.

Then came Kendyl’s birthday – woohoo! We had a great Crawfish Boil at her house to celebrate and just had it “open house” style so people could come and go since those generally last all day anyway (including this one) so it was a blast… I love boils b/c you can eat some for lunch, rest, socialize, and then eat more a few hours later, rest, socialize, and then do it again for dinner! They are the best (except for the part when you finish and your fingers are a little numb from the cuts/spices/rubbed off skin from peeling, but who cares about that when you’ve eaten crawfish all day)?

And lastly, we just completed our 2nd MS150 last weekend. This year, the weather LOOKED good to those who weren’t on their bikes, but it just so happened that this weekend had particularly freakish winds which resulted in a *constant* 20-25 mph HEADWIND. It was pretty miserable, actually… I mean still overall a good experience, but this year I had worked so hard to train more, and it was so discouraging to know our average pace (we got up to about 16-18 mph for long rides which was so exciting) and to be working hard, not even necessarily going up a hill, look down at your computer and you’re going maybe 11 mph – it was ridiculous, and beyond exhausting. But it was fun this year having Kendyl and her friends there, and we’ll continue to do them as it’s a great cause and just something really cool to do, I think!

So I think this catches me up, even if at a nutshell level… these days still doing YL though we'll be stopping for summer - we're supposed to be going to camp so this will either be June or July so that should be fun! We'll probably start taking the boat out soon (yea), and in the meantime I'm so happy that all of my shows are coming back on, and that The Bachelor is back (gosh I love that show) and that life will start slowing down some (at least for now, anyway)!! Curt's very busy with his work - he just got back from China and had a better trip this time around, so things are very exciting for him there and we're just so happy as he just got a PROMOTION! YEA! Maverick is also doing well - he currently loves carrying CW's Fat Cat everywhere, and I wonder if he knows that it was hers...

I’ll write more soon (sooner than last time, I promise)!

Tasha xx