Jo's thirty years old now! Her birthday was Monday, the 18th. She celebrated it in Mexico with a girls trip to Cancun. I couldn't go because of work but Nathan and I drove to Houston on Friday to celebrate with her at her second birthday party. A friend of hers has a house in Clearlake right on the water and has a 40ft sail boat. We rented a Chrysler Sebring convertible for fun and drove to Houston feeling free and refreshed. We arrived to Alex's house and met everyone and had some drinks. We set sail about 7:30.
The boat was awesome and the weather was great. It was a little overcast and the wind was on the strong side. We sailed for about an hour and half. I think there were 22 of us on the boat. We had a full bar and sandwiches for the trip.
Traci came and it was great to see her. I hadn't seen her since Jo and I went to meet baby Zachary. She's doing well and Jamin stayed home with the baby so Traci could come out and celebrate.
The boat's name is the Premiere. After we got the tour and learned about
Starboard and
Port Nathan leaned over to me and said, "Yea, I think we're gonna need one of these"....yeah right! I wonder how much a boat like that costs. I guess we could get one as long as we plan to live on it! It sleeps about 8 comfortably but Alex said he's done 10 before. He races it in various races across the Gulf and even does a race that's over 600 miles. Takes about a week. We asked him if people charter it for trips to Carribean and he said YES!! We're gonna have to look into that.
Nathan got to sail the boat for quite a while. He looks like a pro, huh? He had so much fun! He was able to steer the boat and hold on to his Captain Morgan. Now he's really got sail boat fever.
Here we are back at the house feeling super grimy! The humidity was, well...Houston-humid. We didn't stay long because we drove back that night. It was a fast, fast trip. Short and sweet, thanks to a little thing called work. We shared the driving so it wasn't too bad. Plus, we had Buc-ees to look forward to. I don't know what it is about Buc-ees but Nathan LOVES this super convenient store. I admit that I like pretty well, myself. I love the coffee. They have every flavor of creamer you can think of. They also have little creamer like things which are shots of espresso. Keeps you awake! Once we got home I had a hard time falling asleep.
On Saturday I gave into the fact that this fun convertible wanted me to keep it for one more day so I picked up Joy and we went shopping. I told her what kind of car it was so she thought it would be funny to bring her Celine Dion cd. We jammed out to "I Drove All Night". Gosh- we're dorks. In the evening I watched Savannah for TJ and Rachel. We had such a good time. She's such a precious little girl. We watered plants, blew bubbles, ate dinner and watched Madame Blueberry. She loves that dvd. She went to bed without any problems. After Rachel and TJ came to pick her up it was time for me to say goodbye to my fun car weekend fling. So sad.
"Chili Fingers Candy Bowls. Two mixed-fruit gummy fingers float in a sea of sour strawberry-flavored faux “blood”. (2 fingers and 1 pack liquid candy per bowl) Fat-free."
It's my MOM! After weeks and weeks and weeks of car shopping we finally found the right car for her. She decided to buy a Chevy HHR. It's cardinal red and she looks great in it! She's so excited and I'm so happy for her. She deserves it! We started out at 9am yesterday morning and looked at a ton of cars in total. Our search began way back in October at the San Antonio car show. By 7:30 pm she was done signing her life away and we were on our way in her new ride. Nathan and Daniel both did their homework in helping my mom choose her car. Nathan is quite the deal maker and made sure she got the best deal possible. He sure does love his mom in law!!
The new owner posing for one of many pictures.
Here she is with her saleslady learning about all the buttons and controls Her favorite feature is the remote start. That will be so nice on these hot summer days when she leaves work for the day.
Jo's thirty years old now! Her birthday was Monday, the 18th. She celebrated it in Mexico with a girls trip to Cancun. I couldn't go because of work but Nathan and I drove to Houston on Friday to celebrate with her at her second birthday party. A friend of hers has a house in Clearlake right on the water and has a 40ft sail boat. We rented a Chrysler Sebring convertible for fun and drove to Houston feeling free and refreshed. We arrived to Alex's house and met everyone and had some drinks. We set sail about 7:30.
Nathan got to sail the boat for quite a while. He looks like a pro, huh? He had so much fun! He was able to steer the boat and hold on to his Captain Morgan. Now he's really got sail boat fever.
Here we are back at the house feeling super grimy! The humidity was, well...Houston-humid. We didn't stay long because we drove back that night. It was a fast, fast trip. Short and sweet, thanks to a little thing called work. We shared the driving so it wasn't too bad. Plus, we had Buc-ees to look forward to. I don't know what it is about Buc-ees but Nathan LOVES this super convenient store. I admit that I like pretty well, myself. I love the coffee. They have every flavor of creamer you can think of. They also have little creamer like things which are shots of espresso. Keeps you awake! Once we got home I had a hard time falling asleep.
On Saturday I gave into the fact that this fun convertible wanted me to keep it for one more day so I picked up Joy and we went shopping. I told her what kind of car it was so she thought it would be funny to bring her Celine Dion cd. We jammed out to "I Drove All Night". Gosh- we're dorks. In the evening I watched Savannah for TJ and Rachel. We had such a good time. She's such a precious little girl. We watered plants, blew bubbles, ate dinner and watched Madame Blueberry. She loves that dvd. She went to bed without any problems. After Rachel and TJ came to pick her up it was time for me to say goodbye to my fun car weekend fling. So sad.
