I'm Really NOT Trying To Be A Hermit!

I can't believe it has been over a week since the wedding and I have not one picture to show for it! With Rosa busy overseeing homecoming preparations for Jana and Stevi and Meagan out of town...I haven't seen a single picture from the blessed event!

I have a basket full of table cameras in my car that I need to drop off for processing this afternoon...so maybe I will have pictures by tomorrow.

Our Internet has been out at the house since just after the hurricane. Is that crazy or what? We had service all through Ike....but now we don't. The telephone itself works sporadically. It looks like Jim is going to have to run all new phone lines. After that is done, we will need Albert to come out and set up our network again.

Well, the newlyweds are home from Vegas. They came by for a visit last Saturday evening. They had a great time...but decided that five days is about a day and half too long for Vegas! Meagan opened wedding wedding presents for 15 minutes or so sitting in the living room floor. It looked like Christmas when she finished!

Jim and I attended the Waller County Fair Junior Auction with Porter and a friend on Saturday afternoon. What a blast! There were turkeys, chickens, rabbits, horses, cows and pigs...along with other things that had been handmade. We purchased a steer that was being handled by a 'wee' little girl. I couldn't believe my eyes. He was taller than she was! Yet there she was leading him around that ring like a pro! We picked up a pig too...258 pounds of pork goodness. I don't know if the rest of the crew will attend the event with me again or not, but I look forward to going again next year.

I don't remember livestock auctions at our county fair growing up. Maybe they had them and I was just ignorant of the fact. I just remember walking through to view the first place jams and pickles and clothing, etc. I remember seeing the livestock and their ribbons...but what happened after that, I don't have a clue. My mom actually won a few first place ribbons at this year's Ashley County Fair for her jewelry. She placed second or third on her jelly, too.

Well, I need to run out and pick me up some lunch real quick. I have work to do this afternoon. Thanks for sharing a few minutes of your day with me!

What A Week!

Wow! It seems like two weeks have gone by since this time last week!

Last Friday we were busy getting nails done and picking up last minute items for the wedding. We rushed over to the wedding venue for rehearsal and dinner...fajitas, yum! For the next 5 hours we were pretty busy setting the tables for dinner the next night. Dori and I finally pulled Meagan out of there around 11 PM and took her home to finish up seating charts before heading off to bed.

We woke up early on Saturday to head into Alief for our hair appointments and to pick up the wedding dress. I know, that was cutting it close...but Hurricane Ike interrupted her last fitting and we were just happy to get it done before the wedding. It fit perfectly! I will share pictures when I get them. I was without my camera all weekend (just not enough time or energy to take pictures) and my sister, Rosa, is busy with homecoming this week, so I do not have her pictures yet. We stopped by La Madeleine's for lunch after the hair and dress fitting to make sure that the bride at least had one decent meal for the day. We had a blast with Teri, Derrick's mom, who joined us for the day.

After lunch, it was time to head to the venue for last minute touches and getting dressed. The ceremony was beautiful. It was held outdoors under a pergola with her grandfather officiating. The newlyweds truly looked happy together. The reception dinner was delicious...roast beef, sour cream chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans. There was a salad, but I never made it that far! After the meal, there was the usual cutting of the cake, bouquet and garter toss...and lots of dancing. The bride and groom held out until the very last song and then left surrounded by bubbles, family and friends.

They met the families for brunch on Sunday morning and then flew off to Las Vegas for a few days of rest and relaxation. I know they both needed it...though I often told Jim that I think we needed it even more than they did. I think the parents of the bride have earned the week away after a wedding!

Monday was 'returns' day...taken up by returning linens, items from the florist and the venue that were mistakenly packed up on Saturday night. Tuesday was football...Wednesday our first 'normal' day...and Thursday and Friday have been close to normal other than the boys being out of school for Fair Days.

Tomorrow we plan to go to the junior livestock auction...and Sunday, church. Hopefully by Monday we will feel like we are back on track...at least until the holidays roll around!

Love you all! Hope you are having an absolutely wonderful weekend with beautiful skies overhead too! Pictures next week? I promise, I am trying!

Bulldogs Vs Bulldogs

In this part of the country, it is not odd to have two competing teams both wearing maroon and white (thanks to Texas A&M). But yesterday's game was really confusing as both teams were not only in the same colors...but have the same mascot name! So it was the Waller Junior High Bulldogs in maroon and white verses the Magnolia Junior High Bulldogs in white and maroon.


Needless to say, the Dawgs won...but which Dawgs?

WJH 6
MJH 0

Go Dawgs!

Here are a few pictures from the game. (I picked up a long range lens for football yesterday, so pardon the learning curve!)

Will running off the field to conference with Coach

Getting ready for the play

Yesterday he played offense the first half and defense the second half.

On the defensive line