My Papa Bear..

This weekend Heaven gained another angel, My Papa Bear (my grandfather). Although we are all selfishly sad to see him go, he is free from pain now. He had been suffering from cancer and different infections. He asked not to have a service however I feel that this poem that I found is perfect for him:

God saw you getting tired,
When a cure was not to be.
So He wrapped his arms around you,
and whispered, "come to me."

You didn't deserve what you went through,
So He gave you rest.
God's garden must be beautiful,
He only takes the best

And when I saw you sleeping,
So peaceful and free from pain
I could not wish you back
To suffer that again.

- Author Unknown

                                                     I love you and Miss you Papa Bear!



My Papa Bear and I when I was born!



Girl's weekend...

This past weekend 6 of my girlfriends came to visit me! We had a great weekend. We Spent Friday in the city, Saturday we spent in Napa, and Sunday we went back to the city! It was so much fun and I hope they all come back again! Here are a few pictures.

Someone turned 3 years old today..

Happy Birthday Chloe! :)

Chloe has 6 vistors from Texas today too, to help her ring in her birthday! It is a big day!

Beautiful Weekend and a little trip to Sonoma..

This past weekend, My grandma and her friend were in the San Francisco area. I decided to meet up with them and join in on some of their shopping and wine tasting. ( Well I didn't exactly join in on the wine tasting, but it was fun to go to new wineries) Here we are in front of Ledson winery in Sonoma. Saturday was beautiful there!! :)

            Hope everyone is having a wonderful Valentines!

Superbowl XLV

Superbowl XVI was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and a day I will never forget. I am very grateful I got to go to the game, and I loved every minute of it. Drake had been entertaining clients all weekend and went to all the parties, which he said were great! I got to join the group for the game on Sunday and I will just say it was sensory overload for me! I have never been more exhausted in my life after the day! ( I mean I felt like I actually played in the game myself!)

It still amazes me how much goes into one game! I could name and go into detail on everything, but let's be honest, you don't want to read all of that so here is the cliff note version:
Loved:
- Half time show.. I heart the Black Eye Peas
- seeing Celebrities
- getting to sit through a whole game with Drake( I have never sat with him, he is always working)

Did not Love:
- the 2 hour wait to get into the game
- the high heel boots I wore ( what was I thinking?? )



Baby Easton at his first Superbowl.. I think I will let him go with his Daddy from now on, the game are to much for me! ;)

 To top off this wonderful experience, Drake ( who gets husband of the year) got me on the charter plane home so I could ride with him, and that might have been an even cooler experience then the game for me! Getting to load the plane on the tarmac, having a menu sitting in my seat where a cute little flight attendant comes and takes my order, the cheese and crackers you get on a plate as you sit down, the candy bar they bring out with endless options  and the police escort to and from the airport are just a few of the things that I was amazed by. I wanted to take pictures, however everyone else thinks this is a normal way to fly, so I didn't want to look like the rookie. Marissa Miller and MC Hammer also joined our group to fly back with us! It was quite an experience for me and I could really get used to flying this way! :)

All in all the weekend was SUPER!

E News ( Dallas Baby Shower)..

Easton got some great gear and some even cuter clothes and accessories this weekend. My sweet friends hosted a beautiful baby shower this weekend for Easton and I. It was so good to get to see everyone and catch up. Easton also has no idea how much they all love him already, for he got some great toys and much needed items! Thank you to everyone who helped and came to the shower this weekend, it was perfect! :)

           Easton Loves his Aunt Randi So Much Already!!
Why you ask.. well my sister gave me the best gift this weekend. When Randi and I were little we would always run off and play while my mom was shopping at like Target or something.. Randi was always so easy to find, she was in the same place every time. Where you wonder, non other than the stroller aisle! She loved pushing them all around, so she would be pushing all the tester strollers around! So Randi decided that she needed to be the one that gave Easton his stroller.. which is a big item that I was so happy to receive! Randi didn't get to come to the shower due to the weather, so she had me open the gift before the shower and thank goodness, because I started crying on the phone! It was so sweet of her! :) We say THANK YOU AUNT RANDI!

Dallas...

This past weekend, Drake and I headed to Dallas for a fun filled weekend! The weekend started with Dallas not welcoming me back, I think it must be mad at me for leaving! :) This past week was a week in the history books for Dallas as far as weather is concerned. Layers of Ice and Snow made things a bit difficult, however I didn't let this stop me to much! ;)

Some how I made my flight with out any issues into DFW late Wednesday night. ( As a side note, I wore a tank top to workout out outside on Wednesday here in California, and as I walked off the plane in Dallas, it was very necessary to bundle up in not only your coat, but scarf and gloves.. so crazy)

Dallas did a lot of shutting down over the next few days, but this did not stop me from getting to my hair appointment Thursday morning, I mean the roots I had going on, where quite scary! This was an emergency. After that, I got to have a great dinner with my " Tex Mex" and good friends. ( A thanks to my mom for making the scary drive in from Austin, I don't think she would have come if she really knew how bad the roads where once you got to Dallas.. but I am so glad she made it! )

Friday however, I did not make it out of the house due to another blast of snow.. but it made for good pictures and enough time for an afternoon puzzle that we worked on, and let me tell you how proud I was that we finished this puzzle! ( A few snow days and you will do anything to not go stir crazy)



This is my friend, Steffanie's little boy, Colton! I loved playing with him all day on our snow day! :) How sweet is he!




Just a little snow!





Where is the road?? Good thing we stayed off them Friday!



This was our puzzle.. it was actually really hard! :)  

E News...

So I have decided that every time I want to post something about Easton, I am going to title it E News.. which also so happens to be on of my favorite TV show. Nice how that works out... so on today's edition of E News you will be getting a sneak peak of Easton's nursery. The room is not all the way done, since the changing table area is not done, so I tried not to get any pictures of that corner of the room!

I think it is fun to know where people get their things and ideas so here you go:

Crib ( Jcpennys)
Dresser ( It's Not to shabby .. local consignment shop)
Chair ( TJ Maxx)
Basket ( Crate and Barrel)
Shelf ( Hobby Lobby)
Bedding ( My wonderful mommy made)
Mobile ( My talented mommy made)
Diaper Stacker ( My sweet mommy made)
Picture Frame ( A gift from my mom)
Lamp ( Hobby Lobby)
E Letter ( Hobby Lobby)
Glove and Stuffed Animal ( Target)

I still have the changing table to take care of, but I have the idea and know what it is going to look like! All in all, I think my inspiration of a vintage themed room is coming across just as I imagine it. With a little input from Drake, Easton has got a few hints of sports and safari animals in the room as well! Once I get the last part done, I will post a final picture! I just wish the little guy was here now, I feel like it won't truly be complete till he is here!  3 1/2 months to go! :)

This segment of  E News is brought to you by a proud little ( soon to be) mommy! :)