So we’ve had some rain down in Texas. And while it hasn’t been too bad here in San Antonio, the people in Houston have had more than their share. I have several friends and acquaintances who are dealing with high water in their neighborhoods and even flooding in their homes and I know they would appreciate your prayers.
It was a rainy weekend here which is why I purposely took Piper and Mabel to the park on Friday afternoon and ran them for all they were worth. It was a banner day at the park because there had been a polo match (like for real with horses and everything) a few days earlier and all the leftover horse poop combined with plentiful mud puddles was essentially a dog paradise.
Mmm. Tepid, still water with a nice mud bottom.
Mabel chose to shake it off just like Taylor Swift tells us to do, but she also saved some for when I loaded her back up in the car.
Meanwhile, Piper had located half an uneaten breakfast taco and a can of Bud Light with about four drops of beer in it and deemed the entire experience to be the best day ever.
By the time I loaded them up in the car, they were tired, happy, muddy dogs in dire need of a bath and a breath mint.
But dogs are much like toddlers in that expending all their energy one day doesn’t translate to the next day. They are ready to go full force all over again after a restful night’s sleep. This would be fine except for the rain that caused the nearby parks to be closed. Maybe you’re thinking I could put them on a leash and walk them to which I say bless your heart. The only way to achieve that without getting my arms ripped off might look something like this.
While we had some down time at home during the day Saturday, two things happened:
1. I caught up on the rest of Kate Middleton’s trip to India. And while the remainder of her outfits were beyond fabulous, I was most impressed with this.
That was after a six mile hike up a mountain in India. She looks better than I did on my wedding day. Granted, I was dumb enough to get married at noon in August, but still. I also can’t even tell you how close I came to ordering the boots she’s wearing before remembering I am not on a royal boot budget. I love them with all my heart.
2. I fell into a Netflix hole and finally watched The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Why, oh why, did I wait so long? It is proof that Tina Fey’s mind operates on an entirely different and better level than the rest of ours. So funny.
In a perfect world, I would share clothes and have botoxed sweat glands like Kate Middleton, but I would have Tina Fey’s brain.
Anyway, later that evening we hosted a crawfish boil at our house. It was just a small group, but I was so happy to get my crawfish fix and get to hang out with some of my favorite people.
On Sunday we went to church, then I did some laundry while I watched more Kimmy Schmidt. What did we do before Netflix?
It’s my personal version of the dog park filled with cans of Bud Light and half eaten breakfast tacos.