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Because 46 is apparently awesome

Diary, Friends

So today is my birthday. I am 46 years old. And I'll be honest, it feels weird to be officially closer to 50 than to 40. But last Sunday night, Gulley and I took the kids to watch a Texas A&M soccer exhibition game against Sam Houston and we saw our dear friend, Tiffany. She remarked, "You have a birthday coming up!" I replied, "Yes! And you just had one. Can you believe we're 46 years Read More

The non-definitive guide to a summer road trip

Friends

One of the questions I get asked the most is about the road trips Gulley and I take each summer with the kids. Some of them are regarding our basic sanity, but I won't get into specifics there because I think the fact that we load up the car with our kids each summer speaks for itself. Clearly, we are not quite right in the head. But several people have also wanted to know how we do it and Read More

Blue skies, green water

Capital P, Doodle, Friends

So I'm sitting here typing this on Sunday night. And tomorrow is the first day of school. I've got school supplies stacked up, a new backpack packed, and Caroline's choice of outfit laid out on the bed. But nothing can really prepare me for the fact that my baby is going to be a fourth grader. I mean, I remember being a fourth grader. I vividly recall getting in trouble for repeatedly singing Read More

There and back again

Aggieland, Friends

I'm sitting here on the couch right now and trying to keep myself from eating an entire bag of Lifesavers Gummie Sours. They are my kryptonite. Actually, they're only my kryptonite on occasion. I can go months without eating them and then all of a sudden I'm hit with a massive craving and then I'll eat them until I can't feel my tongue. I think this particular craving started when I took Read More

If I named this what I’m thinking I would owe Michael W. Smith an apology

Friends

So I think I left off with my bangs yesterday. My bangs that I really like when I take the time to blow them dry and fix the rest of my hair but are currently pulled back in a bobby pin because it was 102 degrees today and I couldn't deal. On Tuesday night, while Missy was still at the house and we were evaluating Pinky and Pinky's cheap sister, Angie dropped by and we decided it might be Read More

Visiting Dallas

Friends

I'm going to attempt to tell y'all about our trip to Dallas to see Jen even though there is no way that words will do it justice. It's times like this that I wish I had a video that would just hit all the high points even though there would probably be a lot of inside jokes that no one else would understand. About two months ago Gulley and I began to attempt to figure out a time to visit Read More

Friends

Friends

I know I've been a bad blogger this week. But in my defense I'm in Dallas with Gulley and we've been visiting our friend Jen and taking care of her sweet baby while she was getting chemo. And, y'all. We have had the best time. Laughed until we've cried. I can't wait to tell you all about it but right now I have to get back to the conversation. See y'all tomorrow for Fashion Friday. Read More

Cottage cheese, 3-D movies and prayers

Friends

Caroline went back to school yesterday morning for the first time since last Tuesday. And, I'm not going to lie, it was a little rough to get back in the routine of getting up and heating up a bowl of instant oatmeal. Then I started to look around the kitchen for her lunchbox and couldn't find it. That's when it dawned on me that she probably left it at school six days ago. And so when I Read More