Tuesday, June 1, 2010

long weekends and short weeks - i am a happy girl!

Bret and I had a busy, busy, busy long weekend!

friday
got off work
went home to pack
drove to springtown

caught up with the family after hannah's graduation


relaxed at the house
bed time

saturday
up bright and early
drove around town setting up for our cousin, hannah's, graduation party
rushed lunch at sonic

gift buying
rushed getting ready
party time with 40 of hannah's friends and family


me, bret, mallory, and rusty put together a college survival kit for hannah

complete with condoms as a joke
her face was priceless

traditional scavenger hunt








our future aggie
class of 2014 - WHOOP!

clean up
home to crash

sunday
up bright and early again
emergency coffee run

get the house ready for birthday lunch for mallory and darrell
eat some yummy steaks with the fam

our little photographer, Brock

head back to college station
stop for pick-me-up at braums

shopping for paint supplies

home to crash part 2

monday
happy memorial day

up at the crack
packed up odds and ends
head to casa de mathis for yard work
pick up rocks
mow

what? you don't believe that's me?
it is.. scouts honor. maybe.

kill ants.. bwahahaha
trim hedges and prune plants
start prepping house for painting
double daves for lunch
home depot for more paint samples and rake
tested out the paint and put together art work

home depot again
organize garage
tape...tape....tape...

run out of tape
dinner at ninfas with the Cabezas

not a healthy day for us by any means

walmart for more tape
home to shower and crash one last time


and... now I am at work!  My parents are coming down Thursday night to help with the painting process so I will be off on Friday making this a 3 day work week! YAY!  THEN, my mother and sister-in-love will be here Friday evening to help us paint as well AND celebrate Mallory's 22nd birthday. Yah!!

Happy Tuesday everybody!
xx

Oh yes, and because she is too cute not to share with you:

our niece avery cooling off in the pool!

6 comments:

LWLH said...

Wow girl, you were b-u-s-y!!!!
Thank goodness it's only a 3 day work week for you, I'd be exhausted

The Undomestic Mom said...

how fun!!!!! and busy! haha!

Annie said...

i am exhausted after reading this!! oh my goodness!
i'm sure it was all a lot of fun though...besides the taping and yard work ;)

i have a 3 day work week as well...yay for us!! :)

Jamie said...

Sounds like a busy and wonderful weekend!

Brittany said...

Looks like such a fun bday party!! I also love the Mathis sign. I want one of those so bad!

The Sages said...

Love the "Mathis" letters picture! So cool!