I am thankful that our dear friends Chris and Stephanie are OFFICALLY parents to the adorable Kate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Space Shuttle Atlantis
I know that many people don’t get too excited over the Space Shuttle launch anymore, but I fondly remember being a kid and what a big deal it was to get the TV rolled into the classroom and watch the launch L-I-V-E.
So today I noticed that they were going to show the launch of Atlantis live and so I put it on for Nadia and I. She was asking questions and she was really into it. I knew the rocket boosters would be coming off soon, but I didn’t say anything. Then when they flew off she said,
“That was awesome!”
Mother’s Day 2009
Happy Mother’s Day! I got my present early and have been using it all week. It’s a Fountain Jet soda maker from Sodastream. It’s so cool!!! I love having lots of variety in my drinks and this allows me to make a liter of soda at a time. Plus it’s cheaper than store bought soda and you reuse your bottles so we won’t be making as much waste. We do recycle everything anyway, but it’s nice to not have to lug soda from the store. I am so excited because this is the perfect “Louanne Gadget”.
Just like last year I wanted to celebrate on the Friday before to beat the crowds and have a more relaxing time. We headed for PF Chang’s because I wanted to start a tradition and that’s where we went last year. The dinner itself was fantastic and Nadia was totally happy and acting very silly. She used the chopsticks as drumsticks (of course) and played some tunes for us.
She loved the food and she kept saying, “Big Bite.”
Here is our family photo from the night.
And here is last years.
Today we went to church. Here is a shot of Nadia and I outside the building.
As we were leaving she ran into the grass and realized it was wet. This lead to her wanting to make boot prints over and over again. Aren’t those boots the cutest things ever???
Mike suprised me with a card from Nadia that she gave me with a big smile and said, “I made it for you.” And Mike had put one from him in my purse. Later we went to visit Mike’s mom. It was a really wonderful day that topped off a busy and fun weekend (another blog post to follow).
Suprise Visit to Tahni
Last weekend we were supposed to go to Sea World, but those plans fell through and so we decided on Thursday to drive to Bryan and surprise Tahni at her art show opening. We found a cute hotel called The La Salle close to the gallery and an added bonus is that it’s a Historical Hotel of America. It was all done up like the 20’s and 30’s (well except for the Starbucks).
We walked into Art 979 at about 6:30 and it’s an understatement to say that we surprised Tahni. She was absolutely not expecting us and so our plan was a great success. Her stuff looked great hanging on the wall. We ate dinner at the cafe in the Gallery and it was wonderful. They bake their own bread and almost everything else is locally grown/organic. Tahni sold 2 pieces of artwork that night and I was so happy for her.
The next morning we hung out with Tahni and checked out the area around the hotel. Across the street is the oldest Carnegie Funded Library in Texas. So cool!
This sculpture was out front and Nadia really liked. She said, “Read a book!”
This was in front of the La Salle.
For lunch we all went to the Hullaballo Diner which I saw on “Diners, Drive In’s and Dives” on the Food Network. It was my second visit with Tahni and I just had to bring Mike back. The food was WONDERFUL. You should go there – really. And get the wet fries…. you’ll thank me.
After dropping Tahni off we headed back up the road towards home and after about 110 miles we were all ready to stop so I suggested that we stop at the Outlet Mall. Turns out they were having a Cinco De Mayo celebration that wasn’t very busy (I blame swine flu media hype) and so we stayed for a couple of hours shopping and letting Nadia play. We saw a Mariachi Band and asked them to play “De Colores” (the Spanish song from this semesters music class). Nadia realized what the song was right away and she wanted them to sing it again! We went in the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse bounce house and had a fun train ride.
Here we are saying, “Choo choo!!”
Then we headed for home. It was a really fun overnight trip! I love my family.