Our Strange Night Out

Tonight our little peanut is spending the night with Nanna and PopPop. So Gene and I decided to take advantage of the time and go out to Uncle Julio's to enjoy a lazy dinner on their beautiful porch. There would be no little one to stick her hand in the guacamole or other assorted dishes that tend to get spread all over the table at Mexican restaurants.

We had to wait a LONG time for the porch and started to wonder if it was worth it - but it was so pretty outside. We finally got our table. 5 minutes later a strange storm mysteriously appeared.... after many a forecast stating it would be 100 degrees and sunny all week long. We started to get pelted by quite a bit of rain and had to retreat to the interior of the porch. We located a dirty table that had just been abandoned... ages later it got bussed and our fajitas showed up. We joked that the sudden appearance of a rain storm was "just like Kauai."

OK, maybe not.

I was eating my last fajita when suddenly it was soaked. The mother of all storms had appeared, and it made the first storm seem pretty wimpy. Everyone on the porch had to RUN inside. I took my fajita with me and stood inside eating it while the waitress got our check.

Then, we figured we might as well become one with this crazy storm and made our way to the car. I have never been so drenched after 10 seconds in the rain. I stepped in a puddle that went halfway up my calf on the trip to the car.

It was a strange but memorable evening out. We realized on the way home that this if the 4th time in a row we watered the lawn the morning of a big storm. (Gene's response to this was: "DANG!") At least we got to eat our delicious Mexican food!

Summer Addictions

So, I confess publicly on this website, for millions to see: I am completely addicted to the Fox summer show "So You Think You Can Dance." It started two summers ago when I was pregnant and too tired at night to do anything other then watch TV. But then I discovered the show is actually GOOD. And to me, much more entertaining than just watching a bunch of people sing over and over. This isn't just a summer addiction. I would choose this over just about any other TV show no matter when it was on.

I have decided that hard-core dancers have the most beautiful bodies of anyone... and I just love to watch all the awesome choreography each week. Maybe I should have stuck with the tap and ballet past kindergarten!

Happy 10th Anniversary to Me!

Well, the 10th anniversary is still a couple of weeks away, but Gene and I had our celebration this past weekend in San Antonio. The resort (Westin La Cantera) is so beautiful, and we were upgraded to a "casita suite". It was a cluster of rooms made to look more like houses, and they were away from the hotel. We had a golf cart to drive around the property which was lots of fun! We ate at some good places, wandered the river walk, spent time at the awesome resort pools, and slept 10 hours a night!!!! We even "slept in" till about 8 am every morning - no toddler alarm clock. :-)

The peanut spent a couple of nights bonding with her grandparents. They let her run around in the sprinklers in her diaper every night, which she thought was pretty great.

Too Much Information about Me

Cheree "tagged" me on her blog with this Q&A, which means I am supposed to answer it now. Kind of like a chain letter, I guess, but without all the warnings of impending doom if I don't do it. Well, I have had "blogger's block" this week, so I might as well use it to get another post up. :-) Cheree, it was WAY too obnoxiously long though so I cut some of the sections!
Now I tag Becky and Jessica.

ARE YOU:

1. A Cuddler? Yes but Gene is much more so than me.

2. A morning person? YES. My parents might not agree since they get up at 5 am every day. But I am definitely at my best in the morning hours.

3. A perfectionist? Yes, but having a kid has helped me relax my standards a little.

4. An only child? No. "Little" bro Griff is 6'6" and nearly 32 years old now!

5. Catholic? No, Evangelical Christian

6. In your pajamas? Yes, my cami and lounge pants!

7. Currently suffering from a broken heart? No

8. Okay styling other people's hair? Not at all. Not too great at my own either.

9. Left handed? No

10. Addicted to MySpace? No, only have time for one internet addiction and I choose blogging.

11. Shy around the opposite gender? No



DO YOU:
12. Bite your nails? No. But I might as well, they break off all the time.

13. Get paranoid at times? Nah.

14. Currently regret something that you have said? Not currently, but definitely in the past.

15. Curse frequently when you get mad? Only in traffic. I try to stick to "idiot" but sometimes slip. But I need to stop even "idiot" now that there are little ears listening!

16. Enjoy country music? Yes, if the radio is on, it's either country, Christian, or talk radio.

17. Enjoy jazz music? It's ok. Not my fave.

18. Enjoy smoothies? Not really. Give me ice cream any day.

19. Enjoy talking on the phone? Yes sometimes... usually my long chats are to catch up with Tanya which I love.

20. Have a lot to learn? More every day.

21. Have a pet? No, not even plants anymore.

22. Have a tendency to fall for the "wrong" person? Not any more

23. Have all your grandparents? None, for years now. :-(

24. Have at least one sibling? Yeah, I think I covered that earlier!

25. Have been told that you are smart? My whole life. Especially my elementary teachers. :-) Oh that was the day, to be the smartest kid in the class.

26. Have a broken bone? No

27. Have Caller I.D. on your phone? Yes, now that we switched to VOIP and it's free. Too cheap to buy it before.



HAVE YOU:

28. Changed a diaper? WAY too many

29. Changed a lot over the past year? A lot of diapers? Or changed in personality? Well I guess it is yes to both because I think that having a kid has changed me.

30. Had friends who have never seen your natural hair color? It was mostly natural during my pregnancy, so most everyone has seen it that way.

31. Had surgery? Nope...unless you count gum surgery.

32. Killed another person? I really can't believe this is a question on this thing.

33. Had your hair cut within the last week? No

34. Had the cops called on you? No

DO YOU PREFER. .

35. Flowers or candy? It's a tie as long as no one spent too much money. (I.e. get the flowers from the grocery store, not the florist!)

36. Grey or black? Black

37. Color or Black and white photos? Both

38. Lust or love? Love

39. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset in Hawaii

40. M&Ms or Skittles? M&Ms, Skittles make my mouth hurt.

41. Staying up late or waking up early? Waking up early.

42. Sun or moon? Am I on the beach? Then the sun. Am I in my car in the middle of the Texas summer? Then the moon.

43. Winter or Fall? Fall.

44. 10 acquaintances or having two best friends? Two best friends

45. Sun or rain? I do love the rain. I think I would be fine if it rained half the year.

46. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? Neither. Only coffee or peppermint for me.

47. Vodka or Jack? Neither. A nice girly frou-frou drink is about all I drink from time to time.


ABOUT YOU!

48. What time is it? 8:49 pm.

49. Name? Katie

50. Nickname(s): Katie, Mama

51. Where are you? My house

52. What is your birthdate? January

53. What do you want? Currently, a covered back porch with some comfy chairs. It will be awhile though...

54. Where do you want to live? HAWAII

55. How many kids do you want? 2 or 3

56. What would you want to name a girl? Another name that is really two names in one.

57. What would you want to name a boy? Ty


More . .

58. Nervous Habits: Twirling hair

59. Are you double jointed? No

60. Can you roll your tongue? Yes

61. Can you raise one eyebrow? No, and that's really annoying.

62. Can you cross your eyes? Yes

63. Do you make your bed daily? Yes

64. Which shoe goes on first? Whichever I pick up first.

65. What jewelry do you wear? Wedding ring, aggie ring, watch. That's usually about it these days. Sometimes my really cool blown glass pendant.