Our Labor Day Weekend on the Beach

Well, not exactly... but it was fun in it's own right (but don't get me wrong, not near as fun as the beach).

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Don't worry, blog, I haven't neglected you! Well, maybe I have but I'm back. Life has been crazy busy and it is only getting busier.

Let's have a not so quick update of Labor Day weekend!

Friday night was Rafa's first day of school. Awww! I think I'll cry! Hehe! Well, I had to work late so I met Rafa and his dad at PetSmart. We learned to sit! I'm hoping one day we'll learn how to quit biting. Here he is being a good boy!

Listening to Lucas......

Not listening to me......
He is still a good boy!

Saturday we worked hard: working on the yard, doing laundry, cleaning the house, painting the crown molding for the family room, and much much more it seemed.

So we decided to relax Saturday night and enjoy the Labor Day weekend. Our friend Troy had a big birthday party at his house with lots of food, friends, football, fun, and games! We even brought Rafa with us. He found himself a girlfriend named Macy (Tanya's dog). They were so cute running around together. They even ganged up on some of the big dogs that were there.

(not a good picture but the only one I got of them together)

BUT - the most important part of the night was this:

ROOOOOOLLL TIIIIIDE!!!!!!!!!!

The first night of college football and the Crimson didn't let me down. We're off to a great start and went from 24th to 13th in the polls! Woohooo! Lucas was the only one there rooting for Clemson b/c he is just like that. Can't wait for the Iron Bowl! It is time for revenge! And JPW might not be as bad as I give him credit for. Hopefully he'll prove me wrong throughout the entire season!

So after football it was time for some beer pong and cornhole. Oh so much fun!

Here is Troy picking the teams and making the draw!


Lucas got Leslie (Troy's sister) and I got Hunter. Lucas and his partner didn't do that great. Hunter and I (mostly me) did really bad in cornhole but won Beer Pong! Let me just say - I am the beer pong champion. No contest! Haha! Not really but I like to think so. Here are a few action shots of Lucas sitting with Rafa on the tailgate and playing beer pong.


No action shots of me but my champion spirit - and head - are too big to be captured on camera! Ha!

We ended up staying with Chris and Aida who live just down the road and were up until almost 4 in the morning. Wow! I don't feel quite so old now!

While we were at Troy's my cousin Tommy and his wife Kristina called for us to babysit Sunday night. I was so excited as I have been wanting to do this for quite some time (but didn't think anyone in there right mind would let me babysit a one and a half month old). Oh, but they did and I happily accepted! They dropped him off Sunday afternoon. It was a blast! We played with him, held him, fed him, changed him, bathed him, and mostly watched him sleep. I don't have any pics of me with him (regrettably) but I do have a couple of Lucas and Karson. Lucas is going to make a great daddy. He didn't change any diapers but he did hold him, feed him, and try to teach him Spanish (I think he is a little young for that, Lucas)!
I love this picture. Lucas and Rafa taking care of baby Karson!

That night I cooked pizza for the first time ever (following my mom's directions). I guess I cheated because I just used the pizza dough that comes in the cans (like biscuits) but it is still homemade (I guess it would fit in to the semi-homemade category). So you just roll out the dough, spread on some spaghetti sauce (I used Hunt's Zesty & Spicy) and add cheese and pepperoni (or whatever you like, this is just what I had). I also sprinkled mine with a little oregano. So delish! I had the leftovers today for lunch.

(of course, my food pics are never good)

Monday we were off work. Yay! So my parents and grandparents came over to help us put up our crown molding. The guys did all the work and the girls fawned over looked after Karson. We even went to the mall and looked around in only one store (we didn't buy anything I swear, Lucas) just to get out. We couldn't figure out how to operate the stroller so that Karson could lay back so we had to ask some guy with a double wide stroller. He was definitely a stroller expert and hooked Karson up. Thanks, stranger! We appreciate your help. It was fun walking through the mall with Karson, my mom, and my grandmother. I know Karson isn't mine but it was nice to imagine the future of shopping with 4 generations!

I hate putting up pics of things that aren't done but this room seems like it will never get done! We still have to go back and putty and touch up the molding but here is a shot of our progress. I'll do complete before and afters when we're done. I have big plans for our brick wall!

So after all that work, Debbie and Andy came over for dinner Monday night. We were tired but it was fun to hang out with them. We grilled out steaks and had salad, green bean casserole, potatoes au gratin (sp?), and cornbread. MMM Mmmm! It was delicious. Debbie and I drank some cheap good wine and the boys had rum and cokes.

And so our Labor Day weekend fun ended!

Until yesterday, when Lucas and I went shopping after work and he bought this:

Oh, yes! We both were like kids in a candy store. But I'm the screaming, fussing child who didn't get what they wanted (iMac - 24") and Lucas is the fat and happy kid with bagfuls of gumballs and sour patch kids (iPhone). But, seriously - he deserves it. He is a good husband. I love you, Lucas. Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy Anniversary, Happy Valentine's Day............... hehehehe! Just kidding!

And I did get something last night - Mexican food. That is as good to me as an iPhone. I know, I have a serious addiction problem. :)

And today I had my personal number switched over to my work phone so now I'll actually use my blackberry and not have to pay for a phone. Yay!