Mobile Bound

And we're off! Amy and I are about to leave for Mobile in a couple of hours. Wish us luck! We are hoping to be done on Saturday morning (which will mean we have lost) so that we get to go to the beach and visit with Carrie. Isn't that sad? Oh, well. This may be the only beach vacation I get all summer so I want as much of it as possible.

If you are interested in how we're doing, I believe you can check out the results here (we are HU-Volley 4 Fun-Sellers in Group 2) or search my name on Tennis Link. Hopefully you will see some good results (but not too good). :)

I should have some good stories to tell and photos to share when I return.

By the way, the photo is of Amy and I playing doubles at a local tournament. Such a funny picture I think. I'm sure Amy would agree! Ha!

Last Night @ Home

Tonight is my last night at home. I'm leaving tomorrow for the state tennis tournament in Mobile. Last night I got all my clothes out to pack tonight but I have too many. I need to consolidate tonight. We are playing 5 (possibly 7) matches. I hope to be done Saturday morning so we can go visit with Carrie Saturday and Sunday and go to the beach.

I have lots to do tonight. We have an 8.0 Mixed match at 5:30 tonight. Then I have to pack up all my clothes. I also need to string my rackets. Lucas was going to but then he had to leave. I know how to string rackets but I'm not sure if I know how to work Lucas's stringer. Maybe he can talk me through it tonight. I really need (or at least would like to have) fresh rackets for the tournament.

I am ready to go though. I think we'll have a lot of fun regardless of the tennis outcome!

See ya later

Lucas and I were woken up this morning at 6:45 by Huntsville Utilities. (In all reality we had already been awake the last 30 minutes or so but neither one of us wanted to get up. Actually, I had already gotten up to take Rafa outside to do his business.) Next thing you know we have no water and a big hole in our front yard. What a way to start the morning.

Lucas couldn't find his keys when he got ready to leave so we were both scouring the house looking. Seriously, I don't know how hard it is. There is a hook near the entryway from the garage.... come in the house, hang your keys up. This all would have been avoided. So he rushes out the door once he finds them.

I get ready to leave for work and have to chase Rafa around the garage to put him back inside. He is so sneaky... gets out every time. Huntsville Utilities men are standing waist deep in our yard when I left. Great!

Not long after I got to work this morning Lucas calls to tell me he'll be leaving for Indiana in a few hours and won't be back until Wednesday night or Thursday. And I am leaving Wednesday after work to go to Mobile until Sunday. So I guess we won't be seeing each other for a week. He did stop by work to tell me goodbye but I'll kind of be sad not seeing him for a week. I mean, we have gone much, much longer but it still feels weird. Oh, well.

One good thing that came out of this trip is that Lucas got to rent a Toyota Tundra to drive up to Indiana. He has been eyeing this truck for a while now. But he filled it up on his way to IN at $90 and decided maybe that is not the vehicle he wants. At least he learned something!

Showering baby Karson

The long-planned baby shower weekend was finally here. After I got home from my tennis match on Friday night we did a little shopping and cleaning but Saturday was the most cleaning I've done in any one day ever I do believe. We woke up at about 6:00 or so and started cleaning. Lucas worked outside while I worked inside. He also helped me clean our master bath and finish a few small little projects we had to do.

Our team had a match at 12 on Saturday but unfortunately we had to default a court. Lucas played but I did not. I took Rafa and we met mom and Grandmother there to watch Lucas and our team play. We pulled it out! Both courts had tough matches but we won. I'm so proud of my team! After the match, mom, Grandmother, and I went to Sams. Then we came home unloaded all of their platters and things to get ready for the shower. They also helped me hang up pictures and things that I had procrastinated doing since we moved in.

All seemed to be going well. I still had more cleaning to do but knew I could get it done. As Lucas and I were in the garage getting out the rugs we had put away (for Rafa's sake) our neighbor pulled over as he was leaving his house and told us we had water streaming from the meter cover in our yard. Lucas lifted it up and sure enough the entire pit is filled with water and flooding over, causing a very muddy front yard. Great! So I called Huntsville Utilities. They sent a truck over. The guy said it looked like our main service line was busted and they would fix it on Monday. Great! So we had a muddy yard and water streaming down the street for our shower.

I stayed up until about 1:30 the next morning cleaning and getting ready for the shower but the most important thing is that I got it done. The next morning I slept until 8 then watched the French Open finals (where Rafa just killed Federer). I potted the Impatiens I bought for the pots on the front porch and got ready for the shower.

We had fewer people than I had originally expected but all went well. The table was gorgeous! We got so many compliments. So I have to show you.

Here is a snapshot of the table. We used my cream tablecloth on the table then put one of my grandmother's blue round table clothes in the center with a lace rectangle tablecloth on top. We used blue place mats and blue and white check napkins and cloths to dress up the platters.

Here is a long shot of part of the table with mom's lemon blossoms at the forefront

This photo highlights the diaper cake and baby carriage fruit salad

I made cupcakes with blue sprinkles and little "Karson" toppers for each one.

Here is a closer shot of the diaper cake. I used an awesome template Homemade by Jill but I used silk flowers instead of the handmade flowers (not enough time or patience for that). I made a cute little topper with Karson's name. Kristina and her mom loved the diaper cake. Her mom told Kristina not to take it apart until her grandmother from Texas came down and sees it.

Here is another shot of the watermelon baby carriage. I found this idea online somewhere and dad took care of the rest of it. Isn't he crafty?!?

I was so proud of our table. I think we did a good job. And hosting the baby shower was a good way to make me do some serious spring (isn't it summer yet?) cleaning. Now Lucas and I have lots of goodies at the house. We even spiked some of the punch last night after everyone left. So good!

June - Desktop Calendar

I know it is a little late but I wanted to remind everyone about the free desktop calendar over at Shabby Princess. I've been so busy at work that I just got mine up yesterday.

Check it out: http://shabbyprincess.typepad.com/

I'm back

Oh, my long lost blog. I promise I have not forgotten you.

I should be back to normal after this week (except for a slight interruption for the state tennis tournament at the end of next week).

This has been the absolute most craziest week at work I've had in a long time. To top it off, we've had tennis matches every night. I thought I had a break tonight but realized yesterday that I have a match after work today, too. And one tomorrow! Also, the baby shower is this Sunday and I have lots (I mean LOTS) of major cleaning to do. I have been doing our laundry the last couple of days and got it all folded this morning. I've got to get it all put away tonight and do a little bit of organizing tonight before I start cleaning tomorrow. I'm also going to the grocery store to get everything I'm responsible for at the shower. We need to make a stop by Home Depot, too, and return the weed eater that quit working after one use. While there, I need to buy some plants for our front porch that Lucas promised me I could get before the shower. I hope I have time to pot them tomorrow.

Last weekend was Kegball and I can't begin to explain how fun it was. There was one sourpuss at the game but we didn't let her ruin the night. Lucas and I got our old pirate costumes out (altered a bit to withstand the heat). Dan and Amy came as Charlie Brown and Lucy. So cute! And Chris and Aida came as a doctor and patient. We had a blast! Here are some photos:



That is about it. Election night went really well. Tennis has been good every day. State tournament is next week!

It's Election Day!

I've been too busy with work and tennis to write. It's Election Day!