1.17.2009
Golden Anniversary of my brother's birth
Wow - He's always been my "older" brother but now he's just my OLD brother! David will be 50 tomorrow. He was born in Panama City, Florida - so NOT a native Texan. His wife and I mention that every chance we get - but truth be known he was back in Texas before either of us were born. In honor of his aged self, I'm digging up all the photos I can....
1.15.2009
Yay for Chick Night!
I am fortunate to have a great group of girlfriends to hang out with all those many times the Ben is on the road. Last Saturday my cousin (my top GF!) and Denise, the wife of the guitar player in Ben's band, came over. We hung out, drank wine, ate munchies from HEB's frozen section - and had a nice relaxing evening. We thought we'd complain about our men most of the time - but found that boring and solved the world's problems instead.
Special K
Last night I met up with Kristin and Liz - who I just don't get to see enough of any more - for sushi and wine downtown. The sushi was to die for, the wine excellent, and the girl time was AWESOME. :-) Thanks ladies! We started at Maiko's on 6th, then went next door to the Belmont and sat on their patio for some more vino. 10:30 rolled around and we had to get home, but I could have stayed much later, jabbering and catching up! I had agreed to Wednesday night because the band normally rehearses... turns out there was no rehearsal, so Ben and Tim (Lizzie's husband) decided a night at Bone Daddy's was in order.
I miss you guys! Here are some photos - the sushi pic does not seem to do it justice...
1.09.2009
Blast from the past - please, go ahead and laugh!
Wow. My nephew found this photo in an old desk... I'm not even sure when it was taken but I look to be 15 or 16 and David looks to be 19 or 20, so I'd say 78 - 79ish. I have ZERO recollection of the Dr. Suess outfit. Zero. I know my 20's are a blur - but now I'm wondering about my teens! I'm attempting to clean it up in Photo Shop - but I just had to share. I've been studying it - I see the paper bell in the background and I remember we had a wedding shower for my cousin Judy sometime in 1978. This could have been at Christmas or David's Bday - which is Jan 18. (He'll be FIFTY by the way, very soon) We moved into this house in the fall of 1977. I'll keep you posted as I stare at it more. Aren't old photos fun and mysterious!? With our parents both gone - David and I tend to disagree on time lines these days... Mom always was the one to set us straight. Okay, well, I'll ramble more when I make any new discoveries! :-)
1.02.2009
Goodbye 2008 - Hello 2009!
What better way to welcome the new year than with babies? Brad and Laurelyn came back to the slums :-) yesterday to visit and have dinner at the Smiths. I can't get over how their son Hunter, and the Smith's son Meyer are growing! Meyer has been walking all on his own for a couple of weeks now. He'll have his first birthday on January 10. And Hunter has the greatest laugh! The blurry photo below is because he was laughing so hard...
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
This is Hunter's impression of a chicken :-) Meyer's GQ pose
