So when we moved here, I signed up for the gym right away! I was so excited when the person I spoke with told me he lived in our neighborhood and he signed us up and everything. He said he'd introduce me to his wife and thought I'd have a friend in the neighborhood! He seemed nice, so I assumed it would be the same for his wife...
So one day, shortly after joining, he asked me to come to the cafe and meet his wife. She was polite enough and said "Hi" and that was about all. He kept talking to me while she just sat there. I didn't think anything of it really.
Then a few days later, he said "oh come by and see my wife and another woman from our neighborhood!" Okay, I went with him and his wife was still kind of distant and not super friendly. He introduced me to her friend and she was warm and receptive. She had her kids and she said she stop by and give me some info about the neighborhood since she only lives a few houses down...that never happened. In fact, a few days later when I was walking past her house, she seemed to deliberately go inside and close her garage door when she saw me coming by. From then on, whenever I saw her in the neighborhood, she completely ignores me. WTF?
So I came to the conclusion that it must be the guys wife, because the other woman seemed nice and friendly? I am totally confused. I saw one of them on Halloween and not a word or recognition. Strange. The guy always come up to me in the gym and likes to have friendly conversations about how we are liking San Antonio, and how he never sees us in the neighborhood blah blah blah. I wish he just wouldn't talk to me because I feel so uncomfortable knowing his wife doesn't seem to like it! Why doesn't he get that? Now I try my best to avoid him at all costs, but he caught me leaving tonight and had a 10 minute conversation how he hasn't seen me in awhile and making sure everything was okay. He said how he drives past our house everyday and never see us out and then he stopped seeing us at the gym all the time? Ugh, I was so nervous and uncomfortable and was just trying to get out of there! I hope he gets the hint and just STOPS talking to me.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
This one is for you Kristin :)
Kristin, Kk, or auntie kk are all words for my delightful sister in law, sister to my hubby and auntie to Alana and Collin :) She is a lovable girl and we all miss her dearly. She recently asked for me to write on here because she enjoys reading about all of us :)
Ok, let's see...I have been bad about updating on here!
After I dropped Joe off at the airport on Oct. 5th, the kids and I drove 10 hours to my family's house in New Mexico. Wow, that was a REALLY long drive, but the kids were good! I don't mind driving out west as much because I probably only saw like 10-20 cars the whole way :) I love open road driving with the music up, singing along and being with two of my favorite three people. I sure do wish Joe could have came, because I just feel so much more safe with him around and I just miss him.
We had a good visit, we only stayed a week. My mom is always happy to see us and everyone else is usually happy the first day or two ha ha ha, then the kids start to bug everyone :) My mom hooked me up with getting my hair and nails done, which is always a treat! My younger siblings did a wonderful job keeping my little ones entertained and I even had an afternoon to hike with David :) It was a good trip, and time went quickly, but we needed to get home for the kids school and other activities. They were perfect on the ride home, too! They are such good little travelers.
The next event that stands out was the night my friend Andrea, watched the kid while me and Alex went out to do some haunted houses! Alex and I go all the way back to my junior year, her senior year of high school! We have kept in touch and visited for the last 10 year, man we are getting old! Anyway, we went downtown San Antonio to go to a haunted house, but it was still daylight so we passed and went to dinner at Longhorn's...yummy!!! I got a margarita and thank goodness she was driving because that was MORE than enough for me lol. We had steak and reminisced about the good ole times and talked about the new. We then went to Sea World and did two of their haunted houses, a roller coaster (which scared the crap out of Alex mwhahaha), and caught the last bit of the Shamu show before I needed to get my kids home to bed! Thanks, Andrea for watching them!!
The next weekend, Alex and I took the kids to the pumpkin patch out here...wow, a let down from the previous pumpkin farm we went with my family in New Mexico :( Since it was such a dry summer here, everything died. They imported pumpkins out of cardboard boxes. Not quite the same as going out into the patch and picking your pumpkin off the vine. It was a super hot day and that did make the apple ice cream seem worth it! It was my first and best apple ice cream ever! That was probably the highlight of the day. Oh, the kids got to ride ponies, which they always find amazing :) It was a good day overall, I just had high expectations.
On Oct. 30th, we had tickets to our first San Antonio Rampage hockey game! Joe was suppose to be home on the 29th, but since I want him home for Christmas and New Years, he won't be home until Dec. 7th :( We were really bummed out that he wasn't able to attend with us, but we were in good company! Alot of the wives from work were there with their families and Alex came along too! It was nothing like a Caps game, even the price ;) $15 got you a good seat and a meal. Not too shabby. We had a good time, but by the 3rd period with 8 mins to go, Collin started to lose it. Instead of making it a miserable end, we ended up leaving a little early. On the way home, we stopped by Panera bread for dinner and a Halloween store and got me a vampire costume and Alex a beer maid outfit.
Oct. 31 we celebrated Halloween with mummy pizza, mac and cheese nuggets and monster punch :) I love this holiday. We got all dressed up and Alex came over after work. After eating dinner, we passed out some candy to trick or treaters and then went out to a few houses ourselves. The kids were satisfied with about 10 houses. Then, we went and just all passed out candy. It was fun! We turned on Halloween town after coming in until it was bed time.
The kids have been sick for awhile now. Before Joe left in early October, they all had a bad cough and chest congestion. Joe said his cleared out pretty quickly once he got out of here, so I was thinking it was just allergies for all of them. We went to my moms and it kept getting worse. After I came back it seemed to settle down a little bit. A week or two later, Collin's teacher tells me he was complaining about a bee buzzing in his ear all day long. That night was AWFUL. He screamed most of the night that his ear hurt and the moment the doctor's office opened in the morning I called to get him in!
He had an ear infection in both ears and bronchitis. They put him on antibiotics, steroids, and albuterol nebulizer treatments. While there, I asked the doctor to listen to Alana's lungs too, and she said she sounded worse! So she went on all of the above as well :( A week later, today, I take them back for a check up and Collin's ears still aren't clear, so still has to take his antibiotic and keep up with the breathing treatments until his cough is gone, slowing weaning him. Alana on the other hand seemed to only get worse so the doctor sent me to another hospital to get chest x-rays.
It was a walk-in type place, so I was thankful it didn't take long before they could see us. That didn't stop Collin from throwing a fit and trying to jump from chair to chair, scaring all the elderly people there :/ The x-ray technician was male and I didn't think Alana would be very good, so for the first round, I left Collin outside with the iphone to keep him company. He did good and Alana did really good with the x-ray tech! That is a miracle since she is usually painfully shy of men. She even let him take her to do another one while I stayed outside with Collin.
We then went to Walmart to fill prescriptions and went to lunch with a friend. While at lunch, the doctor called to tell us she has walking pneumonia and need to start a different antibiotic and a something else for the nebulizer. Ugh, that meant another trip to wally world :( Thankfully, my friend Andrea offered to take them home with her while I went and fought the dreaded Walmart for my meds :) So much easier without two cranky, tired kids. We did take her to dance class and she did fine. The funny part is neither one of them (except that first night with Collin's ears) seems very sick. They still have their appetite and most of their energy, so it makes it painful to try and stay home and rest for many days. The doctor said they could keep going to school and activities as long as they seemed to be up for it and no fevers. All of this is allergy induced, so I am hoping whatever is bothering them ends REALLY soon.
I am so ready for Joe to be home and he is so ready to be home. It will be so nice to have him home for Christmas and New years. It will be his longest period of time home since we moved here...pathetic. Oh well, suck it up and be thankful he has a job and I don't have to work for now :) I'd probably have to quit even if I had a job with how sick these kids have been since moving here!
Ok, let's see...I have been bad about updating on here!
After I dropped Joe off at the airport on Oct. 5th, the kids and I drove 10 hours to my family's house in New Mexico. Wow, that was a REALLY long drive, but the kids were good! I don't mind driving out west as much because I probably only saw like 10-20 cars the whole way :) I love open road driving with the music up, singing along and being with two of my favorite three people. I sure do wish Joe could have came, because I just feel so much more safe with him around and I just miss him.
We had a good visit, we only stayed a week. My mom is always happy to see us and everyone else is usually happy the first day or two ha ha ha, then the kids start to bug everyone :) My mom hooked me up with getting my hair and nails done, which is always a treat! My younger siblings did a wonderful job keeping my little ones entertained and I even had an afternoon to hike with David :) It was a good trip, and time went quickly, but we needed to get home for the kids school and other activities. They were perfect on the ride home, too! They are such good little travelers.
The next event that stands out was the night my friend Andrea, watched the kid while me and Alex went out to do some haunted houses! Alex and I go all the way back to my junior year, her senior year of high school! We have kept in touch and visited for the last 10 year, man we are getting old! Anyway, we went downtown San Antonio to go to a haunted house, but it was still daylight so we passed and went to dinner at Longhorn's...yummy!!! I got a margarita and thank goodness she was driving because that was MORE than enough for me lol. We had steak and reminisced about the good ole times and talked about the new. We then went to Sea World and did two of their haunted houses, a roller coaster (which scared the crap out of Alex mwhahaha), and caught the last bit of the Shamu show before I needed to get my kids home to bed! Thanks, Andrea for watching them!!
The next weekend, Alex and I took the kids to the pumpkin patch out here...wow, a let down from the previous pumpkin farm we went with my family in New Mexico :( Since it was such a dry summer here, everything died. They imported pumpkins out of cardboard boxes. Not quite the same as going out into the patch and picking your pumpkin off the vine. It was a super hot day and that did make the apple ice cream seem worth it! It was my first and best apple ice cream ever! That was probably the highlight of the day. Oh, the kids got to ride ponies, which they always find amazing :) It was a good day overall, I just had high expectations.
On Oct. 30th, we had tickets to our first San Antonio Rampage hockey game! Joe was suppose to be home on the 29th, but since I want him home for Christmas and New Years, he won't be home until Dec. 7th :( We were really bummed out that he wasn't able to attend with us, but we were in good company! Alot of the wives from work were there with their families and Alex came along too! It was nothing like a Caps game, even the price ;) $15 got you a good seat and a meal. Not too shabby. We had a good time, but by the 3rd period with 8 mins to go, Collin started to lose it. Instead of making it a miserable end, we ended up leaving a little early. On the way home, we stopped by Panera bread for dinner and a Halloween store and got me a vampire costume and Alex a beer maid outfit.
Oct. 31 we celebrated Halloween with mummy pizza, mac and cheese nuggets and monster punch :) I love this holiday. We got all dressed up and Alex came over after work. After eating dinner, we passed out some candy to trick or treaters and then went out to a few houses ourselves. The kids were satisfied with about 10 houses. Then, we went and just all passed out candy. It was fun! We turned on Halloween town after coming in until it was bed time.
The kids have been sick for awhile now. Before Joe left in early October, they all had a bad cough and chest congestion. Joe said his cleared out pretty quickly once he got out of here, so I was thinking it was just allergies for all of them. We went to my moms and it kept getting worse. After I came back it seemed to settle down a little bit. A week or two later, Collin's teacher tells me he was complaining about a bee buzzing in his ear all day long. That night was AWFUL. He screamed most of the night that his ear hurt and the moment the doctor's office opened in the morning I called to get him in!
He had an ear infection in both ears and bronchitis. They put him on antibiotics, steroids, and albuterol nebulizer treatments. While there, I asked the doctor to listen to Alana's lungs too, and she said she sounded worse! So she went on all of the above as well :( A week later, today, I take them back for a check up and Collin's ears still aren't clear, so still has to take his antibiotic and keep up with the breathing treatments until his cough is gone, slowing weaning him. Alana on the other hand seemed to only get worse so the doctor sent me to another hospital to get chest x-rays.
It was a walk-in type place, so I was thankful it didn't take long before they could see us. That didn't stop Collin from throwing a fit and trying to jump from chair to chair, scaring all the elderly people there :/ The x-ray technician was male and I didn't think Alana would be very good, so for the first round, I left Collin outside with the iphone to keep him company. He did good and Alana did really good with the x-ray tech! That is a miracle since she is usually painfully shy of men. She even let him take her to do another one while I stayed outside with Collin.
We then went to Walmart to fill prescriptions and went to lunch with a friend. While at lunch, the doctor called to tell us she has walking pneumonia and need to start a different antibiotic and a something else for the nebulizer. Ugh, that meant another trip to wally world :( Thankfully, my friend Andrea offered to take them home with her while I went and fought the dreaded Walmart for my meds :) So much easier without two cranky, tired kids. We did take her to dance class and she did fine. The funny part is neither one of them (except that first night with Collin's ears) seems very sick. They still have their appetite and most of their energy, so it makes it painful to try and stay home and rest for many days. The doctor said they could keep going to school and activities as long as they seemed to be up for it and no fevers. All of this is allergy induced, so I am hoping whatever is bothering them ends REALLY soon.
I am so ready for Joe to be home and he is so ready to be home. It will be so nice to have him home for Christmas and New years. It will be his longest period of time home since we moved here...pathetic. Oh well, suck it up and be thankful he has a job and I don't have to work for now :) I'd probably have to quit even if I had a job with how sick these kids have been since moving here!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
News. Good or Bad?
While Joe is on TDY, I usually make an effort to ditch all sources of news, especially overseas news! But this morning, I decided to sneak a peek...
Bad idea. Something is always going on over there, Americans dying in suicide bomber attacks, planes being shot down, etc. Knowing this kind of information when the love of your life, husband, best friend and father to your children is over there, it pains me to read that he is in the middle of all this.
Coming from a military family, I am pretty good at not thinking about "what could be" and just focus on the positive. I usually am able to block it all out, and not read what is going on.
Many years ago, now, I banned myself from reading such things, but it seems almost every TDY, I look up world news and sure enough, there is some article that gets my heart squeezed and I am on edge until he calls, emails or skype's me!
This morning is the same...I feel like I am on an adrenaline rush, heart racing, body tense and a sick to my stomach feeling. It also gets those gears rolling in my head...what will I do if he does get killed over there? I don't have a job, I have two kids?? I wouldn't want to go burden someone else or nor would I want to go live with anyone. When I think about it I have absolutely no clue...
I guess things would end up falling into place, hard decisions would have to be made and I would be one hell of a mess. Tears come to my eyes when I think I wouldn't have Joe in my life, my heart starts to break and I begin to feel lost.
I pray this NEVER becomes a reality...I just once again need to lock these thoughts down in my mind and throw away the key until I decide to take another peep at the news :(
P.S. Joe, you better call me soon!
P.S.S. He called :)
Bad idea. Something is always going on over there, Americans dying in suicide bomber attacks, planes being shot down, etc. Knowing this kind of information when the love of your life, husband, best friend and father to your children is over there, it pains me to read that he is in the middle of all this.
Coming from a military family, I am pretty good at not thinking about "what could be" and just focus on the positive. I usually am able to block it all out, and not read what is going on.
Many years ago, now, I banned myself from reading such things, but it seems almost every TDY, I look up world news and sure enough, there is some article that gets my heart squeezed and I am on edge until he calls, emails or skype's me!
This morning is the same...I feel like I am on an adrenaline rush, heart racing, body tense and a sick to my stomach feeling. It also gets those gears rolling in my head...what will I do if he does get killed over there? I don't have a job, I have two kids?? I wouldn't want to go burden someone else or nor would I want to go live with anyone. When I think about it I have absolutely no clue...
I guess things would end up falling into place, hard decisions would have to be made and I would be one hell of a mess. Tears come to my eyes when I think I wouldn't have Joe in my life, my heart starts to break and I begin to feel lost.
I pray this NEVER becomes a reality...I just once again need to lock these thoughts down in my mind and throw away the key until I decide to take another peep at the news :(
P.S. Joe, you better call me soon!
P.S.S. He called :)
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Plastic Surgery
So for those of you who don't know, I have been on a weight loss journey for a few years now. I am down over 60 lbs from the weight that was typical when I wasn't pregnant. During my pregnancies, I put on 60+ lbs in just water weight. So at points, I was over 120 lbs heavier than I am today. Crazy to think about! But that being said, because of the dramatic gains and losses, my skin took alot of wear and stretching.
Most people can't tell, but most places on my body, you can pull loose skin away. It is bad in my arms, stomach and thighs. It drives me nuts :) So I decided to see what it would entail and cost to get some of this excess skin removed. The results are mind boggling!
Two separate operations.
For my arm and thighs: $11,900
Tummy tuck: $8,670
Wholly crap that is ALOT of money! That is all I can wrap my mind around right now :) The surgeon said he highly recommends the tummy tuck for me because he could get the most results there. I have stretch marks on my stomach and he said he could get rid of most all of them!! Wow, didn't really think that was possible.
I have a whole mental stigma against plastic surgery, too. I think it seems so vain of me to want this. I have never had a great body, not that I will after either, but I didn't ever think I would be one to get something done like this...the pain, the money, the healing. This isn't an all of a sudden idea for me. I have been thinking about this for years and it was one of my motivations for my working out and eating a healthy diet. What I want to get done can't be done by diet and exercise, to change it, the only option is removal.
I also had another doctor appointment for my heart and blood pressure that I need to get sorted out before trying to sort anymore of this plastic surgery stuff out. But I just wanted to share about what I found out! Not sure how someone can justify to spend that kind of money on altering their body??? I will let you know if I do figure it out ;)
Most people can't tell, but most places on my body, you can pull loose skin away. It is bad in my arms, stomach and thighs. It drives me nuts :) So I decided to see what it would entail and cost to get some of this excess skin removed. The results are mind boggling!
Two separate operations.
For my arm and thighs: $11,900
Tummy tuck: $8,670
Wholly crap that is ALOT of money! That is all I can wrap my mind around right now :) The surgeon said he highly recommends the tummy tuck for me because he could get the most results there. I have stretch marks on my stomach and he said he could get rid of most all of them!! Wow, didn't really think that was possible.
I have a whole mental stigma against plastic surgery, too. I think it seems so vain of me to want this. I have never had a great body, not that I will after either, but I didn't ever think I would be one to get something done like this...the pain, the money, the healing. This isn't an all of a sudden idea for me. I have been thinking about this for years and it was one of my motivations for my working out and eating a healthy diet. What I want to get done can't be done by diet and exercise, to change it, the only option is removal.
I also had another doctor appointment for my heart and blood pressure that I need to get sorted out before trying to sort anymore of this plastic surgery stuff out. But I just wanted to share about what I found out! Not sure how someone can justify to spend that kind of money on altering their body??? I will let you know if I do figure it out ;)
Friday, September 23, 2011
Happy Rantings!
I feel like ranting today...and I guess they aren't exactly happy :)
First on my list is: I want my kids to sleep longer in the morning! I hate waking up early and I know it is good they don't sleep until noon-anymore. ha ha ha. But mommy is a happier camper when she gets to sleep in! I can't seem to fall asleep earlier if I don't take some kind of night time medication! I was (in my mind) addicted to Nyquil until I used it all and decided I won't be buying that for myself anymore :)
Second: I hate money. I hate that it controls everything and is so important. I find it especially annoying since I do work hard, but I don't monetarily contribute to the family. It bugs me! You can probably never have enough, I am thankful I don't HAVE to work outside the house and that we don't need for anything.
Third: I hate chores with a passion and my kids can be, at times, the messiest kids in the world. I wish I could even like just one chore...but I don't. Unless it is mowing the lawn to get a break from the kids or re-organizing something when I have a good idea (Doesn't happen often). It is probably a good thing we move every couple of years!
Fourth: I truly am sick of being told how tired I look. It seems like I get this comment from strangers alot. I know running around with my two kids all day long takes it toll on me, but I ignore it and when you bring up, then I start to get mentally tired!
Fifth: Why do so many women dress up to take their kids to school? Even back in VA, the women at our school didn't doll up to drop your kids off at school! Joe even made the comment that they must be the "Real Housewives of Boerne" LOL! Now I feel pressure to dress up to take my kids to school so I'm not that young mom who doesn't know how things go around here. :( Ugh. I would like to just stay in my PJ's and get ready after I drop them off! I know I could, but I don't like to stand out in the crowd, even though I usually always do with looking so young, but I am noticing I fit in a little better that way here in Texas.
Sixth: I hate how everyone here has a big ole truck and doesn't know how to park the dang thing!! Don't buy it or drive it if you can't handle it...or take a class and learn! You aren't suppose to take up 3 spaces near the front of the store and in middle of the aisle!! Go to the back of the parking lot at least.
Seventh: I just can't be happy, I guess. I use to complain how everyone was so unsocial back east and now here, I feel like people are to nice! I don't like strangers when I am out and about- espcially if you are male. I probably don't want to talk to you unless I make eye contact with you and initiate the conversation. Please stop trying to gab it up with me when I am just trying to get through the grocery store or taking a walk or asking me a million questions when you figure out that I am not really from here. You usually get borderline or completely nosey! ( I am pretty nosey, so I can't really hold it against them)
Ahhhh, I feel a little better :) I am having one of those days. I know you all know what I mean!
First on my list is: I want my kids to sleep longer in the morning! I hate waking up early and I know it is good they don't sleep until noon-anymore. ha ha ha. But mommy is a happier camper when she gets to sleep in! I can't seem to fall asleep earlier if I don't take some kind of night time medication! I was (in my mind) addicted to Nyquil until I used it all and decided I won't be buying that for myself anymore :)
Second: I hate money. I hate that it controls everything and is so important. I find it especially annoying since I do work hard, but I don't monetarily contribute to the family. It bugs me! You can probably never have enough, I am thankful I don't HAVE to work outside the house and that we don't need for anything.
Third: I hate chores with a passion and my kids can be, at times, the messiest kids in the world. I wish I could even like just one chore...but I don't. Unless it is mowing the lawn to get a break from the kids or re-organizing something when I have a good idea (Doesn't happen often). It is probably a good thing we move every couple of years!
Fourth: I truly am sick of being told how tired I look. It seems like I get this comment from strangers alot. I know running around with my two kids all day long takes it toll on me, but I ignore it and when you bring up, then I start to get mentally tired!
Fifth: Why do so many women dress up to take their kids to school? Even back in VA, the women at our school didn't doll up to drop your kids off at school! Joe even made the comment that they must be the "Real Housewives of Boerne" LOL! Now I feel pressure to dress up to take my kids to school so I'm not that young mom who doesn't know how things go around here. :( Ugh. I would like to just stay in my PJ's and get ready after I drop them off! I know I could, but I don't like to stand out in the crowd, even though I usually always do with looking so young, but I am noticing I fit in a little better that way here in Texas.
Sixth: I hate how everyone here has a big ole truck and doesn't know how to park the dang thing!! Don't buy it or drive it if you can't handle it...or take a class and learn! You aren't suppose to take up 3 spaces near the front of the store and in middle of the aisle!! Go to the back of the parking lot at least.
Seventh: I just can't be happy, I guess. I use to complain how everyone was so unsocial back east and now here, I feel like people are to nice! I don't like strangers when I am out and about- espcially if you are male. I probably don't want to talk to you unless I make eye contact with you and initiate the conversation. Please stop trying to gab it up with me when I am just trying to get through the grocery store or taking a walk or asking me a million questions when you figure out that I am not really from here. You usually get borderline or completely nosey! ( I am pretty nosey, so I can't really hold it against them)
Ahhhh, I feel a little better :) I am having one of those days. I know you all know what I mean!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Camping!
I have no idea why, but I love the OUTDOORS! I don't remember doing alot of camping when I was younger or anything, but I have always felt at peace whenever i'm outdoors, either just eating dinner on the patio, riding my bike through the villages in Germany, running on the W&OD trail or whatever it may be.
Joe and I went camping once when we were dating (ha ha ha) and that is a story in itself, but last year, when Collin was 1, we decided to get a big ole tent and some camping gear to try to go camping more. We went up in the Shenandoah Mountains, and it was a nightmare, he wasn't ready and cried most of the night :) Wasn't sure if we were ever going to go again, but I worked with him over the past year to not have to have his own room and complete silence to go to bed. This made this year's camping trip much easier!
We debated where to go camping, Enchanted Rock or Colorado Bend State Park and the latter won because the pictures looked better :) We were one of the only people staying and no one was around us. We brought Belle, too. She scared off the deer when we first got there, but was well behaved otherwise! She has been coming along well in her on and off training :)
We set up camp and it was just up from a river in a canyon area. Very nice setting. The days are still very hot here in Texas, but the nights cool down into the 60's so that was bearable. Joe put up our gigantic tent while I dragged all the stuff down from the car.
After camp was setup, we went for a hike! We wanted to do the waterfall hike, but were told it was only trickling. It is a pretty long hike, so we are saving it for when it will be more of a waterfall to view. The state park rangers told us about some fresh water spring ponds that were on a hike and we decided to go check them out. They said it was only like 1/2 to them, but it was more like 1 mile + and carrying two kids, by the time we were done, it felt more like 10 miles instead of 2!
The trail was along the river most of the way. The kids called the cactus we passed "pokies" and we saw an Armadillo. We weren't sure what it was at first, so we sent daddy to investigate :) Once we got to the pond, we were surprised they were green :/ But they were teeming with life. Little fish and big fish and who knows what else. they flowed from one area to another down rock like cliffs and the kids had a ball climbing through the water and trying to catch fish and slipping on the slippery rocks/silt. Mommy and daddy on the other hand (at least mommy) was freaking out about them slipping and hurting themselves or into the deeper water :) They were all wet and we sat down for a snack and a drink before heading back.
When we got back to camp, we were physically tired, but it wasn't quite dinner time yet. So we all headed down to the river area to do a little exploring. Again, there were a bunch of fish of all sizes, little water snails and TONS of little frogs! I caught one for the kids to see up close and personal. We walked up and down the water's edge looking for things. I have to say, I enjoyed this a lot and reminded me of some childhood memories :) We headed back up to camp for dinner.
Dinner was pretty basic. We weren't allowed to have any flames of any sort since it has been so dry and hot here in Texas. So we just had some sandwiches and chips. We then went and used the potty's (gross) and got ready for bed. We brought the Ipad and watched Rio (for the umpteenth time). Once it was dark, the kids were out, like light bulbs. It was fantastic until...
Raccoons. We didn't take our garbage up to the dumpster, but hung it in the tree. Ugh, that was a mistake. The darn raccoons were at it all night waking Joe and I up every 20 mins at night. After that, the deer came to see what they were up to and then the rascally raccoons started to go for our cooler. Not sure why Belle never barked at any of them. Maybe she knew she wasn't suppose to?
In the morning, (mommy didn't want to wake up) Alana was the first up, followed by daddy and then Collin. Amazing that Collin wasn't first! We had muffins and donut holes, backed up and loaded up the car because we had a pool party to get to that afternoon.
So it was a good time! We learned something new...throw away your trash BEFORE bed :) We are excited to go again soon. So glad the kids enjoyed it so much. Just hoping I get a little more sleep next time.
Our Beach Outing!
I have slowed down on my blogging...life has been so hectic for me with Daddy being gone and having the kids, plus a dog, plus a house to maintain! So sorry...
Alexandra, one of my two really good friends from high school, and I have been meeting up on the weekends to do stuff. She is here for a year, without her husband, so she has some free time :) We decided to take a trip to the beach and it turned out to be quite an adventure!
So I tried doing my research before we went, but you can only do so much. I read you should get a parking pass for beach areas before getting there and I thought we'd be fine just going to the Corpus Christi bay beach area...WRONG!
So I stop at an HEB (grocery store here in TX) that I researched before hand. The outside and area in general looked shady, but I went in anyway. I was stared down (only white girl and not sure if they ever had seen one before??) and was pretty uncomfortable. Everyone looked at me crazy when inquiring about a beach parking pass and directed me to go to a Stripes (gas station). Alex stayed in the car with the youngins :)
We get to the Stripes, not far from HEB and I tell Alex it is her turn! Ha ha ha, she said I'm not getting out...and I said, okay you are prettier, so I am less likely to get stolen. LOL! I was pretty freaked out, too. So I go in and the lady at the cashier looks at me like I am crazy and she asked why I would stop there and to go closer to the beach. As soon as I get in the car, Alex tells me OMG that girl is a prostitute! I look and sure enough, the (not so attractive) lady who was pacing in front of the gas station before I went in, was all over a guy in the corner area. Can we say CREEPY! Needless to say, we moved on as quickly as my little Mazda would take us :)
Then, we stop at the next Stripes where I get Alex to go in :) She said the guy was creepy in there and was trying to get her to buy some candy?! He said we didn't need one in that area. Geez, this darn pass is a pain! But we go to find a spot on the beach area. So the area looks nice, but the people and the beach area is pretty gross!
We get on the beach and right off the bat, this little boy comes and starts taking our toys and playing with them. I didn't care much, but I think Alex was like WTF? lol. We eat our sub par lunch and the creepy kin folk of the boy come up to show us a jellyfish and ask us if we want to touch it...we were like NO!! And he came back a little later to ask if we had a knife? strange. Then some gangster looking guys came and we were like, let's drive that extra hour to the nice area!
So off we went, not sure where the hell we were going. Alex drove right onto a ferry in port Aransas :) Ready or not, we went to the other side, not sure if that was even where we really wanted to go. SO MUCH nicer over there. We drove for awhile and decided we better stop and see the beach here. We sure were glad when we stopped (even tho we didn't have that dang pass we were TRYING to get). It was nice, pretty white sandy beaches and no seaweed or murky water. We could see little fish swimming and we all had so much fun playing on this beach. No creepy people approached us and we had wished we knew about this spot all along. It was getting late in the day and had a long drive ahead of us. On the way home we stopped at Whataburger (LOVE) and DQ ha ha ha for a potty break. All in all a great adventure, even tho parts were a bit sketchy. So glad I didn't do that one alone :)
P.S. We brought Belle with us, too! She was good, for her :) She wanted the ice cream man and bikers, but other than that I was happy she came.
Alexandra, one of my two really good friends from high school, and I have been meeting up on the weekends to do stuff. She is here for a year, without her husband, so she has some free time :) We decided to take a trip to the beach and it turned out to be quite an adventure!
So I tried doing my research before we went, but you can only do so much. I read you should get a parking pass for beach areas before getting there and I thought we'd be fine just going to the Corpus Christi bay beach area...WRONG!
So I stop at an HEB (grocery store here in TX) that I researched before hand. The outside and area in general looked shady, but I went in anyway. I was stared down (only white girl and not sure if they ever had seen one before??) and was pretty uncomfortable. Everyone looked at me crazy when inquiring about a beach parking pass and directed me to go to a Stripes (gas station). Alex stayed in the car with the youngins :)
We get to the Stripes, not far from HEB and I tell Alex it is her turn! Ha ha ha, she said I'm not getting out...and I said, okay you are prettier, so I am less likely to get stolen. LOL! I was pretty freaked out, too. So I go in and the lady at the cashier looks at me like I am crazy and she asked why I would stop there and to go closer to the beach. As soon as I get in the car, Alex tells me OMG that girl is a prostitute! I look and sure enough, the (not so attractive) lady who was pacing in front of the gas station before I went in, was all over a guy in the corner area. Can we say CREEPY! Needless to say, we moved on as quickly as my little Mazda would take us :)
Then, we stop at the next Stripes where I get Alex to go in :) She said the guy was creepy in there and was trying to get her to buy some candy?! He said we didn't need one in that area. Geez, this darn pass is a pain! But we go to find a spot on the beach area. So the area looks nice, but the people and the beach area is pretty gross!
We get on the beach and right off the bat, this little boy comes and starts taking our toys and playing with them. I didn't care much, but I think Alex was like WTF? lol. We eat our sub par lunch and the creepy kin folk of the boy come up to show us a jellyfish and ask us if we want to touch it...we were like NO!! And he came back a little later to ask if we had a knife? strange. Then some gangster looking guys came and we were like, let's drive that extra hour to the nice area!
So off we went, not sure where the hell we were going. Alex drove right onto a ferry in port Aransas :) Ready or not, we went to the other side, not sure if that was even where we really wanted to go. SO MUCH nicer over there. We drove for awhile and decided we better stop and see the beach here. We sure were glad when we stopped (even tho we didn't have that dang pass we were TRYING to get). It was nice, pretty white sandy beaches and no seaweed or murky water. We could see little fish swimming and we all had so much fun playing on this beach. No creepy people approached us and we had wished we knew about this spot all along. It was getting late in the day and had a long drive ahead of us. On the way home we stopped at Whataburger (LOVE) and DQ ha ha ha for a potty break. All in all a great adventure, even tho parts were a bit sketchy. So glad I didn't do that one alone :)
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