Thursday, October 21, 2010

Careers

What does your career say about you? And does it speak even louder if you are unhappy or bored with it?

I'm neither of these, but it's curious to see people in those positions sometimes. Sure life can be frustrating in general, but I'm really glad to be part of a career that helps out kids in some way. Still have counseling and coaching on the table in the future....:)

Bunco night was a huge success and last night of kickball tonight! I'm sleepy.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Gameday!

I'm going to College Station this weekend for a Dell tailgate and a little FTA football!!

WHOOP!! :)

Thursday, October 14, 2010

A Random Thanks...

Just a special thanks to those who serve our country. It's not a holiday or I don't know of anyone that has died recently...it was just brought to my attention how hard it is to be married, or in a family with those deployed or in limbo of moving or being deployed. There are times when there is no communication between loved ones- and you don't take things like talking on the phone or seeing someone, or even a simple email for granted. You wait to hear the phone ring, or have an email in your inbox, but at the same time pray that it's good and not bad news. I cannot imagine. So, thank you for all you do. Not only do you leave your most prized possessions behind, but you fight selflessly for my freedom. For that, I am forever grateful.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A Walk to Cure

Time to brag a little...I love Steven for many reasons, but one is that he's so selfless. He's always involved in some kind of community service- whether it's mentoring an elementary student, painting a house, or raising awarness and money for a cause. His latest venture is co-heading up a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). We (his Dell organization, GenNext and some friends) are doing a walk in Austin on October 31st at 8 AM, but they aren't stopping there. They are planning a bowling fundraiser to give back even more to JDRF. So, I'm here to help in advertising the walk on Halloween, and the bowling tournament. I will be at both, and am very excited! I will give more details soon about the bowling event- but it's going to be HUGE! Over 200 people, door prizes, costume contests, and bowling of course! The date is November 13th, so mark your calendars and let me know if you are interested in participating!





If you want to know more about JDRF, here is their website.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Mates of State

Quirky band from Connecticut that consist of the wife, Cori, and her husband, Jason. Cori plays the keyboard and organ, and Jason plays the drums. Their music is catchy and I love the lyrics. They recently have been the music on a Carnival commerical and an AT&T commercial too I think. They are precious and so hip. I wish I was this cool. :) If you haven't heard of them you should check them out. Some of my favorite songs are "My Only Offer", "Rearranger", "Get Better" and the recognizable "For the Actor". My favorite is their cover of a Tom Wait's song "The Long Way Home". Such a great sound together.


Enjoy! :)

Ready for fall...

Last week was such a tease. I need it to be cool and pretty soon. This hot and humid weather is really starting to get to me! Not much as been happening except I went to Austin City Limits this past weekend. I'm sure most people have heard of it, but it's a 3 day festival at a gorgeous park in downtown Austin. The headliners this year were Phish, Muse, and The Eagles. Last year I went stage hopping to make sure I heard lots of bands, and Paige and I got super up close during a lot of sets, but this year I didn't get close once. The weather was absolutely perfect (well, a little too hot on Saturday) so it was nice to lay on the nice green grass and have a couple drinks with friends. Friday night was actually my favorite when Steve, Amy and I left Zilker Park to see a free Mates of State show at Mohawk. They are so lovely, and I'm so glad we missed Phish (and The Strokes) to see them. Totally worth it. I'm still catching up on sleep, and I have a feeling it won't really catch up til this next weekend.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

My roomie is engaged!!!

Laura and Ryan got engaged last week on her lunch break at school! Here are some sweet, sweet pictures of the actual engagement (a friend was hiding in the bushes) and the ring! I am so happy for her. Ryan is a great guy, and I hope they can get to planning soon! He's in the Navy, so it's hard running on military time sometimes. Best of luck, dear friends! :)

The place where he proposed...Botanical Gardens at Zilker Park in Austin.




Love it and love them!! Such a happy mood when you look at these pictures :)

I love Fall!

Oktoberfest was a blast! I forgot how much I LOVE Fredericksburg, Texas! It has been a while. The weather was perfect, I actually got more than 7 hours of sleep- I was ready for a fun day with my mom :) We left about 10 in the morning, and went straight to the tents for Oktoberfest. We immediately took pictures with the huge beer-stein at the entrance. It wasn't as crowded early, so we were about to look at a lot of arts and crafts, try some German food, and get seats at the German band (that played the chicken dance SIX times while we sat there!) 

After we had enough German-ness, we walked around Main Street and window shopped (mostly!) and then headed to Becker Vineyard. This place was gorgeous! I wish he had had more time there. It was $10 and you get 6 wine tasting tickets. All the bartenders were so friendly, and the wine was very, very good! I don't like red wine that much, and I brought home a bottle with me! As we were milling about and looking for cheese, I turned around and saw my mom had run into Beth! She is the mom of three kiddos we used to be very close with growing up. I say kiddos, but Annie (who was the reason they were there- for her bachelorette party) is my age, Lynn is a year younger than me (and the one I was closest with when I was little), and then Jimmy who was good friends and swam with Daniel. Jimmy now swims for UT and is making a name for himself. It's neat to follow him on TV and in the paper. Hopefully he'll be in London in 2012! It was great to see them and I found out Lynn lives 2 miles from me in Austin! Annie is getting married next weekend, and Lynn is getting married 11/11/11 in VEGAS next year! AT the Bellagio on a balcony. How exciting! :) Here is me, Beth and Lynn at the vineyard. Lynn is tall. I am small.
It was a great day! Steven was at a wedding with his folks, and I wish I could have gone, but spending the day with my mom was just priceless! Then Sunday we went to lunch for Mr. Yarrington's birthday, hung out with the parents for a bit, then headed back to Austin to see The Social Network with friends. I will give my opinion on that movie in a later post! I also have exciting news to post, but it needs a post all of it's own! It's not new news, but it's news I haven't blogged about :)

Also, Steve and I booked our weekend "getaway"! We'll be staying at the Antler Hotel! Going fishing, hiking, and visiting a vineyard! So excited for a nice, relaxing, CHEAP weekend away! :) Check out the hotel/cabin- it's precious! And on Lake LBJ- my favorite lake :)