Our Trip to Texas Part II

The last half of our trip was spent in Austin, Texas.  We drove from the lake in Oklahoma to Austin with my brother. 

I'm telling you, If someone told me today that I had to pack up and move in 24 hours, my destination would be Austin, Texas.

That city is so full of fun things, great food, and wonderful experiences.  There is always something to do, and more importantly I have some wonderful family who live there.

We got to spend most of our time with my sweet cousin, Halley and her little family.  She is expecting her second baby boy in October and they are also in the middle of a BIG reno (that may or may not be on TV in the fall!) and it was fun to see the progress.

 

We spent the day at Lake Austin with them and I got up on the wake board on my first try! I was excited. :)

 

Perhaps the highlight of my day was when we ran out of gas and the boys pulled our boat with a rope to shore.  No joke...it was so funny!  Thankfully after a few minutes of swimming, another boat towed us the rest of the way. 

We also went the Barton Springs pool and it was freezing cold.  Refreshing in a way, though.

We finished up our time going to a few places on sixth street/downtown Austin and then flew back..It was not near enough time to spend in Austin.  Maybe one day we can retire on a 15 million dollar home on the lake there...  I can dream. :)

In other news,  remember the garden that Penny dug up?

 

 It's doing quite well now.

I think it's safe to say I have a green thumb! YAY!

 

 I made some homemade bruschetta with the tomatoes, basil, parsley, and oregano from my garden.  You just can't beat fresh veggies like that.

And lastly, I am going to have a line up of some DIY projects/furniture makeovers I've recently done..so don't go far.  They're gonna be fun!  :)  

Xoxo,

Kait

Our Vacation to Texas.

Last week, the hubby and I traveled to Texas for a week long vacation.  It really couldn't have come at a better time, for one, the weather was actually cooler in Texas than in NC..which NEVER happens and I was so ready for a break from work.

We spent the first half of our trip in my hometown of northeast Texas.  We got to visit my best friend since 4th grade and her sweet little baby girl, Brinkli. She is ADORABLE and definitely gave me baby fever. ;)

We trekked up to Oklahoma with my dad and brother to beautiful Broken Bow Lake for a couple days...we had a wonderful time water skiing, tubing, and enjoying the beautiful weather.  I got some sun though.. even on my knuckles!  Ha!

 I also got stung  by a bee for the first time in like 15 years!  It was in my beach towel and when I got out of the pool, I felt the sucker sting me right on my bottom!  That was right after he got me...fast forward 3 hours and the sting was RED and swollen to the size of a potato!

 Only in Texas would you see a construction crew man wearing (in 100 degree weather) a cowboy hat, wranglers, long sleeves and carrying (what we thought) was a gun in his belt!

 My sweet cat, Waldo.  I've had him for about ten years.

 Stay tuned for the second half of our trip...Austin!


xoxo,

Kait

I hope you didn't hold your breath while I was gone...

Well well well...

I have returned!  Man, I didn't plan on taking that long of a break from the good ol blog, but I guess life has just been busy!

Lots has happened since the last time I posted.  Let's see if I can even remember it all!  (That's the worst part about not blogging...I don't want to forget any big events/memories that I need to document on here!)

We just returned from a week long vacation to Texas.  We split up our time between Northeast Texas and Austin.  It was wonderful.  I'll have to post some photos later about our time.

Today we celebrated July Forth with my in-laws and then went to downtown Raleigh for the fireworks display show.  Didn't see much because some tall buildings were blocking the view, but that's okay.  We enjoyed time with our friends.  :)

I promise to update about what's been going in the Jones' household...don't forget about me!

We have had some big changes in our little life over the past few weeks..i'm excited to share them soon.

Stay tuned!

Kait