The show was one of the best Senior Serve shows that I have seen yet. They kept the crowd going, and there were a variety of seniors involved. It was a great night of food, fun, and entertainment overall, and I am so glad that I got to be there. :)
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Senior Serve 2015
This year I know quite a few seniors personally, but I wasn't expecting to attend Senior Serve. As fate would have it, someone in Destiny's family couldn't attend, so Brittany and I got to go. Her tables were absolutely beautiful and original--just like her.
The show was one of the best Senior Serve shows that I have seen yet. They kept the crowd going, and there were a variety of seniors involved. It was a great night of food, fun, and entertainment overall, and I am so glad that I got to be there. :)
The show was one of the best Senior Serve shows that I have seen yet. They kept the crowd going, and there were a variety of seniors involved. It was a great night of food, fun, and entertainment overall, and I am so glad that I got to be there. :)
Thursday, January 15, 2015
The Glow Run
One of the clubs that I help sponsor decided that our big event for the year would be to host a glow run 5k. It was a ton of work, and there are a thousand things that we will change if we do it in the future, but I think everyone who came out to run had a great time. Below are a few photos from the run. :)
Friday, January 2, 2015
Jason's Birthday
Jason and Wendy were down for Jason's birthday this year, so we knew that we needed to do something fun for him. We had already exhausted all of the local places by this point in their visit, so we knew needed to get into the car and drive.
Jason likes Italian food, so we settled on Maggiano's in Downtown Houston. The food and atmosphere were divine, and we had a blast trying a mix of appetizers, entrees and desserts.
After we finished eating, it was already pretty late because of the slow service at the restaurant. We kept joking that our waiter had gone home for the night, and then he came back and made (what we hope was) a joke about falling asleep in the back. Next, we headed out to Katy to see what Top Golf was all about. By the time we got there, the place was BUSY. It was like being at a club. There was an hour wait for a space, so we hung out and people watched to pass the time.
Although Wendy and I couldn't actually play, it was a neat experience and one I would do again. Britt and the boys had a great time trying to best each other's best score.
All good things must come to end, so we finally drove back into El Campo at the ripe time of 2:45. My mom is a saint and was still up playing with the little girls in the living room because Marlee cried when they tried to go to sleep. Emmy is a night owl too, so it was no problem for her to literally still be running laps around the room at this time.
Happy Birthday Old Man Jason. Hope you had as much fun as we did.
Jason likes Italian food, so we settled on Maggiano's in Downtown Houston. The food and atmosphere were divine, and we had a blast trying a mix of appetizers, entrees and desserts.
After we finished eating, it was already pretty late because of the slow service at the restaurant. We kept joking that our waiter had gone home for the night, and then he came back and made (what we hope was) a joke about falling asleep in the back. Next, we headed out to Katy to see what Top Golf was all about. By the time we got there, the place was BUSY. It was like being at a club. There was an hour wait for a space, so we hung out and people watched to pass the time.
Although Wendy and I couldn't actually play, it was a neat experience and one I would do again. Britt and the boys had a great time trying to best each other's best score.
All good things must come to end, so we finally drove back into El Campo at the ripe time of 2:45. My mom is a saint and was still up playing with the little girls in the living room because Marlee cried when they tried to go to sleep. Emmy is a night owl too, so it was no problem for her to literally still be running laps around the room at this time.
Happy Birthday Old Man Jason. Hope you had as much fun as we did.
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
New Year's Eve 2014
We had a wild and rowdy bunch for New Year's Eve this year. We met at Mom's house and had taco soup and a plethora of snacks. After eating and playing Cards Against Humanity, we headed out of the city limits to pop fireworks and get into general mischief. It was a real good time.
Here is a picture of most of our group. Don't let our fancy clothes fool you, we were there to have a good time.
Wendy bought the girls Frozen hats. Emmy kept saying, "I'm Elsa; you're Anna." And this time she was right!
Britt had fun playing with the sparklers.
Once again, I had the pleasure of ringing in the New Year with this stud. For whatever reason, he keeps me around, and I will always consider myself lucky.
Happy 2015! I know our greatest adventures yet await us, and I can't think of a better group of family and friends to start it off with!
Here is a picture of most of our group. Don't let our fancy clothes fool you, we were there to have a good time.
Wendy bought the girls Frozen hats. Emmy kept saying, "I'm Elsa; you're Anna." And this time she was right!
Britt had fun playing with the sparklers.
Once again, I had the pleasure of ringing in the New Year with this stud. For whatever reason, he keeps me around, and I will always consider myself lucky.
Happy 2015! I know our greatest adventures yet await us, and I can't think of a better group of family and friends to start it off with!
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Rives Family Christmas Swap
On the fourth day of Christmas my family brought to me, four boxes full of Christmas Goodies!! Well they weren't just for me, but I had a few of them.
On Saturday, we visited with my Dad's family, and we had our Christmas celebration with them. Since this was not anyone's first or only Christmas celebration, and we were all a little tired, we chose to go out to eat. My grandparents love to eat at Casa Hernandez when they are in town, but we found out when we got there that they were closed all weekend. Not to be deterred, we drove to Wharton to La Casona and enjoyed a wonderful feast fit for our spicy crowd.
When we got back to Mom's house, we started the gift swaps. All of the little kids started us off by opening their presents. Once they were done, the real fun could begin. We do two white elephant gift rings. One is a $25 gift only for the adults, and the other one is a $10 gift/gag gift that everyone participates in. Both of these are great entertainment and not to be missed.
Emmy sure does love Papa Bo. She sat and opened presents with him almost the whole time.
She was pretty excited about her new Cabbage Patch baby.
We had so much fun laughing and hanging out. We stayed up WAY too late just sitting around talking. Brittany and I sat with Papa and went on a fact finding mission to learn more about his family. It was a great night, and it makes me grateful to know I have such an amazing support system. Although I don't get to see my family as much as I would like to, when it counts, they are there. In the end, I guess that is what really matters. That and the Special K treats...those count a lot too. :)
On Saturday, we visited with my Dad's family, and we had our Christmas celebration with them. Since this was not anyone's first or only Christmas celebration, and we were all a little tired, we chose to go out to eat. My grandparents love to eat at Casa Hernandez when they are in town, but we found out when we got there that they were closed all weekend. Not to be deterred, we drove to Wharton to La Casona and enjoyed a wonderful feast fit for our spicy crowd.
When we got back to Mom's house, we started the gift swaps. All of the little kids started us off by opening their presents. Once they were done, the real fun could begin. We do two white elephant gift rings. One is a $25 gift only for the adults, and the other one is a $10 gift/gag gift that everyone participates in. Both of these are great entertainment and not to be missed.
Emmy sure does love Papa Bo. She sat and opened presents with him almost the whole time.
She was pretty excited about her new Cabbage Patch baby.
We had so much fun laughing and hanging out. We stayed up WAY too late just sitting around talking. Brittany and I sat with Papa and went on a fact finding mission to learn more about his family. It was a great night, and it makes me grateful to know I have such an amazing support system. Although I don't get to see my family as much as I would like to, when it counts, they are there. In the end, I guess that is what really matters. That and the Special K treats...those count a lot too. :)
Friday, December 26, 2014
Christmas at our House
Christmas at our house was a very belated affair. In the midst of all of our celebrations, we didn't make time for Emmy to open the presents that we bought her. I could have taken them to my parents' house on Christmas Morning, but I knew she would have plenty of stuff there. I am also just selfish enough that I wanted to give my gifts their own 10 minutes of fame rather than be lost in the crowd.
She was very motivated to open these packages because she had been looking at them longingly for about a week and a half.
We tried not to go overboard this year, so the gifts we bough her fell into one of four categories.
The most exciting gift was of course the Elsa doll that she has been asking for for several months. Her reaction as she opened it was priceless. When she found out that Elsa sang, her excitement only grew. Daddy's sighs might have grown when he learned about this hidden fact as well.
Then there were big hugs for both of us and many thanks.
Bradley and I didn't really buy each other a lot of gift this year. We got new shirts for Christmas Eve, and neither of us really wanted anything big. I couldn't let the holiday pass without anything for him to open though so Emmy bought him an ultra soft throw to use in the living room. He really liked it and has been snuggled up in it on many occasions since.
Before I knew it, the tiny person had cleared out and was taking her new gifts for a test drive. When I saw this get-up, I knew we had made the right choice.
Merry Christmas gentle readers, and in the midst of all the gifts and family time, may we take a few moments to reflect on what the season is really all about.
She was very motivated to open these packages because she had been looking at them longingly for about a week and a half.
We tried not to go overboard this year, so the gifts we bough her fell into one of four categories.
- Something to Wear
- Something to Read
- Something You Want
- Something You Need
The most exciting gift was of course the Elsa doll that she has been asking for for several months. Her reaction as she opened it was priceless. When she found out that Elsa sang, her excitement only grew. Daddy's sighs might have grown when he learned about this hidden fact as well.
Then there were big hugs for both of us and many thanks.
Bradley and I didn't really buy each other a lot of gift this year. We got new shirts for Christmas Eve, and neither of us really wanted anything big. I couldn't let the holiday pass without anything for him to open though so Emmy bought him an ultra soft throw to use in the living room. He really liked it and has been snuggled up in it on many occasions since.
Before I knew it, the tiny person had cleared out and was taking her new gifts for a test drive. When I saw this get-up, I knew we had made the right choice.
Merry Christmas gentle readers, and in the midst of all the gifts and family time, may we take a few moments to reflect on what the season is really all about.
Foster Christmas
Grandma and GrandBob surprised us with a visit the day after Christmas. They brought their Santa sack full of gifts for a special little girl. The first one she opened, may have been her favorite since she has been wearing it as much as she can ever since.
Grandma Susan made her a Minnie Mouse hat for Christmas, and it was the perfect gift.
She loved her new baby too.
Then came my favorite present! Grandma made her a mermaid tail just like the one that I found on Pinterest. I am already envisioning movie nights with this little girl snuggled up in her blanket.
We went out for lunch at Emil's and tried to show them a little small town charm. Then they came back to our house for Christmas cookies and coffee. All too soon, it was time for them to go back to Cedar Park.
We are so glad that they decided to come down and see us. They are so good about going out of their way to make sure that they get to spend time with all of their grandchildren and great grandchildren around the holidays. They are just the best.
Grandma Susan made her a Minnie Mouse hat for Christmas, and it was the perfect gift.
She loved her new baby too.
Then came my favorite present! Grandma made her a mermaid tail just like the one that I found on Pinterest. I am already envisioning movie nights with this little girl snuggled up in her blanket.
We went out for lunch at Emil's and tried to show them a little small town charm. Then they came back to our house for Christmas cookies and coffee. All too soon, it was time for them to go back to Cedar Park.
We are so glad that they decided to come down and see us. They are so good about going out of their way to make sure that they get to spend time with all of their grandchildren and great grandchildren around the holidays. They are just the best.
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