Black Eyed Peas in HOUSTON!!

If the title of this post was not self-explanatory perhaps there is another blog out there for you. Such titles might include Reading for Dummies and Understanding the Obvious.

I was invited to attend the concert by my good friend Iesha. It was her first time to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo!! Side note: I LOVE THE RODEO! Not just the concert...I love to watch the barrel racers, bare-back riding, bull-riding, and last but not least MUTTON BUSTING! (If you do not know what this is, I encourage you to get on YouTube and check it out...you will not be disappointed)

After watching the rodeo, it was time for the MAIN EVENT! As the Black Eyed Peas came out in their Escalade, we rose to our feet and joined the crowd in thunderous applause. We sang along to all the songs...and they sang all the hits. I did not enjoy the costumes that were part of their "The E.N.D." tour, but other than that I had no complaints. Fergie was WAY better in person than I could ever have hoped. I would even go so far as to say her songs were better live. She sang her songs while the other guys changed outfits and then the main singer came out and played DJ to the crowd. He kept the whole place singing as he played songs like "Small Town Girl" by Journey. The whole concert was AMAZING, and I would definitely go back if they came back to Houston.

SB10!

Spring Break 2010!! WOOHOO!!
(RAH!!! And the crowd goes wild)

Thank you. That was exactly the response that I was hoping to hear from all of my avid readers (oh goodness, I can't even write that without laughing hysterically to myself). Anyway, for Spring Break Brad, the family, and I traveled down to Concan, TX. This small town is home to a couple of small stores, a lot of cabins, and what was that? Oh yeah, THE FRIO RIVER!!

While in Concan, we rented an awesome house/cabin. The place was huge and really nice. Really, really nice. It had four bedrooms and could comfortably house at least 20 people. We spent five glorious days at this place. Our first few days were warm and sunny. Those days were spend at the local national parks such as GARNER STATE PARK! We played in the river, picnicked along the shore, wend paddle boating, and hiking. (I know it is hard to believe that I enjoyed such a vacation.) Then came the drizzle and freezing temperatures. Those days were spent grilling outside, HIKING in the COLD, and shopping for souvenirs. Even though the weather did not cooperate quite the way that we had hoped, we still had a great time, and I for one cannot wait to go back! Spring Break! Oh Spring Break! Come again soon!

Wendy's El Campo Bridal Shower!

As I have talked about in previous posts, my cousin Wendy is getting married. We are as about as close as two cousins can be, and we have grown up together. Some have described us as "thick as thieves." I don't think this is a fair description since they have no proof that we have ever done anything illegal. Anyway, she and my sister threw me a BEAUTIFUL lingerie shower when I was a Bride-to-Be so now it was my turn to "shower" her with pretty things. They were taking care of her intimate apparel needs in her hometown so I decided that a regular "home necessities" shower was always a good thing. We had the shower at the home of Raeassia and Darryl Jacobs. They have an awesome new house out in the country. The epitome of everything that is beautiful and classy. It was the perfect venue for our shower. There were twelve hostesses including Rae and myself, and everything turned out wonderfully. Rae made the most beautiful cake and cupcake tower. (You can see from the pictures that it really was a master piece. And BONUS, it tasted wonderful as well. If you have any cake needs, you really need to give her a call...everything she makes is awesome.) A lot of people showed up to the party, and the bride and groom received a lot of pretty gifts. I am so happy for Wendy and Jason, and I can't wait until the wedding!

Sasha's Birthday!

My little Sasha turned one, and of course we had to have a party. I will blame the brunt of this idea on my mom, but it was fun! Sasha had three other furry guests at her party: Maggie, Puggles, and Abbie. It was cute watching all of those puppies run around mom's house! Happy Birthday Sasha Bear! :)

Visiting Brittany & Valentine's Day!

Well this year for V-Day we were due in College Station for a visit to Britt's house. We had all kinds of adventures while we were there. We went to the movies, dancing, Northgate!, shopping...and of course we ate at all of our favorite spots. We also went to the mall and took photobooth pictures! We were going to go paint something at Upaint-it, but of course all of the good boyfriends were taking their girlfriends to make something so they were full! Anyway, we had a good time! Yay Laynes!!

Bradley + 1 = 24!

Happy Birthday to Bradley!! He had the great pleasure this year of sharing his birthday with Superbowl Sunday. Lucky Bradley (can you sense the sarcasm?)! 24 seems like such an old number when you are looking at it from 24...maybe someday I will understand! :)

Christmas 09

Christmas was CrAzY for us this year! As usual we tried to make it every event, and I think we have both decided that next year, we will just stay at home! We had a lot of fun, but we were in the car for about 14 hours...just too much time riding. We started our trip in Austin for Christmas Eve. We had a great time there. There was a TON of good food, we had a White Elephant gift exchange, and we went to downtown Austin to look at all the lights. Brad's little brother, Beau, and his girlfriend even came down from Florida to see everyone. The next morning, we left early to go to Channelview. We spent the whole day there. It was awesome getting to see everyone and spend the day with them. Unfortunately along the way Brad and I caught some kind of bug so by the time Christmas Night rolled around we were SICK!!! I don't know that I have ever been that sick in my whole life. We also ended up passing it on to my uncle...which he will never let me forget I am sure. :) The next week, we went to Beaumont for Christmas with my dad's family. It was fun as well! We always do a white elephant among the adults and then a gag gift exchange for everyone. Some of the results were interesting to say the least! It was a nice Christmas, and I hope you enjoy the pictures!