Jordan and I headed out to the outlet mall yesterday while the boys went fishing. We went the the Nike store where we found the biggest shoes on the planet! Size 22. Below is a picture of Jordan holding the shoe that is the width of her. We tried to take a picture of the shoe next to Jack, but he wasn’t having it. So it looks more like the shoe is attacking him.. or vice versa. :)
As we were driving home we stopped at the coast to take pictures of the sunset. It was so gorgeous.
Jackson is getting to be such a big boy. He is hilarious! When people walk by him, he says “low, low, low” (hello) until the person looks at him. When a phone rings on the tv he says, “low?” Every dog, duck, kitty, & frog he sees he gets very excited to tell you about it. It’s precious!
Kev and I left for Florida yesterday morning. We had a 8am flight so we got up at 4:45am, the time we'd normally get up to leave if we were driving to see them, and headed to pick up Kevin's Mom. She graciously aggreed to take us to the airport. We got to airport right at 6am. The day after Christmas, you'd think there would be a ton of people there. Umm, not so much! Which was awesome. We were pretty much the only ones going through security, no line... and we got through in about 5 minutes. They needed to check the laptop for explosives. They swabbed my hands for explosives too! All clear! We walked to our gate and our tiny plane was already there, we are so leaving on time. Kev and I had seats 2A & 3A. The plane is 1 seat then the isle then 2 seats.
Now we had an hour and a half to kill before boarding. So we ate at Mickey D's and then paid 5$ for 15 minutes in the massage chair. We thought, what a deal! But, it was so painful!! Note to self, 3 minutes was $1. Try that first then spend $5 if the chair was worth it. There was supposed to be music and the chair was to recline and all this stuff... uh no go. & my back hurts today. OH WELL!
Anyway, the time flew by and be began to board at 7:40am, right on schedule. And after co-pilot arrived (at 8:10am) as the plane was supposed to take of (immediately asking the stewardess for gingerale), the toilet got fixed, and we de-iced... we finally took off at 8:30am. Why they couldn't take care of those things while we were sitting at the gate, I have no idea! But 30 minutes late, no big deal in the grand scheme of things.
We arrived at 10:30am! We would of still been in Louisiana if we were driving and here we were, 15 minutes later hugging Jordana & loving on Baby Jack!
We are having an awesome time. Brad made us all shrimp & grits and it was so delicious! Here is a video of Kevin and Jack playing... it was so cute, I had to share!
Last Weekend we went over to Haley Harris' house to watch the Cowboys beat the undefeated Saints. I love that the Cowboys can beat undefeated teams, but lose to easier ones... ANYWAY! Haley's house is SO cute! I love how she's decorated! She needs to take me shopping! We had a great time catching up and we ended the night playing dominoes like we did back in high school and college.
Thanks for a great night guys!!
Picture below is attempt #3, cuz Josh wouldn't stop flipping off the camera, hince Kev's "take the damn picture" smile. :)
Last night I met up with some of my best friends from junior high. It was more than a meet up, it was something that I have been needing for some time now. I emailed them on Tuesday begging them to break and any plans they may have to hang out with me last night. :) We have been trying to get together since October!!! I don't think any of them had to break any plans... it just finally worked out! We met at Gloria's in the highlands and had a fantastic dinner.
Sam, Bert, Goose, & Teeny:
At the end of dinner, Lucy presented us with our Xmas gift that brought tears to our eyes. I looked in the bag and saw a little blue box! Which in itself is very exciting and then when we opened the box... we saw these:
Inside the box was a necklace with our initial on the charm. Grown up friendship necklaces. I was blown away. I am so lucky to have such amazing friends in my life! Thank you GOOSE! I love it and it means so much to me!
After dinner, we went and saw "Princess and the Frog" at the Studio Movie Grill. It was so cute! I definitely recommend it! It was a fabulous night of laughter and friendship. As I am coming out of my funk, I am realizing what I need the most and that is my husband, my friends and my family.
Jordan, Brad and Jack stayed with us over Thanksgiving! I was so grateful to have them with us. Jordan actually surprised me by coming in early and coming to my Gpa's funeral. I was so surprised! She's amazing! We had the best time hanging out... We love you Boykins! We will see you soon! COUNTING THE DAYS! These pics are not the best quality, I took them with my phone... but I had to share:
Christmas is my favorite time of year, but I am sad to say that this year I don't want it to come. I don't want to go to my Gma's and see the empty chair where my Gpa has sat for the past 27 years of my life to open gifts. Or see someone else in it or at the head of the table... I'm going to have to just get over it. Xmas will come, I will go to my Gma's and I will look at the empty chair. Maybe I'll be able to picture him there and remember all the great times... I really hope so! Sorry, I should probably just erase this as I am rambling about nothing but every time I try to say something about how I am really feeling, I feel SOOO guilty.
It's ridiculous, I know. But everyone says to remember that he is happy now and to be happy for him. I am. But I am sad for me. And that makes me feel selfish which in turn makes me feel guilty. Why can't I be happy. Knowing that he lived 81 years on the earth and made a HUGE impact on people's lives? It's almost been a month and I feel like I am just now coming out of this funk I have been in. I have hulled up in my house and my classroom. I haven't really seen anyone except for my husband and the people who throw themselves in front of me (aka, my students)...
Now I have been REALLY busy. Coaching will do that to a person. SO annoying. But I've been happy to have the distractions, to be busy, to have the excuse to retreat. Maybe that is starting to go away. I really would like to feel like myself again, and not some crazy person who could burst into tears at any moment. I've done that. I am always alone, but my mind will wander and the next thing you know, Niagara Falls.
I have missed Blogging too. But I can't blame that on losing Gpa. I blame that on losing my life to coaching. I have 3 1/2 days left and then 2 glorious (jury duty filled) weeks off! Kevin and I are going to Florida to see the Boykin's the day after Xmas. I can't wait. I always feel better when I am around that family. :)
Here's to a happier blog... I just know it's in my future. Thanks for listening, if you still there, BTW.
Kevin and I have been married for 8 years and together for 16 years. On May 16, 2013 we welcomed our bundle of JOY, Nathaniel James! We have a 100lb dog, Murphy. We love to travel and spend time with family and friends. We are both Teachers. I teach Junior High and Kev teaches High School. My husband makes me smile at least 5 times a day. He makes me feel beautiful, loved and appreciated. We should all be so lucky!
