Breakfast at Wimbledon

Phil and I have a little tradition (if you can call something that you do 2 years in a row a tradition) of staying home on Sunday morning of the men's Wimbledon finals, making a good breakfast (or having your father in law make it for you) and watching the match. Last year we were rooting for our boy Roger Federer, and unfortunately he lost to the slimy Spaniard Rafael Nadal. This year Roger was once again in the finals, and so was Andy Roddick. We really thought poor Andy didn't stand much of a chance against Roger, who had an 18-2 record against our fellow American going into the match. But Andy kicked off with aces right and left, and won the first set, and we were very impressed. You couldn't help but root for the guy. I thought he might pull it off, until halfway through when Phil hit the wrong button on the tivo and there was Roger, standing with the trophy and a very triumphant smile on his face. Yes, somehow the tivo went straight to the end of the recording. I was really nice about it too. I think I said something to Phil like "you ruined Breakfast at Wimbledon!" while giving him my best evil eye. I did my best to continue watching, but it was a little sad knowing that all of Andy's winning games and sets would end in a loss. So, hats off to Roger Federer on his big win, and here's to next year's Breakfast at Wimbledon and an improvement in remote handling skills by my darling husband! I know, I know, it was all the tivo's fault...

Buh-Bye!

Goodbye old gross and disgusting carpet. Goodbye cocoa powder stains (thanks dogs, I thought you were going to die and ruin our carpet all in one night. Thank goodness peroxide makes dogs puke their guts out.) Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!

T -1 - Furniture is out

Day 1 - No more carpet, plywood being laid

Proud Papa with his planks!

Day 2 - Plywood nailed down

Day 3 - Wood being laid - Baby Girl's Room


No real point to this picture other than to show off my new lens!

What's Your Flavor?

I will probably be disowned by my father in law for writing this, but there is no better ice cream (to me) than Haagen Dazs Coffee ice cream. If you have never tried the creamy goodness that is Haagen Dazs, I highly encourage you to. So we all know that ice cream isn't exactly healthy for you, but I love that when you read the ingredients you know exactly what each and every one of them is, and could purchase them all for yourself at the grocery store. No high fructose corn syrup or such and such gum or stabilizer or other randomness. Just milk, cream, sugar, egg yolk and coffee. I try not to indulge too often, but every now and then I'll stash a pint in the back of the freezer, nice and safe and hidden from Phil. ;)

DC and Virginia

Two weeks ago we took a trip to Washington DC and then down to Virginia to visit my grandparents in Williamsburg and do some historical site seeing. Wow. The amount of walking we did sure took it's toll on me! In spite of that, we had a really good time getting away and having a few days to ourselves in our nation's capital, enjoying the sites and the history of the city and our country. My grandmother enjoyed playing tour guide for us, and we spent a day in each city of the "historic triangle", Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg. She also had fun introducing me to her friends and patting my belly while saying "this is my first great grandchild right here." Lol. I also discovered a new love evil in Moose Track's ice cream. Umm, delicious! Wish I had some right now. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it!

The light streaming in at the National Museum of the American Indian was a perfect rainbow in one spot. So I made Phil pose!

Big belly!

Jamestown

Church in Williamsburg where George Washington worshipped

Dodger, you look kind of bored..

...not to mention you have some nasty long nails! What can we do to get you out of this funk?
Actually we have a surprise for you...but you have to close your eyes!

No, don't open them!
Sadly, it is not a treat, it is BOOMERANG! You get a Schnauzer friend, coming this weekend. He's only on loan for a few days though, so I hope you have fun playing with him like last time!

Bob the Biker

My dad and my sister....but where are their helmets????

Baby Shower!

5 of my sweet friends threw me a fabulous baby shower this past Saturday. I had such a good time visiting with everyone; my sister came in from Lubbock, Phil's sister, mom and Granny were all able to make it, as well as many of my dear friends. The food was SO good, and everything was just beautiful. I feel so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and I can't wait for Lily to meet each and every one of them!

Yummy!

Pretty much the cutest cake I've ever seen.

With Vic.

Lots and lots of cute things in those packages!
The Graves ladies.

Sweet hostesses! Thanks for all that you did!