Monday, June 15, 2009

No Doubt & Ruidoso

I just wanted to post some pictures & thoughts about my latest trips! I headed to Dallas for a girls trip to see No Doubt! Ashley & I rode down together & Elvira met us on Saturday. Stephanie Holloway lives there and met up with us. We stayed at Trevor's house (B's bestie) and my good friend J. Blessing met up with us. I have been a no doubt fan since I saw them at the fairpark in 8th grade with the Goo Goo Dolls & Bush! I was front row, down & dirty as Gwen stood & sang on a speaker above me! It was awesome! This time being 10(ish)years older I knew the experience wouldn't be quite the same but it was definitely a blast! We were really late getting to the concert which I regret in hindsight but I still had so much fun! Beers were $12!! After the concert we met up with our guy friends at barcadia & played life-sized jenga... a definite first. B stayed home to help his uncle tile his kitchen, but it was still a fun trip. I wish I had some pics from the actual concert :(. Then, the weekend before my birthday (June 5-7) B took me to Ruidoso. We stayed at the Ellis' cabin, which was awesome! We went to the horseraces... I was up about $5 until the last race when I bet on a long shot to win & it did! I bet $2 and it paid $42... not a bad return. Then that night we cooked out at the cabin avoiding our $100+ birthday dinner reservations. I told B that I would rather spend it at the casino :). I have gambled a few times before, I like blackjack & craps but this weekend I learned roulette! It was fun & I won about $90. It was such a relaxing & much needed trip! The booth is going pretty good. I have acquired outside interest and have been asked to paint some canvases on consignment for a woman that has a holiday happening booth & I painted a canvas for a local photographer's studio. She also has some of my baby clothes on hand for her clients! It's only been 3 weeks so I can't complain! I am going to post some pictures, then off to bed! Goodnight!





Some moments at the Gingerman before the concert.....




LIFE-SIZED JENGA! (excuse some of the graffiti)





A couple of horses at the track



Some pictures of the cabin! So cute!







on the way to the casino

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Quirky BIrd




Well, once again I have not posted in awhile... I have been busy filling up my 20 square foot booth. My mom came up this past weekend and helped and B's mom helped me get my booth covered in fabric. What great ladies :)! My small booth is officially open at KK's. Right now it is primarily baby girl items, but I hope to expand soon & do more home decor items. My website is www.thequirkybird.etsy.com if you want to check it out or forward it along to someone who might be interested! Hopefully someday I can transition out of corporate & into something that allows me to be my own boss! For now I will post a few picture of the booth!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

w...o...w....WOW!

I have not posted in FOREVER! First thing's first. I am attaching a picture of my catch in beautiful Guatemala! We went to Puerto San Jose, in all honesty, it was very poverty stricken with the exception of the beautiful lodge that we stayed at. People would walk to streets with machine guns! Our lodge was very secure and the staff was wonderful! I wish I had the time and space on here to post everything. We visited Antigua (not the island) before we left & it was AMAZING! Nothing in the city has changed in 500 years...the streets, the buildings, monasteries...VOLCANOES! It was definitely a life experience that I will keep with me forever! Let's see...Since then we have been busy with baby showers, bachelor/ette parties, weddings, etc.... One of my high school best friends is having a baby at the end of this month! I am so excited for the arrival of baby Sophie! Other than that we have been pretty low key since my last post. I have been painting....the most recent is a family name canvas 12x24....email me or call me if you are interested...I'll post a picture at the bottom. I am going to try to keep my blog updated! As for now, I am starting a movie with my wonderful hubby & our pups!


outdoor bar in guatemala...at noon on a monday

our lodge







The Marina

My Pole!

My fish! An 80 pounder...we also caught a 450 lb. Marlin! (I only have video of it)









Volcano in Antigua



An old monastery they made into a hotel/restaurant







The lovely mom to be & her hostesses

Shannon's Loot

my canvas

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Off to Guatemala!

Well friends I am leaving in about 5 hours to start my long trip to Guatemala! I am excited and anxious just because I don't know what to expect...that's why I love to travel! It is going to be so nice to just turn my cell phone off and be customer-free for a week. I haven't had that luxury since the honeymoon. I will miss my hubby & my puppies so much! I will post pictures as soon as I get back!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Blissful Boredom

Well, I think my title says it all. We have been on the move for so many weekends that it finally caught up to me this weekend! However, I have had absolutely NOTHING to do....with the exception of answering customer phone calls at 7:15 on a Sunday morning, but at this point that is a given. Being bored is not usually my thing, in fact normally I am on the brink of insanity if I am not on the move. BUT I am getting the hang of this sitting around doing nothing thing for the time being and I think that it is WONDERFUL! Granted I will probably have to entertain myself in someway next weekend, but for now I am enjoying a glass of wine and "Horton Hears a Who". I will be traveling to Guatemala two weeks from today for a fishing trip that I won for a sales contest through my company. Who knew selling so many tomatoes to Chick-fil-a & Jason's Deli would send me out of the country. Normally, I am not much of a fisher-woman but any excuse to travel for free and be sans laptop and cell phone for 5 DAYS is welcome. I will definitely be posting pictures from that trip! Until then, I am just not that sure if I will have much to blog about....and for now, that's a great thing! Take care!

Sunday, January 4, 2009

5 Christmases!

I haven't posted in a few weeks due to the insane amount of traveling we have endured since my last post. We started at Nana's house for the Bessire Christmas on the 23rd, then Slaton with the Lewis clan on Christmas Eve, then traveled to Amarillo that same night to be with my family. We came home on Christmas Day because B had to work the following morning. We packed up Saturday the 27th and spent a couple of days in Plainview with B's family until sunday the 28th. We were then home for work for 3 days then back to Amarillo with our friends Tad, Tanner & Mary for New Year's Eve. We woke up the next morning and drove from Amarillo to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl on the 2nd. We got home on the 3rd and Brian left this morning (the 4th) and will be gone for 5 days visiting San Antonio, Houston & Dalhart for work. I am already missing him but I have to say that it is very nice to be home! ALL of the Christmases were wonderful and we enjoyed seeing everyone so much! We are definitely blessed with some amazing family. As for the cotton bowl.... let's just say the trip was doomed from the beginning. First of all, I THREW OUR TICKETS AWAY! Yep, FOUR cotton bowl tickets, in the trash. It was a complete accident, but we had so many USPS envelopes from online gift ordering that it was thrown away with the rest. We replaced them, not sure what we would have done if they were just our tickets, but they were Tanner & Mary's also and we had made arrangements to go together, so it is what it is. An expensive lesson learned. I will try to post some pictures from all of the events in a later post. I didn't have my camera a lot of the time so I am waiting on copies from Mary. I hope you all had a safe & wonderful New Year & I will post pictures soon!