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14 years ago
Anniversary Countdown
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Baseball in Style
Now if you are going to go to a Rangers game in July in Texas....this is the way to do it. My company has a suite at the Ballpark in Arlington and had some extra tickets Monday night... so I called up the family and we made a night of it. They were playing the Red Sox and it was a great game! Several homeruns, beautiful evening, great company. Thanks Galderma! I wouldn't mind using the suite a few more times before the season is over. Colton was even in town and got in on the action!
PS- check out the other 2 posts below...I am finally caught up!
PS- check out the other 2 posts below...I am finally caught up!
I Heart Summer!
Last weekend Blake and I were invited to a getaway weekend at the Booker's home. Ben Booker is my little sis' super fun boyfriend and we love hanging out with them. So when they invited us to come hang out at his parents vacation-style home....we happily accepted. We spent the entire weekend laying out at their pool and hot tub. You seriously feel like you are on vacation at their house... constantly flowing margarita machine, tiki hut, yummy food, serious relaxation etc. We had a blast!
Sunday we hit up the Brazos River for some boating action and more wakeboarding courtesy of Jimmy "The Rock"
Sunday we hit up the Brazos River for some boating action and more wakeboarding courtesy of Jimmy "The Rock"
July Overview
Ok...in all honesty, I misplaced the USB cord that connects my camera to our laptop! AHHHH!!! Never fear- I found it! So instead of writing 6 different posts, I thought I would just do an overview of the past several weeks. So prepare yourself for a little bit longer of a post :)
First of all, several weeks ago, Blake and I went to the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwod concert! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! This is the second time we have seen Clapton - he holds a very special place in our hearts... "our song" and our first dance at our wedding was "Wonderful Tonight"... so we LOVE E.C.!!! And Steve Winwood was just the icing on the cake :)
It was SOOOOO HOT that night!
Good thing the concert was indoors!
Next up....Atlanta! While we were back in the ATL we got to have dinner with our great GREAT friends, The Camps! We absolutely adore them and love every time we get to spend with them! We could talk all night long and yall kept us laughing the entire night! Love yall! Can't wait to see you again in October for a little Napa action :)
Celebrating the 4th! Loads and loads of food, fun, family, friends, fireworks, lake, wakeboarding, etc etc etc.
Breaking out the margarita machine!
My contribution for the weekend
A serious game of badmitton
That's all for that post....one more to come tonight!
First of all, several weeks ago, Blake and I went to the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwod concert! A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! This is the second time we have seen Clapton - he holds a very special place in our hearts... "our song" and our first dance at our wedding was "Wonderful Tonight"... so we LOVE E.C.!!! And Steve Winwood was just the icing on the cake :)
It was SOOOOO HOT that night!
Good thing the concert was indoors!
Next up....Atlanta! While we were back in the ATL we got to have dinner with our great GREAT friends, The Camps! We absolutely adore them and love every time we get to spend with them! We could talk all night long and yall kept us laughing the entire night! Love yall! Can't wait to see you again in October for a little Napa action :)
Celebrating the 4th! Loads and loads of food, fun, family, friends, fireworks, lake, wakeboarding, etc etc etc.
Breaking out the margarita machine!
My contribution for the weekend
A serious game of badmitton
That's all for that post....one more to come tonight!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
July 9, 2004
On this exact day five years ago, Blake and I went on our "2nd First Date!" Now, I am sure most of you are wondering what a "2nd First Date" is. Well, let me just explain. Our actual first date was back in 2000, when we were young 18 year olds- freshman at Baylor. In fact, we both remember it pretty well- we went to see "Remeber the Titans" :) Well, we had a great time, but nothing really seemed to click at that point. So... we remained really good friends for the next 4 years - running into each other often, talking, lunch dates every once and while...nothing too big.
Flash forward to graduation night, May 2004. Blake was leaving the next morning for Baylor in Cuba. By the time he got back from Cuba - I would be in Michigan on a training assignment for work for the next 4 months. He came over to my apartment LATE LATE that night. We had a long talk - he told me he had feelings for me and he would call me as soon as he got back from Cuba. I half way believed him. But sure enough, the day he got home- he called. We talked off and on for the next several weeks. Remember - Blake was in Texas.... I was in Michigan!
Well, July rolled around and I had made plans to come back to Texas for a weekend to see family and go to Ashley Spitzer/Nathan Kavanaugh's wedding. I told Blake I was coming back and he asked if he could meet me up in Fort Worth and take me on a "REAL" date. I still remember to this day, telling my parents it wasn't a big deal - we were mostly just friends. But little did I know, that that date on July 9, 2004 would change my life. I fell head over heels for Michael Blake Holman! We had the best time in downtown FW - went to Mi Cocina, listened to some live music and went to see Anchorman :) After that night.... the rest was history! We both knew we would do anything to make this long-distance relationship work. And it did. This summer we will celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary! God has an amazing plan for our lives. It is so fun to watch it play out!
I don't have a picture from the night of our "2nd First Date"...but here is one from the following winter.
I have some old pics of B and I from summer 2004 - just can't seem to find them right now. I will enlighten you to all of those at another time. I would say 9 is our lucky number though....
"2nd First Date" - 7.9.04
Engagement - 1.19.06
Wedding - 9.9.06
Flash forward to graduation night, May 2004. Blake was leaving the next morning for Baylor in Cuba. By the time he got back from Cuba - I would be in Michigan on a training assignment for work for the next 4 months. He came over to my apartment LATE LATE that night. We had a long talk - he told me he had feelings for me and he would call me as soon as he got back from Cuba. I half way believed him. But sure enough, the day he got home- he called. We talked off and on for the next several weeks. Remember - Blake was in Texas.... I was in Michigan!
Well, July rolled around and I had made plans to come back to Texas for a weekend to see family and go to Ashley Spitzer/Nathan Kavanaugh's wedding. I told Blake I was coming back and he asked if he could meet me up in Fort Worth and take me on a "REAL" date. I still remember to this day, telling my parents it wasn't a big deal - we were mostly just friends. But little did I know, that that date on July 9, 2004 would change my life. I fell head over heels for Michael Blake Holman! We had the best time in downtown FW - went to Mi Cocina, listened to some live music and went to see Anchorman :) After that night.... the rest was history! We both knew we would do anything to make this long-distance relationship work. And it did. This summer we will celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary! God has an amazing plan for our lives. It is so fun to watch it play out!
I don't have a picture from the night of our "2nd First Date"...but here is one from the following winter.
I have some old pics of B and I from summer 2004 - just can't seem to find them right now. I will enlighten you to all of those at another time. I would say 9 is our lucky number though....
"2nd First Date" - 7.9.04
Engagement - 1.19.06
Wedding - 9.9.06
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Some much needed good news!!
Yes! That is correct, we have some REALLY good news on our house in Atlanta!! About 2 weeks ago B and I came to the realization that the housing market in Atlanta is just not getting any better and that we would probably be better off renting the house for a year or two, until the market turns around. So we listed the house to lease and within one week we had 3 offers!!! Holy smokes!
We chose one couple, who made a great offer and they want to move in July 1!!! From what we can tell, they will take good care of our first home. They are an older couple from Miami that is looking to retire in Georgia...but they want to live in the area for a year before they make any final decisions. It is good to know they most likely will not be throwing any raging parties at the house!
Since the family wants to move in 7 days, that means B and I need to book it out to ATL to get the rest of our furniture and make the final move back to TX! So this is my schedule for the next 4 days:
Thursday - full day of work... 6:00- biggest business dinner of the year (with my boss, my boss' boss and 10 of the most high profile dermatologists in Dallas - not to mention the speaker we are flying in from across the country!)
Friday - 5:00 am - leave for the airport... 6:15 am - flight to ATL... land, pick up rental car, go get 26' Penske moving truck... finish packing the little stuff we left at the house... dinner with ATL friends!
Saturday - 8:00 am - movers arrive - load the truck... 3:00 pm (hopefully) - begin the 12+ hour journey from Atlanta to Dallas in a HUGE truck.
Sunday - late morning/early afternoon - arrive in Dallas... unload truck... in 105 degree heat!!!
This should be quite the adventure! Good thing B and I like road trips and have done many of them... and we will have loads and loads of good talking time, since there won't be XM radio in the truck! Haha! Wish me luck!
We are so excited to finally be "finished" with our ATL home for at least a year. We can revisit the whole idea to sell the house again next summer and hopefully have better results. But as for now, we are so glad to finally be able to get settled in Dallas! We have already started looking at houses here and I have my eyes set one in particular :)
I'll keep yall updated on how the final move goes! At least I get to drive half way across the country with my best friend! Wouldn't want it any other way!!
We chose one couple, who made a great offer and they want to move in July 1!!! From what we can tell, they will take good care of our first home. They are an older couple from Miami that is looking to retire in Georgia...but they want to live in the area for a year before they make any final decisions. It is good to know they most likely will not be throwing any raging parties at the house!
Since the family wants to move in 7 days, that means B and I need to book it out to ATL to get the rest of our furniture and make the final move back to TX! So this is my schedule for the next 4 days:
Thursday - full day of work... 6:00- biggest business dinner of the year (with my boss, my boss' boss and 10 of the most high profile dermatologists in Dallas - not to mention the speaker we are flying in from across the country!)
Friday - 5:00 am - leave for the airport... 6:15 am - flight to ATL... land, pick up rental car, go get 26' Penske moving truck... finish packing the little stuff we left at the house... dinner with ATL friends!
Saturday - 8:00 am - movers arrive - load the truck... 3:00 pm (hopefully) - begin the 12+ hour journey from Atlanta to Dallas in a HUGE truck.
Sunday - late morning/early afternoon - arrive in Dallas... unload truck... in 105 degree heat!!!
This should be quite the adventure! Good thing B and I like road trips and have done many of them... and we will have loads and loads of good talking time, since there won't be XM radio in the truck! Haha! Wish me luck!
We are so excited to finally be "finished" with our ATL home for at least a year. We can revisit the whole idea to sell the house again next summer and hopefully have better results. But as for now, we are so glad to finally be able to get settled in Dallas! We have already started looking at houses here and I have my eyes set one in particular :)
I'll keep yall updated on how the final move goes! At least I get to drive half way across the country with my best friend! Wouldn't want it any other way!!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
KING GEORGE!
That's right, ladies and gentlemen.... on June 6, 2009 Blake and I witnessed history!!!! In one unbelievably fabulous event we attended the FIRST event at the A.M.A.Z.I.N.G Cowboys Stadium as we watched the KING and QUEEN of country music preform! Yes... I am talking about George Strait and Reba McEntire! Holy Cow (boy)!!!! I am not sure I can even describe this event.... but I will do my best.
Many, many, many months ago, I got a call from by big sis...Melissa. "Hey Heather, would you and Blake like to go to the George Strait concert in June?" "Sure, Mel... sounds great!" Lets just keep in mind that when Mel and I were little bitty, we used to dance all night long with our dad to George. I can VERY VIVIDLY remember either being held by my dad as I wore his cowboy hat and we danced to "Amarillo by Morning" or standing on his shoes as we TRIED to 2-step to "All My Exes Live in Texas." Awwwww.... the memories! I wish I had a scanner with me right now... the pictures would be priceless :) So needless to say, George Strait holds a very special place in my heart! And Reba... oh, Reba... She is just fabulous! I am not even sure how old she is...but she looks like a million bucks!!! Such the entertainer!
So on June 6 - it was very fitting that ALMOST all the Parker girls and our "boys" along with Mom and Dad met up for the event of a lifetime! That's right.... Melissa, Ryan, Heather, Blake, Jennifer, Ben, Tina and Tom all made it together! We desperately missed Amy...she is the smart one of the group...taking the LSAT the very next day!
In true Texas fashion, we tailgated! Ryan whipped out the grill and cooked up some yum-o burgers; we had spinach dip, hummus, cold beer, wine, homemade salsa...what could be better? We hung out (in the 95 degree heat) and admired Jerry World from a distance!
A couple of hours later....it was time for THE event! We made our way to Cowboys Stadium! You MUST see this in person! It really is unbelievable! Jerry really outdid himself! At one point, while walking through the stadium we found ourselves in what looked like a Miami club - I am talking white leather couches, lighted curtains, etc! Jerry might rethink the white couches later on- I would not like to clean those after a Cowboy game :)
LeeAnn Wolmack kicked off the show, followed by Blake Shelton ( I am a new fan of his...cutie), then Reba and George. The concert started at 5:30...and didn't end until 11:30!!! W.O.W! Our seats were a little high up...but I am telling you there is not a bad seat in this entire building! Especially when there is a 70 yard long HD video screen in front of you! HA!
And don't worry that once George came on stage...he was able to get the entire stadium chanting.... "Jerry, open the roof...Jerry, open the roof!!!" So what was Jerry to do - but open the roof.....first time it had ever been opened at the new stadium!
This really was one of the most memorable events of my life and I am so thankful that Mel is so on top of things and got a tickets to this amazing event!!! So fun!
Many, many, many months ago, I got a call from by big sis...Melissa. "Hey Heather, would you and Blake like to go to the George Strait concert in June?" "Sure, Mel... sounds great!" Lets just keep in mind that when Mel and I were little bitty, we used to dance all night long with our dad to George. I can VERY VIVIDLY remember either being held by my dad as I wore his cowboy hat and we danced to "Amarillo by Morning" or standing on his shoes as we TRIED to 2-step to "All My Exes Live in Texas." Awwwww.... the memories! I wish I had a scanner with me right now... the pictures would be priceless :) So needless to say, George Strait holds a very special place in my heart! And Reba... oh, Reba... She is just fabulous! I am not even sure how old she is...but she looks like a million bucks!!! Such the entertainer!
So on June 6 - it was very fitting that ALMOST all the Parker girls and our "boys" along with Mom and Dad met up for the event of a lifetime! That's right.... Melissa, Ryan, Heather, Blake, Jennifer, Ben, Tina and Tom all made it together! We desperately missed Amy...she is the smart one of the group...taking the LSAT the very next day!
In true Texas fashion, we tailgated! Ryan whipped out the grill and cooked up some yum-o burgers; we had spinach dip, hummus, cold beer, wine, homemade salsa...what could be better? We hung out (in the 95 degree heat) and admired Jerry World from a distance!
A couple of hours later....it was time for THE event! We made our way to Cowboys Stadium! You MUST see this in person! It really is unbelievable! Jerry really outdid himself! At one point, while walking through the stadium we found ourselves in what looked like a Miami club - I am talking white leather couches, lighted curtains, etc! Jerry might rethink the white couches later on- I would not like to clean those after a Cowboy game :)
LeeAnn Wolmack kicked off the show, followed by Blake Shelton ( I am a new fan of his...cutie), then Reba and George. The concert started at 5:30...and didn't end until 11:30!!! W.O.W! Our seats were a little high up...but I am telling you there is not a bad seat in this entire building! Especially when there is a 70 yard long HD video screen in front of you! HA!
And don't worry that once George came on stage...he was able to get the entire stadium chanting.... "Jerry, open the roof...Jerry, open the roof!!!" So what was Jerry to do - but open the roof.....first time it had ever been opened at the new stadium!
This really was one of the most memorable events of my life and I am so thankful that Mel is so on top of things and got a tickets to this amazing event!!! So fun!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Kvasnickas!!!
We just spent a great weekend in Waco celebrating the Kvasnickas! Justin and Leslie had the most beautiful wedding! They are an absolutely fantastic couple and we had so much fun celebrating! Thank you for letting us being a part of such a special event!!! Can't wait to hang out when yall get back from Mexico!
The weekend started on Friday with a manicure party....
The beautiful bride :)
Next on the list was a super fun rehearsal dinner at our favorite Waco joint - George's!! We sure learned a lot more about Justin that night :)
Saturday was the BIG DAY and we all had a great time at the Bridal Luncheon and it was off to get pretty and watch the vows take place - then off to really party at the reception!
Congrats Justin and Leslie!!!!
One of the best parts of the weekend was getting to see Ellie!!! I can't believe how big she has gotten...such a sweet little lady!
The weekend started on Friday with a manicure party....
The beautiful bride :)
Next on the list was a super fun rehearsal dinner at our favorite Waco joint - George's!! We sure learned a lot more about Justin that night :)
Saturday was the BIG DAY and we all had a great time at the Bridal Luncheon and it was off to get pretty and watch the vows take place - then off to really party at the reception!
Congrats Justin and Leslie!!!!
One of the best parts of the weekend was getting to see Ellie!!! I can't believe how big she has gotten...such a sweet little lady!
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