A Quick Trip to Texas

We recently took a family road trip down to San Antonio, TX.  Erik goes to an annual football convention and this year it was in good ‘ol San Antonio.  It just so happens that I lived in San Antonio for a few years and the company I work for is based there.  I think Erik knew that once he told me that conference was going to be in San Antonio the boys and I would be joining him. 

We decided to drive through the night so the boys would sleep most of the way there.  I crossed my fingers and said a lot of prayers and it all paid off – they slept the majority of the way there.  We left a 5:45pm on Friday and pulled into my friend’s driveway at 7:10am on Saturday morning.  We stopped for a quick dinner about an hour and a half into the trip.  After that we just made gas and bathroom break stops the rest of the way. 

Once we arrived we were greeted with a great breakfast cooked by one of my most dear friends, Amy.  We sat and chatted with Amy and her family for a bit and then Erik took a little nap.  The rest of the trip was a bit of a whirlwind.  We met friends at the zoo, for dinner, for lunch and I took the boys to visit the office. 

We left Tuesday morning at 6:45am and arrived back home a little bit after 10pm.  I have to say we have some amazing little road trippers.  I wonder if that is in their blood since Erik and I love to travel!  I sure hope so, just shy of their second birthday they have now been in 8 states.  I know it may be a bit weird but this is something I plan on keeping track of. 

I was so worried about trip back, since we were driving through the day.  My friend Amy – having two children of her own and making long trips with them while they were young – knew that what we needed was a DVD player for the car.  She is a “day after Thanksgiving” shopper and had a DVD player for the car with two screens, one for the back of each head rest.  She would not let us give her any money for it and I think now I will be in her debt forever!!  She also gave them the movie Spirit which Max asked us to play several times while we were on the road.   Both were priceless.  I’m really not sure how anyone travelled prior to car DVD players.  When I was a kid we only took one long road trip and after that we were flying the clear blue skies everywhere. 

Some of my most favorite people in this world reside in San Antonio.  They are family.  They took me in and made me part of theirs when my family was many miles away. 

It was a great trip.  I was sad to leave and have to say that if our path ever takes us down that way, I would not be disappointed.  Not one bit. 

2012 - Here we go!

Happy New Year!  Gosh, I can’t believe it.  Another year has passed.  Time keeps going by faster and faster and it seems life gets busier and busier.  2011, like most years had some ups and downs.  I’m looking forward to 2012 and all the possibilities that it brings.  I have made several “resolutions”.  Really it’s more like a mental list of things I would like to focus on in 2012.   I don’t want to call them resolutions, it’s like the word diet, as soon as I use those words my goals go out the window.

So in 2012 I would like to blog more.  I’ve really been trying to decide what direction to go with this blog.  I’ve decided I would like to focus on projects I’m working on.  I’m hoping there will be a lot of furniture re-done this year.  I’m currently working on some little chairs for the boys.  They are my guinea pig project.  I’ve wanted new furniture for the house.  But we have all of this wonderful, well made, awesome furniture that was my grandparents.   I have to say, I have a very eclectic style but we look like we’re just starting out with all the mix matched furniture.  Also, the boys have already beaten the heck out of it.  (It wasn’t in great shape to begin with)  I would like to repaint it and/or refinish it.  Make it more ours and maybe feel a little bit more like we’re grownups or something.

 I would also like to focus on recipes and food.  I love taking recipes and trying to make them a bit healthier.  Erik and I both enjoy cooking and eat about 90% of our meals at home.  We also like to go out but we do that maybe once a week, once every other week.   I also love to bake.  With the time off this weekend and not traveling so far I’ve made bread pudding, homemade French bread, doughnut muffins and some home made chips for nachos later.   I know, I know you’re saying “that does not sound ‘healthy’”!  The bread pudding was definitely not healthy.  The French bread is really not too bad except for the carbs and the muffins, well they are better than eating the doughnut.  You will learn that when it comes to food I can justify eating just about anything!  What can I say, you can’t be good ALL of the time.    

Of course I will still focus on the boys, and their growth.  This next year we are also planning on starting the process of growing our family.  Erik and I have decided to adopt a third child.  We have done a lot of research and hope to start the process in the spring.  I know this journey is going to be an emotional roller coaster.  The thought of starting this process is a little scary but also really exciting.  I can’t wait to see what God has planned for us. 

Needless to say, 2012 is going to be a busy year.  I hope I can keep to my goals with this blog and the others that I’ve made to myself.  I look forward to sharing it. 

I wish you and yours a very prosperous 2012!