San Antonio Weekend

Henderson had a conference Friday, Saturday and Sunday in San Antonio.  Since I just started my new job, I decided to fly down Friday afternoon instead of riding down with Henderson Thursday night.

I sent this picture to Henderson Thursday night saying how lonely I was without him or the dogs.  I'm not used to them being gone!  Henderson sent me a text Friday saying how much he was learning.  Nerd!

I ended up getting on standby for an earlier flight and got to SA about an hour earlier than usual.  I took a taxi to the hotel and met up with my handsome hubs.  We headed to the Riverwalk and ate at Landry's.  Delicious!!  After dinner we met up with the vet that Henderson worked for in high school.  He, his wife, and another couple met us at the Esquire for drinks.  Fun, fun night!

Saturday morning I slept super late, had room service and watched movies on TBS until Henderson came back for their lunch break.  We headed out to the Riverwalk for a quick bite and got caught in the rain on the way back.  When Henderson headed back to the conference, I took a cab to the mall and did a little shopping.  Even though I can do that in Dallas, it was still nice to do a little retail therapy.

Henderson made a reservation for us Saturday night at Texas de Brazil.  If you know us, you know how much we like meat and potatoes so this was right up our alley.  

Our hotel was undergoing renovations.  I hope they don't get rid of this old elevator!  This might be our only picture together from the weekend...sad.

The next several pictures are of the Riverwalk with the DSLR.  We took a boat tour on the river, but it was too dark to take any good pictures.  It was so entertaining and a steal for $8.25 each!

Before leaving Sunday, we headed to grab breakfast.  I loved dining right on the river!  Of course, we had to head to the Alamo.  They were doing a 5k around the Alamo, but we still managed to get through it without much trouble.  There are no pictures allowed inside the Alamo so I just have to two below.  They took our picture outside and it was such a great picture!  But they were $25, so I just bought my traditional Christmas ornament and got out of there.  

On our way back north, we had to stop at Cabela's, and, of course, a road trip isn't complete without a trip to Cracker Barrel!  

It was such a great weekend.  I can't wait to go back when Henderson doesn't have to be in class all day!  

Go Dawgs!

Mississippi State's first game of the season was in Houston against Oklahoma State.  Since it was so close, we had to go!

There was supposed to be a Dawg walk, but the bus drivers dropped the teams at the wrong entrances, so we didn't get to see the players.  

Our seats were awesome!  I could definitely get used to air conditioning and beer while watching the Dawgs play!

We didn't win, but it was still great to be there for the first game of the season.  We headed to Terre and Roberts house to spend the night and loved catching up with them!  

Sunday morning, Terre, Henderson and I met Priscilla and Isabella at IHOP for breakfast.  I loved getting in a little auntie/niece time with this sweet baby!  

Look at this face!

Since it was Labor Day weekend, we still got to enjoy a day at home to rest up for a short week.  Here's to hoping the Bulldogs pull it together and win a few this year!

Window Project

Another project that Mama helped me design while she was here, was a message board for our utility room.  I had a window that Charlcy gave my for Christmas a couple of years ago.  While Mama was here, we didn't have time to execute our plan, so I did it with a little help from Henderson.

I cut some chicken wire to size over the top two windows, and stapled it down with a staple gun.  I then pulled some burlap ribbon out that I had gotten from Paul Michaels and made a bow that I tied to the chicken wire.  I liked the idea of some texture on the ribbon, so I folded it down and stapled it inside the folds.

I used the mini clothespins to hang items on the chicken wire and a dry erase marker to make a grocery list and our prayer list/Bible verse for the week.  I love how it turned out!

Back Porch

While Mama was in town, I had something I called a "Mama Do List" and, man, did she do!  Wednesday morning we got up and worked on the back porch.  Henderson and I had kind of let it go.  It's hot out here in Texas, so we just opened the door and threw things out there.  Mama pulled out the shop vac and went to town on our back porch.  It's so much fun to be out there now!  

The beverage stand is from Willow House.  I haven't gotten to christen it yet.  The chair matches the other chair and love seat; they came from Lowe's.

I love this little pot I got at the jewelry store when I was at home.  I put some cacti in it to ensure they wouldn't die!

Wednesday night, after Mama had cleaned up the back porch, we got this patio set for a steal at Walmart thanks to it being the end of the summer.  We also got the display so we didn't have to put anything together!  

This little area is to the left of the french doors.  The Texas star was used at our rehearsal dinner.  The sewing machine bottom was my great grandmothers and the marble on top was my great-great grandmothers!  It's perfect for entertaining with.  I'm thinking a television would go perfect on this wall!

This is the rest of the set from Lowe's.  It's to the left of the table and chairs.  

Now, we're ready to party!  Just in time for football season!