Memorial Weekend!!!

Memorial weekend was kind of bitter-sweet for me this year because although I got to spend 3 full days with my family and friends Brent was out of town all weekend in San Antonio working on Shorty's. So, we didn't get to enjoy all the festivities together but I'm still thankful for being able to spend time with the ones I love most!!

To start the weekend, I packed my bags and headed to my parents house Friday after work to stay with them all weekend. I had a long day at work so it was nice to take it easy and just go out to eat with my parents, Bubba, Michelle and Jerod.

Jerod spent the night with us on Friday night and when I finally woke up Saturday morning him and I built a fort in the living room and played Guess Who for a while. My mom and I have been wanting to take Jerod some place special for doing so well on his TAKS test, so we all decided to go some where new for lunch when Michelle got off work. We all agreed Twisted Root Burger in Deep Elm would be fun to try out!! Jerod was very excited and he was hoping we would get the Spiderman name for our order but we ended up being called Mike Tyson. Michelle and I both ordered the turkey burger and I brought my own fat free cheddar cheese...I know totally lame. The burgers were great and we all had a great time!!

At Twisted Root Burger

Bubba & Michelle

2 of my favorite people!!

Jerod's impression of Mike Tyson


Our Saturday fun continued at Bubba & Michelle's pool that afternoon and it worked out perfect because for a good long while we were the only ones using the pool so we had it all to ourselves!! At first, it was just Jerod, my Mom and I for a few hours then Bub and Michelle joined a little later. Jerod had a blast showing off his superhero tricks and swimming skills. Towards the end, my dad joined the party and even got into the pool and played around for a bit. It was a great time and cheap too!! We all worked up an appetite and pizza seemed to be calling our names. So we dried off and headed to Cici's Pizza. This didn't help my diet any but man was it good. I had about 5 pieces of pizza, salad, 3 cinnamon rolls and 2 apple crisp slices. Not sure how many calories that was but I worked some of it off when I got back to the house. Great Saturday fun!!

Mom & Me at the pool

Jerod showing off his jumping off trick's

Bubba & Michelle decided to join the pool party


Bubba making his pool waves

Mom trying to be a kid again...oh how I love her

Bub and I racing...I beat him 3 times in a row!!

I love seeing my dad smile again : )

Jerod showing off his swimming skills

More trick's...this one was his "Hulk" impression

Michelle & I

Family photo

Long day in the pool = very wrinkly hands


Sunday Sue and Weston threw a Memorial Day Pool Party and invited everyone to come over and have a good time. Luckily Mindi called me Sunday afternoon to see when I was going to head over to Sue's and for some reason I thought the pool party was on Monday. I felt so stupid but it all worked out and I made it over there after finishing lunch at Red Lobster with my parents, grandma and Leon, Kris and Larry. I wish Brent could have been there with me but I'm so glad I got to spend time with my closest friends. Hopefully, some of us girls will get together this weekend and go see the Sex and The City movie!!

At Sue and Weston's Memorial Party

Mindi & Me

Lauren, Me and Mindi


On Monday, Bub cooked all of us steak, potatoes and fresh corn on the cob for lunch and it was yummy!! I attempted to make an angel lush cake but it came out more like an angel mush cake. It still tasted good but looked terrible. Oh well, better luck next time.

Thank you to all my friends and family for making this weekend so wonderful, I'm so lucky to have all of you in my life!!

:)

Event Filled Weekend

Man, this weekend was non-stop for Brent and I. First we were awakened at 2:30am Friday night by a broken sprinkler head that was shooting water straight up into the vent holes in our roof. We didn't realize till the next morning that water was getting into Brent's closet and causing water to link onto the floor soaking it. So, needless to say, we got off to a bad start Saturday morning when we were suppose to be traveling early Saturday to Oklahoma City for his cousin's wedding. We got the problem fixed and headed out to Ok with Brent's brother as soon as we could. It took about 3 hrs to get to OK and I'm not very big on car travel. So, we finally get there just to find out that our room isn't ready and I'm now worried about getting ready in time to leave for the wedding. Sweet Brent took my very bad mood in good stride and got the hotel people to clean our room quickly so his rude wife could start getting ready.

Well, I managed to get ready in time and me, Brent, Brad, John and Kathy all headed to the wedding. The ceremony was very traditional and beautiful but the reception was amazing. We headed back to downtown Oklahoma City after the ceremony and got to party in the Petroleum Club on the 34th Floor of the Chase Bank building in the heart of downtown. Tables of food awaited the guest and the wedding party didn't waste anytime getting their party started. The wedding party did a short fashion show entrance, did the traditional dances then went ahead and cut the cake. The cake was awesome, red velvet..yum yum. Something must have been in the air cause after they cut the cake, everyone got out on the dance floor and danced for the next 3 hours, myself and Brent included. Brent had about 8 Corona's so that's why he was so willing to dance it up. We had a lot of fun and we are all going back in a couple of weeks for his other cousin's wedding. Looking forward to it!! : )

Sunday morning, we all woke up and had breakfast with Brent's Dad side of the family. They are all so nice. Then the 5 of us took a short tour of the Oklahoma City bombing memorial site. I didn't realize how big of an impact that event had on the people of OK and our country for that matter. The memorial site was very peaceful and well thought out. We luckily got to hear the memorial tour guide speak about all the ends and outs of how they created the memorial site and why they did what they did. 168 people lost their lives that day at 9:02am and if you get a chance to visit Oklahoma City sometime, please stop by there and check it out. You won't be disappointed.

We departed OK and quickly headed back home Sunday afternoon to ensure we made it back in time to celebrate Grams' 85ht Birthday at Brent's Aunt Sheila's house. We had a cookout, had cake of course, saw baby Zoe and watched Grams open her birthday gifts. It was very nice to spend a little time with Brent's Mom side of the family too.

Man, after the party Brent and I were completely exhausted to say the least. I hit the hay at 9:30pm and got a good nights rest. Now, I'm looking forward to next weekend to spend time with my family and friends for Memorial Weekend!!!

Allison and Roberts Wedding

Ceremony

Inside the Petroleum Club for the Reception

The flower arrangements were beautiful

View of the city

Ready for dinner

Brent and his brother Brad

Brent's Dad, John and Kathy

The loving couple

My favorite location at the whole reception...of course

Brad, John, Danny and Brent (we're praying for you Danny)

Photo op


John, Robert (the groom) and Brent

Brent's dad is so funny

Getting down on the dance floor





Kathy showing her horns while they played the Boomer Sooner Fight Song


Oklahoma City Memorial

Memories from loved ones

Letter's from the children

Memorial Entrance

9:01am, the world is good

9:03am, the world is changed forever. It only took 1 minute to change the world

View of the Lawn of Chairs (where the building once stood 9 stories tall)

These chairs represent each person that died in the bombing. If you notice, some chairs are smaller than others representing the children that died that day

This tree was only a few yards away and survived the bombing, its now known as the Survivor Tree

A note from one of the rescue workers

Children from around the world wanted to help in the rescue efforts, so they left hand prints and chalk notes to all the rescue workers letting them know they are thinking of them

They encourage you to feel the water and place your hand on the memorial walls

Leaving a permanent piece of us behind letting all the families know their loved ones will be remembered




Gram's 85th Birthday Party

Grams and Baby Zoe

The Whole Crew


Brent's Mom (Vicki) and Brent

Make a wish Grams

I want one

See, don't you want one...