So after a absolutely wonderful time in Mexico it seems that life was waiting for us the moment we returned with no rest for the weary.
In school news, 20 people were given tentative pink slips yesterday. I say tentative because I have heard that those 20 people were given more of a warning that if the budget could not be improved, their positions would be the first to go. A very gray area for sure. Gladly I can say I am not one of those people. Still it is very hard to hear about people you work so closely with losing their jobs even if there is a chance they'll get them back. Just knowing some of them for a short 8 months, I wonder what we will do with out them...
In dog news, Portland appears to have worked himself into a tissy between being boarded all week and coming home. Without sharing details that no one wants to read, lets just say since 2am this morning we have been cleaning the carpet.... the saga has continued all day and luckily with Jarrod's schedule this week Portland was only alone for about 2 hours. To add to this craziness, I spoke with my mom and she mentioned that our family dog Smokey had the SAME problem this am... weird!!! Here's hoping for a better night sleep both here in Houston and in Hampton...
In weather news, Houston is warmer than it was in Mexico and I feel as if by being south of the border Jarrod and I may have missed the 1 week of Texas Spring ;) No complaints really... I moved here for the heat, but one week in the 70s rather than 80s would have been nice. Oh well, at least we got a good base tan to work on while in Mexico and it won't be wasted in snowy tundra :)
Well that's all the news that's fit to print... Take care and good night
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Hola Amigos!
Jarrod and I are back safe and sound from our "honeymoon" in Cancun, Mexico! While we had to wait until this March to go on a honeymoon, it was totally worth it to revisit being newlyweds and to just spend time together. No phones, no email, no animals, no school and no work made for a perfect week.
We stayed at the Casa Magna Marriot hotel which I would highly recommend, especially if you can get an ocean facing room. Total beauty every morning! The hotel was right on the beach so every morning we just packed our awesome cooler that we got from Nola and hit the sand to catch some rays. There was always a strong breeze (almost too strong a few of the days) so it never felt too hot and if we wanted the hotel pool was a few steps away to cool down in. Why the pool and not the ocean you may wonder? The pool had a bar in it :) Which would be a neat trick for mother nature I must say....
Each day was pretty much the same and we decided to not really do anything touristy so we were pretty much on the beach every day. In the afternoons we would venture further up the Hotel Zone to where more things were happening (It was Spring Break, so there was A LOT happening) and we'd grab dinner and find a fun bar or two. Some nights were loud and crazy and a then there were the few quite ones we spent just at the hotel. Both were great and very much needed :)
It was a real bummer to come home after such a relaxing week, especially with an overnight lay over in Mexico City, but we're so glad we went and are already looking forward to our next vacation!!!
Now on to the photos:
This was looking right off our balcony. How amazing is the color of the water?! These photos don't do this place justice since they were all taken on my phone :P forgot the camera!
Sand, sun, flip flops and some cold Coronas... what more do you need?!
CHEERS!!!
Hard Rock Cancun
Fun times at Carlos & Charlies!
Last night dinner at the Thai restaurant at our hotel... SOOOO Yummo
A little cell phone fun... I put an "old" affect on this picture. Totally 70s!
What a great trip!!!
We stayed at the Casa Magna Marriot hotel which I would highly recommend, especially if you can get an ocean facing room. Total beauty every morning! The hotel was right on the beach so every morning we just packed our awesome cooler that we got from Nola and hit the sand to catch some rays. There was always a strong breeze (almost too strong a few of the days) so it never felt too hot and if we wanted the hotel pool was a few steps away to cool down in. Why the pool and not the ocean you may wonder? The pool had a bar in it :) Which would be a neat trick for mother nature I must say....
Each day was pretty much the same and we decided to not really do anything touristy so we were pretty much on the beach every day. In the afternoons we would venture further up the Hotel Zone to where more things were happening (It was Spring Break, so there was A LOT happening) and we'd grab dinner and find a fun bar or two. Some nights were loud and crazy and a then there were the few quite ones we spent just at the hotel. Both were great and very much needed :)
It was a real bummer to come home after such a relaxing week, especially with an overnight lay over in Mexico City, but we're so glad we went and are already looking forward to our next vacation!!!
Now on to the photos:
CHEERS!!!Hard Rock Cancun
Fun times at Carlos & Charlies!
Last night dinner at the Thai restaurant at our hotel... SOOOO Yummo
A little cell phone fun... I put an "old" affect on this picture. Totally 70s!
What a great trip!!!
Monday, March 7, 2011
What a Wonderful Week
Yay alliteration :) This week, though busy as always is definitely wonderful in many ways. Allow me to explain day by day:
Monday 3/7- Today is my Nana's Birthday! I believe she is 30 or 31, I can't really remember, but she totally doesn't look or act a day over 29 ;) Moving away means missing the month of Birthdays in my family (All the women in my family have their birthdays within a month of each other!) However I think what is super fun is sending fun, thoughtful gifts and cards to let my family know Jarrod and I are thinking of them even from afar. We sent Nana bright yellow and orange flowers to remind her that Spring is on the way and hopefully the florist will deliver them tomorrow! Happy Birthday Nana!!!
Tuesday 3/8: Tuesday is my birthday... 27 I believe. Oddly enough I am not even typing that to be funny. The other day someone asked me how old I would be and I had to stop and think for a split second. 27? Nothing major happens when you're 27 other than you're one step closer to being 30. This school year feels like it has aged me past 27 so perhaps that is why I forgot how old I'd really be. Though I won't see Jarrod at all on my birthday, he has already made it very special by taking me out on Sunday for a fun day of shopping! I have a mani/pedi set up with a friend and we're going to have a glass of wine afterwards. No birthday cake, no party hats, but nails and wine.... I'll take it! Bring on 27, I think I kinda like this older person thing :)
Wednesday 3/9: Nothing major is happening this day other than I get to finish my birthday shopping with Jarrod. While shopping was what I asked for, it turned out to be far more difficult than I thought it would be. I want to get special things but I also need certain things. I think another sign of growing up is allowing ones self to buy certain things you want rather than only what you need. Perhaps life is too short to only have what you need.
Thursday 3/10: Jarrod and I are going to see Cirque Du Soleil!!! They are coming to Houston and Jarrod actually got me these tickets for Christmas. It worked out perfectly that it fell the week of my birthday. Double bonus! I will definitely be taking photos and will share them here as soon as possible! It's the first time for both of us to see Cirque, so we are SUPER excited!!
Friday 3/11:It's Friday which is enough reason to celebrate. I think I may have a track meet, though it has changed 20 times, so I am not certain.
Sat 3/12: Track meet all day... Then it's Wine and Ice Cream night!!! The ladies from school are helping me celebrate my birthday with two of our favorite things!! It's also an excuse to stay in one night in comfy clothes and begin our Spring Break week relaxing :)
Sunday 3/13: Packing all day for Mexico!!!! Monday 3/14 can't happen soon enough!!! Adios USA!!
Monday 3/7- Today is my Nana's Birthday! I believe she is 30 or 31, I can't really remember, but she totally doesn't look or act a day over 29 ;) Moving away means missing the month of Birthdays in my family (All the women in my family have their birthdays within a month of each other!) However I think what is super fun is sending fun, thoughtful gifts and cards to let my family know Jarrod and I are thinking of them even from afar. We sent Nana bright yellow and orange flowers to remind her that Spring is on the way and hopefully the florist will deliver them tomorrow! Happy Birthday Nana!!!
Tuesday 3/8: Tuesday is my birthday... 27 I believe. Oddly enough I am not even typing that to be funny. The other day someone asked me how old I would be and I had to stop and think for a split second. 27? Nothing major happens when you're 27 other than you're one step closer to being 30. This school year feels like it has aged me past 27 so perhaps that is why I forgot how old I'd really be. Though I won't see Jarrod at all on my birthday, he has already made it very special by taking me out on Sunday for a fun day of shopping! I have a mani/pedi set up with a friend and we're going to have a glass of wine afterwards. No birthday cake, no party hats, but nails and wine.... I'll take it! Bring on 27, I think I kinda like this older person thing :)Wednesday 3/9: Nothing major is happening this day other than I get to finish my birthday shopping with Jarrod. While shopping was what I asked for, it turned out to be far more difficult than I thought it would be. I want to get special things but I also need certain things. I think another sign of growing up is allowing ones self to buy certain things you want rather than only what you need. Perhaps life is too short to only have what you need.
Thursday 3/10: Jarrod and I are going to see Cirque Du Soleil!!! They are coming to Houston and Jarrod actually got me these tickets for Christmas. It worked out perfectly that it fell the week of my birthday. Double bonus! I will definitely be taking photos and will share them here as soon as possible! It's the first time for both of us to see Cirque, so we are SUPER excited!!
Friday 3/11:It's Friday which is enough reason to celebrate. I think I may have a track meet, though it has changed 20 times, so I am not certain.
Sat 3/12: Track meet all day... Then it's Wine and Ice Cream night!!! The ladies from school are helping me celebrate my birthday with two of our favorite things!! It's also an excuse to stay in one night in comfy clothes and begin our Spring Break week relaxing :)
Sunday 3/13: Packing all day for Mexico!!!! Monday 3/14 can't happen soon enough!!! Adios USA!!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Backtracking... Merry Christmas 2010
It is time for me to recount Jarrod and I's very first married Christmas! While I was very worried about how I would feel being away from family this year (First time EVER) I realized we both were away from our families and we had each other and so things would be OK. My sisters were very good about keeping me updated with the normal holiday happenings and even sent photos of the cookies they decorated. While I love change in the sense of adventures (uh we moved to Texas...) for some reason holiday traditions seem to be the one thing I never ever want to change. In order to keep things as normal as possible Jarrod was gracious enough to allow me to try to recreate those traditions in our home.
It all began with Christmas Eve. Jarrod was lucky enough to switch with someone and get Christmas Eve off and so we slept in and then went to the grocery store to get all the materials needed for our holiday meal and bakings. At home we always bake tons and tons of cookies and Jarrod and I both felt that was something we wanted to do as well. We made snickerdoodles, World Famous Crowley Balls and Surfer Squares. Jarrod was an excellent sous chef and the day went by so quickly we were almost scrambling to get our Christmas ham in the oven on time! Here are some of our delicious creations...
After a delicious dinner it was time for the next tradition. Though Jarrod and I don't go to church often, we both felt it was an important tradition to keep up on Christmas Eve. I love the feeling of people coming together to celebrate, families reconnecting and the carols... I LOVE THE CAROLS!!! So we headed downtown to the Episcopal Cathedral and it was beautiful! Packed... but beautiful. After church it was time to set out presents and head to bed, we had to be up early for East coast Christmas :)
Now that Christmas 2010 seems so far away it is starting to all blur together. Jarrod and I were both very loved and well gifted with some favorites being kitchen pots and pans as well as tickets to see Cirque de Soliel! There was lots of clothes, kitchen gadgets, books and even some custom labeled Crowne for Jarrod :) All and all a good day spent with each other and some Jarrod's family in Tomball!
It all began with Christmas Eve. Jarrod was lucky enough to switch with someone and get Christmas Eve off and so we slept in and then went to the grocery store to get all the materials needed for our holiday meal and bakings. At home we always bake tons and tons of cookies and Jarrod and I both felt that was something we wanted to do as well. We made snickerdoodles, World Famous Crowley Balls and Surfer Squares. Jarrod was an excellent sous chef and the day went by so quickly we were almost scrambling to get our Christmas ham in the oven on time! Here are some of our delicious creations...
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| Zeee Sous Chef! |
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| Zeee Real Chef ;) |
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| Snickerdoodles |
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| Crowley Balls!!! aka Peanut Butter Balls |
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| Christmas Eve Dinner! Ham, Risotto and Carrots :) |
After a delicious dinner it was time for the next tradition. Though Jarrod and I don't go to church often, we both felt it was an important tradition to keep up on Christmas Eve. I love the feeling of people coming together to celebrate, families reconnecting and the carols... I LOVE THE CAROLS!!! So we headed downtown to the Episcopal Cathedral and it was beautiful! Packed... but beautiful. After church it was time to set out presents and head to bed, we had to be up early for East coast Christmas :)
Now that Christmas 2010 seems so far away it is starting to all blur together. Jarrod and I were both very loved and well gifted with some favorites being kitchen pots and pans as well as tickets to see Cirque de Soliel! There was lots of clothes, kitchen gadgets, books and even some custom labeled Crowne for Jarrod :) All and all a good day spent with each other and some Jarrod's family in Tomball!
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