Still Here

Have no fear, I am still here!! This will probably make no sense to anyone but myself, but I just could not make myself blog about our weekend until today. It was fabulous, absolutely wonderful, perfect, I could not have imagined it any better!! Well then, why have I not wanted to write about that? It was just so wonderful that it is impossible for me to capture it in writing. The whole point was to honor Mom and remind her how much we love her. I'm pretty sure we accomplished that. The great food, shopping, chatting and relaxing were all added bonuses. So now that all of you curious folks out there know that our trip was a success, I think we girls will just be selfish and savor the sweet memories among us in secret!

Happy Weekend everyone!

SSSHHH, It's a Secret

Today my fabulous Mom is turning 50!! Happy Birthday Mom! I have been planning for a couple of months a surprise trip for her and it is finally here!! I could not be more excited. The only reason I am posting this is because she should be here in less than an hour, so I know she won't check my blog now that she is in the car. So here is the scoop. We are going to Granbury to stay in a cute little B&B for the weekend, but there is more. I went and got my Grandma (Mom's mom) this morning. She will be hiding when my mom gets here. Then the three of us will get in the car and head towards Granbury, but I'm not going to tell Mom where we are headed. Then her fave daughter-in-law, Sarah will also come as a surprise and join us tomorrow. I have absolutely no plans. It is all about Mom and she gets to do whatever she wants this weekend.

A funny side note, Mom called yesterday and said "guess what? I got the day off, so I called your Grandma and asked her to meet me in Mineola for the day. I've just really been wanting to spend some time with her and don't know when I'll be able to." Little does she know they are about to spend the whole weekend together!

Anyways, I love to post about exciting events and it has been killing me to not share this with my blog friends. So, there you go! Wish us a fun, happy, safe trip. See you when we get back!!

Sweet Dreamin'

Any of you had experiences similar to this?

Me-"James you're snoring." "James, you're snoring." "James, roll over. Stop snoring!"

James-"We lost."

M-"Oh no, we did? By how much?"

J-"10"

M-"Oh really, who were we playing?"

J-"That stupid taxi!!"

M-"What did the taxi do?"

J-"Ma...ma...macaroni."

Then nothing else. He was back to snoring. I really, really wish I could know all the thoughts that go through our minds at night. Don't you?

Very Big Night and Very Big Day

Last night was a HUGE night at our house. Riley had his very first sleep over with Aunt Rachel and Uncle James!!! We had such a great time that I didn't take single picture. Now, I'm regretting that, but oh well. Nothing to do about it now. The weather was so wonderful that we just sat outside and watched Uncle James work in the yard until dinner time. Riley really seems to like being outside. He slept in his Pak 'n Play in our room. He must have been dreaming about our grand ole time, because he kept saying "please, please Mom and Dad, can I please spend the night with Aunt Rachel again soon?" Not really, but I do look forward to the day when those sweet words will be coming from his mouth.

Today has also been a big day in the Silvester house. James is no longer working Saturdays! He was off last Saturday because he took it off for Woodall Christmas, but today was his first official Saturday of no work just because. He was able to move his Saturday morning appointments into other time slots during the week, so nothing to lose! We woke up to some good snuggling with Riley, he went for a jog and then we ran some errands. Now he is out mowing the grass, because he bought our first lawn mower today! Thanks to a very generous client of James' we were able to buy the mower, edger and the accessories with a Lowe's gift card.

I must say I like having my husband around all day on Saturday. We are off to have Mexican food with some friends here in a couple of hours. We are just enjoying every last minute of free time before getting back into the full-time routine on Monday. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Movie Reviews

James and I have seen 3 movies since Christmas Eve and I wanted to share my thoughts and encourage all of you to get out there and see some. On Christmas Eve we saw "Seven Pounds", Christmas day was "Marley and Me" and yesterday we saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Let me just say we were not disappointed with any of them. Well, I'll speak for myself. I was not disappointed with a single one of them.

Seven Pounds
Great movie! Will Smith never disappoints. Very hard to sit through in the beginning. Just chill out, relax and wait for it all to come together. I keep thinking about it and like it more and more as times goes on. Just don't go when you are tired or looking for a light, entertaining film.

Marley and Me
OH MY GOODNESS! This was my favorite of the three. Now, I'm ready for a dog. Jennifer Aneston was great in this movie. I also finished the book a couple of days ago. I can't get Marley out of my mind. Yesterday, I was looking out the window and said "James look it's Marley and his chocolate brother!"

The Curious Case of Benjamen Button
First of all, don't get a big coke and drink it all within the first half hour like I did. This is a loong movie. However, there was not a dull moment or a single thing that they could have removed from the movie. It was fabulous. Very touching, very thought provoking. This was actually the only one of the three that didn't bring me to tears. Maybe I was all cried out. Anyways, Brad Pitt is the finest specimen on the face of this earth, male or female. No doubt! Can I hear an Amen?

Honestly, if you have the time I would encourage everyone to see all three of these movies. They each touched my heart in a different place. Gotta love great movies!

January Resolution

Okay, so for January, my resolution is to work out 3 times each week with my very own personal trainer, his names is James. You may be thinking "whats the big deal, you work out regularly and of course you would work out with your husband who also happens to be a personal trainer." Oh if it were only that easy! James and I don't have a very good history of him training me. It boils down to me not enjoying being told what to do. That's what personal trainers do, give you instructions.

I have been working out on my own and not doing a great job of it. I would just do what I felt like that day and have little to no variety. I have been thinking for a while that I really do want to get in great shape right now while I have the time and opportunity to do so. And come on, I am married to only the very best, smartest, hunkiest personal trainer in all of Texas, maybe even the world. So, here we go! I will let you know at the end of the month how I did.

Just a few snapshots of tonight's workout.

Don't forget a protein shake afterwards!!

Good luck to all of you who have vowed to get in shape in 2009!

They are in!!

This post is for Martha and Mom. Here is our house with brand new windows. I must say it was a pretty scary day for me with any and everything near our windows being pulled to shredds, but we could not be happier with the finished product. The guys vacuumed with they left and I have vacuumed three more times but we are still finding little shreds of glass and tons of dust everywhere. Still, totally worth it!! Since the weather has been so nice the last couple of days lots of our neighbors are out walking and its fun to see them point and talk as they pass our house. Yes, we are proud! This is in the master bath and it is my favorite. It has a little crank and opens to the side. Very cute!

There was some sheet rock damage during the process which they repaired, but every window needed some touch-up paint. James is having just a tad too much fun with the paint. Who knows what else will be painted by the time he is done.

Of course they decided to take out the biggest window in the house at 9 AM, so the house was pretty chilly for a few hours. As you can see there are two pieces of blue tape at the top that we must not touch for a week. It reminds me of bandages after people have plastic surgery. Our house is still healing from a little "pick me up".

Before James and I had even found this house, Mom and I spent the day in Mineola shopping and I found this adorable little door knocker. Everything in me wanted to buy it, but I decided it would be silly. After all we didn't even know for sure that we would be purchasing a home. Soo, Mom swooped in, bought it for me and put it in my stocking. I had honestly totally forgotten about it and was thrilled to find it. It looks perfect on our door!

Stay tuned for January's Resolution