No school Monday = Mother daughter date





it's simple math:

Walmart (new outfit for Chloe)

+

Sonic (half price drink and a dollar chicken sandwich)

=

Fun date (mother/daughter bonding)

Weekend of Favorite Things - Day Two

Brittany and Ili drove down from Oklahoma City.

We ate our way through the Texas State Fair

they deep fry EVERYTHING imaginable

Chloe samples a fried smore

and Brit tried my personal favorite,

the fried cheesecake

there was lots of entertainment

and I gotta tell ya,

these ladies have my respect.

They are livin' life on their terms.

Watching the dog show

and then, the perfect ending to our day:

the USMC Drum and Bugle Corps

Weekend of favorite things - Day One









I love:

my family
baseball
the fair
junk food
perfect weather

Saturday, we met Mike and Marci in Dallas

to watch the Texas Rangers in the playoffs.







Major league baseball sits pretty high on my list of favorite things.
It is quite an event:

patriotism,

mixed with sunny skies, electric anticipation of your team winning,
hot dogs, cheese fries, soda, and rockin' music




National anthem sung by Charlie Pride

followed by an awesome flyover




we spotted non other than

George W. Bush





I don't attend many events with former Presidents

I felt honored











perfect day

that could have only been improved by our team winning

I love stars

....not a lot of people know this about me.

it's not a secret (like my secret that I like to watch QVC fashions
strictly for entertainment, I never buy anything.
I mean really, is anything more entertaining than 2 hours of Isaac Mizrahi?)



anyway, I love stars

more importantly, I love people that know me well enough to know I love stars

and I never feel more loved than when those same people give me a star gift

A neat package arrived yesterday from my cousin Lynne
I was touched before I even opened it,


This is what she she sent




and I didn't think she knew about my love of stars.

They look beautiful with these, that I already had,





they add to my collection, which includes these






that my dear sis, Jenn, bought for me in Mexico.


I have worn this charm necklace for many years.





Each charm represents a member of my family......the star is me.
I got it in London when I was 19



My first wedding ring was shaped like a star.



Steve had it custom made for me.
about 10 years in, I lost it.



that's all I have to say about stars.