Oh my! Where to begin. What a busy week it has been since last Monday, and it did not start out all that great. My poor hubby spent last Monday getting rained on to turn paperwork into the health and human services so that we can get assistance, and in the meantime ended up misplacing important paperwork somewhere around town!!!! But all that aside, what a roller coaster of a ride it was!
Last Wednesday, we packed up and made our way to the bus to start an adventure that I had no idea where it was going to lead except to say that I knew we would be spending a few days with the hubby's aunt and grandparents somewhere on the other side of Dallas. We took two buses and then two trains to get there and were greeted by Aunt Debbie, and Grandma and Grandpa Green, and to our surprise, little 2 month old Payton in the car as well! (Good thing I packed light!) The drive from Dallas was not what I was expecting, not that I knew what it was that I was expecting. It felt like I was visiting my family in Illinois! The drive from Dallas to the "ranch" felt like the drive from St. Louis to Oakawville! When we arrived, it was quite peaceful, and honestly, I had no idea what to do, so I just went outside with the hubby and the kiddo to explore, we got up close and personal with a horse and a donkey, and Georgia was not afraid at all, in fact, she tried to feed the horse acorns! And then she discovered the trampoline, and from that point on all she wanted to do was play "exercise jump". Robert would get nervous when she got to close to the edge, which I found rather endearing since I didn't get nervous over it. But little did I realize that the peacefulness would disappear the next day, for with Thanksgiving came about 25 more individuals to this house. Those of you who know me well, know that I get slightly uncomfortable in situations where I am surrounded by a large amount of people, especially people I don't know. But I think I held it together rather well, in fact, I made great friends with one of the hubby's cousins (the mother of little Payton) and ventured out to my first black friday experience with her! Yes folks, I had managed to avoid any type of retail shopping on black friday for 31 years, but could not resist this year since we are on a budget and WalMart had deals that were very appealing to me, and I managed to complete all Christmas shopping for Georgia that night!
The return trip on Friday was uneventful, with the exception that now I was also balancing a large sack of my loot from black friday shopping! We arrived home in time to get refreshed and a little rest before the next wave. The stressful part of the holiday, the dreaded visit from my parents who I had not seen since moving to Texas. Robert was even nervous about it. But they showed up happy, took us out to the mall to see Georgia play with other kids then on to WalMart yet again and finally to dinner. They brought us back home after treating us to Georgia's favorite treat of ice cream cones, and went to their hotel for the night. The following day, they showed up bearing gifts of a Christmas tree and ornaments and a KFC lunch. They left in the early afternoon since they were going back to my sister's in Lubbock. And we finally rested on Sunday! Stayed in our Pajamas most of the day and watched nothing but Christmas movies on the computer. So all in all, it was an awesome first Thanksgiving as the Houston clan!
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thankful
So, since November began I have been seeing people posting something they are thankful for each day. I choose not to do that this year because there is so much to be thankful for and the greatest is the love of my husband. I truly see a change in him just in the past few months not to mention since we first started our long distance relationship. I always heard how good he was with kids, but since he became a step-dad to my little girl, he has truly amazed me. He loves taking her out on father daughter dates! He has a special bond with her, true, she is still a mama's girl, there are times when she begs for his attention. Like last night when we had been out all day and our last stop was in the grocery store. She was a tired little girl and just wanted mama to hold her, but when Robert walked across the aisle from us she called to him, she said "Robert come here, I have a question", so he came and asked what her question was, she really didn't have a question for him, but wanted to tell him something that neither of us really understood.
I have heard of all the shows he used to go to and all the trips he made and all the bands that he allowed to stay over when they needed a place to sleep. Since Georgia and I have moved here, he has had one band stay over with my permission and it was a trial for us. We agreed that we would try it once to see how it went, and after that one time we have agreed as a couple that it doesn't work in an apartment with a two year old and that it would be better to have a bigger place before another band stays over. He has not gone on any trips, even though he has wanted to. But he looked at our finances and saw that the money that would have gone towards the one trip he wanted to take was much better used to take care of our family here. He was asked to be a tour manager for a month in January and I told him he should go because a record label would be looking at his performance on that tour and wanted to talk to him, which I felt was a good sign. But since we started talking about it, he has told me that he doesn't think he is going because he feels like it might be a waste of time.
As far as shows that he goes to, since moving here I can probably count the number of shows he has been to on one hand. There are times when I look at him and ask him, "is there a show you can go to tonight?" just so he can go and get some of his energy out. He has grown into such a family man recently and I didn't expect that to come for a few years yet! But he has made these choices on his own and granted, we are struggling some, he knows that Georgia comes first in every aspect and respects that fact. I love my husband with all my heart and every day (not just this month) I am so thankful for him in our lives. Last night, Georgia wanted me to lay with her to fall asleep, but wanted Robert to read her stories, when he was done, she gave him a kiss and told him she loved him, my family is complete. I couldn't be any happier.
I have heard of all the shows he used to go to and all the trips he made and all the bands that he allowed to stay over when they needed a place to sleep. Since Georgia and I have moved here, he has had one band stay over with my permission and it was a trial for us. We agreed that we would try it once to see how it went, and after that one time we have agreed as a couple that it doesn't work in an apartment with a two year old and that it would be better to have a bigger place before another band stays over. He has not gone on any trips, even though he has wanted to. But he looked at our finances and saw that the money that would have gone towards the one trip he wanted to take was much better used to take care of our family here. He was asked to be a tour manager for a month in January and I told him he should go because a record label would be looking at his performance on that tour and wanted to talk to him, which I felt was a good sign. But since we started talking about it, he has told me that he doesn't think he is going because he feels like it might be a waste of time.
As far as shows that he goes to, since moving here I can probably count the number of shows he has been to on one hand. There are times when I look at him and ask him, "is there a show you can go to tonight?" just so he can go and get some of his energy out. He has grown into such a family man recently and I didn't expect that to come for a few years yet! But he has made these choices on his own and granted, we are struggling some, he knows that Georgia comes first in every aspect and respects that fact. I love my husband with all my heart and every day (not just this month) I am so thankful for him in our lives. Last night, Georgia wanted me to lay with her to fall asleep, but wanted Robert to read her stories, when he was done, she gave him a kiss and told him she loved him, my family is complete. I couldn't be any happier.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Update
November first, oh my. Where has the year gone? This morning, woke up to Georgia giving me options of candy from trick or treating last night for breakfast. But I also woke up grateful to be able to wake up with the love of my life next to me in bed, and happy that he was ready to get up and go to his new intern job that he is liking a lot. So here I am, a stay at home mom again. Kinda feels weird but good all over again. I have started a new weight loss plan, and fully intend to stick with it. I have a step counter I wear every day and right now my goal is at least 2,000 steps a day. Georgia is getting bigger and smarter every day. She has even started counting in Spanish.... and is getting good at it. Guess I will have to start speaking spanish with her, better start brushing up. This morning Rob and I had a little discussion on Christmas and Birthday presents for her, can't believe we are already thinking of those things!!!! We have a new computer and I am still learning how to do everything on it. So I will make this a brief entry yet again and say that next time I will upload some pictures. (As long as Rob and I have the patience at the same time for him to show me how to put pictures and stuff on the computer.)
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