Okay, okay, so it's been 2 months since my last post...mostly due to my computer deciding to stop working. Then I was out of the habit, and kept meaning to get back to it, but just never really sat down and did it...so, yeah, sorry. Anyway...what has happened since June 3?? Let's see...I'll try to do an overview of each month.
June
Audrey officially finished 2nd grade (wow!) and then started summer school. She was gone half-days, which at least gave her some semblance of a schedule. The only bad part was that she had to be on her bus at 6:45am...and then got dropped off at 2pm, so the day was completely split in half. Isabel and I went swimming pretty much everyday and went to the library. Pete practiced more with his band, and they drove me crazy playing "Mississippi Queen" over and over again.
Isabel left on June 21st to go stay with her dad for the summer. I was not happy about that, especially since I was only given one week's warning...but I'm trying to be fair, so whatever. She misses him and his family. Luckily, once we live closer, I won't have to deal with her being gone for months at a time. Saying good-bye to her at the airport was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. It felt like I couldn't breathe. I have called her everyday since she's been gone at 6pm, just to tell her hi and I love her. Some days ( a lot of them) Jon doesn't answer, which pisses me off, but in general he's pretty good about remembering to have her call me back. On to...
July
The first is when Pete and I went to this awesome Lebanese restaurant for Sarah's birthday. The food was amazing, especially these appetizers wrapped in grape leaves...so good! Pete was very interested in the belly dancer...lucky for him, I'm not a jealous person. She tried to get me to dance with her, but I'd only had one dirty martini and was SO not drunk enough for belly dancing in front of a restaurant! hahaha!
Then on the weekend of the Fourth, we camped out in Rockwall at Rick's. That was a LOT of fun! My mom watched Audrey for us, and I got so, so drunk since I didn't have any children to keep track of...Pete just kept laughing at me. I am a chatty drunk, so every time he would catch my eye, I was huddled in a corner with someone sharing life stories and hugging. hahaha! I also threatened his place in the band by demanding he teach me to play the drums and the saying something to the effect of "you just wait, Buddy...they're totally going to want a girl drummer and you'll be gone" then I also informed him that he would have to teach me the songs and let me use his drums :) It's a good thing he loves me or else he would never put up with me! After it got dark, we went to watch fireworks...one of Rick's neighbors spent almost a grand on fireworks (wtf??) and they were awesome, but the thought of spending that much on fireworks boggles my mind. This is where it gets fuzzy. I know we went somewhere else, and I was laying on a blanket looking at the stars and then dancing to "Piece of My Heart" with Sarah...oh, and there was a song about "Jade is the girl of the hour" that I loved. I'll see if I can find the link she sent me. Around this point, I believe I passed out and woke around 5am to Corey, Sarah, and Sean drinking out of a whiskey bottle. I sat with them for a bit and then went back in the tent with Pete.
What else happened in July? We got our new bedroom furniture, which we both love and I have to say, it's nice to be able to fold and put away some clothes instead of having them all hanging in the closet. OH!! Harry Potter!! Pete got us tickets to the midnight showing in 3-D sometime in June when they first went on sale :) He's only read the first few books, but I've made him watch all the movies with me, and he really likes them. So, we dropped Audrey off with my mom in Plano, then went out to dinner at Love and War in Texas, which I'd never been to..driven by a few times, but Pete had a gift certificate from the owner, so we figured we might as well use it! I don't remember what I got, I think fish tacos. They were good. The place was very "Texas-y" which was cute. The beer I ordered was HUGE! But I only had the one...I didn't need to be wasted at Harry Potter. I won't get into just how awesome the movie was, but it was...it was pretty much perfect. Were there glaring differences between the book and the movie? Um...yeah. Did it take away from the movie? Not really. I was just happy that the part with Snape's memories was the way it should have been. That was one of my favorite parts of the book, and if that had been wrong, I would have been seriously pissed. I loved that the 3-D glasses were like Harry's...I have a pic of me and Pete wearing them somewhere...I'll see if I can find it.
Dianne and Caleb came to visit on July 20 (Mike and Paul's birthday) and we finally got to find out what they are having ...it's a boy!! His name is going to be Liam. My sister looks adorable, of course, thought I know she's uncomfortable. I hate to tell her that from here on out, it's just going to get worse...poor girl! We went (mom, me, and Dianne) and did her registry...it took about 2 hours and we all were sick of baby stuff by that point, but she did get some really cute things for Liam. On Saturday, Dianne decided she wanted to go see a roller derby at Fair Park, so off we went. Michael decided he would just meet us after...and Pete drove over after he got done with work. It was an experience, I'll say that. Very interesting people. I don't know if I'd go again, but at least I can say that I've been to one. Afterwards, Michael, Pete, Dianne, Caleb, and I went to Vickery Park to have some drinks. Well, Dianne had her one allotted cup of coffee. We had a pretty good time, I got kinda drunk from my martinis, and Michael got drunk from his whiskey and Coke...I don't know what Caleb was drinking, but he kept getting louder and louder...Pete was our DD, which was good, otherwise we would have been sleeping at my mom's place! Dianne managed to make it until about 12:30, which impressed me...I remember how tired I would get when I was pregnant. Dianne and Caleb left on the 26th, which was really hard. The next time I see them, I'll have a new nephew! When I told Isabel, she said that she wanted a girl cousin...I told her to take that up with her Aunt Dianne and Uncle Caleb.
Finally, on July 30th, Pete and I went out in Dallas for our one-year anniversary. I don't know how you figure out when your anniversary is, if you never have the "we're a couple" talk...for us, it was like, we met, we liked each other, and hung out every day. At night, we'd sit and talk until 3 or 4 in the morning. It just happened. So, he decided to count from the first time we kissed, which was a week or so after we met, which makes our anniversary July 23. So, we went to Dallas to the area where we actually had that first kiss. We road the trolley down to the DMofA and back. Stopped and got gelato and then walked back to the car. It was a really nice evening. Nothing too crazy, just the two of us spending time together. Which brings us to...
August (so far)
Well, aside from being hot as hell, the first week of August has been fairly uneventful. Audrey is most definitely ready to be back in school (so am I, kiddo, so am I!!) and Isabel will be back here in a couple of weeks. Jon and I are trying to figure out if I'm going to go there and get her, or if he's going to bring her here and logistics and money, etc, etc. Mostly I've read a lot of books today. I was annoyed when I went to return them yesterday and there was a sign saying the library was closed because of AC problems. The sign was also misspelled, which made me laugh. But that has left me with nothing to read while Pete is at work all day. Not fun.
And of course, I couldn't discuss this past week of August without at least mentioning the fact that Pete's ex-wife has decided to make a pest of herself...so there, I mentioned it. Jeanette needs to find a hobby that doesn't involve Google search...just sayin'...
Still have a couple more hours until Pete gets home...I know he's going to be exhausted, hopefully they had a good day today. Audrey is pouring Cheerios back and forth between two bowls and making a mess, luckily, they are easy to clean up, so I don't really care as long as she's happy.
Okay, I'm off...and I promise that I will never skip 2 months again. That took almost an hour to type up! Will have to add the pics and stuff later...can't remember what folder my pictures are in on Pete's hard drive, and don't feel like poking around trying to find them. Hope everyone has a great week!
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