Already Sunday??

 

Guess I missed out on blogging all week - although not a whole lot to say because as soon as we got in town from WFalls, I just worked every single day. Work on Tues, Wed, Thurs at the hospital - super busy, but missed the kids so it was good to be back. And then Friday I had Addi all day.

Friday night we had a party for our friend Morgan's birthday. The theme of the party was the 1984 Olympics (don't ask, we still don't know why). Anyway, so everyone was supposed to dress as an athlete, an 80s athlete at that. The party was very strange and fun at the same time. These people took it very seriously!! Opening ceremonies and the Olympic oath - very intense. We competed in random events and had medal ceremonies as well. Overall a good night, but definitely a little weird.

Saturday I slept forever...trying to catch up from the week. I had no motivation to get up and do anything or go anywhere. Luke finally convinced me to go with him to buy a microwave. I figured it was the least I could do considering he was going to spend most of his Saturday night coming with me to babysit. We had to watch Addi for a few hours, which I never mind because she is so cute and easy. Then after babysitting we went to meet up with Luke's friend John and John's girlfriend, Lindsey. We had a great time!! We even stayed out till 2am which is so unlike us these days. Hahahaha.

Today has been another great day off...I was able to sleep in which I never tire of doing. Luke and I were strongly motivated to take the dogs to the dog park because we always talk about doing it and only manage to actually do so about every 4th time we think of going. Got some frozen yogurt for the road and then headed to Town Lake. Lexi and Porter had the best time playing!! There were so many dogs and so much to explore. We threw them both in the water and they both absolutely hated it. Experiment failed. It was super hot and after a while the two pups were seriously dragging so it was time to take the dirty dogs home. Luke cannot stand a dirty dog so he gave them both baths as soon as we got to his apartment. I napped on the couch :) The dogs have been sleeping since we got back and we are about to head to the grocery store and make dinner. Got to get ready for the start of yet another busy week - back to school this week. Blah.

Highlights from the week - visit from one of my favorite patients who is off treatment, Illeana, getting to wear my new sundresses, keeping my apartment and car clean, Mom visiting Austin, trip to the outlets and awesome new shorts, finishing a great book, planning trips...looking forward to fun summer things that are starting soon!!

2nd Annual Moody Family Crawfish Boil!!

 

A little slow on getting the Crawfish Boil blog in, but here goes...

Such a GREAT weekend!! I seriously love going home and I think that is so awesome. A lot of people cannot appreciate their parents and don't look forward to hanging out with them, but I just love mine and always have the best time. They are so happy and I love seeing them together again and they just always seem to be having fun.

Got up Friday morning and sat around all morning enjoying having the day off. Packed and dropped the dogs off at Elizabeth's house for the weekend. Went to the 'Tan Party' where me and Alyssa and Jana all got a beautifully bronzed spray tan and then it was off to get Luke and hit the road. We finally left Austin around 3:30 and surprisingly hit no holiday or Friday traffic at all. Got to WFalls in time to watch Lebron James score the game winning 3 and hang out with my dad. Mom was out for a Girl's Night Out and we were too tired to wait up for her.

 

Saturday was just getting ready for the party and making cookies, running errands, picking up the crawfish. Luke ventured out on a shopping excursion with me which just proves how amazing he is - he even carried around the clothes and went to get me different sizes and colors. I am a lucky girl :) Got back to the house and started getting ready for the party. I LOVE a crawfish boil more than anyone else I know. We had 100 pounds of crawfish and so many corn and potatoes...it was amazing. About 30 people came and everyone had a blast. Margaritas might have helped with that too!! The food was absolutely amazing - my dad always outdoes himself with this...gets better every year. Everyone ate until they were miserable (in a good way) and stayed till the wee hours. Lots of laughing and so much fun. I am so thankful to my parents for putting on this party every year, it is one of my favorite new family traditions.

 

Sunday was just sleeping in and hanging out before having to head back to Austin. A little after-party clean up, but mainly just more laughing and hanging out with the family. My Aunt Alicia was in town for the party and brought all my favorite foods from Baton Rouge so I was in heaven all weekend. We finally got back on the road around 3 with the car packed up and crawfish for when we got back!! So, we were able to have a whole round 2 of crawfish upon arrival in Austin Sunday night...just as good the second time around.

I am not sure when I will get a chance to go home again, but I hope soon - it is always a fun time and relaxing with no obligations to do once I get there. Thanks again to my parents for hosting us and everyone else for a really great party!!

Headed Home...

About to hit the road for Wichita Falls for the 2nd Annual Moody Family Crawfish Boil. This has quickly become one of the favorite things my family does. Last year we had a blast and I am sure this year will be even more fun!! A lot of people are planning on attending and my aunt is bringing all of my favorite treats from Baton Rouge!!

Pictures and a recap to follow...

She got robbed, and then she left...

 

Girls Weekend in L.A. was the best time. Minus the small burglary that happened on Friday night. I will get back to that in a bit. So, I leave Austin around 4 on Thurday and magically end up in California a little after 5. Ahhh, California. Sunny and beautiful and perfect. I loved the palm trees and the weather and was instantly relaxed as soon as I walked out of the airport. Ashley and Becca picked all the Texas girls up and we headed home to change and then we walked to a little Mexican place for dinner. We had the best time just getting to hang out and chat and catch up over dinner and margaritas. Everyone was pretty tired from work or traveling that day so we called it a night around 11.

Slept in on Friday and got up and got ready to head to Malibu for the day. First we walked to get brunch at Toast, one of Lindsay's favorite places to eat in L.A. Then on the road to Malibu!! We were headed to a museum called The Getty Villas. It was absolutely gorgeous!! We got to wonder in and out of exhibits and go outside, we had a great time and the weather was so perfect. Then we stopped at Dukes, right on the ocean, to get some drinks and snacks and enjoy the view and the weather. Rachel met up with the 5 of us after work and then we all headed back to L.A. to get ready for a night on the town. Everyone showered and dressed and we called a cab and then headed to Crown Bar in L.A. Such a fun night of dancing and laughing. Headed home when the bar closed around 2am, ordered pizza and everyone went to sleep a little later.

Then Saturday morning came and with it, the realization that the house had been robbed while we were gone the night before. It was shocking. Ashley noticed her jewelry missing and then Becca checked and hers was gone too. Pretty soon we all started looking around and noticed that everyone's jewelery was gone. Along with ipods, phones, cameras, and money. It was just crazy. Had to call the cops and file a report and do the whole fingerprinting thing and whatnot. It was a wild morning. So, needless to say, this put quite a damper on the day. We finally rallied and left the house around 3 and headed the The Grove for some lovely outdoor shopping and strolling. We sat down for some appetizers and just to relax and forget about the morning. Went home and decided that after the previous night, we would just take it easy and head to dinner and then go to a local dive bar so we could sit and talk and not have crazy loud music and whatnot. We went to a great sushi dinner and then spent the night laughing at Nick's Bar. It was a super fun night and something we all needed after the burglary.

Sunday we got up and just lounged around all morning, ordered brunch to go and just talked and watched TV. Then it was off to the airport :(

All in all, it was a fabulous weekend in California - despite the whole getting robbed thing. We had a blast, the weather was perfect and it was just the vacation I had been needing.

We are already planning our next one for the Fall...this time we are thinking NYC!!

Addison Jane!!

She is such a smarty...and so dang cute. This is why I keep doing the nanny thing - even if it is only one day a week.

Headed West...

So, in about 24 hours I will be on a plane, headed to beautiful and sunny California. I cannot wait!! It is a much needed vacation and break from the world. Finals finished up yesterday and I am ready to get away and relax. We are having Girls Weekend (Part II) in L.A.!! The weekend is going to be full of laughing and eating and beach time and dancing - yea!! There will be plenty of updates and pictures for sure.

Today I am watching Addison for the day and I took her to the mall to go on a mission to find shorts. Mission...unsuccessful. I have not given up and am hoping that L.A. has more to offer in the world of shorts than the Barton Creek Mall here in Austin. I digress, as we were walking into the mall, I am pushing Addi in her stroller and a woman in her 30s comes up to me and asks me if it is hard doing it alone. I stare at her for a moment and she tells me how cute Addi is and then repeats her question, asking me if it is hard to do it alone. Um, first things first, Addison is not my child, but secondly that is a completely inappropriate question to ask someone!! I was so taken aback but it that I went on to defend my non-daughter and myself!! Letting her know that I was clearly NOT doing this alone and that her dad was working like most normal fathers do on a Wednesday at 10am. Anyway, it was an odd question and an odd moment and I thought I would share someone else's complete lack of social skills.

In other news...its a million and one degrees here and its only early May. We are going to be in for a long, super hot summer. Hence the needing of shorts. You feel like you walked into an oven whenever you go outside no matter if it is 6am or 11pm. Its gross.

The Red-Headed Stranger...

So, last weekend we went and saw ol' Willie Nelson in concert. He is apparently best friends with Luke's boss and so the tickets were free...and so, why not?? It was a little strange to see him singing in a church, but to each his own I guess. Whenever I think of Willie Nelson, all I think about is how my grandpa's motor home horn plays 'On the Road Again' and we used to always request him to play it. So, that is of course the song that I really care about.

Justin does it again...

Apparently I never post on this blog anymore, but that was because I had no Internet and a broken computer. Good news is, both are back in action so therefore...so am I!!

This weekend Justin Timberlake hosted SNL and it was pretty funny overall. My favorite things he does are these skits where he dresses up as a sidewalk singer for some company and this one did not disappoint!!



In other news...I went kayaking for the first time this weekend and LOVED it!! My arms and shoulders and back are super sore and my shins are sunburned, but I had the best time.

3 days till California!!