Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

 

So, we had Kathryn's Baby Shower last weekend in Dallas and I think it was a big success!! Kathryn and I are the lone two in Austin so I picked up her up on Friday afternoon and we hit the road for Dallas. I am all about 'making good time' on road trips and I don't think I had realized what having a 7 month pregnant woman as my passenger was going to do to that. We hadn't even made it out of Austin before the first bathroom/food stop. We had to make a couple of more along the way, but we made it to Dallas without hitting traffic and in time for dinner. Went to eat with Kathryn's mom and sister-in-law and then headed over to hang out with Lindsay.

My main incentive for going to Dallas early was to be able to spend a little time with Lindsay. I hadn't seen her since L.A. and I haven't been to Dallas to hang out with her in months. We had both read My Sisters Keeper and so we had plans to go see the movie that night. Knowing it was going to be a tear-jerker, we had decided the late show was the best option. The movie was good, but the ending was completely different than the book so were both disappointed in that. Nonetheless, we cried and then went back to her apartment to further discuss the change in ending and just to hang out and catch up.

Saturday we bummed around and then went to lunch and did a little shopping. We had seen a preview for the move The Time-Travelers Wife coming out in August and both thought it looked really interesting so we both went and bought the book. Then Lindsay had to head to Wichita Falls for a bridal shower so I was left to entertain myself and relax in her apartment all night!! I had a blast...enjoyed her Tivoed shows and her amazing bathtub. Read before bed and slept in the next day. A great Saturday night in my opinion.

Got up Sunday morning and made the 40 minute trek to Coppell for the shower. There is always a moment for me when I am tired or not in the mood for a shower or whatnot before I go and then I get there and see all the girls I love that I rarely get to see, and it is worth it. This group of girls has been getting together multiple times a year over the past 9 years for showers and weddings and they are always so much fun to be around. Its fun to see who is married/engaged/pregnant/has had babies...always good to catch up on everyone's lives.

Then unfortunately I had to drive all the way back to Austin because I had to work at 7am on Monday morning. Needless to say, the drive back alone went much quicker :)

All in all, it was a great weekend and a nice time hanging out with all the girls. It was also my mom's birthday so Happy Birthday to her!!