Snuggle Bug

This little
snuggle bug
makes it
REALLY hard
to get OUT of BED
in the mornings...

A walk down memory lane...

I have been going through an old box of negatives my mom had, scanning them and trying to alter the pictures. Most of them are from my childhood... and most of them are from the time we spent in Germany. I love looking at those pictures. There are ALOT of those pictures.

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Here is one I came across recently that I actually remember. My aunt & uncle had come to visit us and we rented a van and drove all over Europe. My sister and I sang in the van and my aunt still talks about how annoying we were (she was also expecting my little cousin, and I think we may have scared her).

This particular picture was in Holland. My parents had forgotten to bring my sister a coat on this trip, so she spent most of it in one of my dad's sweatshirts. Poor little thing... it was like a dress on her! (And we can skip right over my stylish outfit...)

But here we are... in the wooden shoes in Holland.

It's officially winter...

And the way I know this is by the fuzzy crocs KG is sporting today!!!

Stale Popcorn

Nothing like popcorn at the basketball game to make my less than stellar Monday better...

The biggest game of the year...

We spent our Thanksgiving Day at the A&M/Texas* game. Of course I was up and at'em and on campus five hours before kick-off. And it wasn't as crazy as it could have been seeing as how this is by far one of our biggest games of the year.

And I was drinking the kool-aid. I felt good about the game. I wanted it to be a good one... not a blow out. And it was!! I have to say that this was the most fun game by far this year. KG & I were down on the sidelines for the majority of the game. And it was a blast!

We also had some visitors. KG's cousins got to come down for the game. We brought them in hospitality, took them to see the band march in, bought an Aggie sweatshirt, played on the field after the game, and even got to bring his one cousin down on the field early and ran him over on the Texas side at the end of the game, so he could be right there for the winning celebration. THAT is love. :)

And here's the proof in pics...

KG & Ross...
Ross is the hubby of one of my "work friends" Cristen.
See how cool KG thinks he is standing down on the sidelines.
MAN, I'm an awesome wife!

It was senior day and they all lined up with their parents during pre-game.

Aggie QB Jerrod Johnson
Read what they said about him after this game here...


Team Captains

Proof of my boss "sawing off Varsity's horns"... with our intern.

Erin Andrews...
with her body guard and police escort.

We happened to be right next to one of the TV cameras** and they brought the trophy out, set it on the field, took a shot of it, and then packed it back up. But at least I have a pic of the trophy sitting on Kyle Field. Pretty cool.

Some football pics...

KG & his cousin on the Texas side at the end of the game.




He even got a few high fives from some of the Texas players...
although, I did not get good pictures of it happening...

All of the cousins...
The one Aggie fan, and the two little Longhorns on the field after the game.

And of course, I had to get a pic with the one Aggie girl... :)

And then with both the girls!

We were just so happy they were able to come down to the game. It was a fantastic game to watch and so fun to be at. Hopefully, they all had a great time like we did!!!

This game will definitely go down in my memories as one of the best Aggie games!!!


*which takes every ounce of this Aggie's willpower not to say "tu"
**KG & I saw ourselves on TV several times when we re-watched the game the next day! FUN!!!

Thanksgiving Goodies

Here are the yummy treats I contributed to our "Misfit Thanksgiving" on Wednesday night before Thanksgiving* (there was a big A&M game on Thanksgiving day you may have heard about, so no meal for us on Thursday...).


Green Bean Casserole...
just like Debi makes, but I snagged the recipe from Kristi. I was a little hesitant on the Cheez Whiz, but KG insisted and in the end, everyone loved it!

KG also insisted on having Buttermilk Pie... which I have never eaten or cooked, but did just for him (the guilt of making him miss Thanksgiving must have really been weighing on me). He said it was okay (which didn't make me want to throw it in his face AT ALL... just kidding... kinda). I got better reviews from some others who tried it though.


And one of my fave's... Black Forest Cake. Yum. There is just something about chocolate cake, whip cream and cherries that canNOT be beat!


Hope everyone had a FAB Thanksgiving meal and celebration of thankfulness! :) I know I sure have PLENTY to be thankful for.

*which I need to do because KG and I had a huge discussion over lunch on Friday and neither of us could remember how we had spent each of the 4 Thanksgivings we've been married. And its only been FOUR! Seriously? What are we going to do when its been like 40???

Thankful #26

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope everyone had a most wonderful day. KG & I didn't get to spend the holiday with our families, but we were able to see some family at the game*. And we did have a fantastic time at the game together. I guess in a way, we are building our own little family memories... and that makes me happy.

KG and I spend alot of time reminding each other of all of the things we have to be thankful for. Because we are more than blessed. Of course there are times it is hard to be thankful for situations you encounter**... but we try.

And that is what the Thankful posts are for. To remind me of the little, silly things I have everyday to be thankful for. Some days are tough and sometimes things don't go the way I think they should***, but I can always find one thing... however minor it may seem to someone else... to be thankful for.

And this concludes the "thankful" posts for this Thanksgiving... now on to Christmas!!!

*Which was super, super fun and I am going to post pictures SOON! I LOVE when we have visitors to our little corner of the world. YAY!

**How vague was that? :) Hang with me... sometimes I don't share well.

***Obviously, I know best on how things should go.****

****Please note the sarcasm in that statement... I remind myself DAILY that I am not the one in control... and pretty thankful for that also!