May's Reviews

In May I visited a lot of new spots so here are my reviews on them....

Piranha's Killer Sushi (Arlington)

When i went to Arlington for the Warrior Dash, Toneisha and I had our little adventure day and she took me here since she knew i hadnt had sushi in awhile. They are known for their "Sexy" Roll and "Marry Me" roll. I ordered the sexy roll and well it wasnt necessarily sexy but it was delicious. It had mango on it and the sweet combined with the hot from siracha was awesome. Toneisha ordered their HUGE Mexican roll which she was nice enough for me to try as well.

The restaurant was small and quaint. it reminded me of the size of Sushi Zushi in Stone Oak. I liked their material choices from a design standpoint. I'd totally go again....

Fuzzy's tacos (arlington)

That night we met up with Braden and brandon and checked out the place. I think i had their fajitas which were pretty good. I wasnt disappointed but i wasnt overly impressed either. It was definitely a fun hangout place with people our age to get a cheap dinner and have some drinks. I like casual laid back places like this and well so did everyone there... it was packed!

Mia Bella ( Houston Pavilions)

My friend/mentor at work took me to eat lunch here one day for a mentor lunch. The restaurant is really pretty, nice, but the tables are a little crammed together and i think they have some ventillation problems because by the end of lunch it was smoky from the kitchen in there. The food was great though. I had one of their chicken dishes with extra veggies. Awesome!

Hobbit Cafe

My friend Jenny had reccommended this place to me awhile ago for Brunch so when i was looking into a place for my birthday i decided to try it out. The menu had lots of options, healthy options and lots of dishes with avocado ( my fave) so we checked it out and i had both my bday brunches here. I love it.... and their mimosas. Check out my bday blog for some photos of the food.

W GRILL (Washington Ave)

I had seen this several times driving by and i had read about it in a Houston downtown life magazine so when Michelle was here we decided to check it out. Its a tiny little old drive thru that has been convereted into a newer drive through with coffees, breakfasts, smoothies, burgers, sandwiches, tacos, wings etc... You can call ahead, drive through or you can park and dine on their deck. I had their serano pepper burger with avocado and michelle had their fish tacos. Omg the burger was amazing. They cook everything in front of you and they put the pepper in the meat whicl its grilling. so flavorful. it was such a nice evening out too. check out the photos.

Raku ( Midtown)

I had seen this place under 24 hour fitness and had been curious about it and had read some reviews on the design of it and i was intrigued because of its use of red rope in the space. i went to dinner here a few weeks ago and was impressed in every way. our server was a little pushy to get us to order more and the priciest thing on the menu but the design was GORGEOUS, the food was great, everything down to the place setting. I wish i could remember what was ordered because it was great. I know one was a peppered tuna roll or something but yum yum was it good!

Transformations

This is way over do, but several weeks ago i watched the season finale of several of my favorite shows.

Two of which were the Biggest Loser and the show Parenthood. Both on NBC.

I absolutely love how both shows have shown such a transformation in the people on the show. The Biggest Loser more so on their outward transformation and how that effects them in their lives. Parenthood you see all the characters transform and shape. The parents with their child aith austism, the grandparents and their marriage, the 2 cousins fighting over a guy and my personal favorite is crosby and how he has transformed with the knowledge and love he now feels knowing he has a 5 year old son. He's been my favorite transformation.

The biggest loser finale put such a big smile on my face.... esp when O'neil ( aka uncle) came out. He is such a sweet man and such a GREAT DAD. i"m a sucker for father daughter stories.

Anyways, he jumped down the stairs when on the show he couldnt do stairs at all.

Just about everyone on the show changed drastically! I think this was by far, my favorite season of Biggest Loser. They all made such positive physical, mental, emotional, and internal changes. I just LOVE IT!

I watched the new Jillian Micheals show last night and its crazy to see some of these people's emotional and mental states and whats holding them back... what their fears are. I love that NBC is doing this and hope it inspires other people to DO SOMETHING. nothing is worse than someone complaining about their life out of control ( in their work, weight, relationships, financially)and doing nothing about it. I love these shows that show proactiveness!

Summer Must Haves

From my travel experiences i have found there are several things that just make them even more enjoyable

1) Digital Waterproof Camera



I bought this Canon Powershot D10 before going to Costa Rica last December. One of the best investments i have ever made. I bought it from BuyDig.com ( via bing) and spent a little under 300 i paid a little extra for a case and a memory card. Its waterproof, shockproof, freeze proof and semi drop proof. We took it surfing, repelling waterfalls, ziplining in the rain, white water rafting and got all those moments on film and on video! I dont leave home without it!



2) a GOOD Sunscreen



i have become a fan of coppertone's Sport spray sunscreens. they provide good coverage, last a long time on my fair skin, and arent greasy. I like banana boat too but you are like a greased pig when you wear their spray.... i HATE getting burnt and i dont want to damage my skin so i stick to a super high spf. i dont tan anyways, but the more protection the better.



3) a good beach bag/tote/backpack

Depending on your activity depends on what kind of bag you need. I like to be prepared for anything so i always have some sort of bag with my money, camera, chapstick, sunscreen, bugspray etc. Before Costa Rica i bought a mini backpack at acadamy in the Kid's section for 5 bucks. it was perfect. i carried all our stuff in there, it was always on me, not to big just right. the zippers of course broke the last day, but it was intended to last the trip and cost 5 bucks and well it served its purpose. i recently bought a HUGE beach bag for my bahamas trip and you bet their is room in there for anything and everything... including my beachball

4)sun protection: hat and sunglasses

Gotta protect your face from the sun... and your eyes so i always have a baseball hat or straw hat near by



5) Comfy flipflops

You never know if you are gonna have a long treck to walk and the last thing you want is a pair that rubs the top of your foot, or between your toes so make sure they are comfy!



6) a good coverup!

You never know when you might leave the beach and want to go grab a bite to eat and some places dont want you sitting in your bathing suit anyways.... my personal favorite is my Juicy Couture coverup ( as seen in the photo). the material is so pretty it looks like it could double as a really dressy sundress... it makes it appropriate for me to walk through anywhere...




7) a good conditioner or hair mask

i pack little sample of conditioners i have gotten in my beachbag for after surfing or wading in the ocean. With my curly hair its already near impossible to brush it when its dry or wet it tangles so easily and well beach water makes it 100 times worse. its like one big rat's nest and the last thing i wanna do is try and comb it out later after its been sitting. In costa rica i took some packet samples of Fekkai's conditioner and hairmask and after surfing put it in my hair so that when i returned my board and i hosed off i could rinse my hair out and boom tangles gone and my hair is good to go!



8) a good chapstick or lipgloss with spf

while sunburns hurt... sunburned lips and chapped lips SUCK.... i cant get enough moiture

9) a FLATTERING bathingsuit

ok guys and girls ( mainly girls) just because you can get something on or that it fits.... DOES NOT mean you should wear it. There are so many brands of bathing suits and styles that can accomodate all kinds of body types. For example... monokinis really arent one pieces designed to hide things. they only point our your "extras" because they cutouts are always in those places. Shop around and most likely you can find something whether you have a butt, too much butt, big or small chested, skinny, curvy, overweight, long waisted short waisted. If you dont know look up numerous magazines online that offer advice on styles based on body type. Dont think that the bikini rack at target (who doesnt make the greatest bathingsuits to flatter anyone) or victoria secret is all you have... not true! Take someone shopping with you that will be honest with you. Besides, if you're gonna spend a good majority outdoors with friends and there could be a photos whatever.... you wanna be in what you feel the most confident, sexy and comfortable!

I have several other things but those are the main ones that always lead me for a good stress free day at the beach/lake/pool/river whatever!

Feeding the Homeless

The Church Under the Bridge

Several weeks ago my stepmother Kathy forwarded an evite to me about feeding the homeless in downtown. From what I could see it looked like it was right under 45 right in front of my apartment so I said I would go.

She picked me up last tuesday and it turned out it was on the other side of 59 where it crosses 45 but just a few blocks from where i thought it would be. We parked under the bridge and we ran into some of her friends. They are part of a group that is the professional division of campus crusade for Christ, the name slips my mind. I found it ironic that we pulled up to help the homeless in her Corvette and so glad that nothing happened to it while it was parked under there.

When we arrived not that many homeless were there and we didnt know what we were doing or what to expect. Turns out we were helping with the "Church under the bridge". They used to have services under the bridge where i originally thought the event was taking place. We met one of the men who run the place and he explained to us that the organization has like 12 churches ( something like that) and they do about 77 services a week at bridges around houston. He was a recovered alcoholic and they only people allowed to run their ministry are people who have once been drug addicts, alcoholics, on the streets etc as they feel it adds to their ministry.

they played some worship songs off a computer on a loud speaker and we talked to some of the people who had come early.


We talked to these 2 lesbian girls who were telling us about their struggles living on the streets. They had been homeless about a year and told us that they always made fun of homeless people and found it ironic that now they were homeless. They had gone to Social Security that day to get their SS cards. Apparently it is common for homeless people to have their ids confiscated or stolen which makes it even harder to get a job because you dont just need a drivers license, you also need a SS card or voter registration etc.

My stepmom asked them if they had every considered staying at the Star of Hope downtown and they informed us that its not as pretty of a picture as the organization likes to put on. they didnt go into much detail other than they dont feed them much and all the money goes to their employees. I'm sure had we pressed they would have given more info on why they feel that way.

They then told us about a place in downtown called the Beacon where they volunteer 4 days a week for 12 hours and help make bread and clean and do other things because the Beacon will feed them, help provide clothes and well "keep them out of trouble"

We heard stories about them waking up with men on top of them... she of course said she beat the crap out of him and the following day she had to serve him dinner at the beacon... with his black eye.

The most interesting thing she said was, "we cant wait to get our ids so we can take whatever work we can get and get off the streets..... i'll tell you one thing i dont ever want to live another winter on the streets. My fingers and toes were blue it was miserable..... I'll admit though, we got a little lazy and comfortable for awhile which only hurts us in the end"

The service started and the guy who preached did a sermon on journeys and spoke on 3 journeys in the Bible. I wont go into it because thats not the point, however, i did think while the message was good, he talked WAY WAY WAY too long and those poor people probably lost interest halfway through the first journey. Not to mention he talked to philosophically and metaphorically. Half those people were doped on something or have some mental issues that they were with us but they werent with us if you know what i mean.

So at the end of it they asked us volunteers to go to the front and that we would pray with anyone who wanted or needed help. Yikes... i was NOT prepared for that. This man we had met setting up a few minutes prior, Ricky, came over to myself and 2 other ladies in the group and told us that he hadnt seen his family in awhile and that he wanted to pray that he would soon and for steady work (really nice guy)

When the prayer was over we went to the long table and set up the food. after it was set up they women went first and then the men, then they got back in line with the number they had been given on a card earlier in the day. after that they could come back over and over again. there were probably 120-150 people by this point.

What we served them made me SAD! A catering company cooked the main dish and the rest of the food was donated from stores and restaurants and it was food that had to be sold or expired that day. some of it i had to throw away because it had mold on it.

So when they went through the line they got a pasta dish ( a tiny bit) with some meat in it, then they got two pieces of bread or a roll, then a piece of banana nut cake or a muffin, then a choice of a cookie, donut, cinnamon roll or danish. Pretty much no nutrition for them at all. I think its awesome that those people cooked or donated food but man something besides sugar or starch would have been good for them.

Some of those people went through so many times. One girl was pregnant and omg my heart went out to her. Some of them didnt talk much ( some told us they dont because they are embarrassed), some were very appreciative, some guys almost got in a fight..... needless to say it was interesting and very rewarding. I would like to do it again actually. That man Ricky helped us clean the whole thing up and was so appreciative to us for helping and apparently he is there every night.

At the end they had the people write prayer requests while they waited in line on the back of their cards with their number on it. we split them up and i meant to bring it to work so i could include what some of them wrote. Some prayed specifically for people, one many prayed for his wife who was pregnant and their baby, some just put " i pray for the whole world", one guy listed any and everything in this world including hitler on his list. My stepmom asked me to give her some of my cards as i got a lot with requests on it and she didnt. She was ok with me giving her that one. I wasnt sure how to approach that one. maybe i'll add some of the things they asked or said on here later. Some were really sweet....

So that was my homeless adventure. we took a group shot at the end. i think its great people do things for other people. I was glad to do something philanthropic since i wanted to get more involved. I found a charity website through a magazine the other night that will hopefully get me more involved!

:)

Not letting life knock you down

Inspiration in the random places….

Life is a constant battle. A battle of wits, a battle against others, and often more so a battle against ourselves. Like everyone out there, I have been through my ups and downs in life and have taken something from each experience/person/event that has happened in my life. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it takes years for those reasons to be figured out.

I think as people we should always strive to be the best we can be and we should do what we can to be happy. What most people do not realize is that happiness is a conscience decision. You can choose to be happy, you really can. Its when you let other people’s opinions, stress, words, actions get to you and take away what can be a real happy place. We choose how we are going to let events, people, actions and words effect us. I’m guilty of this and over time have just learned to not let what happens determine my happiness with myself and my life. I’m a fighter and not gonna let you, or anything else bring me down!

One of my favorite movies ever (yes I’m cheesey) are the Rocky movies. If you haven’t seen them… I’m very sorry. I think the first decade of my life at least one Rocky movie was watched a weekend (or Sylvester stallone’s “over the top”). Not only is it one of my favorite series of movies but nothing pumps me up like the movie soundtrack….

I always found all the stories to be so inspirational and encouraging at all the things in life he goes through ( in and out of the ring). A few years ago Sly made the Rocky Balboa movie. I have seen it a million times and my older brother and I had a conversation about it after it came out and I watched it yesterday morning and I was thinking about what my brother and I talked about as well as how much I enjoyed the lessons from the movie. The things I love about the movie (it starts off slow, but that’s where all the good lessons are I think) are endless but to sum it up:

1) The love for his wife that he shows. She has passed in this movie but he thinks about her all the time and how she brought so much joy and happiness to his life
2) The relationship with his son and they progress/lessons they have as the movie goes on
3) Treating others with kindness without expecting anything in return
4) Respecting others
5) Doing what makes you happy
6) Not enabling the hardships in life to dictate your happiness/future and maximizing your full potential

So towards the beginning of the movie Rocky has to go and get a permit to fight again, in which they initially deny him because of his age and this is his reponse:

Rocky Balboa: Yo, don't I got some rights?

Boxing Commissioner: What rights do you think you're referring to?

Rocky Balboa: Rights, like in that official piece of paper they wrote down the street there? Boxing Commissioner: That's the Bill of Rights.

Rocky Balboa: Yeah, yeah. Bill of Rights. Don't it say something about going after what makes you happy?

Boxing Commissioner: No, that's the pursuit of happiness. But what's your point

Rocky Balboa: My point is I'm pursuing something and nobody looks too happy about it.

Boxing Commissioner: But... we're just looking out for your interests.

Rocky Balboa: I appreciate that, but maybe you're looking out for your interests just a little bit more. I mean you shouldn't be asking people to come down here and pay the freight on something they paid, it still ain't good enough, I mean you think that's right? I mean maybe you're doing your job but why you gotta stop me from doing mine? Cause if you're willing to go through all the battling you got to go through to get where you want to get, who's got the right to stop you? I mean maybe some of you guys got something you never finished, something you really want to do, something you never said to someone, something... and you're told no, even after you paid your dues? Who's got the right to tell you that, who? Nobody! It's your right to listen to your gut, it ain't nobody's right to say no after you earned the right to be where you want to be and do what you want to do!... You know, the older I get the more things I gotta leave behind, that's life. The only thing I'm asking you guys to leave on the table... is what's right.

I love that part of the movie!

My favorite part of the movie is when Rocky is working at his restaurant Adrian, and his son comes in to try and talk him out of fighting the young heavy weight champion. His son takes him outside and basically begs him not to do it because he is tired of living in his dad’s shadow and that if he loses its just going to make his life harder and why would he want to do that to his son. This is Rocky’s response. I freakin get chills at this scene in the movie I find it soooo true and applicable to my own life

Rocky Balboa: You ain't gonna believe this, but you used to fit right here. [taps on the inside of his hand] I'd hold you up to say to your mother, "this kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew." And you grew up good and wonderful. It was great just watching you, every day was like a privilige. Then the time come for you to be your own man and take on the world, and you did. But somewhere along the line, you changed. You stopped being you. You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good. And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame, like a big shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that! I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my son and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life. Don't forget to visit your mother.

I always loved that part of the movie but now that I’m at the place I am in life where I can’t tolerate how people make excuses for themselves and they LET others tell them they aren’t worth it or don’t deserve happiness or “winning” I feel like this is probably the most accurate quote in how I try and live my life EVERYDAY! I freakin love Rocky! Lol well said Sly ( yes he wrote the screenplay). When he’s fighting he takes a heavy blow that almost knocks him down and they slow the movie down and so many things flash through his head and he has a little chat with himself where he is like “ok rock what did you tell the kid! Its not about how hard you get hit but getting back up, get back up, get up…”
He gets up and he finds his inner strength and throws his hardest punches of the fight.

Stallone is producing a new movie called the expendables that’s coming out in August. Its got a ton of stars in it! I’m thrilled. I think he always does a great job acting and throwing in important lessons in his movies… as well as great action and usually a good soundtrack!
http://www.theexpendablesmovie.net/
There is an interview they did with him about the movie in regards to an injury he faced…. I think it just goes to show how he puts his all into his characters, in a very candid way. read it on that link

All the excitement.... Turning 25

I'm officially "old"

Well this year I was excited to celebrate as i blogged before... So i thought I would recap my celebrations. Of course NOTHING went according to plan but thats ok.

So it started in Dallas as I said before and Toneisha surprised me with a really sweet and thoughtful gift. Since I love to travel she bought me a passport holder and luggage tag. I love it. she knows me too well!

We had a game night, drinks, cake and lots of other things over the course of the weekend.... I was so sad to come home.

During the week my mom mailed me my gifts. She sent me some clothes from Victoria Secret that I wanted. My personal fave.... the convertible dress. Omg its hot and its fits like it was made for me. They ways to wear it are ENDLESS. She got me another adorable sundress, a tank and a cardigan. Most of which are in pink... my fave. The convertible dress is in a purple color. Sooo pretty!

So on the 8th I had a tiny brunch with a few girlfriends. This month was hard to coordinate because EVERYONE has either a graduation/wedding/race/something going on mother' day weekend or the weekend after.....

We ate at the Hobbitt Cafe on the patio and it was such a lovely day. The food there was so good and the mimosas amazing..... My dear friends Kat, Emily Daniels, Emily Gerger, and Alicia were able to join me and they gave me really sweet gifts.

Me opening my gift from Kat

Emily G and I (she knows me well.. check out the hot pink bow :) )

Emily G, Alicia and I

Kat, Emily D and I

Yummy Mimosas

My buffalo avocado burger

Em's avocado omelet ( or calzone as she liked to call it)

When lunch was over i went home and met up with Rebekka at her pool with her roommate Sarah and Sarah's boyfriend. Some neighbors were out there with their dog and we had a hell of a time. Shanna and her boyfriend showed up and we had a fun time by the pool. Since Shanna, Bekka and I all have birthdays within a week of each other we got a little photo.

Bekka and i spent the rest of the night watching the movie the Kite Runner ( which was excellent) and then Betty White on SNL ( best bday gift ever)

The next day on my actual birthday i did absolutely NOTHING. my dad came over in the morning and brought me a card and then he went with my step family and did the whole mother's day thing. i really missed my mom and last mother's day was the last time I saw my grandma before she died so i just didnt want to remind myself of that so i opted out. I stayed in my pjs all day and relaxed. It was quite nice. I think the dog enjoyed it. I was a little ticked off that he didnt do anything for me for mother's day.... when will dogs learn? haha jk

Friday the 14th my heterosexual life partner hahahah my best friend Michelle came in town to celebrate for the weekend. That night we met up with my oldest guy friend Ryan and his amazing wife Lea and one of my favorite places... Amazon Grill. We drank Mojitos and Michelle gave me my gifts. She found my favorite pair of earrings in another color, a wristlet, some cute notecards and.... Single girl's madlibs. We had a blast and came up with some funny and sometimes rather inappropriate madlibs lines that has the 4 of us several new inside jokes.

The next morning Michelle and I woke up and joined my friend Shanna, Bekka and Jenny for Brunch at the Hobbitt cafe again. It was raining the entire time but we were able to sit on the patio under the cover. We ate yummy food once again and enjoyed the girl talk.

That night we had dinner at the W Grill ( my review will come later in the month) and then met up once again with Bekka and Shanna at Rebel's on Washington to celebrate their birthday's as well. We stayed awhile and then left once my buddy Mike showed up.

US BIRTHDAY PEOPLE

I had told everyone to meet at Open city and we got a text from my old boss and friend Mike that he was headed that way so we did the same, only to find that Open city well... isnt open. We went next door to the Tipsy Clover and hung out for quite awhile. Mike and his gf showed up and James made it. We got over to shot bar shortly before they closed and unfortunately didnt get to spin the wheel, but we ran into some other people and when the bar closed we headed to katz deli for some late night eats. lol i saw a guy when i came out of the restroom i hadnt seen since highschool. we were cool then but you never know if someone remembers you, so i just kept walking and giggled.

Since it was graduation weekend a majority of my friends couldnt make it which i understood but needless to say i had a BLAST!

My trip to Dallas

My trip to Dallas and the Warrior Dash

First off, my weekend up there was amazing and boy do i have some AMAZING FRIENDS!!!
I got up to Arlington Thursday night and swung by to see Braden at Houlihans. Had a snack and avoided the old man next to me trying to get friendly lol and headed to Toneisha's when she got out of class. Her and I stayed up super late just chit chatting. It was so great to see her. It had been to long since her and I just were alone to catch up.

The next morning we woke up and ate and got ready for our adventure. i hadnt had carbs in months and that morning i had special k ( judge me all you want I LOVE IT) and that afternoon i felt like i was on crack. it was hilarious how the sugar effected me. We started the afternoon off by going to Plato's Closet and did a little shopping. Toe had never been before so I had to introduce her to it! I bought 2 things for work and we headed off to an area called the highlands where we shopped and ate sushi at Piranha. It was delicious!



After lunch we drove to the West End of Dallas and walked around and took photos of some of the buildings the the street art we encountered.


On our way our we saw several bus loads of the polygomists parked right next to us. we took a few photos and tried to be slick about it, but they probably knew.... ah well.

We left and went to a ritzy part of Dallas and Toe took me to get Frozen yogurt( my fave) since i hadnt had any in FOREVER!!! omg it was great.


We left Dallas and drove to Lewisville to see my oldest friend Kristin. Kristin was kind enough to let me dig through all the things she had cleaned out of her closet. ( let me tell you i racked up... she's awesome) the picture below was one of my faves.... hehehe


We got back to Arlington and cleaned up and met up with the boys at Fuzzy's tacos for dinner and then to Dukes for some drinks.


The next morning the boys ran in the Warrior Dash. The three of us got up there early to scope it out. Omg the stupid guy at the parking lied to us and told us we were at the closest lot to the event. WRONG. We walked FOREVER! I was like " ummm maybe this treck to the site is in fact the warrior dash..."

There were lots of costumes. i think the smurfs were my favorite. My least favorite.... girls that strapped fake penises to their shorts and were acting so gross with them. Really?! I bet your parents are so proud....


The boys did awesome. I held on to this guys bag while he ran and he finished up with them. i felt bad i tried to time it so that i could watch them hurdle the fire and crawl through the mud before the finish line, but they were faster than they expected. I was waiting and waiting and all of a sudden i feel this wet thing on the back of my foot and it was brandon trying to sneak up on me! :( i missed them but i'm just glad i was there. Braden and Brandon are 2 of the greatest guys i've EVER known. it was awesome to have this experience with them!


Afterwards, they dropped me off at Toe's apt and her and I went to get drinks and desserts while the boys showered and ordered pizza. We did what Toe and I love most and had..... GAME NIGHT! Kristin and her boyfriend Ricky came over and we had a blast!

CAKE NOM NOM NOM

Kristin and I!!!

Our pieces for the game Quelf

Braden had to have his belt wrapped around his head the whole game and part of the game he had to have his hands stuck to his head. brandon for awhile had to slap his knee and say "whackawhackawhacka" everytime someone laughed. needless to say thats was the only thing out of his mouth for ...quite awhile. Toneisha's husband Evan had to have a picture of peroxide on his forehead the whole night. Such a random but fun game!

Then we played dirt.... i think us girls had the most dirt.... lol

The next morning Morgan drove up from Austin and we headed out with the boys to the race site again!

They're the best. Love you guys!

The race was a blast. I cant even describe to you how much mud there was and how deep it was. you saw shoes everywhere from people who had lost them. Some of the obstacles were a little janky and over played on the website. Some on the other hand were underplayed. they said you had to go down a river bank, but they made slides out of the mud ( my favorite part) and then they said you would have to wade through a river.... well there were parts i couldnt stand and you have to hurdle huge logs. Fortunately Braden and Brandon warned me about that part. omg we had a blast!!!!! I got some more photos from the photographers but i need to edit them and put them up.

Fire hurdles at the end

Mud under barbed wire before the finish line

Right after finishing... like morgans banana and my facial expression lol?

After getting hosed down in the freezing water

We waited forever for these darn turkey legs and omg were they AWESOME

WE DID IT!!!!

the boys dropped us off and unfortunately because of how late it was, Toneisha and Evan had to go to bed, but the 4 of us went out to BJS for dinner, drinks and Pizookies. Yum.

Great weekend. I love challenges, i love friends, laughter and memories. Definitely a lot of memories and reminders of how each of these people are a blessing in my life! XOXO