My life has been pretty crazy for the past couple of weeks. I’m in the middle of a move. A move that was unplanned, unexpected and in many ways unwanted.
The owners of my house that I’m currently living in are filing bankruptcy. The whole situation they are undergoing is horrible for anyone, I couldn’t imagine. The man was injured in the military and suffers from post traumatic stress. I’m not real sure on the details but it has caused them to uproot their family across states to live with extended family members. It’s an unfortunate situation which ultimately affects my family as well. In their bankruptcy the mortgage company will take over the house I’m living in. Of course I could probably fight it out for a while, possibly for a few months especially since the mortgage company hasn’t stepped in quite yet. [click to continue…]
Today I went out with my sister and a couple of my girl friends. Chevrolet partnered with Massage Envy to run a test drive campaign during the month of July where if you test drove a Chevy Malibu at any local DFW Chevy dealer than you would receive a coupon code for a free one hour massage. Can’t beat that right? Since I’ve been traveling most of the month and hosting T’s birthday party, the only free weekend was today, the last day of the test drive event.
A group of us planned a girls day out for today to go have lunch and each test drive a brand new 2011 Chevy Malibu LTZ. My sister – Babette, old school friend – Amanda and my great IRL blog friend – Erica went with me to eat lunch at Casa Rita’s and to Bankston Chevrolet. We had such a great time and I can’t wait to get out more often with my girl friends. It was a nice day out or what Chevy calls it, Mom’s Time Out. Our next girls day out will be when we go for our free massages at Massage Envy.
I can’t say enough positive things about our experience with Phil. He was fun and put up with us crazy girls. We laughed and even sung a little in the Malibu. We tested out the Bose speakers, the sharp turns and the smooth ride: all with the AC on high in this hot Texas heat. I have to say I did love the Malibu and it makes a great four door car with some amazing features.
Of course we tweeted, Facebook’ed and even created a Whrrl story that you can watch below.
This past weekend I went to my ten year high school reunion. Some days I wonder how it’s already been ten years and where did all the time go? Other days I think about everything that has taken place in my life for the past ten years and am honestly shocked it has only been that amount of time. As you all know I grew up must faster than the average person. Becoming a mother at a young teen age, raising children as a single mom and taking care of a child with special needs really aged me fast.
My ten year high school reunion was broken up into three events. Thanks to my good friends at GM Texas I was given the chance to ride in style driving a Metallic Orange Camaro with racing strips. Getting dressed up for the various events and driving this car just made me feel young and sexy. It also felt much more powerful than my small SUV that I normally drive. Which although I loved the feeling, I had to be careful to watch my speed. The new leather smell was intoxicating and the Camaro handled turns without feeling like the car is going to flip over like in my SUV. It was a very smooth ride for a sports car which surprised me. GM had to practically pry the keys out of my hand when they came to pick it up and I do believe I had some tears as they drove off down the road.
Friday Night: Fort Worth Club and Hyena’s
Friday night was the first event which was held at the Fort Worth Club in Downtown. It was nice to see some people that I hadn’t seen in over ten years. The location was kind of warm inside and they did not have valet parking which was surprising to me so it took us a little while to drive around and figure out which street the parking garage was off of. The reunion was held on the 12th floor and once security realized we were wondering around lost they announced to us over the intercom which was nice. We all took photos and enjoyed conversations reconnecting with our old peers.
After the reunion was over at the Fort Worth Club we all decided to walk over to Hyena’s which is a comedy club in Downtown Fort Worth. Although the show had already begun there is an area that is strictly a night club with pool tables, a bar and seating. One of the guys that went to school with us manages the place so he invited us all out with free cover and low cost drinks. Which was nice. We had a great time at the after party. Several more people showed up that weren’t able to make it to the Fort Worth Club. I played a couple of games of pool and lost but it was entertaining.
Saturday: Family Park Day and Rebellion Party at Aardvark
Saturday morning the second event was kicked off at a park near our old high school. It was considered the family day so everyone could bring out their families to mingle. The main attraction was suppose to be Hot Air Balloon Lifts which Hot Air Balloon Rides are on my Life List so T and I had to attend for that. We were so excited but unfortunately a Hot Air Balloon Festival had come into town and the company wasn’t able to make it to our event. It was only a free offer if they were available so we couldn’t complain, too much.
Noah was with his grandparents for the weekend and Gabby wasn’t able to be talked into going with us to the park. So it was just T and I. When we first arrived she looked at me and said ‘mom I’m one of the only big kids here‘. I just looked at her and said ‘yes, T, your mom was a little too young to be having children when you were born.’ Just a nice reminder of being a teenage mom. I’m so glad I’m able to discuss openly with her about life. The weather was brutal hot. We watched the little kids jump in a bounce house and talked to old friends for hours. When we left the park a few of us took our kids to a local ice cream shop which was very nice and again, chatted for a couple of hours.
Saturday night was the Rebellion Party at Aardvark. The group of us that rode together had never been here before. It is a local bar that allows bands to play live music. We got to hear three different rock bands play. I played some more pool and almost won this time, if it wasn’t for me scratching on the 8 ball. But hey, I’m learning! There were people who came Saturday night that we didn’t see on Friday. Each event brought out a different crowd which was nice to see more new faces. I enjoyed hanging out with people I grew up with, some that are still great friends and some that I hadn’t seen in years.
After we left Aardvark we went to IHOP at 2 AM. Of course we were all sober which made it even more fun. 
Have you ever been at IHOP after a night club and/or bar closes? All the drunks were there. You know the kind… The ones who were spilling their secrets from the night to one another believing they were quiet when in reality they were announcing everything very loudly. I can’t remember the last time I laughed so hard. Plus eating pancakes at 3 AM was a nice treat I hadn’t done in a while.
The whole weekend was great and I’m very glad I attended all the events. It was nice getting back in touch with everyone. I’m still in awe that it’s been ten years since graduation. There were more photos from the night you can view in my Flickr Set.
Photo courtesy of http://valentinmaya.com
Today I am flying out to the Riviera Maya for five nights. I am so excited and am looking forward to this much needed relaxing trip. Doesn’t the above photo look amazing? I know there will be plenty of things to do but I hope to spend majority of my time laying with my feet up relaxing. I love to travel and I love seeing new sights and exploring but I am going to fight against myself to make sure I take some time off on this trip instead of keeping my days busy the whole time. It’s been quite a while since I went on a true vacation with no conference schedule, no children and no work.
Photo courtesy of http://valentinmaya.com
My friend Alan, heck he’s practically family, invited me to go somewhere with him this summer and our original plan was Jamaica but I’m sure you have all heard of the mess going on over there so we felt like it might not be the safest place to go right now. Although we had to change plans, I can’t say these photos look all that bad, can you? Jamaica, Mexico, either way it looks beautiful and I’m thrilled to be going!
My one request for our all inclusive resort was no children. I love children but at this time I need the break with some peace and quiet.
These photos were pulled from the resort’s website where we will be staying. I can’t wait to visit Valentin Maya and tell you all about it. I plan to take videos and photos during our trip.
Image via Wikipedia
This weekend I rented the movie: Love Happens with Jennifer Aniston and loved it! There was one part in the movie that inspired an idea for me.
Without getting into the whole premise of the movie, I’ll try to sum it up. Jennifer Aniston plays a single woman who owns a flower shop in the city. After going on a date she invites the man back to her flower shop while she finishes up some last minute arrangements. During her dates visit he picks up one of the greeting cards attached to some flowers and reads it out loud. This is followed by her showing him a small box she has cards stored in with messages from strangers written on them. They begin to read the cards out loud to one another; some sweet, some funny and some sad. Jennifer states that she kept these specific cards because she found them compelling. My favorite part in this scene is when she said ‘it’s life on a 3×5′.
My oldest daughter is turning 13 in July. I am still in shock that I’ll have a teenager so soon. Even though we are already beginning to plan her party and I pretty much know what she wants as a gift, I want to do something special. Becoming a teenager is a big deal, it’s one of those milestones that you remember forever. For both her and me… [click to continue…]
In February while attending the Mom 2.0 Summit conference I bought the book The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and she even autographed it.
In March I read some of The Happiness Project.
In April I published my Life List with item number 54 being to complete my own Happiness Project.
Last week I took action to download Gretchen’s eBook on how to run a group with your Happiness Project. I have read through her discussion tips and have decided to put some into action immediately.
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