Dave and Buster's

Orie and I had the best time at Dave and Buster's the other weekend.....We were finally able to get out of the house...after the ice....and were just kind of tooling around town. We ordered new contacts and glasses for me at Sam's and then decided to head off for an early dinner. I quickly became nerded out at the thought of going to dinner at 5:30 with the "old folk" and so we found ourselves aimlessly driving around again. Orie said "I know where we can go" and we pulled up at Dave and Buster's. I was so excited....I love arcades...I know it's nerdy but they are so fun and bring back great memories of childhood visits to the boardwalk in Cape May.

I don't have any pics from the event but I do have some stats......Diana definitely beat Orie at football.....multiple times...even made the Pro Bowl selection.....Diana definitely beat Orie at the basketball game too.....sorry babe! It was a great evening....we were definitely the only people "like us" there but we still had a blast!

Find something fun near you and go have a great night!

Valentine's Day Teaser....

Random....from a Guest Blogger....Guess Who?

I was soft today in a soft pink shirt and gray shoes..

I heard mascara was made from bat poop

I actually really like Kim's idea because my hands are always so cold and after I wash them with my rings on it really bothers me and a hand towel just doesn't do the trick

The sun was out here too and it made me really happy

"that labrador retriever" has had several rounds of Pepto Bismol and SEVERAL (solid) bowel movements....Hard to believe they have been solid

Yoga is REALLY hard...try Pilates

Stuck like glue bugged me the first time I heard it and now it is a favorite!

I will have to check out the glass chime mine is boring

Get someone to do your taxes :)

Maybe your eyes are tired...Take a nap :)

Random....

1. Today I am sweet like a watermelon.....pink striped blouse with green cardigan!

2. Have you ever smelled your mascara? Mine smells like baby powder...smell yours, you might be surprised!

3. Kim Kardashian blow dries her jewelry before putting it on....she can't stand cold metal on her skin.....WOW is all I can say about that.

4. The sun is out in Dallas today and for the whole weekend....outdoors here we come.

5. I wonder what happens to a labrador retriever after eating 2....raw....10-12 ounce venison fillets?

6. Yoga is hard

7. If you listen to a song over and over again it just might become one of your favorites.

8. I love the glass chime on my phone for a new text message....makes me all giddy inside going to see who it's from!

9. Taxes scare me....anything I don't understand scares me.

10. My eye has been twitching for two days....too bad I went to the eye doctor last week.

Facelift, Botox or Nothing?

After a lengthy conversation and lesson about blog design on blogger with someone who shall remain nameless.....I am entertaining the idea of changing up the design of our blog.....(shocker!)

I have always loved the simplicity and consistency of the look of my blog....not too frilly....mainly because all those frilly choices weren't available when I started my blog! It will really be hard to not have a consistent design....and I really don't like change for that matter either!

But....now that I have learned the new layout and understand all these advanced choices, I am wondering if our blog needs a bit of a facelift....or maybe just some botox? What are your thoughts?

Happy Birthday Grace....a day late:)

Happy Birthday Grace....it was her lucky birthday.....7 years old on 2.7.2011! She even received a barking greeting from her sweet cousins E and C....it made her day! Enjoy some pics of her celebration....we do realize that last year's celebration was a bit more exciting....a Saints Super Bowl win and a party with her four legged cousins!

she's just not into her birthday hat....

but we gotta get a close up....

ready for some cake...aka frosty paws!

smelling the goods....

going for it....

delicious...she got every lick!

a video of the action!

Early Morning Photo Shoot

my new urn....in sepia....kind of fun

the sun was gorgeous on my Mardi Gras flag....

Grace wondering where her pretty pansies went...

still loving the fluffy snow....

heading out to explore the entire front yard....

pictures can't do the sun justice....it was so pretty on the snow too....

another try....

wouldn't be a photo shoot without a posed picture...

this must be her good side...
playing another round of ice soccer with a basketball!


love this one...strike a pose Grace....

Can you tell we are bored? Haven't left the house since Monday.....AGGGHHHHHH!

Snowmargeddon in 20-11 (sing it so it rhymes!!!)

Welcome to Dallas.....where it's colder than Alaska! Ha - can you imagine all these Super Bowl people who paid a fortune for a nice warm trip south to watch some football? Today Orie woke me at 7:40 to go outside. Some of you may be thinking that he is crazy to wake someone on a cold winter's day but man....I was ready to go play! I bundled up...still not so cute...and we all went out to play. It was great! Enjoy some pics from our morning....I think Grace is still outside....

Checking out the neighborhood....

wow....

it looks like about 3 people have driven already this morning....crazies

i just want to run around and play!

okay...i must have been excited about street photos

here, have a seat!

if you look under the chair you can kind of see the snowfall....our neighbor was measuring 4 inches...why she has the tool for that and actually measured...who knows

come sit...we'll have a cup of hot cocoa

she loved it when the wind would blow and snow would drift out of the tree....

no squirrels with that drift though

backyard....

going for the ball...

it was just amazing!

Frozen Tundra Day....I mean 3 days....maybe 4?

Wow - I never thought I would say this but I am sick of SNOW DAYS!

We have had ice for three days in Dallas and it is preventing me from doing anything.....we left our house one time for the grocery store (bad idea....we slid all over the place) and that is it....3 days in our home is making me mad!

What have you been doing with your snow/ice/wintery mix days?

Grace scoping out her front yard....

She isn't loving this...

All is well with the world....she found a squirrel in the middle of this frozen mess!

A little action....

A Musical Treat

We spent last weekend in Shreveport....celebrating Mom's birthday! It seems that mom had SEVERAL birthday celebrations...but we won't talk about all of them! For Christmas....we all received tickets to a Tony DeBlois piano concert....mom wanted us all to go hear his music for her birthday celebration (the finale I guess!) It was an evening sponsored by The Arc Foundation and it did not disappoint. The event was held on Centenary's campus and it was such a fun evening.

Tony DeBlois was quite talented and quite funny! Here is his website where you can learn many things about him....he can sing in over 11 different languages....he has a library of over 8,00o songs....he is not only a musician but an entertainer....oh yes....did I mention that he is blind...has autism and Savant Syndrome?

It was truly incredible to watch him perform....he and his mom put on a great "show" and he even does some amazing impersonations....Frank Sinatra and Elvis to name a few! The first half of the evening was his show and the second half was special requests from the audience. We heard it all.....Elvis, Phantom, the classics (which I can't remember because I am SO NOT a classical music person!!!)....and everything in between...but no rap or heavy metal!

I strongly encourage you to check out Tony and his music.....also to support local events in your area like this evening of music with Tony DeBlois. It's a win win situation for everyone....you will have a fun evening and you will be supporting a great cause like the Arc Foundation. If you're in the Boston area....check him out live!

Here's a teaser....




After the concert we went "clubbing" at Superior Steakhouse with the whole fam. It was great. We had the nice spot in the back with the sofas and big chairs by the fire. The perfect nightcap to a great evening. We even had full participation from fam....until very late I might add! What fun it was!

Happy Birthday Mom....we hope your day....I mean week....of celebration was fabulous!