Meet Bob.

This is Bob. He has amazing limey-turquoisey eyes and he drools when he's happy. 

Bob has white paws that he makes a week's worth of biscuits with. 

Bob enjoys a vigorous groom with his pink comb. He likes it even more when its on the kitchen table.

Bob also likes when there is Louis on the table. Bob has good taste. 

Bob likes his treats, too. Bob talks with his mouth full and tells you how much he likes his treats.

Bob is fantastic at supervising plant watering. 

Bob has a cat door that he uses when he has to. He much prefers for the human door to be opened for him though. And he'll make sure everyone knows about it.

Bob likes his mouse. Bob also has a very obvious "I'm done now" look. This is it. 

(Thanks for letting me Bob-sit MSS! He's a precious precious boy!) 

Shut the Front Door.

Brought to you by my sweet friend KJC... who knows what gets this girl's heart racing:

You know you're loved when a friend sees Sharpies and not only thinks of you but sends you a picture of the gloriousness.

{i heart you too, KJC! xx}

Summer {So Far}

It's officially been a week of summer "vacation". Here's what I've rounded up from the iphone.





Squirrel. It doesn't really have to do with summer vacation but I like it. It's fun. Summer is fun, too. :)





Sachi and I have been thoroughly enjoying staying up late and sleeping late in the morning. Obvi, she's not ready to wake up yet.





My pool buddy and I can't think of a better way to spend a hot afternoon. We looooooove the pool!





I attended the NEF Board Meeting and Annual Retreat hosted by Sea World and this cutie was our welcoming committee. Best meeting I've ever been to!





Friends are my favorite part of summer! A fabulous dinner at Le Frite and lots of catching up.

In about three or four weeks I'm going to start getting antsy. Someone please refer me back to this post and my original "to-do" list.

P.s. I posted this from my phone this morning around 10 am. At about 11:15, Brie stepped on my phone and cracked the screen. I was SO SAAAAD!!! The amazing guy at Apple replaced my phone for me. In the midst of being teary about my phone and grateful he didn't think I was a nut case and amazed that he was just going to REPLACE my phone, I stopped and actually thought to myself "Well, I'm sure glad I posted those pictures this morning. Those weren't on my last back up." Just keepin' real around here.

A Sprinkle

Our sweet counselor at school had a precious baby girl last week. Just before she had her we gave Baby C and CCG a "Sprinkle" at school. She already has a beautiful little girl and just needed a few things for the new princess.

In lieu of  a sheet cake or cup cakes, we decided to make a cake ball tower - the cake pops on top almost look like a bouquet!

In the center of the cake pop bouquet is a candy melt C. The flowers on the cake balls and pops are all made from candy melts.

Thinking it would look like an elegant petitfour, the cake balls were nestled in mini baking cups.

I really adored the way the flowers came out. They were fragile, but not so delicate that they were hard to work with. I "piped" them onto foil using a baggie with the corner snipped and  the left over melted candy. A quick swirl in really warm water every now and then kept it just the right consistency to flow but not spread.

The flowers were attached with more warm candy melt. The pops took a little more work to stick than the balls. :)

We weren't sure if Big-Sis-to-Be was going to be there or not, so we wrapped up a pop just for her. These would make adorable (albeit labor intensive) favors at a baby or wedding shower.

The set up at school... The tower was generally disassembled to transport to school. The balls rode nestled in a shirt box and the bouquet was left in tact, gently wrapped in plastic wrap and nestled in a box with air filled baggies around it. It arrived with jsut a few broken petals.

I can't wait to meet Baby Calissa!

Bicycle Built For Two

This was one of the BEST weddings I've ever been to. EVER. INMYLIFE.

There wasn't anything throughout the day that didn't have the bride and groom's finger prints all over it.

MJS & IS met in Colorado during a bicycle race. MJS was riding with her Dad and through a series of events IS tagged along with them. The wedding, appropriately enough, had a precious biking motif.

Some of my pictures came out great, and some didn't, but I need them so you can get the entire effect  (...and there are bunches... bear with me)!

The couple were married in Fischer Hall in perfectly tiny Fischer, TX  - just a hop, skip and a jump north westish of San Antonio. It's literally the oldest hall in Texas and it was quaint, rustic, and totally romantic.

Intentional or not, there was this precious heart shaped piece in the rafters above the altar.

The altar was just right - bedecked with sunflowers and the items they needed for their wine ceremony.

After the wedding party made their way into the hall, the "ring bearer" rode in on an orange bike and announced, "Here comes the bride!". I wish I had it on video. It was PERFECTION.

...and there she came! The lighting was divine. You couldn't have hired a team of lighting designers to recreate it more perfectly.

The couple blended two wines together and each drank from the glass as a unifying symbol - in lieu of a unity candle, sand, etc.

Meanwhile, the groom's dad serenaded them with a sweet song.

MJS's dress was amazing and she literally glowed! The vows were personal and meaningful to the bride and groom, alluding to their mutual love of biking.

The table centerpieces, though lovingly created, looked like they had just been plucked out of a field and landed on the long tables in the Hall. That petite pot of honey is local 'Killer Bee Honey', and living up to its tag line, it's to die for! :)

The cutting cake, adorned with hand blown orange and yellow posies, was on a table amidst cupcake after cupcake.

Each set of different flavored cupcakes (I died over a peanut butter and chocolate concoction.) was on a separate display and topped off with a daisy.

I wish I could have adequately captured the magical feeling that fell over the Hall as the sun was setting. It was like something out of a movie.

MJS and IS snuck off to take pictures after the ceremony. They rode up and down the two lane road in front of the hall on old restored bikes.  Yes! And it was wonderful!

Finally back inside and after dinner, the first dance was heartfelt and joyous. Then the bride and her dad danced - and invited all of the other fathers and daughters in attendance to join them. It was sweeter than the honey.

Towards the middle of the reception, the groom took the stage with the band and played a couple of songs.

I'm so glad we were able to be a part of their special day and I am totally in love with every single thing about their wedding. 

It won't be a stylish marriage,

I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle made for two.
We will go 'tandem'
As man and wife
Throughout our life
On a bicycle built for two.

Decade of Friendship

Ten Augusts ago as a Freshman at Texas A&M I met some of the most beautiful women I gladly still call my friends. As far as friendships go, these girls wrote the book. We spent the weekend shopping, hanging out, and reminding ourselves why we liked each other in the first place (which mostly has to do with well timed puns, hilarious jokes, and the art of finishing each other's sentences without trying).

Mmmm! Starbuck's new Trenta size! It's like a classy big-gulp! Shopping the outlets almost did us in...

But we pulled it together for some boutique/antique shopping in Greune!

KDH, JE, KMF, AWB, KEH, CSF and KJC (we missed you if you weren't there!).

Nothing is better after a taxing and grueling day of shopping like dinner on the bank of the Guadalupe River.

When the sun sets in Greune, the party gets started! We didn't hang around for it, but Reckless Kelley was playing at Greune Hall.

We couldn't resist a little more shopping! The Greune Country Store has so many precious and unique things.

I think AWB is illustrating what she's going to feel like the Monday after Spring Break.

I apologize in advance for the following pictures.

As good Pi Phi's  should, AWB and I had a cookie shine! Yes. We even sang the song. Which launched us into another favorite... See an arrow flying by?

...and then we realized we couldn't remember all of the words. But it was all good. We're not prepping for recruitment and until KMF has her baby this summer, we won't be brain washing anyone anytime soon.

Thanks to TRog, Bradley, the Loj and the other "old girls" for inspiring us to also celebrate DOF.

Now, are we on a 5 year or 10 year track for the next one?