I am such a bitch on Monday mornings and I can't even help myself. After fun weekends with my favorite people, going back to work is basically torture. Ya know?

Saturday, we headed out for breakfast and then for a drive to Ronnie's hometown, Canyon Lake (about 35 miles north of SA), because he hadn't been there in a while and really, we're always looking for an excuse to take a nice drive! It was the perfect day for it too - about 72 degrees and GORGEOUS out. We stopped at the Canyon Lake Dam for the awesome view of the lake and it got us excited about spending time up there this summer with V!  It was also V's first time to Ronnie's hood so I know he was loving that moment :)

We stopped for lunch at our fave little barbecue place, the teeniest most random place (as most are in Canyon Lake) and Ronnie's dad came and met us for lunch. Afterwards we took a drive down River Road, I decided I need to get skinny so I can do more tubing on the river this summer (oh yeah, I say this every year and oh yeah, I still love bad food way too much.) and then we headed home. It was such an awesome day!

1. Being nosey at breakfast // 2. Our fave little BBQ place in // 3. Daddy and his girl
4. Three generations  // 5. Playing at home // 6. Knocked out on the couch at the end of the day!

Sunday, we had plans to go to our friend's Superbowl party but that depended on how V did at a 1st birthday party that afternoon (oh, how times have changed! ha). She woke up from her morning nap like a grump so we were late to the party but when we got there, she was happy as could be. Thank goodness. She had a blast watching the kids play, she LOVED watching some boys kick around a ball and super loved the swing - it was her first time in one. 

1. Waiting for grump to fully wake up to go to the party :) // 2. Cutie at the party
3. Inspecting the swing before she decided to love it // 4. My high school bestie Cristin and her birthday boy, Ayden

I'd taken her to the party alone while Ronnie deep cleaned the house (it needed it bad. Thanks, honey! :) so by the time I got home, we were all kinda worn out and decided against going to the party. So we just ran a couple errands, picked up some Chipotle bowls and then headed home to watch the game. I actually watched the entire thing, go me! (Even if only for the commercials ;)

 How was your weekend?

Giveaway Goodness!!

My my my...I.AM.BEAT. Fiesta was great but I am soooo glad it's over because I can only handle so much breaking of my diet and so much of breaking the bank. Oh but it was fun and the weather, it was PERFECT. It only got up to the low 80's instead of 90's like the temps had been getting up to and there's been a constant breeze since Friday. We couldn't have asked for better weather! {Ok I'm a brat and I'd have asked for weather in the 70s but that's just me :p}. My sis and Ronnie took most of the pics because my phone kept dying on me but I got a few of the parade, the marching band goodness {Don't judge - I was a band nerd :p} and I made sure to get evidence of the bad eating and drinking. Mostly so I can admire it later as I'm eating my 100 calorie pack of almonds. Wah wah.

Now, the Fiesta wreath must come down and be replaced with an Easter one...And the hot pink nail polish will get replaced with some Easter-y baby blue....Til next year, you wild Fiesta, you!

And just in case you haven't entered yet, 

TODAY's the last day to enter my giveaway for this supa cute necklace!

Giveaway closes tonight @ 10pm CST and I'll announce the winner at 10am tomorrow!!

Also, here's some other great giveaways to enter!!

Lauren at A Modern Day Wife's Journey is giving away a great pair of Stella & Dot earrings here. {Hurry because her giveaway ends tonight at midnight!!}

and Steph at House for Two just recently hit 25 followers {go, girl!} and is giving away a great Clinique product here.

I currently have 100+ blog posts to catch up on in Reader on so I have no idea what y'all have been up to! I'll be spending my afternoon catching up on your biznass! ...then it's back to the grind tomorrow. This Monday will be a good day for once - I'll be announcing my giveaway winner!! 

A Quick Quickie

Hiiiiii! I'm rushing around today but I LOVE Meg O.'s Passing Notes Link up so much that I couldn't pass up joining in. You can link up below!



I did this really quick so, sorry it's so short! {haha Do you remember writing that on the bottom of your notes? "Sorry So Short"? Love it!}

I'll be gone all day today and tomorrow but will catch up on all your blogs this Sunday. I hate getting so behind!! Oh and I'll also be choosing my giveaway winner on Sunday night. I can't wait!! Don't forget to enter here!

And shout out to my new followers! Thanks SO much! I hope y'all have fun hanging around here! :)

Have a great weekend, lovelies!!

Birthday & BBQ!

OK so I feel like an annoying person with all my weekend recaps....
But 1) I have a horrible memory and I want to have this journal of my life for later on...
And 2) I am truly always working for the weekend. I live for these 2 days off {as I'm sure you all do!} and I just cherish every bit of my Saturdays and Sundays. These weekends are the most important days of my life! :)

Saturday, we met up with Ronnie's family for a belated Birthday lunch for their dad. Ronnie's step-mom couldn't make it but Ronnie's sister, Krissy and her boyfriend came and we had a great time! First stop was the famous dance hall, Gruene Hall  for some beer. Ronnie's family is just so laid back, it's easy to have a great time with them!

Krissy & Ronnie with their Dad

Krissy and her honey, Darren 

Then we went next door to The Grist Mill where I had quite possibly the yummiest chicken spinach salad EVER {but forgot to take a pic!}. There was lots of laughing and lots of YELLing over the loud birthday party next to us but we had such a fun time. I'm so grateful for such awesome future in-laws!

Partial view of the restaurant from the patio. Such a pretty day!

Us

And then today? We've had the best lounge day EVER!! I did lots of dog walking, cleaning and movie watching! Ronnie just kinda came along for that ride and gladly chilled out with his laptop for most of the day.

We did actually leave the house ONCE though. ha! I realized I had a Living Social deal expiring soon and Ronnie freaked out like a kid on Christmas morning when I told him it was for one of his faves, Augie's Barbed Wire Smokehouse BBQ. It's this funky little place right down the street from the San Antonio Zoo and they have a really awesome "Beer Garden" patio and of course, GREAT bbq! The patio is dog friendly and they even have a tree house cigar and wine lounge! If you're ever visiting SA and are near the Zoo, try it out! The brisket and potato salad are my faves!

Thanks for sticking around through these posts, it means a lot!..Now, go get ready for bed! It's back to work tomorrow!! :D