Weekend in the 'Bock (that is cool slang for Lubbock)

Another week and weekend has passed us by. I cannot believe how the time is flying, and I think it is due to the fact I have so much to do before little Emme arrives! Rube and I headed off in different directions this weekend, which we do not do often, but sometimes is a necessity. He had to "work" at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio playing golf with customers, and I had a high school friend's wedding in Lubbock. The wedding was beautiful, and I got to see a lot of old friends that I have lost touch with since high school, which was nice. Congrats to Suzanne and Cole! What wasn't nice was that approximately 52 people touched my pregnant belly. Some asked, some didn't, some didn't just touch and actually rubbed, some patted, and although cursing under my breath I thought I exhibited a great deal of self control since my typical reaction is to jump back and block the offending hand with a quick chop block. That would have made things awkward, so I held back. Other than the wedding I spent my time shopping with mom for myself and Emme, relaxing at home with my dad while eating good food and obsessing over the Twilight series. I am so embarrassed. I am 32 and I love this teen series.

It is now the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, and I am a week and a half late posting this blog. Another weekend has gone by, and we enjoyed Ruben's mom and dad, his oldest sister Monica and her husband, Steve, their two boys, Alex and Ryan, and their daughter Jessica, Ruben's cousin, Stephanie and her husband, Greg, and their two boys, Vince and Joaquin, all at the house on Saturday. I made the largest amount of chicken spaghetti I have ever seen in my life (over shot that a bit) and we had a great time watching some football. By the end of the evening, my feet looked liked Fred Flinstones and I ended up passing out in front of everyone in the 4th quarter of the slaughter that was the OU v. Tech game. Ruben promised me that I was not snoring and drooling, but he was probably just being nice. Sunday was spent doing as little as possible. I read most of the 4th and final book of Twilight for most of the day. I could not put that thing down!



Tomorrow, me, Kate and Rube plus 3 dogs are heading to Lubbock for Thanksgiving. We have a lot to be thankful for this year, so I am very much looking forward to the holiday. I hope you all enjoy a wonderful day with family and friends, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I will leave you with a fond memory of days gone by when A&M had a football team. Gig 'Em!

"Looks Like We Made It"

Happy Anniversary, Ruben!

Sunday, November 9, 2008 was our first anniversary. For those of you that have known Ruben and I, we have quite a history. It all began at the Dixie Chicken in 1994. Ruben was in the corps and I was actually dating one of his seniors at the time, we will call him "Senior". I had asked Senior to set my friend up for a Kappa date party we had coming up, and Senior suggested Ruben. I did not know Ruben, so I suggested another guy. Ruben was told this story by Senior, and weeks later, after the party, I was strolling through the Chicken (as my friends and I did on a regular basis) and Ruben came up to me and explained how he was so very hurt that I passed him over for the other guy. He charmed me instantly that evening, and we became great friends. That friendship grew and lasted through college and beyond and eventually led to where we are today (minus only a few short detours). We truly could not be happier, and cannot believe in a few short months we will be parents together. Who says you can't meet your future husband in a bar! Emme, I do not mean you, young lady.

Election Day 2008

Today is election day. Instead of watching the returns, which cannot be good for my blood pressure, I thought I would use this time to blog. Those of you that know me know that I am not afraid to make my political views known. I could rant and rave about why I think the McCain/Palin ticket is the only choice that makes the slightest sense for America, but as I type, the votes are being cast across the country and all I can do is wait, and pray, and hope that enough Americans will realize that voting for Obama is voting for the type of change that will fundamentally alter this country and steer us in a direction away from the basic principles in which we were founded. I hope tomorrow morning I wake up to the hero, John McCain as President and the phenomenal, first women Vice President, Sarah Palin. If not, Katie bar the door. It is going to be a long 4 years.

On an unrelated note, Rube and I had a great weekend. We joined our friends, the Miners, and their two precious kids, Morgan and CJ for some trick-or-treating on Friday night. I did not have a kid to dress up this year (cannot wait until next year), so I dressed up my mini schnauzer, Sophie. The more disturbing part of this story is not that I dressed up my schnauzer like a lady bug, it is that I dressed her up and then forgot her at home. I really hope my parenting skills develop in the next 3 months or Emme is in big trouble. I took a picture of Sophie when we got home from trick-or-treating without her. You can see she was not thrilled.

The remainder of the weekend was spent running much needed errands and some much needed relaxing. We had a game watching party for the Tech v. t.u. game, and I have to admit that was one of the most exciting college football games I have ever seen. Go Raiders! I can cheer for them as long as they are not playing the Aggies.

This next weekend is our 1st anniversary. I cannot believe it has been a year since we were jetting off to Puerto Vallarta for a wonderful wedding week. It has been a blur of a year, but also one of the best years of my life. We cannot wait for what is in store for us this next year. In February 2009 we will be plus an Emme!