Learning to Share

My sister came for a quick visit this weekend with her 1 year old, and it was great to have her in town. What was even more fun was watching E with his cousin who is just 5 weeks younger than him. We threw them in the bath together, and little Blake did just great seeing that he has 2 older siblings. E on the other hand could not get over the fact that someone was in the bath with him. When I thought about it, E has never bathed with another human before. E sat there the entire time holding his favorite octopus bath toy staring at Blake. It was pretty funny!

I had to get the boots on there...

Hopefully this one shows up!

TCU

Fall football is in full swing, and we have become big college football fans in our house over the past few years. Since we moved to Fort Worth a few years back we have also become enamored with the TCU community that we live in! Fort Worth really knows how to support its' local university.

TCU is a non-BCS team that absolutely deserves a shot at a REAL bowl game. Last years match up of Boise State and TCU in the Fiesta Bowl was totally bogus. Both of those teams deserved a chance at the National Championship if you ask me! Matching up 2 non-BCS teams accomplishes nothing.

So enough of my ranting...last night was the beginning of a new rivalry here in town. SMU played TCU in Dallas for the "DFW Dual." We went with Rob's sister, her husband, and 2 of our good friends Chris & Heather from Fort Worth. The only person in our group that was a SMU fan was our brother-in-law. He went there for his MBA, so I can't blame him for being loyal to his alma mater.

I forgot how much I loved watching football live! We had a great time cheering for our Horned Frogs, and happily TCU pulled out a win. I can't wait until E is big enough to come with us and watch the horned frogs play.
Here is our little purple cheering team with the one SMU fan on the far right-hence the red hat.

Here we are enduring the humidity...I am soooo ready for fall.

I had to include this picture because I am totally having boot envy, and I personally think they have the best "showgirls" ever. If I went to TCU I would have tried out for this team just to wear the boots-maybe not the hot pants-but definitely the boots.

So let's hope that our horned frogs have another undefeated season, and they give them a real shot at an actual bowl against a BCS team! Maybe just maybe it will be for a National Championship!

Borrowing from Annie

I am borrowing Annie's idea about making a mixed tape! I just loved that blog she wrote. I was at a meeting yesterday in LA, and as I was saying my hellos to my coworkers one of them saw my iPod sticking out of my airplane bag. He grabbed the iPod and quickly started scrolling through to see what I listen to. I found myself feeling weirdly vulnerable.

It is a personal thing to have an outside stranger look through your playlist for some reason. I guess that the music you listen to really gives people insight to who you are. Anyway, after I recovered my iPod, I realized that I have nothing to be self conscious about. Without further ado-here is what I would put on a CD if I were to make one.

**Annie-I would like a "mixed tape" if you are seriously making them.

Canned Heat - Jamiroquai

How You Like Me Know - The Heavy

Ok, It's Alright with Me - Eric Hutchinson

Always the Love Songs - Eli Young Band

Love your Love the Most - Eric Church

Radio Waves - Eli Young Band

It Ain't Me, Babe - Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash

Uncharted - Sara Bareilles

The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert

Lead Me - Sanctus Real

A Glorious Day - Embrace

HELLO John Mayer!

For Rob's first Father's Day this year all he wanted was a date night. I surprised him with John Mayer tickets. For the instant gratification factor of the gift-it was a total dud-BUT-it was worth the wait. John Mayer is quite possibly the best performer EVER. Rob has only been to 1 concert his entire life, and it was a punk concert at San Diego State. It was just ok. I was hoping that this concert would pave the way for more outings just like this one.

Mr. Mayer left us both wanting more. Rob wanted more of the awesome guitar solos, and well-I just wanted more John Mayer!

Pillars of the Earth

The last month I have been on a big reading kick. I typically do not pick up big novels to read, because I do not have the attention span to follow them through. Pillars of the Earth is different though.

Much like the Twilight series, this book took me by surprise by how much I loved the characters. It is a historical novel that follows the main characters in the 12th century over a span of 40 years or so. It has a beautiful love story, the building of a cathedral in a small town in England all because of the prayer and dedication of a monk, mystery, sabotage, and war/politics. It is great.

After I read the last page-I did not feel the satisfaction of finishing a really long book like I normally would, but rather I was sad that I was done. As weird as this may sound-I miss the characters in the book! Anyway-if any of you have time to read-Pillars of the Earth is a great read and is worth the time investment. (They have made the book into a series on STARZ, and I can't wait to watch it!)