Tom's Party

We had Tom's 30th birthday party this weekend. It was a great time! We did an 80's theme. Only a handful of people dressed up for the party but it was still fun. Here are a few pictures...cause the birthday boy doesn't remember much :)

TT Wee and Cupcake ;)

The Band "Lestra" played mostly 80's rock for us!


Joe & Teresa (2 of the greatest neighbor's ever!!)

Zada...she should have been an 80's child! She totally pulled off the outfit!

Liz, TT Wee & Me...as you can tell it was crazy fun!! TT Wee looked like a white Tina Turner!

TT Wee & Jaye (aka: Tina Turner & Vanilla Ice)

Mackenzie dancing the night away...love this girl! Her and Zada will be BF for life!


Tom's boss and co-worker decided to mess with him...it was way too funny!!

Tom the princess with his little doggie!

Tom & Ken...notice the sign above our bed. I thought it was too funny that it made it in the picture!

and this was the end to my weekend...s'mores and southern sweet tea

The Big 30!!

Yesterday was Tom's 30th birthday! We went to get couple massages and then out to dinner at our favorite steak house/saloon. After dinner I told him that we had to hurry home because Lisa needed to get home and get to bed. When we walked in he saw something that he was not expecting...a shelf that his brother had built in memory of his dad! It had a few pictures of his dad, a grave marker, a dogtag, and most importantly...it had his dad's service memorial flag in a cherry case! Seriously it brings tears to your eyes just to look at the display. Andy (Tom's dad) was a huge part of Tom's life. I would have to say that was the first time that Tom really felt pain and showed it. Andy served in Vietnam and was proudly honored at his funeral for his service. The flag of course went to the oldest son...Jaye knew that Tom had always wanted the flag. We decided that his 30th birthday would be the best day to pass it on...and it was! This flag has caused drama just like it does in most families but it is finally put in it's place where we can show it PROUD!

Now let me see if I can think of 30 reason why my husband is such a great guy :)...

1.He loves me to no end
2.He is the best father I could ask for my daughters
3.He is a hard worker
4.He is fun to be around
5.He can grill up some steaks like no other
6.He is handy and can fix almost anything
7.He keeps his promises
8.He is my best friend
9.He loves to act goofy
10.His love for NASCAR
11.His patience
12.His faithfulness
13.His ability to keep fighting for our daughter for what she needs
14.His love for animals
15.His computer abilities (no repair bills for me!)
16.He understands that i have to get a pedi to feel good
17.The way he plays with the kids
18.The way he puts everyone else before himself
19.The fact that he lets me stay home to raise our girls!
20.His love for his family
21.The respect he gives elders
22.The way he makes french toast ;)
23.The fact that he works fulltime plus is starting up a business
24.His love for softball
25.HE IS NOT A SLOB!
26.His personality
27.His craftiness
28.He never complains when I go shopping
29.His willingness to keep the girls while I go shopping
30.well....he is HOT!

Beautiful Weekend

Wow...what a whirlwind the past 5 days came and went. It wasn't all craziness but i didn't want to see the weekend end either. My birthday was thursday...all i have to say is i have some of the best friends, family members, and kids in the world! When Zada saw me that morning she said "happy happy birthday" (if your kids watch sprout you know where that comes from!), Zoe gave me an extra long hug when i dropped her off at my moms (this never happens!), my sister in law surprised me with a bouquet of red roses, my boss was gone most of the day and only came in for about an hour right before i left to bring me my birthday gift ($100 to the Keg Steakhouse!! he must really love me!), my good friend Mari got me 2...that is right 2!! dozen roses and a tres leches cake (yummy!), one of my drivers got me another cake (yes i did share all of this...well at least the cakes), and my husband got me a dozen long stem roses with lilies (my fav!)...and he got me tickets to Kenny Chesney for May 31!! Of course we can't forget my mom...she gave me a gift card,, flowers and ordered in LOBSTER FROM MAINE!! It was the best lobster i have ever had...and chowder...and steamers...i was in heaven!

Mothers day was very low key in our house this year...it wasn't a good day for me. My dad whom i lost 7 years ago in June would have been 59 on Sunday. I was totally a daddy's girl...here are a few of my most vivid memories of him...

*He would take me to his poker parties for me to make money from his buddies
*He always had time to help me with my homework
*He was always there for me when i got my heart broke
*He (almost) always came to my defense when i was in trouble
*He would take me and my brother to the race track
*I never missed a softball game that he was in
*I was with him when he had his first heart attack
*I always went with him to the golf course
*He married my mom on a cold winter night in front of my aunt's fireplace
*He always made sure that us kids never did without
*He bought me a new trapper keeper every year (when they were instyle)
*His best friend gave me the only nickname i ever had
*He always bought me pink roses for Valentines day
*He told me that i never had to learn to drive a manual...that rule still stands
*He couldn't wait to be a grandpa...he never lived to meet the grandbabies
*He wasn't my biological father but he was the best daddy i could have ever asked for
*I still smell my dad's cologne when i am having a rough time...and when i had both
of the girls

I would trade may things in this world to bring my daddy back...it was my true lesson in life that you must take care of yourself. Not just for yourself but for those people that love you and will grieve year after year because of your loss.

And to end this...a few pictures from the weekend:

Happy Birthday My Love...

Ok so this post is a lil late...about a week...but atleast i finally got to it! Last Saturday was Tom's birthday and we decided to have lunch and cake with our little princesses then we went out with a group of friend for dinner and drinks. The girls stayed with Nana and Papaw, of course they were totally spoiled!

We went to Texas Roadhouse...and after them seating us about 45 minutes later than our "call ahead time"...and had a blast! Our GREAT friend Steve (watch for him in the World Series of Poker this year!!) surprised us all by buying dinner...which was a huge bill! He even got "his girls" (Zoe and Zada) some balloon art that was shaped into flowers. Dinner was wonderful and tons of fun.

We then headed to one dive bar...but once we got there we found out they didn't have a pool table and there were kids singing so we ditched it to go to a different bar. The Wild Hare was also a ton of fun...even tho i think we stayed a little too long! Us girls had a great time while the boys played pool.

I hope everyone had fun...and i hope we can all do it again...next year!