Busy Weekend

Andy and I had our first of a few busy weekends. It started Friday with a performance by my dance team officers at a DR Horton community holiday party. It was kind of weird. The girls had to perform in a unlit grassy area and there was hardly anyone there, but oh well, we did our good deed. Then I met up with Andy and my parents at our friend Sarah's house. She was having an after work happy hour that went as long as people wanted to hang out. Andy and I spent some time visiting and enjoying some good food. We left there to meet our dear friends, Jon and Emily, at Jim's for coffee. They were in from Houston. It's always good to visit with them. Jon and Andy have been close friends since high school. We love getting to see them as often as we can. We didn't get to see the boys this trip, but it was nice to visit just the same.

Saturday I had a baby shower for my friend Jamie. Her daughter Amelia is coming February 5th, 2 months before Lyla. Jamie is in our couples bible study. Out of the 8couples, 4 of us are pregnant. It's going to be a busy spring. After the shower I met Andy and his Friend Dee and husband Brett at Pei Wei for a quick lunch. Dee and Brett were in from Arizona (I believe that's where they are from). Andy met Dee at an Enterprise conference last fall and they have remained friends ever since.

After lunch we headed off to my friend and co-worker, Amy's daughter Jayme's second birthday party. Jayme was a little overwhelmed by all the people in her house. Andy and I stayed after the party to visit with Jay, Amy and Jayme. Jayme finally came out of her shell and started playing with her new toys and talking up a storm. She has such a cute personality.

Jayme before....


Jayme after...


Andy and Jayme playing with one of her new toys.


From Jay and Amy's, we headed out to the social studies Christmas party at the Becker's house. Stacy Becker was my high school dance team director and her and I now work together at O'Connor. She is one of my good friends and mentors. I have been adopted in the social studies department since the fine arts department doesn't do much. We had a blast seeing people who had moved on from O'Connor. My friends Ravae and her husband Casey and I got into rearranging Becker's house. It happens to whoever hosts the Christmas party. I can't wait to find out if she has found everything we moved. She is as anal retentive as I am, so I know it's driving her crazy.

Sunday we got to rest for the morning before our couples bible study pot luck dinner. Andy forced me to take it easy instead of cleaning. He's a good husband. He knew I needed to put my feet up and take it slow. I'd had an emotional weekend filled with a haircut I'm not happy with and too much on my plate. (Bad hair days and pregnancy do not go well together...needless to say not Christmas pictures in our Christmas card this year). At 3:45 we headed out to the pot luck. We enjoyed great food and fun with our friends. Instead of a White Elephant we did a toy exchange. Everyone in the group has kids and Jamie and I are about to have kids, so we thought it would be fun to bring in a used toy and then each child got to go home with a "new" toy.

We finally got home about 9:00PM and I was ready for bed. I have a busy week at work before the break and another busy weekend. Ahh, the holidays. It is fun to see so many people and enjoy our friends and family over the holidays.

On a side note, my doctor's appointment on Friday went well. No issues. She wasn't too concerned about my sciatic nerve causing my thigh to go numb, so I guess I won't worry either. I put on some serious weight this past month, which I'm not happy about, but my total weight gain is still minimal. I just need to lay off the sweets.