The One Where I Tell You About Stitch Fix

Have you heard of Stitch Fix? Well, let me tell you about it! It is a personal styling service.  You sign up for a free account and then fill out your profile. 

A stylist picks our 5 clothing and accessory items to send you.  They charge a $20 to your card that will be added as a credit to your order. 

You receive your box and have 3 days to pick out what you want or don't want. 

If you keep all 5 items you get 25% off.  If you don't want to keep any of the items you will only be charged the $20 styling fee....that otherwise would've been a credit.  They also pay for shipping BOTH ways!

So easy.  So fun.  So cute.

I received my first fix this week.  It was like having a Christmas surprise waiting for me to open. 



I was so excited to come home to this box!

These are some of the items in my box....

My 5th item was a pair of black, skinny jeans that I did not take a picture of...but they were great!!

If you love clothes, are too busy to shop or just want to try something new....try out Stitch Fix!

It did not disappoint!!!

Winston

I believe it’s time to write a post about our beloved dog, Winston.  His full name is Sir Winston Charles Henry Peabody.  Santa delivered him to the kids at Christmas in 2010.  He is the cutest little dog, but boy does he bark and RUN AWAY!  His nickname is Houdini.  When we moved into our new house he discovered lots of ways to get out.  After many escapes we covered up all of his holes, but just last week he began digging to get out.  We have got to step up our game!  We are lucky enough to live in a small town with a ton of generous people that have gone out of their way to rescue him.  Today I would like to tell a few stories and thank those people.

·         There are a few people that have called us that I do not remember their name.  One kind lady lived near the football field.

·         Beverly Rodriguez and her family who live clear across town by Sonic took care of Winston after he followed them home.  We were out of town at a baseball game and they cared for him until we got back home.  I remember she said her son told her that it was Coach Sims’ dog and to take good care of him.  I thought that was sweet.

·         Jenny Jo Barker has called us a couple times to let us know he was visiting at the bank.  She said he just came inside and laid around while they worked. 

·         In one week alone we got calls from the funeral home, the courthouse, the bank and the fire department.  He wouldn’t stay in one place long enough for us to capture him. 

·         He has visited several of our neighbors who have captured and returned him for us including Susan Gibson, Coach Bo Helm & his wife Hayley and Chris & Angie Andrews.  The day he went to the Helm’s he must’ve just wanted to visit our old home.  The afternoon he went to the Andrews’ house Chris was cooking some good smelling food on his smoker and luckily Winston ran right up to him.

·         Not too long ago Winston was gone for almost three days.  This was the longest he had been gone.  Jason found him at the vet.  This time the gate was left open by a worker that had been at our house so fortunately we didn’t have to pay or go before the judge.  Kim Callaway was so nice to check on us and make sure we found him.

·         Bubba Thomas has also had the pleasure of dealing with Winston.  One day he saw Jason out chasing him and he stopped to help catch him and fix the gate.  Another day our doorbell rang and we opened it to find Bubba standing there with Winston.  That’s when I decided we were gonna need to make some goodie bags to hand out to all of the people that bring Winston back home.  

·         I think that was the same day that Jaime Mathews called her sister Jenny Jo to see if we had found him.  That was sweet of her to check on him.

·         Brandi Leija and her family are no strangers to Winston either.  When she worked at US Cellular she called when she saw him taking a little stroll downtown.  Another day Winston followed the Cross Country team to their house and Marcus Leija and Matthew Day brought him home.  Just the other night our doorbell rang after we were in bed and it was Cody Bodine and Landin Leija bringing him home.  Winston had escaped on his birthday and stayed out way too late.  Little party animal. 

We are so grateful for EACH and EVERY ONE of YOU!!!!  If I have forgotten someone I am very sorry.  I should have been writing all of this down…

Home Sweet Home

On August 10th, we finally moved into our new home which we have now dubbed as "Green Acres" because it's on Green Street.  We love it! We moved right as football season was starting so it has been a little hectic, but we will get it all together soon.

What we love most about our new home:

• The kids now have their own bedrooms.
• We have a guest room for our family and friends to stay in when they come visit.
• We have beautiful natural light all throughout the house.
• Beautiful floors and other little details.
• Huge yard with lots of places to plant pretty things.
• Our front door ----> LOVE it!
• The stairs have become our kid's new playground.

Adventures we have had thus far:

• We brought anew fridge home and we had some kind, fellow coaches who helped us unload it and get it set up.  Before it was all said and done though... the other coaches went home and Jason was left with just me.  At one point our kitchen was covered in water...the kids were really concerned and my heart was just filled with joy because I knew everything was going to be ok.  I was with my family in a wonderful home and we are fortunate to have fresh, drinking water!!
• The night before school started we had a water pipe and we had to take our showers at the field house.  I know...it was a lovely experience with me telling the kids 10 times...leave your sandals on!!
• I started a load of laundry last week only to fill the entire house with smoke. We were blessed quickly with a "new to us" washer that works great!

Happy Home Owning, Folks!

We really couldn't be happier!! Bring on the Adventures!!!

The Night Before School Starts

I would have loved to give an update on our move and the adventures of our new home these past few weeks, but we have been without Internet since we moved. I'm posting from my phone right now and it's not as fun for me...

It's been an adventure for sure! Just like tonight...we are up at the field house taking our showers because a water pipe busted at our house! On a Sunday and on the night before school starts! No worries though, we just keep living no matter what comes our way! I hope to have Internet soon so I can give y'all an update! 

I will leave you with this video of the kids sporting their back to school pajamas!

Boo! I can't upload the video from my phone....to see it just go to my Instagram. I will post it there until I can add it later!

Goodnight and I hope everyone has a great first day!!

Oh, the places we will go... {just up the street}

packing, packing... 📦🚚

 

More to come... 

Things I learned in July...

Today I am linking up with Emily Freeman at Chatting at the Sky.  She does a post at the end of the month and shares random things she has learned that month.  You can read her posts here.  

Here are just a few things I learned about myself this month.  Just some quirky, silly, random things :) 

1.  Self-help checkout at Walmart or any store is just awesome and now I get to enjoy that at our local store.  It's the little things.

2.  I discovered this month that every time I buy hot dogs I think about that scene from Father of the Bride.  Am I the only one that does this? In case you've forgotten or never seen it....here ya go.

3.  This month I learned that if I'm really honest with myself... I love football MORE than shopping.  I know some ladies may think I'm crazy, but it's true.  I like shopping.  I like to wander through the store by myself and inspect all of the shelves and racks.  I enjoy searching for a good bargain.  I do my favorite bargain hunting at TJ Maxx.  Even though I like shopping, I LOVE football.  I love hearing my husband talk about it.  I love watching shows about it and watching football games on every level.  I love being under the Friday Night Lights watching the Quanah Indians play.  I love the anticipation and the excitement.  I love being a coach's wife.  

With that being said I also want to share with you why today is a holiday at our house.  About a month ago I was thinking about how our years never really run from January to December.  They really start in August.  For me being such a fanatic that things are in chronological order it took a while for me to just go with it.  Last month I decided I was really just going to embrace it, from everything from our pictures, photo books, kids stuff, planners.  I decided to forgo the January-December planner.  I bought me a new life planner from Erin Condren that runs from August to July.  I love it.  

So today is our new New Year's Day and last night was our New Year's Eve.  I like it.  This is us.  We live for the sports seasons.  Our next chapter is about to begin.  Two-a-days starts on Monday, then we will have our first scrimmage on the 17th and then our first ball game on the 30th. I can't wait.  

To those of you that also live in this world of August to July ----- Happy New Year's to you!!

Our Anniversary Trip - Part 2

On our third day in Fredericksburg we grabbed some breakfast at the Java Ranch Espresso Bar & Cafe.  We had some hot coffee and croissant sandwiches.  Delicious.  After breakfast we shopped and shopped! We probably went into almost every store.  

After we shopped we went to the Admiral Nimitz Museum.  This place was my favorite thing we did on this trip.  Even if you don't love history, go here and you will be impressed with how modern their museum is.  They had room after room of some awesome stuff.  I learned a lot from visiting this museum.  It was great!

After the museum we headed to the one and only Luckenbach, Texas.  We stayed for about an hour and enjoyed their pickers circle.  

The biggest cat I have ever seen lives in Luckenbach.

After we left Luckenbach we went to have dinner at the Cabernet Grill.  It was very good.  Dessert was amazing!

These were some pretty flowers in front of the place we stayed.  Everything was so lush there....really beautiful.

Our final day we went shopping for a few more things for Olivia and Jonah.

Afterwards we went to the Pacific War Combat Zone.

Huge torpedoes...

We had a yummy lunch at Hondo's.  Delicious burgers...and beautiful patio area.

Yee Haw...we were on our way home.  We took this at an antique store we stopped at along the way.

....but first one more stop at a football field.  This is the Puncherdome in Mason, Texas.

Our Anniversary Trip - Part 1

1 Year with this guy...

After a quick stop at my parents for Father’s Day, we set off to our hotel.  We stayed in the same suite we did on our wedding night.  It was so fun and special!

Our hotel

We had reservations at the YO Steakhouse.  Dinner was delicious.  I had the filet mignon and Jason had the buffalo steak aaannndddd a chicken fried lobster tail which he claimed was “Legendary!!!”

The best thing about being on vacation is not stressing about what you're eating and getting to enjoy some delicious meals...yum!

The next morning we got up early to begin our journey to Fredericksburg.  First stop à Ihop! After sipping some coffee and enjoying some waffles we hopped back into the truck. 

 Of course, we had to stop and check out a football field.  Life as a coach's wife is never boring!

"The Rock" in Cleburne

 We don’t always play the lottery, but when we do it’s on a road trip!! 

We stopped off in Hico and I captured these pictures.

First stop in Frederickburg was the Auslander for an early dinner then to Silver Creek to listen to some blues.

The next morning we had an early tee time at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course.  We grabbed a breakfast at the Old German Bakery Restaurant.  The golf course was beautiful! I was not excited two minutes before our tee time when Jason said oh yeah, we have to play with some other people because the course is so busy… what?!? I was super nervous to play a new course with strangers, but it ended up being fun.  Jason and I even chipped in on the same hole!!

 



This little fellow was trying to eat my feet.

Just beautiful...

 We enjoyed Game 6 of the San Antonio Spurs/Miami Heat … nail biter, but unfortunately the Spurs lost and it was on to Game 7.

NBA Finals, Game 6

Father's Day

Recently, we made a shopping trip with the kids.  While we were at a bookstore I told the kids they could each pick out one book.  I let them search the shelves and then they brought me their “treasures.”  They were such treasures that the book Olivia picked out moved me to tears.  The title was “An Ode to Fathers and Step-fathers, Dad and Pop.” I know that my kids don’t have the exact childhood that I imagined they would, but at times I am gently reminded that what’s important is that they are loved by many people.  Our kids are growing up with two father figures in their lives and just like this special book illustrated it might be two different worlds, but they are loved and cared for in both of them.  The book describes how Dad and Pop like different things and teach the kids different things, but the most important thing is that they both love them. 

 Ah, melts my heart.  I am so thankful to know God and to have hope in Him to turn our messy lives into beautiful stories.  All I am and all that I have I owe to Him.

On the day of Father’s Day we started it out early before church with breakfast and handpicked gifts for “Pop.” I let the kids pick out his gifts all by themselves; they were so cute as they carefully thought about what they would choose.  Olivia picked out a football and golf balls.  She must think he’s into sports… Jonah not missing a beat decided to pick out something that both of them enjoyed... the movie "The Green Lantern” and a can of cashews, a perfect movie snack.  

This is what the kids made at Kids Korner. So cute.  

Pop with all of his handpicked gifts.

I love the sweet look on Jonah's face.

After church we dropped off the kids with their Daddy and headed to the big city to see my Dad.  We popped in for a short visit and a gift exchange.  That day was also our 1 year anniversary so we had dinner reservations in Dallas to get to.  

My Dad. His gift bag was railroad theme to match
 his hardworking career with BNSF.

Even though I did not get to spend the entire day with my dad, I appreciate and love him very much.  He hung the moon as far as I’m concerned.  I have not known a sweeter, more hardworking man.  He will do anything for his family.  Most importantly he has loved my Mama for over 30 years.  He has showed me how a husband should treat his wife. I remember him telling me a few years ago that when he is away from her because of work that he really misses her and can’t wait to get back home to her.

“The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – John Wooden