2016...

Wow is it already 2016?! Better yet, a month of it has already flown by. Guess its time for an update.

So since around October of last year, the holidays hit, school was out, and I've been busy busy. Here's a quick update in pictures...

 

 
 

Already this year has been a blast too. Andrew and I are officially Jeepers! We have been off-roading almost every weekend and it's definitely our calling.

I hope to continue giving updates on the things we are doing more regularly now.

My calendar is definitely full. My birthday is coming up/Valentine's Day, then Connor's birthday, spring break...ugh I'm already exhausted !

Next time
-R

Anniversary

So yesterday was my 6-month anniversary with the love of my life...Andrew. Our story is so fun and amazing that I can't believe how lucky I got meeting him even today. 

After a bad split with a bad guy on my birthday nonetheless...I decided as a joke to jump on this Tinder thing 😒

And it's pretty much what everyone says it is...

Then I started talking to this cute guy named Andrew. What drew me to him was not just his handsome pics and funny two sentence profile but this pic--

I had to know what possessed him to use this as one of his four pictures to draw a girl to like him. We got to texting back and forth and I never even asked him. Lol

Now I know it's Poppleton from Instagram. @prissy_pig

Anyway we went out on a lunch date then a date the next day and I felt like I was in love instantly. We've been madly in love and insanely happy ever since. 

My kiddo Connor loves him like a father and it makes me tear up every time I see Connor run up and grab his hand. 

I know we will have many happy days to come. I could spend the rest of my life making him happy. 

Happy anniversary, my love...

Sunday evening ...back to reality

The weekend in Fort Worth was so much fun. Andrew and I survived our first trip together! lol I've never been to Fort Worth so it was nice to experience something different. It reminds me a little of Austin and midtown Houston too. The evening was spent Saturday night with Andrew's college buddy whom was having a 30th birthday party at a local watering hole. Here's some pics to showcase our weekend fun..

Here's a pic of the cool hallway in the hotel. The Shining anyone?!

 Me and my honey, Andrew, at the Fort Worth Water Gardens. Suuuuper hot outside but definitely a good choice for tourists.












Soooo, I'm a little (ok a lot) scared of heights. All those people walking down the steps into the waterfall looked to be having a lot of fun. Good for them!












My dream man taking me out to lunch.

At the late night bar...this St Bernard was huuuuge! Thats me holding her head. That smile is hilarious. Hahaha









All in all it was a great time and I can't wait for our next trip somewhere. We're trying to take one trip a month. Somewhere driving distance anyway for the weekend. So more adventures to come!!

The Beginning of a Beautiful Weekend...continued

My fun filled weekend has commenced! Honey and I drove to Forth Worth last night to go to a dear friend of his' birthday party. We came in a night early to see the sites. I have never been to Fort Worth and since he's a TCU alum, this is basically his home town.

First impression, very pretty area. Reminds me a little of West U around the University. He took me to Buffalo Bros on campus. His favorite dive bar and grill. The food critic in me will give it a 9 in ambiance and a 6 in food. (They had Shiner Bock...that's a plus!)

Here's the link if you're interested... Buffalo Bros Texas

So just to give a short rundown...Andrew and I have been dating for 5 months. It's perfect bliss too. He's like another half of me and the nicest person, not just man, I've ever met. And he loves Connor too! 

Anywho, I'm up this morning about to hit the gym for a run in our hotel then out on the town for the day!

Happy Saturday all!!

Beginning of a beautiful weekend

Connor is off with his dad for his usual every other weekend of playing video and other boy-related activities that I would probably disapprove of. (Like staying up late and eating pizza for 3 meals a day)
So I try and busy myself with activities where I don't have to think about it.

Tonight: Sip and Skimm

If you haven't heard of The Skimm yet, go ahead and check it out and you too will love it!
Anyway today is The Skimm's third birthday so the Houston "Skim People" are getting together for a fun little mixer. This is apparently what people do in the city. Mingle.

Litte did I know that this event that was supposed to have over 100 people there only had a small table of 10 when I arrived. Correction... Andrew and I arrived. I brought my boyfriend to an event that turned out to be a bunch of girls having happy hour. Yikes! We went in, saw the table and turned right around and back out! lol

I would NEVER subject a man to have to sit with a bunch of women at a table.

Anyway, we ended up having a great night and went to RA Sushi for drinks then stopped and got pizza on the way home.

Oh! By the way, I love love LOVE pizza. Could literally eat it every day. So imagine my surprise when I start dating a guy and find out he has the same love love LOVE for pizza as me. It's a match made in heaven! Next post I'll fill you in on how we met. It's a real doozy!

Here I Am

What brought me here...

Well this is a question I haven't figured out the answer to. As you may have read in my bio, I've had an interesting couple of years. Before that I was pretty much boring I think. I'm not any much more special now, I've just finally grown up and decided to get a life. 

A little about me....I was born and raised in Houston, Texas. And I love it here. I always thought I would go to a big university and become a doctor or a lawyer and be the success story of my family. While I didn't go that route, I am pretty darn happy with what I've turned out to be. 

Just last month I took a big leap and moved from the suburbs to downtown Houston. West University to be exact. I work around the Houston area and it became increasingly difficult to drive the hour and a half home to pick Connor (thats my son) up from daycare. I chose West U because its the only area that was reasonably priced that had the best elementary school inside the loop. Connor starts kindergarten this fall. Yay! 

I have to say I've been having more fun than I've ever had in my life living downtown. My apartment is quiet and comfortable and Connor is discovering what 'brunch' means. haha

Its pretty much just us two. I am dating the most amazing man I've ever met (more about that later) and have a career that I absolutely love. 

I also enjoy cooking and making cakes. Like the Cake Boss kind of cakes. Its more of a Love/Hate relationship but it bides my time when Connor is with his dad.

So I think I'll just go through my life and anything that seems interesting to me might be interesting to you! 

Please feel free to comment, ask questions or just read..