Tacos(s) Tuesday

If we were a normal family, we'd have tacos for dinner tonight since it's Tuesday. But: a). we're not a normal family and b). lacrosse season is upon us in full force.

KJ was supposed to have a game tonight but it has poured all day and is quite windy and chilly.  Only been about 45 degrees today, which is a far cry from last Friday's high of 80.  Instead they are watching game film at the rec center. She had her first home game last Thursday and scored 3 goals. Unfortunately 1 was called back for a crease violation.  But, she did get the game ball. Her lax team is extremely sociable ... the girls have team dinners, they meet for lunch, they go out after games and they really look out for each other. What is even weirder is that the team is comprised of players from 2 rival high schools.  Huge rivals. If this was any other sport, they'd hate each other.

Coach loves being at TCU.  Great group of guys!  Two weekends ago they played at LSU and KJ (and her mechanical baby!) drove down with him on the team bus.  T and Pony Boy met them in Baton Rouge since she knew couldn't be in Hoover this past weekend for the 10th Anniversary.  He told me the other day he doesn't know if he could ever go back to coaching high school. Although he loves putting a stick in a kid's hand while they are young and making sure they learn the basics, he never enjoyed coaching the little little kids. Said it was like herding cats. And while he always loved his time at Hoover, the last couple of years were rough.  I think things changed a bit for him after T's class graduated. Those first couple teams were extra special because everything was new and they were so enthusiastic.  The kids (and parents!) got a little jaded as the years went on and suddenly everyone was an expert. People who (obviously) never even heard of lacrosse until their child picked up a stick were now suddenly questioning each call the refs made, questioning their kid's playing time, buying the most expensive equipment on the market and basically questioning why their kid wasn't getting a D1 scholarship.   In any event, the torch has been passed and the current coaches are doing a great job!  Coach loves the fact that 5 of his former Hoover kids and 1 of his BamaLax boys are coaching programs!

We had a great but very very quick weekend in Hoover. We got in late Friday night and by 10 am Saturday Coach was at the fields for a long, long day of lacrosse. KJ met up with a friend for breakfast and then joined us at the high school.  We had such a great day visiting and spent time with folks we hadn't seen since we rolled out of Hoover.  The girls made KJ feel extra special and came out of their way to see her while she was in town.  The alumni game was a ton of fun and we all went out for drinks afterward and closed down the bar. KJ spent the night with a friend and we picked her up Sunday morning and headed back home. Of course everyone asked her how she liked Texas and everyone was amazed at how well she's adjusted. Which makes my heart happy! 😏😏😏

Settling In Nicely

Still have a ton of boxes to go thru but for the most part we're settled in nicely.  I do have to open every box and look thru the contents in case anything is broken and need to place a claim w/ in 60 days of delivery so that's taking a while.  I did come across a box of Thanksgiving table décor which had a couple of broken items (which upset me greatly because it's my favorite holiday!) and my chocolate fondue ceramic pot was also broken.  :-( 

The weather has been wonderful.  It's nice to have some cooler days on tap.  The A/C has been off and the windows have been open for several days now.  KJ, of course, is loving the pool and goes swimming every chance she can.  God only knows what my electric bill is going to be like heating the pool!  She likes her volleyball team very much, likes her school, likes her teachers so that aspect is going great.  I attended a meeting on Ed-line (similar to the STI program we had in Alabama but a little more user friendly and ALL of KJ's teachers use the program).  After the Ed-line meeting was a PTA meeting and from there we walked our child's schedule and met w/ each teacher.  All of KJ's teachers were great and each and everyone of them asked how we were handling the move, how was KJ adjusting at home, etc.  One of her math teachers (her algebra class is co-taught which I totally love!) gave me #RollTide as well as one of KJ's PE teachers!  Pretty funny! 

Had such a fun, relaxing weekend with my family.  We drove up to my bro's Saturday morning and met everyone at Mr. B's football game.  So exciting to watch him play.  It was only their second game of the season and unfortunately they lost but it was still fun.  After the game the "girls" went shopping (I promised Sassypants I'd buy her some new earrings for her b-day) and the "guys" went home to watch more football (Alabama vs. Texas A&M, Penn State and then the Ole Miss vs. Texas game). 

T had a good weekend, too!  She and a bunch of friends drove out to Austin to attend the Ole Miss game.  She said it was hot and flat but they had a good time.  They spent the first half of the game at one of the Texas fraternity tents and then one of the dad's handling the smoker in the tent gave her and her friend Josh his two tickets so they went into the game for the second half.  They made a slight detour on the way home and stopped at LSU and had dinner.  She said LSU was not a pretty campus at all but Mike the Tiger being right on campus was pretty cool! 

Whoo Hoo! Lots Going On!

Thursday's can be hard because we're all anxiously awaiting Friday but it's also "It's OK Thursdays" AND there are some fun swaps to get involved in!




It's OK . . .

...to accept the fact that now that lacrosse season is underway, my life is basically over until May

...to be proud of yourself when you remember to take your vitamins

...to really not give a flip what Beyonce & Jay-Z named their baby girl

...to eat Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop-Tarts 5-days a week at my desk for breakfast

...that I was very, very disappointed in Monday's night's National Championship game! Don't get me wrong! I'm crazy excited that Alabama won, I'm just very disappointed in LSU. I felt they didn't even show up to the game and I really wanted a much closer score. I kind of feel cheated.

...to be a little sad each time I read about a celebrity couple breaking up (i.e., Katy Perry & Russell Brand). Relationships are tough! I don't care who you are!

And transitioning nicely into relationships, love & Valentine's Day, don't forget to sign-up for the Valentine Swap over at http://www.fabulousbutevil.com/

Hello Friday, my Old Friend!

Lots of football fun at work this week. Most of the staff seems to be Alabama fans, a couple of Auburn fans and a few LSU fans. We've all decorated our desks and today we are all wearing our "colors" (sounds very "LA Gang" doesn't it???). Since most of my Alabama shirts are more casual, I'm wearing black pants, a white v-neck sweater and a houndstooth scarf (I guess you could say that's my "OOTD"). My buddy Chuck is in head-to-toe purple and even has the little LSU logo sewn on the back of his jacket. Jill came into our morning meeting wearing an LSU helmet. It was pretty funny. One of the girls made a bunch of "Les Miles/More Saban" pins for us to wear and today is our weekly Friday group lunch. Of course this week's theme is a tailgate party (last week we did Halloween themed food). I made my famous chilli dip and brought in houndstooth napkins.

Lots of drama this week with a local football team and play-off eligibility. It was very confusing and the decision to let them play seemed to change daily. I feel bad for the seniors of the team involved but somewhere along the line, someone didn't do their job and verify a transfered student's eligibilty. I guess that's part of playing on a team. You win as a team, you lose/forfeit games as a team. All I know is our high school is playing tonight and has home field advantage.

November is starting off great! Pop turned 65 and the next day he had his follow-up cardiologist appointment (I can NOT believe we're almost at a year since the "Event"). Doctor B said everything looked great, my dad (and mom) have been keeping the weight off and have been eating very, very healthy and getting their exercise.

Cosmo has worked out everyone's FL schedules and made flights while I've handle the hotel end (natch). It will be very crazy but KJ is totally looking forward to some beach time! Whoop! Whoop!