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« Older EntriesViolet’s a party girl! Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Kim
So I’m feeling very thankful tonight for lots of things. We recently had a lovely shower for Marisa (Bryson) & Baby Violet. It was really fun, and for sure got me even more excited to meet the little one. Baby items are just so foreign and funny when you aren’t used to them. Example: a bucket thing specifically to cover their head when you wash the shampoo out (okay maybe that’s more a little girl thing than baby). Baby V will be very stylish. I can’t wait.
I had a fantastic bday. Thanks everyone! 
I’ve been a little leary of 24 because I’ve always considered myself more of an odd number girl, but it’s starting out to be pretty solid. I think it’s so funny how I change what “old” is. My mom just recently mentioned that one of my elementary teachers was in her late twenties & I was like, say what?! She always seemed like a grown up to me! It’s almost like they were the sneaky ones. But now I’m just in the club, in on the secret that we act like grown ups even though we’re really not. I had a similar revelation at The Sound of Music the other night when it clicked that Leisl is sixteen. Yes. “I am sixteen going on seventeen” should have done the trick years ago, but somehow it just sunk in that I’m almost a decade older than Leisl, who still seems like such a woman to me. (On a sidenote: check out trappfamily.com to see the real Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont and maybe stay up far too late reading about the true family history…)
Okeedoke, I’m spent from making 144 cookies, & the banging on the wall from the other room leads me to believe that I should go check on Nick. I think he’s hanging a shelf.
P.S. we’re taking a brief one night hiatus from Christmas tunes and jamming/dancing (…nick too) to John Mayer…I’m really liking it. One sounds so much like Slow Dancing in a Burning Room, but I don’t care. It also reminds me of talking each song to death with Amanda & driving to the food bank at 5 a.m. back in colegio.
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A Saturday in Columbus Sunday, October 11th, 2009 by Kim
My sweet friends drove to meet up with me in good old Columbus, Texas…or Columbia as we kept calling it. We ate at Schobel’s, which I had heard a lot about and always wondered about. As I waited for the girls to arrive (after a quick-quick stroll around wally world) I naturally did some people watching Columbus-style. I saw lots of people enter the restaurant who I imagine have decades of Schobel’s experience behind them. It was really cute, and I imagine it’s a big hit on Sunday afternoons, if they’re even open.
To our surprise, Schobel’s is a buffet until 3 pm. Who knew? (we were there long enough to shut the buffet down though, no worries) So we loaded up with typical buffet “fixins”. Really it just felt more like we would eat, talk a lot, then go for a second, third…. lunch. I mean, we took advantage. Our waitress was also excited to meet our Baby Mama, and we were equally excited to tell her about our future baby girl.
It was really, really good to see Grace, Marisa & Amanda!! We missed the rest of our girls- poor Corrie was sicko. We had much needed face to face convo and laughed a good bit. It was like a tease though and made me want a good long weekend with them + others.
Sidenote: We discussed Grace’s bday a while back when we all piled in a 15 passenger van…Grace brought to our attention that many of us have since forgotten that the main event that night was her birthday, and now act as if we were only celebrating the usage of a 15 passenger van. (which in itself is worth celebrating if you ever have the opportunity for a joyride in one) You should know: I just said, “hey nick, remember the night of the 15 passenger?” nick: “yeah” me: “why’d we go out that night?” nick: “it was Grace’s birthday!” …Grace, I just thought you should know!
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Livin’ la Vida Nica Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 by Nick
Saturday we finally head to Nicaragua to visit the Thorwaldson’s. I’m coming back with a stuffed fresh water shark to mount over my TV.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Check back next week to hear about our adventures in Central America.
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The Buckets @ Mardi Gras Saturday, February 28th, 2009 by Nick
Here are a few of the photos I took from the Mardi Gras ultimate tournament in Baton Rouge last weekend. The Buckets were unfortunately plagued by injuries to some of the team’s key players, including Walch, my good bud and amazing ultimate player. Although they walked away with a disappointing 3-5 record we all still had a good time. It was great to catch up with everyone I hadn’t seen in a while. The drives there and back with Mikey, Ryno, and Walch alone made the trip worth it.
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I’m going to Mardi Gras!! Thursday, February 19th, 2009 by Nick
I’m going to Mardi Gras!! Well, I’m not really going to THE Mardi Gras in New Orleans but I am going to the annual Mardi Gras ultimate tournament hosted by LSU every year. I’ve been the past 5 years straight and am super pumped about making my 6th trip to Baton Rouge for one of the biggest ultimate tournaments of the year. Unfortunately, my college UPA days are over and I’m no longer eligible to play with the Texas State team (The Buckets) but it will be good to reconnect with the guys and watch some good college ultimate. When I showed up to my first Mardi Gras tournament my freshman year our team was inexperienced and had yet to win our first game since becoming an official UPA team. However, just three years later we had built a strong team, athletic and experienced enough to walk away with third place (out of 50+ college teams). My 5 years as a Bucket were easily some of the best years of my life and this weekend I get to take a step back and relive the glory days of college, friends and ultimate. Here’s to being picked up on I-10 by a couple of vans full of college kids on their way to Louisiana.
Here are a few pics from Mardi Gras ‘07
Me and my roommate Colin playing against the Aggies
Me cramping during clutch time
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Scoober & Chocolate…not a good mix Saturday, February 7th, 2009 by Kim
Well, it’s been a long time since we’ve posted anything, but it’s been anything but slow around here. Last weekend was a much anticipated girl weekend at Amanda’s new apartment…naturally, chocolate was in abundance. We thought it would be a great idea for Scoober to stay with the girls as well, because he loves us. When we first got there, we even had a conversation about dogs eating chocolate. However, that wasn’t enough to make us think twice about leaving Scoober alone at an apartment with a bowl of chocolates on the coffee table. A bowl of dark chocolate Dove’s actually. We returned from a late night Walmart run to Scoobs tap dancing around the apartment with seriously bloodshot eyes. The best part is that the bowl he ate from had a mixture of Dove’s & Hershey’s kisses. Only the Dove’s were missing though! Seriously! Like mother like son, I guess. To avoid killing you with suspense and possibly grossing anyone out with details, I’ll just say that he’s a-okay now! But man, it was a scary night!! Aside from the drama with Scoober, it was a wonderful time with some of my best friends! I just love how comfortable we are together, and I love to be reminded of how much time we always spend laughing together.
Nick and I also celebrated our 6 month-iversary on February 2!! We had a delicious dinner at Carabba’s & topped it off with ice cream after the poor waiter ran through our options about five times. oops! It was topped with glazed pecans, and they reminded me of the glazed almonds in Disney World!
Here are some photos Nick took on our exploration pit stop on our drive home. Luling, Texas made for some good exploring, but the smell of oil made it almost unbearable!
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