Busy Bisbey : brunch

This has been the summer of visitors and Russell and I have loved every minute of it! One of my high school bffs, Shanna came to visit for four days and boy, did we make the most of our #600poundlife!

The plan was for Shanna to stay Tuesday-Friday, but on Monday, she was in a car accident with someone who was texting and driving and totaled her car. I know, I freaked out too! She was okay, but Christian Grey (her 4 month old car) was not! She ended up having to deal with insurance stuff for a couple of days and ended up in New Braunfels on Thursday! We drank a little and ate A LOT and had the best time!

We started our adventures with a late lunch at Cracker Barrel and some outlet mall shopping!

This smores dessert is the special summer dessert at CB right now, and it was delicious!

I ended up with this magnolia leaf wreath for $30 from Kirkland's and this towel sums up mine and Shanna's next few days together!

Russell, Shanna and I decided to Uber to The Downtowner for dinner!

The pimento cheese dip was the most delicious thing I may have ever tasted!

After dinner, we ended up at Pour Haus, which is by far my favorite bar in New Braunfels.

Day 2 started with lunch at McAdoos and dessert at 2 Tarts, more shopping and dinner at Gruene River Grill

Russell was unamused by our shopping adventures! Friday night, Russell headed off to fire academy and Shanna and I head out to Gruene River Grill! :)

Saturday was complete with a river floating adventure, Infernos and quite the adventure at Gruenetini's!

River adventures with my Shanna Banana and Lou!

After a day at the river, we contemplated calling it a night, but decided #weaint30yet and pulled ourselves together!

Juliebear met Shanna and me for dinner at Infernos and drinks at Gruenetini's!

Shanna and I ended our four days with brunch a with her aunt and some Jasper friends, the farmer's market and a little boutique shopping in Gruene Lake Village!

Thank you, sweet Shanna for spending part of your vacation with me! I loved every minute of it! I cannot wait to come to Fort Worth to visit you and Meg!

If anyone needs any food recommendations around here, just let me know! ;)

--Amanda

Here's a little update on this crazy, busy life of mine! :)

Almost 3 months ago, I said I was going to prioritize this blog...and I failed. So, here I am again, recommitting to it! ;)

SEVEN

In my last blog post, I referenced that a few of my friends and I are doing an experiment on that consists of life changing habits for a month a time.

In January, we could only eat seven foods; this hands down was the hardest month for me. My seven foods were:

chicken
~~avocado~~ beef
peanut butter
eggs
sweet potatoes
banana
wheat bread

As you can see, I had to make a modification to my original seven. :) If you know me, you know that I have a sensitive gag reflex and real issues with textures, so needless to say I had to change one of my foods. Since January, I have had a hard time eating bananas, eggs and sweet potatoes. Overall, it was a interesting experience!

Breakfast at Blair's :) Gruene River Grill modifications

Russell was ready for this month to end, too! haha

Near the end of the month, I figured out now to make banana/egg pancakes, and they were delicious.

In February, we made a council decision to allow ourselves more than seven things, so that we could have work out clothes and professional clothes.

I chose:

blue jeans
black jeans
Teachin Ain't Easy Shirt
Red and Black flannel
Third Grade Team Shirt
Texas State Shirt
RCES Tshirt
Nike workout pants
Black TOMS
Nike running shoes
Brown booties
White dressy shirt
Green Shirt
Flannel Scarf

I literally wore the same thing every week. I added 11-14 for special occasions, but other than that I stuck to my 10 items for the entire month of February. I didn't mind this month, so much, because as we all know I am NOT a morning person, and these outfits required no planning past the first week!

Russell and Weller's Birthday

Russell and Weller turned another year older and we celebrated!

I've ordered this exact cake two years in a row, and had no idea it was the same!!

This cake was super easy to make and SO delicious! :) Here's the link:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/ice-cream-layer-cake

Momma

February 3 marked one year since my momma left this Earth. I took the day off from work. I ate onion rings at Center Point (her favorite) and had biscuits and gravy for dinner (my favorite thing that cooked for us), all with Russell (both of our favorites.) I reminisced and cried and laughed and missed her.

Juliebear and Russell cheers'ed to my momma with me.

My sweet friend, Shannon Kelly, sent me flowers.

A special thank you to my bff, Meg, and sweet friend, Beth, for sending these cards to me.

While I miss my momma immensely, I am so blessed to be surrounded by such loving an supportive friends and family.

Lindsay and Patrick's Engagement Party

Bethany, Julie, Sarah, Melanie and I hosted a sweet little engagement party for Patrick and Lindsay, and we all had a blast!

Anniversary

Russell and I had a sweet little brunch date for our anniversary. We had plans for the whole weekend, but coming off of the flu, that was a no go! So, we came home and snuggled in our own bed. :) Happy 2 years to my precious husband.

Day of, not only did he bring me Chick-fil-A and flowers at work, but he also spent time reading to my kiddos! :) That night, we went to Huisache for dinner and to Marble Slab for dessert. :)