Pop-Art & Babies & Snuggies, Oh My!

So (drum roll, please) we OFFICIALLY emptied our suitcase from Boston yesterday! Woo-hoo! How sad?!? I'm usually on top of my game, but wow!!! As previously stated B-U-S-Y!

This week we had "Pop-Art Your Pup" class, a baby shower for the Jenkins and then an OU v. Cincinnati watch party to go to. Needless to say, yesterday was a day at home. Have I ever mentioned the game we play to clean our house? Well, I hate to clean, Z hates to clean, we STILL need a maid.... anyway, I write all of our rooms on paper and put them in a cup. Then Z draws out a room and whatever room that is, we clean it. Once it is clean, we take a break and watch TV, or read, or get on the computer - whatever- for about 30 minutes and then draw another room. Sometimes I want to cry when we draw the kitchen, but we do it. Yesterday we got a ton done (including the suitcase). Here is what we attempted to tackle but got too overwhelmed - the "nursery". This room was designated as the nursery when we bought the house. It was in great shape until the 2nd failed in-vitro and it turned into our "junk room". Unfortunately for our checkbook it has turned into things I HAD to have, that I have never put anywhere in our house, or things that have been replaced. We have a ton of lamps, picture frames, art work, antique furniture, etc.... I wrote that room down 5x and I don't think it will be enough. We decided that we would spend 20 minutes in there each time we drew that room, and it still looks like a FEMA disaster area...

Moving on to better things - Pop-Art Your Pup class. It was a lot of fun. Z had never painted before and was worried about his ability. Like anything he does, he was amazing at it and his picture was one of the best:

Those art classes are SO much fun!

Friday night we hosted the Jenkins baby shower. That was a good time as well. I made my "Christmas" cheesecake:

and my homemade spaghetti and meatballs (or as Z likes to call it - thanks to Jersey Shore- my "gravy"). It turned out well, and we finally got to meet some of their friends that we hear about all the time! Nice people!

Saturday was the game. DIS-A-PPOINTING! Horrible, actually. What is wrong with OU? I will tell you - they are being out coached. For the last 10 seasons we have run the exact same plays. Kevin Wilson - Can you hear me? ;) The highlight of the game for me was our friend Kim and her excitement about her OU Snuggie! Hilarious!

Have a good week! ~Amy

Is It Bad That We Haven't Unpacked?!?

We are busy people, I'm am just going to have to deal with it. Lately though, it has been out of control. If I am tired, imagine how my husband feels....

Junior League started back this week, so we are preparing for our Christmas shopping extravaganza. I can't wait. Our market is always a lot of fun. On top of that, we had the Zac Brown Band concert. I really like him; he is really talented. Here's what I don't like, giving rednecks over 4 hours to drink before you perform. The doors opened at 5:30, so we got there to ensure we got a good seat. ZBB didn't get on stage until almost 9:30. That gave all the WT 4 hours to get WASTED before the concert. At $8/beer, I am surprised they could afford it. Maybe it is like the State Fair, and they save up all year long to go?!? Who knows. Lucky for me, the girl sitting right next to me was at least 6 months pregnant and chain smoking. Really? Glad she can get pregnant.... You know she has a couple of other children at home, too. Sick. I was so angry I finally said to my husband, "Well, maybe I should just start smoking meth, and then I will get pregnant." (Brian chipped in that if I did smoke meth, I would end up having 10 kids. You know, those people can't stop repopulating our earth.) Anyway, Z's answer to it was, "Well, you have always said you wanted veneers.... that's a good way to get rid of you teeth!" HOT MESS. So after the pregnant WT, we met this fine Oklahoman: He was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo drunk. (Yes, that many o's were necessary). He was drunk at 6pm. Well, wasted really... So as any good redneck would do, he continued to drink. He was wobbling, had his hat on sideways, laid down and passed out for a few minutes, almost hit his girlfriend, and my personal favorite tackled a funnel cake like a champ and then sat still while we all waited for him to puke. (Luckily for us, it never happened). Jaime turned to us and said, "Watch he will be the moron that stands up and yells." Well, not 5 minutes after she said that, I got the picture posted above as he was yelling, "Zac Brown, you are the *&%$@& man!" (P.S. The concert hadn't even started). When he was really starting to get on my nerves, the people in front of me had enough. The wife started yelling at him and then he tripped and almost fell on the husband. Thankfully, his girlfriend decided to take him home before the concert even started...

Then, yesterday we got to babysit little Peyton. Look at how cute she is with all her hair:We had so much fun with her, she is such a good baby. We went shopping, went for a car ride, and then had a "blowout". That is the only term that describes what happened. I have never in my life seen so much yuckiness come out of something so precious. Regardless, we loved every minute, and almost thought about kidnapping her... ;) Her mother tried to pay us for watching her, but I told her PLEASE! She was doing us a favor! So much fun.

Then it was off to Stillwater to see Z's team play. I only have one shirt that is OSU related. I just really don't like orange on me. It takes a special coloring to pull off orange. I wish they were a different color, I would be more likely to buy stuff... Anyway, I wore my traditional black and white but wanted to find something orange to accent. I went to a store called Rhinestone Cowgirl on campus and found this cute necklace:

Yeah, it's kinda' hard to see, but it is a ton of cloth flowers sewed together. Don't worry, I'm sure I will wear it to every other game!
So needless to say, our suitcase is still packed. Today, 12 days after we have been back, I am determined to unpack our bags! Have a great week! ~Amy

Boston, You are Beautiful.

I have been blessed in life, to see almost every state in the U.S., thanks to being an only grandchild, and having grandparents that knew in order to be well rounded, you had to get out of your bubble. So, Yellowstone - check; Mt. Rushmore - check; Disneyworld- check; Grand Canyon- check; D.C. - check; it goes on and on. The one area we never explored was the far Northeast. Not really sure why, to be honest. I have been to New York and New Jersey and I love the city life so I was ready for Boston. Well, not so much. Boston blew me away. 1) The architecture is amazing 2) The foliage is breathtaking 3) The people are as friendly as Oklahomans 4) It is the perfect mix of "city" and "suburb" 5) The Red Sox!

Z has loved the Red Sox for as long as I have known him.... die hard really. Which prompted the question I got asked the most by the locals, "How in the world does a guy from Oklahoma love the Sox?" (They did appreciate his loyalty). We had the MOST amazing time ever. The weather was beautiful, and the whole ambiance was worth the trip. Seriously. If you haven't been, you have to go.

Here is the only problem with Boston.... As we were sitting at a small restaurant (literally 9 tables) in Little Italy having an AMAZING dinner, and Chianti that would blow your mind, one of the owners was talking to us. I admired her Chanel necklace, and we started talking fashion. Once she knew we were "down" she started to ask about the prices of homes in Oklahoma. We explained for $500-$700k, you could build the house of your dreams, emphasizing it's luxuries. She about passed out. She told us in Boston, a small brownstone she recently sold was $1.4 million. After a long talk about money, she told us to live a life that we would want to, we would need to make 7 figures.... Yikes.

On Monday, after my husband came down from his Fenway Park high, he "treated" us to the Freedom Trail. We walked the entire thing, with him as our guide. Z loves history, and boy did it show. The best part was every 30 minutes or so, he would ask us a trivia question. Now, those who know me know I 1) Have little patience and 2) HATE history, but I knew this was HIS trip and he was loving it. PLUS, it was our lucky day, because he watched the John Adams box set before we went! Not to mention Constitutional Law was his favorite course.... ugh..... Anyway, I was a trooper. Not to brag on myself, my husband even admitted it. In fact, I was so good, I got to go to Tiffany's and bring home a "I was a good girl" blue box! Have I mentioned I have the best husband in the universe? ~Amy