a very texan birthday

For my 28th birthday at the end of last month, I only had one birthday request - to spend a long weekend in the Texas sun with my family!  Steve and I flew down on Thursday evening (my actual bday) and celebrated all weekend with my mom, dad and sister.

she matched!!

Hi there friends - wow, it's been a while.  February flew by and I've been suffering from some writer's block... but don't worry, I have a few posts in the works and am looking forward to getting back into the swing of things soon.

In the meantime, I have some big news to share.

happy valentine's day

I hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating with those you love.  Steve and I are getting an early dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and spending the rest of the evening at home with Netflix and some popcorn.  It's been a long week of battling bronchitis and lots of work, so I am really looking forward to a relaxing evening at home with my love.

snow day (and a giveaway!)

Hip hip hooray, we have (another) snow day!

puppy love

Hi there, friends.  I've been off the map for a couple of weeks.  It's been a combination of a busy end of January and the slow but steady death of my computer, Hermie.  If you're wondering why in the world I named my computer Hermie, it was in honor of my parent's schnoodle, Herman.

The computer that I had before Hermie was named after this little sweetheart - Herman's predecessor, Fergie.

I have no idea why I decided to start naming my computers after pets, but it's a tradition now :)

Anyhow, I am pleased to share that while Hermie (the computer) has retired now that I have this beauty!

I have been saving up for a while for a new computer and couldn't be happier with my new Macbook Pro.  I have been a Mac user since 2008 (Hermie was an old-school white Macbook) and I am a big fan of the new Pro so far.  So now that I have a working computer again, it's time to get back into the swing on things on this little blog!  Thanks for bearing with me... and stay tuned for new posts (and a great giveaway!) soon.

Oh, and you may be wondering - what did I name the computer?

Lyla, of course!  The tradition lives on.