Brandon is having all the fun

I have been a bag blogger lately. Brandon has the camera and really not much has been going on. Since I'm boring, I'll tell everyone about what Brandon has been up to during his field camp:

They had a hotel room jujitsu tournament one night. Brandon did pretty well but still lost to the professional cage fighter.
The boys are having a contest to see who can grow the manliest beard in three weeks.
They watch movies on a laptop almost every night.
One night Brandon called me at midnight and said, "Sorry I didn't call earlier, I was in the hot tub."
They eat better than I do some weeks. They have dutch ovens and make cobbler, fajitas, and other things.
During their trip to Yellowstone, they got to walk off the trail and take samples from the geysers and mineral pools.
They have contests to see how far they can throw things off a cliff.

And I thought he would be working the whole time...

Disgust

I looked out the window, and what did I see? Snow. Not "middle of the night but melts by the morning" snow. Not "just a few flurries" snow. Heavy, wet snow that is accumulating on rooftops and killing everyone's strawberry plants.

Brave

I got my hair cut on Thursday. Unfortunately, it ended up looking NOTHING like Ashley's picture. I was severely disappointed. In my rage, I did something truly insane: I had Brandon cut my hair. And it turned out pretty cute.

Right now I am at work, so pictures will have to come later.

Houston

I am so excited to move to Houston after visiting there last week. I have no pictures because I didn't bring my camera, but here are some events from my trip:

-Violet met all her cousins, thought they were tons of fun, and made me want to have more kids (not yet).
-I found a really cute apartment complete with a dishwasher, a pantry, a walk-in closet, crown molding, a pool, and free laundry facilities.
-Mabel tried spanking the dewberry bush in the bootie, but ended up getting pricked in the finger.
-Devin thought I was really cool but kept calling me Ashee.
-We found Leah under the kids' table scavenging crumbs that the bigger kids had dropped.
-Asher cried when I held him.
-I went birthday shopping with Mom and Bexie.
-I missed my flight and started crying at the airport, but got bumped up to first class when they rescheduled.
-I went to HEB. Seriously, I was so excited about that.

It was a fun trip, but I am glad to be back to a regular sleeping/napping schedule. Plus, Brandon is home all week!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's day to an awesome mom and a wonderful grandma. She was there for two weeks before Violet was born and got me all ready for it. She even helped me through a major meltdown when I felt like Violet wouldn't come. She rode bikes with me when I was little, saw me through my shady adolescence, and calls me every week now that I am "all grown up." She has been so much help and she continues to help me with anything I need. She is one of the kindest and most generous people I know, and until last October, I really had no idea what she had done for me. I am beginning to understand it a little. I love you, Mom the Bomb! I can't wait to see you on Tuesday.
Mother's day has been great for me. Violet was nice and slept in until 9:20. Unfortunately we have church at 9:00, and I never set an alarm because usually Violet wakes me up at 8:00. So, we only went to 2 hours of church. Brandon is making dinner for me as we speak, the weather has been great, and I get to see my family in 2 days. Today is great!