04-08-15 Dinner with Family & Friends

Had a wonderful time visiting with family and friends at Abuelo's Mexican Restaurant in Ft. Worth. This makes it easy to see more friends and family too. Quite a few of my old high school friends came and my niece and her family and my brother, Gary and his girlfriend, Suzie.  My sister, Melanie and her hubby, Jimmy weren't able to come as she is staying in Dallas for a work conference that she had organized. I won't see her this trip as she leaves from there, straight for the airport to go and see her son, DIL and newest grandson, Carter in North Carolina.

Earlier in the day, we went and visited my BFF from high school, Beverly and her hubby, Lee. Found out they had moved into an over 55 apt. complex earlier this year and she hadn't told me., thought she had. It was a very nice apt.

 Lee & Bev and the dogs

 





Second table - Harold sat at it with Lindsey and her family and rest of the gang. 

 

 

Our niece, Lindsey & family (Jason, Josh & Jay)

 

John and Suzie(Gary's girlfriend)

 

Main table

 

 Glenna

Barbara, Karen, Bev and Lee

 

 Amanda Pryor and Roxanne Jones

 

 Stacey Holland and Pam Cook

 

BeverlyGreene, Barbara Price, me, Glenna Hampton, Pam Cook, Karen Crouch

 

 Me & my brother, Gary

 

John McQuagge (dad's friend), me and Gary

Visiting Family and Friends in TX

We are visiting family in TX before we head to KS for George's sentencing hearing (See "Catching Up post on 1/19/2014"). Even though the trip is not for good reasons, we try to add a little "happy" in when we can. Have to in order to keep our sanity.

First, my H.S. friend Pam Cook wanted to get together, so we decided to put it out there for more H.S. friends to join us and a few did. We went to Abuelos Mexican. The food was delicious and it was nice to see some old friends. One I had not seen since her wedding (first) after we graduated and got to meet her new husband.

 Phil and Harold

 

 Sherrie and Gab

 My niece, Jennifer and her hubby, Wade (first time meeting him)

 

 My sister, Mel and my niece, Tiffany and her hubby Ronnie

 

 Pam Cook and her friend (I hate to admit it, but I forgot her name, think it was Stacey)

 

Karen  Crouch

 

 My meal - Guacamole Enchiladas with Shrimp - Yum!

 

 This Pam's meal - Combo Fajitas.

 

 

Harold and I also went to the Ft. Worth Stockyards. Well, I wanted to go to take some pics with my sock monkeys to share with my Red Hat Sock Monkey Sisterhood Facebook group. We had a great time and got to see a lot of longhorns being herded down the main street.

 

 Cord and Yank get to sit on a real longhorn.

 

 Cord, Ziggy and Yank

 

 Cord and Yank with some real cowboys

 

 Yank and Cord

 

 Lilac and Ziggy with my new monkey

 

 Cord & Yank

 

 A lot of longhorns

 

 Me with Cord & Yank in front of "First Bulldogger" statue

 

Cord, Yank and Ziggy

 

Okay so now you officially know, I'm a little weird, but I have fun! LOL!

Birthday Celebration!

I had a wonderful birthday today! This morning Harold and I picked up my friend Mary at the airport (this is what she wanted for her Christmas present - LOL!) and she treated us to lunch for my birthday since she could not join us this evening as she was packing to leave again in the morning). This evening we went to my favorite (well our favorite) Sakura's Japanese Steakhouse for dinner and Margarethe and Bobbie joined us.

I opened presents before the cooking started.

Flaming onion cup (this is new, they usually do a volcano and then pretend it is a choo- choo steaming for the kids). He made a huge mess later with the rice, but it was still delicious!

The gang!

My goodies! I really got some wonderful gifts!

Tigger decided he got some gifts as well - the tissue paper. He had fun attacking it and then sleeping on it - didn't have the heart to pick it up he was having such fun - will do that tomorrow.

Christmas 2010

Late as usual getting things posted. We had a wonderful Christmas this year, mostly because Jacob was home. Just wish George and his family could have come to visit as well, but hopefully in a few months they can. We slept in late and then got up and opened our presents , I even got shot (you will see what I mean in the pictures). Then we prepared dinner for the guests that were coming later. I didn't have to do as much cooking this year (as I did for Thanksgiving). Jacob bought a large had from Honey-baked Hams and we bought a roasted turkey breast from there. We served the ham at room temp. and I did heat up the turkey. I also made my cornbread dresssing (of course) and mashed potatoes and green bean casserole. All was yummy!

Our tree Christmas morning

Little Bit trying to look innocent, so she had to have gotten into something earlier - LOL! See the Santa on the mantel, I got that from our friends, The Hodaks, as well as one in all white and they gave us gift card for The Mexico Restaurant.

Harold with a glass that Jacob got him (Navy emblem on front)

Harold's stocking stuffers and some of his other gifts

Jacob's stocking stuffers and some of his gifts. The bowl of fruit and things are from our wonderful neighbor, Alice.

My stocking stuffers and gifts. The 2 Eeyore items are from Jacob's girlfriend, Karli and the cute dragon - Jacob got me. Aren't they adorable. I love Eeyore and dragons!

Santa brought this little item for Harold and Jacob

And just what do they do with it ...

THEY SHOT ME! And here is the proof!
They thought they were sooooo funny - they forget - I know where they sleep Hee! Hee!

and here are our guests ready to eat and wanting me to hurry up and get my picture!L-R: Jacob, Melodye, Chad, Harold, Andy, Margarethe, Bobbie

Karli & Jacob (she joined us after dinner)

This picture was actually taken earlier when they went out with friends to Sakura's.

Happy Thanksgiving's Day!

Had a nice Thanksgiving's Day this year. Jacob was able to come home to join us and we had my friends over again. I made the usual - tukey, ham, cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes,green bean casserole and deviled eggs. Margarethe brought over a delicious Hershey Bar pie and a Apple-Cranberry Crumb pie and Bobbie brought over a great Pineapple Upside-down Cake (my favorite) and a homemade pumpkin pie. I had also bought a Sweet Potato pie and Harold had found a Sweet Potato Cake (someone had made one once and he liked it, but he said hers was definitely better - of course it was, it was homemade). Jacob also preferred Bobbie's pumpkin pie over his usual preference of sweet potato pie - again homemade wins over store bought - LOL!

Birthday Luncheon for Melodye

On the 15th, I met up with my girlfriends to give Melodye (Feb. 8) a belated birthday celebration at Olive Garden.I love their wonderful Soup and Salad. It is always fun to get together with them and we don't get to do it as often as we would like to. The only one that was unable to come was Mary, hopefully next time we can get all of us together, but usually someone is out of town or working or something.

Margarethe, Cindy (me), Gayle, Melodye (in pink), Lydia

Margarethe had ordered the new milk carton die from Stampin' Up! and let me try it out before bringing her order to her. So I threw together some little Valentine Treats to give each of them.

Valentine Treats

(The butterflies are from the new Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die)