Quiet, Lazy Weekend

After a crazy week of traveling...I was happy to have some downtime this weekend. Recap of my week...I drove to Dallas on Monday, had meetings in Dallas Monday afternoon, picked my boss up at the airport, had dinner with couple co-workers from Chicago, worked out and went to bed pretty late...didn't sleep at all, due to a pain in my side (probably from the weekend)...woke up bright and early Tuesday, had appointments in Dallas Tuesday morning, drove to Fort Worth for Motorola meeting Tuesday afternoon (Motorola not happy with Amphenol...so not a pleasant meeting), drove myself and co-workers to Austin...had dinner with them at Iron Cactus on 6th Street (they loved it), went to bed late again...woke up even earlier Wednesday, had a breakfast training session, a meeting at National Instruments and was finished with meetings with my visitors. I dropped them off with my co-worker and was headed home; however, with the week I had, I thought I deserved a quick trip to the outlet mall! :) I couldn't stay long, but got to browse through some of my favorites...Pottery Barn, White House/Black Market, Victoria Secret, and the Gap! I was so glad to get out of Dallas and Austin because the next couple of days brought some bad weather their way. Hope all of my friends homes are a-ok!

To the weekend...after a LONG Thursday night, celebrating my friend Christina's birthday, Friday I just wanted to come home and go to bed...so...I came home, took a nap, went to work out, went to the grocery store, came home, watched Baby Mama (pretty cute) and went to bed! Saturday, I slept in, did some work around my apartment, watched a "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here" marathon (like I need to add any more TV to my list) and went to bed early! Sunday, I got up early, went to work out, came home, showered and went to lunch with a great group of friends - the Kotlarz's, the Oestreich's and the Aguilar's! Believe it or not, there were 7 adults and 4 kiddos, and another 2 on the way...pretty soon they are going to outnumber the adults! It was a great lunch - Lupe Tortillas is a fun place with kiddos! I love hanging out with my friends and their children. It is such a joy to watch the babies turn into precious boys and girls and I look forward to many more years of watching them grow (just wish they would slow down a little)! I then spent some time with the Kotlarz's. Kara and I ran errands at the mall and then the boys and I watched Kung Fu Panda (I was finally able to convince them we needed to watch a movie that Kel Kel had never seen)! When I left there, I headed to the Jobe's to see my precious neice and newphew, who I hadn't seen in a whole week and a half (I think that is the longest we have gone since they were born)! They have spent the last two weekends in Fort Worth and I have missed seeing them because they change so much! Lauren was having a really bad day - we think she is teething and not taking it very well...on the other hand, Jaxon has cut two teeth and is just the happiest little thing! We got some serious bonding time - I got to feed him cereal for my 1st time, bath him, feed him and put him to bed. I just can't help but call him my "Cuddlebug" cause he is the sweetest thing! I can't wait to spend the whole weekend with them next weekend and I hope Lauren is feeling better!

As the weekend came to a close, I laid in bed last night thinking about how lucky I am! I have the best family and friends a girl could ask for! I cherish every moment I spend with each of them and their families and am so blessed that they allow me to be such a large part of their lives!