Diamonds!!!!!!!

Shine bright like a diamond! So last Friday Cody and I double dated with some of our friends Nate and Tara. Cody and Nate worked at station 8 together for almost 6 months and Nate is a great guy. I've only been around his girlfriend Tara once and that was only for about an hour. She is a doll! So sweet, outgoing and they are so much fun.I was looking forward to getting to know her better, she is just one of those people you know you are going to get along with and we DID. I was also looking forward to spending time with my husband! We were going to meet them at Wall Street, our favorite date night place to eat. My car was low on gas ( I don't know what it is and YES I know it's bad for my car, but I let the gas light come on EVERY time before I fill up) anyway, I had no gas and didn't feel like stopping to put any in so we decided to take Cody's truck even though he was in the process of moving stations. He's been at station 8 for 6 months and really loved it. It's a busy station, Nate is there and he had a pretty great crew. A spot at station 6 (right down the road from our house) became available and Cody's sister James is there ;-) We give them so much crap because they are seriously like sisters. If one gets something cool, the other has to have it and they argue like siblings. They've also been best friends since elementary. The captain at 6 is pretty cool and Cody knows the other 2 guys, so he put in and got it. He had to move everything from his locker and all his bedding so his truck was packed. He unloaded his bedding and a few other things so I could squeeze in the passenger seat. Mary, Cody's mom always keeps Hudson on Fridays. It's been a tradition for almost 3 years. She gets him from daycare and they just have a fun filled Friday afternoon and evening and she brings him home Saturday morning. It's a great little break for mommy too ;) We made a quick stop to say hi to Hud at her house and be on our way. She lives a block away so it's very convenient and I decided not to buckle my seat belt. I know, law breaker. As we are getting back in the truck and heading to dinner, I try to buckle my seat belt and there is something in the way. It caught my attention because it was a pretty gold color, then I noticed it was a bag, then it just went all down hill from there. I consider myself a pretty avid Kay Jewelers shopper. I have the open heart jewelry, I have purchased the pandora bracelet and many charms for my mom for special occasions, I have a watch from there, so I know the bag! I immediately start pulling on the bag and Cody just glances my way and his face drops. He casually asks "What are you doing?" I said "there is something in the way and I can't buckle my seat belt." He said, "Just stop!" Being so hard headed I keep pulling. Finally he opens his bottom console and hands me the bag and says, "you already know, just open it!"
My 30th birthday is coming up in October! I can't believe I just announced that. Just kidding, age ain't nothin but a number and it's never scared me to get "older" I'm totally ok with it and look forward to turning 30. If it's anything close to being as awesome as my 20's. I think I'll be alright. Anywho, I've always wanted diamond studs and what a perfect time to ask for them, 30th birthday!! So he had asked a few months ago, What Do You Want? I have to say, Cody is probably the best gift giver, I always get what I want and MORE. He spoils me. Always has. I mentioned diamond studs and he didn't ask again. A few weeks ago I started looking at all the different options and sending him pictures in case he "forgot" then kinda dropped it.
Back to the bag: I open the little black box and inside are the two most beautiful princess cut diamond stud earrings!!!!!! I start putting them on and he starts telling me the story of him and Nate going one day on shift and staying at Kay for nearly and hour before he decided on them. Then comes the really sad/romantic part. Cody's never really been a romantic, he's sweet and thoughtful just not mushy and romantic and that's ok. He proceeds to tell me he was in the process of finding and B & B in Fredericksburg and we were going to leave next Friday for our anniversary, 6 years on September 8th!! As we were unpacking the car he was going to ask me to get a couple of beers out of the cooler and have the earrings in the cooler :)) What a sweet idea. After the story I told him we could still do that and I would act totally surprised. He said I ruined it. DAMMIT. I didn't even snoop this time. I'm totally a snooper. When I know something is in the works or a surprise is going down, I snoop and bug until I get it out of him or find it. He hates it but I can't help it. I can't stand knowing there is a surprise and not knowing the actual surprise. It's a curse I tell ya.

He's totally over the whole F'Burg idea now :( so we are looking at staying at the Lajitas Resort and Spa in Lajitas, TX. I had also looked at the Gage Hotel in Marathon. It's on my bucket list of places to visit but they are completely booked next weekend.  What a sweetheart I have.
Lots going on in these next few months. Hudson will be turning 4, our 6 year anniversary and this ol geezer turns 30. By the way, Save the Date for October 12th, 80's inspired 30th birthday bash going down at my house. The girls and Cody are throwing me a totally rad 80's themed party.

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Life lately

These past few weeks have really been an eye opener on how big our LITTLE boy is getting. He moved up a class at school and is now on the PreK learning level. We thought it was a good idea to sign him up for Tae Kwon Do because he loves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, owns almost every sword/nunchucks/scarf that the turtles have and he is constantly doing TMNT "moves" all over the place. What a perfect way for him to burn off some energy, learn discipline, and self defense right? We sat through a class so he could get a feel of what he'd be doing before we committed to the intro class and bought a uniform. Of course, he was hooked and couldn't wait to start. So, I signed him up last Friday and his first intro class was Monday. Let me just tell you, as his mom, I have seen him look pretty cute in a NB hippo Halloween costume, teeny tiny little wranglers with cowboy boots, a mini tux with a tiny bow tie but this Tae Kwon Do outfit topped them all!! He was adorable and you could tell he felt so cool once we put it on. The instructor tied his belt and wrote his name in Korean on the side and he was off to his spot and class started. I thought he might be a little shy at first, not knowing anyone or the routine just yet but he got out there and ROCKED it. He did exactly what the instructor told them to do, said yes sir and tried his hardest at jumping jacks ;-) We have to work on those...but it was the cutest thing EVER! Glad Cody was off so he could watch. We laughed the whole time.

Young Lee's Tae Kwon Do! 8-19-2013

We've also been planning a 4 year birthday!!! I love birthdays and admit to going a little overboard but hey they only have 1 birthday a year right?!? I say this alllllllll the time but seriously, I can't believe our baby is turning 4. This will be a VERY bittersweet party knowing our Gram won't be there. I know she will be watching the whole thing from the best seat in the house though, smiling down, singing happy birthday to her boy! She was always such a huge help at his parties, asking if she could do anything and always finding him the BEST gifts. Sure do miss that woman.

We've also been looking in to some schools for kindergarten. So many decisions being a parent..... I think we've decided on Midland Christian school but not certain. Hud would be going to Henderson next year if we put him in public school. With the boom and all the extra people in Midland, I've talked to teacher friends and they have classes as big as 35 students. That doesn't make me feel like he would be getting the best education. With a private school, a teacher has maybe 15 students and more one on one time is available and they have Chapel once a day :) We have a campus tour set up in September. I'm not even sure if he'll be able to start K next year with his birthday falling on August 31st. EEk

We had our friend Laurel's baby shower this past weekend and we showered little Temple with great food, company and lotsa PINK! It was a great time and little T is due on my birthday!!!

SoCal, So BEA-UTIFUL!

We are back from California! Although, it was great to be back in our own bed, we missed waking up to the sound of waves and the beautiful Pacific Ocean. We were literally 10ft. from the beach and it was a wonderful, relaxing trip for all of us. We bunked in a room separate from the house but connected to the garage. We had a sliding glass door and a bunk bed with a twin at the top and queen at the bottom and Hudson LOVED having his own bed "way up top" This was him the 2nd day on the beach. He took a 2 hour nap after playing in the sand and running from the waves for almost 5 hours!

My dad "won" this beach house in a golf tourney! He got closest to the pin and paid a whopping $500 for 13 of us to stay a week at the beach! An 80 something year old Dr. has owned this house for about 40 years and rents it out. Talk about a prime location for real estate.

This is where almost everyone spent their time. We had 3 wonderful dinners prepared by Daddio, Cody and a few extra helpers at this table. I would wake up in the morning, fix my coffee and enjoy this magical view and breathe in the ocean air. We even did some dancing on this porch! The guys golfed the first morning we were there while we enjoyed the beach! I even got a few runs in through the neighborhood. Cody was busy, he golfed and went deep sea fishing and was always helping my dad cook. (He didn't get to relax as much as we did, sorry babe!)

This is my favorite photo from the trip

Just the 3 of us!!!!!

Dana Point, Ca. We stayed in the Monarch Beach neighborhood and this was our view (from the deck)for 4 days! The weather was wonderful the whole time we were there. Warm and sunny at the beach, cool and comfortable in the evening. Sure do miss those temps...103 is not ideal. We were so sad to leave that we seriously thought about staying one more day. But there was only 1 seat left on the flight home for the following day and Cody had someone work 1/2 a shift already. Boo

Now it's back to the real world, buckling down on our two Step Out walks we have :-/ From here on out is BUSY BUSY!

Before we left on our trip I had a lovely Dr's appointment to reveal that my levels are actually ALL normal! yay! My TSH, T3 and T4 were all in the normal range..that's a big deal because I have been struggling with keeping them in the normal range and we've been changing dosage. FINALLY! For now.. I had met with an ENT to see what my surgical options were just to get my thyroid removed. If my levels hadn't of been normal, I would have already scheduled a thyroidectomy! But since they came back normal, my Dr. suggested, give it another 3 months on the same dosage, come back and get blood drawn, then see what they are. If they have changed any, look at getting it removed. So, fingers crossed, it all stays the same. The good ol eye is still the same. Which is good in a way because I have to be in a "stable" phase for 5 months and then we can talk about decompression surgery to get it back to normal! Normal, yay, what does that even mean??? Crazy ol thyroid!

In the midst of all this, I am planning a 4th birthday for our baby! BABY, he should still be a baby :(
He's so BIG! So SMART and so HANDSOME! I'm so proud of the little man he has become.

                                                                       XOXO