Another month

In addition to the preparations for Jessi's wedding and Brandon and I both being pretty busy at work, we've had a hectic month. Recently life seems to be going so fast, but August reeeaaaaally came and went in a flash! I just thought I'd write a few things about what we were up to the last month...

I finished the Hunger Games series and am on to my next book on the reading list. Ever since I've been out of school I've been somehow excited about reading. My friend Stephanie has been giving me book suggestions, all of which I love. I am a changed woman!



Chaz came to town and stayed with us. He and Emily were driving from Tennessee to California, so we got to spend a few hours hanging out with them. They wanted to go out on Brandon's boat, but it ended up not being the best night. We still had fun and it was great getting to see our old buddy. I know Brandon misses him and the other college roomies a lot...crazy that it's been more than 3 years since we've really hung out with most of them.

My dad came in town the next weekend to talk at a church in Ft. Worth. It was a quick visit, but it's always so good to have family come to Dallas and see what our life here is like.

Labor Day weekend, Brandon and I got the dining table we've been wanting and waiting for it to go on sale. It finally did so we are excited to have something that will seat all our family and friends:) Here's a quick pic, as promised...



Then Sunday, Kim and Philip came through town. We went out on the boat even though it was really choppy. And Bailey and Baxter had a good time playing like always. It was so nice to have the day off on Monday. We went over to Jaime and Joe's for a cookout with the family, and I got to hold baby Lily Kate. It was a great weekend with family. Here's a few pictures from the lake...











Friday night we went to Jared and Kristi's to celebrate Colt's birthday. He's getting so big and so smart. It's so crazy that he's two years old already. It really doesn't seem like that long since we were visiting him in the hospital. And now he's about to have a baby sister...time flies!

Melany's shower was on Saturday. It was a great turnout and we had a lot of fun, largely because of the hard work of Martha Stewart, aka Lacey Lee. Melany got lots of cute stuff for baby Avery. Can't wait to meet that precious girl! Here's a few pictures from the shower.









We found a new favorite spot for Bailey- Routh Creek. It's like a mile from our house and she LOVES playing in the water. It feels pretty secluded, always a nice thing being this close to the big city. Here she is playing fetch with her daddy...



Oh the Cowboys. What to even say. We've been counting down the days and anticipating the start of football season. We went over to watch with some friends, but the Cowboys did NOT come through for us. It was soo disappointing. And Brandon did not take it well... Hopefully we got all of our horrible blunders out of the way that first game and now we can just have a great season! Gooooo Cowboys!!!

In other news, TV is getting good again. Parenthood starts back tonight, and Glee and Grey's Anatomy start back next week. YAYYYYY!

And...last but certainly not least...ONLY 39 DAYS TILL JESSI GETS MARRIED!!! Ahhhh!