Weekend Recap: Moving, Party & CPR

We had a pretty busy weekend this weekend. Friday Joey took off work to help his mom and brothers move. They moved from a house into an apartment. Don't ask me why I don't really understand it. My mother in law's reason was because her landlord never fixed anything in the house. So she decided now that my brother in law has graduated from high school it was time to move.

On Saturday we were invited to a birthday party for a 3 year old. She is the daughter of a really good friend and the woman who was our photographer at our wedding. She had a cowgirl themed party and a pony ranch out in Katy. Since my nieces were down we took them with us and they had a blast. It was EXTREMELY hot outside but the kids had a good time anyway. They got to ride a pony and play games and go on a carriage ride. Elizabeth of course slept the whole time! That night my nieces stayed the night with us and we spent the night playing SkipBo. We love to play card games. I love playing with them because it reminds me of when I played with my grandparents.

Then yesterday Joey and I took our infant CPR class. There were mostly couples who were expecting in the class. It was a really easy class and CPR is pretty easy to do. Hopefully I'll never have to use it though.

So what did you do this weekend?

Weekend Recap {2.8.11}

After a few boring weekends we had a pretty busy weekend this past weekend. Friday Mr. Lopez and I didn't have to go to work because of the Ice Storm that came through Houston. Yes I said ice storm. There was over 800 accidents that day and 4 fatalities that I know of. Us Houstonians are not used to driving in that kind of weather. Most people forget how to drive when it just rains. So we stayed inside during the morning and in the afternoon we headed to AT&T to get me a new phone. We were up for an upgrade and the phone I wanted had a deal for $100 cheaper than normal until Valentine's Day. I had an IPhone for the last 2 years and I was getting so over it! I didn't really use the apps anymore and I was tired of using just a touch screen. So I got a new white Blackberry Torch. So far I love it! Its still touch screen but also has a keyboard.

Also this weekend Joey's uncle got remarried to a great lady! Mr. Lopez was asked to be an usher for their wedding so we had to attend the rehearsal on Friday night and then we went to Olive Garden for dinner with his aunt and cousins and grandmother.

Then Saturday was the big day. It was a VERY VERY long day! The wedding was a catholic service so the wedding started at 1 p.m. and was over around 2:15 p.m. Yes an hour and 15 minutes of standing up and sitting down and standing up and sitting down some more. After the wedding the immediate family took pictures at the church. The reception started at 4 pm. so until then we went to Joey's aunts to hang out. His 10 year old cousin and I are very close and we always play when were together. She wanted to take a pic of me with her baby doll. I look totally pregnant in this pic.

Then we headed to the hotel where the reception was. It was soooo crowded that you could barely walk through the aisles of the tables. The reception lasted from 4 until midnight! Around 10:30 p.m. I started feeling horrible. My whole body hurt! I think it had just been a long day but I was so ready to go home.
Here are some pics of the wedding. Sorry I didn't get more buy my camera seriously sucks!

Then of course Sunday was the SuperBowl and we had Joey's mom and brothers over to watch the game. I was rooting for GreenBay as I dispise Ben Roethlisberger. We had bbq and I made my famous Blueberry Banana Cream Pie. Receipe to come later! All in all we had a great weekend.

What did you do this weekend?

Weekend Recap: Broken Bones

On Saturday we were on our way to a friends birthday party where we were going to announce that we are having a baby, when we get a text saying one of my brother-in-laws was in the ER. So we drive straight to the hospital to find out that he broke his arm pitching! Yes PITCHING!!!!!!! He was in sooo much pain and I felt so bad for him. The doctor said he's pretty sure that he is going to have to have surgery. Hopefully we will find out this week if he will or not. If so, I'm not sure he's going to be able to play baseball again or at least not for a long time.

So needless to say we were in the ER for most of the night and werent able to tell our friends in person about the pregnancy. Other than that we didn't really do anything the rest of the weekend besides put up some halloween decorations outside that I will share in tomorrow's post.

What did you do this weekend?

Weekend Recap: Celebrations & Containers

This weekend was a great weekend!! It started off bad Friday when I woke up to a nail in my tire AGAIN but this time it couldn't be replaced so had to buy a whole new tire. But by Friday afternoon my day had gotten better with the news that Mr. Lopez got offered a job. So Friday night we went to buy him some new work clothes and then headed to Red Lobster for dinner.

Then we came home and watched the UH vs UTEP game which I am happy to report that UH won!!!!!!!!!!!! Now on to UCLA next weekend and I'm kinda nervous. If we win that  will be amazing for us.

On Saturday we woke up early and headed to the grocery store. Then we made our way to The Container Store to pick up some storage things for the house. Our house is pretty small and we don't have a lot of cabinet space especially in the kitchen. I really could have gone crazy shopping but we stuck to just buying a few things this time. Here is what we got:

Container to hold our kitchen supplies that pulls out.

Pot/bakeware holder

Containers to hold Mr. Lopez & I's bathroom essentials.

Later that evening the hubby and I went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate a friends birthday. The food was yummy and the cheesecake was of course fantastic. Mr. Lopez and I shared a white chocolate macadamia nut cheesecake.

Left to Right: Krutina, Holley, Tomi & birthday girl Gabby

Mr. Lopez & I

On Sunday we cleaned the house and then of course watched football. We watched our home team the Texans play against my favorite team the Colts!!! I was super sad to see the Colts loose but happy that my home team actually pulled it off.

So what did you do this weekend?

Weekend Recap: A Garden Wedding & Hard Labor

Friday, I took a half day off work and Joey and I headed to Waxahachie, TX for my cousins wedding that evening. This is a first cousin, my dad's niece, who we never really got to spend a lot of time with as my mother and my grandmother didn't get along. So I hadn't seen her in years. Shes 5 years younger than me and has a 8mth old beautiful baby girl.

They had an outdoor wedding at The Greenery in Waxahachie. When Joey and I had first got engaged, I had wanted an outside wedding and after attending this one I was soooo glad we didnt. First of all it rained. So they had to take everything off the tables and then put everything back on the tables after the rain went away. Joey and I had to help in this process. My family had to do everything their selves at this venue. There were no staff from The Greenery to help with anything. We had to set all the chairs and tables out, decorate and then after everyone left and to take everything down and clean up. We were sooo exhausted. Second it was hot as hell! I truly believe you should NEVER have an outside wedding in Texas, especially in July, the hottest month of the year! And the worst part about this wedding was the bugs! I had all sorts of animals crawling on me and poor Joey got bit all over his body.

The decorations they had were beautiful and everything was DIY. Here are some pics:

Wedding Cake and Cupcake for their baby

Grooms cake

The Bride and her dad

So what did you do this weekend?

Weekend Recap: Hanging Out with the Nieces

This weekend we had my nieces over for fun at the Lopez House! I try to spoil them a little when I see them becasue I don't see them very often. They live in Bonham, TX which is about a 5 hr. trip one way. They have been down for the summer and staying with my other sister but this weekend they stayed with me and Uncle Joey.

Friday night when we got them we had dinner which Joey cooked for u. Then we went and got blizzards from DQ and came back to watch Shrek The Third. On Saturday we woke up early and ran errands. Had to go to the pet store and grocery shopping. They brought a disposable camera with them and wanted me to get them printed for them and also to buy them another one so of course i did. Then i thought it would be a good idea to have a picnic at the park for lunch. Not such a great idea. It was hot as all heck! I'm not an outdoorsie type of person and HATE to be hot and sweaty. It was so hot in fact the girls could barely play because the metal bars were really hot. Needless to say we didnt stay very long. Here are some pics of our time at the park:

After lunch we went home to take a nap and yes Joey and I took one too! I love naps! Then we decided to take the girls to Kemah for dinner and some fun. We ate at Joe's Crab Shack and rode a few rides. The lines were pretty long but we had an intersting time to say the least. They have a few rides there and a new rollercoaster they just built called the Bullet. Joey and I have never been on it before so didn't really know what to expect. The kids wanted to ride it so we decided to not knowing that we were gonna seem like bad "parents" after the fact. The ride was SUPER fast going 50mph at parts and having a 92 foot vertical drop! Needless to say there was a whole lot of crying and to quote my youngest niece "That ride almost gave me a heart attack!"

We also rode the Ferris Wheel and took the train around the park. Overall I think they had a blast! They are getting so big. Its amazing to see them grow up. Here are some pics of us at Kemah:

Weekend Recap: The Lakehouse

This weekend Joey and I spent the weekend up in Livingston with my sister, her husband, my nephew and my nieces at their lakehouse or I should say lake trailor. My brother-in-law's family has a trailor out near a lake with a pier, a paddle boat and a fishing boat. We left Friday right after work and came back Saturday night since Joey had a baseball game yesterday.

There was no phone reception, no intranet and no cable. It was actually very nice to be secluded for a day and hang out with my family.  It was so nice and quiet and peaceful. We swam, cooked on the grill, played Scategories and Taboo, drank and played the wii. And it was a nice change of scenery.Joey is terrified of drowning and therefore does not go swimming or ride water rides. I know it sux! I love the water and grew up going to the beach every weekend and going to the pool or waterparks. So it really sux that I don't get to enjoy that with him. Plus I think being wet in the pool, or lake or beach is just sooo sexy.

But even though Joey doesn't like the water he did get in the paddle boat with us and even went fishing for his first time Saturday morning. I got in the water and went swimming with my sister and nieces and nephew and we had a blast. I did get some sun which is nice b/c I am way too white! Here are some pics to show you just how much fun we had.

What did you do this weekend?