Linda Rokos Watts

Date night came a little early this week. Mom and dad gave us really great tickets to the Rockies game last night so we went to see the Rockies and Astros play. We all met up down town at Baker Street Pub right next to the stadium to grab a few drinks on the deck before the game. Now I have to admit that I'm not a h uge fan of baseball but seeing a live game with friends is always a good time. Darcy, Ryan and Connor Ryan, Darcy, Connor and I trying not to spill too many beers on the guys in front of us. Connor avoiding the self pics. :) REEEAALLLY bad heartburn x 4! We had awesome seats, they were to the right of home plate and 15 rows up. The weather was beautiful and the mood was silly. We had a great time and I was even home by 10. I checked in on Stella when I got home and watched her sleep and snore for a bit and almost woke her up with my giggling. Her snoring was too cute. What a great date night. Thanks mom and dad for the tickets! :)

Happy Mama's Day!!!! My parents, along with the Vosslers and other close family and friends gathered in the misty, foggy afternoon on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day with a BBQ! I am one lucky mama to have such a kick ass kiddo! Flowers and gifts make happy mama's! :) My mama with Uncle Tommy and Stella! Family love! A toasty fire and lots and lots of beautiful flowers! A lovely evening! Stella, Connor, my mama, and Olga all watching dad give a mother's day speech! The guys gathered around the new kegorator (my dad's mother's day present to himself!) :) Goofy kids! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MAMA!

Dropped the lil one off on Friday afternoon at her dad's for the weekend and headed to Connor's in anticipation of jumping in the shower quick and heading to a BBQ at Puck's. Hurry, hurry, and nothing. I get to Connor's and find out Puck's BBQ is canceled (weird circumstances?!?) Anyways, Friday night free and what to do. Connor and I called up Megan and Robin to see what their plans were and they told us to grab some beer and head over to their place for a nice low key BBQ. We hadn't seen them in a while so we were on board. A quick trip to the liquor store and whal -ah! It turned out to be a great night with great friends....sometimes canceled plans turn into better plans. The Friday night crew! Adam and I! Yummy! Robin manning the grill! Megan mixing up a new recipe for mojitos ! Megan and Robin's new out door patio! Friday night lights!

Stella came home early yesterday from school with a pretty big sized cold, fever, and chest congestion . My mama made her some home made chicken noodle soup and lots of tea and with a few naps and some children's Tylenol , by the time I got home she looked like her happy, rosy cheeked self again. She ate a big ol ' dinner and we went and checked on the chickens outside with my dad and Connor who came up to hang out with us. It was a chill night and we tucked her in early for a good night sleep. I woke up a few times through out the night and went and checked on her and she was as snug as a bug in a rug. She's staying home today for just one more day of rest and to make sure she gets this bug out of her system. Babi (my mama) is staying at home with her while I go to work so I have no doubt that she will be a happy kiddo when I get home this afternoon. The lil bugger always crafting something! Thank You Babi !!!

I've been meaning to post pictures of the finished wall at the office for a while now but it seems like every time I remember I'm either not near a computer or something else gets in the way. Well ...here it is, we decided not to do different patio layouts on top, those are going in a different spot but we did put some large slabs on top so we could display our furniture. Now, on to the next 1,000 different projects I have in mind for around here... only that's going to have to wait till tomorrow, the lil one is not feeling well so my mama went and picked her up from school and I'm heading to the doc with her in a few hours to get her checked out. Don't think it's anything major just chest congestion , runny nose but no fever. Nothing a little rest and TLC wont fix! I love the fact that everything is finally starting to turn green. Green makes every thing look better! :)

Thursday afternoon Connor and I flew down to Austin, Texas. We stepped out of the airport and it was like walking into a wet, heavy, hot brick wall. The humidity was something that I had forgotten about. We spent Friday driving down to Dallas to visit with some of Connor's old friends and he showed me his old college campus at TCU . We had a lovely visit with Ginnie and Justin and the twins. (pictures coming soon) They were the most adorable set of little girls I've seen. We stayed the night in Dallas and drove back to Austin on Saturday morning and barley made it to the church in time for the bride to walk down the isle (but we made it) :) The pictures to follow are not the best, they were taken with the small camera but I'll post the good ones off the big camera soon! The lovely bride and groom! The groom (Donnie), Julie and Connor Cake.... mmmmmm ! The reception was held at the Oasis overlooking the lake. It was beautiful! Connor and I taking the proverbial se...

Stella and Rudi playin on the trap. Somehow I get the feeling Rudi isn't diggin it too much! My favorite lil goof ball! Rudi kept coming at me trying to lick the camera but I was too quick! HA :) I can't quite tell if he's giving me the evil eye or the " mooomm stop taking pictures" look! Puppy eyes! After Stella and I got home from her piano lesson today we made a mad dash for the trampoline and to try and catch the last bit of sunshine for the day before homework and dinner. Everything is so green and blooming, fresh and colorful. I love this time of year. Playing outside with the pup and the lil one cures a long hard day at work! :)