The Caverns

Yesterday, we took a trip out to the Sonora Caverns. I've wanted to go for a while since their ad is always on the radio and I have never been inside any kind of caverns. It was so pretty in there. Due to the natural oils on our fingertips, we were not allowed to touch anything. This was so hard for me because I just wanted to know what the stuff felt like. Diamond was even doing better than me because everytime I just put my hand close to one of the formations, she would say, "Mom, you can't touch those!" I made it through without touching anything.

And more toys...

Last weekend, we spent our time rearranging my daughter's room. She hasn't had her own room for a while now and she finally has it all to herself. So we decided we would try to fix it up some. Eventually, we will change her bedset, but for now, this will have to do. With all of the furniture moving we did, I figured we should've went ahead and painted her walls. Oh well, we will have to save that for another weekend because now that everything is in place, it's just a little too heavy to be moving around for me...

So, it's nice and clean and smells all girly. It looks like this:

But hidden in that corner is this:

We call it the 'pileostuffedanimals' corner. Note that there are already 2 trash bags filled with them inside the little storage area of the bed that we need to donate. These are the ones we agreed we would keep, but we just couldn't figure out what to do with them. The next night, i figured out what their purpose was. It was this:

I went to check on her and found her there in the middle of the night. Hmm... that's why she wanted them to stay there.

Too much!

My Littlest Petshop... My daughter's current phase of toys. I don't know how she manages to convince grandma and grandpa to buy her a set everytime she goes to the store. On top of that, she has pretty much every playset of theirs that has ever been invented. I give it about a few more months and that stuff will be junk... Toys... Too many of them! The more toys, the more we have to clean. I need to have a garage sale... SOON!!!

While you were gone...

This week, my boss went on vacation. Everytime she goes somewhere, we tease her about how we are going to break all of the rules. We're going to chew gum, wear no pantyhose, eat at our desks, listen to unauthorized cd's and all of that stuff you're not supposed to be doing at work...

Well, we made a little surprise for her. Yesterday, we took pictures of each one of us doing something wrong and we made a little story book out of it. It's hilarious... I can't wait to see her reaction to it. It definitely gives us something to look forward to on Monday.

But even though we may like to "get her," the truth of the matter is, we are actually on our best behavior while she is gone. If you ever go by accounting while she is on vacation, you will find us working very diligently at our desks.

I wish I could post some of the pictures here, but they weren't taken on my camera.

It's a small world after all

Yes, it is! A couple weeks ago, one of my co-workers in another department was talking about this credit union she used to work at in Japan. Come to find out, it was the same one I worked at, but she worked at a different branch. A branch that was about 8 hours away from us. She started working there a little after I did, but our time did overlap. Just recently, I was sorting through my pictures and came across some that were taken at a meeting we went to where all of the Japan branches had to take place. I remembered to pull this picture out today and looked at it to see if I could find her. Yup, there she was, standing 5 people away from me. How weird! I have probably met her before and we may have even had a conversation together at that meeting, yet we couldn't remember each other. Now, here we are... working again at the same place and this time, on the same floor... So yes, it is a small world (especially the military world.)

Something new

Well, it's not really. A lot of bloggers have been playing with it already, but that scrapblog thing, that's really fun. I could sit here and play with it forever. But since it's kind of late, and maybe even a little past my bed time, I must get under my covers and shut my eyes, and try to think of a design for another one until I fall asleep. I like scrapbooking with paper supplies, but this new little toy -- well, it's so much cheaper.

Insane

I just drove past a gas station today and saw it was over $4.00 a gallon!!! What?!? We left here on Thursday night and it was still in $3.83 and in San Antonio only $3.79... What happened? I should've brought a barrel with me and filled it up there. This gas price thing is crazy!!! Pretty soon I'm not going to be able to afford even going to work.

Sheesh!!!

Road Trip

This weekend, Diamond and I went to San Antonio with a friend for a job fair. We had a blast. And surprisingly, we didnt' spend too much. We went to the Witte museum, shopped, and walked around downtown. We had a lot of fun. On Friday night, our friends took us to PF Changs. It was a Chinese restaurant, probably one of the best ones I've tried in a long time. It was so good that we still talked about it on the way home. One of our friends introduced us to lettuce wraps. If you ever eat there, I definitely recommend that appetizer. It was pick your own plate, but they placed the plates in the middle of the table to serve like family dining. All I can say is that it was delicious!

Diamond at the Witte riding this bike on a wire. There is no chance of her falling.

Dorinda and I at the Alamo.

Ripley's - Notice the elephant has two trunks.

Bass Pro Shop

Chicken Fried Bacon

What do you picture when you hear that?

This is an appetizer on the menu at Catfish Corner. I've never eaten there, but one of my co-workers was telling us about it today. There is a little disclaimer under the name saying it is something only a true Texan would enjoy.

I must not be a Texan - because you know what I was picturing when I heard it? Clogged arteries... or maybe a heart attack. It just sounded gross. And when she described it, she was grossed out too. It's like chicken fried steak, but with bacon instead of "steak." And when she took a bite, grease poured out of it. Disgusting...

So, maybe, if you think you are a true Texan, you should try it... and tell me what you think.

All grown up

Diamond and I were hanging out at the visitor's center and I happened to have my camera with me. I took some pictures and when I put them on my computer, I realized she looked so grown up in them. She didn't look like a baby anymore, she actually looked like a girl - one who might soon have an interest in boys, one who might be asking to buy her a cell phone, one who will be wanting to learn how to drive, one who will want to hang out with friends instead of her mom... I don't know if I'm ready for all of that yet. But as for now, she's still 8. She's still my baby. And she still loves hanging out with mommy... (Thank God she's not into any of the other stuff!)

So here they are... the all grown up pics (and if you look real close, she is missing her both of her "chomper" teeth).