Bummer....

 I wish I had some pictures of all the fun we've been having, but not much fun has been had.  This summer started out fabulous, but has since taken a small detour. :/  

The Friday before Father's day, I noticed a mosquito-like bite on my hip.  It had a black dot on it, which I attempted to scratch off.  When it didn't come off, I realized it was probably a spider bite.  I wasn't worried about it, because it was really small.  We spent Friday night and Saturday morning at Inks Lake. (**Side note: My PawPaw has been taking all of us here since I can remember.  My mom told us this would have been his 43rd year there.  The family went for a few days to celebrate/remember the fun times we had there with him.**)  Anyway, lake water was apparently a bad idea for a freshly scratched bug bite.

It ended up infected.  Monday and Tuesday it was bigger, but still didn't really concern me.  I just kept doing the whole Neosporin and bandaid deal.  By Wednesday, the sucker hurt.  And it was quite a bit larger.  By this point I was thinking it was a boil and stupidly attempted to lance it myself, at the suggestion of a certain friend and brother. Thanks guys! haha.  Thursday morning, I couldn't take it anymore and called a doctor.  They got me in that day and I must say, I was surprised at how bad it was. :/

I'll spare you the gory details and grotesque pictures (yes, I have some).  I now have a small hole in my hip (~cm in diameter)....that opens up into a 4 inch long, by 1/2 inch wide, 2 inch deep (!) hole inside of my leg.  That spider kicked my butt.  It's incredibly painful and has to be repacked everyday. Yep, I've been going to the Dr every single day (even on the weekend!) to have my "hole" repacked. 

Unfortunately, the pain meds they prescribed make me sick and extremely tired... neither of which work well with a 2 year old running around.  The 1st round of antibiotics weren't strong enough for the infection, so the swelling/infection continued to grow.  Saturday they added another antibiotic prescription and gave me a shot of a really strong antibiotic.  Luckily, that's helped.  As of yesterday, I am probably going to have to continue the daily repacking for at least 2 more weeks! Ouch! Seriously, it is one of the most painful things ever...luckily it only takes about 15 seconds.

Anyway, the point of this pity party post, is that I am bummed.  Bummed that I can't walk correctly.  Bummed that I can't sleep on my right side.  Bummed that I can't stand or walk very long without being in extreme pain.  Bummed that my skin is rubbed raw from peeling off medical tape over and over again.  Bummed that all I can wear are loose work out shorts.  Bummed that I can't swim (it's freakin summer! Argh!).  Bummed that I can't make plans because I have to visit the doctor everyday.  And most importantly, bummed that I can't play with my boy as much as I want to. :(  See what happens when I can't entertain him?

Lucky for him, he gets some play time at Mother's Day Out twice a week....AND he has some extremely awesome grandparents and aunts/uncles that are more than willing to come by and entertain him for a bit, while Mama is out of the game.  Hoping this process ends soon so I can get back to playing!!!

Goin to the Chapel...

In just 10 minutes, I will be exactly 1 month late on this post. :) haha.  Better late than never!  Justin and Kristen tied the knot on May 21st.  The ceremony and reception was so pretty!

Friday night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.  They had the dinner at Kenneth and Suanna's house.  It was delicious!

It ended up storming really bad that night while we were there.  We were a little worried about it, because it knocked part of the reception tent down.  But no worries, it was all taken care of!

Justin and Kristen got married at New Sweden Baptist Church.  The stained glass was beautiful!

 Once we got to the reception, all the ladies changed into our boots!

 First dance!

 Fun with the girls!

 Me and my Hubby

 Love these chicas!

Congrats Jus and Kris! It was a fabulous time!!

Happy Daddy's Day!

Hope everyone had a great day celebrating their daddies!! 

I've been blessed with one of the greatest daddies around.  And now he's one of the greatest granddaddies! :)

Ruston got to spend lots of time with his Daddy today too.  Look how much fun they have on the weekends. :)

We met Danny's parents at Nancy's Steakhouse for a little Father's Day Dinner.

Happy Father's Day!

Kristen's Bachelorette Par-tay!

I spent a fabulous weekend on Lake Conroe with the girls at the beginning of May.  We spent the few days celebrating Kristen's then upcoming wedding.  Suanna's lakehouse is gorgeous and was the perfect place for the party.

Saoirse, Kristen Reid, Amy and I rode down together.  We were ridiculously excited when we found a room with 2 sets of bunk beds!! 

We were not as excited a few hours later, when we realized it was a closet that had no vents or plugs for a fan.  We were quick thinkers though, and decided to just pull 2 of the mattresses off and drag them into another room. Problem solved. :)

Friday night we went to Sam's Boat for dinner, drinks, and some dancing.

Saturday morning we headed into town and visited a small winery.  We got to sample 6 different wines and had a great time with the wine maker, Billy.  He was quite the comedian!

We had lunch at the Tea Room and then headed back for some sun! We laid out for a few hours, then went on a boat ride to look at some of the houses.  They are amazing!   After a delicious dinner, we had a scavenger hunt....but we had to wear the items we found!  Here's my team

Bachelorette Kristen and Saoirse were the team leaders, so they ended up wearing a few more accessories.

We had a great girls weekend! Lots of fun memories. :)

Fill in the Blank Friday

1.   The last movie I saw was       Gnomeo and Juliet! Adam and Saoirse brought it over for Ruston to watch last night.  It was pretty cute!   

2.  I want to    go on a date with my hubby.   

3.  Surprises are     fantastic.  But hard to pull off.  I was trying to plan a surprise party for Danny's DPS graduation, but he was making it ridiculously difficult.  So I told him.  Non-surprise graduation party soon! :)  

4.  The best accessory is   a smile!   

5.  My favorite warm drink is     McDonald's Vanilla Latte.  No Starbucks around here, so if I want something better than my coffee pot, Micky D's it is.  

6.  My favorite cold drink is       cherry coke. And I've been on an orange juice kick lately.  

7.  Currently loving       summertime!  No schedule, no uncomfortable shoes, just swimming pools, naps, flip flops, and relaxing days.  

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I'm Still Here!

Well, hello, Blog World!  Did you miss me?  What a crazy, hectic life we've been living.  The end of the school year is always a busy time, but this year seems to have snuck up and flown by.  The past month and a half have been FULL of happy occasions and a few sad ones, as well.

BUT.... I am now on SUMMER BREAK! Wooohooo! I tell ya, this could not have come at a better time.  I have to brag on myself a bit....I haven't just been sleeping super late and laying around all day.  I joined a boot camp! I've been getting up at 4:30 (4 days this week!) and heading out.  It's so much cooler doing it first thing in the morning and I don't have to worry about finding a babysitter.  My mom(s) have been spending the night here and then I get back in time for them to get off to work.  Proud of me?? I bet you are. :)

Here's what else I've been up to for the last week and a half....

hanging out with my boy and his friends (and my friends!)

swimmin! 

playin in the sand 

 playin in the sand some more

 cuddlin with my boy

watchin some stellar movies

shootin water guns 

 grubbin on some Mickey D's breakfast

 and hangin out at Nutty Brown!

Summer's off to a great start!!