saturday evening.

NibblesPeeling Corn

{the “corn husker”}

Corn on the Cob

Eating Crawfish

{crawfish on the porch as an appetizer}

Crawfish

Lucky and His Bone

{sometimes blurry photos are the best ones}

Those Green Eyes

Buffalo Butt Beer

{buffalo butt beer and buffalo burgers for dinner!}

Crawfish

A Dog and His Bone

Crawfish Shells

{the best way to eat crawfish is wearing dad’s old t-shirts!}

Crawfish Shells

Drinks on the Porch

Thirsty Dog

Thirsty Dog

Grill Master

{the grill master}

Buffalo Burgers

Kisses

{there’s no shame in smooching the dog around here!}

Look-Alikes

{look-alikes?}

Porch Conversation

Dinner

{buffalo burgers with swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms, and garlic aioli; baked beans; deviled eggs; broccoli slaw; and corn on the cob}

Peach Sour Cream Pie

{peach sour-cream pie that i made in culinary school}

though minus one, our family is alive again.

xoxo

let’s play a game…

…called instagram time travel.

all you have to do is look at my instagram photos which i’ve been meaning to post for months, and you’ll feel like you’re in a different season.

today, we’re going back to fall, starting when the weather was beautiful…

Tandem Bikes and Central Market

{tandem bikes and a foodie’s paradise}

Balcony Time

{spending time on the balcony}

Home Sweet Home

{home means country walks and good cookin’}

Jefferson, TX

{our weekend trip to jefferson, tx}

Food Truck Day

{food truck day at work}

Flights and Lunches

{traveling for work and a tasty whole foods lunch}

Aggies vs. Razorbacks

{i bet a quarter on the texas a&m vs. arkansas game with my sweet grandmother!}

Drinks in Houston

{fun drinks in houston with friends}

Mac 'n Cheese + St. Arnolds

{sophisticated mac ‘n cheese and saint arnold brewery}

Messy Hair & Waffles

{messy hair and dad’s homemade waffles}

Belmont Hotel

{my first time at the belmont hotel and i fell in love}

The Pets

{these two crack me up}

Holy Trinity Catholic Church

{my pretty place of worship, holy trinity catholic church}

My First Wedding Shower

{first wedding shower!}

Old Friends

{got to see an old friend and meet her boyfriend too!}

Fall at the Office

{fall at the office… colorful trees and halloween decorations}

Dallas Traffic

{dallas traffic}

Fall Fest

{i won a beertender at our work fall festival!}

Whoopie Pies and Lucky

{whoopie pies from the office bake sale… and lucky making a face}

Guitar and Tacos

{my little guitar named lucy and torchy’s tacos}

Fall at the Village

{fall at the village}

Party!

{grown-up birthday party and the cutest wine charms!}

My Boyfriend

{my boyfriend}

Thanksgiving Brunch{thanksgiving potluck brunch at the office}

Winter Fare

{homemade minestrone and blue moon winter sampler… i’m beginning to feel winter coming on…}

The Corner Market

{the corner market is my favorite place ever}

…and we breezed right through fall, just like that.

now that we have cold, wet, winter weather at its finest, i’m going to go enjoy being cozy in my little apartment with hot tea and a book, but i hope you’re ready to play this game again soon!

xoxo

these two.

she likes to swish her tail in his face.

he likes to lick her ears.

she lets him think he wears the pants…

but really she’s the one who has him in check.

sometimes it’s a flirtation game,

other times it’s brother-sister pestering.

he barks, she claws.

in the end, though, they both tire,

and end up lounging peacefully next to each other.

 as much as they try to make us think otherwise, they’re crazy about each other.

a celebration.

i seem to have issues with dragging birthday celebrations out into the rest of the month, and sometimes into the next month…[this may or may not have been the case with my bday, if you recall this post, and this post, and this post...haha.]  but in my defense, we did celebrate my brother’s birthday late, and with this week being so busy with school stuff and interviews and trying to lose the pounds i gained after eating my way through spring break…

i know.  excuses, excuses.

anyway, here are some photos from our little family birthday celebration for mike:

{our outdoor kitty, nibbles, managed to look tremendously bored throughout the entire celebration!}

{we were all giggling at the third hole in the liner of his new swimsuit… very mature, i know!}

a fun time was had by all!  well, all but one.

we felt bad because we were leaving for chicago early the following morning so we had to take little lucky to the kennel before it closed for the evening, which meant that he didn’t get to partake in the celebration.  and he of all people [er, individuals] LOVES parties.  specifically those that involve opening presents, because that’s one of his favorite pastimes.

poor little guy!  we really missed him and his expert gift-unwrapping skills that night.

no chance we’ll let you miss out on the fun next time, buddy!