My Life Lately!

Well summer has been here in full swing, Texas heat and all! 

I have been so busy lately, but luckily, it has been full of fun things! I will give you an overview of what I have been up to lately, and include lots of pictures! I keep telling people, "I need to take pictures so I can blog about this!"

Two weeks ago, Trey and I visited his grandparents in the Austin area, Liberty Hill to be specific. They live on a few acres, and have a great pool, so Trey and I love to go up there to visit them! We know we will have a relaxing time away, while soaking up some sun and having great conversation with his Gran and Grandad. I love spending time with them too because they have totally taken me in as part of the family and treat me even better than Trey (what's not to like about that?? Sorry Trey!). Gran also has a deep passion for horses, and has had several in her life. Right now she has George, who is a great horse! He's a little stubborn, but she still loves him deeply. Seeing her take care of her horses is so much fun to watch. 

Here are a few pictures from our time with them!

 This is Trey and I riding George. Gran said that I was the best one to ride him ever besides her, so you could basically say I am a pro. Trey did not have as good of luck, but did make him go around the arena at least once. 

The Jeffers family has a tradition that every time you come to the Liberty Hill house, and it's hot enough to go in the pool, you have to play the "ball game." It's pretty simple: Grandad throws the ball and you have to jump off the side of the pool to catch it. Different styles mean different amount of points you get (one handed is more points, etc). It seems like it would be easy, but it isn't that easy! I caught a few balls, but mainly spent my time watching. See picture below! :)

We left Gran and Grandad's house after church on Sunday and headed back to College Station for work and speech writing for me. (I just finished my online speech class, forgot to mention that before!)

Then, the following Tuesday, we headed to Houston to meet our parents for an Astros/Cardinals game! Trey's whole family are Cardinals fans and when I found out they would be playing the Astros this summer I thought it would be a fun get together for all of us. And I was right! We had so much fun being together and talking. That's one thing I love about baseball, you don't always have to pay attention at every second, so it gives good time for chatting! Also, the Jeffers stayed Tuesday night at my house in Houston so that was fun as well! 

Our whole group!

My Cardinals fan!

My mom and I matched, without even planning it!

Trey and I woke up Wednesday morning, had some breakfast and then headed back to College Station for more work. (BOO!) Wouldn't it be such a fun summer if we didn't have to work and could just drive all over and do fun things all the time?!? Yeah, I'll keep dreaming. 

After working a few more days, we got in the car again, and headed to Longview! Yes, we drive a lot, and yes, we are a little bit tired of it, but we also LOVE road trips together!

The Jeffers' good family friend was getting married and we didn't want to miss it, so off to Longview we went. We spent Saturday as lazy as possible, but Jaylynn (Trey's mom) and I made pesto from scratch. She is such a fabulous cook, so whenever I am up there I always try to learn new things from her! We had so much fun making it, and even more fun eating it! YUMM! 

Then Saturday night was the wedding, and it was gorgeous! We thought since it was outside at 6pm we would come back as puddles of sweat, but God had a little grace on us, and gave us some shade and breeze. It was actually very pleasant! The whole wedding went off without a hitch, and I was so glad to be invited! 

 Well, there you have it: my life from the past 2 weeks. I am so blessed to be spending so much time with family. I love summer because it is a time for traveling and just enjoying the time no matter what you are doing. I hope you all are having a great summer too!!

PS: I leave tomorrow for LAS VEGAS with my mom and two best friends, so be looking forward to that post!!