my apologies for my silence here on the blog over the past few days. i have perfectly good excuses i promise. the whole gang drove to austin sunday morning to attend the texas style conference. i was a guest speaker and nervous as hell, but i did it and was so glad i did. i met some really awesome ladies and i learned a thing or two as well. it was such a treat. i did fall in my 4 inch platforms infront of everyone right after i finished my panel, but it's okay. it was a good laugh. needless to say i am giving my feet a little break from heels for a few days. they are happy feet at the moment.
after the conference we hung out with our friend jake the snake and had the pleasure of meeting one of our blog readers/turned friend all the way from paris. she was so cool!
yesterday we took the kiddos to the houston rodeo. the petting zoo was the best part. my favorite animals were the little deer and the llamas. the tiny goats were pretty cute too. we ate some incredibly expensive and unhealthy rodeo food and then hit up the carnival. julian went on his very first roller coaster ride. he was pretty terrified and almost backed out right before the ride started but he was brave and went through with it. he was so proud of himself afterwards. poor plum was super excited to ride the zipper (my favorite childhood ride) with me, but once it started was completely spooked and kept her eyes shut tight and her head down until it was over. she decided that rides just aren't her thing. we played a few carnival games afterwards in hopes of winning a prize or two but walked away empty handed. it was a really great day! we took a ton of photos on our phone but i'm too tired to post them right now. (sorry) i'll try to put them up within in the next day or too, there are some really cute ones.
the kiddos hopped on a plane to florida this morning to spend spring break with their dad. i will miss them dearly but am happy that it's only for a week. they will have a blast! after they left the mister, the baby and i drove about an hour and a half outside of town to look at a scooter that his dad and i are buying him for his birthday. unfortunately the seller was very rude and pretty shady so we decided to keep looking. i think tomorrow we are going to go and look at stellas. he is super excited. it's really cute.
now we are home sweet home and i am e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. i will be relaxing on the couch for the rest of the evening and will be going to bed very early tonight. i just want to cuddle my almost husband and baby birdie, maybe watch a movie or two and do absolutely nothing else. yes, that sounds just about right. i'll be back tomorrow with a somewhat normal post. xoxo!