Makes Me wanna take the backroads home

Me and Jo were left home alone today. My sister went with her friends and my parents ran errands. Brake our hearts why don't you? So we went out.

We went on a very successful "find something to do drive"

If you ever, by complete accident, ever find yourself in Lubbock Texas..

Tech Cafe Drive In

Despite your better judgement, you'll need to eat it.

Me and Jo went the long way into town and decided we might as well

He fell in love

I almost did

Alright so let me explain all the food. This ended up being an all day thing. We ate for lunch, had a snack, and went to dinner. We did shop some little shops, but who needs to know about all that when the food was so good.  This next little place was one we've been trying to find for a while. Arrogant Texan. It is a vintage candy/ice cream shop. It was pure accident that we found it today. We were walking down the Tech avenue, shopping and complaining about our sad feet when we found it. The location was hidden by nearby construction. The decorations and candies and ice cream flavors were so cute. Flavors like: Rootbeer float, gummie bear lovin, Texas toast etc...

And That was the day we had.

The town around the Lakehouse

After hours in the car with two babies babbling and humming and making weird noises when they sleep, we finally made it to our little lake house. As soon as we made it the worst thing imaginable in the whole wide world happened. My whole entire camera body stopped working. So, cheers to the tears and android photos. This trip is not going to be mega pixalated for anyone.

We got here, looked at our cute house, unpacked our stuff and then headed to the grocery store. Blueberry pancakes and fruits and coffee and yummies for the rest of the mornings of this week.

Monday

The more popular thing to do when you see antique shops is shop for antiques...unless you are 2 years old and your name is Bethany. We kept her happy with desserts. This is the absolute truth, if I get back 5 lbs. heavier, she is going to have some explaining to do.

 

 

BleuBird Vintage is a blog I am absolutely in love with. Absolutely. Her clothes are the most adorable things I have ever seen and I am not over dramatizing or exaggerating. I'm telling you, she is the best. So obviously I have tried to buy stuff from her. Three times I have tried and on all three of those defeating times, the item was sold out. It's been quite the quest to get a hold of her cuteness. So, get excited with me... on our sixth antique store, I find this dress. Guess who made it?

Done Deal.

All day long I held Joy Renee and all day long I smelt the sunblock that was layered on her soft pasty indoor skin. She stayed sweet enough for me not to mind all that much.

The best thing is getting the shoreline all to ourselves. We walked up and down for a relaxing 45 minutes before baby was hungry. I'd like to go back... Like, right now.

Tuesday
We drove to Fort Worth
& shopped & shopped & shopped

Sitters. Me and Joy were the sitters.

 We hit the big stores and let the other ladies shop while we took advantage of the big red couch.  

By the time we got home at 1:00 A.M. We were Cheescake factory full and all together upset at the whole entire world. Everyone crashed fast. 

Our little minin trip was really nice and generally, pretty relaxing but, everyone is ready for Lubbock again. Babies are fun and sweet and googly and wonderful and nice and pretty and lovely BUT

They are ready to go home just as mucha as we are. It basically feels awful to be in the car with them at this point. The only thing keeping us from being home is another seven hours in the car. Pray for us.

S-T-R-E-A-T-F-E-I-L-D

You've Got Mail: A box full of the shoe books.

I was watching You've Mail again when Kathleen Kelly sold me on Streatfeild. They arrived in the mail. I have them. They are adorable.

Kathleen:
Noel Streatfeild wrote Ballet Shoes and Skating Shoes...
...and Theatre Shoes...
...and Dancing Shoes and...
I'd start with Ballet Shoes. It's my favorite.
Although Skating Shoes is completely wonderful.
But it's out of print.

Bookstore Worker: Streatfeild. How do you spell that?

Kathleen: ST-R-E-A-T-F-E-I-L-D.

Mothering is a job too you know?!

I'm convinced that my niece is going to take over the world with her cuteness.

A lot of times I look at my sisters life and wonder. Quite honestly, her daily accomplishments sometimes seem kinda silly compared to what mine sometimes are. Change diapers, feed babies, burp baby, put babies to sleep, fold laundry, change diapers, feed babies, burp baby....on and on and on and on. But now, after experiencing only two hours alone with this sweet handful and her two year old, her list of accomplishments no longer look so silly. While I was holding that screaming baby in my arms (not having a clue how to make it stop) I was amazed at how quickly I respected the life my sister chose to live. The kind that business women in suits look down on. After franticly calling her and rushing her back to the house, it took her two seconds to put a smile on that babies face. These babies are her boss, and she is the most faithful employee. Loving and responding to every demanding need they scream about. I see the sweet face she has when she looks at her babies and it makes me understand just a fraction of what mothering is all about.