Some Kind of Wonderful: Summer Livin'

Welp, I was not successful in getting pictures to upload from my "very old and beat up pink sony". However, I was successful in taking said camera to Walgreens and pulling the pictures from the memory card to a disc. This has in fact actually forced me to print some pics for once!! So all in all I think it was for the best.

It was a busy July and there is no sign of relief in early August. Blake and I headed up to Austin a few weeks ago to attend a "family game night" with my fam. We welcomed the opportunity to get away for the weekend and to enjoy some relaxation. We began our trip with some pool lounging at my parent's hotel! This girl loves some pool time. We then headed back to my brothers house to clean up before meeting the family for a cocktail at the Hyatt on townlake. After a drink it was time for dinner at Z-Tejas!! One of my all time favorites....and it was a blast hanging out and conversating with everyone, all 18 members, ha. After dinner Kyle was nice enough to have everyone over to play some games and have some dessert. Such a fun time!!! Competitiveness and all :)

The weekend after we returned from our family fun trip to Austin, we attended a wine tasting at Water2Wine here in Houston! I had purchased the wine tasting for 4 from a silent auction this past spring at the RelayforLife event. It was a wonderful cause and I am rarely known to turn down an opportunity for some wine! Who's with me?! And let's just say that the tasting did NOT disappoint in the least! We were welcomed by the friendliest staff and given a brief description of the winery and how the wine process works with them. After that we were able to select a white wine and a red wine flight to sample! The samples were quite large so we took our time enjoying the wine and the company. I highly recommend Water2Wine for a fun afternoon or evening out with friends or family. You can even bottle and personal label your own wine (which is always a cute idea for an event or party!) After the wine tasting Blake, Tory and I enjoyed a great Italian dinner at Coppa!

Last weekend we celebrated my mom's sweet friend Sharon's birthday in The Woodlands. I have some great pics but once again I am going to have to post those later. This Saturday is my momma's birthday so I am sure a birthday post is up next (and a couple of friend bdays in the mix). Not to mention my wonderful boyfriend's birthday is coming up this week!! I am chomping at the bit for our mini vaca to Galveston next weekend with his family! We are going all out and staying at the San Louis......so much fun awaits us! As the summer winds down (someone needs to talk to the weather about this) I am excited to get every last ounce out of it.

Happy August and Olympic watching everyone! Enjoy!