Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

It snowed today in Houston! It was beautiful. It didn't stick a whole lot but it was really coming down! I took my kids outside to run and play in it and they loved it! It was fun to watch their excited little face as they opened their mouths and tried to catch snow! Our school let out early and just in time for carpool (where the teachers have to stand outside for 30 min. and load kids in cars) it really started to snow. It was freezing but fun. One of the moms who drove through even brought enough hot chocolates from Starbucks for all of the teachers who were outside! It was the perfect treat!

Corrie and Me after school in the courtyard.

Here are our cars after school.

Bingo

So last night Drew and I went to play bingo with a group of friends. That's right, bingo. It was surprisingly a lot of fun! It was at a hall that just looks like a place where old people would play bingo but there were lots of young people there. They have cheap beer and food and it only costs $5 for about two hours of fun! The place was packed; there were probably 500 people there. We will be back next Thursday for sure! I hope you get a good laugh when you look at these pictures.....I know I did!

Bingo!

Drew and Sean. Sean was the only one we were with that won.

Just look at this place.

Everyone was pretending they won.

Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving weekend was very nice with Drew's family. On Thanksgiving we went to a hotel for lunch and then went to a movie. We saw The Blind Side and it was awesome! Later that night some family came over to the Allen's and that was fun! Friday night was Drew's grandmother's 90th birthday party. Paula had it catered, Louise brought a photo booth and everyone gave toasts to Pat. After the party everyone went out. The best part of the night was when Louise put on a performance to a Michael Jackson song. She even did the splits at one point.....priceless! Anyway, here are some pictures.

Drew and Porter at the arcade.

Maggie and Robby at Pat's party.

Drew and me at Pat's party.

Paula and her brother Tommy giving their speech.

This is right before Louise brings down the house!

Louise doing the moon walk.

Baby Drew's baptism.

The Great Gatsby Gala

On Saturday I attended my school auction. The theme was the Great Gatsby Gala and it was very glamorous! Many of the men were in tuxedos and the women were either in beautiful long fitted gowns with long pearls and boas, flapper attire or cocktail dresses. I was boring and just wore a cocktail dress but as you can see from the pictures, the other young teachers wore flapper dresses. There was a silent auction, live auction and gambling tables set up. It was very fun! I went with a group of teacher and none of our boyfriends/husbands came. We stayed at the auction until almost eleven and then went out. Lets just say the flapper dresses were quite a hit at the bars! Drew and our friends came and met us out and we all had a very fun night!

The group of teachers that I went with.

No, we teachers weren't taking shots. We were just posing with them for a picture.

The decorations were very pretty!

The Second Annual BOOze Ball

Drew and I were two of nine hosts of the second annual BOOze Ball. We have the party at our friends' loft. The party has tons of decorations, a fog machine, and lots of things to drink! My two sisters came in town and we had a blast except I was very sad to see them go! Drew and I dressed up as Hannah Montana and Billy Ray Cyrus, Courtney was Marilyn Monroe and Kyle was a ballerina.

Hannah and Billy Ray. Whenever Drew was looking for me he would say, "Where's my little money maker?"

Meet the hosts: Colonel Sanders (KFC), eighties rocker, Billy Ray, flapper, gangster, security guard, Hulk Hogan, Hannah Montana, Kanye West and Taylor Swift.

The boy hosts.

The girl hosts.

The calm before the storm!

Sweet Katy bought me a birthday cake.

Court, me, Drew (playing my leg), and Kyle

Flip cup....the Stiak sisters could not be beat!

P.A.R.T.Y.

The mess after the party-yikes!

and yikes again!

New House

We moved into our house about almost four weeks ago and we couldn't be happier! We have been busy unpacking, painting, plating flowers and doing other little projects. My mom came in town the day after we were supposed to close but our close date got pushed back. We had planned on working on the house all week when she was here but ended up doing lots of eating, drinking and we had a Mad Men marathon. She did buy us a buffet that we painted together which was very fun! Drew's parents came in town the weekend after we closed. They helped us paint and Drew's mom textured the walls. Drew has become quite the little handy man around here and I must say he has impressed me yet again! I truly have the most wonderful husband in the world! Anyway, here a few pictures of the house. Some are small but if you click on them they get larger.

Sorry, this picture is a little bit dark.

Living room

Dining room/kitchen

Our bedroom

My handy husband fixing a crack in the wall.

Here is the buffet my mom bought us.

Sorry mom but I had to put this picture on! When we bought the buffet my friend Corrie came with us so we could drive it home in her husband's truck. We were afraid it would tip over so my mom insisted she sit in back and hold it. She looked so funny driving in the back of a truck through Houston. She even made friends with a guy at a stoplight! I was just driving behind laughing so hard! Thanks for the buffet and the laugh mom!

We are Homeowners!

Well, yesterday we wrapped things up on this house.  We will be moving in on September 15th!  Drew and I are so excited!  The house is in a great area and is on a very pretty street.  It has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.  The kitchen has been redone with beautiful granite counter tops and  it also has nice built-ins in the living room.  There are a few things we want to do to the house like paint it inside and out, plant flowers and shrubs, put new wall paper in the bathrooms and a few other small things.  We are looking forward to starting the projects!  I will post more pictures after we move in but in the meantime here are a few.

Here's our new house!

Bad picture but here's the street.

Another picture of the street.

And here's the last one for now.