GO PACK GO...and why I've been MIA.

Welcome back, friends!  I know I've been gone several weeks.  Remember that first blog post I wrote about how I get distracted?  That happened.  OOPS!  I still have lots of pictures and lots of blog posts in my head, but seriously have been SO busy lately that I've not had time.

Meanwhile...two weeks ago, the best thing EVER happened.  My birthday present to myself FINALLY HAPPENED.

Also, before the montage of pictures...please be aware that even though I am not a Chiefs fan, I was BEYOND excited for this because I saw my FAVORITE football player :)

Entering the gate to see the boys...

Row 19 away from the field...

Even though I'm not a Chiefs fan, this part was super cool.  There were explosions and even a lady riding a horse.  Why a horse?  I'm  not sure.  I'd been drinking by then...see first picture :)

And the best part of all, you ask?  See that number 52?  That's the best part of my entire day...seeing the Clay Matthews hair flip and seeing him walk around with all his friends.

I love the Pack. :)

But also, as promised, the reason I've been missing from the blog lately.  We found THE HOUSE.  And someone is buying our house. I won't say much more about the new one or ours so I don't jinx anything, but I can't wait to share more with you all.

We've already picked out our new paint colors :)

Until next time, friends!

I LOVE football season...oh, and Fall.

Is there anything better than having the windows open in your home and burning pumpkin or vanilla smelling candles?

The answer? No.  But I did find this absolutely AMAZING lilac candle and it smells like a fresh field.  It is heaven.  I'm hooked.  I'm usually the kind of girl that burns vanilla candles year-round because I LOVE them...but this one is lovely and makes the whole room smell...just pretty.

This weekend we had to watch my mom and stepdad's dogs.  Again.  I won't go into how much I dislike doing this because I'm fairly certain I've done this before.  But before they left, we had a cookout and I found THIS gem.  First one of the summer.  After I cracked it open, it felt like an encounter with a long lost friend.  YUMMMM.

Meanwhile, the entire week I've been getting notifications about training camps starting this week. No, I don't have a picture of me in my jersey to show yet this season.  But I DID wake up to a wonderful surprise...training camp/pregame review on TV.  SCORE.  My thoughts so far: sad to hear Jeremy Maclin is out for the whole season; excited to see Chase Daniel back in Missouri; and GO PACK GO. I love me some Clay Mathews.

Then yesterday we grilled out some super yummy burgers, complete with onion buns and pickles.  No picture for this one because it was SO tasty that I didn't have time to take a picture!!  But this was the set-up:

And then?  A bike ride through town followed by a fire pit night.  PERFECT weather followed by a perfect weekend.

Tonight we're ending this perfect-weather-weekend with some wine, meat, cheese, and DEXTER.

Happy weekend, y'all!

Camping, Schmamping.

Hi friends!  We have been working on keeping the house super clean in case someone is interested in our house, I've been forgetting to update!  We recently lowered the price of our house because we are so excited to move to the new (possible) place!  We've also been spending a lot of time in the pool!  :)

A couple weekends ago we went camping with my mom and stepdad.  They just bought a camper!  They got a pretty good deal on it so we decided to join them on its maiden voyage.  We had so much fun!  Anyone who knows me knows that I'm kinda a girly girl and camping is HARD for me!  But in the end, it really was fun.  

Picked okra and brussels sprouts.  So yummy!!

Hubs's beer trivia game.

The spread.

Hubs, Mom, and Bob.

I love the lights!

No pictures, please!!

 

Mom and Bob.  Aren't they cute?

Our friends from STL also came to visit and brought their grandson.  He is the sweetest little thing and EXTREMELY entertaining!

We visited several wineries near where we camped.  Overall, a super fun, schwastey weekend was had by all!

First winery.

This one had a STUNNING view!

AND live music!

My mother, enjoying the view.  Such a rulebreaker.

Hubs with....I'm not sure.

Jackson.  Such a sweet little munchkin!!

S'mores on my nosey :)

Mom passed out after a full day of winery hopping and drinking.  I'm REALLY not sure why she has the briefcase on her chest.

And then she got mad because I was taking her picture, so she put a sheet over her head like a ghost.  I died of laughter.

Ghost Mama.

Have a great week, friends!

WE LIKE TO PARTY.

Hello again friends!

We've been doing it big since getting our house listed.  Last weekend, we went to a housewarming party at my Aunt's new house.  She invited a bunch of people from her workplace, so I basically only knew my mom, stepdad, and hubs there.  There was PLENTY of yummy food, though.  AND drinks! She had a keg and made a vodkamelon.  Yum yum!  My friends brought their baby, too.  So my mom got some baby time :)

Then, for the Fourth of July, we had super fun plans!  Andy had a great idea to make summerbrew.  Have you tried this?  It is sheer summer PERFECTION.  And SO easy! 

We used three Mexican beers, half a cup of vodka, and one can of thawed limeade concentrate.  We garnished with a lime, too.  Tastes just like a lime-a-rita.  LOVELYYYYY.

Along with summerbrew and shooting off our own fireworks, we also had tomatoes from our garden this weekend on our burgers and went to see a firework show.

And I made this!

Is there anything more American than THIS?

Happy 4th, y'all!