They came very very late Friday night (they drove to Houston after going to a concert in Dallas... so they got here at 3 a.m. or so) and we all stayed up talking and catching up (and watching The Office!) until 4:30 or so. We were all SOOO tired that we slept until almost noon on Saturday, it was perfect. Then we ate lunch at our favorite restaurant and then Marc and I gave a mini-driving tour of Houston. It was rainy and a little cold, so there was no point in getting out of the car :) Next we all went to the grocery store so we could buy food for the boys to cook. That's right... the boys cooked for me and Katie.
As soon as we got home the boys started playing some weird zombie video game that Katie and I were not interested in at all, so we did what any good wife/girlfriend would do and went to spend some money! I took Katie to the Galleria and we had so much fun. We did end up walking the entire mall (which is enourmous) looking for a Forever 21, and never found one. How can a mall so huge not have the only store we really wanted to shop at? However that didn't stop us from spending some money and having lots of fun in the process.
When we got back 2.5 hours later, the boys were still playing weird zombie game (I thought video games were just a college-boy phase, but Marc swears he will be playing them with our children some day. But I guess that means I won't have to). Once we complained enough, they turned off their game and cooked for us (in their defense, the meat was marinating). They grilled us steak, shrimp and asparagus. It was delicious! It was by far the best meal that came from my house in a long time! Katie and I made brownies for desert to top of the perfect meal! We spent the rest of the night watching college football and then watching the boys play some more weird zombie game. Its a good thing that Katie and I had a lot to catch up on!
Sunday was basically the best day ever! We all woke up pretty late and decided to spend the day just relaxing. We got a pizza delivered and laid around watching NFL Redzone during the commericials of the Cowboys game. It.was.amazing. After the Cowboys game, Katie, Nathan and Sleeve had to all head back to Abilene. It was very sad to see them go, but we had a great time with them! (We promise to make the trip to Abilene next, we know how unfortunate the drive from Houston to Abilene is!)
Here is my (actually Katie's) one and only picture from the trip :
After that we got back to our normal routine, we watched the Broncos win (5-0 baby!) and the rest of the Sunday games. I made shrimp alfredo with the leftover shrimp from Saturday night and then Marc went back to studying. Today completes my weekend. I was really supposed to have today off, but decided to come in anyway and have an office day. I am trying to think of some new ideas that we can implement into our program and will spend the day working on those. However, since I came in today I get Thursday off! How wonderful! And we will be spending next week at the Ranch deer hunting (well, Marc will be hunting. I will be watching football and reading a good book). I can't wait to see our families!
Oh and (Belated) Happy Birthday to both of our Moms! We love you guys and we are so greatful for everything you have done for us! We wouldn't be where we are without you!
And Happy Birthday (on time!) to Marc's Brother Mitchell! We promise we didn't forget about a present, we will bring it with us this weekend!
We hope all of you have (or had) a wonderful time on your birthdays and we wish you all the health and happiness the next year can bring! Love you!!
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