Come on weekend

Is it Friday yet????? This week cannot end quick enough. I am looking forward to an entire week off next week with my daughters and it seems as thought time is standing still. I keep wishing it was Friday but apparently, it's not working.

So, at the beginning of each year, my company does a time off bid (as most companies do). Well, for me (being the super mom that I am) I tend to save all my vacation up for certain times where I know I can have all that time with my girls (time they are out of school). I get 5 weeks of paid vacation time...this means I have a week off in the summer for our annual summer vacation with my parents, a week off in November for Thanksgiving, a week off around Christmas (either the week of or week after, depending when I have them or their dad has them). Then, I am left with two weeks to use random days throughout the rest of the year. So, by the end of the year...I am done. pooped. exhausted. need a break. over it.

Anyway, this is it...this is the time of year that I have been waiting for...and it won't come quick enough. I am sure by the end of next week, I will be dying to get back to work and on schedule but let me tell you...I was a stay at home mom for 4.5 years and it was the BEST job that I ever had. I crave that time with my kids (unless they are being little PITA's) :) We (I) plan to clean house, declutter, reorganize (love this) and get my house all pretty and tidy. I believe it needs some much needed TLC. I can't wait. I love to clean. I love the feeling of walking in and knowing that if Martha Stewart came to my door...I would welcome her and give her the grand tour with no problem.

Till then, I wait. my kids wait. my house waits.

Weekend Wrap Up

Ahhh...what a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!! Relaxation. Nature. Great food. BonFires. S'mores. Does it get any better that that?

This past weekend was Halloween weekend. We decided to take the kids out to Tex's family Ranch. We left Houston after work Friday evening and arrived at our final destination about 2.5hrs later. The minute we got out of the city traffic, it was like a huge weight was lifted off our shoulders. Love it! We spent the weekend together with the kids enjoying life, being out doors. No stress. No worries. There are 350 acres to run thru, play on and enjoy. However....it was exactly one week before hunting season soooooo what that meant is no running thru the woods playing the in deer stands for the kiddos.....we got alot of booooo's for that one. We all had a blast together! It was still a much needed getaway. Sunday, we headed back home - it was Halloween time!!!! The kids got much (un needed) candy but thankfully, my kids are not huge candy eaters. We had such a great weekend together. Memories that just keep building...memories that will last a lifetime!

The picture shown at the top is just one of the many amazing views of the Ranch - this has become a very special place to me. It has become a place where I can figure out life... I love this place! I thank God that places like this still exsist...