Well, we have officially started the summer off with a road trip... Chuck had to help work a home show last weekend in Austin so we thought that would be a great time to getaway and see our sweet friends The Bayers who moved to Texas a month after we did.. As most of you remember Peyton and his bff Jackson in St Louis well , that is his family who moved.. It was definitely a GOD thing and I think that is why moving was easier for both Peyt and Jackson because not only are they 2 hrs apart but they were going through the same transitions at the same time and leaving all their friends and times behind in STL.... We are all so blessed to say that they both are doing great and love living in Texas..Our trip was so much fun! We left early Saturday morning and like I said it is only 2 hrs away so we dropped Chuck off at his destination and headed to The Bayers where we spent the afternoon visiting, playing and just catching up.. Our friend Jess Hess who was Peytons Para in St Louis moved to San Antonio about a month ago so she drove up with her hubby and sweet baby girl Lilly who I could just eat up and came for the afternoon and evening so we all got to catch up and reminiscence about St Louis and what we missed the most of course my answer was all my sweet friends who are there,, I miss yall so much.. I love living here and I love all my new friends but there is just something about my friends there who have a very very special place in my heart and I have to say it is still hard when I know I just can't pick up the phone and say meet me for lunch.. or come outside for a while and visit with me:) That is what makes me miss St Louis the most so anyway we had so much fun catching up.. We decided to go downtown and have dinner so I picked up Chuck and we met them at a restaurant there on Barton Springs Road in downtown called Uncle Billies Que and Brew... it was so much fun and yummy yummy food!! and then off we went to the bridge that is known as the world largest bat colony, we all sat with at least 100 other people and at dark they all flew out, it was really cool but also very creepy~~It was very cool though and a MUST DO if you are in Austin... Peyton spent the night with Jackson and so we went to our hotel where they had Heavenly Down Beds, can I just tell you they are one of my very favorite things in this world, I just see them and fall asleep.. instant relaxation... Chuck said I could have knocked the walls down I was snoring so loud:)lol!! I just love them!!! So the next morning we took Chuck and dropped him back off at the Parade of homes which were very interesting... I went thru them on Sunday afternoon, they were all at least a million dollars and they were all GREEN... Austin is Big on the Go Green.. the houses were very cool, very modern and very contemporary, it had cool things like Cork floors, cork walls, concrete floors, all the stair pieces were recycled metal or wood,, It was cool but again very different!! anyway back to Sunday morning we met them at Church, they go to Fellowship of Austin SW.. very very cool church, my boys loved their youth group and the sermon was awesome..The Praise Band was incredible, the girl singing was unreal and of course the drummer was amazing ( our friend Mark):) After church we decided we would take the kids to lunch and of course they all agreed on one of our old STL favorites "Culverts".. We have them here in Houston but it is not close at all so we never go but boy was it good and made us miss STL just a little more:( The boys ended up hanging with them while I went to get Chuck and then we came back and visited with Mark and Pam for a little while and then it was time to head back South ( SE actually) to Houston.. It always so hard saying Goodbye to friends especially when you have a great time and when they are so close to our hearts... But we already have another trip planned, they are coming here in July for a Astros vs Cardinals game and of course we will all be in our Cardinal Gear.. I would love for Jess and her family to come too but its a week night game and her hubby can't get away:(.. I hope all of you who are reading this have started your summer off with as much fun as we have!! Thanks for reading our blog and sharing your day with us~~
Our Sweet Friends The Samples came to visit us from St Louis this week... We had the best time with them but I can honestly say it was so hard for me to say Goodbye! We have been friends with them since we moved to STL.. Karen and I met in the parking lot of the elementary school when our oldest Phillip and Kyle started Kindergarten, we were there for orientation and Phillip and I were walking out to our car and there was this lady and her precious little boy standing there talking to someone when the 2 boys noticed each other, they said hi and Phillip said Momma he has my shirt on and it was so funny because they were dressed identical..:) they both had there Tommy Hilfiger shirts on and kaki shorts with their little braided belts and their little tennis shoes they were precious.. They were not in class together because Phillip had a.m. kindergarten and Kyle had p.m. but they did have the same teacher who was truly a angel and later on in the year she became a angel. she died of leukemiah.. Bonnie Higgins she was a precious precious soul who was totally created to be a kindergarten teacher, we were very blessed to have her in our lives.. So anyway 1st grade the boys were in class together and I think they were every year except 4th.. They have been really good friends forever but of course they went through a time where they went their seperate ways but they always found their way back:) They also have a daughter Kirsten who is Peyton's age and they were in class together too... Our families have so many memories we were always doing things together, baseball. vacationing, dinner, lunch, celebrating holidays celebrating bdays you name it I think we have done it! They are very sweet friends who have a very special place in our hearts and we feel truly blessed to know them.. Karen is my friend who I can just be me and we can talk about anything and anybody and nothing phases her...She is the friend who makes me laugh until my tummy hurts and it doesn't matter what it is.. It can be something she says or it can be just a look and I know what she is thinking.. Thanks for coming to visit us it really meant alot to us and we so enjoyed every minute!! Please come again soon!! We love you and miss having you in our daily lives! You are all very special to us and we hope we get to see you again soon~~ P.s. karen, I found a family beach photo for your home... Its the one we saw at the restaurant...lol:)
